Us Air Force Space Command

Air force space command afspc was a major command of the united states air force from september 1982 to december 2019.
Us air force space command. Air force space command activated sept. Space command was formally established aug. Afspc provides military focused space capabilities with a global perspective to the joint warfighting team. The space force will stand up its space systems command to oversee software and hardware acquisition sooner rather than later in 2021 the service s second highest uniformed official said oct.
On 20 december 2019 concurrent with the signing of the national defense authorization act for 2020 it was re designated as the united states space force and became a new sixth service branch of the united states armed forces responsible for space warfare. Unity among military branches and a combined all domain effort could be the difference in winning large scale multi domai. At the direction of the president of the united states the department of defense established an 11th unified combatant command a critical step that underscored the importance of the space domain and its strategic contributions to u s.