Air Force Space Command

Type: Organization

Name: Air Force Space Command

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Top enlisted personnel named at Colorado Springs Armed Forces Week luncheon

Three local troops were recognized Friday as the 2013 Outstanding Enlisted Military Representatives at the annual Armed Forces Week Luncheon at The Broadmoor.Senior Airman Gordon T. Burton, Air Force Staff Sgt. Donald W. Wheat III and Navy Senior Chief ... [Published Individual.com - May 18 2013]

Entities: Military/Armed Forces, Colorado Springs, Peterson Air Force Base

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

May 15, 1992: The 21st Space Wing Is Born

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo., May 14 -- The U.S. Air Force Space Command issued the following press release:In the early 1940s, Peterson Air Force Base, or as it was known back then, Colorado Springs Army Air Base, was little more than a dusty runway ... [Published HighBeam Research - May 17 2013]

Entities: 21st Space Wing, Peterson Air Force Base, Air Force Space Command, Small White

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Air Force Space Command

BTAS lands spot on $271 million Air Force deal

A Dayton-area defense firm has landed a spot on a $271 million U.S. Air Force deal, marking it’s second major win in the past two months.Beavercreek-based Business Technologies and Solutions Inc., also known as BTAS, this week was named to the five-year ... [Published Dayton Business Journal - May 17 2013]

Entities: Air Force Space Command, Solutions Group Inc, US Air Force

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Oil Spill Response Group Improves Training

The UK-headquartered Oil Spill Response Limited has been increasing its Incident command system trainings. Bjorn Ross is leading the implementation and delivery of Incident Command Systems (ICS) for both internal (operations) and external (client tra ... [Published Spill International - May 16 2013]

Entities: Oil Spill Response Ltd, Institution of Fire Engineers, Command Systems Inc, On-Scene Commander

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

US Federal Business Opportunity: Department of the Air Force: X-Ray Spectrometer

Agency: Department of the Air ForceOffice: Air Force Space Command Location: 45CONS (Bldg 423)Date you need to respond by: 24-May-2013Solicitation Number: FA2521-13-Q-B045 Naics code: 334516 Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing ... [Published ITbriefing - May 16 2013]

Entities: Department of the Air Force, Spectrometer, Federal, Air Force Space Command

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Our View: Disgraceful military assault

We want to make one thing clear: A sexual assault is not a sex scandal. Nor can the rise in sexual assaults in the military be justified in any way.Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh was wrong when he blamed a ?hook-up? culture for the rising assault ... [Published Joplin Globe - May 14 2013]

Entities: Assault, Sexual Assault, Military/Armed Forces, Claire McCaskill, Sex Scandal

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Thomasson: Military lags in fighting sexual abuse

The dramatic increase in military sexual assaults, while startling, is less so I think because it is the inevitable consequence of the mixture of men and women in a profession that has been until the last few decades the sole province of men.Soldiering ... [Published Record Publishing Online - May 14 2013]

Entities: Sexual Abuse, Military/Armed Forces, Assault, Third Air Force

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

Warrior Games 2013: AF cyclists win 3 medals

Air Force cyclist Darrell Fisher places his right hand over his heart during the British and U.S. national anthems at Falcon Stadium May 12, 2013. Air Force cyclists won three medals in the Warrior Games 2013 cycling events. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master ... [Published Air Force Link - May 13 2013]

Entities: Warrior Games, Christopher DeWitt, US Air Force, Special Operations Command

First reported May 12 2013 - Updated May 12 2013 - 1 reports

Rape in U.S. military: Conduct unbecoming

If the military were truly serious about stemming the plague of sexual assaults in the ranks, the number of incidents would drop dramatically. Instead, rapes and assaults have increased.If the officers in charge were deeply committed to protecting women ... [Published Miami Herald - May 12 2013]

Entities: Military/Armed Forces, Rape, Sexual Assault, Kirsten Gillibrand

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 2 reports

Sexual Assaults in Military Keep RisingAnd Nearly 90 Percent Never Report It

http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2013/05/sexual-assault-military-went-...The number of servicemembers who reported being sexually assaulted rose consistently over the past four years, according to an internal Pentagon report released Tuesday, despite recent ... [Published Current TV - May 09 2013]

Entities: Sexual Assault, Military/Armed Forces, Jane Harman, Air Force Space Command, Real Number

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

Helms Assigned to Air Force Space Command

Lt. Gen. Susan J. Helms, USAF , has been nominated for assignment as vice commander, Air Force Space Command , Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado.Tags: Career Progressions Air Force Space Command ... [Published AFCEA - May 07 2013]

Entities: Air Force Space Command, Susan J. Helms, Peterson Air Force Base

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

Hyten Assigned to Air Force Space Command

Lt. Gen. John E. Hyten, USAF , has been nominated for assignment as commander, Fourteenth Air Force (Air Forces Strategic), Air Force Space Command , and commander, Joint Functional Component Command for Space, U.S. Strategic Command , Vandenberg Air ... [Published AFCEA - May 02 2013]

Entities: Air Force Space Command, Functional Component Command, US Strategic Command

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When his name was called, "I just wanted to jump up and go crazy because I was so excited," she said. "I know he works really hard, but he always has time for us."

