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STARCOM hosts inaugural Partnership Days to advance Guardian education > United States Space Force > Article Display
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STARCOM hosts inaugural Partnership Days to advance Guardian education > United States Space Force > Article Display

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AFNS) --  Space Training and Readiness Command held its inaugural Partnership Days in Reston, Virginia Oct. 31 – Nov. 1, bringing together leaders, educators, and innovators from academic institutions and the space-related private sector. These key players joined Space Force education leaders to explore future avenues for supporting Guardian development.The conference aimed to establish and strengthen connections while providing a platform for industry and academia to present innovative ideas for potential education and training pathways to STARCOM leaders. This effort focuses on piloting new education and training programs that would offer enlisted, officer, and civilian Guardians diverse opportunities to expand and deepen the...
Centaur upper stage installation recognizes trailblazing space program > United States Space Force > Article Display
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Centaur upper stage installation recognizes trailblazing space program > United States Space Force > Article Display

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AFNS) --  An exhibit spotlighting an unheralded but vital element of America’s space capabilities was unveiled in an October ribbon-cutting ceremony at Los Angeles Air Force Base, both to celebrate the program’s achievements and inspire future Guardians. Showcasing the Centaur III upper stage and its associated RL10 rocket engine, the exhibit was dedicated on Oct. 18 at Los Angeles AFB, where Space Systems Command is headquartered. The Centaur family of liquid hydrogen-fueled upper stages has been placing U.S. spacecraft into Earth orbit and beyond since 1965, while the program – which made its 289th successful flight Oct....
DAF announces 2024 Spark Tank winner > United States Space Force > Article Display
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DAF announces 2024 Spark Tank winner > United States Space Force > Article Display

ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) --  A prototype F-16 Fighting Falcon cockpit collapsible ladder for agile combat employment and contingency operations emerged as the 2024 Spark Tank winner following presentation and judging at the Pentagon, Oct. 30.Spark Tank is the flagship competition in which innovators from across the Department of the Air Force pitch their ideas to a panel of top leadership and industry experts in pursuit of sponsorship to realize their idea.The Spark Tank judging panel included Under Secretary of the Air Force Melissa Dalton; Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Jim Slife; Vice Chief of Space Operations Gen. Mike Guetlein; Chief Master Sgt. Christopher Coleman with the Space Force Chief Technology and Innovation Office Futures Task Fo...
An innovative advancement in CBRN defense > United States Space Force > Article Display
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An innovative advancement in CBRN defense > United States Space Force > Article Display

BUCKLEY SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. (AFNS) --  Buckley Space Force Base is home to one of the Defense Department's only two chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear quadrupedal unmanned ground vehicles."You spend enough time around him and start to forget he's a QUGV," said U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Dominic Garcia, Installation Office of Emergency Management section chief. Garcia refers to this innovative QUGV, affectionately known as CHAPPIE, representing a significant technological advancement in CBRN defense.CHAPPIE, one of the only two QUGVs in the DoD repurposed for CBRN field operations, stands out with its extensive list of capabilities and customizations. These include remote CBRN sensing capabilities using our current inventory of detectors...
Readout of CSO Saltzman, Air Marshal Godfrey’s travel to Europe > United States Space Force > Article Display
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Readout of CSO Saltzman, Air Marshal Godfrey’s travel to Europe > United States Space Force > Article Display

BRUSSELS (AFNS) --  Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman and Assistant Chief of Space Operations for Future Concepts and Partnerships Air Marshal Paul Godfrey traveled to Europe Oct. 27 – Nov. 1 for meetings with defense and military space leaders from Norway, Sweden and NATO to reaffirm and strengthen space security cooperation.In Norway, Saltzman and Godfrey took part in meetings with Acting State Secretary Hans Christian Hveem Kjølseth, Director General of Security Policy and Operations Henning Vaglum, and Royal Norwegian Navy Vice Adm. Nils Andreas Stensønes, director of the Norwegian Intelligence Service, to discuss opportunities to deepen space cooperation both bilaterally and through the NATO alliance. The leaders thanked Norway for ho...