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Sentinel: The history of the DAF modernizing the backbone of America’s national security
August 16, 2024 — The U.S. Air Force is replacing the 54-year-old LGM-30G Minuteman III ICBM weapon system with the LGM-35A Sentinel ICBM. Upgrading to Sentinel ICBMs ensures the land-based leg of America's Nuclear Triad remains safe, secure & effective... MORE

Lines of light streak across the night sky from unarmed ICBMs

U.S. Space Force makes history at Basic Military Training
December 11, 2020 — History was made here Dec. 10 as the first seven people to enlist directly into the U.S. Space Force graduated from Basic Military Training... MORE

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- History was made here Dec. 10, as the first seven people to enlist directly into the U.S. Space Force graduated from Basic Military Training.

Want to transfer into the Space Force? Application period opens May 1
April 23, 2020 — The U.S. Space Force announced recently the opportunity for U.S. Air Force active duty members to volunteer to officially transfer into the new service begins May 1... MORE

With the stroke of a pen, U.S. Space Force becomes a reality
December 25, 2019 — U.S. Space Force is a stand-alone, sixth branch of the U.S. military... MORE

President Donald Trump signs S.1790, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 as senior leaders look on, Friday, Dec. 20, 2019, at Joint Base Andrews, MAryland. The act authorizes a budget that supports the U.S. armed forces and postures the Air Force to meet the requirements of the National Defense Strategy.