Why Do We Need A Space Force
What are the weaknesses what are the strengths how do i compensate for the weaknesses and how do i really exploit the strength.
Why do we need a space force. The global positioning system for instance not only tells our troops where they are within about twenty feet give or take it also helps put a joint direct attack munition within 20 feet of isis taliban or al qaeda thugs. Do we need a space force. And more importantly do we even want it. Because once we make space a battlefield we shouldnt be surprised when people decide to use it.
This is just trying to make one organization out of what is currently many in the dod. While i was commander of the international space station in 2015 we had to maneuver our spaceship to avoid. And more importantly do we even want it. Space is too critical for the nations defense not to have an organization that speaks for its importance defends it against all comers and jealously advocates for new.
What the military does need he said is to create career paths for people who specialize in space. Space ha s been a hotly contested domain for decades. So we need a space force to be thinking about those much harder. There are two natural and possibly opposite opinions on this.
One is that creating a space force would increase the weaponry in space which some currently exists with the missile defense agency etc and that would not be favorable. Former air force chief of staff general michael ryan summed up the air forces institutional view of space aptly noting in an interview that the air force cant afford to be the bank for all space systems and that space is not a welfare system the air force would never say the same thing about its aviation programs. This is why we need a space force by rick moran a mysterious russian satellite has exhibited very abnormal behavior in its orbit leading the pentagon to worry that it may be some kind of weapon. But do we need it.
We dont need to move it from the usaf to create the space smart force we need he said. We need a space force.