Space. Making a Difference
Abstract
We recently conducted the 6th Annual Space Cadre Symposium here in Colorado Springs. The planners for this event and publication got it right when they selected the controlling idea or theme - Space really is the best job in the Army. I say this because I know there is a high-degree of respect for the value that Space-based capabilities deliver to the fight and the overall Warfighter mission. MAJ Glen Hees, a Space operations officer in the command's G3 section, summed up this value the best: "Space capabilities save lives. The ground Warfighter doesn't care how in-flight ballistics affect a Hellfire missile - he cares about taking out the bunker he's receiving persistent sniper fire from. Likewise, the Warfighter doesn't care about the fact that his communications are traveling thousands of miles through Space, he just wants his communication to get through. Space professionals often struggle with the question of whether they are truly having an impact. The basic tenets of shoot-move- communicate have not changed in the last 30 years. What has changed is the ability of Space to make these tenets better by helping the Warfighter gain situational awareness through timely terrain and imagery data and friendly force tracking.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2009
- Accession Number
- ADA514051
Entities
Organizations
- United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command