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  • JFCC Space completes Exercise Global Thunder 17

    The Joint Functional Component Command for Space completed participating in Exercise Global Thunder 17, an annual command post and field training exercise, Oct. 31.U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), in coordination with U.S. and partner nation government agencies, conducted the exercise, which

  • U.S. Strategic Command welcomes Hyten as new commander

    Gen. John E. Hyten assumed command of U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) from Adm. Cecil D. Haney during a change of command ceremony here, Nov. 3. Hyten previously served as commander of Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., from Aug. 2014 to Oct. 2016. While there, he

  • Joint Space Operations Center tracks reentry over California

    U.S. Strategic Command's Joint Functional Component Command for Space (JFCC Space), through the Joint Space Operations Center (JSpOC), removed a Chinese CZ-7 rocket body from the U.S. satellite catalog as a decayed object after it reentered the atmosphere July 27, 2016, over North America (vicinity

  • JFCC Space concludes Exercise Global Lightning 16

    Joint Functional Component Command for Space, U.S. Strategic Command's space component, concluded Exercise GLOBAL LIGHTNING 16, April 28.The command and control exercise, which began April 23, is conducted annually to train Department of Defense forces, assess joint operational readiness and

  • General Hyten visits JSpOC, headquarters consolidation project sites

    The Joint Space Operations Center, 14th Air Force (Air Forces Strategic) and Joint Functional Component Command for Space headquarters consolidation project was on display, here, Mar. 28, during a visit by Air Force Space Command Commander General John Hyten.General Hyten was briefed on the status

  • JFCC Space concludes command and control exercise

    Joint Functional Component Command for Space, in coordination with U.S. Strategic Command other combatant commands, services and appropriate U.S. government agencies, concluded Exercise GLOBAL THUNDER 16, Nov. 8.GLOBAL THUNDER, which began Nov. 2, is an annual command and control exercise designed

  • 14th AF Commander Veterans Day message

    As we prepare to enjoy a well-deserved day off, it is important to me that we not lose sight of the significance of this day.  This day is for you, the men and women of 14th Air Force and Joint Functional Component Command for Space, those of you in uniform and in civilian service, who have

  • 14th AF and JFCC Space welcome new commander

    U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. David J. Buck assumed command of 14th Air Force (Air Forces Strategic), Air Force Space Command and  Joint Functional Component Command for Space, U. S. Strategic Command, during a ceremony at the Joint Space Operations Center, here, Aug. 14.Buck, who was promoted to

  • Commercial Integration Cell pilot program underway

    U.S. Strategic Command's (USSTRATCOM) Joint Functional Component Command for Space (JFCC Space) initiated a six-month pilot program incorporating commercial operators into its Joint Space Operations Center, here, June 1.This Commercial Integration Cell (CIC) pilot program establishes a research and

  • Joint Space Operations Center tracks Progress' reentry into the atmosphere

    U.S. Strategic Command's (USSTRATCOM) Joint Functional Component Command for Space (JFCC Space), through the Joint Space Operations Center (JSpOC), confirmed at 8:34 p.m. PDT (11:34 p.m. EDT) that the Progress M-27M cargo transport spacecraft reentered the Earth's atmosphere and over the Pacific