{"id":1512,"date":"2024-08-02T20:12:03","date_gmt":"2024-08-02T20:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daily-bullet.com\/?p=1512"},"modified":"2024-08-02T20:12:03","modified_gmt":"2024-08-02T20:12:03","slug":"commander-of-u-s-army-space-and-missile-defense-command-speaks-on-the-future-of-space-ops-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daily-bullet.com\/?p=1512","title":{"rendered":"Commander of U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command Speaks on the Future of Space Ops"},"content":{"rendered":"
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ARLINGTON, Va. \u2014 The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command\u2019s leader said the command has the lead role in the Army\u2019s Space Vision supporting multidomain operations and defending the United States.<\/p>\n

Lt. Gen. Sean A. Gainey, USASMDC commanding general, spoke at a Coffee Series event hosted by the Association of the U.S. Army at AUSA\u2019s headquarters, July 23, 2024, in Arlington.<\/p>\n

\u201cRight now, based off of where the Army has moved in some of our demand requirements, we feel we are on path to meet our modernization goals,\u201d Gainey said. \u201cDepending on how we move forward potentially impacts modernization. As of right now, we\u2019re moving on the right path. There are no issues at this time progressing forward with the force structure plan that we have and the growth that we have in place.\u201d<\/p>\n

He discussed the command\u2019s initiatives to lead a proof-of-concept demonstration for using C-UAS in the homeland to help U.S. Northern Command determine how to move forward with C-UAS capabilities across the continental United States.<\/p>\n

\u201cWarfare is changing drones and all the capabilities that they may need,\u201d Gainey said. \u201cWe do our own internal science and technology work so we\u2019re able to do the gap analysis across the space and missile defense portfolio through our (Space and Missile Defense) Center of Excellence. Then our Center of Excellence is able to walk down and document to our technical center from an [science and technology] perspective.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey can go out and work closely with industry and see what\u2019s out there to help get after some of the challenges that we have moving forward,\u201d he added. \u201cWe\u2019re having to leverage more capability for a mission set with our modernization. We\u2019re building based off knowing that there\u2019s a 360-degree threat.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gainey said everybody is involved in space and has to be prepared to fight in a degraded denied environment and be able to leverage space.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe at SMDC developed an Army Space Training Strategy that essentially focuses on how do you get space capability and space awareness, all the way down to the tactical level,\u201d Gainey said. \u201cWe leverage that with our space experts inside of formations in our divisions. We are essentially building it inside of the schoolhouse and initial training, always through the training pipeline, and integrating space as part of awareness.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gainey talked about the future space operations military occupational specialty and how it will benefit the Army and its future space branch.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have an initiative on the space MOS,\u201d Gainey said. \u201cA lot of great work by the leaders in vision that came before me seeing that we can no longer continue to do business as usual in the way we operate right now as we pull Soldiers from air defense.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will change those Soldiers to 40 delta MOS to where now they\u2019re space Soldiers and they\u2019re experts,\u201d he added. \u201cSo they get basic training all the way up, and then you get a professional noncommissioned officer, which we\u2019re really excited about. We believe this is a stepping stone to a space branch.\u201d<\/p>\n

By Jason Cutshaw, USASMDC<\/em><\/p>\n

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