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21 LRS Airmen and Space Systems Command Team Up to Revolutionize Logistics with AI

U.S. Space Force Spc. 4 Blake Settoon, 62nd Cyberspace Squadron defensive cyber operator, rearranges boxes in the military container during the space logistics challenge at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, Jan. 15, 2025. This day-long challenge was the first time an artificial intelligence tool was used in loading a military container, paving the way for more rapid planning and loading in future. (U.S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jaime Sanchez)

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21 LRS Airmen and Space Systems Command Team Up to Revolutionize Logistics with AI

U.S. Space Force Spc. 4 Blake Settoon, 62nd Cyberspace Squadron defensive cyber operator, carries a box to load onto a military container during the space logistics challenge at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, Jan. 25, 2025. Settoon was part of the third round of tests for the challenge and his results were used to create a baseline to compare the optimized loading instructions given by artificial intelligence. (U.S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jaime Sanchez)

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21 LRS Airmen and Space Systems Command Team Up to Revolutionize Logistics with AI

From left, U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Mya Nare, 21st Logistics Readiness Squadron air transportation journeyman, USAF Master Sgt. Audrey Valdez, 21 LRS chief of asset management, and USAF Staff Sgt. Marnie Brannen, 302nd LRS materiel management craftsman, debrief after the second round of tests during the space logistics challenge at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, Jan. 15, 2025. Three teams were used to set a baseline to compare the effectiveness of loading cargo, using artificial intelligence’s optimized instructions. (U.S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jaime Sanchez)

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21 LRS Airmen and Space Systems Command Team Up to Revolutionize Logistics with AI

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Marnie Brannen, 302nd Logistics Readiness Squadron materiel management craftsman, loads a box into a military container during the space logistics challenge at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, Jan. 15, 2025. As the second round of tests proceeded, Brannen used her skills and knowledge to load the military container as quickly and efficiently as possible. Her results were used to create a baseline for the artificial intelligence later in the day. (U.S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jaime Sanchez)

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21 LRS Airmen and Space Systems Command Team Up to Revolutionize Logistics with AI

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Ricardo Wright, 21st Logistics Readiness Squadron central storage journeyman, and USAF Airman 1st Class Mya Nare, 21st LRS air transportation journeyman, listen to their debrief during the space logistics challenge at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, Jan. 15, 2025. Using their knowledge and skills, both Wright and Nare finished the test and were debriefed on their performance. Later, they used instructions provided by artificial intelligence to load the cargo container. (U.S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jaime Sanchez)

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21 LRS Airmen and Space Systems Command Team Up to Revolutionize Logistics with AI

U.S. Space Force Spc. 4 Blake Settoon, 62nd Cyberspace Squadron defensive cyber operator, carries a box during the space logistics challenge at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, Jan. 25, 2025. Settoon was the only member to participate that had zero experience in loading/unloading containers for this event, helping build the baseline that was used to compare the instructions given by artificial intelligence. (U.S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jaime Sanchez)

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21 LRS Airmen and Space Systems Command Team Up to Revolutionize Logistics with AI

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Ricardo Wright, 21st Logistics Readiness Squadron central storage journeyman, loads boxes into a military container during the space logistics challenge at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, Jan. 15, 2025. The first step of the space logistic challenge was to have members of different skill levels load 111 boxes of cargo into a standard military container to set the base line for the artificial intelligence’s turn later in the day (U.S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jaime Sanchez)

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21 LRS Airmen and Space Systems Command Team Up to Revolutionize Logistics with AI

Participants load an ISU-90 military container with cargo boxes during the space logistics challenge at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, Jan. 15, 2025. The first step of the space logistic challenge was to have members of different skill levels load 111 boxes of cargo into a standard military container to set the base line for the artificial intelligence’s turn later in the day. (U.S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jaime Sanchez)

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21 LRS Airmen and Space Systems Command Team Up to Revolutionize Logistics with AI

From left, Derrick Morales, Space Force PALACE Acquire civilian, Kory Gibson, 21st Logistics Readiness Squadron chief of asset management, U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Audrey Valdez, 21st LRS materiel management superintendent, U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Ricardo Wright, 21st LRS central storage journeyman, discuss objectives at the start of the first test at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, Jan. 15, 2025. The space logistics challenge brought together members of different skill levels as a comparison to see the efficiency of the artificial intelligence being tested in the event. (U.S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jaime Sanchez)

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21 LRS Airmen and Space Systems Command Team Up to Revolutionize Logistics with AI

Participants listen to the safety brief at the start of the day-long space logistics challenge at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, Jan. 15, 2025. The challenge was the first step to optimize artificial intelligence in loading a miliary container with cargo, setting up a baseline with hopes of improving the loading process for the future. (U.S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jaime Sanchez)

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Space Systems Command workforce development effort includes expanded partnership with University of Southern California

Lt. Gen. Philip Garrant, commander, Space Systems Command, lectures at the University of Southern California as part of the USC SHIELD executive education program. Workforce development is one of three top priorities for SSC’s future.

