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Space Doctrine Publication 3.0, crafted by STARCOM, provides baseline definitions for offensive, defensive, and "mobility and logistics" ops.
Created by Donald Trump four years ago, the new U.S. military branch embodies the strategic importance of space defense. Faced with competition from China and Russia, Washington is renewing its commitment (and drastically increasing the amount of money it devotes) to space — marking quite the reversal of fortune for Space Force, which not so long ago was the target of pastiche and mockery.
The Red Skies exercise will focus on "mission planning and execution using orbital warfare modeling and simulation techniques" rather than actual live training, according to a spokesperson for Space Training and Readiness Command.
The first-ever change of command happened Thursday at the Space Training and Readiness Command, or STARCOM.
Brig. Gen. Timothy Sejba took over the Space Training and Readiness Command from Maj. Gen. Shawn Bratton during a ceremony at Peterson Space Force Base.