Breaking Defense — Gen. Gregory Gagnon, commander of Combat Forces Command, is prioritizing training Guardians, using both virtual environments and, in the future, a dedicated fleet of live satellites.

Breaking Defense — The Space Force intends to go solo in developing a follow-on to the classified SILENTBARKER space surveillance constellation currently operated in tandem with the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)

The WSJ — Deploying satellite constellations as data centers, proponents say, would allow the AI industry to avoid securing the immense amounts of power needed to train AI models on earth. There would be challenges, including managing temperatures for AI chips, protecting them from radiation, and keeping the satellites cost-effective.

SpaceNews — Speaking at the Spacepower conference, U.S. Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink cautioned that China is “super innovative in how they’re operating, which puts even more pressure on us to innovate faster.” His comments align with repeated Pentagon assessments, which find that China is deploying reconnaissance constellations, maneuverable satellites and counterspace systems while expanding military-civilian industrial partnerships.

USSF — Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman outlined the Space Force’s progress and priorities during a keynote address at the Space Force Association’s Spacepower Conference. He cited the graduation of the first Officer Training Course class, expanded academic partnerships, space-specific enlisted development, and continued investment in civilian education.

Air and Space Forces Magazine — The U.S. Space Force is planning improvements at its launch ranges to better accommodate the logistics and infrastructure demands that come with the launch industry’s shift toward reusable rockets.

Air and Space Forces — Jennifer Reeves, senior resident fellow for space studies at AFA’s Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies: “The prevailing and historic mindset in the Department of Defense is that space is a supporting domain. This must change to reflect the new reality—operations in all domains are needed to support space operations.”

T-Minus Podcast — The Aerospace Corporation presented ‘Space Governance: Policy and Regulatory Frameworks’ at the Caribbean Space Summit.

Aviation Week — USSF Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman outlined ambitious plans to overhaul the service’s acquisition system and force structure. “We’re moving away from a fixed, all-or-nothing ops acceptance milestone in favor of smaller, more frequent delivery increments.”

Space Daily — Aerospace’s David Tratt, who co-authored the paper, said: “We ended up with maps that identify multiple sources of ammonia, and we were able to track the plumes from their sources and observe them coalescing into larger clouds.”