The U.S. Marine Corps plays a crucial role in the space domain through its component command, Marine Corps Forces Space Command (MARFORSPACE), which was activated on October 1, 2020. MARFORSPACE supports the U.S. Space Command's mission by providing space operational support to the Fleet Marine Force, enhancing warfighter lethality through improved communications, targeting, and navigation. While the Marine Corps does not operate its own spacecraft, it relies on space-based assets for ISR, PNT, and satellite communications, and integrates with the Space Force to ensure access to critical all-domain operations, especially in the Indo-Pacific region. Associated keywords include: MARFORSPACE, USSPACECOM, space support, multi-domain operations, Fleet Marine Force.
All verified mentions of this organization in source documents.
The U.S. Space Force selected 50 members of the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps to transfer to the space branch on 2021-06-30.
David Kalinske retired from the U.S. Marine Corps in 2013 after serving as commanding officer of a fighter squadron and as an aide to Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama.
The V-BAT supports the U.S. Army's Future Tactical UAS program, SOUTHCOM/JIATF-S, the U.S. Marine Corps with an expeditionary unit, and the U.S. Coast Guard.
The U.S. Marine Corps has about 180,000 personnel for comparison with the projected 16,000-person Space Force.
Technical DREAM payload organizations include Fossa Systems, Hawaii Science and Technology Museum, Purdue University, and the United States Marine Corps Warfighting Lab.
General James Cartwright retired from active duty on 2011-09-01 after 40 years of service in the United States Marine Corps.
Retired Marine Corps Gen. James Cartwright is a former commander of U.S. Strategic Command who supports establishing a U.S. presence in cislunar space for strategic advantage.
Paul Damphousse served 22 years in the U.S. Marine Corps as a pilot and space operations officer and retired in 2011.
Thomas Taverney, a retired Air Force major general, stated that a Space Force equivalent to the Marine Corps would meet the criteria for a sixth service.
The Space Force is proposed to be modeled after the Marine Corps.