ENGAGE! A Deliberate Planning Model for the Future Development of Space Power in the Department of Defense
Abstract
In preparation for this paper the author researched extensively through books, space policy statements, research projects, as well as speeches and position papers sponsored by the commander of Air Force Space Command. This Air Force Major Command holds the largest portion of the military space mission areas and is the most heavily funded of the services. Much like other national policies and positions, space policies have often come as others have studied how budgets have been allocated, and most recently, how American space leaders have articulated the collective vision for the road ahead. It was interesting to extrapolate from their words in order to grasp not only their immediate intent, but also what the author views as their long term strategy for guaranteeing the nation's security. The expectation is that no senior military leader would, publicly or otherwise, advocate for a dramatic change in a fiscally constrained environment, to current policy, much less a separate military service. However, the author s motivation was to take much of the current data and move it through the military decision making process (MDMP) in order to propose a direction for the future of American military space power. The point of departure for selecting this topic centers on the author's opinion that the current policy is an extension of previous policies and doctrine and has not been adequately derived from an internal effort to determine the best course for America.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 13, 2005
- Accession Number
- ADA436584
Entities
People
- Chevalier P. Cleaves
Organizations
- National Defense University