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Redstone Arsenal Selected as Preferred Location to Host U.S. Space Command Headquarters

#RedstoneArsenal selected as preferred location to host U.S. Space Command Headquarters. #USSPACECOM

The Secretary of the Air Force (SecAF), on behalf of the Office of Secretary of Defense (OSD), selected Redstone Arsenal (RSA) in Huntsville, Alabama as the preferred location for the U.S. Space Command Headquarters. The six candidate locations initially selected were Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico; Offutt AFB, Nebraska; Patrick AFB, Florida; Peterson AFB, Colorado; Port San Antonio, Texas;…

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U.S. Department of Defense designates the First Air Force as Space Air Forces

AFSPACE will plan, train and execute the rescue and recovery of astronauts during contingency operations.

Fernando Valduga By Fernando Valduga 05/19/22 - 09:00 AM in Espaço

Rescue men from various units around the country arrived at Patrick Air Base working with Detachment 3 to prepare for the returns of astronauts. (Photo: U.S. Space Force / Senior Aviator Dalton Williams)

The U.S. Department of Defense has officially designated the First Air Force as Space Air Forces (AFSPACE).

It will be the fifth service component of the U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM), which reached initial operational capacity (IOC) on May 3.

With the successful IOC, AFSPACE will now provide defense air power to support USSPACECOM's various operations, from, inside and to space.

U.S. Space Command commander and U.S. Army General James Dickinson said: “As USSPACECOM continues to reach key milestones to achieve full operational capacity, AFSPACE's designation and the realignment of Human Space Flight Support activities under AFSPACE demonstrate the fast pace at which command and components are moving.

“AFSPACE has achieved initial operational capacity and, like USSPACECOM, is at a point where it can credibly state that it is organized and effective to employ lasting and flawless support functions for the joint force and civilian partners,” Dickinson adds.

Initially, the First Air Force was named as the air component of USSPACECOM by the chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force (USAF), General QC Brown, in February last year.

The milestone followed the establishment of an operational planning team by the commander-in-chief of the Air Combat Command (ACC), Mark Kelly.

In July last year, the operational command and control of the Human Space Flight Support (HSFS) mission were carried out by the First Air Force.

This mission is being carried out by Detachment 3 of the First Air Force, which is based at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida.

Det. 3, formerly commanded by Space Launch Delta 45, was realigned under the First Air Force during a reassignment and change of command ceremony held at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, also that day. Air Force Lieutenant General Kirk Pierce, commander of the First Air Force, U.S. NORAD Continental Region, AFNORTH and now AFSPACE, affirmed his team's commitment to USSPACECOM.

"Space-based capabilities allow virtually all elements of our national power, including diplomatic, information, military and economic," Pierce said. "It is an honor to support this larger picture with our actions on a personal level. This includes our new responsibility to plan, train and execute worldwide rescue and recovery of NASA astronauts during contingency operations.”

Human Space Flight Support operations are conducted by the Department of Defense when requested by NASA and validated by the Department of Defense. These operations include the search and rescue of contingency from NASA and NASA-sponsored astronauts.

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Formal recognition of JTF-SD expands US Space Command's protect, defend mission

Schriever AFB CO (AFNS) Oct 25, 2019 Gen. John "Jay" Raymond, U.S. Space Command commander, recognized the establishment of the Joint Task Force-Space Defense along with the JTF-SD's new commander, Army Brig. Gen. Thomas L. James, during a ceremony Oct. 21. JTF-SD is one of two subordinate commands to the newly formed USSPACECOM, with a mission to conduct unified action with mission partners, space superiority operations to d Full article

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Chinese rocket has crashed back to Earth but no one knows where

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Chinese rocket has crashed back to Earth but no one knows where

On Monday, China launched its Long March-5B rocket to carry the final module to the Tiangong space station – now it has fallen back to Earth but no one yet knows where it has hit

Space 4 November 2022

By Alex Wilkins

The Long March 5B rocket at the Wenchang launch site in China

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A Chinese rocket used to build its space station has crashed back to Earth. It reentered the atmosphere at 10.01 utc – but at least some of it is expected to have survived to hit the surface and no one yet knows where it has landed.

On Monday, China launched its Long March-5B rocket to carry the final module to its Tiangong space station, which is now complete. The rocket’s booster, which weighs 22 tonnes and is 16 metres long, has spent the past week drifting back towards Earth.

