Tag: space force
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Space Force guardians overwhelmingly accepting of new fitness tracking in study
Thousands of Space Force guardians have traded out fitness tests for continuous tracking of their workouts. The two-year study expected to wrap up in 2025 has attracted about 7,500 guardians, nearly 80% of the force, with most of those participants in Colorado, explained Adam Strang, a psychologist with the Air Force Research Laboratory’s 711th Human…
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Space Force’s 5th birthday brings new training, challenges and growing threats from China
As Space Force celebrated its fifth birthday Friday, the youngest military branch is embarking on new training, a new way to manage part-time service members and facing growing threats. With a little more than two-thirds of the Space Force stationed along the Front Range, many of the initiatives are happening locally, including new classes for…
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Senate approves bill that moves space-focused National Guard units, Polis says Air Force refused to negotiate
The Senate approved the annual defense bill Wednesday that moves National Guard units into the active-duty Space Force after facing opposition from every governor in the country. The Senate-approved National Defense Authorization Act moves two of the seven space-focused National Guard units in Colorado, the 137th Space Warning Squadron, based in Greeley, and the 138th Electromagnetic…
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Could the military be on a path to fully embracing beards?
While a beard pilot study was cut from the National Defense Authorization Act, one lawmaker promises to fight on
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Virginia-based government support services company acquires Colorado Springs firm
An out-of-state company that provides support to defense and civilian government agencies across the globe has acquired a veteran-owned defense support services firm in Colorado Springs. Delta Solutions & Strategies, founded in 2000 and headquartered in Colorado Springs, was acquired Friday by Ukpeaġvik Iñupiat Corporation (UIC), an Alaska Native Corporation, in UIC’s largest acquisition to…
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Virginia-based government support services company acquires Colorado Springs firm
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An out-of-state company that provides support to defense and civilian government agencies across the globe has acquired a veteran-owned defense support services firm in Colorado Springs. Delta Solutions & Strategies, founded in 2000 and headquartered in Colorado Springs, was acquired Friday by Ukpeaġvik Iñupiat Corporation…
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Colorado Springs named permanent home for 250 Delta 15 Space Force guardians, ahead of possible Space Command fight
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Air Force announced last week 250 Space Force guardians with Delta 15, dedicated to protecting and defending operations in space, will be permanently based in Colorado Springs at Schriever Space Force Base. A Space Force delta is similar to an Air Force wing and…
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Colorado Springs named permanent home for 250 Delta 15 Space Force guardians, ahead of possible Space Command fight
The Air Force announced last week 250 Space Force guardians with Delta 15, dedicated to protecting and defending operations in space, will be permanently based in Colorado Springs at Schriever Space Force Base. A Space Force delta is similar to an Air Force wing and in this case houses command and control, intelligence and reconnaissance…
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A six-step plan for keeping Space Command in Colorado | Vince Bzdek
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two short months and a lifetime ago, U.S. Space Command in Colorado Springs celebrated its fifth birthday after expanding from “a rag-tag band of about 100 people” when it was reestablished in 2019 to a fully operational headquarters employing 1,700 people today. This week, the…
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A six-step plan for keeping Space Command in Colorado | Vince Bzdek
Two short months and a lifetime ago, U.S. Space Command in Colorado Springs celebrated its fifth birthday after expanding from “a rag-tag band of about 100 people” when it was reestablished in 2019 to a fully operational headquarters employing 1,700 people today. This week, the Command looks to be at risk of interrupting operations and…