The Defense Department will formally establish U.S. Space Command next week, on Aug. 29, a move that will shift 87 units under a single unified combatant command. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford announced the official standup today at the sixth meeting of the National Space Council. The new COCOM will be led by Gen. Jay Raymond, who will serve the dual-hatted role as the head of Air Force Space Command. The two major SPACECOM components...
