U.S. Space Force Guardians assigned to Space Delta 5 monitor computer workstations Dec. 18, 2025, at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. Space Delta 5 supports and presents combat-ready forces to command and control the Combined Space Operations Center, which closes blue kill chains by delivering space-enabled effects—including GPS, missile warning and electromagnetic interference detection—to the Joint Force. (Photo by David Dozoretz)
Lt. Gen. Gregory Gagnon provided new details about how Space Force guardians supported the joint force during Operation Midnight Hammer and Operation Absolute Resolve.
Fire at Fuerte Tiuna, Venezuela’s largest military complex, is seen from a distance after a series of explosions in Caracas on January 3, 2026. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)
An upcoming report from the Mitchell Institute argues that a comprehensive review of space roles and missions would help other organizations across DOD support U.S. Space Command…
A new report from the Mitchell Institute argues that dynamic space operations can be achieved by introducing more concepts beyond on-orbit refueling capabilities.
United States Space Force General Stephen N. Whiting speaks during a hearing with the Senate Armed Services Committee at the Hart Senate Office Building on February 29, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
The efforts include operationalizing a nascent data-fusion pilot effort and supporting research and development of on-orbit maneuverability technologies.
Members of the 18th Space Defense Combat Squadron, a unit assigned to U.S. Space Forces – Space under the USSF Force Generation model, observe orbital data at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Oct. 4, 2024. (Photo by David Dozoretz)
United States Space Force General Stephen N. Whiting speaks during a hearing with the Senate Armed Services Committee at the Hart Senate Office Building on February 29, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
"Today, unfortunately, I don’t have a single common operational picture that I can point to to bring us all that in a coherent manner,” Gen. Stephen Whiting…
A network diagram of Slingshot Agatha data depicting the relationships among satellites within multiple, real-world, foreign constellations (Slingshot Aerospace image)
The commercial industry is asking the government for a clear demand signal, including requirements and funding streams, to help boost the on-orbit servicing and logistics market.
