Space Force is training for ‘orbital warfare’ in its largest exercise yet

Space Force is training for ‘orbital warfare’ in its largest exercise yet

The U.S. Space Force is currently carrying out its largest exercise since being established, with a service-specific operation meant to see how it can handle complex conflicts in space.  The ongoing Resolute Space 2025 involves 700 Guardians, utilizing an array of space and ground-based tools and communications systems. The Guardians are primarily operating out of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam and Schriever, Peterson and Buckley space bases. Th…

Space Force Unit that Tracked Iranian Missiles Earns New Honor

The Guardians of the 11th Space Warning Squadron were honored as the top U.S. Space Force unit for 2024 for their role in thwarting Iranian missile barrages last year. The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies selected the 11th SWS for the first-ever General Atomics Space Force Unit of the Year largely for unit’s the precise early warning of incoming missiles, which helped Air Force fighter pilots thousands of miles away launch to destroy hu…