Army Reserve Soldier Receives Rare Astronaut Device

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U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michelle Link, commanding general, 75th U.S. Army Reserve Innovation Command, presents the Basic Aviator Badge with the Astronaut Device to Maj. Kathleen Rubins, a NASA astronaut, during an awards ceremony at the Pentagon.
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Army Reserve Soldier Receives Rare Astronaut Device

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. 

Army Seeks to Create New Space MOS, Branch

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Lt. Gen. Sean Gainey speaks at AUSA Coffee Series event
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Army Seeks to Create New Space MOS, Branch

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.

Gainey Speaks at AUSA Coffee Series

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Lt. Gen. Sean Gainey speaks to troops
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Gainey Speaks at AUSA Coffee Series

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.

Space Dominance Crucial to Army, Future Fight

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Gen. James Dickinson
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Space Dominance Crucial to Army, Future Fight

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.

Dickinson Speaks at Strategic Landpower Dialogue

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Gen. James Dickinson
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Dickinson Speaks at Strategic Landpower Dialogue

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.

Army Astronaut Breaks Spaceflight Record

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Army Astronaut Lt. Col. (Dr.) Frank Rubio completes a spacewalk tethered to the International Space Station’s starboard truss structure, Nov. 15, 2022. (NASA photo)
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Army Astronaut Breaks Spaceflight Record

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.