WEBVTT 00:03.799 --> 00:06.460 America's future will be determined by 00:06.460 --> 00:09.640 your dreams and your visions . And 00:09.640 --> 00:11.362 nowhere is this more true than 00:11.362 --> 00:13.909 America's next frontier . The vast 00:13.909 --> 00:16.700 frontier of space , the space age is 00:16.700 --> 00:19.260 barely a quarter of a century old , but 00:19.260 --> 00:21.149 already we've pushed civilization 00:21.149 --> 00:23.204 forward with our advances in science 00:23.204 --> 00:25.610 and technology . Our work on the space 00:25.610 --> 00:28.049 shuttle gives us routine access to the 00:28.049 --> 00:30.319 landscape above us , dropping off 00:30.319 --> 00:32.541 payloads , performing experiments , and 00:32.541 --> 00:34.869 fixing satellites . And I believe we've 00:34.869 --> 00:37.036 only touched the edge of possibilities 00:37.036 --> 00:39.036 in space . It's time to quicken our 00:39.036 --> 00:42.340 pace and reach out to new opportunities . 00:57.270 --> 00:59.950 For decades , that next frontier was a 00:59.950 --> 01:01.869 benign environment , a place of 01:01.869 --> 01:04.510 exploration , of innovation , and a 01:04.510 --> 01:06.910 strategic advantage for the few nations 01:06.910 --> 01:09.660 who could afford to access it . But as 01:09.660 --> 01:11.949 technology advanced , the domain became 01:11.949 --> 01:14.519 economically lucrative . Participation 01:14.519 --> 01:16.940 in space expanded and national interest 01:16.940 --> 01:20.660 grew . Today space is like oxygen to us . 01:21.029 --> 01:23.251 When it's available to meet our needs , 01:23.251 --> 01:25.418 we take it for granted and barely even 01:25.418 --> 01:27.640 notice it . For a lot of people , space 01:27.640 --> 01:29.807 is out of sight , out of mind , but in 01:29.807 --> 01:31.807 reality , it underpins almost every 01:31.807 --> 01:34.029 aspect of daily life . Satellites are a 01:34.029 --> 01:36.140 crucial part of more than half of the 01:36.140 --> 01:38.362 16 sectors of national infrastructure . 01:38.362 --> 01:40.196 A third of crops are grown using 01:40.196 --> 01:42.140 weather data . GPS navigation data 01:42.140 --> 01:44.029 keeps supply chains and logistics 01:44.029 --> 01:46.029 moving , and the timing signal that 01:46.029 --> 01:48.140 comes from GPS is what stamps digital 01:48.140 --> 01:50.085 transactions , which means digital 01:50.085 --> 01:49.879 commerce , e-finance , none of that 01:49.879 --> 01:52.279 works without satellites . It literally 01:52.279 --> 01:54.390 drives the way we do life right now , 01:54.390 --> 01:56.501 and it's only gonna get more and more 01:56.501 --> 01:58.723 important . But if it's taken from us , 01:58.723 --> 02:00.890 we can do nothing else but desperately 02:00.890 --> 02:04.879 try to get it back . Space is vital to 02:04.879 --> 02:06.823 our nation's security and economic 02:06.823 --> 02:08.935 prosperity , and we must increase our 02:08.935 --> 02:11.160 ability to harness its power and our 02:11.160 --> 02:13.216 will and capabilities to defend it . 02:13.720 --> 02:15.609 The United States Space Force was 02:15.609 --> 02:19.270 created to do just that and to tame new 02:19.270 --> 02:22.990 frontiers . Semper supra as our motto 02:22.990 --> 02:26.429 says , always above operating 02:26.429 --> 02:28.910 24/7 to provide and protect 02:28.910 --> 02:31.110 capabilities that are critical to the 02:31.110 --> 02:33.550 joint force and the American way of 02:33.550 --> 02:36.429 life . In just the last 5 years , the 02:36.429 --> 02:38.373 space domain has gotten incredibly 02:38.373 --> 02:40.596 congested . When the service stood up , 02:40.596 --> 02:42.818 there's about 25,000 objects in space . 