Army Space Command

Army space and missile defense command usasmdc huntsville alabama usasmdc is the assigned army service component command ascc to the united states strategic command usstratcom and.
Army space command. As a combatant command u s. The 1st space battalion provides an operational headquarters for command and control of army space forces and is currently based out of fort carson colorado. 18 2020 us fleet cyber command us navy space command welcome new vadm. Spacecom was inactivated in 2002 and its responsibilities and forces were merged into united states strategic command.
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. The command was established in 1997. Army space forces provide. Military service branch tasked with missions and operations in the rapidly evolving space domain.
Cavalier air force station n d. Army space command one of seven major subordinate elements of the u s. 14 to understand the installation s significance to u s. Karbler with senior enlisted advisor command sergeant major finis a.
About the command usasmdc is built upon a lengthy history of achievement in space and missile defense. The united states army space and missile defense command usasmdc is an army service component command ascc of the united states army. The battalion s soldiers have deployed to afghanistan iraq oman kuwait and. Space command visited cavalier air force station n d sept.
Smdc officially recognized as army component for space command august 24 2020 space warrior earns second place at forscom best warrior competition august 21 2020 fa40s discuss space operations. The current usasmdc commander is lieutenant general daniel l. James dickinson commander of u s. Army space and missile defense command smdc commands and controls the army space forces.
Since 1957 when the army created the first program office for ballistic missile defense the. Space force is the 6th independent u s.