The View From (Army) Space ... Space Control Necessary to Fight and Win in the 21st Century

Abstract

This country has sent men and women off to battle many times, but this time, elements of the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command are involved. Space Operations Officers and others from SMDC are deployed in many locations around the world. One of our Space Operations Officers was awarded an Air Medal for his actions. Our soldiers and civilians are proving what we have known for a long time - Space control is necessary to both fight and win in the 21st Century. The "genie" is out of the box with Space technology. And this reliance on Space technology brings a new dimension to the battlefield. It also brings new problems for us because the adversary also has this capability. Sadly, though, many soldiers do not even know that their equipment - or the enemy's - relies on satellites.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA525864

Entities

People

  • Glen C. Collins Jr.

Organizations

  • United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Education
  • Forest Fires
  • Information Operations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Navigation
  • Officer Personnel
  • Personnel Management
  • Precision-Guided Munitions
  • Space Operations
  • Space Systems
  • Standards
  • Task Forces

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Space