02:42.818 --> 02:44.869 Now daily we track 46,000 and that 02:44.869 --> 02:47.091 number is growing all the time . That's 02:47.091 --> 02:49.425 almost double and it's not slowing down . 02:49.425 --> 02:51.591 But space is not just congested , it's 02:51.591 --> 02:54.479 also contested . I think traditionally 02:54.649 --> 02:56.809 it has been viewed as a collection of 02:56.809 --> 02:59.050 space activities , and with the stand 02:59.050 --> 03:01.106 up of Space Force and the additional 03:01.106 --> 03:03.272 resources and the changing environment 03:03.272 --> 03:05.383 and global competition , we have seen 03:05.383 --> 03:07.383 that evolve to space becoming a war 03:07.383 --> 03:09.550 fighting domain itself . Over the past 03:09.550 --> 03:11.772 20 years , the Russians and the Chinese 03:11.772 --> 03:13.883 have heavily invested their resources 03:13.883 --> 03:15.994 to develop a broad portfolio of space 03:15.994 --> 03:18.570 weapons designed to negate the US space 03:18.570 --> 03:22.130 advantage . In 2007 , China decided 03:22.130 --> 03:24.199 to essentially use a kinetic kill 03:24.199 --> 03:26.366 vehicle , also known as anti-satellite 03:26.366 --> 03:28.421 weapon , and knock down one of their 03:28.421 --> 03:30.588 own weather satellites . The satellite 03:30.588 --> 03:32.699 was defunct at the time , but also we 03:32.699 --> 03:34.755 know that this is an opportunity for 03:34.755 --> 03:36.921 them to prove the capability that they 03:36.921 --> 03:38.977 can essentially target satellites in 03:38.977 --> 03:40.699 lower Earth orbit and in LEO , 03:40.699 --> 03:40.604 essentially low Earth orbit . That's 03:40.604 --> 03:42.437 where most of our satellites are 03:42.437 --> 03:44.493 operating , especially the ones that 03:44.493 --> 03:46.715 the everyday American and everyday user 03:46.715 --> 03:48.882 are actually depending on . That event 03:48.882 --> 03:51.494 generated over 2700 pieces of debris , 03:51.884 --> 03:53.884 much of which still remain on orbit 03:53.884 --> 03:56.106 today and will for decades to come . So 03:56.106 --> 03:58.162 just like that , we went from benign 03:58.162 --> 04:00.384 peaceful domain space as a sanctuary to 04:00.684 --> 04:02.964 contested competitive domain space as a 04:02.964 --> 04:05.404 war fighting domain . We face a 04:05.404 --> 04:07.835 sophisticated array of threats across 04:07.835 --> 04:10.440 every orbital regime . More and more we 04:10.440 --> 04:12.960 see China , Russia , eventually other 04:12.960 --> 04:15.240 countries , we see them put weapons in 04:15.240 --> 04:17.640 space to try and hold us at risk , and 04:17.640 --> 04:19.751 this includes satellites with robotic 04:19.751 --> 04:23.679 arms for dragging potential US assets 04:23.679 --> 04:26.399 out of missions , thus destroying our 04:26.399 --> 04:30.000 capability of crucial concern , China 04:30.000 --> 04:31.920 has developed an on orbit sensor 04:31.920 --> 04:34.559 shooter kill web that enables long 04:34.559 --> 04:37.000 range and precise targeting of our 04:37.000 --> 04:38.444 forward deployed forces . 04:41.269 --> 04:43.491 Intelligence suggests Russia may intend 04:43.491 --> 04:45.547 to put a nuclear weapon into orbit , 04:45.739 --> 04:47.795 threatening devastating consequences 04:47.795 --> 04:49.628 for the world and for the global 04:49.628 --> 04:51.850 economy . A nuclear generation in space 04:51.850 --> 04:54.019 would be catastrophic worldwide for 04:54.019 --> 04:55.908 everyone involved . We're talking 04:55.940 --> 04:57.820 allies , partners , commercial 04:57.820 --> 05:00.059 adversaries . The initial radiation 05:00.059 --> 05:02.450 bursts would render nearby satellites 05:02.700 --> 05:04.190 ineffective and useless . 