KIRTLAND AFB, New Mexico, June 25 -- The U.S. Space Force issued the following news: By Senior Airman Ruben Garibay, 377th Air Base Wing Public Affairs Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman visited Kirtland Air Force Base and its mission partners, June 12-14. During his visit, Saltzman engaged closely with multiple Team Kirtland units. He met with several groups from the Air Force Research Laboratory's Space Vehicles and Directed Energy Directorates, with the Space Rapid Capabilities  more

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, California, June 28 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: An unarmed Mk21A reentry vehicle was tested this morning after being launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base aboard a Minotaur I rocket. The launch was an in-flight environmental test supporting the development of the Air Force's new Mk21A RV. The Mk21A RV is currently under contract with Lockheed Martin for its engineering and manufacturing development phase. After attaini  more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, June 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: The 58th Training Readiness Squadron has built the first-ever aerial gunnery live fire training facility at Kirtland Air Force Base N.M., 22 May 2024. This state of the art aircrew training device is designed to revolutionize the training of aircrew members using modernized HH-60G and HH-60W aerial gunnery weapon systems. The new training facility, developed in collaboration with Be  more