{"id":17164,"date":"2020-03-30T14:12:54","date_gmt":"2020-03-30T14:12:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2020\/03\/30\/this-is-what-the-space-force-is-doing-to-reduce-the-spread-of-covid-19\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T21:37:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:37:06","slug":"this-is-what-the-space-force-is-doing-to-reduce-the-spread-of-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/coronavirus\/2020\/03\/30\/this-is-what-the-space-force-is-doing-to-reduce-the-spread-of-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"This is what the Space Force is doing to reduce the spread of COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 Much of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/space\/2020\/03\/29\/countries-keep-investing-in-weapons-to-take-out-satellites\/\" target=\"_blank\">what the U.S. military does in space<\/a> is carried out on classified networks, with teams of space operators working in close quarters on computer systems that process data from highly advanced satellites and radar. In short: a potential hotbed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/coronavirus\/2020\/03\/23\/pentagon-loosens-cash-flow-for-industry-more-measures-likely-coming\/\" target=\"_blank\">for the novel coronavirus<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three individuals assigned to the Space Force in Colorado have been diagnosed with COVID-19, said Chief of Space Operations Gen. John Raymond, who leads <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/breaking-news\/2019\/12\/21\/may-the-space-force-be-with-you-heres-what-we-know-about-the-us-militarys-newest-service\/\" target=\"_blank\">both the U.S. Space Force<\/a> and U.S. Space Command.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2020\/03\/27\/amid-a-global-pandemic-the-space-force-is-still-working-to-get-off-the-ground\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49698967057_bf0dfc3e27_k.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Amid a global pandemic, the Space Force is still working to get off the ground<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The coronavirus pandemic is holding up some ceremonial moves, but things are still on schedule.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, the coronavirus pandemic isn\u2019t slowing down space operations, Raymond told reporters during a teleconference Friday, pointing to ongoing work providing additional bandwidth to the hospital ship USNS Mercy and supporting the GPS satellites, among other mission areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re committed to providing those capabilities and we\u2019re continuing to do so without interruption,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOperationally, we launched AEHF 6 yesterday,\u201d he said. \u201cThis month in March took initial operational capability of the Counter Communications System block 10.2. \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/coronavirus\/2020\/03\/27\/heres-how-covid-19-is-impacting-the-air-forces-most-important-weapons-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Space Fence we will declare<\/a> today it reached initial operating capability, and the second GPS III satellite today will be operationally accepted.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To keep space operations moving forward, troops assigned to the Space Force have had to adopt precautions to ensure crews are insulated from getting COVID-19 and passing it around their squadron. There is no one-size-fits all policy, stressed Raymond, who said that the Space Force has reviewed every mission area and come up with specific directives for each one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe have a very diverse mission set and our crews vary in size from two to dozens, and they vary in location from Thule, Greenland, to Colorado Springs. There\u2019s differences,\u201d said Raymond.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/space\/2020\/03\/27\/another-cost-increase-for-raytheons-next-generation-gps-ground-station\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/33816868766_8d3354adb4_k.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">US Space Force logs another cost increase for Raytheon\u2019s next-generation GPS ground station<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">This time it&#039;s a hardware problem, and China is involved.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Raymond wouldn\u2019t go into details on all the measures being taken, citing operational security reasons, but said that he feels comfortable that the Space Force is doing enough to prevent the spread of the virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some of the precautionary steps include keeping crews separate to avoid exposure to the virus, disinfecting surfaces according to medical guidelines, screening personnel for a fever or other coronavirus symptoms before getting on the operations floor and \u2014 when possible \u2014 reducing the number of personnel in a workspace. 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