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45th Space Wing re-designated as Space Launch Delta 45 Theresa Cross May 11th, 2021 A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket soars skyward in November 2020 with the NROL-101 payload for the National Reconnaissance Office. Its launch was supported by the 45th Space Wing, which was today re-designated to Space Launch Delta 45. Photo Credit: Theresa Cross/Spaceflight Insider, Illustration Credit: Derek Richardson/Spaceflight Insider The United States Space Force has re-designated the 45th Space Win...

12th May 2021 - 09:00 GMT | by Dr Joetey Attariwala in Canada RSS USSF trainees assigned to the 320th Training Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. (Photo: USAF) As it expands, the US Space Force needs to address specific training requirements. The US Space Force (USSF) is seeking to develop a space range to test, train on and evaluate orbital assets. Speaking to  Shephard, Col Peter Flores, commander of Space Training and Readiness Delta (Provisional) (STAR Delta ...

Updated 5 hours ago Vandenberg Space Force Base Vandenberg Air Force Base is changing its name and redesigning the 30th Space Wing to align under the recently created Space Force. The base will be renamed Vandenberg Space Force Base, and the 30th Space Wing will redesignate to Space Launch Delta 30, under Space Operations Command, U.S. Space Force. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get the latest breaking news and local stories. Officials say the change is necessary and critical t...

KEYT The air force base will change their name to Vandenberg Space Force Base. The air force base will be redesignating the 30th Space Wing during a ceremony on May 14 on the Parade Field. During the ceremony, the 30th Operations Group and the 30th Mission Support Group will inactivate and transition from the operations and mission support group commanders to vice commander positions. Vandenberg officials say this new organization will help allow squadron commanders to report directly to the...

Vandenberg Air Force Base being renamed Courtesy photo and last updated 2021-05-11 22:42:32-04 Vandenberg Air Force Base is getting a new name. A ceremony on Friday will redesignate the base near Lompoc and the 30 th Space Wing as Vandenberg Space Force Base and Space Launch Delta 30, under Space Operations Command, United States Space Force, according to base officials. The new organization will allow squadron commanders to report directly to the SLD 30 commander, which the base says will cr...

As Blinken heads to Ukraine, Zelensky undercuts Western support with surprise sacking of energy executive Jamie McIntyre BLINKEN’S UKRAINE MISSION: Secretary of State Antony Blinken wraps up his meetings with G-7 foreign ministers in London today and heads to Ukraine, where tomorrow he meets with President Volodymyr Zelensky. Blinken’s primary mission is to show solid support for Zelenesky’s government in the face of Russia’s recent military buildup along the country�...

‘A CALIBRATED, PRACTICAL APPROACH’: Speaking at a meeting of the G-7 foreign ministers in London, Secretary of State Antony Blinken declined to return fire in the wake of incendiary statements from North Korea in reaction to President Joe Biden’s reference to the North’s nuclear program as a “serious threat.”

Gunsmoke-J experimental satellite, Army image WASHINGTON: The Army is negotiating with the Intelligence Community and Space Force about ensuring operational control of any future Army-built ISR payloads hosted on DoD, IC and/or commercial satellites, says Willie Nelson, the de facto head of Army space programs. “This is a watershed,” said Doug Loverro, former head of DoD space policy and a long-time player in space intelligence operations. “It represents the increased importance of tactic...

General Says US Military Should Consider a Deconfliction Line for Space U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. DeAnna Burt, Director of Operations and Communications, Headquarters United States Space Force, at her promotion ceremony at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, Aug. 3, 2020. (U.S. Space Force/2nd Lt. Idalí Beltré Acevedo). 4 May 2021 A top commander at U.S. Space Command says it may be time to establish a "deconfliction channel" between the U.S. and adversary countries to ensure the safety of ope...

This week in Congress: Military leaders storm the internet 1 hour ago From a Pentagon office, Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville addresses participants in an online event hosted by the Center for New American Security on April 27. McConville is one of several senior Defense Department leaders to testify in virtual congressional hearings this week. (Chad J. McNeeley/DOD) Military commanders will take center stage in a series of House hearings this week, but only in cyberspace. With ...