Latest "space force" stories

An airman places a hand on the shoulder of another airman at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 19, 2021.

Space Force records first suicides since service’s founding in 2019

Guardians saw two deaths by suicide in the second quarter of 2023.

By Rachel S. Cohen and Sarah Sicard

5 weeks ago

Retired Space Force Lt. Gen. Armagno joins Rocket Lab board

She was the first lieutenant general officer appointed to, and director of staff for, the Space Force.

By Molly Weisner

8 weeks ago

Air Force, Space Force raise max enlistment age to 42

The change arrives around a month after the Air Force missed its recruiting target for the first time since 1999.

By Jaime Moore-Carrillo

2 months ago

Space Ranger — guardian becomes service’s first to earn Ranger tab

Meet the first Space Force guardian to graduate from the Army's elite Ranger School.

By Jonathan Lehrfeld

2 months ago

Space Force kicks off final phase of uniform testing

For the next three months, more than 100 guardians across eight installations will try out the latest prototypes of Space Force garb.

By Jaime Moore-Carrillo

3 months ago

Space Force aims for more efficient operations with ‘integrated’ units

Two new "integrated mission deltas" will stand up as early as October.

By Rachel S. Cohen

4 months ago