New task force for US Space Command to coordinate space operations

International

16-11-2022, 22:00

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INA – SOURCES

U.S. Space Command announced upon adding a new component to its organization to help coordinate operations and speed up the delivery of satellite-based services to military forces in the field.

The new organization, called Combined Joint Task Force-Space Operations (CJTF-SO), marks another step in the evolution of the U.S. military’s space enterprise, officials said.

U.S. Space Command, located at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, is a military combatant command responsible for operations in outer space.

The CJTF-SO was set to serve as a bridge between the command’s headquarters and its two large field organizations; the Combined Force Space Component Command (CFSCC) at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California; and the Joint Task Force Space Defense (JTF-SD) at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado.