Col. John D. Patrick

Col. John D. Patrick
Commander, U.S. Space Forces - Korea

 

SMSgt. Ryan J. Canterbury

SMSgt. Ryan J. Canterbury
Command Senior Enlisted Leader, U.S. Space Forces - Korea

 

U.S. Space Forces - Korea

U.S. Space Forces
KOREA

U.S. Space Forces – Korea (SPACEFOR-KOR) was activated as a U.S. Space Force field component under U.S. Space Forces Indo-Pacific and assigned to the U.S. Forces Korea sub-unified command, Dec. 14, 2022. SPACEFOR-KOR provides space planning and employment expertise, as well as space command and control to the USFK commander. The component’s cadre of space Guardians work with allies and partners to integrate space activities into shared operations, activities, and investments. The unit is headquartered at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, maximizing the synergy between the 7th Air Force headquarters and the 607th Air Operations Center. USSF service components integrate at the component level and provide combatant commanders a subordinate space commander, organic space planning and employment expertise, and space command and control that is focused on the joint force’s operational warfighting priorities and requirements.

 

Mission

Generate Cross-Component Space Combat capabilities to meet warfighter needs in support of the ROK-U.S. Alliance’s continuing advantage.
 

Priorities

• Advance Domain Awareness
• Strengthen the Alliance
• Lead Cross-Component Integration
• Develop Guardians & Families
 

Values

• Character
• Connection
• Commitment
• Courage
 

 
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Space Power Disciplines

 

Orbital Warfare: Knowledge of orbital maneuver as well as offensive and defensive fires to preserve freedom of access to the domain. Skill to ensure United States and coalition space forces can continue to provide capability to the Joint Force while denying that same advantage to the adversary.


Space Electromagnetic Warfare: Knowledge of spectrum awareness, maneuver within the spectrum, and non-kinetic fires within the spectrum to deny adversary use of vital links. Skill to manipulate physical access to communication pathways and awareness of how those pathways contribute to enemy advantage.


Space Battle Management: Knowledge of how to orient to the space domain and skill in making decisions to preserve mission, deny adversary access, and ultimately ensure mission accomplishment. Ability to identify hostile actions and entities, conduct combat identification, target and direct action in response to an evolving threat environment.


Space Access and Sustainment: Knowledge of processes, support and logistics required to maintain, and prolong, operations in the space domain. Ability to resource, apply, and leverage spacepower in, from and to the space domain.


Military Intelligence: Knowledge to conduct intelligence-led, threat-focused operations based on the insights. Ability to leverage the broader intelligence community to ensure military spacepower has ISR capabilities needed to defend the space domain.


Engineering and Acquisition: Knowledge that ensures military spacepower has the best capabilities in the world to defend the space domain. Ability to form science, technology and acquisition partnerships with other national security space organizations, commercial entities, Allies and academia to ensure the warfighters are properly equipped.


Cyber Operations: Knowledge to defend the global networks upon which military spacepower is vitally dependent. Ability to employ cyber security and cyber defense of critical space networks and systems. Skill to employ future offensive capabilities.