Space C2 hubs evolving from experimental to operational

By Courtney Albon / April 7, 2017 at 7:30 AM
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO -- The recent name changes of two high-profile organizations working to align the space interests of the Defense Department and intelligence community are not merely cosmetic, but indicate their evolution from experimentation and tactics development hubs to centers supporting national-level space operations, according to a military official. Officials announced April 4 that the Joint Interagency Combined Space Operations Center, the first organizational by-product of the Third Offset Strategy, is now the National Space Defense Center. And the...

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