The Integration of Artificial Intelligence Technologies

By Clinton Austin As the Department of Defense (DoD) continues to explore different use cases for integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) into its everyday processes, it must learn from past lessons where AI deployments failed. One such lesson is the failure of IBM Watson deployments. Since its debut on “Jeopardy!” IBM Watson has been applied to […]

SFA View on Global Space defense & America’s Lunar Return: A New Frontier for Space Defense

In a historic moment reminiscent of the Apollo era, American space exploration has achieved a groundbreaking feat, signaling a pivotal shift in the landscape of space defense and commercial space ventures. The successful landing of the Odysseus spacecraft, a privately-funded endeavor by Intuitive Machines, marks a significant milestone in the race to space dominance and […]

Space Force Association to Host Guardian Industry Nights July 27-28th

Space Force Association will host the Guardian Industry Nights (GINs) Conference July 27-28th at Peterson Space Force Base (Colorado Springs, Colorado). GINs two-night conference will provide one-of-a-kind engagement opportunities between Guardians, industry leaders, partners, and policymakers. GINs Conference offers targeted programming to inspire constructive conversations and collaboration to advance the Space Force as the dominant spacepower leader.

It’s Time for the Space Force to Be Seen

General Raymond provides remarks

As it approaches its second birthday, many Americans still don’t know they have a Space Force. Some immediate changes and new initiatives could improve that communication.

Review: The High Frontier

The High Frontier opening titles

The High Frontier is an inspirational, educational, and deeply emotive documentary companion to Dr. Gerard  “Gerry” O’Neill’s seminal book. The original source is a thorough and practical proposal for industrializing and settling our solar system. This film leverages modern technology and expert interviews to explain the key arguments of the book and to present them […]

Review: To Boldly Go…

To Boldly Go book cover

To Boldly Go: Leadership, Strategy, and Conflict in the 21st Century and Beyond is an exceptional collection of studies on leadership and strategy culled not from fact, but from fiction. Mastery in the art of war – or business, or life – requires deliberate study. Most often this comes in the form of non-fiction: biographies, […]

Space Force Unveils Human Capital Strategy: Values Are Central to Victory for Lean Force

The United States Space Force (USSF) today revealed a bold new strategy for human capital management — The Guardian Ideal. In it, the Service takes a values-centric approach and lays out a vision for reforming everything from recruiting and retention to professional development and quality of life. Senior leaders see this not just as an optional […]

Give USSF Operational Priorities a Voice

One of the main reasons for a separate USSF is to inform DAF priorities based on emerging threats from space to all domain superiority. Yet this hearing, like so many before, continues to present priorities without including space considerations.