{"id":50859,"date":"2023-12-15T20:38:31","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T20:38:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2023\/12\/15\/us-space-command-fully-operational-four-years-after-reinstatement\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:37:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:37:46","slug":"us-space-command-fully-operational-four-years-after-reinstatement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/space\/2023\/12\/15\/us-space-command-fully-operational-four-years-after-reinstatement\/","title":{"rendered":"US Space Command fully operational four years after reinstatement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 More than four years after being reinstated, U.S. Space Command is now fully operational.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The milestone, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spacecom.mil\/Newsroom\/News\/Article-Display\/Article\/3619320\/usspacecom-commander-declares-full-operational-capability\/\" target=\"_blank\">which the command announced Dec. 15<\/a>, is essentially a recognition that SPACECOM meets the criteria to execute the full range of its mission to deliver a range of space capabilities to military users and combatant commanders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSince its establishment in 2019, USSPACECOM has been singularly focused on delivering exquisite capability to the joint force to deter conflict, defend our vital interests, and, if necessary, defeat aggression,\u201d Commander Gen. James Dickinson said in a statement. \u201cThanks to the disciplined initiative of our people and the support of our joint, combined and partnered team, I can confidently say we have reached full operational capability.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The criterial for full operations includes things like demonstrating its ability to meet operational responsibilities, developing a skilled workforce and having the infrastructure and processes in place to support its work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The command <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/smr\/space-competition\/2021\/08\/24\/spacecom-declares-initial-operational-capability-two-years-after-launch\/\" target=\"_blank\">achieved initial operations in 2021<\/a> and Dickinson has since said that meeting the requirements to be fully functioning required the organization to have a permanent headquarters. Checking that box has been a long, contentious process, however, involving multiple reviews from government watchdog agencies and debates between states vying to host the command \u2014 namely, Colorado and Alabama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As he was leaving office in 2021, Trump announced Huntsville, Ala. as his choice to host the command\u2019s headquarters. That decision was met with immediate pushback from Colorado lawmakers, who called the Air Force-led process \u201cfundamentally flawed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., requested a Government Accountability Office review of the decision and a DoD inspector general investigation. Both agencies concluded in 2022 that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/space\/2022\/06\/02\/government-watchdog-finds-major-flaws-in-us-space-command-basing-process\/\">while the basing process lacked transparency and credibility<\/a>, the Air Force followed the law when choosing Huntsville.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, the Defense Department initiated a new selection process. And despite the conclusions from GAO and the inspector general\u2019s office, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/battlefield-tech\/space\/2023\/07\/31\/space-command-to-stay-in-colorado-after-biden-rejects-move-to-alabama\/\">the Biden administration announced July 31<\/a> that Space Command would remain in Colorado Springs, reversing Trump\u2019s decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In turn, House Armed Services Chairman Mike Rogers, a Republican from Alabama, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/space\/2023\/07\/31\/alabama-lawmaker-blames-far-left-politics-for-spacecom-hq-decision\/\">quickly launch a congressional investigation<\/a>. He threatened to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/battlefield-tech\/space\/2023\/08\/03\/rogers-demands-pentagon-comply-with-space-command-inquiry\/\">subpoena DoD officials for documentation<\/a> of the Air Force\u2019s selection process and called for additional reviews from GAO and the inspector general.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization Act, which Congress passed this week, includes a provision that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/space\/2023\/12\/07\/space-command-hq-delayed-another-six-months-in-defense-policy-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\">stalls funding to construct the Colorado Springs headquarters <\/a>until those agencies conclude their reviews next July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lamborn praised Space Command\u2019s full operational capability milestone in a Dec. 15 statement, calling it \u201cthe pinnacle\u201d of years of hard work by DoD space leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p 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