United States Space Command
The United States Space Command (USSPACECOM or SPACECOM) is a unified combatant command of the United States Department of Defense, responsible for military operations in outer space, specifically all operations 100 kilometers (62 miles) and greater above mean sea level. U.S. Space Command is responsible for the operational employment of space forces that are provided by the uniformed services of the Department of Defense.
| United States Space Command | |
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Seal of the United States Space Command | |
| Active | 23 September 1985 – 1 October 2002 (16 years, 10 months) (First incarnation) 29 August 2019 – present (4 years, 5 months) |
| Country | United States |
| Type | Unified combatant command |
| Role | Space command |
| Part of | Department of Defense |
| Headquarters | Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, U.S. |
| March | “Space Command March” |
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| Website | www |
| Commanders | |
| Commander | Gen Stephen Whiting, USSF |
| Deputy Commander | LTG Thomas L. James, USA |
| Command Senior Enlisted Leader | CMSgt Jacob C. Simmons, USSF |
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Space Command was originally created in September 1985 to provide joint command and control for all military forces in outer space and coordinate with the other combatant commands. SPACECOM was disestablished in 2002, and its responsibilities and forces were merged into United States Strategic Command. It was reestablished on 29 August 2019, with a reemphasized focus on space as a warfighting domain.
The U.S. Space Force is the military service responsible for organizing, training, and equipping the majority of forces for U.S. Space Command, which also includes a smaller number of forces from each of the other branches of the U.S. Armed Forces.