1 00:00:01,440 --> 00:00:03,273 Well , good morning , ladies and 2 00:00:03,273 --> 00:00:05,440 gentlemen . I'm Dave Deptula , dean of 3 00:00:05,440 --> 00:00:07,496 the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace 4 00:00:07,496 --> 00:00:09,440 Studies , And welcome to our first 5 00:00:09,440 --> 00:00:12,210 space power forum of the New Year . Or 6 00:00:12,210 --> 00:00:14,099 really pleased that General James 7 00:00:14,099 --> 00:00:16,220 Dickinson could join us today . John 8 00:00:16,220 --> 00:00:18,220 Dickinson is the commander of U . S 9 00:00:18,220 --> 00:00:20,650 Space Command , 11th and most recently 10 00:00:20,650 --> 00:00:23,260 established , Unified Combatant Command . 11 00:00:23,270 --> 00:00:25,120 It's responsible for conducting 12 00:00:25,120 --> 00:00:28,870 operations in From Into Space . Now , 13 00:00:28,870 --> 00:00:31,330 before joining U . S Space Command . 14 00:00:31,340 --> 00:00:33,530 Initially , as its deputy commander , 15 00:00:33,540 --> 00:00:35,318 General Dickinson served as the 16 00:00:35,318 --> 00:00:37,373 commanding general of the Army Space 17 00:00:37,373 --> 00:00:39,870 and Missile Defense Command . So 18 00:00:39,870 --> 00:00:41,870 welcome , General . And thanks very 19 00:00:41,870 --> 00:00:44,092 much for making time to join us today . 20 00:00:44,440 --> 00:00:47,210 Uh , I'd like mentioned that it was 21 00:00:47,210 --> 00:00:49,377 really a pleasure having your chief of 22 00:00:49,377 --> 00:00:51,432 staff regular General Leonard on the 23 00:00:51,432 --> 00:00:54,290 forum toe close out last year . Uh , so 24 00:00:54,290 --> 00:00:56,179 with that said , I'd like to kick 25 00:00:56,179 --> 00:00:58,300 things off today by giving you an 26 00:00:58,300 --> 00:01:00,189 opportunity to make a few opening 27 00:01:00,189 --> 00:01:02,356 remarks on the progress you've made to 28 00:01:02,356 --> 00:01:05,120 date building out space command , your 29 00:01:05,120 --> 00:01:07,540 vision for the command and what some of 30 00:01:07,540 --> 00:01:09,707 your biggest challenges and priorities 31 00:01:09,707 --> 00:01:11,762 are as you look into the future . So 32 00:01:11,762 --> 00:01:14,320 with that over to you . Well , good 33 00:01:14,320 --> 00:01:16,550 morning . And , uh I should say good 34 00:01:16,550 --> 00:01:19,150 morning from a snowy and cold Colorado . 35 00:01:19,150 --> 00:01:21,206 We've had some snow over the last 24 36 00:01:21,206 --> 00:01:23,428 hours , so I appreciate the opportunity 37 00:01:23,428 --> 00:01:25,428 day to get the opportunity to speak 38 00:01:25,428 --> 00:01:27,483 with you and General Deptula . Thank 39 00:01:27,483 --> 00:01:29,428 you , Dave . Thanks for that great 40 00:01:29,428 --> 00:01:31,810 introduction . I am very thankful to 41 00:01:31,810 --> 00:01:33,977 get a chance to speak to the aerospace 42 00:01:33,977 --> 00:01:36,088 nation for him today . I applaud your 43 00:01:36,088 --> 00:01:38,310 interest in exploring topics focused on 44 00:01:38,310 --> 00:01:40,421 the U . S . And Allied military space 45 00:01:40,421 --> 00:01:42,643 capabilities . Whether in this forum or 46 00:01:42,643 --> 00:01:44,754 in the space power Siri's your effort 47 00:01:44,754 --> 00:01:46,754 outline the right solutions and the 48 00:01:46,754 --> 00:01:48,921 aerospace domain to protect our nation 49 00:01:48,921 --> 00:01:51,143 is exactly the kind of focus we need in 50 00:01:51,143 --> 00:01:53,570 today's strategic environment . So just 51 00:01:53,570 --> 00:01:55,737 before Christmas , you heard , as Dave 52 00:01:55,737 --> 00:01:57,959 said from my chief of staff , Air Force 53 00:01:57,959 --> 00:02:00,126 Brigadier General Tank Leonard , today 54 00:02:00,126 --> 00:02:02,292 in the Aerospace Forum , all elaborate 55 00:02:02,292 --> 00:02:04,348 on some of what tank shared with you 56 00:02:04,348 --> 00:02:06,570 last December . And I'll also offer you 57 00:02:06,570 --> 00:02:08,681 some additional perspectives on where 58 00:02:08,681 --> 00:02:10,792 United States Space Command is headed 59 00:02:10,792 --> 00:02:13,380 and how we'll get there . And why so 60 00:02:13,380 --> 00:02:15,491 years ago , mostly in the days of the 61 00:02:15,491 --> 00:02:17,658 first U . S . Space Command , we often 62 00:02:17,658 --> 00:02:19,824 hear about the need to integrate space 63 00:02:19,824 --> 00:02:21,769 into U . S and Allied War fighting 64 00:02:21,769 --> 00:02:23,380 operations . What we've been 65 00:02:23,380 --> 00:02:25,547 successfully integrating space and the 66 00:02:25,547 --> 00:02:27,658 military operations for a few decades 67 00:02:27,658 --> 00:02:29,602 now I think the fact that it's not 68 00:02:29,602 --> 00:02:29,480 unusual today toe have an Air Force 69 00:02:29,480 --> 00:02:31,830 fighter pilot as my commands as my 70 00:02:31,830 --> 00:02:33,860 chief of staff and an Army air 71 00:02:33,860 --> 00:02:35,749 defenders such as myself , is the 72 00:02:35,749 --> 00:02:38,082 commanding general and the Marine Corps . 73 00:02:38,082 --> 00:02:40,193 Master Gunnery Sergeant Master Master 74 00:02:40,193 --> 00:02:42,082 Guns Stocker as my command senior 75 00:02:42,082 --> 00:02:44,138 enlisted leader is all a pretty good 76 00:02:44,138 --> 00:02:45,804 indication of how we have all 77 00:02:45,804 --> 00:02:47,749 integrated . So it's now less than 78 00:02:47,749 --> 00:02:49,971 about . So now it's less about how will 79 00:02:49,971 --> 00:02:52,082 integrate space in this sister domain 80 00:02:52,082 --> 00:02:54,304 military operations . At this point , I 81 00:02:54,304 --> 00:02:56,527 think that's a given . The question now 82 00:02:56,527 --> 00:02:58,360 is how well will integrate their 83 00:02:58,360 --> 00:03:00,416 traditional military capabilities of 84 00:03:00,416 --> 00:03:02,550 other domains into space for fighting 85 00:03:02,550 --> 00:03:05,040 operations . That will be the true test 86 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:07,207 of how well collectively , the U . S . 87 00:03:07,207 --> 00:03:09,650 Armed forces executes the directives 88 00:03:09,650 --> 00:03:12,250 outlined in the unified command plan to 89 00:03:12,250 --> 00:03:15,000 protect and defend us and allied 90 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:17,540 interests in space . All of this 91 00:03:17,540 --> 00:03:19,318 supports the logic behind a new 92 00:03:19,318 --> 00:03:21,429 combatant command for space and , for 93 00:03:21,429 --> 00:03:23,373 that matter , the rationale behind 94 00:03:23,373 --> 00:03:25,540 creating the sixth branch of the Armed 95 00:03:25,540 --> 00:03:27,818 forces , the United States Space Force , 96 00:03:27,818 --> 00:03:30,110 the strategic environment governing U . 97 00:03:30,110 --> 00:03:32,890 S . And Allied engagement in space is 98 00:03:32,890 --> 00:03:34,890 different today and that different 99 00:03:34,890 --> 00:03:36,723 environment requires a different 100 00:03:36,723 --> 00:03:38,779 approach . We've been laying out the 101 00:03:38,779 --> 00:03:40,890 evidence for this for the past couple 102 00:03:40,890 --> 00:03:43,112 of years . Now , the Mitchell Institute 103 00:03:43,112 --> 00:03:45,334 has hosted a number of military experts 104 00:03:45,334 --> 00:03:47,557 who have spoken on this theme from both 105 00:03:47,557 --> 00:03:49,501 the war fighting and the organized 106 00:03:49,501 --> 00:03:51,557 train and equip perspectives . Among 107 00:03:51,557 --> 00:03:53,612 them have been General J . Raymond , 108 00:03:53,612 --> 00:03:55,668 Lieutenant General Stephen Whiting , 109 00:03:55,668 --> 00:03:57,946 Lieutenant General John Shop . Who now , 110 00:03:57,946 --> 00:04:00,168 by the way , is my new deputy commander 111 00:04:00,168 --> 00:04:02,279 and Major General Deanna Bert , among 112 00:04:02,279 --> 00:04:04,334 many others . Tank Tank Leonard last 113 00:04:04,334 --> 00:04:06,334 week essentially made the same case 114 00:04:06,334 --> 00:04:08,557 last month when he spoke with you about 115 00:04:08,557 --> 00:04:10,668 the differences between the new U . S 116 00:04:10,668 --> 00:04:12,557 Space Command and our predecessor 117 00:04:12,557 --> 00:04:14,279 Combatant Command . He focused 118 00:04:14,279 --> 00:04:16,112 primarily on the mission and the 119 00:04:16,112 --> 00:04:18,279 organizational changes required to the 120 00:04:18,279 --> 00:04:20,168 new U . S . Space Command . Those 121 00:04:20,168 --> 00:04:22,168 changes are necessary to operate in 122 00:04:22,168 --> 00:04:24,334 today's strategic environment in order 123 00:04:24,334 --> 00:04:26,557 to meet the new national imperative for 124 00:04:26,557 --> 00:04:28,557 space . Among the most important of 125 00:04:28,557 --> 00:04:30,779 those differences include the fact that 126 00:04:30,779 --> 00:04:33,290 space is now is now acknowledged as a 127 00:04:33,290 --> 00:04:35,660 war fighting domain . This gives you a 128 00:04:35,660 --> 00:04:38,470 space com a declared and defined area 129 00:04:38,470 --> 00:04:41,180 of responsibility that a R starts at 130 00:04:41,180 --> 00:04:43,670 100 kilometers above the Earth and 131 00:04:43,670 --> 00:04:46,410 expands into infinity . We are actually 132 00:04:46,410 --> 00:04:48,688 an extra terrestrial combatant command , 133 00:04:48,688 --> 00:04:50,840 and we operate in a physical domain 134 00:04:50,850 --> 00:04:53,250 every day . Additionally , this war 135 00:04:53,250 --> 00:04:55,472 fighting domain is growing , and this a 136 00:04:55,472 --> 00:04:57,980 R is by far the biggest and is getting 137 00:04:57,980 --> 00:05:00,240 bigger each day . So it's important to 138 00:05:00,240 --> 00:05:02,073 realize the significance of what 139 00:05:02,073 --> 00:05:04,073 operations in that O . R do for the 140 00:05:04,073 --> 00:05:06,184 American way of life and the American 141 00:05:06,184 --> 00:05:08,860 way of war Space is fundamental to both . 142 00:05:09,240 --> 00:05:11,462 That's why our new mission set includes 143 00:05:11,462 --> 00:05:13,351 the new imperative to protect and 144 00:05:13,351 --> 00:05:15,462 defend us and allied interests in the 145 00:05:15,462 --> 00:05:17,407 domain . Those interests are under 146 00:05:17,407 --> 00:05:19,296 significant threat by adversaries 147 00:05:19,296 --> 00:05:21,240 determined to negate the advantage 148 00:05:21,240 --> 00:05:23,290 space brings to US adversary , 149 00:05:23,290 --> 00:05:25,290 militarization and weaponization of 150 00:05:25,290 --> 00:05:27,179 space compelled the Department of 151 00:05:27,179 --> 00:05:29,170 Defense to respond structurally 152 00:05:29,300 --> 00:05:31,790 organized , organizationally and 153 00:05:31,790 --> 00:05:33,957 functionally , and we have responded . 154 00:05:34,280 --> 00:05:36,336 In short , we have established space 155 00:05:36,336 --> 00:05:38,280 warfighting capabilities to answer 156 00:05:38,280 --> 00:05:40,910 three mission imperatives . One are 157 00:05:40,910 --> 00:05:42,854 enduring no fail mission to enable 158 00:05:42,854 --> 00:05:45,470 warfighting operations in other domains 159 00:05:45,940 --> 00:05:48,870 to our future Mission is global Sat com 160 00:05:48,870 --> 00:05:51,290 manager and global sensor manager and 161 00:05:51,290 --> 00:05:53,380 three our current new mission set 162 00:05:53,380 --> 00:05:55,491 compelling us to fight and win in the 163 00:05:55,491 --> 00:05:57,547 space domain in order to protect and 164 00:05:57,547 --> 00:06:00,130 defend our interests there . It's this 165 00:06:00,130 --> 00:06:02,297 latter mission set that really defines 166 00:06:02,297 --> 00:06:04,241 the difference between today's U S 167 00:06:04,241 --> 00:06:06,241 Space Command and the old U S Space 168 00:06:06,241 --> 00:06:08,430 Command . That U S Space Command was 169 00:06:08,430 --> 00:06:10,980 almost exclusively back in the old day . 170 00:06:10,980 --> 00:06:12,870 A supporting combatant commander 171 00:06:13,340 --> 00:06:16,150 today's U S Space Command retains those 172 00:06:16,150 --> 00:06:18,390 supporting functions but is now a 173 00:06:18,390 --> 00:06:21,030 supported combatant command to should 174 00:06:21,030 --> 00:06:23,520 our fundamental objective of deterrence 175 00:06:23,520 --> 00:06:25,742 fail and we're called upon to fight and 176 00:06:25,742 --> 00:06:27,576 win in this space domain will be 177 00:06:27,576 --> 00:06:29,409 supported by the other combatant 178 00:06:29,409 --> 00:06:31,298 commands in this important task . 179 00:06:31,640 --> 00:06:33,751 Successful execution of that new part 180 00:06:33,751 --> 00:06:35,990 of our mission set requires a new way 181 00:06:35,990 --> 00:06:38,323 of thinking for the employment of space . 182 00:06:38,323 --> 00:06:40,157 Power in a domain is vast and as 183 00:06:40,157 --> 00:06:42,690 complex as space . That can be a 184 00:06:42,690 --> 00:06:44,980 significant challenge . It requires 185 00:06:44,980 --> 00:06:47,091 using the lessons of the past and new 186 00:06:47,091 --> 00:06:49,091 applications of baseline theories , 187 00:06:49,091 --> 00:06:51,650 operational concepts and tactics , 188 00:06:51,650 --> 00:06:54,010 techniques and procedures . That's why 189 00:06:54,010 --> 00:06:56,066 it's so intriguing to be part of the 190 00:06:56,066 --> 00:06:57,788 Mitchell Institute form . When 191 00:06:57,788 --> 00:06:59,621 discussing this issue , your own 192 00:06:59,621 --> 00:07:01,732 mission statement recognizes the need 193 00:07:01,732 --> 00:07:03,490 sometimes to quote question , 194 00:07:03,490 --> 00:07:05,601 established doctrine , organizational 195 00:07:05,601 --> 00:07:07,712 constructs and operational concepts , 196 00:07:07,900 --> 00:07:10,122 asking whether there is a better way to 197 00:07:10,122 --> 00:07:12,990 meet desired goals . That's exactly the 198 00:07:12,990 --> 00:07:14,712 innovative approach needed for 199 00:07:14,712 --> 00:07:17,046 successful space warfighting operations . 