When President Donald Trump signed the Space Force into existence, he hailed space as the “world’s newest warfighting domain.” Five years later, the Space Force is fully embracing its role ...

The United States Space Force published “Space Warfighting: A Framework for Planners” — a detailed blueprint that lays out basic principles, tactics and strategies for battling adversaries ...

"Mind-boggling" is the word Space Force Gen. Chance Saltzman used to describe China’s explosive advances in space as he warned the U.S. is on a path to losing its dominance in orbit. Testifying ...

A secretive Space Force ship has returned to earth after spending 434 days in orbit conducting mysterious tests. The Boeing-made X-37B vessel was quietly launched by SpaceX in 2023 from NASA’s ...

The U.S. Space Force, the youngest of the country’s eight uniformed services, is recruiting and will do so under its own Guardian title. “Guardian” is the title given to members of the Space ...

Todd Harrison’s chapter from Affording Defense: Investing in American Strength to Confront a More Dangerous World (American Enterprise Institute, 2025), edited by Mackenzie Eaglen. To download ...

Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman speaks to senior leaders at Space Operations Command headquarters at Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado. (Dave Grim/U.S. Space Force) U.S ...

A former fighter pilot will serve as the next U.S. undersecretary of the Air Force, President-elect Trump announced Friday night. Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier, a former U.S. Space Force commander ...

There’s space camp and then there’s Space Force boot camp. Leaders of the U.S. military’s newest branch have said they want Space Force guardians to go through their own Basic Military ...

In the complex world of military reorganization, few initiatives have generated as much debate in recent years as the U.S. Space Force, created during President-elect Donald Trump’s first term.

The 5-year-old U.S. Space Force is moving quickly to confront what is becoming its priority challenge: the threat of anti-satellite weapons (ASATs) from foreign adversaries, including Russia and ...

As the fifth anniversary of the creation of the Space Force approaches, we must never forget why a military branch dedicated to protecting our interests in space became so desperately needed.