05:04.420 --> 05:06.660 Electromagnetic pulse would have 05:06.660 --> 05:09.140 initial and lasting impacts as well , 05:09.170 --> 05:11.226 based off of the radiation impacts . 05:11.609 --> 05:13.890 Space technology underpins our society 05:13.890 --> 05:16.000 in unseen ways and has become an 05:16.000 --> 05:18.440 indispensable engine of economic value . 05:19.000 --> 05:20.611 Space enables things such as 05:20.611 --> 05:22.720 communications , transportation , 05:22.970 --> 05:25.760 navigation , agriculture , energy 05:25.760 --> 05:27.769 distribution , all these things are 05:27.769 --> 05:30.489 enabled by space . Collectively , these 05:30.489 --> 05:32.600 space enabled activities translate to 05:32.600 --> 05:34.822 hundreds of billions of dollars for the 05:34.822 --> 05:38.299 US and global economies . How does uh 05:38.299 --> 05:41.250 Amazon get packages to your house ? How 05:41.250 --> 05:43.779 do you have delivery meal services , 05:43.980 --> 05:45.899 actually even enabling financial 05:45.899 --> 05:48.010 transaction . Those same capabilities 05:48.010 --> 05:50.121 we enjoy today can be used against us 05:50.121 --> 05:52.066 or they could be unavailable . The 05:52.066 --> 05:54.121 modern US military has been designed 05:54.121 --> 05:55.843 around assured access to space 05:55.843 --> 05:57.899 capabilities . Space is built in and 05:57.899 --> 05:59.955 baked into every plan that the joint 05:59.955 --> 06:02.121 force has . We're a critical component 06:02.121 --> 06:04.121 offering the ability to enhance the 06:04.121 --> 06:06.455 sense . Whether that's seeing , hearing , 06:06.455 --> 06:08.510 talking , we're a big part of all of 06:08.510 --> 06:10.732 that . And so anytime a joint operation 06:10.732 --> 06:13.010 goes out , space is relied to be there . 06:13.619 --> 06:15.970 In an age when space is more congested , 06:16.260 --> 06:18.649 contested , and critical than ever 06:18.649 --> 06:21.709 before , we face new requirements , new 06:21.709 --> 06:24.660 expectations , and new threats . We 06:24.660 --> 06:27.339 must adapt or risk ceding our strategic 06:27.339 --> 06:29.820 advantage to those who intend us harm . 06:31.540 --> 06:34.690 Longitude East 035 . Recognizing that 06:34.690 --> 06:36.801 new things have to continue to change 06:36.801 --> 06:39.023 and develop is a critical piece of what 06:39.023 --> 06:41.134 we do . How do we plan for missions ? 06:41.134 --> 06:43.357 How do we execute missions , and how do 06:43.357 --> 06:42.790 we offer additional capabilities in 06:42.790 --> 06:45.012 unique ways that we haven't done in the 06:45.012 --> 06:47.123 past ? The Space Force is responsible 06:47.123 --> 06:48.901 for Organizing , training , and 06:48.901 --> 06:51.123 equipping critical space capabilities , 06:51.123 --> 06:52.790 but it's also responsible for 06:52.790 --> 06:54.901 conducting war fighting operations as 06:54.901 --> 06:57.123 an integrated part of the joint force . 06:58.994 --> 07:01.161 Wombat we secure our nation's interest 07:01.161 --> 07:04.674 in , from into space . 07:05.609 --> 07:09.209 That's our mission . This simple phrase 07:09.549 --> 07:12.549 in , from , and to captures the three 07:12.549 --> 07:14.470 core functions we were created to 07:14.470 --> 07:15.470 provide . 