On 5 June 1998, Falcon Air Force Base was renamed Schriever Air Force Base in honor of General Bernard “Bennie” Schriever. The father of the United States’ missile and military space programs, General Schriever, as head of Air Force Systems Command, oversaw the development of the Atlas, Thor, Titan, and Minuteman missiles as well as multiple satellite and launch systems. On 26 July 2021, the base was renamed Schriever Space Force Base to reflect its role in the US Space Force.
