After Delays, Hundreds of Full-Time Air Force Reservists Preparing to Transfer to Space Force
The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.) | By Mary Shinn
Published May 27, 2025 at 9:23am ET
After delays, hundreds of full-time Air Force reservists are preparing to join the Space Force this year, while the plan for their part-time colleagues is still in the works.
The transfers were directed by a 2024 law, that is phasing out space-focused positions in the reserve, including the entire 310th Space Wing, headquartered at Schriever Space Force Base. Most of the space-focused reservists in the country work for the wing and can choose to apply for the active duty, leave the reserve or retrain into a different reserve role.
The 310th Space Wing expects about 300 reservists will follow an initial five who have already transferred into active duty, said Col. Adam Fisher, wing commander. The wing only had 250 full-time members, so some part-time reservists were among those selected to go full-time, Fisher explained.
Since reservists applied and were accepted into active duty, the transfer process has been delayed, Fisher said, and it could be a challenge to see the reservists separated from the Air Force and transferred into the Space Force during the traditional summer move cycle.
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/05/27/after-delays-hundreds-of-full-time-air-force-reservists-preparing-transfer-space-force.html