07:18.089 --> 07:21.130 First , space control , the in-space 07:21.130 --> 07:23.540 function . When space became a war 07:23.540 --> 07:25.762 fighting domain , we needed to treat it 07:25.762 --> 07:27.984 like all the other domains air , land , 07:27.984 --> 07:30.040 sea . We need to be able to gain and 07:30.040 --> 07:32.096 maintain domain security , which for 07:32.096 --> 07:34.540 space means two things one , that we're 07:34.540 --> 07:36.707 able to preserve freedom of action for 07:36.707 --> 07:38.707 our forces , and two , to deny that 07:38.707 --> 07:40.873 freedom of action to our adversaries . 07:40.873 --> 07:43.096 And for the space force in particular , 07:43.096 --> 07:45.262 that means two things . First of all , 07:45.262 --> 07:47.262 we need to protect the capabilities 07:47.262 --> 07:46.945 that we have . In space , the things 07:46.945 --> 07:49.112 that provide the enabling services for 07:49.112 --> 07:51.167 the joint force and for the combined 07:51.167 --> 07:53.278 force writ large . But secondly , and 07:53.278 --> 07:55.278 this is the really new mission , we 07:55.278 --> 07:57.278 need to be able to defeat adversary 07:57.278 --> 07:57.144 space power that could target our 07:57.144 --> 07:59.311 forces on the ground . In particular , 07:59.311 --> 08:01.422 we're thinking about the Chinese kill 08:01.422 --> 08:03.533 web , this interconnected sensing and 08:03.533 --> 08:05.588 targeting network that extends their 08:05.588 --> 08:07.700 reach and their precision of strike . 08:07.700 --> 08:09.922 If we're not able to defeat that , then 08:09.922 --> 08:12.144 we're putting our forces at risk . That 08:12.144 --> 08:11.929 means we must be able to assure 08:11.929 --> 08:14.309 continued use of our satellites and 08:14.309 --> 08:16.630 deny our adversaries the use of theirs 08:16.630 --> 08:18.820 at times and places of our choosing . 08:19.390 --> 08:21.112 We accomplished this through 3 08:21.112 --> 08:24.630 dedicated missionaries . Orbital 08:24.630 --> 08:27.420 warfare , electromagnetic warfare . 08:28.359 --> 08:30.630 Cyberspace warfare , preventing our 08:30.630 --> 08:32.686 adversaries from using the space and 08:32.686 --> 08:34.797 counter space systems that hold us at 08:34.797 --> 08:37.200 risk while protecting friendly systems 08:37.200 --> 08:40.500 from attack . Second is global mission 08:40.500 --> 08:42.750 operations . Think of it as the from 08:42.750 --> 08:44.972 aspect from space . Um , I was thinking 08:44.972 --> 08:47.139 about this , the terrestrial support . 08:47.139 --> 08:49.417 So from space down to the ground users , 08:49.417 --> 08:51.528 what are we providing them ? And that 08:51.528 --> 08:53.694 could be a ranged from SATCOM to GPS , 08:53.694 --> 08:55.417 missile warning , battle space 08:55.417 --> 08:57.472 awareness , all those functions that 08:57.472 --> 08:59.250 we're actually providing out to 08:59.250 --> 09:01.250 everybody on the ground . Space has 09:01.250 --> 09:03.139 never been more critical to . The 09:03.139 --> 09:05.306 security of our nation and the success 09:05.306 --> 09:07.417 or failure of the joint force depends 09:07.417 --> 09:09.250 heavily upon the capabilities we 09:09.250 --> 09:11.194 present . So we have our precision 09:11.194 --> 09:13.361 targeting using GPS . We can use these 09:13.361 --> 09:15.583 to accurately pinpoint where we want to 09:15.583 --> 09:17.750 strike and then strike within meters , 09:17.750 --> 09:19.972 even sometimes feet of where we want to 09:19.972 --> 09:21.694 be . We also have our military 09:21.694 --> 09:23.917 satellite communication , uh , that all 09:23.917 --> 09:26.139 branches can use , uh . Talk to whoever 09:26.139 --> 09:28.083 they need to talk to . So the navy 09:28.083 --> 09:30.250 