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Barnes’ office has a staff of about 75 people and serves as the central coordinator between Space Force personnel in the Pentagon and in Colorado Springs.

Mentioned as: PentagonTechnical ProductJan 28, 2020Air Force space adviser Barnes assumes key role in standup of U.S. Space Force

President Trump publicly directed the Pentagon in June 2018 to create a U.S. Space Force, instructing then-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford to implement the order.

Mentioned as: the pentagonNarrative GovernanceJan 24, 2020U.S. Space Force has lifted off, now the journey begins

The U.S. Space Force was established within the Department of the Air Force by renaming Air Force Space Command and directing the Department of Defense to form the new branch with existing Air Force resources.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralJan 24, 2020U.S. Space Force has lifted off, now the journey begins

Space Force headquarters will be established at the Pentagon with a staff of 200.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipJan 24, 2020U.S. Space Force has lifted off, now the journey begins

Prox-1 was one of 24 small satellites that launched on Falcon Heavy as part of the U.S. Defense Department’s Space Test Program-2 mission.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralJan 23, 2020Tethers Unlimited says early results of deorbit hardware test promising

Observations from the U.S. military’s Space Surveillance Network show the Prox-1 satellite deorbiting more than 24 times faster than before deploying the tape.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralJan 23, 2020Tethers Unlimited says early results of deorbit hardware test promising

The Pentagon’s Space Development Agency is soliciting pitches for technologies to build a network of satellites in low Earth orbit to help the military find ground targets and track enemy missiles in flight.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralJan 21, 2020Space Development Agency to start building its first constellation of surveillance satellites

The Pentagon-based Space Force staff has about 40 people and is planned to grow to 200 by March.

Mentioned as: PentagonTechnical ProductJan 16, 2020U.S. Space Force begins to organize Pentagon staff and field operations

Space-based national technical means include satellites operated by the National Reconnaissance Office and the U.S. Department of Defense.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipJan 15, 2020Study raises prospect of space conflict if U.S. and Russia abandon nuclear arms control treaty

President Donald Trump directed the Defense Department in June 2018 to stand up a new military service for space.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralJan 14, 2020Raymond sworn in as the first chief of space operations for the U.S. Space Force

The retired NOAA geostationary weather satellite previously known as Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-13 has been renamed Department of Defense-1.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralJan 13, 2020Air Force turns to partners for weather forecasting support

PROSWIFT directs the National Science and Technology Council to establish an interagency working group on space weather that includes NOAA, NASA, the National Science Foundation, the Department of Defense, and the Department of the Interior.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralJan 9, 2020House panel approves space weather bill

Melanie Preisser is vice president of national systems at York Space Systems and is a former U.S. Air Force officer who oversaw space and intelligence programs at the Pentagon and the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center.

Mentioned as: PentagonOrg RelationshipJan 7, 2020York Space Systems unveils Hydra Mission Series

The Department of Defense planned for the Space Force organizational and staffing details to take at least 18 months to sort out.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralJan 4, 202045th Space Wing prepares for first launch under the U.S. Space Force

The Department of Defense must submit to Congress within 180 days a report on integrating space capabilities with the National Reconnaissance Office, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, and U.S. Space Command.

Mentioned as: Department of DefenseTechnical ProductDec 20, 2019Trump signs defense bill establishing U.S. Space Force: What comes next

The $738,000,000,000 NDAA authorizes $635,000,000,000 for base Pentagon spending.

Mentioned as: PentagonTechnical ProductDec 20, 2019Trump signs defense bill establishing U.S. Space Force: What comes next

The Office of the Chief of Space Operations will be established at the Pentagon over the 60 days following 2019-12-20 and will initially be staffed with about 40 people from the Space Force Planning Task Force.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipDec 20, 2019Trump signs defense bill establishing U.S. Space Force: What comes next

The Wideband AoA recommended that the Department of Defense develop a strategy to centralize user terminal procurement, but that strategy has not been implemented.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralDec 19, 2019GAO: DoD has no clear plan to acquire satellite-based wideband communications

The Department of Defense completed the Wideband Communications Services Analysis of Alternatives (Wideband AoA) study in June 2018.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralDec 19, 2019GAO: DoD has no clear plan to acquire satellite-based wideband communications

The addition of one or two more WGS satellites provides the Department of Defense extra time to implement the Wideband AoA recommendations.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralDec 19, 2019GAO: DoD has no clear plan to acquire satellite-based wideband communications
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