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Q&A with Gen. Thompson, Vice Chief of Space Operations SPACE 2/8/2021 Space Force photo Gen. David “DT” Thompson serves as the first vice chief of space operations for the Space Force, the military’s newest armed service. On Dec. 11, shortly before the one-year anniversary of the establishment of the organization, Thompson spoke with National Defense Senior Editor Yasmin Tadjdeh about the service’s accomplishments, its future and working with industr...

By   Theresa Hitchens on January 21, 2021 at 3:34 PM Lloyd Austin after being nominated by President-elect Joe Biden in Delaware on Dec. 9 CLARIFICATION: Updated to add Air Force clarification that Shawn Barnes was not the author responsible for Q&A responses. WASHINGTON: Resilience and norms of behavior and China. Put those three references in Lloyd Austin’s written responses to the Senate Armed Services Committee together and you’ve got a pretty idea of the (expected) shift in the Bide...

Can Biden solve the Space Force’s public relations crisis? Valerie Insinna Photo credit: Alex Brandon/AP WASHINGTON — When leaders gathered at the White House to commemorate the first birthday of the Space Force, it was supposed to be a celebration. Instead, the new military branch stumbled into another public relations quagmire after Vice President Mike Pence announced that members of the service would be called “guardians.” The announcement immediately reverberated through social m...

The 6 big military space stories of 2020 December 30, 2020 A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 41 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Sunday, May 17, 2020, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The missions primary payload is the X-37B spaceplane. (John Raoux/AP) WASHINGTON — The first full year for the U.S. Space force marked an eventful stretch for the military in space. From the growth of the nascent military branch to the award of massive new launch contract...

Dec 18th, 2020 3 min read COMMENTARY BY Senior Research Fellow for Defense Policy John “JV” Venable, a 25-year veteran of the U.S. Air Force is a senior research fellow for defense policy at Heritage. U.S. Air Force Space Command Gen. John Raymond stands next to the flag of the newly established U.S. Space Command in the Rose Garden at the White House on Aug. 29, 2019. Chip Somodevilla / Staff / Getty Images Key Takeaways The U.S. Space Force ...

As US Space Force Turns 1, Its Trajectory Is on Target Commentary By The U.S. Space Force will celebrate its first birthday on Dec. 20. Through a year of news cycles dominated by coronavirus-driven lockdowns and the presidential election, you might have lost track of just how much progress this youngster has made, but its accomplishments are worth more than a passing glance. From his first moments in charge of the force, Air Force Gen. John Raymond began establishing the culture of the Space Fo...

The Pentagon, headquarters for the U.S. Department of Defense. Photo: DOD. President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team has spoken with Chief of Space Operations Gen. John “Jay” Raymond, as the incoming Biden administration faces important questions about a future path for military and commercial space capabilities. “I have met with the transition team. I met with them this past week,” Raymond said in a virtual question and answer session with reporters on Dec. 15. “We had a really g...

Space Systems Command finalized, coming in early 2021 December 16, 2020 A still from a U.S. Space Force recruiting ad showing a service member in what appears to be an astronaut helmet. (Space Force) WASHINGTON — Plans for the U.S. Space Force’s new Space Systems Command are all but set, with the new acquisitions organization expected in early 2021, said Chief of Space Operations Gen. John “Jay” Raymond. “We’ve finalized the planning of that,” Raymond said during a Dec. 15 ...

Share Your browser does not support iframes, but you can use the following link: Link Gen. John Raymond, the chief of space operations, looks back at the first year of operations for the U.S. Space Force and ahead at what is to come for the sixth military service in 2021. Dont miss a single episode. Subscribe to Aviation Weeks Check 6 podcast in iTunes,Stitcher, Spotify and Google Play. Please leave us a review. Below is a rush transcript of our interview with General Raymond. Jennifer DiMasci...