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JCO hosts Japan Air Self-Defense Force Gen....
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Sole active-duty Marine brings operational...
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JCO hosts Lt. Gen. Julazadeh, Air Marshal...
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JCO hosts French Delegation
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JTF-SD member participates in Space...
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Space Operations Command Space Symposium 38...
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JTF-SD hosts Under Secretary of the Air Force
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JTF-SD hosts Deputy Under Secretary of Defense...
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NGA Director visits JTF-SD, NSDC
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DEL 15 activates, brings C2 support to NSDC
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JTF-SD, NSDC vital to protecting, defending the...
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SpOC Activates Delta 15
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Rep. Turner, Rep. Larsen, CSO visit USSPACECOM,...
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U.K. Space Command Delegation visits JCO
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JCO hosts NATO Supreme Allied Commander for...
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USSPACEFOR-INDOPAC commander visits JTF-SD, NSDC
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USSPACECOM Commander, CSEL host town hall for...
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JTF-SD Commander, CSEL host first town hall

Joint Task Force-Space DefenseJoint Task Force–Space Defense, in unified action with mission partners, deters aggression, defends capabilities, and defeats adversaries throughout the continuum of conflict.

JTF-SD is located at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado.

Joint Task Force-Space Defense News
May 9, 2023

JCO hosts Japan Air Self-Defense Force Gen. Hiroaki Uchikura

Gen. Hiroaki Uchikura, Japan Air Self-Defense Force chief of staff, center, poses for a photo with Joint Task Force-Space Defense and U.S. Space Command leaders at the JTF-SD Commercial Operations Cell (JCO) facility during Space Symposium 38 in
May 1, 2023

Sole active-duty Marine brings operational planning expertise to the JTF-SD

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Benjamin Tuck, special technical operations chief for the Joint Task Force-Space Defense, is the sole active-duty Marine in the organization who brings critical operations planning knowledge and strategy to the
April 28, 2023

JCO hosts Lt. Gen. Julazadeh, Air Marshal Stringer, NATO Delegation

From left, U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. David Julazadeh, Allied Command Transformation’s Deputy Chief of Staff for Capability Development, Royal Air Force Air Marshal Johnny Stringer, Deputy Commander of NATO's Allied Air Command, Ramstein, Germany, and
April 27, 2023

