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Soldiers with the 53rd Signal Battalion work on an antenna at the Wideband Satellite Communications Operations Center at Fort Meade, Maryland, on March 29, 2018. The Satellite Operations Brigade executes continuous tactical, operational and strategic satellite communications payload management in support of combatant commands, services, U.S. government agencies and international partners. (Carrie David Campbell/Army)

Hundreds of troops were chosen for the Space Force, but Congress is getting in the way

The Space Force has never received on-time annual funding, slowing the new service's efforts to grow.

By Rachel S. Cohen

4 years ago

What the Pentagon needs before it makes a decision on satellite communications

A new Government Accountability Office report provides a few clues on a long awaited analysis of alternatives for the Air Force's Wideband Global SATCOM satellites.

By Nathan Strout

5 years ago