200 00:07:17,120 --> 00:07:19,340 It's exactly the approach we've been 201 00:07:19,340 --> 00:07:22,340 taking at U . S Space Command , so the 202 00:07:22,350 --> 00:07:25,320 space domain is competitive , congested 203 00:07:25,330 --> 00:07:27,830 and contested . Our competitors , most 204 00:07:27,830 --> 00:07:29,608 notably China and Russia , have 205 00:07:29,608 --> 00:07:31,680 militarized and weapons eyes this 206 00:07:31,680 --> 00:07:34,800 domain that requires us to proactively 207 00:07:34,800 --> 00:07:37,200 engaged to protect and defend our 208 00:07:37,200 --> 00:07:39,220 interests there . That proactive 209 00:07:39,220 --> 00:07:41,760 engagement must be on our terms so that 210 00:07:41,760 --> 00:07:44,340 we can operate fully and freely in the 211 00:07:44,340 --> 00:07:46,750 domain when , where and how we need to . 212 00:07:47,240 --> 00:07:49,129 That , of course , is the classic 213 00:07:49,129 --> 00:07:52,370 definition of domain superiority . So 214 00:07:52,370 --> 00:07:54,481 in order to protect and defend us and 215 00:07:54,481 --> 00:07:56,592 allied interests in this space domain 216 00:07:56,592 --> 00:07:59,190 effectively , we must retain foster and 217 00:07:59,190 --> 00:08:01,920 maintain space superiority . That's not 218 00:08:01,920 --> 00:08:04,031 like , unlike that's not unlike other 219 00:08:04,031 --> 00:08:06,380 domains or that's so central to the 220 00:08:06,380 --> 00:08:08,590 Mitchell institutes . Focus in this 221 00:08:08,590 --> 00:08:11,070 example air superiority . The concept 222 00:08:11,070 --> 00:08:13,150 is the same . Just apply to a new 223 00:08:13,160 --> 00:08:15,420 complex and challenging warfighting 224 00:08:15,420 --> 00:08:18,010 domain . Later this week , you'll see 225 00:08:18,010 --> 00:08:20,121 the rollout of my Commander strategic 226 00:08:20,121 --> 00:08:22,343 narrative . It will outline many of our 227 00:08:22,343 --> 00:08:24,177 concepts for how to ensure space 228 00:08:24,177 --> 00:08:26,121 superiority , among other elements 229 00:08:26,121 --> 00:08:28,232 necessary for successful execution of 230 00:08:28,232 --> 00:08:30,343 our missions . In the meantime , I'll 231 00:08:30,343 --> 00:08:32,510 give you a sneak preview of what we're 232 00:08:32,510 --> 00:08:34,454 working on to ensure we have space 233 00:08:34,454 --> 00:08:36,677 superiority when and where we need it . 234 00:08:36,677 --> 00:08:38,899 We call these efforts my command . Keep 235 00:08:38,899 --> 00:08:42,520 my command key tasks . The first is to 236 00:08:42,520 --> 00:08:44,680 understand our competition . Within 237 00:08:44,680 --> 00:08:46,791 that task , we must educate our joint 238 00:08:46,791 --> 00:08:49,013 warfighters on adversary threats to our 239 00:08:49,013 --> 00:08:51,550 space capabilities . We have to train 240 00:08:51,560 --> 00:08:53,616 those warfighters to outmaneuver our 241 00:08:53,616 --> 00:08:55,838 enemies , and we have to innovate using 242 00:08:55,838 --> 00:08:57,616 bold approaches like disruptive 243 00:08:57,616 --> 00:09:00,510 thinking . The second key task requires 244 00:09:00,510 --> 00:09:02,890 us to build the command to compete and 245 00:09:02,890 --> 00:09:05,130 win . You heard a bit about this task 246 00:09:05,130 --> 00:09:07,297 last month from Tank when he described 247 00:09:07,297 --> 00:09:09,074 our structure using service and 248 00:09:09,074 --> 00:09:11,390 functional warfighting components . All 249 00:09:11,390 --> 00:09:13,501 of this pushes us toward our ultimate 250 00:09:13,501 --> 00:09:15,860 goal of full operational capability , 251 00:09:16,240 --> 00:09:18,230 and it allows us to sustain a war 252 00:09:18,230 --> 00:09:20,940 fighting culture and adapt to a dynamic 253 00:09:20,950 --> 00:09:23,006 and changing strategic environment . 254 00:09:24,040 --> 00:09:26,151 The third key task is maintaining key 255 00:09:26,151 --> 00:09:28,110 relationships . The complexity of 256 00:09:28,110 --> 00:09:30,220 operations in the largest and most 257 00:09:30,220 --> 00:09:32,220 challenging warfighting environment 258 00:09:32,220 --> 00:09:34,442 requires us to strengthen out alliances 259 00:09:34,442 --> 00:09:36,960 and attract new partners . We must 260 00:09:36,960 --> 00:09:39,127 enhance an operability through a joint 261 00:09:39,127 --> 00:09:41,310 combined and a partnered approach to 262 00:09:41,310 --> 00:09:43,690 space warfighting operations , and we 263 00:09:43,690 --> 00:09:45,412 must unite around a compelling 264 00:09:45,412 --> 00:09:47,579 narrative focused predominantly on the 265 00:09:47,579 --> 00:09:50,520 concept that we work actively to retain 266 00:09:50,530 --> 00:09:52,697 and strengthen our space superiority . 267 00:09:53,040 --> 00:09:54,950 That narrative must also promote 268 00:09:54,950 --> 00:09:56,850 responsible behavior responsible 269 00:09:56,850 --> 00:09:59,380 behaviors in space over long periods of 270 00:09:59,380 --> 00:10:01,360 time so gradually they become 271 00:10:01,590 --> 00:10:04,940 international norms . Our fourth task 272 00:10:04,940 --> 00:10:07,630 is to maintain digital superiority . We 273 00:10:07,630 --> 00:10:09,741 must innovate to achieve and maintain 274 00:10:09,741 --> 00:10:11,741 our competitive advantage . We must 275 00:10:11,741 --> 00:10:13,820 evolve cyber operations in order to 276 00:10:13,820 --> 00:10:16,153 maintain an agile and resilient posture . 277 00:10:16,260 --> 00:10:18,600 And we must invest in game changing 278 00:10:18,650 --> 00:10:20,620 technologies to include artificial 279 00:10:20,620 --> 00:10:24,080 intelligence and machine learning . Our 280 00:10:24,080 --> 00:10:26,136 final task is integrating commercial 281 00:10:26,136 --> 00:10:28,620 and interagency organizations . We have 282 00:10:28,620 --> 00:10:30,731 had a good start both at the National 283 00:10:30,731 --> 00:10:32,842 Space Defense Center , our Joint Task 284 00:10:32,842 --> 00:10:35,064 Force Space Defense Operation Center at 285 00:10:35,064 --> 00:10:36,731 Schriever Garrison and at the 286 00:10:36,731 --> 00:10:38,453 Commercial Integration sell at 287 00:10:38,453 --> 00:10:40,287 Vandenberg Air Force Base . This 288 00:10:40,287 --> 00:10:42,120 integration will help us promote 289 00:10:42,120 --> 00:10:43,953 responsible behaviors in space , 290 00:10:44,140 --> 00:10:46,362 advocate for greater space capabilities 291 00:10:46,362 --> 00:10:48,240 and collaborate to solve mutual 292 00:10:48,240 --> 00:10:50,320 challenges with all elements of 293 00:10:50,320 --> 00:10:53,250 national power . All of this , along 294 00:10:53,250 --> 00:10:55,361 with what you will see in the rest of 295 00:10:55,361 --> 00:10:57,528 the Commander strategic narrative , is 296 00:10:57,528 --> 00:10:59,583 designed to best posture U S . Space 297 00:10:59,583 --> 00:11:01,528 Command for providing viable space 298 00:11:01,528 --> 00:11:03,528 warfighting options to our national 299 00:11:03,528 --> 00:11:06,380 command authorities . The reality is 300 00:11:06,380 --> 00:11:08,491 that although our ejector will always 301 00:11:08,491 --> 00:11:10,602 be the deter of war that begins in or 302 00:11:10,602 --> 00:11:13,030 extends into space , adversary behavior 303 00:11:13,030 --> 00:11:15,430 in this space domain could drive us to 304 00:11:15,430 --> 00:11:17,652 have to fight to protect and defend our 305 00:11:17,652 --> 00:11:19,800 interests there . So if necessary to 306 00:11:19,800 --> 00:11:21,911 fight in space , make no mistake . We 307 00:11:21,911 --> 00:11:24,190 will win . That victory will come 308 00:11:24,190 --> 00:11:26,410 through a joint combined and partnered 309 00:11:26,410 --> 00:11:28,077 approach to space warfighting 310 00:11:28,077 --> 00:11:30,190 operations with United States Space 311 00:11:30,190 --> 00:11:31,912 Command and the nation's other 312 00:11:31,912 --> 00:11:33,690 combatant commands and mutually 313 00:11:33,690 --> 00:11:36,140 supporting and supported rules . That 314 00:11:36,140 --> 00:11:38,620 inherent synergy reflects our multi 315 00:11:38,620 --> 00:11:40,840 domain approach to waging and winning 316 00:11:40,840 --> 00:11:43,090 this nation's war . It's why we stood 317 00:11:43,090 --> 00:11:45,257 up the new Combatant Command for a new 318 00:11:45,257 --> 00:11:46,923 warfighting domain with a new 319 00:11:46,923 --> 00:11:49,090 imperative . To protect and defend our 320 00:11:49,090 --> 00:11:51,420 interests in space . United States 321 00:11:51,420 --> 00:11:53,531 Space Command is now well established 322 00:11:53,531 --> 00:11:55,531 and rapidly expanding our space war 323 00:11:55,531 --> 00:11:57,700 fighting capability . We are building 324 00:11:57,700 --> 00:11:59,756 our space warfighting culture and we 325 00:11:59,756 --> 00:12:01,756 are maintaining and building us and 326 00:12:01,756 --> 00:12:03,478 allied space superiority as we 327 00:12:03,478 --> 00:12:05,700 accelerate the development and fielding 328 00:12:05,700 --> 00:12:07,980 of new innovative technologies 329 00:12:07,990 --> 00:12:10,680 appropriate for the domain and today's 330 00:12:10,680 --> 00:12:12,950 strategic environment . The strategic 331 00:12:12,950 --> 00:12:14,783 bought the strategic environment 332 00:12:14,783 --> 00:12:17,040 demands those capabilities . The United 333 00:12:17,040 --> 00:12:19,373 States and our allies expect that of us , 334 00:12:19,373 --> 00:12:21,484 and we're proud to be able to provide 335 00:12:21,484 --> 00:12:23,690 them today and into the future . There 336 00:12:23,690 --> 00:12:25,912 will never be a day without space . And 337 00:12:25,912 --> 00:12:27,857 today and into the future , United 338 00:12:27,857 --> 00:12:29,968 States Space Command will be there to 339 00:12:29,968 --> 00:12:32,610 guarantee that . So , David , thanks 340 00:12:32,610 --> 00:12:34,777 for your introduction this morning . I 341 00:12:34,777 --> 00:12:36,999 appreciate the opportunity to provide a 342 00:12:36,999 --> 00:12:36,970 few comments , and I look forward to 343 00:12:36,970 --> 00:12:39,940 your questions . Well , thanks for that 344 00:12:39,950 --> 00:12:43,050 context and insight , General . And 345 00:12:43,440 --> 00:12:45,950 thanks very much for all that you and 346 00:12:45,950 --> 00:12:48,690 your team is doing . Uh , not just to 347 00:12:48,690 --> 00:12:50,801 protect and defend the space domain , 348 00:12:50,801 --> 00:12:53,023 but to enable everything else that goes 349 00:12:53,023 --> 00:12:56,060 on here on Earth . So let Z take a deep 350 00:12:56,060 --> 00:12:58,280 dive or dive a little bit deeper into 351 00:12:58,280 --> 00:13:00,430 some of the topics that you raise and 352 00:13:00,440 --> 00:13:03,310 some of the issues of the day earlier 353 00:13:03,310 --> 00:13:06,190 this month . I think everybody is aware 354 00:13:06,190 --> 00:13:08,357 of the fact that it was announced that 355 00:13:08,357 --> 00:13:10,079 the Army's Redstone Arsenal in 356 00:13:10,079 --> 00:13:13,240 Huntsville , Alabama , was selected a 357 00:13:13,240 --> 00:13:14,907 za location for the permanent 358 00:13:14,907 --> 00:13:16,907 headquarters of U S Space Command . 359 00:13:16,907 --> 00:13:18,796 Could you give us a little bit of 360 00:13:18,796 --> 00:13:21,018 insight into how that determination was 361 00:13:21,018 --> 00:13:23,129 made , as well as the process and the 362 00:13:23,129 --> 00:13:25,840 timeline for moving your headquarters 363 00:13:25,840 --> 00:13:28,720 from its provisional location in 364 00:13:28,720 --> 00:13:31,500 Colorado down to Huntsville . Well , so 365 00:13:31,500 --> 00:13:33,556 thanks . You know , the secretary of 366 00:13:33,556 --> 00:13:35,389 your first made that decision to 367 00:13:35,389 --> 00:13:37,310 designate Redstone Arsenal in 368 00:13:37,310 --> 00:13:39,254 Huntsville as the preferred basing 369 00:13:39,254 --> 00:13:41,477 location for the permanent headquarters 370 00:13:41,477 --> 00:13:43,810 of the U . S . Space Command . You know , 371 00:13:43,810 --> 00:13:45,921 the secretary selected Huntsville out 372 00:13:45,921 --> 00:13:47,588 of a pool of extremely strong 373 00:13:47,588 --> 00:13:49,588 contenders because it compared more 374 00:13:49,588 --> 00:13:52,750 favorably across a number of factors 375 00:13:52,940 --> 00:13:54,996 used to determine the best host city 376 00:13:54,996 --> 00:13:57,180 for our headquarters . Those factors 377 00:13:57,180 --> 00:13:59,790 included mission , infrastructure , 378 00:13:59,800 --> 00:14:01,744 capacity , community , sport and , 379 00:14:01,744 --> 00:14:03,911 quite frankly , cost to the Department 380 00:14:03,911 --> 00:14:06,600 of Defense . For now , the headquarters 381 00:14:06,600 --> 00:14:08,822 will remain here in Colorado Springs on 382 00:14:08,822 --> 00:14:10,878 a provisional basis , as outlined in 383 00:14:10,878 --> 00:14:12,822 the N . D . A . So no matter where 384 00:14:12,822 --> 00:14:14,878 we're located , just wanna make sure 385 00:14:14,878 --> 00:14:17,044 I'm clear whether the decision is here 386 00:14:17,044 --> 00:14:19,267 in Colorado Springs or somewhere else . 387 00:14:19,267 --> 00:14:21,378 You know , as all good great military 388 00:14:21,378 --> 00:14:23,489 organizations do , we will do what we 389 00:14:23,489 --> 00:14:25,322 need to do to make sure that the 390 00:14:25,322 --> 00:14:27,433 mission is never at jeopardy or a low 391 00:14:27,433 --> 00:14:29,960 or decrease in our capability in space 392 00:14:29,960 --> 00:14:32,071 domain . Whatever decision that might 393 00:14:32,071 --> 00:14:35,230 be made . Not very good . Appreciate 394 00:14:35,230 --> 00:14:39,080 that . Um , any word on timelines ? You 395 00:14:39,080 --> 00:14:41,620 know , when you might be moving , So 396 00:14:41,620 --> 00:14:44,090 you know , we have a provisional eso . 397 00:14:44,090 --> 00:14:46,780 The short answer is not not quickly . 