The Air Force Space Command is celebrating its 30th Anniversary! Here is a significant milestone from the command’s history …
United States Space Command (USSPACECOM) was activated on 23 September 1985 to consolidate all military space efforts under the direction of one CINC directly responsible to the President through the Chairman of the Joint Staff and the Secretary of Defense. USSPACECOM gave positive, centralized control over space systems, while providing a joint military operational focus for both requirements and concepts for evolving space systems.
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