But at least some of the rocket has a chance of making it to the ground with the initial predicted area – before it had reentered the atmosphere –  where it might come down covering a region containing 88 per cent of the world’s population, according to the Aerospace Corporation (AC), an American non-profit group that produces technical guidance for the aerospace industry.

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The booster’s rapid speed of almost 30,000 kilometres per hour means that its exact time of reentry affects where it will come down, with a few seconds changing where it will hit by tens of kilometres. An impact  location hasn’t yet been calculated.

#USSPACECOM can confirm the People’s Republic of China Long March 5B #CZ5B rocket re-entered the atmosphere over the south-central Pacific Ocean at 4:01am MDT/10:01 UTC on 11/4. For details on the uncontrolled reentry’s impact location, we once again refer you to the #PRC.

— U.S. Space Command (@US_SpaceCom) November 4, 2022

A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson told the New York Times that the probability of causing harm to aviation activities or people on the ground was low, and that “China has always carried out activities in the peaceful use of outer space in accordance with international law and international practice – re-entry of the last stage of a rocket is an international practice”.

Previous Chinese rocket launches have landed in unexpected locations: the first Long March-5B rocket launch appeared to scatter debris over villages in the Ivory Coast in May 2020, while another Long March-5B used to launch another space station module landed in water near the Philippines and Malaysia in July 2020.

However, the risk to the public is near zero if you live in the same latitude as Europe or Russia, as well as Asia or South America given the last two orbits of the booster. People outside these regions have a non-zero chance of being hit, but the chances are still incredibly small –more than 1 in 10 trillion.

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We have corrected the mass of the rocket.

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Uncontrolled debris from a massive Chinese launch vehicle plummets back to Earth, arriving over the Indian Ocean

Uncontrolled debris from a massive Chinese launch vehicle plummets back to Earth, arriving over the Indian Ocean

Debris from a massive Chinese launch vehicle has returned to Earth, according to US Space Command on Saturday. The former rocket reentered Earth’s atmosphere over the Indian Ocean at approximately 12:45 p.m. EDT. There was no immediate report of debris or damage caused by the missile’s uncontrolled return. #USSPACECOM Can confirm that the People’s Republic of China (PRC) on Mar 5 (CZ-5B)…

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First Air Force Supports US Space Command as ‘Air Forces Space’

TYNDALL AFB, Fla. (AFNS) —  

The Department of Defense designated First Air Force as ‘Air Forces Space’ (AFSPACE), and the fifth service component to U.S. Space Command May 3.

The change postures First Air Force to provide airpower expertise and advocacy in support of USSPACECOM’s mission to conduct operations in, from and to space while integrating space power into the support of First Air Force’s homeland defense mission.

“As USSPACECOM continues to achieve key milestones towards reaching Full Operational Capability, the designation of AFSPACE and the realignment of Human Space Flight Support activities under AFSPACE demonstrates the rapid pace at which the command and components are moving to provide a safe and secure space environment,” said U.S. Army Gen. James H. Dickinson, U.S. Space Command commander. “AFSPACE has achieved an Initial Operating Capability, and like USSPACECOM, is at a point where it can credibly claim to be organized and effective for employing our enduring, no-fail supporting functions to the joint force and civil partners.”

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. named First Air Force as the USSPACECOM air component in February 2021. Following that, Gen. Mark Kelly, commander of Air Combat Command, established an Operational Planning Team to determine the resources required to meet the short and long-term demands for this new mission.

ACC is the force provider for AFSPACE, and existing Continental U.S. NORAD Region and Air Forces Northern roles, responsibilities and authorities.

On July 15, 2021, First Air Force, now AFSPACE, assumed the operational command and control of the Human Space Flight Support, or HSFS, mission, which was previously executed by the Combined Force Space Component Command at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. This First Air Force mission is executed through its assigned Detachment 3 based at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida.

Det. 3, formerly commanded by Space Launch Delta 45, realigned under First Air Force during a redesignation and change of command ceremony held at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, also that day. Air Force Lt. Gen. Kirk Pierce, commander, First Air Force, Continental U.S. NORAD Region, AFNORTH, and now AFSPACE, affirmed his team’s commitment to USSPACECOM.