398 00:14:46,790 --> 00:14:49,580 Quite frankly , we've got a provisional 399 00:14:49,590 --> 00:14:53,290 headquarters decision that that that is 400 00:14:53,290 --> 00:14:55,512 good , if you will , for about the next 401 00:14:55,512 --> 00:14:57,457 5 to 6 years . And so , as you can 402 00:14:57,457 --> 00:15:00,490 imagine with if the decision , uh , if 403 00:15:00,490 --> 00:15:02,712 the decision remains or is Huntsville , 404 00:15:02,712 --> 00:15:04,879 Alabama , there will be some time that 405 00:15:04,879 --> 00:15:07,101 will need in order , thio construct the 406 00:15:07,101 --> 00:15:09,323 facilities and , quite frankly , modify 407 00:15:09,323 --> 00:15:11,601 them toe fit . Our mission set , which , 408 00:15:11,601 --> 00:15:13,712 as you know , is is one that tends to 409 00:15:13,712 --> 00:15:16,460 be classified and whatnot . So we will 410 00:15:16,470 --> 00:15:18,581 think it will be several years before 411 00:15:18,581 --> 00:15:20,803 we see that . You know , I I appreciate 412 00:15:20,803 --> 00:15:22,803 that . I think I gives folks in the 413 00:15:22,803 --> 00:15:25,026 audience Ah , feel that it's gonna be , 414 00:15:25,026 --> 00:15:27,137 you know , not not months but years . 415 00:15:27,137 --> 00:15:29,950 So thank you . Um , you talked about 416 00:15:29,960 --> 00:15:32,530 when General Leonard was on the forum . 417 00:15:32,540 --> 00:15:36,210 He mentioned how competition in space 418 00:15:36,220 --> 00:15:39,470 eyes now an everyday event . Whereas it 419 00:15:39,470 --> 00:15:42,620 used to be mawr episodic . Although 420 00:15:42,620 --> 00:15:45,430 things such as a sat weapons , uh , 421 00:15:45,440 --> 00:15:48,250 tests tend Thio , grab the headlines . 422 00:15:48,440 --> 00:15:50,162 Can you give us a sense of how 423 00:15:50,162 --> 00:15:52,162 competition in space with China and 424 00:15:52,162 --> 00:15:54,218 Russia plays out on , um , or day to 425 00:15:54,218 --> 00:15:56,550 day basis ? And what are the kinds of 426 00:15:56,550 --> 00:15:58,494 things that space com are doing to 427 00:15:58,494 --> 00:16:00,717 tackle these growing threats ? Well , I 428 00:16:00,717 --> 00:16:02,883 think it's clear that the capabilities 429 00:16:02,883 --> 00:16:04,939 of you know our space faring nations 430 00:16:04,939 --> 00:16:07,050 have increased exponentially over the 431 00:16:07,050 --> 00:16:09,106 last several years . I mean , we can 432 00:16:09,106 --> 00:16:11,217 easily see that in the media . You've 433 00:16:11,217 --> 00:16:13,272 heard , you know , talked frequently 434 00:16:13,272 --> 00:16:15,383 that spaces , you know , congestive , 435 00:16:15,383 --> 00:16:17,439 competitive and contested . And it's 436 00:16:17,439 --> 00:16:19,328 really a large , largely value of 437 00:16:19,328 --> 00:16:21,494 capabilities provided by space base AF 438 00:16:21,494 --> 00:16:23,717 assets . You know , the increasing ease 439 00:16:23,717 --> 00:16:26,400 of access to space and the fact despite 440 00:16:26,400 --> 00:16:28,344 the vastness of space . You know , 441 00:16:28,344 --> 00:16:30,233 quite frankly , it becomes pretty 442 00:16:30,233 --> 00:16:32,289 congested when you look at where the 443 00:16:32,289 --> 00:16:34,511 spacefaring nations like they use those 444 00:16:34,511 --> 00:16:36,567 capabilities , such as the low earth 445 00:16:36,567 --> 00:16:38,733 orbit where , you know that provides a 446 00:16:38,733 --> 00:16:40,789 lot of capability , uh , to too many 447 00:16:40,789 --> 00:16:42,678 different aspects of not only the 448 00:16:42,678 --> 00:16:44,789 military but our economy . So it is . 449 00:16:44,789 --> 00:16:47,170 It is getting congested and in some 450 00:16:47,170 --> 00:16:50,480 cases , contested . So , um , so really , 451 00:16:50,480 --> 00:16:52,313 we compete daily for that domain 452 00:16:52,313 --> 00:16:54,591 superiority , understanding the domain , 453 00:16:54,591 --> 00:16:56,424 being able to understand what is 454 00:16:56,424 --> 00:16:58,480 happening . They're on a on a timely 455 00:16:58,480 --> 00:17:00,480 basis , you know , with the U . S . 456 00:17:00,480 --> 00:17:02,702 Space Command standing up . Oh , gosh . 457 00:17:02,702 --> 00:17:05,440 About 17 months ago or so . We now have 458 00:17:05,440 --> 00:17:07,551 a combatant command that's looking at 459 00:17:07,551 --> 00:17:10,320 the space domain all the time . And as 460 00:17:10,320 --> 00:17:12,810 we do that , it's very important . It's 461 00:17:12,810 --> 00:17:14,810 very important that we have . We've 462 00:17:14,810 --> 00:17:17,143 created the command in order to do that , 463 00:17:17,143 --> 00:17:19,199 because we have to understand what's 464 00:17:19,199 --> 00:17:21,421 happening in this space domain , and we 465 00:17:21,421 --> 00:17:23,366 do that each and every day . So it 466 00:17:23,366 --> 00:17:25,699 sounds like space situational awareness , 467 00:17:25,699 --> 00:17:28,080 eyes kind of job number one in terms of 468 00:17:28,090 --> 00:17:31,360 keeping on top of on top of what 469 00:17:31,370 --> 00:17:35,320 Russian Chinese air up to absolutely 470 00:17:35,330 --> 00:17:38,070 and you know , with with respect to 471 00:17:38,070 --> 00:17:39,903 that , it's so important that we 472 00:17:39,903 --> 00:17:42,160 understand what we're doing not only 473 00:17:42,160 --> 00:17:44,600 from a civil space but from a military 474 00:17:44,600 --> 00:17:47,260 space perspective , and that that is a 475 00:17:47,270 --> 00:17:49,490 that is a very large task , one that 476 00:17:49,490 --> 00:17:51,657 requires a lot of resources and assets 477 00:17:51,657 --> 00:17:53,823 to be able to do that . And , uh , and 478 00:17:53,823 --> 00:17:55,768 we do that each day with the great 479 00:17:55,768 --> 00:17:57,601 Guardians and Joint Service four 480 00:17:57,601 --> 00:17:59,768 fighters that we have in the command . 481 00:17:59,768 --> 00:18:01,768 What's a great segue into ? I think 482 00:18:01,768 --> 00:18:03,434 something that folks would be 483 00:18:03,434 --> 00:18:05,657 interested in a zwelling . Both you and 484 00:18:05,657 --> 00:18:07,601 the chief of space operations have 485 00:18:07,601 --> 00:18:09,434 emphasized our partnerships with 486 00:18:09,434 --> 00:18:11,390 industry . A significant space 487 00:18:11,390 --> 00:18:14,470 warfighting enablers . Are you at all 488 00:18:14,470 --> 00:18:16,637 concerned that we might be relying too 489 00:18:16,637 --> 00:18:18,600 much on war fighting capability 490 00:18:18,600 --> 00:18:22,170 provided by commercial enterprises ? Oh , 491 00:18:22,180 --> 00:18:25,490 I am not . I think the commercial 492 00:18:25,500 --> 00:18:28,840 industry gives us great flexibility , 493 00:18:28,850 --> 00:18:31,020 resiliency and , quite frankly , 494 00:18:31,020 --> 00:18:33,780 redundancy and what they're doing . I 495 00:18:33,780 --> 00:18:36,002 mean , if you just look at the starling 496 00:18:36,002 --> 00:18:37,947 Constellation that we just saw , I 497 00:18:37,947 --> 00:18:40,950 think they're close . Thio , maybe 1000 498 00:18:41,140 --> 00:18:44,030 satellites on orbit and technology 499 00:18:44,030 --> 00:18:46,141 development that goes along with some 500 00:18:46,141 --> 00:18:48,086 of these great commercial entities 501 00:18:48,086 --> 00:18:51,230 absolutely help the military in terms 502 00:18:51,230 --> 00:18:53,400 of building our capabilities on . So 503 00:18:53,400 --> 00:18:55,567 I'm not I'm not concerned about that . 504 00:18:55,567 --> 00:18:57,678 We've seen that in other domains to , 505 00:18:57,678 --> 00:19:00,300 uh , you you , David , as a as a pilot . 506 00:19:00,310 --> 00:19:02,477 Yeah , I think I know you've seen that 507 00:19:02,477 --> 00:19:04,643 in the aerospace industry and in terms 508 00:19:04,643 --> 00:19:08,020 of how the civilian , uh , industry can 509 00:19:08,020 --> 00:19:10,700 complement the military efforts as well . 510 00:19:10,700 --> 00:19:12,811 So I think it's a great partnership , 511 00:19:12,811 --> 00:19:15,280 one that we have absolutely embraced . 512 00:19:15,280 --> 00:19:17,447 And , you know , we continue to add to 513 00:19:17,447 --> 00:19:19,558 our commercial integration , sell the 514 00:19:19,558 --> 00:19:21,780 partners that we have out in Vandenberg 515 00:19:21,780 --> 00:19:24,002 Air Force Base as we speak , and that's 516 00:19:24,002 --> 00:19:25,947 been very encouraging . And so our 517 00:19:25,947 --> 00:19:27,947 ability to be able to work you know 518 00:19:27,947 --> 00:19:29,891 very closely with those commercial 519 00:19:29,891 --> 00:19:32,002 companies is very important . What we 520 00:19:32,002 --> 00:19:34,058 do and actually is one of my part of 521 00:19:34,058 --> 00:19:36,280 one of my tasks in my narrative for the 522 00:19:36,280 --> 00:19:38,113 command . Yeah , it's actually , 523 00:19:38,113 --> 00:19:40,224 general . It's a great analogy is you 524 00:19:40,224 --> 00:19:42,540 know , look where we are . Uh , in the 525 00:19:42,540 --> 00:19:45,710 air domain . I mean , uh , kind of air 526 00:19:45,710 --> 00:19:47,766 operations in the military have been 527 00:19:47,766 --> 00:19:50,460 part and parcel , uh , integrated with 528 00:19:50,460 --> 00:19:52,610 the civilian sector for many , many 529 00:19:52,620 --> 00:19:54,860 years . The same thing is happening 530 00:19:54,870 --> 00:19:57,800 with space . All one has to do is , you 531 00:19:57,800 --> 00:19:59,689 know , look at that . The space X 532 00:19:59,689 --> 00:20:01,980 launch this , uh , last Sunday that put 533 00:20:01,980 --> 00:20:04,890 up 143 or 140 plus , 534 00:20:04,900 --> 00:20:08,140 uh , satellites . Pretty impressive . 535 00:20:08,140 --> 00:20:10,307 And I think that , like you say , I'll 536 00:20:10,307 --> 00:20:12,418 just get stronger . But it's not like 537 00:20:12,418 --> 00:20:15,450 the military is absolutely dependent . 538 00:20:15,460 --> 00:20:18,260 Their partner and eso you capitalize on 539 00:20:18,270 --> 00:20:21,650 them where you can , Um , now , in your 540 00:20:21,650 --> 00:20:23,840 opening remarks , you referenced the 541 00:20:23,840 --> 00:20:26,500 commands imperative of being well 542 00:20:26,510 --> 00:20:29,890 opposed to act decisively in the event 543 00:20:29,890 --> 00:20:32,190 that the deterrence fails . And 544 00:20:32,200 --> 00:20:34,550 obviously , any discussion of our 545 00:20:34,550 --> 00:20:36,772 offensive space war fighting capability 546 00:20:36,772 --> 00:20:39,320 is necessarily classified . But what 547 00:20:39,320 --> 00:20:42,780 else can you do ? Or are you able . Uh , 548 00:20:42,790 --> 00:20:45,420 are you Are you out there acting 549 00:20:45,430 --> 00:20:48,270 decisively ? What ? What could do in 550 00:20:48,270 --> 00:20:50,492 that regard in response to aggression ? 551 00:20:50,492 --> 00:20:52,780 Adversary aggression in space ? Well , 552 00:20:52,780 --> 00:20:55,002 I think maybe if I just go back a month 553 00:20:55,002 --> 00:20:58,200 when we watch the Russian , uh , 554 00:20:58,210 --> 00:21:01,220 satellite test , you know that What ? 555 00:21:01,220 --> 00:21:04,070 What's different from 18 , 17 , 18 556 00:21:04,070 --> 00:21:06,060 months ago . Was we necessary ? We 557 00:21:06,060 --> 00:21:09,090 weren't necessarily , uh , discussing 558 00:21:09,100 --> 00:21:12,210 those types of activities , you know , 559 00:21:12,210 --> 00:21:15,450 in the in the in the open forum on . 560 00:21:15,640 --> 00:21:18,540 And so one of the one of the skills or 561 00:21:18,540 --> 00:21:21,120 one of the competencies within this 562 00:21:21,120 --> 00:21:23,231 command right now is is our strategic 563 00:21:23,231 --> 00:21:25,970 messaging capability and our ability to 564 00:21:25,970 --> 00:21:28,160 hold folks accountable for their 565 00:21:28,160 --> 00:21:30,500 behaviors and space domain . And that's 566 00:21:30,500 --> 00:21:32,722 really come toe be . Over the last 17 , 567 00:21:32,722 --> 00:21:35,130 18 months in terms I've we've got two 568 00:21:35,130 --> 00:21:37,241 or three examples of that that you're 569 00:21:37,241 --> 00:21:39,352 probably well aware of that have been 570 00:21:39,352 --> 00:21:41,519 in the media where we have , uh , come 571 00:21:41,519 --> 00:21:43,630 out and talked about the Russians and 572 00:21:43,630 --> 00:21:45,686 what they've done on orbit . We even 573 00:21:45,686 --> 00:21:47,630 talked a little bit about what the 574 00:21:47,630 --> 00:21:49,852 Iranians did on orbit here not too long 575 00:21:49,852 --> 00:21:49,730 ago . I think General Raymond at the 576 00:21:49,730 --> 00:21:52,490 time was quoted as a tumbling Web camp 577 00:21:52,500 --> 00:21:55,180 was what he put out . So what we're 578 00:21:55,180 --> 00:21:58,020 doing each and every day is is watching , 579 00:21:58,030 --> 00:21:59,600 observing , interpreting , 580 00:21:59,610 --> 00:22:01,666 understanding what they're doing and 581 00:22:01,666 --> 00:22:03,610 then holding folks accountable for 582 00:22:03,610 --> 00:22:06,060 their behaviors and in the space domain 583 00:22:06,060 --> 00:22:08,227 with the ultimate goal is that we have 584 00:22:08,227 --> 00:22:10,171 responsible behaviors in the space 585 00:22:10,171 --> 00:22:12,060 domain . I think I mentioned that 586 00:22:12,060 --> 00:22:14,227 earlier in my remarks . Azaz , we look 587 00:22:14,227 --> 00:22:16,560 to the future , Um s Oh , that's that's , 588 00:22:16,560 --> 00:22:18,671 you know , if I was to pick one thing 589 00:22:18,671 --> 00:22:20,893 and highlighted it would be our ability 590 00:22:20,893 --> 00:22:23,116 to do that Now I think that leads right 591 00:22:23,116 --> 00:22:25,004 into our reinforces what you were 592 00:22:25,004 --> 00:22:25,000 talking about earlier about 593 00:22:25,000 --> 00:22:27,770 establishing norms in space and by 594 00:22:27,780 --> 00:22:31,190 making sure people are aware of what 595 00:22:31,200 --> 00:22:34,920 Chinese Russians , uh , Iranians are 596 00:22:34,920 --> 00:22:38,460 doing up there , uh helps to promote 597 00:22:38,460 --> 00:22:40,780 the fact that , you know , if we want 598 00:22:40,780 --> 00:22:43,790 peace and space and you gotta act , uh , 599 00:22:43,800 --> 00:22:47,090 in that manner as well , um , 600 00:22:47,100 --> 00:22:50,680 a little bit different topic during the 601 00:22:50,680 --> 00:22:52,830 organization . Stand up a space com . 