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  • Faces of Space – TSgt Ana Afonso

    Born in Galveston, Texas, and the second in her family to serve in the U.S. military, the non-commissioned officer-in-charge of the plans division in Space Delta 2 decided to join the U.S. Air Force in 2011 and later re-enlisted into the U.S. Space Force earlier this year.

  • Shaw receives third star, transfers to Space Force

    U.S. Space Command's incoming deputy commander was promoted to lieutenant general and officially transferred from the U.S. Air Force to the U.S. Space Force during a ceremony Nov. 23, 2020, at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

  • Doubling Down on Space Safety

    Recently, the Air Force Safety Center transferred the Space Safety Division to the United States Space Force as one of the first blended organizations in the Department.

  • Medal of Honor recipient dedicates Gold Star Monument

    The Colorado Freedom Memorial Foundation unveiled the new Gold Star Families Memorial Monument Oct. 14, 2020, at the Colorado Freedom Memorial in Aurora, Colo. The Woody Williams Foundation, founded by World War II Medal of Honor recipient Hershel "Woody" Williams, dedicated this monument to the

  • Space Force promotes first women chief master sergeants

    In April 1960, Chief Master Sgt. Grace Peterson became the first woman chief in the Air Force 13 years after its stand-up. Fast forward to present day, less than one year after the U.S. Space Force activation on Dec. 20, 2019, Chief Master Sgt. Taryn Stys, 4th Space Control Squadron superintendent,