Top enlisted personnel named at Colorado Springs Armed Forces Week luncheon [Published Individual.com - May 18 2013]

"There's no reason the Warrior Games should not be recognized worldwide" he said during his speech to the crowd before the race

Warrior Games 2013: AF cyclists win 3 medals [Published Air Force Link - May 13 2013]

...and we won't know the final result until we see the final drawdown in Afghanistan, and we see drawdowns in other overseas missions," Davis said. "And then we can get a better handle on what to expect. And until then it's difficult to deal with hypotheticals."

With Pentagon facing cost-cutting pressure, how will Scott AFB fare? [Published Individual.com - May 12 2013]

"It was a great learning experience in principal areas of the company's evolving business approach, particularly in developing the know-how to execute on commercial, fixed-price programs" Cary Ludtke, vice president and general manager for Ball's Operational Space business unit said in a news release

Satellite built by Boulder's Ball Aerospace finishes marathon Canadian mission [Published Boulder Daily Camera - May 09 2013]

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Top enlisted personnel named at Colorado Spring... [Published Individual.com - May 18 2013]
May 15, 1992: The 21st Space Wing Is Born [Published HighBeam Research - May 17 2013]
BTAS lands spot on $271 million Air Force deal [Published Dayton Business Journal - May 17 2013]
Oil Spill Response Group Improves Training [Published Spill International - May 16 2013]
US Federal Business Opportunity: Department of ... [Published ITbriefing - May 16 2013]
Our View: Disgraceful military assault [Published Joplin Globe - May 14 2013]
Thomasson: Military lags in fighting sexual abuse [Published Record Publishing Online - May 14 2013]
Warrior Games 2013: AF cyclists win 3 medals [Published Air Force Link - May 13 2013]
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Rape in U.S. military: Conduct unbecoming [Published Miami Herald - May 12 2013]
Scott AFB Civilian Employess Face Job Loss [Published WB11 - KPLR TV - May 10 2013]
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Sexual Assaults in Military Keep RisingAnd Near... [Published Current TV - May 09 2013]
President selects Academy's next dean of faculty [Published Air Force Link - May 09 2013]
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Sexual Assaults in Military Keep Rising—And... [Published Mother Jones - May 08 2013]
Sexual Assaults in Military Keep Rising—And Nea... [Published Mojo Feed \| Mother Jones - May 08 2013]
Pentagon estimates 26,000 sexual assaults; Obam... [Published Sacramento Bee - May 08 2013]
AFLCMC Awards Contract For Rapidly Deployable A... [Published Equities.com - May 08 2013]
Helms Assigned to Air Force Space Command [Published AFCEA - May 07 2013]
Plans to Close KAFB Space Program Get Pushback [Published French Tribune - May 03 2013]
Someone is jamming my satellite [Published Defense Update - May 03 2013]
Hyten Assigned to Air Force Space Command [Published AFCEA - May 02 2013]
Pentagon recommends Kirtland program closure [Published Current-Argus - May 02 2013]
Senator puts hold on Helmsâ move [Published Santa Maria Times - May 02 2013]

Blogs

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Sexual Assaults in Military Keep Rising—And Nea... [Published Mojo Feed \| Mother Jones - May 08 2013] The number of servicemembers who reported being sexually assaulted rose consistently over the past four years, according to an internal Pentagon report released Tuesday, despite recent efforts by the Obama administration to address the problem. But because ...
U.S. Air Force designates six cybertools as wea... [Published Security Bloggers Network - Apr 10 2013] An posting Cnet new from there security and privacy section: Six cybertools have been designated as weapons by the U.S. Air Force, allowing the programs to better compete for increasingly scarce Pentagon funding, an Air Force official said on Mo ...
U.S. Air Force designates six cyber tools as we... [Published Seclists.org - Info Security News - Apr 09 2013] Posted by InfoSec News on Apr 09 http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57578567-83/u.s-air-force-designates-six-cyber-tools-as-weapons/ By Steven MusilCNET NewsApril 8, 2013Six cyber tools have been designated as weapons by the U.S. Air Force,allowing the ...
Space mission continues despite restructure [Published militaryfeed.com - Apr 02 2013] 4/2/2013 - PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AFPS) – Critical Air Force missions continue from their current locations after today’s restructure of Air Force Space Command’s Space Innovation and Development Center at Schriever AFB, Colo. The SIDC restructure ...
Cyberwar: Israel braces for 'MiniDuke' [Published News About Cyber Warfare - Mar 20 2013] Tel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Mar 15, 2013 -The Israeli Defense Ministry is urging Israeli companies to produce a new generation of systems to bolster the country's cyberwar capabilities as it braces for attacks using new viruses, including a particularly ...

Press Releases

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Fixmo Collaborates with U.S. Air Force to Enabl... [Published Business Wire - Apr 25 2013]
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Hurtado Consulting Group Welcomes Scott Jenkins [Published PR.com Press Releases - Feb 14 2013]
Harris Corporation Awarded $66 Million Network ... [Published EON Business - Dec 20 2012]
Harris Corporation Awarded $66 Million Network ... [Published EON Government & Public Policy - Dec 20 2012]