needs to talk to maybe a nuclear sub , 09:30.250 --> 09:29.995 they can use satellite communication in 09:29.995 --> 09:32.356 that case . Overhead we have our 09:32.356 --> 09:34.134 missile defense as well , so in 09:34.134 --> 09:36.435 satellites , they can detect launches 09:36.435 --> 09:38.768 of missiles using their heat signatures , 09:38.768 --> 09:40.991 using their infrared , uh , that can be 09:40.991 --> 09:43.157 given to any branch that needs it . So 09:43.157 --> 09:45.157 whoever is on the ground , deployed 09:45.157 --> 09:47.268 downrange can use this information to 09:47.268 --> 09:49.379 know when a missile is coming . Early 09:49.379 --> 09:51.602 missile warning is essential for saving 09:51.602 --> 09:53.435 American lives and it provides a 09:53.435 --> 09:55.657 protection that most Americans probably 09:55.657 --> 09:57.879 don't even realize is there . However , 09:58.429 --> 10:00.540 if they were aware of the risk , they 10:00.540 --> 10:02.540 would surely be appreciative of the 10:02.540 --> 10:04.651 protection the Space Force provides . 10:06.000 --> 10:08.919 Finally , guardians secure our nation's 10:08.919 --> 10:10.919 interests to the space domain . 10:13.000 --> 10:15.510 Space access is about launching our 10:15.510 --> 10:18.320 assets into space , being able to 10:18.320 --> 10:20.431 achieve that access in various orbits 10:20.431 --> 10:22.431 is highly critical to our success . 10:22.431 --> 10:24.542 Space superiority starts with getting 10:24.542 --> 10:26.764 to space . If we're unable to do that , 10:26.764 --> 10:28.820 then we can't provide those critical 10:28.820 --> 10:31.042 capabilities to the everyday user or to 10:31.042 --> 10:34.429 the warfighters downrange . We have 3 10:34.429 --> 10:36.207 mission areas that support this 10:36.207 --> 10:39.989 function . Satellite control . Enabling 10:39.989 --> 10:42.229 telemetry , tracking , and commanding 10:42.229 --> 10:43.785 mission control through the 10:43.785 --> 10:46.539 infrastructure , networks , equipment , 10:46.750 --> 10:48.694 and connectivity that allows us to 10:48.694 --> 10:50.583 communicate with our satellites . 10:54.250 --> 10:56.969 Spacelift , the delivery of spacecraft 10:56.969 --> 11:00.159 and other payloads to and from space . 11:02.039 --> 11:04.320 And range control , providing safe and 11:04.320 --> 11:06.440 secure ranges for space launch 11:06.440 --> 11:07.440 operations . 11:10.299 --> 11:12.410 Underpinning these core functions are 11:12.410 --> 11:14.632 cross-cutting activities we refer to as 11:14.632 --> 11:16.688 enterprise functions because without 11:16.688 --> 11:18.743 them , our enterprise would falter . 11:20.919 --> 11:23.030 The most notable include intelligence 11:23.030 --> 11:25.109 and space domain awareness , the 11:25.109 --> 11:26.979 foundation of all we do . 11:30.250 --> 11:32.361 Space domain awareness is the ability 11:32.361 --> 11:34.530 to use sensors to look up on orbit and 11:34.530 --> 11:36.697 identify objects , track where they're 11:36.697 --> 11:38.752 going , track where they came from , 11:38.752 --> 11:41.159 predict and avoid potential collisions , 11:41.450 --> 11:43.609 and just have a general awareness of 11:43.609 --> 11:45.109 what's going on up there . 