space force
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Space Force Association tackles awareness and education gap
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Less than 10% of Americans know the Space Force exists. It’s a problem the Colorado Springs-based Space Force Association is tackling by starting chapters across the country to host events and educate school children, lawmakers and others about the youngest military branch and its mission, said Retired Col. Bill Woolf, the association’s CEO. The Space…
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After long fight, National Guard units transfer missions to Space Force; few Colorado guardsmen transfer
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The 138th Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron at Peterson Space Force Base was among National Guard units across six states that transferred their missions into the Space Force earlier this month. In the past, the local unit deployed to help deny enemy communications, and its members drew on their background from their civilian careers to inform the…
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Space Force guardians key in bombing Iran, future training calls for aggressor satellites
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Space Force guardians played a critical role in ensuring B-2 Spirit stealth bombers hit three Iranian nuclear sites with bunker-buster bombs in June by providing navigation and ensuring the planes could come and go safely. The leader of Space Operations Command, Lt. Gen. David N. Miller, Jr., highlighted their contribution during the Air Space and…
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Response to new details about Space Force’s model for part-timers: ‘It makes zero sense’
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Space Force and Air Force Reserve leaders announced new details at a town hall hosted earlier this month about the plan to integrate part-time guardians into the active-duty Space Force. Current space-focused reservists can retire, apply for retraining through the Air Force Reserve, or apply for the Space Force, but they can’t stay in their…
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Next Air Force Academy superintendent, Tony Bauernfeind, nominated
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President Joe Biden has nominated Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind to become the next superintendent of the Air Force Academy, according to a Monday news release. If confirmed by the Senate, Bauernfeind will succeed Lt. Gen. Richard Clark, who made history in 2020 when he was named the Academy’s first Black Superintendent. “I am humbled by…
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Defense contractor expanding to Colorado Springs with plans for more than 500 high-paying jobs
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A defense contractor whose software and digital services support military and government clients, and which has launched work on a sophisticated Space Force satellite project along with three partners, has expanded to Colorado Springs and expects to add more than 500 high-paying jobs over the next two years. Omni Federal, with employees in the Washington…
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Defense contractor expanding to Colorado Springs with plans for more than 500 high-paying jobs
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A defense contractor whose software and digital services support military and government clients, and which has launched work on a sophisticated Space Force satellite project along with three partners, has expanded to Colorado Springs and expects to add more than 500 high-paying jobs over the next two years. Omni Federal, with employees in the Washington…
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Polis opposes DOD proposal to unilaterally move space-focused National Guard units
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Gov. Jared Polis is pushing back against legislation proposed by the Department of Defense to transfer space-focused Air National Guard units into the active duty Space Force without the consent of governors who oversee the units. The potential transfer of 14 space-focused units, including seven in Colorado, to the Space Force is also expected to…
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Polis opposes DOD proposal to unilaterally move space-focused National Guard units
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Gov. Jared Polis is pushing back against legislation proposed by the Department of Defense to transfer space-focused Air National Guard units into the active duty Space Force without the consent of governors who oversee the units. The potential transfer of 14 space-focused units, including seven in Colorado, to the Space Force is also expected to…
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Colorado units ‘orphaned’ amid Space National Guard debate
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When the Space Force was established in late 2019, more than 1,000 Air National Guard members focused on space missions were left behind. A debate about their future is still raging, leaving the airmen in limbo some three years later. Lawmakers are debating a new Space National Guard that could leave the 16 space-focused guard…
