Tag: space force
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Air Force Academy announces graduation plans
The Air Force Academy is moving forward with plans to celebrate the class of 2021 with family and friends May 26 at Falcon Stadium. COVID safety protocols will include wearing masks, social distancing and assigned group seating. Graduating cadets may invite three guests each. The academy plans to make a decision based on coronavirus figures…
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Loss of U.S. Space Command a ‘missed opportunity’ for Colorado Springs; what next?
John Suthers has plenty of economic development wins as mayor — a massive Amazon distribution center and Southwest Airlines expanding to Colorado Springs to name two — but he called the loss of the U.S. Space Command to Huntsville, Ala., his biggest setback. “We haven’t had a whole lot of economic development bad news, but…
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Colorado Springs defense firm using gaming to train Space Force personnel
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Colorado Springs defense contractor wants to use a gaming-based training system it developed, with a name chosen from one of Star Trek’s most feared villains, to prepare U.S. Space Force personnel for their next…
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Colorado Springs defense firm using gaming to train Space Force personnel
A Colorado Springs defense contractor wants to use a gaming-based training system it developed, with a name chosen from one of Star Trek’s most feared villains, to prepare U.S. Space Force personnel for their next assignment. The Battle Space Operational Readiness Game, or BORG, was designed by Boecore to replace lengthy and ponderous Microsoft PowerPoint…
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EDITORIAL: Other Space Command finalists pose big risks
Space Command thrives in Colorado Springs. It operates in a perfect ecosystem that combines a qualified workforce, proximity to supporting entities, public safety, transportation and community support. A better environment is not possible, no matter how incessantly politicians try to take it from Colorado. To move the command, the Pentagon would abandon billions of dollars…
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EDITORIAL: Other Space Command finalists pose big risks
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Space Command thrives in Colorado Springs. It operates in a perfect ecosystem that combines a qualified workforce, proximity to supporting entities, public safety, transportation and community support. A better environment is not possible, no matter…
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Senators raise doubts on Trump’s Space Force plan
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s proposal for creating a Space Force as a new military service drew bipartisan skepticism in the Senate on Thursday, with several lawmakers questioning the need for expanding the military bureaucracy. Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan pitched the proposal as vital to maintaining what he called America’s “margin of dominance” in…
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Senators raise doubts on Trump’s Space Force plan
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s proposal for creating a Space Force as a new military service drew bipartisan skepticism in the Senate on Thursday, with several lawmakers questioning the need for expanding the military bureaucracy. Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan pitched the proposal as vital…
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Cyber headquarters left Colorado Springs, but cyber needs remain, general says
While the Air Force pulled its cyberspace headquarters out of Colorado Springs last year, the cyber mission here is only growing. That’s what Maj. Gen. John Shaw, the deputy commander of Air Force Space Command, told a Broadmoor crowd last week during the region’s largest cyberspace symposium. “Cyber and space will continue to be intertwined…
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Space Force: Springs is epicenter for space
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs and Colorado have become the epicenter for America’s military space efforts over the past 36 years. Here’s a look at some local military space units: Air Force Space Command: This four-star command at Peterson Air Force Base overseas military space efforts nationwide. With…