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  • 2011 OAY nominees celebrate 30 years of AFSPC

    Air Force Space Command welcomes its brightest stars home during the first major event marking the command's 30th anniversary celebration. The nominees for the 2011 Outstanding Airmen of the Year arrive on Peterson Air Force Base April 9 to embark on a week of professional development and engage

  • First Delta IV Medium in 5/2 configuration launches from Vandenberg

    Team Vandenberg launched a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Medium+ (5,2) from Space Launch Complex-6 here at 4:12 p.m. PDT today. "The teamwork between the 30th Space Wing, the National Reconnaissance Office, United Launch Alliance and numerous other agencies was seamless," said Col. Nina Armagno,

  • Flags flown at half-staff to honor AF general

    By order of the Secretary of the Air Force, the flags on base are flying at half-staff April 2 in honor of retired Air Force Gen. William Moore, who died March 18, 2012; his funeral service is scheduled April 2 at the USAF Academy Cemetery, USAF Academy, Colo.General Moore was born in Waco, Texas,

  • AFSPC commander discusses cyber-security way-ahead at conference

    Absent vigilant and strategic defense, U.S. forces' dependence on the cyber domain could quickly become its greatest vulnerability, said Air Force Space Command's top uniformed officer at the CyberFutures Technology and Conference Exposition March 22.Gen. William Shelton addressed attendees at the

  • Top five things Airmen should know about energy

    In a soon-to-be released video, an Air Force senior leader shared key elements of the service's efforts to change the culture of energy and give Airmen a more personal stake in energy conservation as it relates to national security.In the video, entitled "The Five Things Every Airman Should Know

  • General: Space capability integral to all military operations

    Space capabilities have become integral to all military operations, the commander of Air Force Space Command told reporters here during a Defense Writers Group breakfast March 22."It's hard to imagine what life was like before we had ... GPS providing very accurate targeting capability, military