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Dec. 11, 2020
From space traffic monitoring to human space flight rescue, Vandenberg units provide integral support to NASA missions

Since 1958, the Department of Defense has provided human space flight support to NASA. This legacy of partnership and support continues today, and has grown to include a wide joint and international military presence. At Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., the Combined Force Space Component Command
Dec. 4, 2020
Faces of Space – TSgt Ana Afonso

Born in Galveston, Texas, and the second in her family to serve in the U.S. military, the non-commissioned officer-in-charge of the plans division in Space Delta 2 decided to join the U.S. Air Force in 2011 and later re-enlisted into the U.S. Space Force earlier this year.
Oct. 14, 2020
Eglin squadron joins Space Force

20th Space Control Squadron members sworn in Sept. 3.
Oct. 5, 2020
Delta 2 Members Inducted into Space Force

Delta 2 enlisted members recite the oath of enlistment during a transfer ceremony Oct. 2, 2020, on Peterson Air Force Base. The ceremony inducted select officer and enlisted space professionals to transfer into the U.S. Space Force. Delta 2’s mission is to execute combat-ready space domain awareness
Sept. 24, 2020
18 SPCS now predicts debris-on-debris collisions in space, enhancing Space Domain Awareness for all

For the first time, the Combined Force Space Component Command’s 18th Space Control Squadron began publically sharing data for debris-on-debris conjunction predictions via www.Space-Track.org, Sept. 24. Previously, the 18 SPCS only released debris-on-active satellite conjunction prediction data
Sept. 3, 2020
Electro-Optical Infrared Weather System – Geostationary declared IOC

Lt. Col. Charles Sandusky, Space Delta 2 deputy commander, listens during a teleconference with Maj. Gen. DeAnna Burt, U. S. Space Force director of operations and communications, as the USSF presents the Electro-Optical Infrared Weather System – Geostationary for operational acceptance and
Aug. 26, 2020
18 SPCS certifies first United Kingdom operator

On July 20, 2020, RAF Cpl. Mitchell Astbury became the first U.K. exchange officer to qualify as an orbital analyst in the 18 SPCS.
Aug. 3, 2020
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
July 28, 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