April 5, 2023 Space Force unveils Guardian Spirit handbook The Space Force released the Guardian Spirit handbook that provides guidance to Guardians on how to live the four Guardian values - Character, Connection, Commitment, Courage - in daily life.This document operationalizes how Space Force members can espouse the service’s second line of effort,
April 3, 2023 Schriever Wargame 2023 concludes Under the leadership of Space Training and Readiness Command’s (STARCOM) Space Delta 10, the sixteenth iteration of Schriever Wargame concluded March 31, marking the 25th anniversary since the wargame team initiated operations in 1998.
March 28, 2023 Phase 1 excavation complete at Haleakalā The phase one excavation at the Maui Space Surveillance Complex was completed March 22, 2023. Workers removed approximately 43 sacks of soil estimated at 84,000 pounds, replacing it with soil gathered at a nearby site. The soil removed is being safely stored at the summit of Haleakalā until a
March 9, 2023 Maui Space Surveillance Complex remediation work plan available for review The Maui Space Surveillance Complex Phase 1 remediation work plan is online and available for review. The work plan details recovery efforts after approximately 700 gallons of fuel were released from an on-site backup generator. The plan is available at
March 3, 2023 Excavation starts at Haleakalā fuel spill MAUI, Hawaii -- Following approval of a work plan, excavation for the Haleakalā fuel spill cleanup began March 3, 2023, at the Maui Space Surveillance Complex. The excavation was delayed due to inclement weather at the summit.
Feb. 23, 2023 Excavation contract awarded for fuel clean up The U.S. Space Force awarded an excavation contract Feb. 14 to Tunista Services in after approximately 700 gallons of fuel were released from an on-site backup generator Jan. 29, on the Haleakalā summit. U.S. Ecology, a sub-contractor and environmental services provider with more than 70 years of
Feb. 23, 2023 SecAF Kendall visits Maui Space Surveillance Complex fuel spill The Secretary of the Air Force met with representatives from local advocacy groups to discuss the Air Force's commitment to addressing a recent fuel leak at the Maui Space Surveillance Complex.
Feb. 16, 2023 SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE AND SPACE FORCE INDOPACIFIC COMMANDER TO PROVIDE UPDATE ON MAUI SPACE SURVEILLANCE COMPLEX FUEL SPILL REMEDIATION Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall and United States Space Forces Indo-Pacific Commander Brig. Gen. Anthony Mastalir will hold a press conference Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 1 p.m. alongside local officials to provide an update on the Maui Space Surveillance Complex diesel fuel spill remediation
Feb. 15, 2023 Space Force retains cultural expert with ancestral ties to Haleakalā The U.S. Space Force finalized a contract with CKM Cultural Resources Feb. 14 to provide a cultural advisor and monitor in support of the remediation project atop Haleakalā.An equipment malfunction of a back-up generator, at the Maui Space Surveillance Complex, released 700 gallons of fuel into the
Feb. 15, 2023 STARCOM debuts another service-level exercise in POLARIS HAMMER 23 The 392d Combat Training Squadron under Delta 1, Space Training and Readiness Command (STARCOM), developed and delivered POLARIS HAMMER 23, which provided command and control training to both U.S. and Australian forces, Feb. 6-9, 2023, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.