U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM) is a unified combatant command of the U.S. Department of Defense responsible for military operations in outer space. It plans, executes, and integrates military spacepower into multi-domain global operations to deter aggression, defend national interests, and defeat threats when necessary. USSPACECOM is distinct from the U.S. Space Force, which organizes, trains, and equips space forces.
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President Donald Trump issued a 2018-12-18 memo instructing the Pentagon to establish a United States Space Command as a functional Unified Combatant Command.
President Donald Trump issued a 2018-12-18 memo directing the establishment of United States Space Command as a functional Unified Combatant Command.
The 2018-12-18 presidential memo directed the Secretary of Defense to recommend officers for nomination and Senate confirmation as Commander and Deputy Commander of United States Space Command.
A 2018-12-18 presidential memo instructed the Pentagon to establish a United States Space Command as a functional Unified Combatant Command and directed the Secretary of Defense to recommend officers for nomination and Senate confirmation as Commander and Deputy Commander of the new command.