Do we need a Space National Guard? Colorado says yes, but Congress is not so sure. 1 hour ago Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael A. Loh, then the adjutant general for the Colorado National Guard, talks with reporters at a roundtable discussion about the National Guard s role in the newly formed Space Force at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Feb. 12, 2020. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Erich B. Smith) The Colorado House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill Friday that lays the legal framework for the state to establish the Colorado Space National Guard. But before any Coloradans head to the recruiting station, they should know there’s a catch the U.S. Congress has to authorize a Space National Guard first.
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How US Could Outpace Arch-Rival Russia In Ballistic Missile Early Warning System
April 10, 2021
The US Space Force (USSF) is likely to launch its fifth ballistic missile early-warning satellite next month. Arch-rival Russia had launched its fourth satellite with similar capability last year.
The geosynchronous satellite, part of the Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS), has recently been delivered to the USSF base in Florida.
By orbiting the Earth in highly elliptical rounds and communicating with stationary ground systems, the SBIRS satellites provide 24/7 infrared surveillance of missile activity throughout the world.
The US military claims SBIRS has proved its mettle in the wake of a series of missile attacks by Iran on the US and allied forces in Iraq in January 2020. According to the US Space Force, SBRIRS apparently saved lives by providing a vital warning against more attacks.
“Clearly, this is
not what Congress intended,” said one former DoD official. “They wanted
one person in charge, and made it the new Assistant Secretary of the Air Force and even strengthened that position to merge the SAE (legal authority to put things on contract), with a mandate to fix Architecture and Integration.”
Response to the re-organization plans from former DoD officials, acquisition experts and sources close to Congress ranged from confusion to frustration to skepticism. Some, for example, said it doesn’t seem to do much more than change the nameplate on the Space and Missile System Center’s door in Los Angeles.
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The United States Space Force will reform its acquisition organization under the new “Space Systems Command”, in the summer of 2021, Chief of Space Operations Gen. Jay Raymond said.
Under the restructuring to speed up new technology delivery, Space Systems Command (SSC) will replace the Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC), elevating its responsibilities to a Space Force Field Command.
The new organization, headquartered at Los Angeles Air Force Base, will be charged with developing, acquiring, fielding and sustaining space capabilities.