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  • Thule Air Base coordinates ship rescue, saves 6

    Contractors stationed at Thule Air Base, Greenland, responded to a distress call from a commercial ship Monday, Aug. 3, saving all six members of its crew before towing the ship to port at Thule for repairs.

  • Multinational Space Operators Support Successful Return of DM-2

    Multinational military space operators from Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States provided mission essential human space flight support, and emergency recovery support options, for the safe return of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s

  • 21 CONS, Det 1 receives new commander

    Capt. Robert Menzel assumed command of the 21st Contracting Squadron, Det 1 at the U.S. Embassy in Copenhagen, Denmark, on July 30, 2020. This geographically separated unit provides support to Thule Air Base, Greenland. (Courtesy photo)

  • P-S GAR welcomes inaugural command team

    Col. James Smith, former 50th Space Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Boston Alexander, former 50th Space Wing command chief, became the first command team for the newly activated Peterson-Schriever Garrison June 24, 2020.

  • Space Delta 2 holds post-activation ceremony

    PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Hundreds of staff-hours of work have come to fruition with the standing up of the United States Space Force. On Friday, July 24, 2020 the Airmen who helped leading up to the activation of Space Delta 2 to enact the USSF’s Space Domain Awareness mission were honored

  • Master sergeant selects celebrated

    Master sergeant selects assemble for a group photo at The Hub on Peterson Air Force Base, July 24, 2020. To account for the ongoing COVID-19 situation across the country, these Airmen were given cloth face masks with their new rank as a commemorative token. (U.S. Air Force photo by Griffin

  • US Space Force establishes new garrisons

    PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – The U.S. Space Force activated two garrisons during a pre-recorded virtual ceremony today. During the ceremony, the Peterson-Schriever Garrison and Buckley Garrison installation support commands stood-up as the 21st, 50th, and 460th Space Wings were deactivated.

  • Space Force begins transition into field organizational structure

    During a virtual pre-recorded ceremony today, the U.S. Space Force executed numerous organization changes in its first realignment actions to transition from the previous Air Force major command structure into the new service’s flatter field organization structure announced June 30.

  • USSF graduates first candidates of Space Intelligence Intern Program

    The new U.S. Space Force Intelligence Intern Program graduated its first cohort on June 23, 2020, preparing them to succeed in future space intelligence leadership roles. The two graduating interns had an opportunity to out-brief the Chief of Space Operations, General John “Jay” Raymond, his senior