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March 2, 2021

CJCS visits USSPACECOM, Space Operations Command

SCHRIEVER AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — U.S. Army Gen. Mark Milley, the 20th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, met with U.S. Space Command and Space Operations Command leaders March 1, 2021, at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, to discuss each organization's mission.

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Dec. 18, 2020

Space Force Leader to Become 8th Member of Joint Chiefs

The Joint Chiefs of Staff will grow by one member when Space Force Gen. John "Jay" Raymond joins the highest-ranking military, deliberative body in the Defense Department on Dec. 20.

Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, introduces Air Force Gen. John W. Raymond, commander, U.S. Space Command and Air Force Space Command, during the USSPACECOM Recognition and Establishment Ceremony at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado Sept. 9, 2019.

Sept. 9, 2019

Dunford: Spacecom Allows U.S. to Retain 'High Ground'

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff presided over the presentation of the colors of U.S. Space Command at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado.

The flag of the U.S. Space Command is unfurled at the White House in a presentation with President Donald J. Trump, the incoming commander of U.S. Space Command, Air Force Gen. John W. Raymond, Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper, and Air Force Command Chief Master Sergeant Roger Towberman, Washington, D.C., Aug. 29, 2019.

Aug. 30, 2019

Release: Department of Defense Establishes U.S. Space Command

At the direction of the President of the United States, Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper established U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM) today (Aug. 29, 2019) as the eleventh Unified Combatant Command. Gen. John W. Raymond is its Senate confirmed commander.

Security in Space

Feb. 11, 2019

DIA Report Details Threats to America’s Space-Based World

WASHINGTON — The Defense Intelligence Agency’s report titled “Challenges to Security in Space" said that space enables the modern world, and the United States needs to maintain its progress in this critical domain if it hopes to lead in the future.