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U.S. Space Command On Track To Reach Full Operational Capability In 2023

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, April 18th, 2023

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U.S. Space Command On Track To Reach Full Operational Capability In 2023

Army Gen. James Dickinson, the commander of U.S. Space Command (U.S. Space Command Photo)

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—Nearly two years after achieving initial operational capability (IOC), U.S. Space Command is on track to achieve full operational capability (FOC) later this year, Army Gen. James Dickinson, commander, U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM), said on Tuesday. The command stood up in August 2019. Since achieving IOC in August 2021, the command has been “capturing” its requirements and has developed four initial capability documents in various areas, including space domain awareness, space combat power, joint space command and control,…

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