602 00:22:52,830 --> 00:22:55,370 Like all unified combatant commanders , 603 00:22:55,740 --> 00:22:59,490 you have service components . Um , that 604 00:22:59,490 --> 00:23:02,200 provide capabilities that you match to 605 00:23:02,200 --> 00:23:04,089 meet the needs of your particular 606 00:23:04,089 --> 00:23:07,310 circumstances . Every every service has 607 00:23:07,310 --> 00:23:09,760 one , except the Air Force . Right now . 608 00:23:09,770 --> 00:23:11,960 um , to your knowledge , will the Air 609 00:23:11,960 --> 00:23:14,990 Force independently of space force be 610 00:23:14,990 --> 00:23:17,780 providing a component Thio U S Space 611 00:23:17,780 --> 00:23:20,070 com in the not too distant future ? 612 00:23:21,140 --> 00:23:23,140 That's my hope . I think I think we 613 00:23:23,140 --> 00:23:25,029 will . We're working closely with 614 00:23:25,029 --> 00:23:27,000 General Brown and his folks on a 615 00:23:27,010 --> 00:23:29,066 component to the United States Space 616 00:23:29,066 --> 00:23:31,232 Command because there are some mission 617 00:23:31,232 --> 00:23:33,232 sets that I have within the command 618 00:23:33,232 --> 00:23:35,454 that that will require us to be able to 619 00:23:35,454 --> 00:23:38,250 leverage a Air Force component to the 620 00:23:38,250 --> 00:23:40,740 command . And we're excited that we 621 00:23:40,740 --> 00:23:42,470 have the other other services 622 00:23:42,470 --> 00:23:44,637 represented in here . I mean , I think 623 00:23:44,637 --> 00:23:46,859 our our latest was are more for space . 624 00:23:46,859 --> 00:23:50,410 Uh , Major , General Glavine is the 625 00:23:50,420 --> 00:23:53,070 commander for that s o now is you know , 626 00:23:53,140 --> 00:23:55,029 it's exciting . As you stand up a 627 00:23:55,029 --> 00:23:57,330 command , you get mawr assets that 628 00:23:57,340 --> 00:23:59,229 become part of the command . That 629 00:23:59,229 --> 00:24:01,229 really provides you a lot of combat 630 00:24:01,229 --> 00:24:03,451 capability and expertise . And so we're 631 00:24:03,451 --> 00:24:05,618 looking forward to that . I can't give 632 00:24:05,618 --> 00:24:07,562 you a timing on when that decision 633 00:24:07,562 --> 00:24:09,562 might be made , but I think General 634 00:24:09,562 --> 00:24:11,618 Brown is , uh , considering it right 635 00:24:11,618 --> 00:24:13,729 now . Now it's your change of command 636 00:24:13,729 --> 00:24:17,340 ceremony , General . Um , you noted 637 00:24:17,340 --> 00:24:19,810 that your focus would be on developing , 638 00:24:19,810 --> 00:24:22,830 nurturing and embracing a space 639 00:24:22,830 --> 00:24:25,540 warfighting culture in your mind . What 640 00:24:25,540 --> 00:24:28,050 are some of the key tenants ? Just what 641 00:24:28,050 --> 00:24:30,770 that we're fighting culture is and what 642 00:24:30,770 --> 00:24:32,826 have been some of your main lines of 643 00:24:32,826 --> 00:24:35,600 efforts in cultivating this mindset at 644 00:24:35,600 --> 00:24:38,160 space com . Well , I appreciate the 645 00:24:38,160 --> 00:24:42,010 fact that you you listen to my change 646 00:24:42,010 --> 00:24:44,930 of command speech . That's great . Uh , 647 00:24:44,940 --> 00:24:47,240 but , uh , yeah , so you know , 648 00:24:47,250 --> 00:24:50,100 developing and fostering and sustaining 649 00:24:50,100 --> 00:24:51,989 a war fighting culture within the 650 00:24:51,989 --> 00:24:53,989 command . I'll just step back for a 651 00:24:53,989 --> 00:24:56,156 minute . Talk about kind of what ? How 652 00:24:56,156 --> 00:24:55,980 the command is built , how it's 653 00:24:55,980 --> 00:24:58,530 comprised . And so we look like Thea 654 00:24:58,530 --> 00:25:00,641 other combatant commands from a joint 655 00:25:00,641 --> 00:25:02,808 perspective . But what What sticks out 656 00:25:02,808 --> 00:25:04,752 to me after I took command of this 657 00:25:04,752 --> 00:25:06,974 great organization is the fact that has 658 00:25:06,974 --> 00:25:08,863 to be expected . We've got a good 659 00:25:08,863 --> 00:25:11,050 foundation of space expertise , both 660 00:25:11,050 --> 00:25:13,470 from then the Air Force , now the space 661 00:25:13,470 --> 00:25:15,692 Force , then on . In addition to that , 662 00:25:15,692 --> 00:25:17,692 we've got the Army Space Operations 663 00:25:17,692 --> 00:25:19,526 officers , which we call the FAA 664 00:25:19,526 --> 00:25:21,359 forties . And though that really 665 00:25:21,359 --> 00:25:23,192 comprises kind of that technical 666 00:25:23,192 --> 00:25:25,526 expertise that you need , and of course , 667 00:25:25,526 --> 00:25:27,637 we can all understand how complex the 668 00:25:27,637 --> 00:25:29,960 space domain is . But with that we've 669 00:25:29,960 --> 00:25:33,180 got a great joint team from the from 670 00:25:33,180 --> 00:25:35,710 the Air Force , the Army Marines , uh , 671 00:25:35,720 --> 00:25:38,970 now the guardians of the space Force on 672 00:25:38,970 --> 00:25:41,020 DWhite . That brings with the folks 673 00:25:41,020 --> 00:25:43,076 that comprise that of course she had 674 00:25:43,076 --> 00:25:45,450 tank . So we know he's a F 16 F 35 675 00:25:45,450 --> 00:25:47,780 pilot . I mentioned Master Guns , who's 676 00:25:47,780 --> 00:25:51,750 a Marine ? And then I've 677 00:25:51,760 --> 00:25:55,560 got a J five . Who's a submariner has 678 00:25:55,560 --> 00:25:57,940 been spent years underwater . Undersea 679 00:25:57,950 --> 00:26:00,117 and I could go on and on about all the 680 00:26:00,117 --> 00:26:02,200 different types of talent and expert 681 00:26:02,210 --> 00:26:04,154 expertise and , more importantly , 682 00:26:04,154 --> 00:26:06,321 their operational experience that they 683 00:26:06,321 --> 00:26:08,488 bring to the command . And you put all 684 00:26:08,488 --> 00:26:10,432 that together . You blend all that 685 00:26:10,432 --> 00:26:12,599 together , and what we find is we find 686 00:26:12,599 --> 00:26:14,654 that as we stand up the command with 687 00:26:14,654 --> 00:26:16,821 new processes and procedures , we have 688 00:26:16,821 --> 00:26:18,877 folks that are relying upon years of 689 00:26:18,877 --> 00:26:20,932 experience in Afghanistan , Iraq and 690 00:26:20,932 --> 00:26:23,043 Syria on how we do land , sea and air 691 00:26:23,043 --> 00:26:25,266 operations . And those domains are able 692 00:26:25,266 --> 00:26:27,377 to bring that expertise from planning 693 00:26:27,377 --> 00:26:29,760 to etcetera , etcetera into the command . 694 00:26:29,770 --> 00:26:31,826 What that generates his combat power 695 00:26:31,826 --> 00:26:34,410 almost immediately . And so as we a Z I 696 00:26:34,410 --> 00:26:36,577 mentioned earlier , kind of on some of 697 00:26:36,577 --> 00:26:38,688 the things that we have done publicly 698 00:26:38,688 --> 00:26:40,910 with our messaging . A lot of that is a 699 00:26:40,910 --> 00:26:43,021 result of taking tried and true joint 700 00:26:43,021 --> 00:26:45,188 processes in those theaters of war for 701 00:26:45,188 --> 00:26:47,243 many , many years , bringing that in 702 00:26:47,243 --> 00:26:49,410 adding the space expertise to it . And 703 00:26:49,410 --> 00:26:51,632 we're able to move quickly with respect 704 00:26:51,632 --> 00:26:53,688 to that . So , you know , Job one is 705 00:26:53,688 --> 00:26:55,521 making sure that we maintain and 706 00:26:55,521 --> 00:26:57,743 continue to attract that type of talent 707 00:26:57,743 --> 00:27:00,280 so that we can continue on our path in 708 00:27:00,280 --> 00:27:02,660 terms of becoming a fully operational 709 00:27:02,670 --> 00:27:05,000 combatant command . And so , really , 710 00:27:05,000 --> 00:27:07,167 you know , the tenants , if you will , 711 00:27:07,167 --> 00:27:09,056 of that is how do you continue to 712 00:27:09,056 --> 00:27:11,056 breathe that level of warfighting ? 713 00:27:11,056 --> 00:27:12,889 Focus within the command and I'm 714 00:27:12,889 --> 00:27:15,056 confident we can do it , you know , as 715 00:27:15,056 --> 00:27:17,056 we . It's great when you have folks 716 00:27:17,056 --> 00:27:16,960 that come into a new command that have 717 00:27:16,960 --> 00:27:18,960 a different perspective and kind of 718 00:27:18,960 --> 00:27:21,590 question norms , uh , and aren't afraid . 719 00:27:21,590 --> 00:27:23,812 Thio . Part of my command philosophy is 720 00:27:23,812 --> 00:27:25,757 always be able to tell me what you 721 00:27:25,757 --> 00:27:27,757 think , honestly , And so I have no 722 00:27:27,757 --> 00:27:30,090 trouble with that in this command there . 723 00:27:30,090 --> 00:27:29,430 I've got a lot of folks that are 724 00:27:29,440 --> 00:27:31,551 willing to tell me honestly what they 725 00:27:31,551 --> 00:27:33,662 think . We take those and we make the 726 00:27:33,662 --> 00:27:35,773 adjustments accordingly . So as a new 727 00:27:35,773 --> 00:27:37,829 combatant command , the good news is 728 00:27:37,829 --> 00:27:39,662 that that we don't have . We are 729 00:27:39,662 --> 00:27:41,996 developing our processes and procedures , 730 00:27:41,996 --> 00:27:43,996 and , uh and we've got a great team 731 00:27:43,996 --> 00:27:46,329 that helps me to do that . That's great . 732 00:27:46,329 --> 00:27:48,551 And I think the three examples that you 733 00:27:48,551 --> 00:27:51,650 gave of people who have been out there 734 00:27:51,650 --> 00:27:55,300 in the war fight in different domains , 735 00:27:55,300 --> 00:27:57,590 bringing them all together well , 736 00:27:57,590 --> 00:28:00,680 really support your goal and objective 737 00:28:01,040 --> 00:28:03,830 of introducing a combatant . Focus to 738 00:28:03,830 --> 00:28:05,941 the command . Now , one of the things 739 00:28:05,941 --> 00:28:08,163 that you said in your opening remarks , 740 00:28:08,163 --> 00:28:10,274 I want to expand just a little bit on 741 00:28:10,274 --> 00:28:12,850 on . That's the key difference between 742 00:28:12,860 --> 00:28:15,270 the space command of today versus its 743 00:28:15,270 --> 00:28:17,590 previous generation is that you now 744 00:28:17,590 --> 00:28:19,701 have a defined area of responsibility 745 00:28:19,710 --> 00:28:21,930 and that not only are you just 746 00:28:21,930 --> 00:28:24,152 supporting , but you're also gonna be a 747 00:28:24,152 --> 00:28:26,380 supported combatant command that 748 00:28:26,380 --> 00:28:28,240 touches on every other combatant 749 00:28:28,240 --> 00:28:30,530 command on a daily basis . Could you 750 00:28:30,530 --> 00:28:32,810 talk just a little bit on how space com 751 00:28:32,810 --> 00:28:34,866 is working to coordinating integrate 752 00:28:34,866 --> 00:28:37,380 its efforts with the other CoCom ? Well , 753 00:28:37,380 --> 00:28:39,269 absolutely . And that's that is a 754 00:28:39,269 --> 00:28:41,380 critical critical function that we're 755 00:28:41,380 --> 00:28:43,547 doing right now . So the space command 756 00:28:43,547 --> 00:28:45,491 of old I mentioned in my remarks A 757 00:28:45,491 --> 00:28:47,580 supporting command to the other 758 00:28:47,580 --> 00:28:50,780 combatant commands , uh , meaning that 759 00:28:50,790 --> 00:28:53,880 we provide the space mission areas or 760 00:28:53,880 --> 00:28:55,880 services that we have for years and 761 00:28:55,880 --> 00:28:58,158 years . Satellite communications , GPS , 762 00:28:58,158 --> 00:29:00,430 for example . We continue to do that . 763 00:29:00,440 --> 00:29:02,440 And when Tank talk to you , I'm not 764 00:29:02,440 --> 00:29:04,870 sure if he kind of divided toe divided 765 00:29:04,870 --> 00:29:06,926 the command up . And who does what , 766 00:29:06,926 --> 00:29:08,926 within the command underneath me in 767 00:29:08,926 --> 00:29:10,981 terms of our functional components . 768 00:29:10,981 --> 00:29:13,092 But that that capability resides with 769 00:29:13,092 --> 00:29:15,660 Deanna Bert out of Vandenberg . Um , 770 00:29:16,440 --> 00:29:19,180 what's different is that we're looking 771 00:29:19,180 --> 00:29:21,236 at on orbit activities and doing our 772 00:29:21,236 --> 00:29:23,180 protect and defend mission that is 773 00:29:23,180 --> 00:29:26,520 carried out by the JTF space defense 774 00:29:26,520 --> 00:29:28,464 commanded by Brigadier General Tom 775 00:29:28,464 --> 00:29:31,440 James . And so , in that particular 776 00:29:31,450 --> 00:29:33,760 mission area A Z , you can imagine 777 00:29:33,760 --> 00:29:35,927 there'll be opportunities . There will 778 00:29:35,927 --> 00:29:38,640 be circumstances where we'll rely on 779 00:29:38,650 --> 00:29:40,594 other combatant commands that have 780 00:29:40,594 --> 00:29:42,594 capabilities or assets within their 781 00:29:42,594 --> 00:29:44,990 area of operation that we will need in 782 00:29:44,990 --> 00:29:47,212 order or depend upon in order to do our 783 00:29:47,212 --> 00:29:50,550 mission on orbit so kind of unique in a 784 00:29:50,550 --> 00:29:52,494 supporting supported role . That's 785 00:29:52,494 --> 00:29:54,550 essentially what's different between 786 00:29:54,550 --> 00:29:56,772 the old Space command and the new space 787 00:29:56,772 --> 00:29:58,828 command and our role in doing that . 