General John E. Hyten, commander of Air Force Space Command, recently identified several key actions to be taken to ensure U.S. strength in space for the future. On Apr. 14 at the 2015 Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colo., he discussed his command priorities, changes in store for space crews, and new initiatives to assure access to space.
“Winning today’s fight is my first priority,” said General Hyten. “When we have Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marines deployed in harm’s way all around the world, we have to make sure our number one priority is get them everything they need, every minute of the day because everything that they do is critically dependent on space…we cannot fail in that mission.”
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