“Space-based capabilities enable virtually every element of our national power, including diplomatic, information, military and economic,” said Pierce. “It’s an honor to support that larger picture with our actions at a personal level. This includes our new responsibility to plan, train and execute worldwide rescue and recovery of NASA astronauts during contingency operations.”

Human Space Flight Support operations are conducted by the Department of Defense when requested by NASA, and validated by the DoD. These operations include the contingency search and rescue of NASA and NASA-sponsored astronauts.

For all crewed space flights, Det. 3 oversees the training and posturing of rescue forces on alert at Patrick Space Force Base, Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, and Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. Additionally, Det. 3 is responsible for coordinating astronaut rescue and recovery, contingency landing site support, payload security, medical support, coordination of airlift/sealift for contingency operations, as well as other support services required in the event of a spacecraft emergency.

Det. 3 has a long and distinguished history working closely with NASA to plan and coordinate DoD rescue, recovery, and retrieval support for their crewed space missions.

“It’s immensely satisfying to take another step forward in the larger leap in our role as the Air Force component to U.S. Space Command,” Pierce said. “The First Air Force team appreciates being a valued joint partner in the defense of the Homeland in the air and space domains.”

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How US Weaponises NATO (North Atlantic Terrorist Organization) to Maintain Its Own Space Dominance & Deter Russia and China

— Ekaterina Blinova | Sputnik International | Saturday January 22, 2022

NATO released its "overarching" space policy on 17 January, stipulating that any space-based attack on an ally could trigger the alliance's collective defence policy under the bloc's Article 5. What's behind the renewed US focus on space and expansion of NATO activities there?

NATO's newly released space doctrine expands on the alliance's 2019 Space Policy – which recognised space as a new "operational domain", alongside air, land, sea, and cyberspace – and vows to help make its members' space capabilities compatible and interoperable.

According to NATO, space is becoming more "crowded and competitive" with satellites being vulnerable to interference from certain countries, including Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea, which have developed and tested a wide range of counter-space and anti-satellite technologies (ASAT). The alliance proclaims that attacks in space against its members could lead to the invocation of NATO's Article 5, but falls short of defining what exactly constitutes an "attack". Instead, the doctrine says that decisions about this will be made on a "case-by-case" basis.

NATO (North Atlantic Terrorist Organization) & US ASAT Capabilities

"This NATO declaration is unneeded and unhelpful", says Dr Mark Gubrud, an adjunct assistant professor of peace, war, and defence at the University of North Carolina. "Any 'armed attack' on space systems would be part of a larger war. If it really were something confined only to space, such as a laser dazzling of a satellite, it's hard to see that you would want to invoke Article 5 over it".

It's also remarkable that while pointing the finger at Russia and China for deploying ASAT systems, the US is also known for having a wide range counter-space jamming as well as the kinetic anti-satellite capabilities of the SM-3 and GMD missile systems.

In 2008, the US conducted an ASAT weapons test, dubbed "Operation Burnt Frost". It was aimed at intercepting and destroying a non-functioning National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) satellite called USA-193 with a modified Standard Missile-3 (SM-3). The US destroyed USA-193 on 20 February 2008 under the pretext of "safeguarding human lives" by preventing uncontrolled reentry into Earth's atmosphere by the defunct satellite.

Yet, when Russia destroyed its own defunct satellite on 15 November 2021, the US condemned the operation as "a deliberate disregard for the security, safety, stability, and long-term sustainability of the space domain for all nations". The Russian Ministry of Defence shredded Washington's statement as "hypocritical", and referred to the US Air Force's testing of a Boeing X-37 orbital spacecraft as a clear indication of the Pentagon "actively developing" space weapons.

Russia, China Putting US Military Space Superiority at Risk, Pentagon Says. Boeing X-37 Spacecraft Could Carry Up to 6 Nuclear Warheads, Russian Defence Tech Company Says

'Master of Space': US Space Command's 'Vision for 2020'

It would appear that NATO's space doctrine builds upon the US Space Command's (USSPACECOM) 1997 "Vision for 2020" strategy, which sought the nation's continued preeminence in space and full-spectrum dominance, suggests Bruce Gagnon, director of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space.

"The US Space Command planning document stated that the US will 'control and dominate space and deny other nations (if necessary) access to space'", says Gagnon. "At the Space Command HQ in Colorado just above their doorway they have a sign that reads 'Master of Space'".

