Us Air Force Space Command
Afspc provides military focused space capabilities with a global perspective to the joint warfighting team.
Us air force space command. Space command was formally established aug. Air force space command afspc was a major command of the united states air force from september 1982 to december 2019. 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.
Air force space command activated sept. 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. 1 1982 is a major command with headquarters at peterson air force base colorado.
29 2019 at a white house ceremony.