In Major Step, Space Force Takes Over All Military Satellite Communications
U.S. Space Force 1st Lt. Joseph Curiel, 10th Space Warning Squadron, middle, leverages his ground-based radar expertise to weaponeer Coalition forces for Space Domain Awareness during SPACE FLAG 23-1 at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, Dec. 13, 2022. The space flag training ran from Dec. 5-16. (Judi Tomich/U.S. Space Force/TNS)
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — "The Space Force has taken over all of the Department of Defense's military satellite communication functions, a major step in building the new service."
"The Navy and the Army have transferred major satellite communication operations to the Space Force in an effort to consolidate training, operations, acquisition and other activities, according to a news release. The transfer marks the first time all military satellite communication functions have been consolidated under a single military service."