The US has been fighting for space dominance "since the early days of space travel", the think tank director points out. According to Dwayne Allen Day, an American space historian, the US kicked off a series of anti-satellite weapon (ASAT) programmes from the early 1960s, almost immediately after the USSR's launch of Sputnik on 4 October 1957. After the end of the Cold War and collapse of the Soviet Union, the US found itself as the sole operational cosmic military force.

In order to maintain its "preeminence", the US "sets up a story line that it 'must protect space' from the dark forces in Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea" and is closing ranks in space with its NATO allies to increase battlespace awareness and information connectivity in a cost-effective manner, according to Gagnon. "Even with all its resources the US can't afford to pay for its 'Master of Space' plan by itself", he remarks.

"'Interoperability' ensures that all NATO members purchase new expensive space technologies mostly from US aerospace corporations like Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, and others", he explains. "In addition 'interoperability' means that all space information, surveillance, and targeting is run through the US-dominated system. In other words NATO allies help pay for these costly space warfare systems but the Pentagon controls the 'tip of the spear'".

Why is the US Snubbing UN Outer Space Treaties?

On 29 February 2008, China and Russia proposed a draft treaty, entitled "Treaty on the Prevention of the Placement of Weapons in Outer Space, the Threat or Use of Force Against Outer Space Objects" (PPWT) to a UN disarmament negotiating forum. The PPWT complimented and expanded the UN's Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space (PAROS) resolutions, defined relevant terms such as "weapons in outer space", and proposed the creation of an additional protocol to establish "measures of verification of compliance with the treaty". The US, however, did not support the Russo-Chinese initiative.

"The reason that NATO, especially the US, did not support the Russia-China proposal to ban the deployment of weapons in outer space was because it did not include anti-satellite weapons stockpiles on Earth that could be easily made operational in times of conflict", says Dr Namrata Goswami, an independent strategic analyst and author specialising in space policy.

Still, Bruce Gagnon does not think that's the real reason. Moscow and Beijing have come up with a series of PAROS initiatives over the last two decades which were routinely rejected by the US, according to him. Moreover, Washington's 2006 National Space Policy explicitly stated that the nation would oppose "the development of new legal regimes", "proposed arms control agreements", or other restrictions "that seek to prohibit or limit US access to or use of space".

"The official line from Washington is that 'there are no weapons in space thus the treaty is not needed'", notes Gagnon. "But in truth the US effort to deny serious negotiations is linked to its own agenda to be the Master of Space. Any new treaty would halt the US plans to lead the space race".

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Remarks by Secretary Esper and General Milley at USSPACECOM Change of Command

Remarks by Secretary Esper and General Milley at USSPACECOM Change of Command

Remarks by Secretary Esper and General Milley at USSPACECOM Change of Command Aug. 20, 2020 Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark A. Milley spoke at the Space Command change-of-command ceremony.

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US Space Command Re-Launches

US Space Command Re-Launches

US Department of Defense Re-Establishes U.S. Space Command

At the direction of the President of the United States, Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper established U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM) today as the eleventh Unified Combatant Command, with Gen. John W. Raymond is its Senate confirmed commander.

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SPA Selected to Support The New US Space Command Program Management Office

Alexandria, Va., June 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA), was awarded a 5-year task order under GSA Professional Services Schedule to support US Space Command in Colorado Springs, CO. The contract will provide technical, engineering, and executive staff support to the Director, US Space Command (USSPACECOM) Program Management Office (PMO).  The PMO will manage the design, construction, and mission equipment integration for the USSPACECOM... from Air Conditioning /companystory/spa-selected-to-support-the-new-us-space-command-program-management-office-40037032 via http://www.rssmix.com/

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Trump formally reestablishes U.S. Space Command at White House ceremony

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Trump formally reestablishes U.S. Space Command at White House ceremony

Raymond: U.S. Space Command will have a “sharper mission focus on protecting and defending space assets.”

WASHINGTON — At a White House ceremony Thursday, President Donald Trump officially reestablished U.S. Space Command as the Defense Department’s 11th unified combatant command.

The United States had a U.S. Space Command from 1985 until 2002 when it was dissolved by the George W. Bush administration. Its functions were absorbed by U.S. Strategic Command to free up resources to create U.S. Northern Command to oversee homeland defense.