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Space Systems Command workforce development effort includes expanded partnership with University of Southern California

University of Southern California professor Frank Zerunyan (left) joins Space Systems Command’s commander Lt. Gen. Philip Garrant, and Lt. Col. Jamie Johnson, at SSC headquarters in El Segundo, Calif. The three have worked together on developing career education opportunities for the workforce at SSC.

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Space Systems Command workforce development effort includes expanded partnership with University of Southern California

University of Southern California professor Frank Zerunyan (left) joins Space Systems Command’s commander Lt. Gen. Philip Garrant, and Lt. Col. Jamie Johnson, at SSC headquarters in El Segundo, Calif. The three have worked together on developing career education opportunities for the workforce at SSC.

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Space Systems Command workforce development effort includes expanded partnership with University of Southern California

Lt. Gen. Philip Garrant, commander, Space Systems Command, lectures at the University of Southern California as part of the USC SHIELD executive education program. Workforce development is one of three top priorities for SSC’s future.

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U. S. Space Force Field Commands successfully launch GPS III, demonstrating expedited launch capabilities

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (Courtesy of Lockheed Martin)

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Small business finds open door at Space Systems Command

Space Systems Command’s commercial and small business outreach efforts include the Space Enterprise Consortium, or SpEC, which hosts an annual membership meeting conference to connect SSC staff and potential partners. The 2024 event was held in Los Angeles in October, bringing together hundreds of representatives of private sector companies and the Space Force. (Photo by NSTXL, which manages SpEC)

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INDOPACOM Joins SSC for Inaugural Space Warfighter Days Conference

USSF Brig. Gen. Anthony J. Mastalir, Commander, U.S. Space Forces Indo-Pacific, center, joined by, from left, Daniel P. Burns, Terry Lee, David Lee, Lara Schmidt, Danny Fain, Michael Baxter, Susan Herblock, Jack Clarke, Matthew Johns and Andre Doumitt with The Aerospace Corporation on Oct. 29, 2024, day 1 of the Space Warfighters Day conference at the Aerospace campus in El Segundo Calif. The two-day event paired USINDOPACOM, the nation’s largest and oldest combatant command, with the U.S. Space Force, the nation’s newest – and smallest – military branch, for the purpose of bringing game-changing capabilities to bear in defense of our Nation, Allies, and strategic interests.

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INDOPACOM Joins SSC for Inaugural Space Warfighter Days Conference

USSF Lt. Gen. Philip Garrant, commander of Space Systems Command (SSC), left, greets USSF Brig. Gen. Anthony J. Mastalir, commander, U.S. Space Forces Indo-Pacific, on Oct. 30, during second day of Space Warfighters Day conference at the El Segundo, Cal. Campus of The Aerospace Corporation. The two-day event paired USINDOPACOM, the nation’s largest and oldest combatant command, with the U.S. Space Force, the nation’s newest – and smallest – military branch, for the purpose of brining game-changing capabilities to bear in defense of our Nation, Allies, and strategic interests.

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INDOPACOM Joins SSC for Inaugural Space Warfighter Days Conference

USSF Lt. Gen. Philip Garrant, commander of Space Systems Command (SSC), left, walks with USSF Brig. Gen. Anthony J. Mastalir commander of U.S. Space Forces Indo-Pacific (SFI) toward The Aerospace Corporation campus in El Segundo, Cal. on Oct. 30, 2024 to attend day two of Space Warfighters Day conference. The two-day event paired USINDOPACOM, the nation’s largest and oldest combatant command, with the U.S. Space Force, the nation’s newest – and smallest – military branch, for the purpose of bringing game-changing capabilities to bear in defense of our Nation, Allies, and strategic interests.

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Space Force Generative AI Challenge Empowers Guardians Through Education and Collaboration

USSF Capt. Jake Schneider, Chief of Portfolio, Platform, at Space Systems Command (SSC), addresses participants in the inaugural U.S. Space Force Generative AI Challenge. The hybrid-virtual, hack-a-thon like competition kicked off on Sept. 12 and ran for eight weeks. Registered teams were challenged to create solutions to Space Force problem statements leveraging generative AI.

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