Space Force to introduce new doctrines for functional combatant command

By Apurva Minchekar / July 7, 2023 at 9:36 AM
The Space Force is working to introduce a new doctrine for its functional combatant command responsibilities, Lt. Gen. John Shaw, deputy commander of U.S. Space Command, said yesterday. Explaining the expansion of the Space Force at a Mitchell Institute Forum, Shaw said the service is developing a new kind of doctrine after two phases of space responsibility. In its first period, from 1985-2002, SPACECOM followed classic and joint doctrine terms, known as the classic functional combatant command, whose responsibility is...

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