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April 6, 2023
Thule Air Base Gets New Name

Thule Air Base, the Department of Defense’s northernmost installation, has been renamed to recognize Greenlandic cultural heritage and better reflect its role in the U.S. Space Force.Following a ceremony held April 6, the installation is now known as Pituffik Space Base. Pituffik (pronounced
April 6, 2023
Space Surveillance Telescope

The Space Surveillance Telescope, located in Exmouth, Western Australia, is operated in partnership by U.S. Space Force’s Space Delta 2 – Space Domain Awareness and the Royal Australian Air Force Number 1 Remote Sensor Unit. The SST provides space object awareness for the Southern Hemisphere,
April 5, 2023
Down to Earth with DEL 9

For this edition of Down to Earth, we’re heading to Space Delta 9 - Orbital Warfare to meet Space Force Tech. Sgt. Brittany Cason.Cason, originally from Brandon, Fla., leads a program that facilitates team building, mission planning, professional development, and overall preparation of new Guardians
March 29, 2023
Making a splash at New Boston SFS

Guardians at the 23rd Space Operations Squadron used cold weather to their advantage recently, as part of its joint emergency readiness training.
March 28, 2023
March’s Outstanding Performer

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Amanda Marquart is Space Base Delta 1’s “Outstanding Performer” for the month of March.
March 27, 2023
DEL 15 activates, brings C2 support to NSDC

Space Operations Command and Joint Task Force-Space Defense officials activated Space Delta 15 during a ceremony here, March 10, 2023.
March 24, 2023
8 CTS shifting training from support to warfighting Guardians

In the earlier years of the space domain, space was navigated as an uncontested environment, used for communications and to obtain imagery of the Earth, with space capabilities, such as early warning or position, navigation, and timing services, viewed as support functions, benefiting warfighters on
March 22, 2023
Guardians, Airmen, community partners gather for inaugural State of the Bases address

Space Base Delta 1 commander, Col. David Hanson, presented the Delta’s inaugural State of the Bases Address on March 21 at Peterson SFB.
March 21, 2023
18 SDS Det. 1 declares IOC, provides direct support to NSDC

The 18th Space Defense Squadron Det. 1 declared initial operating capability (IOC) Jan. 1, 2023.
March 21, 2023
Chief’s Corner: Carry your own Rocks

In this month's Chief's Corner, U.S. Air Force CMSgt. Daniel Kenemore advises you to take care of your Airmen and Guardians, but let them carry their own rocks.