Space Force growth prioritizes combat forces, space superiority

… <p lang="EN-US" paraeid="{bbef455b-6a62-4212-9398-5cef6ae2a77a}{155}" paraid="914780008">&quot;In the five-year plan we have for the U.S. Space Force, two-thirds of the growth is into Combat Forces Command, so we can generate more combat crews and more force elements for the commanders of space forces, and that includes some of the capabilities that you&#39;re all so very familiar with, but it also includes new capability,&rdquo; said <a href="https://www.spaceforce.mil/Biographies/Display/Article/2830749/gregory-j-gagnon/" target="_blank"><strong>Lt. Gen. Gregory Gagnon</strong></a>, commander of U.S. Space Force Combat Forces Command.&nbsp;</p> <p lang="EN-US" paraeid="{bbef455b-6a62-4212-9398-5cef6ae2a77a}{167}" paraid="1738537723">Central to the discussion was Combat Forces Command&#39;s requirement to rapidly field and operationalize advanced offensive and defensive space control capabilities. Lt. Gen. Gregory J. Gagnon highlighted that scaling total personnel, across both active-duty military and civilian specialists, is essential to sustaining round-the-clock combat readiness and tactical superiority.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p lang="EN-US" paraeid="{bbef455b-6a62-4212-9398-5cef6ae2a77a}{179}" paraid="167044669">&ldquo;Space superiority is a joint priority, and you are being asked to lead and deliver it. That starts with space control, combat power, and the training and rehearsal needed to make it credible,&rdquo; said Gagnon.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> …