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America's Eyes In Orbit Will Play Key Role In Fight Against Terrorism![]() When the United States wages war against terrorism, it will fight looking through the eyes of Air Force Space Command. According to Gen. Ed Eberhart, the United States will never go to war without the space systems operated by AFSPC, which he's commanded since February 2000. Space Warriors Add New Wrinkle To Red Flag ![]() Schriever AFB - Sept. 5, 2001 The pilot of an F-16 studied the dry hills and arroyos of southern Nevada under her as she banked in search of the target on the ground. This was no ordinary target she was seeking. The opposition force's space threat -- a truck loaded with sophisticated electronic warfare equipment -- was hiding along the desert floor. Ground Up Approach To Space ![]() Nothing like what he is doing now has ever been done before. There is little history to it. It is being developed from the ground up. And everyone is watching. That's why Maj. Smokey Reddoch, a doctrine writer for space operations, wants to ensure what he is doing now creates a legacy for the 37,200 airmen he serves in Air Force Space Command and for the armed services as a whole. Army's First Space Operations Course Ends ![]() Fourteen officers graduated Aug. 3 from the Army's inaugural Space Operations Officer Qualification Course. "There is only a small cadre of space operational officers," said guest speaker Lt. Gen. Joseph M. Cosumano Jr., commanding general of the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command and U.S. Army Space Command, before a group of 75 military and civilian personnel during the graduation ceremony in the U.S. Air Force Space Command Headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. AFA Conference Brings Space Stars Together ![]() The "stars" of military and industrial space gathered for an annual Air Force Association conference May 24 to discuss the future of space operations for the United States. In a one-day conference in Colorado Springs leaders of the aerospace industry mingled with the military men and women who will make sure the United States maintains its superiority in space. Weather Directorate Strengthens International Relations ![]() The secretary of the Air Force for international affairs recently approved the Air Force Directorate Of Weather's request to release previously restricted weather data and software programs to many U.S. allies and coalition partners. This sharing of technology and information forges a new path in the international arena, weather officials said. Rumsfeld To Reorganize Military Space Programs ![]() Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is expected to assign the air force the task of training and equipping the US military for defensive and offensive space operations as part of a major reorganization of military space programs, defense officials said Monday. Space Odyssey Just Beginning, Says Space Commander In Chief ![]() The future of America's military space program has never been brighter. But, America needs to rededicate itself to space. So said Gen. Ralph "Ed" Eberhart when he opened Space Congress 2001 in Cape Canaveral last Monday. Space Critical For US Forces ![]() American military involvement in space will become more critical to national security in coming years, said U.S. Space Command's top officer. Air Force Air Force Begins The Transformation Of Space ![]() The Air Force is stepping out to implement decisions from the Secretary of Defense to transform the way military space is managed and organized. Russian Space Forces To Be Formed By June 1st ![]() The Russian Space Forces, which will be a new type of Russian armed forces, are expected to be finally formed by June 1st, a source with the Russian Strategic Missile Forces has told Interfax. US Air Force Forms Counterspace Technology Unit ![]() Concepts of futuristic offensive and defensive counterspace weapon systems will soon be taken out of the lab and put to the test with the activation of the 76th Space Control Squadron at Peterson Air Force Base. Commission Calls For Consolidation Of Space Functions ![]() Washington - (AFNS) Jan. 12, 2001 A Jan. 11 report submitted to Congress by the Space Commission calls for the consolidation of space functions into a single organization to create a strong center of advocacy for space and an environment in which to develop a cadre of space professionals. Working Today to Keep America Safe Tomorrow ![]() Most Americans don't spend much time thinking about what would happen if a "nation of concern" unexpectedly launched a missile carrying a nuclear, chemical or biological payload at North America. Rumsfeld Commission Warns Against "Space Pearl Harbor" ![]() Warning that the United States could face a "space Pearl Harbor," Defense Secretary-designate Donald Rumsfeld and a commission he formerly headed unveiled a report Thursday advocating tighter security for American space systems. New Squadron Trains For Space-Based Aggression ![]() Air aggressor squadrons are not new. Since the creation of the Air Force, these flying squadrons have played the villain of the exercise scenario, attacking fellow blue-suited pilots in war exercises to train them as effectively as possible for the time when they had to go up against the real thing. By using the doctrines and technology the enemy has and utilizing them, these aggressor squadrons sharpen our sense of the enemy's abilities and how to counteract them. The long-used nickname for these aggressors is "Gomers."
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