SPACECOM declares IOC

By Courtney Albon / August 24, 2021 at 2:55 PM

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO -- The commander of U.S. Space Command today announced the organization has achieved initial operational capability.

Speaking at the Space Symposium here, Gen. James Dickinson said SPACECOM is “a very different command today at IOC then we were at stand-up in 2019.”

Some of SPACECOM’s major milestones include receiving assigned components from the services, standing up two functional components, establishing a headquarters for the command and entering into more than 100 space operations-related data sharing agreements.

“Simply put -- U.S. Space Command is ready to deter conflict and, if necessary, defeat aggression,” Dickinson said.

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