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NSDC battles USSPACECOM in third annual Turkey Bowl
December 6, 2023 — U.S. Space Command personnel, left, and National Space Defense Center personnel, right, pose for a group photo during the third annual Space Turkey Bowl at Peterson Space Force Base, Colo., Nov. 17, 2023. U.S. Space Command defeated its NSDC opponents with a final score of 14-13. (U.S. Space Force photo by Dalton Prejeant)... MORE

NSDC Guardian becomes Supra Coder
November 27, 2023 — U.S. Space Force Capt. Jamel Sanders, cyberspace operations chief assigned to Space Delta 15 in support of the National Space Defense Center, earned the distinguished title of Supra Coder, Sept. 27, 2023... MORE

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Total Force warfighters complete advanced, multi-domain operations integration course
November 21, 2023 — At Hurlburt Field, Florida, 21 warfighters from the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Air National Guard and U.S. Space Force recently completed the Air Force’s Command and Control Warrior Advanced Course, or C2WAC, which taught them how to integrate both kinetic and non-kinetic capabilities available to the Combined/Joint Force Air Component Commander, Nov. 9... MORE

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DEL 15 activates final subordinate squadron: 15th CYS
October 20, 2023 — Space Delta 15 stood up its final subordinate squadron, the 15th Cyberspace Squadron during a ceremony here, Oct. 20, 2023... MORE

JCO hosts NATO Delegation
October 13, 2023 — U.S. Space Force Brig. Gen. Dennis Bythewood, left, Joint Task Force-Space Defense commander, and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael Morrissey, director of strategy, plans and policy at U.S. Space Command, host a North Atlantic Treaty Organization delegation during a visit to the Joint Commercial Operations Cell facility in Colorado Springs, Colo., Oct. 5, 2023. During the visit, members gained a better understanding of the JCO’s capabilities and discussed opportunities for increased collaboration. 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 Tiana Williams)... MORE

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NSDC hosts DIA’s Chief of Europe Eurasia Regional Center
October 10, 2023 — Mr. Patrick Prior, left, Defense Intelligence Agency’s Chief of Europe Eurasia Regional Center, and U.S. Space Force Col. Matthew Bruno, right, Joint Task Force-Space Defense Director of Intelligence and National Space Defense Center Deputy Director of Intelligence, right, pose for a photo in the JTF-SD heritage room during a visit at Schriever Space Force Base, Colo., Sept. 29, 2023. Prior and his team visited the organization to better understand the NSDC’s mission and role in the space intelligence enterprise. 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 Dennis Rogers)... MORE

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NSDC hosts Mr. J. Lloyd Bell Jr.
October 10, 2023 — Mr. J. Lloyd Bell Jr., left, Chief, National Measurement and Signature Intelligence (NMO), and U.S. Space Force Col. Matthew Bruno, right, Joint Task Force-Space Defense Director of Intelligence and National Space Defense Center Deputy Director of Intelligence, pose for a photo at Schriever Space Force Base, Colo., Sept. 7, 2023. Mr. Bell and personnel from NMO, visited U.S. Space Command, JTF-SD, and the National Space Defense Center, to better understand how NMO can best support the command’s priorities and its intelligence activities. The NSDC is a partnership organization, strongly supported by both the Department of Defense and the National 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

Commercial and government partnerships essential for space innovation
September 22, 2023 — Gen. James Dickinson, U.S. Space Command commander, joined the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy Dr. John Plumb, and Mandy Vaughn, CEO and founder of GXO Inc. on a panel to discuss “Commercial Space Power and the Next Space Age” at this year’s Tech Crunch Disrupt conference Sept. 19... MORE

JCO global welcomes NZDF
September 21, 2023 — Joint Task Force-Space Defense Commercial Operations Cell (JCO) welcomes the New Zealand Defence Force’s (NZDF) RNZAF Base Auckland into its global construct, Sept. 21, 2023... MORE

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JTF-SD commander attends inaugural NATO Space Operations Commanders’ Conference
September 19, 2023 — U.S. Space Force Brig. Gen. Dennis Bythewood, Joint Task Force-Space Defense commander, attends the inaugural North Atlantic Treaty Organization Space Operations Commanders’ Conference at Headquarters Allied Air Command, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 7, 2023. The conference covered topics such as competition versus conflict, threat environment and space intelligence, and various national updates. (Courtesy photo)... MORE

NSDC battles USSPACECOM in third annual Turkey Bowl

NSDC Guardian becomes Supra Coder

Total Force warfighters complete advanced, multi...

DEL 15 activates final subordinate squadron: 15t...