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  • Acquiring Minds Episode 18 - System Deltas

    This is the story of System and Mission Deltas—a new Space Force construct designed to tear down acquisition silos and accelerate the delivery of space-based capabilities to the warfighter.

  • Acquiring Minds Episode 17 - COMSO

    For decades, space was the domain of a few. Government built its own systems, from the ground up. But today, the space domain is a bustling global marketplace. The challenge is no longer if commercial technology can help us win, but how fast we can get commercial technology into the hands of the

  • Acquiring Minds Episode 16 - SATCOM

    In today’s complex global landscape, no environment is uncontested. From jamming signals that can blind our pilots… to the ever-present threat of attack on our space assets… adversaries are honing their ability to sever the lines of communication that give our U.S. forces their decisive edge.How can

  • Acquiring Minds Episode 15 - Rapid Response Trailblazer

    What if you had to replace a vital GPS satellite not in two years, but right now? This was the question faced by U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command. The answer was the Rapid Response Trailblazer—an initiative to see just how fast a complex national security launch could be executed.

  • Acquiring Minds Episode 14 - Early Missile Warning - FORGE

    Welcome to Acquiring Minds, an information series that breaks down how the capabilities acquired by Space Systems Command are empowering our nation's warfighters. Episode 14 discusses FORGE (Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution), a program that provides early missile warning and attack

  • Acquiring Minds Episode 13 - Operational Test & Training Infrastructure (OTTI)

    Welcome to Acquiring Minds, where we break down how space acquisition empowers today’s war fighter. Modern warfare – and the defense of our nation – relies on our military capabilities in space. Ensuring that the systems we build on earth will perform in the congested, contested domain of space is a

  • Acquiring Minds Episode 10 - Midnight Hammer

    Welcome to Acquiring Minds, where we break down how the capabilities acquired by Space Systems Command are empowering our Nation's fighters. Today, we're highlighting Operation Midnight Hammer. On June 22nd, six United States Air Force B-2 stealth bombers flew over the remote mountains of western