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U.S. Space Command was established in August 2019 as the military’s 11th unified combatant command.
Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett will re-open the process to select a permanent headquarters for U.S. Space Command later 2020 to give state and local leaders a fresh opportunity to make their pitches.
Populating the Space Force will require the voluntary transfer of up to 16,000 Air Force personnel who worked under Air Force Space Command prior to the redesignation.
Immediately after President Trump signed the 2020 NDAA on 2019-12-20, Air Force Space Command was renamed U.S. Space Force.
Congress directed Air Force Space Command in December 2018 to take over the procurement of commercial satellite communications and to develop an enterprise architecture of military and private-sector satellites.
Air Force Space Command was renamed U.S. Space Force on 2019-12-20.
The Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC launched a $350,000 national public relations campaign to promote keeping U.S. Space Command in Colorado.
A decision to announce the permanent site for U.S. Space Command's headquarters has been delayed with no explanation.
Maj. Gen. William Liquori directed the study while he was the director of strategic requirements, architectures, and analysis at Air Force Space Command.
On 2019-12-20, President Trump signed the law that created the U.S. Space Force by renaming U.S. Air Force Space Command and making it a separate military service.
The U.S. Space Force was established within the Department of the Air Force by renaming Air Force Space Command and directing the Department of Defense to form the new branch with existing Air Force resources.
The U.S. Space Force was created as an independent service with Title 10 responsibilities to organize, train, and equip forces to support operations run by U.S. Space Command and other combatant commands.
Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett stated that about 16,000 personnel from Air Force Space Command have been assigned to the U.S. Space Force and that the transition will take about 18 months.
The standup of U.S. Space Command in 2019 increased demand for trained space operators across U.S. military space organizations.
On 2019-12-20, Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett assigned 16,000 airmen and civilians who worked under Air Force Space Command to the Space Force.
Air Force General John "Jay" Raymond, commander of U.S. Space Command, will serve as the first Chief of Space Operations who will become a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff by December 2020.
The Department of Defense must submit to Congress within 180 days a report on integrating space capabilities with the National Reconnaissance Office, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, and U.S. Space Command.
The Secretary of Defense may authorize an officer serving as the Chief of Space Operations to serve concurrently as the Commander of the United States Space Command.
The 2019-10-01 NDAA allows Gen. John "Jay" Raymond to serve concurrently as Commander of U.S. Space Command and Chief of Space Operations during a one-year transition period.
The National Reconnaissance Office and U.S. Space Command have agreed that in times of conflict the National Reconnaissance Office will take direction from U.S. Space Command.