Trump in a Dec. 18 memo instructed the Pentagon to re-establish a United States Space Command (USSPACECOM) to focus on the protection of U.S. space assets and to strengthen the military’s posture in space as adversaries develop more advanced anti-satellite weapons.

The commander of USSPACECOM Air Force Gen. John Raymond was confirmed June 27 by the Senate. During a meeting with reporters at the Pentagon on Thursday, Raymond said the new command shares the name as the one that was first activated in 1985 but this one is different, as it was designed for an area when U.S. access to space is being challenged.

Space has become a “vital domain” that is critical to the nation’s security and economy and is no longer a benign environment, Raymond said. The command will have a “sharper mission focus on protecting and defending space assets, will have a stronger unified structure with our intelligence partners and a closer connection to partners and other U.S. warfighting commands,” he said. “Our goal is to deter conflict. The best way is to prepare to fight if deterrence were to fail.” China and Russia currently are regarded as the most likely to pose a threat to U.S. satellites because of their rapid advances in electronic and kinetic weapons that could be used to disable or destroy satellites.

Initially, USSPACECOM will have a temporary headquarters of about 287 people at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. A manpower study is underway to determine the future size of the command. The secretary of the Air Force selected six candidates as possible permanent locations for the command’s headquarters: Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado; Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station, Colorado; Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado; Redstone Arsenal, Alabama; Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado; and Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. A decision has not yet been made.

Army Lt. Gen. James Dickinson was selected to be deputy commander of USSPACECOM. He has yet to be confirmed by the Senate.

Raymond said the command will start out small. The goal is to reach “initial operational capability” in the coming year and “full operational capability” in the years beyond. Of the $83.8 million requested for the command in fiscal year 2020, $8.2 million is new money and $75.6 million would be transferred from other accounts.

There will be two key components supporting USSPACEOM: a Combined Force Space Component Command and Joint Task Force Space Defense. The Combined Forces Space Component Command at Vandenberg will be responsible to support military commanders around the world with space services such as GPS-based navigation, space-based data, satellite communications and missile warning. The Joint Task Force Space Defense at Schriever will be co-located with the National Space Defense Center and will be responsible for protecting military satellites on orbit.

Raymond said USSPACECOM will work closely with the National Reconnaissance Office. “The relationship with NRO has never been better,” he said. “We share a concept of operations. We train and exercise together.” At the Aug. 20 meeting of the National Space Council, the acting director of national intelligence Joseph Maguire announced that Space Command and the NRO will form a joint command structure for space operations. For the first time, intelligence community assets wil be under the operational and tactical control of the military during a conflict if U.S. satellites came under attack.

USSPACECOM is one of three major space reorganization efforts by the Defense Department. In March DoD established a Space Development Agency to help design a new space architecture taking advantage of commercial technology. The third leg is the establishment of a separate military service for space, which requires congressional authorization and a revision of Title 10 of the U.S. Code that governs the U.S. armed forces.

Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Wednesday said the establishment of the United States Space Command is the “next crucial step toward the creation of an independent Space Force as an additional armed service.”

USSPACECOM’s new logo and other information will be posted on its website spacecom.mil

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‘It’s All About Space’: POTUS, VP Unveil for the First Time the Seal of the US Space Command

The U.S. Space Command (SPACECOM) took off on Thursday, as President Donald Trump reestablished the military command in an effort to draw more attention to U.S. interests in space.

“It’s all about space,” Trump told the crowd during a Rose Garden event.

The reboot of the SPACECOM was its revitalization after 17 years, which will be part of the U.S. Department of Defense and is the 11th Combat Command.

Official White House Photo by Tia Dufour/White House/Flickr

SPACECOM’S kickoff comes at a time that the president has expressed interest in adding a sixth military branch, Space Force, which would need congressional approval.

He made it clear during Thursday’s event that SPACECOM will “soon be followed” by establishing Space Force.

Trump was joined by Vice President Mike Pence, along with Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and SPACECOM Commander Air Force Gen. John Raymond.

