Space Force Policy Memo Being Drafted to Establish New Military Branch

Space Force Policy Memo Being Drafted to Establish New Military Branch

Space Force Policy Memo Being Drafted to Establish New Military Branch







WASHINGTON - Vice President Mike Pence will hold a meeting of the National Space Council at the National Defense University on Tuesday to discuss The next steps to create a Space Force. As a new branch of the military of the United States.



	

	During the last council meeting on June 18, Trump ordered the Pentagon to establish a Space Force, but the president has not yet issued an official policy directive that establishes the steps to follow.

		The policy would be the Space Policy Directive-4, the fourth since President Trump activated the National Space Council in June 2017 by executive order.

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Vice President Mike Pence addresses the National Space Council.

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		Trump has yet to sign the SPD-4 that would Direct the establishment of a space force.. A White House spokesman declined to comment on whether the president approved the policy directive or when he will sign it.

		According to a draft policy directive, the Department of Defense would have to submit a legislative proposal to the Office of Management and Budget of the White House on December 1, recommending that a Space Force be formed as a separate branch of the armed forces. The DoD would also submit a budget request for the new service to be included in the president's budget plan for fiscal year 2020. A draft of the SPD-4 labeled as "pre-decisional" was reviewed by SpaceNews.

		The draft says it is "imperative that the United States adapt its organization, policies, doctrine and capabilities to protect our interests" in space. It orders the Department of Defense to "take action under existing authority to gather its space resources in a Space Force" and draft a legislative proposal to establish a Department of the Space Force.

		The language in the draft policy reflects concerns that the installation of new military service could overburden the Department of Defense with costly overhead and infrastructure associated with a new military department. A Space Force proposal presented by Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson on September 14 It projected the cost of forming a new military branch and a unified combat command at around $ 13 billion over five years. She said the estimate is based on a detailed analysis of what would be needed to carry out the president's vision.

		Critics of Wilson's proposal claim that its estimated cost is too high and that a Space Force could be established more economically. Alternative budget estimates to date have not been publicly published.

		The draft SPD-4 explicitly requires that a "lean" organization be formed, primarily with existing resources, to "minimize duplication of effort and eliminate bureaucratic inefficiencies."



		Organization of space force

		According to the draft policy document, the Space Force would be composed of a Department of the Space Force led by a civilian and a United States Space Force led by a four-star officer who would be a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The term Space Force only applies to the new branch, not the United States space command, a unified combat command that is in the process of being formed. The Space Force would be responsible for providing space services to all commands of US fighters. UU

		The SPD-4 would give the DoD the official approval to establish a unified command for space, a process that the Pentagon began last month. The United States Space Command will assume the responsibilities that were absorbed by the US Strategic Command. UU In 2002, when the US Space Command was eliminated. UU Created in 1985 to free up resources and deal with the US Northern Command. UU

		Wilson suggested that the Space Force be combined with the Office of National Reconnaissance and other organizations that focus on space-related national security. The recommendation in SPD-4 is to bring only "appropriate elements of the intelligence community" to the Space Force, but not to the full NRO or any of the non-national space security missions residing in the Department of Commerce. The draft of the policy proposes to form the new service with military personnel from the ranks of active service, Reserves and National Guard, as well as civil employees.

		The draft also directs the Pentagon to form a Space Development Agency in fiscal year 2019. DoD is already in the early stages of developing a concept for the SDA as a non-traditional shopping store that would accelerate technological innovation. The agency would be organized under the DoD, according to the draft SPD-4, until the Department of the Space Force is formed. The new department would supervise the APS and "all the main space acquisition activities".

		A White House spokesman declined to comment on the SPD-4, as it is still being drafted.

		Trump has issued three space policy directives so far. The SPD-1 in December 2017 focused on NASA's partnership with the private sector for human space flight companies. The SPD-2 issued in May 2018 sought to simplify regulations on the commercial use of space. The SPD-3 in June 2018 dealt with space traffic management.

		Once the SPD-4 is signed, the DoD would have 30 days to identify the resources to establish the components of the Space Force; and 45 days to develop an operational model and structure for the Space Development Agency. According to the standard procedure, the defense secretary would publish the policy directive in the Federal Register.



		Debate of the congress ahead

		One big question is how Congress could react to the government's proposal. The legislature has the final say on whether plans for a new military service can move forward. Legislators on both sides of the aisle have supported the establishment of the United States Space Command, but Many have not yet been sold with the idea of ​​a new military service.and I would like consider alternatives such as organizing a Space Corps under the Department of the Air Force. Opponents have challenged the idea of ​​a separate service as wasteful expense that would deplete resources and focus on the national security space mission, and have warned about the unintended consequences of breaking the Air Force. 

		Meanwhile, DoD has started working on the legislative proposal. In execution of this effort there is a high-level committee headed by Undersecretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan.

		Shanahan has said he wants to minimize bureaucracy in a future Space Force and Channel resources to technologies and capabilities.. He has also insisted that the new service must have a highly qualified workforce and establish closer links with the private sector, where billions of dollars in space technology are being invested.

		Tuesday's meeting is being billed as the most detailed public discussion to date on the administration's Space Force plans and the way forward. After the statements of the President of the National Space Council, Pence, and the updates of the council members, a panel of experts: the former Undersecretary of Defense for Space Policy Doug Loverro, the former space industry executive Mark Sirangelo and the former Deputy Commander of the US Cyber ​​Command UU James McLaughlin - will offer his views on the reorganization of space.

		Finally, the council will vote on the recommendations that will be presented to Trump. Council members include the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of National Security, the Director of National Intelligence, the Director of the Office of Budget and Management, the Advisor of National Security, the Administrator and President of NASA. of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.



	This story was provided by SpaceNews, dedicated to cover all aspects of the space industry.



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