11:49.760 --> 11:51.760 The men and women who execute these 11:51.760 --> 11:54.500 functions every day are known as 11:54.500 --> 11:57.979 guardians . It's a reference to our Air 11:57.979 --> 12:00.409 Force Space Command heritage whose 12:00.409 --> 12:02.859 motto was Guardians of the high 12:02.859 --> 12:04.859 frontier . We are the first line of 12:04.859 --> 12:07.081 defense when it comes to anything space 12:07.081 --> 12:09.192 related , which is where war is going 12:09.192 --> 12:11.303 to take place , and we need guardians 12:11.303 --> 12:12.970 to defend that space . Of all 12:12.970 --> 12:15.609 warfighters , guardians are uniquely 12:15.609 --> 12:18.140 and specifically trained , educated and 12:18.140 --> 12:20.307 experienced in war fighting activities 12:20.619 --> 12:23.260 in , from , and to the space domain . 12:26.299 --> 12:28.632 The four core values of the Space Force . 12:28.632 --> 12:30.743 One , we have character . You have to 12:30.743 --> 12:32.577 have the right moral and ethical 12:32.577 --> 12:34.466 character to be able to be a good 12:34.466 --> 12:36.632 guardian . Next , we have connection . 12:36.632 --> 12:38.743 We have to make these connections not 12:38.743 --> 12:40.855 only within our space force or within 12:40.855 --> 12:43.132 our unit , but with other branches too , 12:43.132 --> 12:45.132 so they know what we can offer . We 12:45.132 --> 12:44.760 have to have the courage to make the 12:44.760 --> 12:46.704 right decisions and do things that 12:46.704 --> 12:48.871 might be out of the box and unnormal . 12:48.871 --> 12:51.093 Last , we have commitment . You need to 12:51.093 --> 12:53.204 be committed to your mission and your 12:53.204 --> 12:55.316 skill set and really hone your skills 12:55.316 --> 12:57.538 and ensure that you are developing your 12:57.538 --> 12:59.427 mission set the best you can . By 12:59.427 --> 13:01.482 design , the space force is lean and 13:01.482 --> 13:04.789 agile . The space force is 10% of the 13:04.789 --> 13:06.869 size of the next smallest military 13:06.869 --> 13:09.909 branch . We were specifically shaped in 13:09.909 --> 13:12.150 this way to be agile and fast . 13:15.000 --> 13:18.059 Our members are laser focused on 5 13:18.059 --> 13:20.330 professional disciplines . 3 are 13:20.330 --> 13:22.608 operational . There's space operations , 13:22.859 --> 13:24.692 controlling satellites . There's 13:24.692 --> 13:26.192 intelligence , which means 13:26.192 --> 13:28.479 understanding and making use of data to 13:28.479 --> 13:30.419 inform our operations . There's 13:30.419 --> 13:32.530 cyberspace operations , which means . 13:32.825 --> 13:35.047 Command and controlling effects through 13:35.047 --> 13:37.214 cyberspace , which is how we generally 13:37.214 --> 13:39.103 command our satellites , and then 13:39.103 --> 13:40.881 there's two force modernization 13:40.881 --> 13:40.695 disciplines . There's engineering , 13:40.905 --> 13:43.544 which is how we design , develop and 13:43.544 --> 13:45.354 deliver capability and perger 13:45.354 --> 13:47.410 management , which is acquisition of 13:47.410 --> 13:49.576 that capability , working hand in hand 13:49.576 --> 13:51.798 with engineering to speed those effects 13:51.798 --> 13:55.659 to the warfighter . The Space 13:55.659 --> 13:57.826 Force is headquartered with its sister 13:57.826 --> 13:59.992 services at the Pentagon . It has over 13:59.992 --> 14:02.500 50 operating locations in the US and 14:02.500 --> 14:05.909 around the globe . Reporting to the 14:05.909 --> 14:08.630 headquarters , our field commands . So 14:08.630 --> 14:11.510 our field coms sit one tier below the 14:11.510 --> 14:13.830 headquarters Space Force . So they are 14:13.830 --> 14:16.469 charged with training , equipping , and 14:16.469 --> 14:18.580 resources our guardians to be able to 14:18.580 --> 14:20.580 do the missions that are asked upon 14:20.580 --> 14:23.179 them by the Joint fighter and by the 14:23.179 --> 14:26.299 Space Force as a whole . Deltas , which 14:26.299 --> 14:28.021 support our field coms through 14:28.021 --> 14:29.910 specialized operations focused on 14:29.910 --> 14:32.059 specific mission areas . Delta's kind 14:32.059 --> 14:34.919 of group up a big amount of work , so 14:34.919 --> 14:37.030 maybe we have Millsaccom in one delta 14:37.030 --> 14:39.308 or PNT in one delta , things like that . 