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This photo provided by Vandenberg Air Force Base shows the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Space Launch Complex-4 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., Monday, Oct. 9, 2017. Ten new satellites for Iridium Communications Inc. have been carried into orbit by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from California. The booster lifted off from coastal Vandenberg Air Force Base before dawn Monday and its first stage successfully returned from space and set down on a landing platform floating in the Pacific Ocean as the second stage went on to deploy the satellites in orbit. (Senior Airman Ian Dudley/Vandenberg Air Force Base via AP)

Air Force expanding space training for more depth

In the midst of intensifying space operations and threats, the Air Force is increasing its initial training for airmen specializing in space from 77 days…

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