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U.S. Space Command Three Years Away from Full Operational Capability

Frank Wolfe

Tuesday, March 8th, 2022

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U.S. Space Command Three Years Away from Full Operational Capability

Army Gen. James H. Dickinson, commander, U.S. Space Command speaks at the U.S. Space Foundation's 36th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colo., Aug. 24, 2021. (Pentagon Photo)

U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM) achieved initial operational capability (IOC) last August, but is still three years away from full operational capability (FOC), Army Gen. James Dickinson, the head of the command, told a Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) hearing on March 8. "We are in the process right now of building the infrastructure that we need to do the mission I've been given today, and we're moving in that direction," Dickinson said in response to questioning from Sen. Jeanne Shaheen…

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