Joint Force Resiliencies
Improvements in space assets protection and resiliency, and integration of space capabilities into Joint Force will bring better effectiveness, coordination, and protection across all domains. Making the space assets more resilient will deter adversaries from temptation to take them out, and that will benefit to the overall Joint Force operations. Contrary, perception that space assets can be easily attacked could have consequence of deterring the U.S. to entry into the conflict in the first place. Improvement on the existing capabilities to disseminate limitations and vulnerabilities of the space assets, the Air Force should prioritize its investment alternatives. Thus, the Air Force should list its space operational requirements if improvements
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The Air Force, specifically Air Education and Training Command (AETC), as responsible agency, did all the training and delivered airman capable of performing basic space operations. However, today AETC perform only undergraduate space training of space operators in a generic sense. Importance of the experts of the space operations was evident during the OIF. One of the planning factors in conducting operations in Fallujah was to minimize collateral damage, which was done using precise attacks aided by Global Positioning System (GPS). Additionally, electronic warfare to jam enemy communications was conducted to degrade adversary command and control capabilities. Although senior officers and planners are aware of the space capabilities and its advantages, with day-to-day decisions struggle, it is not always on their minds. Moreover, since Director of Space Forces (DIRSPACEFOR) reports directly to the CFACC there is no inherent or implied authority over Joint Forces. Thus, DIRSPACEFOR has no directive authority over the assigned space forces, to include space personnel assigned to the Operations Division within the
The Air Force, specifically Air Education and Training Command (AETC), as responsible agency, did all the training and delivered airman capable of performing basic space operations. However, today AETC perform only undergraduate space training of space operators in a generic sense. Importance of the experts of the space operations was evident during the OIF. One of the planning factors in conducting operations in Fallujah was to minimize collateral damage, which was done using precise attacks aided by Global Positioning System (GPS). Additionally, electronic warfare to jam enemy communications was conducted to degrade adversary command and control capabilities. Although senior officers and planners are aware of the space capabilities and its advantages, with day-to-day decisions struggle, it is not always on their minds. Moreover, since Director of Space Forces (DIRSPACEFOR) reports directly to the CFACC there is no inherent or implied authority over Joint Forces. Thus, DIRSPACEFOR has no directive authority over the assigned space forces, to include space personnel assigned to the Operations Division within the