{"id":31602,"date":"2021-09-02T18:56:44","date_gmt":"2021-09-02T18:56:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/09\/02\/navy-forges-maritime-space-officer-designator\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:24:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:24:14","slug":"navy-forges-maritime-space-officer-designator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2021\/09\/02\/navy-forges-maritime-space-officer-designator\/","title":{"rendered":"Navy forges maritime space officer designator"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Navy has created a maritime space officer designator to serve within the Information Warfare Community, and is accepting applications for lateral transfers through October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMSO establishment is a major milestone in building out the Navy space community,\u201d a naval administrative message released in August said. \u201cMSOs will be the maritime space integration and planning professionals of the Navy, providing a unique combination of prior warfare qualification, operational experience and fundamental knowledge and background in space-related capabilities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These officers will be \u201cassigned globally to fill key space oriented positions\u201d at Navy Maritime Operation Centers, Navy Warfighting Development Centers, U.S. Space Command, and the National Intelligence Community and the Information Warfare Type Command.<\/p>\n\n\n\t