788 00:29:58,828 --> 00:30:00,772 Those missions is dependent on our 789 00:30:00,772 --> 00:30:02,494 integration within each of the 790 00:30:02,494 --> 00:30:04,661 respective combatant commands . And we 791 00:30:04,661 --> 00:30:06,828 do that right now through the stand up 792 00:30:06,828 --> 00:30:09,050 of what we call the integrated planning 793 00:30:09,050 --> 00:30:11,161 elements . And these air elements led 794 00:30:11,161 --> 00:30:13,050 by in general No . Six of various 795 00:30:13,050 --> 00:30:15,217 branches in those respective combatant 796 00:30:15,217 --> 00:30:17,217 commands . And what they do is they 797 00:30:17,217 --> 00:30:19,050 provide that integration , space 798 00:30:19,050 --> 00:30:21,272 planning , integration and operations , 799 00:30:21,272 --> 00:30:23,106 uh , in in both a supporting and 800 00:30:23,106 --> 00:30:25,106 supported role within each of those 801 00:30:25,106 --> 00:30:27,217 combatant commands . And so that's an 802 00:30:27,217 --> 00:30:26,880 important relationship . We continue to 803 00:30:26,880 --> 00:30:30,660 grow Onda mature . We don't 804 00:30:30,660 --> 00:30:32,827 have , you know , we're in the process 805 00:30:32,827 --> 00:30:34,938 of making sure each of the other each 806 00:30:34,938 --> 00:30:36,938 of the 10 Commandment commands have 807 00:30:36,938 --> 00:30:38,993 that perspective element , but we've 808 00:30:38,993 --> 00:30:41,216 got about seven of those right now that 809 00:30:41,216 --> 00:30:43,920 air stood up and functioning very good , 810 00:30:43,920 --> 00:30:46,800 a bit of a follow up . The space No man 811 00:30:46,800 --> 00:30:49,760 consists of not just assets on orbit 812 00:30:49,770 --> 00:30:51,659 but also terrestrial ground , say 813 00:30:51,659 --> 00:30:54,250 stations and links between them . On 814 00:30:54,250 --> 00:30:56,306 that point , when Chuck beams was on 815 00:30:56,306 --> 00:30:58,200 this forum , he highlighted how 816 00:30:58,210 --> 00:31:00,580 cyberattacks pose one of the greatest 817 00:31:00,580 --> 00:31:03,170 threats toe orbiting satellites . Could 818 00:31:03,170 --> 00:31:05,170 you elaborate a bit on your efforts 819 00:31:05,170 --> 00:31:07,226 with cyber command to defend against 820 00:31:07,226 --> 00:31:10,300 these kinds of attacks , but yeah . So 821 00:31:10,310 --> 00:31:12,421 my relationship with Paul knocks Sony 822 00:31:12,421 --> 00:31:14,190 Cyber com Commander is is very 823 00:31:14,190 --> 00:31:16,350 important and very good , uh , have 824 00:31:16,350 --> 00:31:18,572 known Paul for many years . But what we 825 00:31:18,572 --> 00:31:20,739 each do in our respective domains , if 826 00:31:20,739 --> 00:31:23,790 you will are connected , very connected . 827 00:31:23,800 --> 00:31:27,360 And our ability thio Thio , protect 828 00:31:27,540 --> 00:31:30,480 our capabilities both on orbit and on 829 00:31:30,490 --> 00:31:32,930 land on the terrestrial mode is role is 830 00:31:32,930 --> 00:31:35,540 very important . And and likewise as we 831 00:31:35,540 --> 00:31:37,810 have elements , integrated planning 832 00:31:37,810 --> 00:31:39,643 elements and the other combatant 833 00:31:39,643 --> 00:31:41,754 commands to include cyber com They in 834 00:31:41,754 --> 00:31:43,880 turn , uh , cyber com have integrated 835 00:31:43,880 --> 00:31:46,047 planning elements that are embedded in 836 00:31:46,047 --> 00:31:48,180 my organization as well . So as we as 837 00:31:48,180 --> 00:31:50,510 we mature , you know , cybersecurity , 838 00:31:50,510 --> 00:31:53,330 digital superiority is very important . 839 00:31:53,330 --> 00:31:55,386 What we do , uh , each and every day 840 00:31:55,386 --> 00:31:57,386 both both as you said on the ground 841 00:31:57,386 --> 00:31:59,497 terrestrial as well as in the space . 842 00:31:59,497 --> 00:32:01,719 So we we have a good relationship . Now 843 00:32:01,719 --> 00:32:03,941 we continue to grow that relationship , 844 00:32:03,941 --> 00:32:06,108 and we continue to grow capability and 845 00:32:06,108 --> 00:32:08,170 capacity in that regard . Uh , 846 00:32:08,180 --> 00:32:10,530 excellent . Now , space domain 847 00:32:10,530 --> 00:32:12,920 awareness , as we alluded to just a 848 00:32:12,920 --> 00:32:15,080 minute ago , is an area of increasing 849 00:32:15,080 --> 00:32:17,580 focus , and the space comes currently 850 00:32:17,580 --> 00:32:19,247 responsible for space traffic 851 00:32:19,247 --> 00:32:21,140 management . But some of those 852 00:32:21,140 --> 00:32:23,251 responsibilities or in the process of 853 00:32:23,251 --> 00:32:25,140 being transferred to the Commerce 854 00:32:25,140 --> 00:32:27,251 Department . Uh , could you tell us a 855 00:32:27,251 --> 00:32:29,418 bit about what the impetus behind this 856 00:32:29,418 --> 00:32:31,584 decision was ? And how do you envision 857 00:32:31,584 --> 00:32:33,418 space Com's partnership with the 858 00:32:33,418 --> 00:32:35,473 Commerce Department moving forward ? 859 00:32:35,473 --> 00:32:37,640 Well , a relationship I could tell you 860 00:32:37,640 --> 00:32:39,807 right now is very close . We've worked 861 00:32:39,807 --> 00:32:41,751 over the last couple of years very 862 00:32:41,751 --> 00:32:44,084 closely with the Department of Commerce . 863 00:32:44,084 --> 00:32:46,251 Um , we even have a few folks that air 864 00:32:46,251 --> 00:32:48,251 out at Vandenberg right now working 865 00:32:48,251 --> 00:32:50,418 with Deanna Bert . So the relationship 866 00:32:50,418 --> 00:32:52,307 is good . I think the way I would 867 00:32:52,307 --> 00:32:55,190 categorize that or talk about that is , 868 00:32:55,420 --> 00:32:57,642 as I mentioned earlier , you know , the 869 00:32:57,642 --> 00:32:59,753 are orbital regimes are becoming much 870 00:32:59,753 --> 00:33:02,690 more congested on DNA . Not all , of 871 00:33:02,690 --> 00:33:04,912 course , not all of its military . Most 872 00:33:04,912 --> 00:33:06,690 of it is either space debris or 873 00:33:06,690 --> 00:33:08,912 commercial activity . And as we look to 874 00:33:08,912 --> 00:33:11,134 the future , that's on Lee going to get 875 00:33:11,134 --> 00:33:13,300 more . And so a very similar analogy 876 00:33:13,300 --> 00:33:16,670 might be , uh , the air domain on DSO 877 00:33:16,840 --> 00:33:19,062 right now , you know , we're the ones . 878 00:33:19,062 --> 00:33:21,062 The military U S Space Command were 879 00:33:21,062 --> 00:33:23,284 responsible for kind of the tracking of 880 00:33:23,284 --> 00:33:25,451 all those objects and the ability Thio 881 00:33:25,451 --> 00:33:27,618 deconflict the ability to report those 882 00:33:27,618 --> 00:33:29,451 types of activities . Those will 883 00:33:29,451 --> 00:33:31,340 continue in the future , although 884 00:33:31,340 --> 00:33:33,910 expanding exponentially , if you will . 885 00:33:33,920 --> 00:33:36,130 And so the decision has to be made . 886 00:33:36,130 --> 00:33:38,297 And I think it has already been made . 887 00:33:38,297 --> 00:33:40,186 Is that really a military type of 888 00:33:40,186 --> 00:33:42,470 function , or is that more of a , uh , 889 00:33:42,540 --> 00:33:44,651 you know , inherently governmental in 890 00:33:44,651 --> 00:33:47,180 terms of non military . So if you look 891 00:33:47,180 --> 00:33:49,291 at the air domain , for example , and 892 00:33:49,291 --> 00:33:51,069 you look at the F A A , they're 893 00:33:51,069 --> 00:33:53,290 responsible for air traffic control . 894 00:33:53,300 --> 00:33:56,510 However , the military still has a 895 00:33:56,510 --> 00:33:58,454 piece in that in terms of your air 896 00:33:58,454 --> 00:34:00,680 battle management responsibilities is 897 00:34:00,680 --> 00:34:02,847 very similar , I think , in this space 898 00:34:02,847 --> 00:34:04,791 domain . So we have a space domain 899 00:34:04,791 --> 00:34:07,013 awareness function we U S Space Command 900 00:34:07,013 --> 00:34:08,736 and that that entails not only 901 00:34:08,736 --> 00:34:10,902 understanding , uh , the environment , 902 00:34:10,902 --> 00:34:12,847 but , you know , looking at from a 903 00:34:12,847 --> 00:34:15,350 military perspective , whereas if the 904 00:34:15,350 --> 00:34:17,461 department commerce , when they stand 905 00:34:17,461 --> 00:34:19,794 up and take over those responsibilities , 906 00:34:19,794 --> 00:34:21,794 will perform those responsibilities 907 00:34:21,794 --> 00:34:23,794 very similarly to what the FAA does 908 00:34:23,794 --> 00:34:25,906 today , which is to make sure that we 909 00:34:25,906 --> 00:34:28,170 have a safe on responsible environment 910 00:34:28,170 --> 00:34:31,050 where commerce can take place . 911 00:34:31,060 --> 00:34:33,240 Companies , private companies and 912 00:34:33,240 --> 00:34:35,750 countries can operate , uh , their 913 00:34:35,750 --> 00:34:38,170 satellites constellations in a safe and 914 00:34:38,170 --> 00:34:40,490 professional manner . But it's It's one 915 00:34:40,490 --> 00:34:42,360 of those areas that's just 916 00:34:42,370 --> 00:34:45,160 exponentially growing on . It gets to 917 00:34:45,160 --> 00:34:46,938 the point where you know it's a 918 00:34:46,938 --> 00:34:49,970 resource type of activity and when it 919 00:34:49,970 --> 00:34:51,637 should , and I feel it should 920 00:34:51,637 --> 00:34:53,414 eventually transfer over to the 921 00:34:53,414 --> 00:34:55,637 Department of Commerce , where it could 922 00:34:55,637 --> 00:34:57,637 be better managed . And then we U S 923 00:34:57,637 --> 00:34:59,637 Space Command can be focused on the 924 00:34:59,637 --> 00:35:01,803 matters at hand that I've been charged 925 00:35:01,803 --> 00:35:03,859 to do . Well , that's great . That's 926 00:35:03,859 --> 00:35:06,081 great analogy , by the way , with f A . 927 00:35:06,081 --> 00:35:05,930 I think it helps our audience 928 00:35:05,930 --> 00:35:08,600 understand , Uh , just kind of the 929 00:35:08,610 --> 00:35:11,250 relationship that you're embarking upon 930 00:35:11,740 --> 00:35:13,796 now . Another one of the things that 931 00:35:13,796 --> 00:35:15,907 you mentioned in your opening remarks 932 00:35:15,907 --> 00:35:19,550 was , uh , us , uh , space force . 933 00:35:19,560 --> 00:35:23,490 Uh , joining the Intel community is 934 00:35:23,490 --> 00:35:26,400 its 18th member . Or forgive me , that 935 00:35:26,400 --> 00:35:28,750 might have been General Raymond . But 936 00:35:29,030 --> 00:35:31,430 the fact of the matter is that they 937 00:35:31,440 --> 00:35:33,510 recently stood up a commercial space 938 00:35:33,510 --> 00:35:35,566 council to explore how to better use 939 00:35:35,566 --> 00:35:37,860 data from commercial space with its own 940 00:35:37,860 --> 00:35:40,340 systems and help get intel out to end 941 00:35:40,340 --> 00:35:42,760 users . Does space com have a role in 942 00:35:42,760 --> 00:35:45,890 this new body and , more broadly , how 943 00:35:45,890 --> 00:35:47,668 you leveraging commercial space 944 00:35:47,668 --> 00:35:49,723 capabilities through your commercial 945 00:35:49,723 --> 00:35:52,920 integration cell ? Well , certainly so 946 00:35:52,930 --> 00:35:56,630 Yes . I mean , that that was a big It 947 00:35:56,630 --> 00:35:59,350 was a big milestone to have that until 948 00:35:59,350 --> 00:36:01,406 organization stood up . I think that 949 00:36:01,406 --> 00:36:03,406 you mentioned that Jay talked about 950 00:36:03,406 --> 00:36:06,130 that . That is a huge for us , as a , 951 00:36:06,140 --> 00:36:08,084 quite frankly , a consumer of that 952 00:36:08,084 --> 00:36:10,307 intelligence . And those those products 953 00:36:10,307 --> 00:36:12,418 so works . We're excited about that . 954 00:36:12,418 --> 00:36:14,473 We , as I mentioned we leveraged our 955 00:36:14,473 --> 00:36:16,807 commercial integration sell out of band , 956 00:36:16,807 --> 00:36:18,862 were quite often . I mean , when you 957 00:36:18,862 --> 00:36:20,751 look at everything from satellite 958 00:36:20,751 --> 00:36:22,584 communications to other types of 959 00:36:22,584 --> 00:36:24,807 functions , it's important that we have 960 00:36:24,807 --> 00:36:26,918 that relationship . And as we look to 961 00:36:26,918 --> 00:36:26,280 the future in terms of building 962 00:36:26,280 --> 00:36:29,130 resiliency or redundancy , those types 963 00:36:29,130 --> 00:36:32,550 of capabilities will certainly looked 964 00:36:32,550 --> 00:36:34,606 at the to the commercial entities to 965 00:36:34,606 --> 00:36:37,320 help us with that . Excellent Now . 966 00:36:37,320 --> 00:36:40,560 Last August , um , space com put out a 967 00:36:40,560 --> 00:36:43,630 year in review video , um , one of the 968 00:36:43,630 --> 00:36:45,797 things that featured prominently . And 969 00:36:45,797 --> 00:36:47,408 it was a multinational space 970 00:36:47,408 --> 00:36:49,780 collaboration through efforts such as 971 00:36:49,790 --> 00:36:53,280 Operation Olympic Defender signing , a 972 00:36:53,280 --> 00:36:55,280 space situational awareness sharing 973 00:36:55,280 --> 00:36:57,058 agreements , the Combined Space 974 00:36:57,058 --> 00:36:59,002 Operations Center and so on and so 975 00:36:59,002 --> 00:37:01,224 forth . Um , what's the significance of 976 00:37:01,224 --> 00:37:03,780 fostering greater cooperation with 977 00:37:03,780 --> 00:37:06,200 America's partners and allies in space 978 00:37:06,200 --> 00:37:08,640 and looking to the future ? How space 979 00:37:08,640 --> 00:37:10,740 come looking Thio build on these 980 00:37:10,740 --> 00:37:13,440 efforts . Well , that's a great 981 00:37:13,440 --> 00:37:16,020 question on again that that is part of 982 00:37:16,020 --> 00:37:19,270 my key tasks in my my new narrative 983 00:37:19,270 --> 00:37:22,390 envision and has always been , you know , 984 00:37:22,400 --> 00:37:25,020 very important way Aren't just starting 985 00:37:25,020 --> 00:37:26,964 out with , you know , establishing 986 00:37:26,964 --> 00:37:28,964 relationships with our partners and 987 00:37:28,964 --> 00:37:31,131 allies in in space that has been going 988 00:37:31,131 --> 00:37:33,890 on for years . And so we're continuing 989 00:37:33,890 --> 00:37:35,668 to work with the allies that we 990 00:37:35,668 --> 00:37:37,834 currently have and building a stronger 991 00:37:37,834 --> 00:37:40,410 relationship way have numerous forums 992 00:37:40,410 --> 00:37:42,750 where we interact with them . What 993 00:37:42,750 --> 00:37:44,917 comes to mind . We had the sea spoke a 994 00:37:44,917 --> 00:37:47,139 couple weeks ago . We had Schriever war 995 00:37:47,139 --> 00:37:49,194 games not too long ago where we have 996 00:37:49,194 --> 00:37:51,670 very productive dialogue with our 997 00:37:51,670 --> 00:37:54,610 partners on very similar things that we 998 00:37:54,610 --> 00:37:56,777 just talked about in terms of norms of 999 00:37:56,777 --> 00:37:58,888 behavior and capability development . 