To meet rising space and missile threats, the Army is creating a new 40D MOS, space operations specialist, and broadening its homeland defense capabilities, the commander of Army Space and Missile Defense Command said during a media roundtable.
In April, the Association of the U.S. Army’s “Army Matters” podcast will highlight key battlefield lessons from Ukraine and tell the story of a NASA astronaut who now serves in the Army Reserve.
First up, on April 9, is a podcast featuring Lt. Gen. Charles Costanza, commander of V Corps. For more than 100 years, V Corps has helped to reinforce NATO commitments in Europe. Today, the corps is doing some of its most important work with partners stationed near the Russia-Ukraine war.
Maj. Kate Rubins received the Basic Aviator Badge with Astronaut Device and Space Badge during a ceremony Nov. 21 at the Pentagon, making her the first Army Reserve soldier authorized to wear the device.
Col. Mark Cobos commands the U.S. Army’s only space brigade.
To boost expertise in space operations, the Army is working to establish a new space MOS and branch, said Lt. Gen. Sean Gainey, commander of Army Space and Missile Defense Command. Work also is underway to push critical space capabilities down to the tactical level.
Lt. Gen. Sean Gainey, commanding general of Army Space and Missile Defense Command, will speak July 23 at a Coffee Series event hosted by the Association of the U.S. Army.
The in-person event will take place at AUSA headquarters in Arlington, Virginia. The event opens at 6:30 a.m. Eastern with registration, coffee and networking. The program is scheduled to begin at 7:15 a.m.
It is free for military members, government employees and the media.
Warfighting and global competition are no longer limited to the ground, air or sea. Now, they’ve gone to space.
On the future battlefield, the success of land forces will depend on critical space capabilities that are increasingly at risk of becoming vulnerable to America’s adversaries, the commander of U.S. Space Command said.
Gen. James Dickinson, commanding general of U.S. Space Command, will speak Nov. 8 as part of the Strategic Landpower Dialogue co-hosted by the Association of the U.S. Army and the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
The Strategic Landpower Dialogue is a public, on-the-record speaker series on security issues. It was launched Sept. 19 with a discussion featuring Army Secretary Christine Wormuth and Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George.
When NASA astronaut Lt. Col. Frank Rubio returns to Earth Sept. 27, he will have completed a record-breaking mission.
By the end of his mission, Rubio will have spent 371 days in low-Earth orbit, the longest single spaceflight by an American. Rubio’s time in orbit surpasses the previous record by 16 days, according to a NASA news release. He launched Sept. 21, 2022, for his first trip to space.
