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.
Jan. 30, 2026 Space Force activates component command to NORTHCOM The command serves as the Space Force service component to U.S. Northern Command and is the seventh Space Force service component activation since November 2020.
March 21, 2025 Space Force delivers warfighting effects, protects homeland Since the Space Force stood up five years ago, it has delivered warfighting effects to the point that the U.S. can now contest the space domain, Space Force Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman said.