Proud to join President @realDonaldTrump at the @WhiteHouse to establish the US Space Command & unfurl the flag. Under the President’s leadership, our Administration is laser-focused on increasing capabilities & defending US interests in space. pic.twitter.com/Ko9S5MxsQs

— Vice President Mike Pence (@VP) August 29, 2019

“To ensure the protection of America’s interests in space, we must apply the necessary focus, energy and resources to the task — and that is exactly what Space Command will do,” Defense Secretary Mark Esper said during Thursday’s news conference.

“As a unified combatant command, the United States Space Command is the next crucial step towards the creation of an independent space force as an additional armed service.”

During Thursday’s event, Esper formally signed the documents establishing SPACECOM.

Today, we welcome the re-addition of the U.S. Space Command to the Defense Department as our 11th combatant command. @US_SpaceCom will help us secure our position as a global force by expanding our joint space operations to defend our vital national interests.

— Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper (@EsperDoD) August 29, 2019

“Now, those who wish to harm the United States to — seek to challenge us in the ultimate high ground of space,” Trump said. “It’s going to be a whole different ballgame.”

Labeling the official reestablishment of SPACECOM a “landmark day,” the president said it’s “one that recognizes the centrality of space to America’s national security and defense.”

#USSPACECOM is the next crucial step in deterring aggression & protecting our nation's space interests.

Check out this video to understand #whyamericaneedsboth #USSPACECOM & #SpaceForce https://t.co/O49Xl7lfsa

— U.S. Space Command (@US_SpaceCom) August 29, 2019

“Today, we salute the heroic men and women who will serve in SPACECOM and keep America’s horizons forever bright and forever free,” the president said.

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The White House • August 29, 2019

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Establishing the U.S. Space Command

This afternoon, at the direction of President Donald J. Trump, the Secretary of Defense established the United States Space Command to ensure America’s continued dominance in space. President Trump announced the news from the Rose Garden.

“The dangers to our country constantly evolve, and so must we,” the President said. “Now, those who wish to harm the United States, who seek to challenge us in the ultimate high ground of space—it's going to be a whole different ballgame.”

The United States is reliant on space for everything from the vital military systems that protect us to widely used consumer systems that fuel our economy. While America has the strongest military in the world, failure to act now could allow our adversaries to overcome that competitive advantage and deny us access to the space domain.

🎬 Watch: President Trump establishes the U.S. Space Command

Last week, at the sixth meeting of the National Space Council, Vice President Mike Pence spoke at length about America’s next great mission to lead the world once again in human space exploration. “As we lead in American innovation and entrepreneurship in space, we also must lead in security,” the Vice President said.

To that end, President Trump installed four-star General John “Jay” Raymond today as the first leader of the revived U.S. Space Command. The newest of 11 unified commands within the Department of Defense, USSPACECOM will employ assigned forces from every branch of the military to achieve vital victories in space.

There’s no better person to lead this charge than Gen. Raymond. As the current commander of the Air Force Space Command, Gen. Raymond leads an incredible team of about 26,000 space professionals worldwide. His deep experience in the field includes serving in the United States Air Force for more than 34 years, and in June, the Senate unanimously confirmed him as our first Commander of the U.S. Space Command. 

President Trump revives the United States Space Command.

Statement from Press Secretary Grisham

Today, the Inspector General’s Office released its report on former FBI Director James Comey’s handling of sensitive information on the job. White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham released the following statement:

 James Comey is a proven liar and leaker. The Inspector General’s report shows Comey violated the most basic obligations of confidentiality that he owed to the United States Government and to the American people, “in order to achieve a personally desired outcome.” Because Comey shamefully leaked information to the press—in blatant violation of FBI policies—the Nation was forced to endure the baseless politically motivated, two-year witch hunt. Comey disgraced himself and his office to further a personal political agenda, and this report further confirms that fact. 

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Official White House Photo by Tia DufourThe flag of the U.S. Space Command is unfurled in the Rose Garden of the White House | August 29, 2019

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U.S. Air Force holds second field test of Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS)

U.S. Department of the Air Force (DAF), in partnership with #USNORTHCOM and #USSPACECOM, held a second, more complex and rigorous field test of Advanced Battle Management System (#ABMS).

The U.S. Department of the Air Force (DAF), in partnership with U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) and U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM), held a second, more complex and rigorous field test Aug. 31 to Sept. 3 of an innovative and evolving approach to joint warfighting known as the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS).

In the latest exercise, known as an “onramp,” operators used ABMS to detect…