Tuesday, September 8, 2020

Generation Space, Ep. 1: "Space-ics" - The official US Space Force podcast - Please note that most of the Space Force's current personnel are on assignment from the Air Force,and that they are being gradually transitioned into the Space Force over the next few years,plus this was recorded earlier in the Space Force creation process.This podcast was eventually taken over by the USSF.



On 24 July 2020, the US Space Force stood up several Space Deltas,or personnel groups,each of which has a specific space mission.One of them is Space Delta 2, which has the Space Domain Awareness mission.SD 2's mission is to to provide combat-ready SDA to deter aggression and defend the US and its Allies for space operations from, to and through
 the domain.The Commander of SD2 is COL Matthew Cantore.COL Cantore is a veteran of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom.While serving at HQ US Air Force,COL Cantore and his team developed Air Force and EUCOM strategies to respond to a revanchist Russia, providing wartime operations to blunt aggression in air,space and cyberspace.In 2017,he was a Distinguished Graduate of the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode
Island with an MA in National Security and Strategic Studies.*
Recently COL Cantore sat down for an interview for Dvids (Department of Defense videos).He was definitely excited about heading SD2 and shared some details about the new unit.For example,he said that back in 2019, he had 10 squadrons under him focused on a number of discrete areas, including electronic warfare,missile warning,missile defence and Space Domain Awareness.Now, though, he and Space Delta 2 are soley focused on SDA, which means they can go deeper into the subject.Another big difference is the Schriever-Peterson Garrison.By standing up the Garrison, there is now a group that provides combat support to the Deltas, supporting the combat elements of the mission Delta with such entities as the Mission Support Group and Medical Group.
This is especially critical in light of the fact that SD2 is a worldwide organisation with 10 locations spread over four countries, from Dahlgren, Virginia to Vandenberg AFB,to Diego Garcia,Maui, Australia and so on.Indeed,there isn't at present even one operational SD2 unit at the Peterson AFB HQ Garrison in Colorado.*
COL Cantore noted that there are a number of new capabilities coming online in the near future,new telescopes and new radars such as the Space Surveillance Telescope
here and the Deep Space Advanced Radar capability in Australia.As well, the SPADOC command and control is being phased​ out by the new Atlas system.There will also be access to the Defense Weather Satellites and space environment monitoring.*
In closing,COL Cantore urged his troops to be flexible,as the mission is being developed in little pieces, and to share their ideas.The senior leadership needs to know what the space warfighters, civilians and contractors want the US Space Force to be.*

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