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Late in the Cold War a stand-alone command was considered necessary to de-conflict space operations between the military services, as each branch had space capabilities of its own. The first iteration of the Space Command was created in 1985 to provide joint command and control for all military space operations.<\/p>\n
GW Bush’s administration needed to pare its number of commands, and it was decided that the Space Command was dispensable. Its responsibilities were then assumed by the U.S. Strategic Command. SecDef Rumsfeld opined the outcome would \u201celiminate redundancies in the command structure and streamline the decision-making process.\u201d<\/p>\n
In 2018 proponents of creating the Space Force cited the need to consolidate responsibility for space acquisitions, personnel, and operations under one service. Air Force leadership was staunchly opposed to all of this.<\/p>\n
The Trump administration ultimately decided to proceed with reestablishing the Space Command 2019 August and created the Space Force that December.<\/p>\n
“The phrase in, from, and to space is a direct reference to the core functions of the Space Force. Guardians secure our Nation\u2019s interests in space through space superiority activities that protect the Joint Force and the Nation from space and counterspace threats,” wrote Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman in a memo obtained by Breaking Defense.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n By THERESA HITCHENS<\/p>\n WASHINGTON \u2014 In a new \u201cCommander\u2019s Note\u201d to Guardians today, Space Force chief Gen. Chance Saltzman revealed a snappy new \u201cmission statement\u201d for the service that implies a broad mandate for future warfighting: \u201csecure our Nation\u2019s interests in, from, and to space.\u201d<\/p>\n In his 16th \u201cC-Note,\u201d obtained by Breaking Defense, Saltzman explains that while the Space Force doesn\u2019t get to determine its actual mission \u2014 that is the job of the president and Congress \u2014 it does get to choose \u201cthe words we use to describe the mission.\u201d<\/p>\n Saltzman further took the time to explain some of the rational for words chosen.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n