14:41.119 --> 14:43.789 And squadrons tasked with specific 14:43.789 --> 14:45.659 mission sets and activities . 14:48.940 --> 14:51.099 Space Operations Command is charged 14:51.099 --> 14:53.210 with generating and presenting combat 14:53.210 --> 14:55.266 ready intelligence , cyber and space 14:55.266 --> 14:57.210 forces to the combatant commands . 15:00.200 --> 15:02.440 Space Systems Command acquires , 15:02.719 --> 15:04.799 develops , delivers , and fields 15:04.799 --> 15:07.039 dominant , integrated and resilient war 15:07.039 --> 15:10.599 fighting space capabilities . SSC also 15:10.599 --> 15:13.239 operates two space ports , ensuring the 15:13.239 --> 15:15.559 safe and secure delivery of payloads to 15:15.559 --> 15:17.799 orbit for military , commercial , and 15:17.799 --> 15:19.080 civil missions alike . 15:21.820 --> 15:24.140 Space Training and Readiness Command 15:24.140 --> 15:26.084 prepares combat ready guardians to 15:26.084 --> 15:28.369 fight and win in contested , degraded , 15:28.380 --> 15:30.658 and operationally limited environments . 15:32.109 --> 15:33.998 StarCom accomplishes this through 15:33.998 --> 15:35.720 development , collection , and 15:35.720 --> 15:37.720 execution of training and education 15:37.720 --> 15:39.720 programs , threat informed test and 15:39.720 --> 15:42.229 training systems , and realistic threat 15:42.229 --> 15:44.285 presentation for advanced training . 15:46.289 --> 15:48.409 Like our sister services , the space 15:48.409 --> 15:50.530 force must prepare and present forces 15:50.530 --> 15:52.363 and personnel to every combatant 15:52.363 --> 15:54.520 command . We'll do this through our 15:54.520 --> 15:56.409 service components , the building 15:56.409 --> 15:58.520 blocks of the Joint Force . For space 15:58.520 --> 16:00.687 power to be effective , it needs to be 16:00.687 --> 16:02.909 integrated into our joint force , which 16:02.909 --> 16:05.076 means into our combatant commands . So 16:05.076 --> 16:07.242 if we're going to present space forces 16:07.242 --> 16:09.464 for combatant commanders to direct , we 16:09.464 --> 16:11.520 need to have a touch . That connects 16:11.520 --> 16:11.155 the combatant commander with the 16:11.155 --> 16:13.377 service forces that we provide . That's 16:13.377 --> 16:15.377 what the service component is . The 16:15.377 --> 16:17.322 space force has brought a level of 16:17.322 --> 16:19.575 clarity and focus to operations in , 16:19.875 --> 16:22.205 from and to space that the Department 16:22.205 --> 16:24.715 of Defense didn't have before . Mission . 16:25.549 --> 16:27.660 Rendezvous with a flight of strategic 16:27.660 --> 16:29.882 bombers . While Air Force Space Command 16:29.882 --> 16:31.938 is the history and the legacy of the 16:31.938 --> 16:33.882 Space Force as a separate military 16:33.882 --> 16:35.993 service , it's our job to contest and 16:35.993 --> 16:37.993 control the domain to achieve space 16:37.993 --> 16:40.160 superiority , and that's something the 16:40.160 --> 16:42.327 Space Force is doing as we execute war 16:42.327 --> 16:44.105 fighter ethos and war . Fighter 16:44.105 --> 16:46.105 mentality . How are we bringing our 16:46.105 --> 16:48.105 space capability to the fight ? Our 16:48.105 --> 16:50.049 establishment isn't yet complete . 