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Joint Air Operations: USSPACECOM and the USSTRATCOM

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Please see word document for instructions. I am uploading many pdf's since they are the reading material for this class lesson but all you need is 1 citation for each posting total of 3 citations from class and 3 others if you want from outside class or in class. Thank you!

Provide a 200 word minimum response to each of the 3 posting of the classmates in regards to questions A, B and C.

Please note you can agree or disagree in your response with any of the responses from the classmates as long as you back it up with explanation and facts. You must use at least 1 source from class readings for each response at minimum and 1 other source from class or outside of class.

In-text citations must be done in accordance with Global College Style Guide attached and not APA. (Question A response from Frey has done citation appropriately).

  • QUESTION A: The new USSPACECOM has been established as a geographic combatant command, but the narrative surrounding this new unified command often adds the unofficial tag “with functional command like responsibilities.” First, state whether you believe this unofficial qualifier is true and/or relevant, and why. Then, explain how you believe the introduction of USSPACECOM as a geographic combatant command changes the military’s perception of space.
  • QUESTION B: Consider how the formation of USSPACECOM and the United States Space Force (USSF) may change the C2 structure for the key position of Space Coordinating Authority (SCA). In your view, (1) will the JFACC normally be appointed the Space Coordinating Authority by the Joint Force Commander? And (2), if the JFACC is no longer designated the SCA, how does this impact the JFACC’s ability to command air assets? Justify your answer and explain your reasoning.
  • QUESTION C: With USSTRATCOM’s efforts to revitalize, upgrade and solidify the nuclear enterprise, does the addition of the B-1 fleet to Air Force Global Strike Command (a non-nuclear capable aircraft) help or hurt USSTRATCOM’s nuclear revitalization effort? Support your answer using course concepts and sound reasoning.

Justify and support your answer using your experience and source support from the assigned readings.

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Response to Classmates’ Posts
Author’s Name
Institutional Affiliation
Course Code and Name
Professor’s Name
Date
Response to Frey Initial Post, Question A
I agree with Frey that USSPACECOM plays significant geographic and functional command responsibilities. In particular, USSPACECOM defends the United States of America’s (USA) essential interests in space, especially in the war-fighting domain (Raymond 2019, 3). My colleague is right in saying that USSPACECOM will control military operations in the same way USCENTCOM does in Central Asia and the Middle East. When it comes to space, it is a unique domain with numerous capabilities, including but not limited to satellite communications. Similarly, I believe that the unofficial qualifier “with functional command-like responsibilities” is true since USSPACECOM has the ability to undertake both geographic combatant and functional command. In addition, USSPACECOM synchronizes combatant commands and interagency partners via a joint targeting coordination board that manages its targeting cycle (Joint Publication 3-14 2020, 14). I also concur with my peer that USSPACECOM being a geographic combatant command changes the military’s perception of space. Besides, space operations usually support maritime, land, cyberspace, and air through communication and intelligence capabilities. On that note, USSPACECOM helps the Department of Defense to prepare relevant resources to help the USA sustain its superiority in space.
Response to McKinney’s Post, Question B
McKinney is right in arguing that the United States Space Force (USSF) formation is not accounted for in the doctrine. In that light, I support my classmate’s point that JFACC remains the best to serve as the Space Coordinating Authority. Space operations and planning involve more than tactical, strategic, and operational levels, which can only be carried out by the JFACC (Gary and Riordan 2008, 3). JFACC can facilitate centralized control and planning to coordinate space support requests. I agree with McKinney that the Joint Force Commander (JFC) is capable of integrating and consolidating space support requirements and submi...
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