1000 00:37:58,888 --> 00:38:00,999 We'll continue to foster those . I'll 1001 00:38:00,999 --> 00:38:03,110 tell you what we're doing here in our 1002 00:38:03,110 --> 00:38:02,770 headquarters right now in my 1003 00:38:02,770 --> 00:38:04,937 headquarters at U S . Space Command is 1004 00:38:04,937 --> 00:38:07,048 we're fostering the same thing . So a 1005 00:38:07,048 --> 00:38:09,214 lot of those ah lot of our partners in 1006 00:38:09,214 --> 00:38:11,103 the past and currently are out in 1007 00:38:11,103 --> 00:38:13,103 Vandenberg . But we're looking very 1008 00:38:13,103 --> 00:38:14,992 closely at expanding that into my 1009 00:38:14,992 --> 00:38:14,900 headquarters here because it is so 1010 00:38:14,900 --> 00:38:18,630 important that we dio with our partners 1011 00:38:18,630 --> 00:38:20,980 and allies . And again , if I if I draw 1012 00:38:20,980 --> 00:38:23,091 an analogy to other domains that I've 1013 00:38:23,091 --> 00:38:25,202 had experience in , it's it's similar 1014 00:38:25,202 --> 00:38:28,190 to that . It's the It's the synergy of 1015 00:38:28,190 --> 00:38:30,190 our partners and allies that really 1016 00:38:30,190 --> 00:38:32,412 give us the combat advantage on . We've 1017 00:38:32,412 --> 00:38:34,412 seen that in multiple conflicts and 1018 00:38:34,412 --> 00:38:36,634 wars . So if it weren't for for those , 1019 00:38:36,634 --> 00:38:38,190 uh , those partnerships and 1020 00:38:38,190 --> 00:38:39,912 relationships , we would be as 1021 00:38:39,912 --> 00:38:42,190 successful as we have been in the past . 1022 00:38:42,190 --> 00:38:44,357 And we looked at that for the same way 1023 00:38:44,357 --> 00:38:46,412 in this space domain . But now space 1024 00:38:46,412 --> 00:38:48,357 com is featured prominently in the 1025 00:38:48,357 --> 00:38:51,420 early A B . M s onramp demonstrations 1026 00:38:51,430 --> 00:38:53,820 in support of the Jets . C two concept . 1027 00:38:53,830 --> 00:38:55,886 What are some of your takeaways from 1028 00:38:55,886 --> 00:38:57,941 those demonstrations , General ? And 1029 00:38:57,941 --> 00:39:00,300 both in terms of what works well in and 1030 00:39:00,310 --> 00:39:02,990 also what could be improved in the 1031 00:39:02,990 --> 00:39:05,130 future . Yeah , So I would tell you 1032 00:39:05,130 --> 00:39:08,590 that I'm really you know , at my core 1033 00:39:08,590 --> 00:39:10,720 is a joint combatant Commander . I'm 1034 00:39:10,720 --> 00:39:14,000 really kind of platform agnostic , so , 1035 00:39:14,010 --> 00:39:16,288 you know , I do have from time to time , 1036 00:39:16,288 --> 00:39:18,399 you know , people ask me very pointed 1037 00:39:18,399 --> 00:39:20,454 questions . Do you like the specific 1038 00:39:20,454 --> 00:39:22,677 type of asset to do that function . And 1039 00:39:22,677 --> 00:39:25,650 so , you know , I I am a absolutely 1040 00:39:25,650 --> 00:39:28,220 support the Jazz C two concept to join 1041 00:39:28,220 --> 00:39:30,442 all the main command and control how we 1042 00:39:30,442 --> 00:39:32,609 get there . I'm kind of agnostic , but 1043 00:39:32,609 --> 00:39:34,664 I will tell you that it's absolutely 1044 00:39:34,664 --> 00:39:36,664 important that we are able to share 1045 00:39:36,664 --> 00:39:39,140 data , share situational awareness , 1046 00:39:39,520 --> 00:39:42,570 share information amongst all the 1047 00:39:42,570 --> 00:39:44,903 different types of capabilities we have . 1048 00:39:44,903 --> 00:39:47,280 What there's a sensor , a C two element . 1049 00:39:47,290 --> 00:39:49,401 Uh , it's important that we refused , 1050 00:39:49,401 --> 00:39:51,012 and we're able to share that 1051 00:39:51,012 --> 00:39:53,270 authoritative type of data back and 1052 00:39:53,270 --> 00:39:55,300 forth . And as I described , for 1053 00:39:55,300 --> 00:39:57,356 example , the space domain awareness 1054 00:39:57,356 --> 00:39:59,578 and you know , the numbers of objects , 1055 00:39:59,578 --> 00:40:01,744 the thousands and thousands of objects 1056 00:40:01,744 --> 00:40:04,240 that we have on orbit as we speak , we 1057 00:40:04,240 --> 00:40:06,420 have to be able to understand you know 1058 00:40:06,420 --> 00:40:08,890 what the what that means to us from not 1059 00:40:08,890 --> 00:40:11,280 only a war fighting perspective but 1060 00:40:11,290 --> 00:40:13,610 also from a civil perspective and and 1061 00:40:13,610 --> 00:40:15,721 the dangers that that could provide , 1062 00:40:15,721 --> 00:40:18,050 if if not properly tracked , recorded 1063 00:40:18,050 --> 00:40:21,150 and reported . And so I'm in favor . I 1064 00:40:21,150 --> 00:40:23,483 think the Jazz C two is a great concept . 1065 00:40:23,483 --> 00:40:25,594 We need to get there as quickly as we 1066 00:40:25,594 --> 00:40:27,817 can . I personally think that it's it's 1067 00:40:27,817 --> 00:40:29,872 not that far in the future , but for 1068 00:40:29,872 --> 00:40:31,928 what I do each and every day in this 1069 00:40:31,928 --> 00:40:34,094 space warfighting domain I have got to 1070 00:40:34,094 --> 00:40:35,872 be ableto have that data that's 1071 00:40:35,872 --> 00:40:38,094 available to me . And not only have the 1072 00:40:38,094 --> 00:40:40,261 data have the tools , whether it's a I 1073 00:40:40,261 --> 00:40:42,261 or machine learning , that actually 1074 00:40:42,261 --> 00:40:44,483 helps me understand what's important to 1075 00:40:44,483 --> 00:40:47,580 me . Uh , you bet . And obviously 1076 00:40:47,590 --> 00:40:49,534 protection those critical links in 1077 00:40:49,534 --> 00:40:51,757 space is something that's just gonna be 1078 00:40:51,757 --> 00:40:54,030 fundamental to the whole Jad CTO 1079 00:40:54,040 --> 00:40:56,250 concept . As we as we move forward , 1080 00:40:56,710 --> 00:40:58,599 one of the other things that's of 1081 00:40:58,599 --> 00:41:01,140 interest . I know , uh , to folks in 1082 00:41:01,140 --> 00:41:03,690 the community or uninterested in what's 1083 00:41:03,690 --> 00:41:07,180 going on in in space . Uh , is that 1084 00:41:07,180 --> 00:41:09,750 keeping us , uh , force posture , 1085 00:41:09,750 --> 00:41:12,910 mobile and flexible is crucial to 1086 00:41:12,910 --> 00:41:15,070 keeping one step ahead of adversary 1087 00:41:15,080 --> 00:41:17,024 planning something that we've seen 1088 00:41:17,024 --> 00:41:20,270 other services exercise in various ways 1089 00:41:20,270 --> 00:41:23,260 or all the services . Um , how can the 1090 00:41:23,260 --> 00:41:25,316 United States bring that operational 1091 00:41:25,316 --> 00:41:28,570 unlit ian space while at the same 1092 00:41:28,570 --> 00:41:32,130 time ensuring space or safe 1093 00:41:32,140 --> 00:41:33,940 space traffic awareness ? 1094 00:41:35,410 --> 00:41:38,460 So I think to your first part day was 1095 00:41:38,470 --> 00:41:40,748 How do we get that data to the shooter ? 1096 00:41:40,748 --> 00:41:43,420 The quickest ? Yeah . So I think 1097 00:41:43,430 --> 00:41:45,486 actually , I think there's There's a 1098 00:41:45,486 --> 00:41:47,652 lot of innovation of work that's being 1099 00:41:47,652 --> 00:41:50,480 done on that I know from my my service , 1100 00:41:50,480 --> 00:41:52,370 the Army I know we've spent in my 1101 00:41:52,370 --> 00:41:56,120 former job . It s M D . C that there's 1102 00:41:56,120 --> 00:41:58,287 been There's a Z speak . A lot of work 1103 00:41:58,287 --> 00:42:01,260 going on with that type of capability 1104 00:42:01,260 --> 00:42:04,720 is how fast can you get , uh , sensor 1105 00:42:04,720 --> 00:42:06,887 to shooter data passed up and down the 1106 00:42:06,887 --> 00:42:08,998 chain ? And of course , that's pretty 1107 00:42:08,998 --> 00:42:10,776 daunting . When you look at the 1108 00:42:10,776 --> 00:42:12,998 thousands and thousands of miles in the 1109 00:42:12,998 --> 00:42:15,053 different domains , that information 1110 00:42:15,053 --> 00:42:17,164 has to trans transit through in order 1111 00:42:17,164 --> 00:42:19,164 to give that capability . Thio , in 1112 00:42:19,164 --> 00:42:21,276 this example a warfighter on the land 1113 00:42:21,276 --> 00:42:23,387 domain . So I think we're making good 1114 00:42:23,387 --> 00:42:25,720 strides in that . Are we there yet ? No , 1115 00:42:25,720 --> 00:42:27,831 but I think I'm encouraged by how how 1116 00:42:27,831 --> 00:42:29,831 we're looking at that and how we're 1117 00:42:29,831 --> 00:42:31,498 moving out in that regard . I 1118 00:42:31,498 --> 00:42:33,276 appreciate the other part of my 1119 00:42:33,276 --> 00:42:35,053 question was the whole issue of 1120 00:42:35,053 --> 00:42:37,276 unpredictability . Uh , you know , that 1121 00:42:37,276 --> 00:42:39,780 allows any warfighter to keep ahead of 1122 00:42:39,780 --> 00:42:41,910 an adversary . But how do you achieve 1123 00:42:41,920 --> 00:42:44,790 unpredictability in space ? Uh , well , 1124 00:42:44,790 --> 00:42:47,630 at the same time , we've gotta make 1125 00:42:47,630 --> 00:42:51,300 sure that everyone is aware of what's 1126 00:42:51,300 --> 00:42:53,411 going on with the different platforms 1127 00:42:53,411 --> 00:42:55,633 and deconflicting them or space traffic 1128 00:42:55,633 --> 00:42:58,540 awareness . That's a great question . 1129 00:42:58,550 --> 00:43:02,430 So my I'll attempt to satisfy 1130 00:43:02,430 --> 00:43:04,597 your satisfy you with my answer . That 1131 00:43:04,597 --> 00:43:06,597 would be , uh , I think that's very 1132 00:43:06,597 --> 00:43:09,880 similar in other domains . So when I 1133 00:43:09,880 --> 00:43:12,102 talked about space domain awareness and 1134 00:43:12,102 --> 00:43:13,769 we talked about space traffic 1135 00:43:13,769 --> 00:43:15,936 management , space domain awareness is 1136 00:43:15,936 --> 00:43:18,158 that ability . What you just said is to 1137 00:43:18,158 --> 00:43:20,324 understand what's going on , make sure 1138 00:43:20,324 --> 00:43:22,491 the people that need to know that no , 1139 00:43:22,491 --> 00:43:21,850 that and make sure the people that 1140 00:43:21,850 --> 00:43:24,183 don't need to know that don't know that . 1141 00:43:24,200 --> 00:43:27,020 I think that's the art of space domain 1142 00:43:27,020 --> 00:43:29,740 awareness and how we take that concept 1143 00:43:29,750 --> 00:43:32,240 to empower whether we're doing on orbit , 1144 00:43:32,250 --> 00:43:34,470 protect and defend missions or whether 1145 00:43:34,470 --> 00:43:37,260 we're facility a a soldier , marine on 1146 00:43:37,260 --> 00:43:39,520 the ground , a sailor at sea or an 1147 00:43:39,520 --> 00:43:41,920 airman in the air . Yeah , I know . 1148 00:43:41,920 --> 00:43:43,864 That's great . I think your , uh , 1149 00:43:43,864 --> 00:43:47,220 throughout this discussion you've used 1150 00:43:47,230 --> 00:43:50,040 analogies in a really excellent fashion , 1151 00:43:50,040 --> 00:43:53,790 and it helps folks who are not in the 1152 00:43:53,800 --> 00:43:57,340 space business grasp what it is that 1153 00:43:57,350 --> 00:44:00,490 that you're trying to do one last 1154 00:44:00,490 --> 00:44:03,600 question for you before we move on thio 1155 00:44:03,990 --> 00:44:07,710 our audience questions , and that's do 1156 00:44:07,710 --> 00:44:09,810 you anticipate any changes to the 1157 00:44:09,810 --> 00:44:12,210 command structures or functions . Uh , 1158 00:44:12,220 --> 00:44:14,350 following last week's change in 1159 00:44:14,350 --> 00:44:18,260 presidential administrations , I would 1160 00:44:18,260 --> 00:44:21,360 tell you that I don't think so . I mean , 1161 00:44:21,360 --> 00:44:23,582 I could speak for U S Space Command . I 1162 00:44:23,582 --> 00:44:26,460 would say that I think it's ah . If you 1163 00:44:26,460 --> 00:44:29,020 look back over the last 17 18 months 1164 00:44:29,020 --> 00:44:31,130 since we've been established or re 1165 00:44:31,130 --> 00:44:34,040 established , I should say on DWhite , 1166 00:44:34,040 --> 00:44:36,430 we've accomplished in terms of holding , 1167 00:44:36,890 --> 00:44:39,112 holding our competitors accountable for 1168 00:44:39,112 --> 00:44:41,334 their activities in this space domain . 1169 00:44:41,334 --> 00:44:43,600 I think that's clear . I think that 1170 00:44:43,600 --> 00:44:45,730 becomes more clear . Thio our 1171 00:44:45,730 --> 00:44:47,897 leadership . How the importance of U . 1172 00:44:47,897 --> 00:44:50,008 S . Space Command . You know , one of 1173 00:44:50,008 --> 00:44:52,590 my mentors and former bosses , General 1174 00:44:52,590 --> 00:44:54,701 Heightened , would always say when he 1175 00:44:54,701 --> 00:44:56,868 was us Stratcom commander that when he 1176 00:44:56,868 --> 00:44:58,868 was us Stratcom Commander Space was 1177 00:44:58,868 --> 00:45:01,201 about number three on his priority list . 1178 00:45:01,201 --> 00:45:03,201 Every day he came into work and for 1179 00:45:03,201 --> 00:45:05,630 very logical and good reason , I'll 1180 00:45:05,630 --> 00:45:07,686 tell you , is my number one priority 1181 00:45:07,686 --> 00:45:09,852 every day , all day at night , whether 1182 00:45:09,852 --> 00:45:11,963 it's snowing here in Colorado like it 1183 00:45:11,963 --> 00:45:14,130 is today or wherever is the number one 1184 00:45:14,130 --> 00:45:16,297 most priority for this command . And I 1185 00:45:16,297 --> 00:45:18,580 think we're seeing the benefit of this 1186 00:45:18,580 --> 00:45:20,740 command all . Albeit we're not 1187 00:45:20,750 --> 00:45:23,190 completely stood up yet I would just 1188 00:45:23,190 --> 00:45:25,450 say in the early stages , and I 1189 00:45:25,450 --> 00:45:27,450 consider that about 17 or 18 months 1190 00:45:27,450 --> 00:45:29,283 like I've talked about , we have 1191 00:45:29,283 --> 00:45:31,061 already demonstrated our combat 1192 00:45:31,061 --> 00:45:33,300 capability and our value to the 1193 00:45:33,300 --> 00:45:35,300 Department of Defense in the United 1194 00:45:35,300 --> 00:45:37,740 States . What a great way . Toe toe . 