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  • Space and Cyber Airmen discuss operations Friday, July 22, 2016, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, during Red Flag 16-3. Red Flag 16-3 is aimed at teaching service members how to intergrate air, space and cyberspace elements. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. David Salanitri)

    Red Flag: Integrating air, space, cyber domains

    1,737. This was the total number of aircraft lost during the Vietnam War from 1962 to 1973. It was a number too high that prompted the Air Force to conduct a study, where it found the first 10 combat sorties were the most dangerous events for aircrew personnel. To prevent more losses, Gen. Robert Dixon, then-commander of Tactical Air Command,
  • “I am a professional bad guy. I get paid to be your enemy,” said Capt. Brian Goodman, 527th Space Aggressor Squadron flight commander. Goodman and his team are currently conducting aggressor operations at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, as part of the three-week Red Flag 16-3 exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. David Salanitri)

    Professional bad guys: Space aggressors prepare Airmen for the enemy

    Space aggressors prepare Airmen for the enemy during Red Flag.

  • Details of Space Mission Force now available from AF Space Command

    The Space Mission Force, akin to the Air Expeditionary Force, is a long-term overarching initiative to prepare and present space forces as a ready force capable of operating in a contested, degraded and operationally-limited environment. It will be the new standard for space operators to increase preparedness to operate their weapon systems and respond to the increasing threats to those same systems.
  • 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.
  • How GPS Works

    GPS registers most accurate signal yet

    On April 25, the Air Force’s GPS registered its most accurate signal yet, according to the Aerospace Corporation, which has been monitoring the data since 2002.
  • 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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