Space Force to create African and European Command to support regional combatant commands

By Apurva Minchekar / September 12, 2023 at 2:27 PM
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD -- The Space Force is creating a service component to support regional combatant commands in Africa and Europe to leverage integration, collaboration and cooperation with joint "teammates," partners and allies in respective regions, a senior Space Force official said today at the Air, Space and Cyber conference. Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman told reporters he is expecting to stand up African and European Command in the second week of December and the inauguration is planned...

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