The current Space Badge will be renamed the Space Operations Badge beginning Jan. 1, 2014. Wear of the badge will be focused on personnel with core 13S and 1C6 Air Force Specialty Codes, grandfathered are space professionals of all other AFSCs awarded the badge prior to Jan. 1, 2014, and non-operations personnel awarded the badge after meeting certain criteria.
In a recent memorandum, General William L. Shelton, Commander, Air Force Space Command said, “In order to clarify space mission roles and responsibilities, I am restricting wear of the Space Operations Badge to primarily space operations specialties and selected individuals who have performed operations-focused duties.”
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