{"id":67918,"date":"2024-09-12T16:24:18","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T16:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2024\/09\/12\/us-space-force-is-urged-to-flag-emerging-humanitarian-crises-on-earth\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T01:12:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T01:12:06","slug":"us-space-force-is-urged-to-flag-emerging-humanitarian-crises-on-earth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/space\/2024\/09\/12\/us-space-force-is-urged-to-flag-emerging-humanitarian-crises-on-earth\/","title":{"rendered":"US Space Force is urged to flag emerging humanitarian crises on Earth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. Space Force should play a greater role in tracking factors related to human security, like food production, climate trends or energy distribution, for military decision-makers, according to a new report from RAND Corp., a federally funded research center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That\u2019s because the service\u2019s access to communication, navigation and intelligence satellites provides a unique opportunity to monitor non-military factors that often lie at the heart of conflict on Earth, the authors argue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The report from the public policy research firm <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rand.org\/pubs\/perspectives\/PEA2905-1.html??cutoff=true&#038;utm_source=AdaptiveMailer&#038;utm_medium=email&#038;utm_campaign=701QK00000G4OU0YAN&#038;utm_term=00vQK00000BH7ZqYAL&#038;org=1674&#038;lvl=100&#038;ite=290628&#038;lea=3728817&#038;ctr=0&#038;par=1&#038;trk=a0wQK000006nQacYAE\" target=\"_blank\">highlights the military\u2019s role in disaster prevention and crisis response<\/a>, pointing to portions of the 2022 National Defense Strategy and National Security Strategy that link national security to humanitarian challenges like food insecurity, energy shortages, climate change and terrorism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAlthough several U.S. government agencies and commercial partners collect and monitor indicators that are potentially related to human security, the [Space Force\u2019s] role as a military service makes it a natural nexus for embedding human security principles and perspectives in the security workforce,\u201d RAND states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The report comes as Space Force capabilities <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/space\/2024\/02\/14\/pentagon-launches-six-satellites-to-boost-missile-tracking-capability\/\" target=\"_blank\">to track missiles<\/a>, monitor bad behavior in orbit and support military operations on the ground are in high demand. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall told Defense News this summer that to meet current demand and expand into new mission areas, the service\u2019s $30 billion budget <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/space\/2024\/08\/27\/securing-us-space-assets-is-busting-the-air-force-budget-kendall-says\/\" target=\"_blank\">needs to double or triple.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That kind of budget growth is unlikely in the near future, and RAND acknowledges this challenge in its study, noting an increasing appetite for imagery and data collection, in particular.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSuch an expansion is likely difficult to justify, given that the Space Force\u2019s capacity cannot meet current operational demand,\u201d RAND states. \u201cAlthough the [Space Force] can potentially play a leading role in the human security area, it will need to rely on partnerships, likely with both public and private organizations, to provide the needed capabilities and capacities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Growing capacity and acquiring new systems will require long-term investment, but for now the service should lean on its relationships with international allies, commercial industry and other government agencies \u201cdefine metrics related to human security through security cooperation training efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Space Force should also develop training for its workforce on how to factor human security into its data collection and analysis, injecting relevant scenarios into wargames and exercises, RAND says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a case study on the impact space capabilities could have in preventing or managing humanitarian crises, the report explores the famine in Somalia, where over one million people have been displaced due to drought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Space capabilities could be used to track environmental indicators like land degradation, water level changes and weather conditions. 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