The United States federal government should pursue a defensive space control strategy that emphasizes satellite hardening, replacement, redundancy and situational awareness
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- [ ] Space cadre is critical to hegemony – it supports Army War on Terror efforts Handelman, 2010 Assistant Defense Secretary
- [ ] A Space Cadre is key to hegemony – Operational flexibility and engaging Rising Hegemons Handelman, 2010 Assistant Defense Secretary
Cadre Key to Hegemony[ ] The Air Force Space Cadre is Vital in sustaining space control – launches, intelligence and communication Handelman, 2010 Assistant Defense Secretary [Kenneth B, Active Defense Secretary of The Department of Defense, United States, Biennial Report on Management of Space Cadre within the Department of Defense, 12/2/10, accessed 6/21/11 http://www.acq.osd.mil/nsso/SpaceCadre/literature/PKG-USP011361-10-DEPSECDEF-SIGNED.pdf, Air Force space professionals have a direct role in fielding, launching, and executing space power. The 12,000+ member Air Force space cadre is comprised of officer and enlisted operators, scientists, engineers, program managers, communications, weather, and intelligence personnel. The Air Force cadre also includes Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard members. The effort to identify applicable civilian specialties for the space cadre began in earnest in 2008 and is ongoing. The Air Force space cadre is managed by the Space/Cyber Professional Management Office (SPMO), assigned to Headquarters, Air Force Space Command, Colorado Springs. The Air Force Space Professional Development Program (SPDP) ensures deliberate development of space personnel to guarantee a sufficient inventory of space-knowledgeable officer and enlisted personnel to meet mission requirements. The SPMO tracks cadre members and billets via the Space Professional Development Database (SPDD), tracking experience via Space Professional Experience Codes (SPEC) in ten space mission categories. The SPDD is also a source of personnel and manpower information for assignments, leadership boards, metrics, and statistics relating to the space cadre. Air Force initiatives to integrate SPDD and SPEC capabilities into an enterprise-we system are underway. The data provided in this report were derived from the SPDD. The Air Force Guard and Reserve numbers are best estimates based on a subset of personnel data provided to the Space Professional Management Office by the Guard and Reserve. Current Status The Air Force space cadre consists of 7,978 officers from the operations, acquisition, intelligence, weather, and communications fields. Since the majority of weather, intelligence, acquisition, and communications officers do not serve their entire careers in space, several individuals whose space experience is catalogued in the SPDD are in non-space positions at any given time. The enlisted space cadre consists of 2,255 personnel from operations, intelligence, weather, and communications. Similar to the officers, not all enlisted intelligence, weather, and communications personnel are employed solely in space-related duties. The effort to identify civilian space-related positions and individuals continues, as well as development of a civilian SPDP. The SPMO is identifying space-related civilian positions and will then use the positions as a baseline to identify individuals with space experience. There are approximately 2,200 space civilian positions. The civilian SPDP will be tailored to the unique structure of the civilian personnel system, since the requirements, milestones, and timing of the existing military SPDP are not readily converted to civilian career development. 16 Projected Status The dynamic nature of space systems development makes personnel projections and identification of education, training, and experience requirements difficult. Nevertheless, projections over the next five years indicate that the space cadre is appropriately configured to meet mission needs. [ ] Space cadre is critical to hegemony – it supports Army War on Terror efforts Handelman, 2010 Assistant Defense Secretary [Kenneth B, Active Defense Secretary of The Department of Defense, United States, Biennial Report on Management of Space Cadre within the Department of Defense, 12/2/10, accessed 6/21/11 http://www.acq.osd.mil/nsso/SpaceCadre/literature/PKG-USP011361-10-DEPSECDEF-SIGNED.pdf, The United States Army Space Cadre, composed of Space Professionals and Space Enablers, supports the Army’s worldwide deployed forces. Currently, the Army has more than 100 space cadre members in the U.S. Central Command area of operations ensuring space capabilities are fully integrated and utilized across the full spectrum of the war effort. From the onset of the war against the Taliban, al-Qaida, and its affiliates into the current Overseas Contingency Operations, the Army has continuously placed space cadre members in theater to ensure space power is employed with maximum effect and benefit to the war fighter. The Army Space Personnel Development Office (ASPDO), which consists of the Army Space Cadre Office and the FA40 Personnel Development Office, is located in Colorado Springs, CO. The ASPDO’s mission is to develop policies, procedures, and metrics for the Army Space Cadre and execute the life cycle management functions of Functional Area 40 (FA40) Space Operations Officers, ensuring the Army has trained personnel to meet national security space needs. The Army’s definition of space positions and personnel includes those involved with missile defense. [ ] A Space Cadre is key to hegemony – Operational flexibility and engaging Rising Hegemons Handelman, 2010 Assistant Defense Secretary [Kenneth B, Active Defense Secretary of The Department of Defense, United States, Biennial Report on Management of Space Cadre within the Department of Defense, 12/2/10, accessed 6/21/11 http://www.acq.osd.mil/nsso/SpaceCadre/literature/PKG-USP011361-10-DEPSECDEF-SIGNED.pdf, Efforts to Ensure a Healthy DoD Space Cadre DoD has nearly 14,000 military and civilian personnel with space experience. They are essential to executing our full spectrum of operations from peacekeeping, conducting counter-insurgency campaigns, to engaging a peer competitor. Institutions like NPS, AFIT, DAU, ASOpS, and the NSSI are at the forefront of the Department’s efforts to educate and train these warriors throughout their careers. 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