16:50.049 --> 16:52.271 We're still maturing into our role as a 16:52.271 --> 16:54.049 discreet war fighting service . 16:56.895 --> 16:58.839 Despite all we have accomplished . 17:00.030 --> 17:02.469 Despite our vast array of capabilities . 17:03.609 --> 17:05.498 And despite the dedication of our 17:05.498 --> 17:08.150 guardians . The transformation we 17:08.150 --> 17:10.869 require is daunting . As the Space 17:10.869 --> 17:12.758 Force mission grows , so does the 17:12.758 --> 17:14.925 responsibilities of all of us , and we 17:14.925 --> 17:16.869 need to grow with them to meet the 17:16.869 --> 17:18.647 challenges today as well as the 17:18.647 --> 17:20.813 challenges tomorrow . We have to again 17:20.813 --> 17:22.980 continue executing all of those legacy 17:22.980 --> 17:25.147 missions , um , which Can't stop doing 17:25.147 --> 17:27.258 the joint force is relying on those . 17:27.258 --> 17:29.036 We've put a lot of the critical 17:29.036 --> 17:30.702 foundation in . We put in the 17:30.702 --> 17:32.813 groundwork , but the work is going to 17:32.813 --> 17:35.036 be ongoing and it's on guardians to get 17:35.036 --> 17:37.091 us there . We must transform from an 17:37.091 --> 17:39.258 organization that takes advantage of a 17:39.258 --> 17:41.147 benign domain into a war fighting 17:41.147 --> 17:42.925 organization . One that has the 17:42.925 --> 17:45.280 equipment , training , and doctrine to 17:45.280 --> 17:47.949 contest the domain and provide critical 17:47.949 --> 17:49.949 effects in the face of a determined 17:49.949 --> 17:51.800 adversary . This critical 17:51.800 --> 17:54.520 transformation requires new resourcing 17:54.520 --> 17:56.800 levels . We are asking our , our young 17:56.800 --> 17:58.967 guardians to do incredibly challenging 17:58.967 --> 18:01.689 things , and we owe it to them , we owe 18:01.689 --> 18:03.745 it to the service , we owe it to the 18:03.745 --> 18:05.967 country to provide them with the skills 18:05.967 --> 18:07.800 that will make them successful . 18:09.869 --> 18:12.349 Without space superiority , we cannot 18:12.349 --> 18:15.949 deter conflict . Without it , we cannot 18:15.949 --> 18:19.579 provide vital effects . Without it , we 18:19.579 --> 18:22.319 cannot protect the joint force . Until 18:22.319 --> 18:24.541 we have built the infrastructure needed 18:24.541 --> 18:26.597 to achieve it , the space force is a 18:26.597 --> 18:29.020 work in progress . Understanding that a 18:29.020 --> 18:31.242 threat is growing , right , but there's 18:31.242 --> 18:33.353 a set of guardians who are willing to 18:33.353 --> 18:33.239 meet that threat and try and rise to it . 18:33.369 --> 18:35.591 We need help and support from all those 18:35.591 --> 18:37.647 around us to be able to achieve that 18:37.647 --> 18:39.869 mission . There should be no doubt that 18:39.869 --> 18:41.869 space is of great importance to our 18:41.869 --> 18:44.091 nation's defense . There are no service 18:44.091 --> 18:46.147 or national boundaries in the orbits 18:46.147 --> 18:50.000 above . It's important not just to 18:50.000 --> 18:53.000 the space force . But to all branches 18:53.000 --> 18:56.359 of our armed services and our very way 18:56.359 --> 18:59.920 of life . Standing guard both night and 18:59.920 --> 19:02.119 day , the guardians of the United 19:02.119 --> 19:04.959 States Space Force secure our nation's 19:04.959 --> 19:08.680 interests in , from , and 19:08.680 --> 19:10.349 to space . 19:14.640 --> 19:15.619 Semper Supra . 19:53.189 --> 19:54.189 But 19:57.640 --> 19:57.650 from .