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  • Class of 2020 graduation ceremony

    AF Week in Photos

    This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
  • An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operational test, Feb. 5, 2019 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. There are many different components. Whether it be 30th Space Wing Airmen, mission partners, both government agencies and private companies or contractors, who contribute to launching a missile or rocket at Vandenberg AFB, each diverse role plays an important part in accomplishing the mission.

    Providing access to space through innovation

    The U.S. Air Force and Space Command are powered by innovation. Because of this, Vandenberg Air Force Base is continually making improvements to base facilities, equipment and the way Airmen and mission partners do their job in order to complete the space mission.
  • Year in Review 2018 mission

    Year in Review: Milestones pave way for bright future

    This past year brought a unprecedented focus on the ever evolving space and cyberspace warfighting realms, with the 50th Space Wing advancing its dominance as the epicenter of space through a series of notable achievements.
  • cadets

    USAFA cadets experience Schriever mission

    Throughout June and July, more than 50 United States Air Force Academy cadets traveled down the road to visit Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, as part of the Operation Air Force program.
  • NASA announcement

    NASA assigns crews to first test flights, missions on commercial spacecraft

    NASA introduced to the world on Friday the first U.S. astronauts who will fly on American-made, commercial spacecraft to and from the International Space Station – an endeavor that will return astronaut launches to U.S. soil for the first time since the space shuttle’s retirement in 2011.
  • MVP

    Wing CC praises execution of first-ever ops

    Col. Jennifer Grant, commander of the 50th Space Wing, called together wing members to praise the milestone operations that took place the weekend before, during two all-calls, Feb. 22.“I wanted a chance to get all hands together to talk with you and to say thank you,” Grant said. “Everybody in this room knows this was not an easy task.”“This”
  • 50th OSS lead, develop future space operators

    50th OSS leads, develops future space operators

    The 50th Operations Support Squadron is responsible for directing space superiority support operations for the Department of Defense’s largest composite satellite wing and global Command and Control Network.
  • CCIP, IG ensure Team Schriever stays ready

    CCIP, IG ensure Team Schriever stays ready

    “Stay ready in the off season” is a not only a motto intended for athletes, but something all Schriever members should strive for on a daily basis.
  • Defense Satellite Meteorological Program (DMSP), supported by the 6th Space Operations Squadron at Schriever Air Force Base, Colo. Image courtesy of Lockheed-Martin for Air Force and media publications; use for commercial purposes is prohibited.

    UPDATE: DMSP F-19 to end mission

    The Defense Meteorological Satellite Program Flight 19 will soon cease transmitting weather data after nearly three and a half years of operational service to DoD and civilian agencies.
  • Contractor Jim Brewer and Senior Airman Guillermo Delacruz-Martinez, 2nd Space Operations Squadron, send the disposal command to GPS Satellite Vehicle No. 35 at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, Friday, June 10, 2016. The command marked the vehicle’s end of life. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Dennis Rogers)

    Obituary: Farewell to SVN-35

    June 10, 2016, was a sad day for 2nd Space Operations Squadron as it said goodbye to one of its older children – GPS Satellite Vehicle No. 35.
  • Master Sgt. Peter Jason Uson (left), Airman and Family Readiness NCO in charge, talk to Capt. Eric Miller, 2nd Space Operations Squadron, about his organization during a Space Mission Force transition event at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, May 26, 2016. In the same mold as a deployment in-processing briefing, the transition event was designed to provide information to Airmen entering their combat rotation about various helping agencies on base. These organizations include the chaplain, Airmen and Family Readiness Center, physiology, mental health, Family Advocacy, and Military and Family Life Counseling. (U.S. Air Force photo illustratio/Tech. Sgt. Julius Delos Reyes)

    50 OG holds SMF transition event

    Coinciding with a commander’s call, the 50th Operations Group hosted a Space Mission Force transition event May 26 at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado.
  • Col. Dennis Bythewood (left), 50th Operations Group commander, and Lt. Col. Chris Todd (second from left), 3rd Space Operations Squadron commander, present the eight Airmen selected to be part of the Launch and Early Orbit Teams for Wideband Global SATCOM-8 and 9 during a ceremony at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, Thursday, April 21, 2016. The Airmen endured a competitive selection process, which includes knowledge-based tests, problem solving scenarios and interviews. (U.S. Air Force photo/Christopher DeWitt)

    3 SOPS selects launch teams

    The 3rd Space Operations Squadron selected eight Airmen to be part of the Launch and Early Orbit teams April 21 at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado.
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