Joint Functional Component Command for Space
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William L. Shelton
William Lee Shelton is a United States Air Force four-star general who serves as the current Commander, Air Force Space Command. He previously was the Assistant Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force and Director, Air Staff. He previously served as Chief of Warfighting Integration and...
. The JFCC Space is headquartered at Vandenberg AFB, California, and was formed from the division of Joint Functional Component Command for Space and Global Strike
Joint Functional Component Command for Space and Global Strike
Joint Functional Component Command for Space and Global Strike was a component of the United States Strategic Command. It was headquartered at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. The Commander, JFCC SGS was dual hatted as the Commander, Eighth Air Force and Commander, JFCC SGS...
(JFCC SGS) into two separate commands, JFCC Space and Joint Functional Component Command for Global Strike and Integration
Joint Functional Component Command for Global Strike and Integration
The Joint Functional Component Command for Global Strike and Integration is a component of US Strategic Command. The Command was established on 19 July 2006, under the command of Lieutenant General Robert J...
(JFCC GSI).
CDR JFCC Space is also the Commander of the 14th Air Force (AF Space Command). While the Implementation Directive was signed 19 July, the JFCC Space activation ceremony was held 12 Sep 06 at Vandenberg AFB, CA. Gen James E. Cartwright
James E. Cartwright
James E. "Hoss" Cartwright is a retired United States Marine Corps four-star general who last served as the eighth Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from August 31, 2007 to August 3, 2011. He previously served as the Commander, U.S. Strategic Command, from September 1, 2004 to August 10,...
(CDRUSSTRATCOM) presided over the ceremony where he presented the JFCC Space colors to Maj Gen William L. Shelton
William L. Shelton
William Lee Shelton is a United States Air Force four-star general who serves as the current Commander, Air Force Space Command. He previously was the Assistant Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force and Director, Air Staff. He previously served as Chief of Warfighting Integration and...
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Mission
According to Gen Shelton, "Our prime mission directive in JFCC Space is to ensure our freedom of action in space, while preventing adversary use of space against us." To do this, the component optimizes planning, execution, and force management, as directed by the commander of USSTRATCOM, of the assigned missions of coordinating, planning, and conducting space operations.http://www.stratcom.mil/about-ch.htmlEmblem
The Commander, Joint Functional Component Command Space (JFCC Space), serves as the single point of contact for military space operational matters to plan, task, direct and execute space operations. The centrally dominant globe represents the earth as viewed from space, the earth being both the origin and control point for all space operations. The lines of latitude and longitude emphasize the global nature of JFCC Space space operations. The outside gold border with the 16 point compass is indicative of all the directions and paths that space operations may pursue. The black field in the background symbolizes the medium of space and the responsibility of space operations assigned to United States Strategic Command, while the gold border between the black and amethyst fields represents the standards of excellence of JFCC Space operations and the transition to joint operations. The amethyst field exhibits the inherent jointness of space operations and the unification and integration of space assets and effects provided by JFCC Space. The fields of crimson, navy, green, and ultramarine denote the contribution of the United States Marine Corps, United States Navy, United States Army, and United States Air Force. The four deltoid shapes symbolize the four main mission areas of space, Space Situational Awareness, Space Force Enhancement, Space Support and Space Control, as well as the ever forward and continuous integration of space effects for the United States. The emblem is provided its distinctive appearance by two symmetric ellipses representing the orbital paths traced by satellites in earth orbit. The orbital inclination and symmetrically opposed placement of the orbits signify the worldwide coverage provided by JFCC Space in accomplishing their missions. The patch was designed by MSgt (Ret) Stephen Sladaritz and the narrative background was written by Maj Jeffrey Leeder.Past Commanders
- Lt Gen William L. SheltonWilliam L. SheltonWilliam Lee Shelton is a United States Air Force four-star general who serves as the current Commander, Air Force Space Command. He previously was the Assistant Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force and Director, Air Staff. He previously served as Chief of Warfighting Integration and...
, July 2006 to December 2008 - Lt Gen Larry D. JamesLarry D. JamesLieutenant General Larry D. James is the Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, Headquarters USAF. Lt Gen James' last command was the 14th Air Force and Joint Functional Component Command for Space from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California...
, December 2008 to January 2011 - Lt Gen Susan J. HelmsSusan J. HelmsSusan Jane Helms is a Lieutenant General in the United States Air Force and a former NASA astronaut. She is currently the Commander, 14th Air Force ; and Commander, Joint Functional Component Command for Space at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California...
, January 2011 to present