JCO hosts French Delegation

Joint Task Force-Space Defense Commercial Operations Cell (JCO) hosts a French Delegation during Space Symposium 38 in Colorado Springs, Colo., April 19, 2023. During the visit, French Space seniors and experts (General Secretariat for Defence and
U.S. Space Command News
The U.S. Space Command Joint Operations Center is the commander’s strategic-level command and control node. The JOC receives constant inputs from functional and service component operations centers, national government agencies, space partners, and additional world-wide data sources to assess the space domain, detect significant events, provide a unified operational picture and supervise execution of USSPACECOM’s authorities, operations and capabilities.
USSPACECOM Assumes Missile Defense Mission
By Press Release | May 31, 2023
The President of the United States approved and directed the implementation of the 2022 Unified Command Plan Apr. 25, 2023...
U.S. Army Gen. James Dickinson, U.S. Space Command commander poses for a photo with Dr. Stefanie Tompkins, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency director at Peterson Space Force Base, Colo., May 30, 2023. During the visit the two leaders discussed the innovations and capabilities of both commands to deter strategic attack through safe, secure, effective, and credible, global combat capabilities. USSPACECOM engages with fellow defense organizations to reinforce a space warfighting culture across the Joint Force. (U.S. Space Command photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Philip Wagner, Jr)
USSPACECOM hosts DARPA
By | May 30, 2023
U.S. Army Gen. James Dickinson, U.S. Space Command commander poses for a photo with Dr. Stefanie Tompkins, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency director at Peterson Space Force Base, Colo., May 30, 2023...
U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. John Shaw, U.S. Space Command deputy commander speaks with U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Richard Correll, U.S. Strategic Command deputy commander at Peterson Space Force Base, Colo., May 30, 2023. During the visit the two leaders discussed the ability of both commands to deter strategic attack through safe, secure, effective, and credible, global combat capabilities and when directed, ready to prevail in conflict. As a fundamental component of the modern all-domain operational environment, USSPACECOM engages with fellow defense organizations to reinforce a space warfighting culture across the Joint Force. (U.S. Space Command photo by Christopher DeWitt).
USSPACECOM hosts USSTRATCOM Deputy Commander
By | May 30, 2023
U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. John Shaw, U.S. Space Command deputy commander speaks with U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Richard Correll, U.S. Strategic Command deputy commander at Peterson Space Force Base, Colo., May 30, 2023...
Army Gen. James Dickinson, U.S. Space Command commander, speaks to members of the Joint Task Force-Space Defense during a town hall at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, Jan. 17, 2023. On May 16, 2023, Dickinson spoke about the importance of integration with partner nations to help achieve all-domain dominance at the 2023 LANPAC symposium in Honolulu. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tiana Williams)
LANPAC: Army commander leads USSPACECOM against space domain threats
By Joe Lacdan | May 19, 2023
Adversaries have continually found ways to threaten the Army and U.S. forces, not only from the land air, and sea but through space.“The threat is growing,” said Army Gen. James Dickinson commander of U.S. Space Command at...
U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. John Shaw, U.S. Space Command deputy commander, speaks with Gen. Angus Campbell, Australia’s Chief of the Defence Force, during a visit to USSPACECOM headquarters, May 19, 2023, Peterson Space Force Base, Colo. During the visit, members of USSPACECOM briefed General Campbell and discussed deepening U.S.-Australian military space cooperation to address growing threats in the space domain. The U.S. and Australia have a long history of close cooperation and mutual interest in the responsible use of space for peaceful purposes, which was recently reaffirmed by the signing of an enhanced space cooperation memorandum of understanding (ESC MOU) which will see ongoing engagement between USSPACECOM and Australia’s Defence Space Command. The ESC MOU, a non-legally binding framework for deepened military cooperation in the space domain, was signed Apr. 20, 2023, at Space Symposium 38 in Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Space Command photo by Christopher DeWitt/Released)
USSPACECOM hosts Australian Chief of the Defence Force
By | May 19, 2023
U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. John Shaw, U.S. Space Command deputy commander, speaks with Gen. Angus Campbell, Australia’s Chief of the Defence Force, during a visit to USSPACECOM headquarters, May 19, 2023, Peterson Space Force...
The collaborative efforts between the Chilean Air Force, U.S. Southern Command, and U.S. Space Command to advance combined space domain awareness, came to fruition when the half-meter class telescope, typically referred to as a “Raven-class” telescope, was implemented on Cerro Moreno Air Base in Antofagasta, Chile, on March 27, 2023.
First USSF SDA site in Chile strengthens space security
By Connie Dillon | May 17, 2023
The collaborative efforts between the Chilean Air Force, U.S. Southern Command, and U.S. Space Command to advance combined space domain awareness, came to fruition when the half-meter class telescope, typically referred to as...
U.S. Army Gen. James Dickinson, U.S. Space Command commander, speaks with Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force Gen. Yoshihide Yoshida, Chairman of the Japanese Joint Staff, during a visit to USSPACECOM headquarters, May 11, 2023, Peterson Space Force Base, Colo. During the visit, members of USSPACECOM briefed Yoshida and his staff on growing threats to the space domain and facilitated a discussion on deepening U.S.-Japan space cooperation. The USSPACECOM-JSDF partnership has featured a Japanese liaison officer at USSPACECOM since April 2021, when the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force signed an arrangement to assign a Japanese liaison officer to the command. USSPACECOM also has continued partnership with Japan’s Space Operations Group, which was stood up in March 2022, and focuses on space situational awareness operations. As democratic anchors in the Indo-Pacific, the U.S. and Japan share an unshakeable commitment to defending freedom and democracy, championing opportunity, upholding human rights, and respecting the rule of law. (U.S. Space Command photo by MC1 John Wagner/Released)
USSPACECOM hosts Chairman of the Japanese Joint Staff
By | May 11, 2023
U.S. Space Command hosted Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force Gen. Yoshihide Yoshida, Chairman of the Japanese Joint Staff, during a visit to USSPACECOM headquarters, May 11, 2023, Peterson Space Force Base, Colo...
Gen. Hiroaki Uchikura, Japan Air Self-Defense Force chief of staff, center, poses for a photo with Joint Task Force-Space Defense and U.S. Space Command leaders at the JTF-SD Commercial Operations Cell (JCO) facility during Space Symposium 38 in Colorado Springs, Colo., April 20, 2023. The JCO is an extension of the National Space Defense Center operations floor, and it leverages commercial providers to provide diverse, timely Space Domain Awareness in direct support of the NSDC’s core protect-and-defend mission. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tiana Williams)
JCO hosts Japan Air Self-Defense Force Gen. Hiroaki Uchikura
By | May 9, 2023
Gen. Hiroaki Uchikura, Japan Air Self-Defense Force chief of staff, center, poses for a photo with Joint Task Force-Space Defense and U.S. Space Command leaders at the JTF-SD Commercial Operations Cell (JCO) facility during...
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