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Maj. Gen. Shawn Bratton, the head of Space Training and Readiness Command, said this week during the Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Md., the event gave Guardians an opportunity to practice satellite jamming, with a Space Force-leased commercial satellite as the target.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beyond Black Skies, the service is planning for a \u201cRed Skies\u201d exercise next summer that will train Guardians for orbital warfare and a \u201cBlue Skies\u201d event in 2024 targeted at cyber operators. Bratton told C4ISRNET in a Sept. 19 interview at the conference that events like this are not only great for training operators, they help inform requirements and build momentum around developing new capabilities for the service\u2019s test and training range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Space Force is on a path toward creating a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/space\/2022\/06\/15\/space-force-envisions-digital-future-for-testing-and-training\/\" target=\"_blank\"> National Space Test and Training Complex<\/a> that will provide real-world and simulated infrastructure to improve how Guardians practice tactics and how the service develops and fields new capabilities. STARCOM officials briefed Chief of Space Operations Gen. Jay Raymond in early September on the vision for the range, and while Bratton declined to discuss the details, he said the work will inform the service\u2019s fiscal 2024 budget request.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the Black Skies exercise, STARCOM is relying mostly on the electronic warfare infrastructure that\u2019s already part of the range. For next summer\u2019s Red Skies, the command plans to invest in higher fidelity digital capabilities to boost its ability to replicate the space environment and make its training scenarios more realistic. That includes simulations of space weapons and the ability for more operators to participate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">STARCOM plans to draw from the Air Force\u2019s digital capabilities and is also working with industry to see what commercial products are available to meet its needs. Bratton said while he doesn\u2019t expect the service to roll out a product in time for Red Skies, the goal is for Guardians to have more virtual training tools available by then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For Blue Skies, however, STARCOM wants to make significant improvements to its digital training environment. That involves creating simulated replicas of its satellites and other space systems that offer a \u201crepresentative terrain\u201d for cyber operators as well as its aggressor force, which is made up Guardians tasked with playing an adversary role in training events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI need a place to put them that is representative of [our] architecture,\u201d Bratton said. \u201cAll we have today is the live systems. 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