Organizing for Military Space Operations.

Abstract

The newly established United States Space Command consolidates operational control of US military space forces within a single unified command. This may address near term difficulties in operational control of US military space assets, but the long term problem of space force provisioning remains unresolved. A detailed look at the nature of military space operations and an analysis of space organizational characteristics indicates the need for a systems resource management infrastructure to insure that future space forces are effective and responsive to requirements of the Defense Department and the USSPACECOM. Only by centralizing the space support activities of all three military services into a single organization or service department can future space forces be organized, trained, and equipped to perform prompt and sustained offensive and defensive operations in space.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA178021

Entities

People

  • Kenneth A. Myers

Organizations

  • Air War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Control Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Science
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Space Systems
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.

Technology Areas

  • Space