Defense Primer: The United States Space Force

Abstract

On December 20, 2019, the United States Space Force (USSF) became the sixth branch of the Armed Forces. The Space Force was established within the Department of the Air Force (DAF) with the enactment of the FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The Secretary of the Air Force is responsible for organizing, training, and equipping the Space Force and the United States Air Force (USAF), two separate and distinct military uniformed services (see Figure 1). The first and present Chief of Space Operations (CSO) is General John W. "Jay" Raymond, who serves as the principal uniformed advisor for all space activities to the Secretary of the Air Force.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 11, 2022
Accession Number
AD1161760

Entities

People

  • Stephen M. Mccall

Organizations

  • Congressional Research Service

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Personnel
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Congress
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Space Based
  • Space Force
  • Space Operations
  • Space Systems
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting

Technology Areas

  • Space