1195 00:45:37,740 --> 00:45:40,010 End up this sequence of discussions . 1196 00:45:40,010 --> 00:45:43,530 And it's exactly why we needed to have 1197 00:45:43,530 --> 00:45:45,697 stood up a combatant command for space 1198 00:45:45,697 --> 00:45:47,697 because it is on your mind each and 1199 00:45:47,697 --> 00:45:50,430 every chance . Uh , priority number one 1200 00:45:50,890 --> 00:45:53,001 eso John Dickinson . Thanks very much 1201 00:45:53,001 --> 00:45:54,834 for your insightful comments and 1202 00:45:54,834 --> 00:45:56,890 sharing your valuable perspectives . 1203 00:45:56,890 --> 00:45:58,834 Does he tackle his brave new space 1204 00:45:58,834 --> 00:46:02,070 command venture now is a alert to our 1205 00:46:02,070 --> 00:46:04,014 listeners . Our next event is next 1206 00:46:04,014 --> 00:46:06,400 Thursday , February 4th , when I'll be 1207 00:46:06,400 --> 00:46:08,567 having a discussion with the commander 1208 00:46:08,567 --> 00:46:10,567 of Air Force Research Lab Brigadier 1209 00:46:10,567 --> 00:46:12,622 General Heather Pringle . So we hope 1210 00:46:12,622 --> 00:46:15,250 you can all join us for that . All 1211 00:46:15,250 --> 00:46:17,083 right , we're now gonna open the 1212 00:46:17,083 --> 00:46:18,917 session . The questions from the 1213 00:46:18,917 --> 00:46:18,620 audience , the folks who've been 1214 00:46:18,620 --> 00:46:21,730 listening and , uh , those of you who 1215 00:46:21,730 --> 00:46:23,840 have are interested in asking a 1216 00:46:23,840 --> 00:46:25,896 question . Please use the raise hand 1217 00:46:25,896 --> 00:46:27,951 function when I call on you . Please 1218 00:46:27,951 --> 00:46:30,007 state your name and the organization 1219 00:46:30,007 --> 00:46:33,300 that you are with . So let's start with 1220 00:46:33,780 --> 00:46:37,340 Theresa Hits . Hi , this is Theresa 1221 00:46:37,340 --> 00:46:39,507 Hitchens from Breaking Defense . Thank 1222 00:46:39,507 --> 00:46:41,620 you for doing this . I wanted to ask 1223 00:46:41,620 --> 00:46:44,380 you about the allies and the potential 1224 00:46:44,380 --> 00:46:48,250 for the representation . Have mentioned 1225 00:46:48,250 --> 00:46:50,560 that actually back in November because 1226 00:46:50,560 --> 00:46:52,770 I wrote about it . Andi , I just 1227 00:46:52,770 --> 00:46:55,760 wondered if you had a time frame for 1228 00:46:55,760 --> 00:46:58,380 that happening , and that's a 1229 00:46:58,390 --> 00:47:01,040 clarifying question and related to that . 1230 00:47:01,050 --> 00:47:03,210 I also wondered how you are working 1231 00:47:03,210 --> 00:47:05,432 with allies or how you are working with 1232 00:47:05,432 --> 00:47:07,377 your counterparts of d o . D . And 1233 00:47:07,377 --> 00:47:10,360 elsewhere to actually develop norms of 1234 00:47:10,370 --> 00:47:12,537 behavior . Because up to now , the U . 1235 00:47:12,537 --> 00:47:14,890 S military has really not articulated 1236 00:47:14,900 --> 00:47:17,900 or what it considers good behavior or 1237 00:47:17,900 --> 00:47:20,340 bad behavior . Negative behavior . What 1238 00:47:20,340 --> 00:47:24,270 it considers the right norms to be for 1239 00:47:24,280 --> 00:47:26,980 military activities in space . And so I 1240 00:47:26,980 --> 00:47:29,470 wanted toe ask how you're stepping that 1241 00:47:29,470 --> 00:47:31,790 up or how you're working to define 1242 00:47:31,790 --> 00:47:34,330 those things . Thank you . Well , thank 1243 00:47:34,330 --> 00:47:37,190 you for the question . And , uh So , uh , 1244 00:47:37,200 --> 00:47:39,367 how are we working with our allies and 1245 00:47:39,367 --> 00:47:41,478 partners ? I think what you asked was 1246 00:47:41,478 --> 00:47:43,533 the timeline . So , uh , I will tell 1247 00:47:43,533 --> 00:47:45,840 you were working with them right now on 1248 00:47:45,840 --> 00:47:48,560 bond . Uh , we are . We are in 1249 00:47:48,560 --> 00:47:50,890 discussions with them a zoo recently , 1250 00:47:50,890 --> 00:47:53,001 as a couple weeks ago in terms of how 1251 00:47:53,001 --> 00:47:55,057 we can increase that presence . Uh , 1252 00:47:55,057 --> 00:47:57,390 here in U S Space Command , a zwelling 1253 00:47:57,390 --> 00:47:59,279 throughout the command . So we're 1254 00:47:59,279 --> 00:48:01,390 working aggressively on that in terms 1255 00:48:01,390 --> 00:48:03,612 of working with each of the each of our 1256 00:48:03,612 --> 00:48:05,834 allies and partners in terms of if they 1257 00:48:05,834 --> 00:48:07,890 were , be interested in , uh , being 1258 00:48:07,890 --> 00:48:10,112 here in , uh , cover of springs where I 1259 00:48:10,112 --> 00:48:12,168 am today in terms of working hand in 1260 00:48:12,168 --> 00:48:14,334 hand with some of our primary staff on 1261 00:48:14,334 --> 00:48:16,334 our plans and operations . So we're 1262 00:48:16,334 --> 00:48:18,334 working , working that right now at 1263 00:48:18,334 --> 00:48:18,230 this level . And as I mentioned earlier , 1264 00:48:18,230 --> 00:48:20,286 you know , we're very mature in that 1265 00:48:20,286 --> 00:48:22,063 regard out at Vandenberg at the 1266 00:48:22,063 --> 00:48:24,230 combined force based Component Command 1267 00:48:24,230 --> 00:48:26,230 where a general bird works right or 1268 00:48:26,230 --> 00:48:28,452 commands right now . And so we've got a 1269 00:48:28,452 --> 00:48:30,950 good we've got , you know , a lot of 1270 00:48:30,950 --> 00:48:33,117 participation with an integration with 1271 00:48:33,117 --> 00:48:35,339 our allies and partners out there . But 1272 00:48:35,339 --> 00:48:37,506 my goal is to increase that as quickly 1273 00:48:37,506 --> 00:48:39,617 as I can hear it . The headquarters , 1274 00:48:39,617 --> 00:48:41,672 you'll find him . I'm somewhat of an 1275 00:48:41,672 --> 00:48:41,670 impatient person . I like to move out 1276 00:48:41,680 --> 00:48:43,791 because in these particular areas and 1277 00:48:43,791 --> 00:48:46,340 and The good news is there's nothing 1278 00:48:46,340 --> 00:48:49,660 but great dialogue and acceptance of 1279 00:48:49,660 --> 00:48:51,993 that . When I do have those discussions , 1280 00:48:52,470 --> 00:48:54,692 as far as the norms and behaviors , you 1281 00:48:54,692 --> 00:48:57,026 know , that's a that's a great question . 1282 00:48:57,026 --> 00:48:59,248 That's a complicated question , because 1283 00:48:59,248 --> 00:49:01,359 that doesn't just necessarily involve 1284 00:49:01,359 --> 00:49:03,470 the Department of Defense with how we 1285 00:49:03,470 --> 00:49:05,637 categorize that . Of course , Ah , lot 1286 00:49:05,637 --> 00:49:07,803 of that will have to do with the whole 1287 00:49:07,803 --> 00:49:07,680 government and how they perceive that 1288 00:49:07,690 --> 00:49:10,900 as we have seen in other domains , as a 1289 00:49:10,900 --> 00:49:13,122 Dave pointed out , You know , I'm quick 1290 00:49:13,122 --> 00:49:15,289 to draw an analogy to another domain , 1291 00:49:15,289 --> 00:49:17,233 and I do that on purpose because I 1292 00:49:17,233 --> 00:49:19,344 think that makes it easier for people 1293 00:49:19,344 --> 00:49:21,456 to understand or relate to what we're 1294 00:49:21,456 --> 00:49:23,678 trying to do . So you know , I've got a 1295 00:49:23,678 --> 00:49:25,789 great submariner that works for me as 1296 00:49:25,789 --> 00:49:27,956 my J five , and he's often he often we 1297 00:49:27,956 --> 00:49:30,067 often have discussions where we apply 1298 00:49:30,067 --> 00:49:32,470 the maritime model to what we're trying 1299 00:49:32,470 --> 00:49:34,637 to do in space in terms of so how long 1300 00:49:34,637 --> 00:49:36,748 did it take for us to establish those 1301 00:49:36,748 --> 00:49:38,914 types of things you described in terms 1302 00:49:38,914 --> 00:49:41,081 of norms of behavior in space ? Well , 1303 00:49:41,081 --> 00:49:43,137 how long did it take us to establish 1304 00:49:43,137 --> 00:49:45,248 norms of behavior or standards within 1305 00:49:45,248 --> 00:49:47,303 the maritime domain . Thea answer to 1306 00:49:47,303 --> 00:49:49,359 that is it takes time . Um and it is 1307 00:49:49,359 --> 00:49:51,470 the whole government approach eso now 1308 00:49:51,470 --> 00:49:53,748 we're obviously just one piece of that . 1309 00:49:53,748 --> 00:49:55,526 But when you talk about norms , 1310 00:49:55,526 --> 00:49:57,526 behavior , responsible behavior and 1311 00:49:57,526 --> 00:49:59,692 things like that , you can simply turn 1312 00:49:59,692 --> 00:50:01,930 to some of the messaging . That that I 1313 00:50:01,930 --> 00:50:04,060 did is recently is a month or so ago 1314 00:50:04,060 --> 00:50:06,580 when the Russians demonstrated that 1315 00:50:06,590 --> 00:50:08,760 capability or try to test that 1316 00:50:08,760 --> 00:50:11,990 capability . And , uh , eso that's 1317 00:50:12,000 --> 00:50:14,930 through that particular , um , avenue 1318 00:50:14,940 --> 00:50:17,400 You can kind of deduce or see what we 1319 00:50:17,410 --> 00:50:19,990 consider norms of behavior , but it's 1320 00:50:19,990 --> 00:50:21,934 gonna take some while it'll take a 1321 00:50:21,934 --> 00:50:23,990 while . And it will be , um , or the 1322 00:50:23,990 --> 00:50:26,046 whole of government approach . Thank 1323 00:50:26,046 --> 00:50:28,360 you . Alright . Next , let's turn to 1324 00:50:28,360 --> 00:50:29,380 Tom . Go office . 1325 00:50:37,460 --> 00:50:41,170 Sure , Tom , I don't know . Sorry about 1326 00:50:41,170 --> 00:50:43,281 that . General Dickinson , Thanks for 1327 00:50:43,281 --> 00:50:45,503 doing this General Dental that this has 1328 00:50:45,503 --> 00:50:47,614 been a great review of of an emerging 1329 00:50:47,614 --> 00:50:49,670 field . That's very important on the 1330 00:50:49,670 --> 00:50:51,670 Hill . Tom Coughlin from the Senate 1331 00:50:51,670 --> 00:50:53,892 Armed Services Committee . And I'd like 1332 00:50:53,892 --> 00:50:57,850 to start with holistically um , how 1333 00:50:57,850 --> 00:51:00,110 to approach the space to mean similar 1334 00:51:00,110 --> 00:51:02,440 to how folks talked about air as an 1335 00:51:02,440 --> 00:51:04,551 extension of the ground domain during 1336 00:51:04,551 --> 00:51:06,440 Billy Mitchell's time . There are 1337 00:51:06,440 --> 00:51:08,218 similar ideas about space Is an 1338 00:51:08,218 --> 00:51:10,051 extension of the air domain . So 1339 00:51:10,051 --> 00:51:12,273 holistically , How do you see the space 1340 00:51:12,273 --> 00:51:14,496 domain ? Are the independent as well as 1341 00:51:14,496 --> 00:51:16,773 interdependent ? Were fighting domains . 1342 00:51:16,773 --> 00:51:18,884 And number two , How is space Command 1343 00:51:18,884 --> 00:51:20,773 approaching spaces ? A standalone 1344 00:51:20,773 --> 00:51:22,940 warfighting domain . Thank you , sir . 1345 00:51:22,940 --> 00:51:25,380 Okay , So a great question . Um , So I 1346 00:51:25,380 --> 00:51:28,020 will tell you that my thought is that 1347 00:51:28,020 --> 00:51:31,260 they integrated . So I think you just 1348 00:51:31,260 --> 00:51:34,090 look at where you know my a r just to 1349 00:51:34,090 --> 00:51:37,010 find , to begin , and and you could see 1350 00:51:37,020 --> 00:51:39,360 even at that , even at that altitude 1351 00:51:39,360 --> 00:51:42,290 there . Are there air equities there as 1352 00:51:42,290 --> 00:51:44,512 well ? So I think it's at least at that 1353 00:51:44,512 --> 00:51:46,679 level . And I'm talking probably , You 1354 00:51:46,679 --> 00:51:49,130 know , my words , Leo . And in it's 1355 00:51:49,130 --> 00:51:51,074 gonna be an integrated integration 1356 00:51:51,074 --> 00:51:53,130 between the air domain and the space 1357 00:51:53,130 --> 00:51:55,019 domain . It just has to be , um , 1358 00:51:55,019 --> 00:51:57,130 beyond that . I think you know that's 1359 00:51:57,130 --> 00:52:00,890 gonna be fairly pure space , but it is . 1360 00:52:00,900 --> 00:52:02,750 It is one of those areas , as I 1361 00:52:02,760 --> 00:52:04,982 mentioned earlier , that requires close 1362 00:52:04,982 --> 00:52:07,149 coordination , integration amongst the 1363 00:52:07,149 --> 00:52:09,316 other services , the other domains and 1364 00:52:09,316 --> 00:52:11,260 the other combatant commands . And 1365 00:52:11,260 --> 00:52:13,260 we're working towards that each and 1366 00:52:13,260 --> 00:52:16,510 every day . But , uh , when I discussed 1367 00:52:16,510 --> 00:52:18,677 the supporting and supported , I think 1368 00:52:18,677 --> 00:52:20,732 that's probably a good way toe toe . 1369 00:52:20,732 --> 00:52:23,400 Look at that in terms of our support to 1370 00:52:23,410 --> 00:52:26,400 the domains the geographic , the air , 1371 00:52:26,400 --> 00:52:29,140 land and sea domains , cyber domain and 1372 00:52:29,140 --> 00:52:31,251 then their support to us in the space 1373 00:52:31,251 --> 00:52:33,670 domain . Thanks , sir . 1374 00:52:35,150 --> 00:52:37,317 All right , let's go to Rachel Cohen . 1375 00:52:43,050 --> 00:52:46,820 Rachel , you need thio . Um , mute . I 1376 00:52:46,820 --> 00:52:49,340 dio I'm sorry . Thank you for doing 1377 00:52:49,340 --> 00:52:51,850 this . Um , I have another allies and 1378 00:52:51,850 --> 00:52:54,340 partners kind of question for you . You 1379 00:52:54,340 --> 00:52:56,340 know , General Height was talking a 1380 00:52:56,340 --> 00:52:58,451 little bit about this the other day . 