U.S. Space Command

06/01/2026

Joint operations require joint readiness. The United States Space Force provides crucial personnel across combatant commands, including . To level-set training, Space Training and Readiness Command launched the Space Component Staff Course, ensuring are combat-ready and fully integrated to synchronize space capabilities.

Learn more: https://www.dvidshub.net/news/566418/space-training-and-readiness-command-stands-up-command-and-control-course-prepare-guardians-joint-operations

05/30/2026

Lt. Gen. Richard Zellmann, deputy commander, and Lt. Gen. John Rafferty, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC)'s commanding general, briefed Secretary of the Army at the USSPACECOM headquarters, highlighting the U.S. Army's contributions to the command and the joint space mission.

USSPACECOM's U.S. Army component, , provides USSPACECOM with the specialized Army forces needed to protect, defend and use space capabilities.

05/29/2026

This week, commanders from the 7 Multinational Force – Operation OLYMPIC DEFENDER nations—🇦🇺 🇨🇦 🇫🇷 🇩🇪 🇳🇿 🇬🇧 🇺🇸—met at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, to address security issues in the space domain.

Royal Australian Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
Armée de l'Air et de l'Espace
Bundeswehr
Royal New Zealand Air Force
Royal Air Force

05/27/2026

This team manages strategic air and missile defense requirements, leading efforts to deliver the first Golden Dome for America capabilities to Soldiers. TID-AGDA directly supports the commanders of and U.S. Northern Command in their homeland defense efforts.

👉 https://www.dvidshub.net/news/566015/smdc-celebrates-tid-agda-change-charter

COL Jeffrey Porter accepted the position as director of 's Transformation Integration Directorate - Army Golden Dome for America, or TID-AGDA, from COL Thomas Petrini during a Change of Charter at USASMDC’s Redstone Arsenal headquarters, May 20.

Porter will serve as the Army’s centralized manager for capability development associated with strategic missile defense.

📰Read more at the link in the comments.

05/25/2026

This Memorial Day, honors all fallen heroes, including the 13 service members lost in Operation EPIC FURY. Today, we especially remember Staff Sgt. Benjamin Pennington, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC)'s 1st Space Brigade, honoring his profound courage and dedication.

05/23/2026

Ahead of Memorial Day, personnel executed the "Murph" Challenge, a workout that has become a sacred tradition in the Warfighter and fitness community to honor Medal of Honor recipient Lt. Michael P. Murphy, who made the ultimate sacrifice on June 28, 2005, during a fierce firefight in the Kunar Province in Afghanistan.

“This year holds a unique significance. It marks the 21st anniversary of his heroic death. Think of that––21 years. In military tradition, there is no higher honor than the 21-gun salute, a tribute reserved for our nation's most revered heroes. Let each rep of this workout be a shot fired in that salute. Let our effort be the thunder that echoes his legacy,” said Sgt. Maj. Chad Stackpole, USSPACECOM commandant.

05/22/2026

Thank you USSF Combat Forces Command for clearing things up. While CFC's mission is vital, is a separate organization –– a combatant command –– which includes all service members from across the Joint Force, not just USSF Guardians. And, while we have enjoyed our time in Colorado alongside CFC, we are ensuring an expeditious and professional transition to Redstone Arsenal, Alabama.

05/21/2026

: The Redstone Transition Team hosted a Command & Control Facility Industry Day earlier this month in Huntsville, Alabama, bringing together over 340 in-person and virtual attendees representing 130 commercial companies. During the event, the team shared insights into USSPACECOM's move to Redstone Arsenal (Team Redstone) and provided informational briefs touching on the command's mission, the MILCON process, and ways industry can be a part of the historic effort.

05/20/2026

leaders welcomed Brig. Gen. Gustavo Javier Valverde, chief of the general staff of the Fuerza Aérea Argentina, to the command's headquarters, where they shared the command's mission and global operations, strengthened their commitment to a secure space domain, and outlined steps to deepen strategic partnerships.

05/19/2026

The Glowbug-2 mission is expected to last a year, with the possibility of extensions based on performance and station requirements.

"The NRL team also plans to collaborate with other concurrent Space Test Program payloads," said Richard Woolf, Ph.D., NRL mission manager and co-investigator for Glowbug-2. "When Glowbug-2 detects an event, the team can alert other instruments on orbit to review their data for simultaneous measurements, enhancing the collective scientific output of the mission." 👇