Combined Joint Task Force–Space Operations Explained

Unit Name:	Combined Joint Task Force–Space Operations
Start Date:	15 November 2022
End Date:	6 December 2023
Type:	Subordinate command
Role:	Space operations
Command Structure:	U.S. Space Command
Garrison:	Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado
Garrison Label:	Headquarters
Commander1 Label:	Commander
Commander2 Label:	Deputy Commander
Commander3 Label:	Command Senior Enlisted Leader

The Combined Joint Task Force–Space Operations (CJTF–SO) was a subordinate command to the United States Space Command. It was activated on 15 November 2022 and inactivated on 6 December 2023 following the standup of United States Space Forces – Space.^{[1] [2]}

Structure

Combined Force Space Component Command (CFSCC), Vandenberg Space Force Base, California

• Combined Space Operations Center (CSpOC), Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
• Missile Warning Center (MWC), Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station, Colorado
• Joint Overhead Persistent Infrared Center (JOPC), Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado
• Joint Navigation Warfare Center (JNWC), Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico

Joint Task Force–Space Defense (JTF–SD), Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado

• National Space Defense Center (NSDC), Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado

See also

• United States Space Command

Notes and References

1. Web site: U.S. Space Command creates new task force to coordinate space operations. Sandra. Erwin. 16 November 2022. SpaceNews.
2. Web site: USSPACECOM establishes a Combined Joint Task Force. United States Space Command.