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Defense Secretary Ashton Carter (third from left) participates in discussions on space issues with U.S. Navy Adm. Cecil D. Haney, U.S. Strategic Command commander (second from left); Mr. Douglas L. Loverro (SES,) Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy (right); Ms. Betty Sapp, National Reconnaissance Office director (left); U.S. Air Force Gen. John E. Hyten, Air Force Space Command commander (third from right); and leaders from the Joint Interagency Combined Space Operations Center (JICSpOC) during his visit to Schriever Air Force Base, Colo., May 12, 2016. The JICSpOC became operational in October 2015 through the partnership and collaborative efforts of USSTRATCOM, the National Reconnaissance Office, Air Force Space Command, and the intelligence community to enable a greater unity of effort between DoD and the intelligence community as they confront the challenges of operating in space. These capabilities enable a greater unity of effort between DoD and the intelligence community as they confront the challenges of operating in space. Also pictured are U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. David J. Buck, 14th Air Force (Air Forces Strategic) and USSTRATCOM Joint Functional Component Command for Space commander (second from right), and U.S. Air Force Col. Todd Brost, JICSpOC director (center). One of nine DoD unified combatant commands, USSTRATCOM has global strategic missions, assigned through the Unified Command Plan, which include strategic deterrence; space operations; cyberspace operations; joint electronic warfare; global strike; missile defense; intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; combating weapons of mass destruction; and analysis and targeting. (U.S. Air Force photo by Christopher DeWitt)
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Defense Secretary Ashton Carter (third from left) participates in discussions on space issues with U.S. Navy Adm. Cecil D. Haney, U.S. Strategic Command commander (second from left); Mr. Douglas L. Loverro (SES,) Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy (right); Ms. Betty Sapp, National Reconnaissance Office director (left); U.S. Air Force Gen. John E. Hyten, Air Force Space Command commander (third from right); and leaders from the Joint Interagency Combined Space Operations Center (JICSpOC) during his visit to Schriever Air Force Base, Colo., May 12, 2016. The JICSpOC became operational in October 2015 through the partnership and collaborative efforts of USSTRATCOM, the National Reconnaissance Office, Air Force Space Command, and the intelligence community to enable a greater unity of effort between DoD and the intelligence community as they confront the challenges of operating in space. These capabilities enable a greater unity of effort between DoD and the intelligence community as they confront the challenges of operating in space. Also pictured are U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. David J. Buck, 14th Air Force (Air Forces Strategic) and USSTRATCOM Joint Functional Component Command for Space commander (second from right), and U.S. Air Force Col. Todd Brost, JICSpOC director (center). One of nine DoD unified combatant commands, USSTRATCOM has global strategic missions, assigned through the Unified Command Plan, which include strategic deterrence; space operations; cyberspace operations; joint electronic warfare; global strike; missile defense; intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; combating weapons of mass destruction; and analysis and targeting. (U.S. Air Force photo by Christopher DeWitt)


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