Active-duty airmen and guardians must update religious affiliation records by Oct. 16 as the Pentagon streamlines nearly 180 faith codes into 31 standardized categories.

If confirmed, Space Force Lt. Gen. David Miller would become the commander of SPACECOM, which oversees military operations in space, and Navy Vice Adm. John “Brad” Skillman would be Vice Chief of Naval Operations.

The commission must recommend how the academy would be governed, what degrees it would offer, who could attend, what service graduates would owe the government and what legal authority or legislation would be needed to establish it.

Defense analysts speculated the announcement could indicate that the U.S. believes competitors are deploying their own space weapons.

America’s armed forces must prepare to wage and win wars in all domains, including on and around the moon, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff said in remarks at the Air, Space and Cyber Conference.

Space Force personnel recently helped elementary school students in South Korea launch paper rockets and explore how satellites work during a five-day program aimed at cultivating the next generation of scientists and engineers.

Schiess is the third officer to serve as leader of the military’s youngest branch, assuming the responsibility from Gen. Chance Saltzman, who has served as head of the Space Force since 2022.

The new design draws colors from the force’s service flag, Operational Camouflage Pattern uniform name tape and Class A uniform. The ceremonial ensemble is completed by a Space Force blue belt, cap and cord worn over the left shoulder.

Aerospace company Rocket Lab will carry out as many as 18 suborbital launches from Alaska under a $266 million Defense Department contract.

U.S. Space Forces Japan is getting its own headquarters and another 60 guardians over the next year, according to its new commander.