Gen. Douglas Schiess Archives

Chief of Space Operations Gen. Douglas Schiess salutes during his change of responsibility ceremony on Joint Base Andrews, Md., Sept. 3, 2026. (U.S. Air Force photo by Eric Dietrich)

Space Force chief: Intelligence officials ‘making sure we get lessons learned’ from recent Russian satellite maneuvers near commercial sat

Gen. Douglas Schiess suggested that the incident further highlighted the need for the Space Force to be able to defend U.S. assets.

5 days ago By Jon Harper

U.S. Navy Fleet Master Chief Lateef Compton, U.S. Central Command senior enlisted leader, visits Airmen and Guardians in the CENTCOM area of responsibility, Jan. 7, 2026. Compton visited multiple sites around the base and had lunch with Airmen and Guardians assigned to U.S. Space Forces – Central. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Devlin Bishop)

Space Force aims to beef up guardian presence for Centcom and other combatant commands

“We have proven that spacepower produces battlefield success. This means providing effective and well-equipped space forces, in the right quantities, to combatant commands on the front lines…

Oct 20, 2026 By Jon Harper