Amid the political clash and a lawmaker's call for yet another investigation, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall revealed that he and SPACECOM leader Gen. Jim Dickinson also disagreed over where the new HQ should be.
Meanwhile, Alabama's Attorney General Steve Marshall on Tuesday sent a letter to the Pentagon's Office of the Inspector General asking it to also investigate the decision.
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Satellite communications has become a priority for US Space Command as part of its space "assurance mission" for NATO allies and international partners in the Ukraine war, says the command's head, Gen. Jim Dickinson.
"I haven't made a recommendation. I haven't made a decision. We're still in the process of doing some analysis," Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall told House lawmakers today.
The exact amount Dickinson would like to see Congress add to SPACECOM's own budget is unclear, as the funding for five of the six wish list requests is restricted to a classified annex.
STRATCOM's Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations Center is focused primarily on repelling threats from Russia and China, but DoD also faces a potentially crippling spectrum grab by US commercial 5G wireless giants.
CDAO’s Advana data analytics platform is ingesting data from about 500 DoD business systems.
The new office will coordinate the commercial cooperation activities of the Joint Task Force-Space Defense at Schriever SFB in Colorado and the Combined Force Space Component Command at Vandenberg SFB in California.
SPACECOM is providing "spaceflight safety data to 680 global organizations flying 7400 spacecraft," SPACECOM head Gen. Jim Dickinson said. "We also track an additional 41,000 pieces of debris."
SPACECOM is "looking at" whether it would make sense to combine two of its operational centers, Gen. Jim Dickinson said.
"The alignment of task forces and operational centers under one commander will provide USSPACECOM a command-and-control structure that enables rapid action to deliver agile and responsive space effects in support of integrated deterrence," said SPACECOM head Gen. Jim Dickinson.
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Speaking with Breaking Defense and Defense One on Tuesday, SPACECOM head Gen. Jim Dickinson noted the importance of space "governance," including "norms of responsible behavior," and the "need to better preserve" the space environment.
SPACECOM now has "joint integrated space teams" at the other 10 combat commands to support the Joint Force, Gen. Jim Dickinson, the command's head, said.
Rumors already are flying about who will take over the vice slot at Space Force when Gen. David "DT" Thompson retires next year, with current bets on Lt. Gen. Michael Guetlein, head of Space Systems Command.
A draft version of a DoD inspector general report, obtained by Breaking Defense, said an Alabama HQ was justified, even after top military officials made a last-minute push for Colorado Springs.