Aug. 17, 2026 Pituffik Space Base holds change of command Col. Shawn Lee relinquished command of the 821st Space Base Group to Col. Keith Morris in a change of command ceremony at Pituffik Space Base, Greenland, Aug. 13.
Aug. 14, 2026 Pituffik Space Base Celebrates 75th Anniversary Pituffik Space Base celebrated its 75th anniversary with a ceremony Aug. 12.
Aug. 13, 2026 CSO notice to Guardians: The Guardian spirit endures Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman released his final Notice to Guardians on the day of his retirement ceremony.
Aug. 13, 2026 Beyond the Standard: The Role of Guardian Resiliency Teams Mission Delta 6, 66th Cyberspace Squadron, Detachment 1, utilized the Schriever SFB Guardian Resiliency Team’s (GRT) 12-week, Walk-to-Run program to boost unit fitness scores on Schriever SFB, Colorado, beginning March 27, 2026.
Aug. 12, 2026 A Year at the Top of the World: Leading Pituffik Space Base Perched 690 miles north of the Arctic Circle, Pituffik Space Base is an isolated, frozen military installation where personnel live in months of relentless darkness alternating with unending midnight sun. As the Department of War’s northernmost base, Pituffik stands guard at the edge of the world.
Aug. 12, 2026 Space Force Guardians Conference focuses on service trajectory, professional growth The two-day conference provided a forum for Guardians to hear directly from senior leaders about the current state and future trajectory of the Space Force and ask questions directly to the individuals making the decisions that are shaping the seven-year-old service as it looks to double in size.
Aug. 11, 2026 DAF updates COVID-19 reinstatement process, reduces time for members returning to service The DAF has streamlined its COVID-19 reinstatement process by establishing parallel processing for medical screening and military record correction board actions alongside deploying dedicated reinstatement case managers.
Aug. 7, 2026 Schiess confirmed as new Chief of Space Operations The Senate confirmed Lt. Gen. Douglas Schiess to succeed Gen. Chance Saltzman as the new CSO.
Aug. 6, 2026 Peterson SFB students aim high in new Presidential Fitness Test pilot Nearly 100 school-aged children from Peterson SFB participated in the Presidential Fitness Test July 24, as part of a pilot program rolling out across Department of War installations.