Enhancing ‘lethality’: First Space Force ‘operations’ doctrine cements role within Joint Force
Space Doctrine Publication 3.0, crafted by STARCOM, provides baseline definitions for offensive, defensive, and "mobility and logistics" ops.
Space Doctrine Publication 3.0, crafted by STARCOM, provides baseline definitions for offensive, defensive, and "mobility and logistics" ops.
The highly mobile D2S2 satellite will carry a 20cm camera to test the sensor performance needed for lunar imaging.
"There are going to be some vulnerabilities in there. We just have to recognize them immediately, and then be able to sort it out and mitigate it rapidly," Space Force Lt. Gen. Saltzman says.
"I think probably the biggest single thing that I know Gen. Raymond is working on ... is really fleshing out that long-term vision for the Space Force," Justin Johnson, acting deputy assistant secretary for space policy says.
The Space Development Agency "could easily die away without anybody missing it," said former Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson.
"We know that cyber attack is where we are most likely to face the enemy in space," said Space Force deputy commander Maj. Gen. Stephen Whiting.
"If we get this right, we will be the envy of the other services, because we're not tied to business of the past," says Space Force CSO Gen. Jay Raymond.
"They're cleaning up a bit of 'the who's in charge' of deciding which mode is a particular sensor going to be in on any given time of the day," one Pentagon expert said of the UCP's changes to SPACECOM's roles.