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  • USSF's Servicing Command AFMC holds All-Call at SSC

    U.S. Air Force Gen. Arnold W. Bunch, Jr., Air Force Materiel Command, left, and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. David Flosi, AFMC command chief, speak to an audience of Airmen and Guardians during an All-Call and meet with senior leadership at Los Angeles Air Force Base, California, Oct. 26, 2021.

  • SMC partnering with Astra for upcoming USSF launch

    The United States Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center will partner with Astra, a wholly-owned U.S. company based in Alameda, California, to perform a demonstration launch for the Department of Defense from the Pacific Spaceport Complex-Alaska later this month.

  • USSF awards OSP-4 contract to emerging Small Launch providers

    The U.S. Space Force’s Rocket Systems Launch Program Office, part of the Space and Missile Systems Center’s Launch Enterprise at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, announced the award of the first on ramp of the Orbital Services Program (OSP)-4 Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ)

  • CSO to new USSF officers: “Be bold”

    LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.-- During a virtual ceremony broadcasted from the Pentagon, U.S. Space Force Chief of Space Operations Gen. John W. “Jay” Raymond, ceremonially transferred field grade officers around the globe into the USSF, Aug. 2.

  • SMC Commander retires after 36 years of service

    Members of the Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) and the 61st Air Base Group were joined by Department of Defense senior leaders and community partners to celebrate the retirement of Lt. Gen. John F. Thompson during a ceremony, here.

  • Senate confirms Kendall to be Air Force Secretary

    Frank Kendall won confirmation from the Senate July 26 to be the 26th Secretary of the Air Force, placing an official with decades-long service in defense issues in the top civilian job at a time when the department is navigating new global challenges and wide-reaching modernization efforts.

  • AEHF System receives new software update

    The U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center delivered the fourth Advanced Extremely High Frequency Mission Planning Element software increment into operations May 19, 2021, with the operational baseline updated June 25, improving AEHF capabilities by providing endurance mission