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  • Japanese Airmen Visit Vandenberg

    Japanese Airmen Visit Vandenberg

    Japan Air Self-Defense Force Col. Tsuyoshi Takeda, Defense Plans and Policy Officer, Air Staff Office, (center) and Col. Michael Manor, Joint Space Operations Center commander, (right) pose for a photo during a tour at the JSpOC at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., Dec. 8, 2017. Vandenberg Airmen hosted Col. Takeda and a team from the JASDF
  • Maj. Gen. Whiting takes command of 14th Air Force

    Maj. Gen. Whiting takes command of 14th Air Force

    Air Force Maj. Gen. Stephen N. Whiting took command of 14th Air Force and became the Deputy Joint Force Space Component Commander during a reorganization and change of command ceremony at the Joint Space Operations Center, Dec. 1.Air Force Gen. John W. Raymond, Commander, Air Force Space Command, also assumed command over former Joint Functional
  • Brig. Gen. Pamela J. Lincoln, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, 14th Air Force (Air Forces Strategic) and Joint Functional Component Command for Space, was promoted to major general during a ceremony July 10, 2017 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Nicholas Mercurio/Released)

    Top 14 AF reservist earns second star

    Brig. Gen. Pamela J. Lincoln, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, 14th Air Force (Air Forces Strategic) and Joint Functional Component Command for Space, was promoted to major general during a ceremony July 10, 2017 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Nicholas Mercurio/Released)

  • JFCC Space concludes Exercise Global Lightning 17

    The Joint Functional Component Command for Space (JFCC Space) concluded its participation in Exercise Global Lightning 17, an annual command and control exercise, Feb. 16.U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), in coordination with other combatant commands, appropriate U.S. government agencies and international allies, conducted the annual command and
  • Gen. John “Jay” Raymond, commander, Air Force Space Command and Chief Master Sgt. Brendan Criswell, AFSPC Command Chief, share breakfast with enlisted Airmen from 14th Air Force (Air Forces Strategic) during a visit Jan. 26, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. 14th AF is responsible for the organization, training, equipping, command and control, and employment of Air Force space forces to support operational plans and missions for U.S. Combatant Commanders and Air Component Commanders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Nicholas Mercurio/Released)

    Fourteenth Air Force provides updates to AFSPC commander on key JSpOC Initiatives

    The men and women of 14th Air Force (Air Forces Strategic) met with and briefed Gen. Jay Raymond, the commander of Air Force Space Command, during his visit here Jan. 26. 14th AF is responsible for the organization, training, equipping, command and control, and employment of Air Force space forces to support operational plans and missions for U.S.
  • Col. J. Christopher Moss, 30th Space Wing commander, shares information about Vandenberg with Gen. David L. Goldfein, Air Force Chief of Staff, during an aerial tour, Jan. 30, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Robert J. Volio/Released)

    Air Force Chief of Staff visits Vandenberg

    Gen. David L. Goldfein, Air Force Chief of Staff, recently visited VAFB to meet with base personnel and visit a portion of the Air Force Space Enterprise, Jan. 29 through 30. Gen. Goldfein began his visit at the Joint Space Operations Center, the operational command and control center for space which allows the Joint Functional Component Commander
  • Staff Sgt. Brandon Beaty, a Client Systems Technician for the 614th Air and Space Communication Squadron, was recently selected to commission through the highly-selective Senior Leadership Enlisted Commissioning Program – Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps. SLECP-A is a unique Air Force incentive commissioning program wherein senior leaders personally select members to commission based upon a number of factors, to include academic background and goals, performance as an enlisted member, personal character and core values and recommendations from leadership. (Courtesy photo)

    Vandenberg NCO selected for commissioning

    Staff Sgt. Brandon Beaty, a Client Systems Technician for the 614th Air and Space Communication Squadron, was recently selected to commission through the highly-selective Senior Leadership Enlisted Commissioning Program – Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps. SLECP-A is a unique Air Force incentive commissioning program wherein senior leaders
  • Col. Michael Manor, commander, 614th Air Operations Center and Joint Space Operations Center Director, passes the guidon to Lt. Col. Nicole Petrucci, commander, 614th Combat Training Squadron, during an activation ceremony Dec. 16, 2016 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. As a new squadron under the 614th AOC, the 614th CTS will provide advanced training enabling the implementation and sustainment of Space Training Transformation and Space Mission Force initiatives and constructs across the unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Nicholas Mercurio/Released)

    New squadron, 614th CTS, activates at Vandenberg

    The 614th Combat Training Squadron, a new unit assigned to the 614th Air Operations Center, was activated during a ceremony, here, Dec. 16. The 614th CTS was created in order to implement and sustain enterprise-wide changes under the Space training Transformation and Space Mission Force constructs. It will enable the 614th AOC, as the primary

  • 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 began Oct. 24, to train USSTRATCOM forces and assess
  • Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph F. Dunford (left) attaches the Joint Meritorious Unit Award streamer on the U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) guidon during a change of command ceremony at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., Nov. 3, 2016. The award was presented to USSTRATCOM and its components, who distinguished themselves by exceptionally meritorious service from Nov. 16, 2013, to Nov. 3, 2016. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter presided over the change of command and thanked Adm. Cecil D. Haney (right), outgoing USSTRATCOM commander, for his service. He also congratulated Gen. John E. Hyten on his appointment as the new USSTRATCOM commander. Also pictured is USSTRATCOM Senior Enlisted Leader Chief Master Sgt. Patrick F. McMahon (center). Hyten previously served as commander of Air Force Space Command, and Haney will retire from active military duty during a separate ceremony in January. One of nine DoD unified combatant commands, USSTRATCOM has global strategic missions assigned through the Unified Command Plan that include strategic deterrence; space operations; cyberspace operations; joint electronic warfare; global strike; missile defense; intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; combating weapons of mass destruction; and analysis and targeting. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Lovelady)

    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 was responsible for organizing, equipping,
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