Shawn Bratton Archives

Located in the Mission Control Station at Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado, the Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) Battlespace Awareness Center (OBAC) provides near-real-time OPIR data exploitation products that deliver situational awareness to Space Delta 4 operators and other users. (Space Force photo)

Space Force publishes new framework for how it will conduct space warfare

"Space Warfighting - A Framework for Planners" provides a list of offensive and defensive options for conducting counterspace operations.

2 days ago By Mikayla Easley

Two members of the 216th Space Control Squadron (SPCS) set up antennas as part of a ‘Honey Badger System’ during BLACK SKIES 22 at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Sept. 20, 2022. The 216 SPCS specializes in electromagnetic warfare and is participating in the Space Training and Readiness Command’s (STARCOM) BLACK SKIES 22, along with numerous other units spanning from California to Colorado. The first of its kind, BLACK SKIES 22 is a live simulation exercise designed to rehearse the command and control of multiple joint electronic warfare fires. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)

Future Space Force training should include more live elements, STARCOM commander says

Although much of the service’s efforts have been focused on simulations, the mission still demands that guardians be trained in live scenarios, said Maj. Gen. Shawn Bratton.

May 10, 2023 By Mikayla Easley