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. About the command usasmdc is built upon a lengthy history of achievement in space and missile defense. Spacecom is responsible for preparing all military operations in space and is supported by service members drawn mostly from the air force but also from the army navy. Cavalier air force station n d.

The command was established in 1997. As of june 2020 its headquarters has yet to be. Since 1957 when the army created the first program office for ballistic missile defense the.

Army space command one of seven major subordinate elements of the u s. 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. Military service branch tasked with missions and operations in the rapidly evolving space domain.

As a combatant command u s. Space force is the 6th independent u s. The battalion s soldiers have deployed to afghanistan iraq oman kuwait and.

14 to understand the installation s significance to u s. The current usasmdc commander is lieutenant general daniel l. Spacecom was inactivated in 2002 and its responsibilities and forces were merged into united states strategic command.

Army space and missile defense command smdc commands and controls the army space forces. 18 2020 us fleet cyber command us navy space command welcome new vadm. The 1st space battalion consists of four companies each with a specific focus to help achieve its mission.