Aug. 25, 2026 Master your mind: AFGSC reimagines readiness with MindGym To ensure operational readiness & maintain the tactical edge, Airmen must train their brains with the same rigor as their bodies. AFGSC is looking to accelerate & modernize this effort with a tactical training simulator known as MindGym.
Aug. 24, 2026 Hernandez-Baquero swears in as Department of the Air Force space acquisition and integration lead Dr. Erich "HB" Hernandez-Baquero was sworn in as the second Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration during a Pentagon ceremony this morning, following his confirmation to the role by the U.S. Senate, Aug. 7.
Aug. 17, 2026 Space Systems Command Celebrates Five Year Anniversary at Los Angeles Air Force Base Headquarters Hundreds of Space Systems Command (SSC) Guardians and their families turned out Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026 at Los Angeles Air Force Base to celebrate the U.S. Space Force Field Command’s 5th anniversary.
Aug. 14, 2026 U.S. Space Force and Japan successfully launch U.S. sovereign space domain awareness payload aboard QZS-7 satellite Second launch successfully completed in first-ever bilateral U.S. Japan cooperative space effort. Allied partnership enables better management and protection of space assets, ensuring a more secure and reliable space environment. Combat Forces Command’s Mission Delta 2 to operate.
Aug. 12, 2026 Space Force Guardians Conference focuses on service trajectory, professional growth The two-day conference provided a forum for Guardians to hear directly from senior leaders about the current state and future trajectory of the Space Force and ask questions directly to the individuals making the decisions that are shaping the seven-year-old service as it looks to double in size.