United States Space Force
Space service branch of the U.S. military
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| 2025 | Planned deployment of Tranche 1 Tracking Layer satellites in Low Earth Orbit, with two contractors each building 14 satellites capable of tracking hypersonic missiles by their heat signatures. |
| April 11 2025 | Base Commander Colonel Susannah Meyers was relieved of command by the Trump administration after sending an email to base personnel criticizing Vice President Vance's visit and reaffirming the base's inclusive values. |
| April 4 2025 | SpaceX, ULA, and Blue Origin announced as winners of NSSL Phase 3 Lane 2, securing approximately 28, 19, and 7 launches respectively. |
| 2025 | Planned decision for Space Futures Command's leadership and headquarters location. |
| March 2025 | Rocket Lab and Stoke Space were awarded NSSL Phase 3 contracts, joining SpaceX, Blue Origin, and ULA, with their respective launch vehicles Neutron and Nova. |
| March 28 2025 | Vice President JD Vance, his wife Usha, and National Security Adviser Michael Waltz toured Pituffik Space Base as part of a trip originally arranged by the Trump administration, a visit that was opposed by local Greenlanders. |
| 2025 | Frank Kendall III becomes Secretary of the Air Force during Donald Trump's current presidential term |
| March 21 2025 | NROL-57 mission launched using Falcon 9 launch vehicle |
| March 11 2025 | Senators Mike Crapo and John Hickenlooper introduced the Space National Guard Establishment Act in the Senate, seeking to create a Space National Guard. Simultaneously, Representatives Jason Crow and Lauren Boebert introduced an identical companion bill in the House of Representatives. |
| 2025 | The Space Force plans to make its Service Dress Uniform available by late 2025. |
| 2024 | Army released its Space Vision, outlining a new approach to space operations focused on integrating and interdicting space capabilities in support of land operations. |
| 2024 | Transportable Range Operations Center (TROC) became operational. |
| 2024 | Ongoing discussions continue regarding the future of 11 Air National Guard units performing space-related missions, including the 233d Space Group, amid potential reorganization. |
| 2024 | General B. Chance Saltzman planned for initial mission analysis by a small team, with the goal of establishing two new centers by the end of the year. |
| 2024 | Expected awards for NSSL Phase 3 contracts, anticipated to occur in mid to late 2024. |
| 2024 | NSSL Phase 3 awards expected in mid to late 2024, with SpaceX (Falcon 9), Blue Origin (New Glenn), and ULA (Vulcan Centaur) awarded Lane 1 contracts. |
| 2024 | The Space Force plans to make its Physical Training Uniform available by early 2024. |
| December 2024 | Both the House and Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, establishing the Vice Chief of Space Operations as a statutory office and rank. |
| November 2024 | Hawaii Air National Guard activated two dedicated space units, expanding the national space operations capability. |
| November 20 2024 | The Department of the Air Force selected Schriever Space Force Base to host Space Delta 15, with 250 manpower authorizations. Space Delta 15 is set to be fully operational in the summer of 2027. |
| November 19 2024 | The position of Deputy Chief of Space Operations was redesignated from 'deputy chief of space operations for technology and innovation' to 'deputy chief of space operations for cyber and data (S6)'. |
| September 2024 | SDA plans to launch 126 satellites (42 satellites from each of 3 firms) in the Tranche 1 Transport Layer, forming a mesh network of small LEO satellites with 4 optical links per satellite. |
| September 2024 | AFROTC reclassified Initial Military Training (IMT) and Field Training Preparation (FTP) as Basic Cadet (BC) and Basic Cadet Leader (BCL) respectively, updating the cadet classification system. |
| September 30 2024 | SpaceX launched its first crewed flight from Launch Complex SLC-40. |
| August 26 2024 | Donald Trump addresses the 146th annual National Guard Association conference, promising to create a Space National Guard if elected president. |
| July 30 2024 | The last National Security Space Launch (NSSL) mission using an Atlas V launch vehicle was completed. |
| June 2024 | Lt Col Marcus Losinski begins command of the squadron |
| June 28 2024 | Lt Col Kenneth P Grosselin assumed command of the 3rd Space Operations Squadron, serving from 28 June 2024 to present |
| June 25 2024 | Lt Col Mark Crimm takes command of the squadron, succeeding Lt Col Gerrit Dalman |
| June 21 2024 | Lt Col Shane Rexius concludes leadership of the 2nd Space Launch Squadron |
| June 21 2024 | Lt Col Andrew Singleton begins leadership of the 2nd Space Launch Squadron |
| June 21 2024 | James E. Smith was ranked as Major General and became Vice Director for Joint Force Development at the Joint Staff. |
| June 20 2024 | Devin Pepper was ranked as Major General and appointed Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategy, Plans, and Policy at Allied Command Transformation. |
| June 18 2024 | James E. Moschgat becomes the latest recorded Commandant of the National Security Space Institute |
| June 18 2024 | General Hokanson testified that 'we actually have a Space National Guard, we're just not willing to admit it' before the Senate Appropriations Committee's Defense Subcommittee. |
| June 12 2024 | Robert Schreiner is ranked as Brigadier General and becomes Deputy Director for Operations on the Joint Staff |
| June 11 2024 | Chandler Atwood is ranked as Brigadier General and becomes Vice Commander and Deputy Commanding General (Operations) of Space Operations Command |
| June 7 2024 | Shay Warakomski is ranked as Brigadier General and becomes Assistant Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Operations, Cyber, and Nuclear |
| June 5 2024 | House Appropriations Committee's Defense subcommittee advanced a bill prohibiting transfers from National Guard to Space Force without gubernatorial consent. |
| May 22 2024 | House Armed Services Committee approved its version of the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act, including Legislative Proposal 480, with an amendment requiring gubernatorial consent for transfers. |
| May 6 2024 | A bipartisan group of 56 House Representatives and 29 Senators sent a letter opposing the proposal to Armed Services Committees. |
| May 3 2024 | Governors of Florida and Texas sent individual letters expressing opposition to the proposal. |
| May 3 2024 | Lieutenant Colonel Robert M. Smith assumes command of the 5th Space Warning Squadron, succeeding Lieutenant Colonel Michael A. Provencher |
| May 3 2024 | Dennis Bythewood was ranked as Major General and assigned as Special Assistant to the Chief of Space Operations. |
| April 2024 | Delta IV Heavy launch vehicle is retired. |
| April 29 2024 | Governors of 48 states and five U.S. territories sent an open letter to Secretary Austin requesting withdrawal of the proposal. |
| April 22 2024 | Council of Governors published an open letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin calling for the proposal's withdrawal. |
| April 19 2024 | Ohio Governor Mike DeWine published an open letter to President Biden opposing the proposal and suggesting the creation of a Space National Guard as an alternative. |
| April 18 2024 | Major General Richard R. Neely published an op-ed arguing the proposal would degrade space warfare capabilities and damage gubernatorial authority. |
| April 17 2024 | House Armed Services Committee hearing where Air Force Secretary and Space Operations Chief supported the proposal, while some committee members criticized it. |
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