1381 00:52:58,451 --> 00:53:00,673 You know , I'm curious when you talk to 1382 00:53:00,673 --> 00:53:02,562 partner in allied countries about 1383 00:53:02,562 --> 00:53:04,562 working together in space . What do 1384 00:53:04,562 --> 00:53:06,729 what do they want from the U . S . And 1385 00:53:06,729 --> 00:53:08,507 what do what do we want them to 1386 00:53:08,507 --> 00:53:10,673 contribute ? You know , he was talking 1387 00:53:10,673 --> 00:53:12,840 about it , sort of in the way that you 1388 00:53:12,840 --> 00:53:14,951 know , the US . Let's other countries 1389 00:53:14,951 --> 00:53:17,118 fly the F 35 . Right ? So what is sort 1390 00:53:17,118 --> 00:53:19,062 of the space equivalent that we're 1391 00:53:19,062 --> 00:53:21,229 working toward , Um , in that regard . 1392 00:53:21,229 --> 00:53:23,562 You know what ? What roles and missions , 1393 00:53:23,562 --> 00:53:25,880 Uh , kind of shake up or , you know , 1394 00:53:25,880 --> 00:53:27,824 kind of kind of division . Are you 1395 00:53:27,824 --> 00:53:29,658 looking at Well , thanks for the 1396 00:53:29,658 --> 00:53:31,713 question . So you know that that's a 1397 00:53:31,713 --> 00:53:33,936 very important part of the war fighting 1398 00:53:33,936 --> 00:53:36,102 perspective of the command . So , as I 1399 00:53:36,102 --> 00:53:38,158 mentioned earlier , we were not just 1400 00:53:38,158 --> 00:53:40,380 starting out on our integration and our 1401 00:53:40,380 --> 00:53:42,213 relationship with our allies and 1402 00:53:42,213 --> 00:53:44,158 partners . We've had that for many 1403 00:53:44,158 --> 00:53:46,820 years . If you look at the integration 1404 00:53:46,820 --> 00:53:48,653 that we have with our allies and 1405 00:53:48,653 --> 00:53:50,764 partners and our SAT com enterprise , 1406 00:53:50,764 --> 00:53:52,931 if you will , our integration with our 1407 00:53:52,931 --> 00:53:54,876 allies and partners in our missile 1408 00:53:54,876 --> 00:53:58,430 warning , uh , mission areas , eso 1409 00:53:58,430 --> 00:54:00,430 we've had them and then we also had 1410 00:54:00,430 --> 00:54:02,880 integrated on our operations floors , 1411 00:54:02,890 --> 00:54:05,820 Uh , for many years , eso as we look to 1412 00:54:05,820 --> 00:54:07,876 the future , you know , it's like we 1413 00:54:07,876 --> 00:54:10,153 see again , as we see in other domains , 1414 00:54:10,153 --> 00:54:12,431 that we will look for their capability , 1415 00:54:12,431 --> 00:54:14,487 their respective capabilities , that 1416 00:54:14,487 --> 00:54:18,270 they are , ah , building the capacity 1417 00:54:18,270 --> 00:54:20,548 and capabilities that they're building , 1418 00:54:20,548 --> 00:54:22,714 whether it's on the ground or on orbit 1419 00:54:22,714 --> 00:54:24,881 or both . And we will look to those to 1420 00:54:24,881 --> 00:54:27,103 see how we can integrate those into our 1421 00:54:27,103 --> 00:54:29,030 our operations that we support , 1422 00:54:29,030 --> 00:54:31,197 whether that's operations in the space 1423 00:54:31,197 --> 00:54:33,363 domain or whether that's operations in 1424 00:54:33,363 --> 00:54:35,586 the air , land or sea domains , so that 1425 00:54:35,640 --> 00:54:38,080 that is kind of What we go back to look 1426 00:54:38,090 --> 00:54:41,060 at is we all have , uh , 1427 00:54:41,440 --> 00:54:43,780 expertise and capabilities . And how 1428 00:54:43,780 --> 00:54:45,836 best can we bring those from each of 1429 00:54:45,836 --> 00:54:47,780 our respective allies and partners 1430 00:54:47,780 --> 00:54:49,891 together to build combat capability ? 1431 00:54:52,740 --> 00:54:55,200 Okay , very good . Let's turn to a 1432 00:54:55,200 --> 00:54:59,180 Sandra Irwin . Good morning , General 1433 00:54:59,180 --> 00:55:01,180 Dickinson . Thank you for taking my 1434 00:55:01,180 --> 00:55:04,430 question up . A few weeks ago , we 1435 00:55:04,430 --> 00:55:07,260 heard from generally a lot , er back 1436 00:55:07,260 --> 00:55:09,038 the director of the Space Force 1437 00:55:09,038 --> 00:55:11,580 Intelligence and she was talking about 1438 00:55:11,580 --> 00:55:14,310 there . There's a need for capabilities 1439 00:55:14,310 --> 00:55:16,930 to characterize threats to have 1440 00:55:16,930 --> 00:55:20,580 confidence in the in the in the 1441 00:55:20,580 --> 00:55:23,110 information that you see in orbit . So 1442 00:55:23,110 --> 00:55:25,221 I was just wondering if if you've had 1443 00:55:25,221 --> 00:55:27,221 conversations with that side of the 1444 00:55:27,221 --> 00:55:30,400 house and if you force C d . O d making 1445 00:55:30,400 --> 00:55:32,511 investments in these new capabilities 1446 00:55:32,511 --> 00:55:34,870 for characterizing threats and getting 1447 00:55:34,880 --> 00:55:37,102 getting more accurate intelligence from 1448 00:55:37,102 --> 00:55:41,030 space . Thank you . Great . So I had I 1449 00:55:41,030 --> 00:55:43,086 had the honor working with Leah when 1450 00:55:43,086 --> 00:55:45,141 she was out here is the J two before 1451 00:55:45,141 --> 00:55:47,252 she moved on to the Space Force . And 1452 00:55:47,252 --> 00:55:49,363 and the good news is she's that space 1453 00:55:49,363 --> 00:55:51,586 force doing doing some great work , and 1454 00:55:51,586 --> 00:55:53,697 then I've got a brand new , not brand 1455 00:55:53,697 --> 00:55:55,863 new , but a new J two and behind her , 1456 00:55:55,863 --> 00:55:58,030 Greg Agnan and , uh , one of the I 1457 00:55:58,030 --> 00:55:59,919 think one of the strengths of the 1458 00:55:59,919 --> 00:56:02,030 command right now one of successes is 1459 00:56:02,030 --> 00:56:04,086 how quickly we've been able to build 1460 00:56:04,086 --> 00:56:06,252 our intelligence capability within U . 1461 00:56:06,252 --> 00:56:08,474 S . Space Command and , uh , absolutely 1462 00:56:08,474 --> 00:56:10,586 critical that we have those processes 1463 00:56:10,586 --> 00:56:12,641 and procedures in place where we can 1464 00:56:12,641 --> 00:56:14,840 better understand the activities on 1465 00:56:14,840 --> 00:56:17,140 orbit . I mean , Aziz , we look , we 1466 00:56:17,140 --> 00:56:19,196 talk a little bit about space domain 1467 00:56:19,196 --> 00:56:21,307 awareness . You know , our ability to 1468 00:56:21,307 --> 00:56:23,970 characterize , um , on orbit activities , 1469 00:56:23,970 --> 00:56:26,370 be able to understand what they are and , 1470 00:56:26,370 --> 00:56:28,537 more important , understand if we have 1471 00:56:28,537 --> 00:56:32,170 to take any action or , uh or what are 1472 00:56:32,230 --> 00:56:33,952 those types of things on or is 1473 00:56:33,952 --> 00:56:35,952 absolutely critical , So I couldn't 1474 00:56:35,952 --> 00:56:38,119 agree more . I mean , I think having I 1475 00:56:38,119 --> 00:56:40,063 think the I think they're the 18th 1476 00:56:40,063 --> 00:56:41,730 organization within the Intel 1477 00:56:41,730 --> 00:56:43,930 enterprise now eyes critical and 1478 00:56:43,930 --> 00:56:46,097 demonstrates the importance of space , 1479 00:56:46,097 --> 00:56:48,208 uh , to the Department of Defense and 1480 00:56:48,208 --> 00:56:50,430 the whole pending and the government in 1481 00:56:50,430 --> 00:56:52,541 general . And so I support that . You 1482 00:56:52,541 --> 00:56:54,652 know , the capabilities that we build 1483 00:56:54,652 --> 00:56:56,874 our in order to do that are critical to 1484 00:56:56,874 --> 00:56:58,986 what we do is a war fighter . Just as 1485 00:56:58,986 --> 00:57:00,986 we do , for example , and the other 1486 00:57:00,986 --> 00:57:02,920 domains . So whether its missile 1487 00:57:02,920 --> 00:57:04,809 defense , whether it's air to air 1488 00:57:04,809 --> 00:57:07,031 combat , whether it's combat on the sea 1489 00:57:07,031 --> 00:57:09,198 Theobald ity , Thio , characterize and 1490 00:57:09,198 --> 00:57:11,198 understand what is happening in the 1491 00:57:11,198 --> 00:57:13,031 environment you're working in is 1492 00:57:13,031 --> 00:57:15,198 important . And the intel is obviously 1493 00:57:15,198 --> 00:57:18,010 a huge piece to that , Thank you very 1494 00:57:18,010 --> 00:57:22,000 much . Alright , How about let's 1495 00:57:22,000 --> 00:57:24,760 go to Dong Yung Kim ? 1496 00:57:25,130 --> 00:57:27,210 Thank you for taking the question . 1497 00:57:27,220 --> 00:57:29,220 This is going on . Kim , a reporter 1498 00:57:29,220 --> 00:57:31,970 from Voice of America Korean service uh 1499 00:57:31,980 --> 00:57:34,070 last week Secretary Austin , in his 1500 00:57:34,080 --> 00:57:36,302 Senate confirmation hearing , mentioned 1501 00:57:36,302 --> 00:57:38,480 in his advanced policy question that 1502 00:57:38,490 --> 00:57:40,950 space related threats from Iran and 1503 00:57:40,950 --> 00:57:43,080 North Korea , such as jamming of 1504 00:57:43,080 --> 00:57:45,140 satellite , is growing . Also , he 1505 00:57:45,140 --> 00:57:47,820 mentioned about space lots capably 1506 00:57:47,820 --> 00:57:50,720 turning into ah ballistic technology 1507 00:57:50,730 --> 00:57:53,260 related . How is space com addressing 1508 00:57:53,260 --> 00:57:55,890 such secondary threat besides China and 1509 00:57:55,890 --> 00:57:58,540 Russia ? Thank you . I'm sorry . What 1510 00:57:58,540 --> 00:58:00,596 was the last part of that question , 1511 00:58:00,596 --> 00:58:02,651 please ? How is space com addressing 1512 00:58:02,651 --> 00:58:04,762 such secondary threat ? Besides China 1513 00:58:04,762 --> 00:58:06,707 and Russia , in particular ? North 1514 00:58:06,707 --> 00:58:06,640 Korea . 1515 00:58:10,720 --> 00:58:12,498 Okay , so Well , thanks for the 1516 00:58:12,498 --> 00:58:16,490 question . Um , I think what we're 1517 00:58:16,490 --> 00:58:18,490 doing right now or what we're doing 1518 00:58:18,490 --> 00:58:20,712 right now is , uh , you know , watching 1519 00:58:20,712 --> 00:58:22,657 them very closely in terms of what 1520 00:58:22,657 --> 00:58:24,657 they're doing for the on orbit . Of 1521 00:58:24,657 --> 00:58:26,490 course , I've read the And I saw 1522 00:58:26,550 --> 00:58:30,500 Secretary Austen's , uh , response 1523 00:58:30,510 --> 00:58:32,710 to those advanced policy questions . 1524 00:58:32,710 --> 00:58:35,043 And I listened to his testimony as well , 1525 00:58:35,043 --> 00:58:37,500 and so that I agree that , you know , 1526 00:58:37,500 --> 00:58:39,611 some of that activity could translate 1527 00:58:39,611 --> 00:58:41,833 into missile defense or missile defense 1528 00:58:41,833 --> 00:58:44,070 into space or missile technologies into 1529 00:58:44,070 --> 00:58:46,720 space . So we hear it U S Space Command . 1530 00:58:46,730 --> 00:58:48,952 You know , we watch that very closely , 1531 00:58:48,952 --> 00:58:51,230 Uh , in terms of what that means to us , 1532 00:58:51,230 --> 00:58:53,130 uh , both from our terrestrial or 1533 00:58:53,130 --> 00:58:55,352 supporting rules to the war fighters on 1534 00:58:55,352 --> 00:58:57,352 the ground , air and sea as well as 1535 00:58:57,352 --> 00:58:59,241 what that could mean in the space 1536 00:58:59,241 --> 00:59:02,460 domain . All right . Last question for 1537 00:59:02,460 --> 00:59:04,450 you , General from John Harper . 1538 00:59:08,120 --> 00:59:10,342 Thanks for doing this . General at John 1539 00:59:10,342 --> 00:59:12,564 Harper with National Defense Magazine . 1540 00:59:12,564 --> 00:59:14,950 When do you anticipate that space com 1541 00:59:14,950 --> 00:59:17,350 will reach full operational capability ? 1542 00:59:17,350 --> 00:59:19,461 Do you have a timeline for that ? And 1543 00:59:19,461 --> 00:59:21,920 what are your criteria for declaring F 1544 00:59:21,920 --> 00:59:25,350 o . C ? Well , so that's a great 1545 00:59:25,350 --> 00:59:28,680 question . And you know , when you say 1546 00:59:28,680 --> 00:59:30,736 great question usually means I'm not 1547 00:59:30,736 --> 00:59:32,847 going to give you a specific answer , 1548 00:59:32,847 --> 00:59:34,847 right ? So , uh , no , just that to 1549 00:59:34,847 --> 00:59:36,680 answer your question . So It's a 1550 00:59:36,680 --> 00:59:38,736 function of many things . So I would 1551 00:59:38,736 --> 00:59:40,736 tell you in general it's conditions 1552 00:59:40,736 --> 00:59:42,600 based that will declare full 1553 00:59:42,600 --> 00:59:44,767 operational capability . And what goes 1554 00:59:44,767 --> 00:59:47,320 into that condition will be , ah , lot 1555 00:59:47,320 --> 00:59:49,487 of things personnel number of people , 1556 00:59:49,487 --> 00:59:51,920 number of the right kinds of personnel 1557 00:59:51,920 --> 00:59:54,142 that come to the command with the right 1558 00:59:54,142 --> 00:59:56,309 skills and the talent . And then there 1559 00:59:56,309 --> 00:59:58,309 will be a material piece to that in 1560 00:59:58,309 --> 01:00:00,253 terms of capability , whether it's 1561 01:00:00,253 --> 01:00:02,253 commander control or other types of 1562 01:00:02,253 --> 01:00:04,890 capability that allow me to do my , uh , 1563 01:00:04,900 --> 01:00:07,480 UCP missions that have been given by 1564 01:00:07,480 --> 01:00:10,270 the president . And so it's There's no 1565 01:00:10,280 --> 01:00:12,920 date time month here right now , 1566 01:00:12,930 --> 01:00:14,874 because we're working through that 1567 01:00:14,874 --> 01:00:16,930 right now in terms of what that will 1568 01:00:16,930 --> 01:00:19,041 mean . But that's generally what will 1569 01:00:19,041 --> 01:00:21,360 use in order to declare a full 1570 01:00:21,360 --> 01:00:25,260 operational capability . Okay , 1571 01:00:25,260 --> 01:00:28,150 folks , we've come to the end of , uh , 1572 01:00:28,160 --> 01:00:30,570 this Space Power forum on Aerospace 1573 01:00:30,570 --> 01:00:33,140 Nation . Ah , big thanks again to 1574 01:00:33,140 --> 01:00:35,830 General Dickinson , Uh , to you , 1575 01:00:35,830 --> 01:00:38,150 General , and to our audience from all 1576 01:00:38,150 --> 01:00:40,317 of us here at the Mitchell Institute , 1577 01:00:40,317 --> 01:00:42,372 have a great aerospace power kind of 1578 01:00:42,372 --> 01:00:44,428 day . Thank you very much . It was a 1579 01:00:44,428 --> 01:00:46,720 pleasure . You bet . Best of luck . 1580 01:00:46,730 --> 01:00:47,340 Thank you .