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NGA Director visits JTF-SD, NSDC
April 6, 2023 — U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Frank Whitworth, center, Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, shakes hands with U.S. Space Force Chief Master Sgt. Jeramey Conley, left, Joint Task Force-Space Defense command senior enlisted leader, during a visit to the organization at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, April 4, 2023. Whitworth received JTF-SD and National Space Defense Center mission briefings, specifically on the areas of Intelligence Community and Department of Defense connection. Through the partnering of the DoD, IC and National Reconnaissance Office in the National Space Defense Center, JTF-SD brings to bear the full force of the U.S. Government and synchronizes space superiority planning and operations. (U.S. Space Force photo by Dennis Rogers)... MORE

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DEL 15 activates, brings C2 support to NSDC
March 27, 2023 — Space Operations Command and Joint Task Force-Space Defense officials activated Space Delta 15 during a ceremony here, March 10, 2023... MORE

USSPACECOM leaders gather to discuss command readiness
March 23, 2023 — U.S. Army Gen. James Dickinson, U.S. Space Command commander, hosted more than 70 headquarters and component senior leaders and spouses for the USSPACECOM Spring Commander’s Conference at Peterson Space Force Base, Colo., March 14-16, 2023... MORE

U.S. Army Gen. James Dickinson, U.S. Space Command commander, greets Dr. Eric Schmidt on day two of USSPACECOM’s 2023 Spring Commander’s Conference at Peterson Space Force Base, Colo., March 15, 2023. Dr. Schmidt spoke to more than 70 senior leaders during the three-day conference on the future of technology in warfare, moving at the speed of pacing threats and the potential role of artificial intelligence for space and its effect on integrated deterrence. (USSPACECOM Photo by John Ayre)

18 SDS Det. 1 declares IOC, provides direct support to NSDC
March 21, 2023 — The 18th Space Defense Squadron Det. 1 declared initial operating capability (IOC) Jan. 1, 2023... MORE

Schriever Wargame 2023 set to begin
March 17, 2023 — Space Training and Readiness Command (STARCOM) will conduct the sixteenth Schriever Wargame at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama starting March 20, 2023... MORE

Space Training and Readiness Command (STARCOM) will conduct the sixteenth Schriever Wargame at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama starting March 20, 2023. The Schriever Wargame scenario, set in the year 2033, will explore critical space issues and investigate the integration activities of multiple agencies associated with space systems and services within a multi-domain environment. Schriever Wargame 2023 (SW 23) will include international partners from Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.

Schriever SFB hosts event center re-grand opening
March 14, 2023 — Guardians and Airmen from the 50th Force Support Squadron celebrated the re-grand opening of the Schriever Event Center with a ribbon cutting ceremony March 10, 2023... MORE

Service members cutting a red ribbon for a grand re-opening

SpOC Activates Delta 15
March 13, 2023 — Space Operations Command activated its newest unit, Delta 15, during a ceremony at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, March 10, 2023.  ... MORE

Rep. Turner, Rep. Larsen, CSO visit USSPACECOM, JTF-SD
March 12, 2023 — From left, U.S. Space Force Gen. Chance Saltzman, Chief of Space Operations, Rep. Rick Larsen, member of Congress, (D-WA-02) and Rep. Mike Turner, Chairman, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, (R-OH-10) walk down a hallway during their visit to the Joint Task Force-Space Defense at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, March 6, 2023. During the visit, they received briefings from the JTF-SD’s National Space Defense Center and toured the Senior Master Sergeant Harold Robert Mosley II operations floor. The NSDC is a partnership organization, strongly supported by both the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community, that develops and improves U.S. ability to rapidly detect, warn, characterize, attribute, and defend against threats to our nation's vital space systems. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tiana Williams)... MORE

U.K. Space Command Delegation visit JCO
March 12, 2023 — U.K. Royal Air Force Air Commodore Adam Bone, U.K. Space Command director of operations, plans, and training, listens to a briefing at the Joint Task Force-Space Defense Commercial Operations Cell (JCO) facility in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Feb. 24, 2023. Bone visited various space facilities in the area to sustain the momentum of U.K.- U.S. integration to date. The JCO is an extension of the National Space Defense Center operations floor, and it leverages commercial providers to provide diverse, timely Space Domain Awareness in direct support of the NSDC’s core protect and defend mission. (U.S. Space Force photo by Dennis Rogers)... MORE

USSPACECOM Releases Specific Behaviors
March 3, 2023 — Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III approved the U.S. Space Command commander’s eight proposed specific behaviors for the Department of Defense’s operations in the space area of responsibility, Feb. 9, 2023. ... MORE

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III approved the U.S. Space Command commander’s eight proposed specific behaviors for the Department of Defense’s operations in the space area of responsibility, Feb. 9, 2023.

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