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In a Space Force Guidance Memorandum signed Dec. 11, 2020, the Space Force added guidance to its uniform policy addressing the wear instructions for the newly-released USSF distinguished lapel insignia for the interim service dress uniform along with several other updates.
According to the memo, “the USSF distinguished lapel insignia will be worn centered below the lapel notch on the widest portion of the service dress coat lapel,” and will be worn on both lapels.
“These Space Force lapel pins will identify you as Space Professionals when you’re in your Air Force service dress uniform until we’re able to release our own Space Force uniform,” said Chief Master Sgt. Roger A. Towberman, senior enlisted adviser, U.S. Space Force. “It doesn’t mean we’ll carry this over to a Space Force uniform when it’s designed, but right now, this is how we’re going to distinguish our uniform a little bit more.”
Edwards AFB
December 16, 2020
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The safety of test operations is vital as ever during the COVID-19 pandemic and the creativity and spirit of ingenuity from Air Force Test Center units persevered.
Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., personnel and teams garnered five of the command-level awards.
Congratulations to the safety individuals and organizations recognized at the Air Force Materiel Command level.
AFMC Flight Safety Achievement Award: 96 Test Wing/Flight Safety (SEF), Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.
The 96th TW Flight Safety office simultaneously supported three F-22 safety investigation teams and five total in 2020. They led 12 aircraft investigations and remedied 24 inspection discrepancies.
The U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School is where the Air Force s top pilots, navigators and engineers learn how to conduct flight test and generate the data needed to carry out test missions. The school is located at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. (Air Force photograph)
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“This important milestone would not have been possible without the vision of U.S. Space Force leaders. The value of agile, disciplined test and evaluation spans all domains, which is why the Air Force Test Pilot School has developed this unique test fundamentals course for space professionals,” said Maj. Gen. Christopher Azzano, Air Force Test Center commander.
The U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center Launch Enterprise team and partners successfully launched the National Reconnaissance Office Launch (NROL)-44 mission at 8:09 p.m., EDT, Dec. 10, 2020, from the newly rechristened Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Launch Complex-37 in Florida aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket. (ULA photograph by Jeff Spotts)
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The U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center Launch Enterprise team and partners successfully launched the National Reconnaissance Office Launch-44 mission at 8:09 p.m., EDT, Dec. 10, 2020, from the newly rechristened Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Launch Complex-37 in Florida aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket.