Lt. Gen. David J. Buck, 14th Air Force and Joint Functional Component Command for Space commander spoke at the 32nd Space Symposium Space Warfighters Luncheon here April 12.
Buck, who leads U.S. Strategic Command’s space component, is responsible for the global employment of synchronized space effects in support of national and combatant commander theater and global objectives.
During his remarks, Buck emphasized the dynamic nature of the space domain and the challenges which lie ahead. “Space is no longer a boutique domain or the exclusive purview of a few space-faring nations; rather space is a common operating environment for some 60 nations, various governmental commercial and academic organizations and home to more than 1,300 active satellites,” Buck said.
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