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Print this article Chief of Space Operations Gen. Jay Raymond made the case Friday for the growing armed service as it faces a flat defense budget while in need of additional personnel and platforms to fend off Russian and Chinese threats in space. But some experts say the latest services cry of fiscal poverty is overblown. Hardly 18 months old, Space Force has just 5,200 "Guardians" and some 16,000 total personnel, including administratively assigned Air Force space professionals. While manag...

© U.S. Army Happy Friday and welcome to Overnight Defense. Im Ellen Mitchell, and heres your nightly guide to the latest developments at the Pentagon, on Capitol Hill and beyond. CLICK HERE to subscribe to the newsletter. THE TOPLINE: A report on last year’s slaying of Spc. Vanessa Guillén confirmed that she was being sexually harassed before her death at Fort Hood, Texas, but not by the man suspected of killing her, according to Army documents released Friday. Army investigators found that...

Then-Defense Undersecretary Frank Kendall, left, the militarys chief weapons buyer, and Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James, right, testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016, on Russian-made rockets for military satellites. Two senior Republicans say they don’t want American tax dollars used to buy any more Russian rocket engines because the sales enrich the friends of Russian President Vladimir Putin. (AP Pho...

Today Rain showers this evening with clearing overnight. A few flurries or snow showers possible. Low 26F. Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50%.. Tonight Rain showers this evening with clearing overnight. A few flurries or snow showers possible. Low 26F. Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50%. Updated: April 21, 2021 @ 8:20 pm Incoming Chief of Space Operations Gen. James Dickinson, left, and outgoing Chief of Space Operations Gen. John Raymond shake hands Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, ...

By   Theresa Hitchens on April 21, 2021 at 10:55 AM Gen. David (DT) Thompson WASHINGTON: The Space Force is working to expand acquisition of commercial space services from satellite communications to include intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance data and analysis, officials say. “Comms, data relay, remote sensing, and even ISR and some other things — [these] capabilities are increasingly available in the commercial market,” Space Force deputy Lt. Gen. DT Thompson told the 2021 ...

The Space Force should release its current plan for a reserve force and solicit feedback, says the author of this commentary.

By Bo Joyner / Published April 13, 2021 ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- Maj. Gen. Bryan Radliff, the mobilization assistant to the commander of First Air Force (Air Forces Northern) and the Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region, is leading a new working group charged with conducting a thorough study of Air Force Reserve Command’s Individual Mobilization Augmentee program. “The group’s focus is to ensure our IMAs receive proper administrative con...

“Clearly, this is not what Congress intended,” said one former DoD official. “They wanted one person in charge, and made it the new Assistant Secretary of the Air Force — and even strengthened that position to merge the SAE (legal authority to put things on contract), with a mandate to fix Architecture and Integration.” Response to the re-organization plans from former DoD officials, acquisition experts and sources close to Congress ranged from confusion to frustration to skepticism...

1 (5 votes) U.S. Space Force Announces Formation Of Space Systems Command 1 out of 5 based on 5 ratings. 5 user reviews. U.S. Space Force Announces Formation Of Space Systems Command Support SouthFront Click to see full-size image The United States Space Force will reform its acquisition organization under the new “Space Systems Command”, in the summer of 2021, Chief of Space Operations Gen. Jay Raymond said. Under the restructuring to speed up new technology delivery, Space...

US Space Forces systems command to be headquartered at LA Air Force Base Published  LOS ANGELES - The U.S. Space Force announced Thursday that one of its three major commands will be headquartered at the Space and Missile Systems Center at the Los Angeles Air Force Base in El Segundo. The Space Systems Command will oversee efforts to develop, acquire, launch and sustain military space systems, according to Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Los Angeles, who co-chairs the California Aerospace Caucus. "With ev...