and backed the Department of the Air Force's decision process which resulted in the selection of Redstone Arsenal. In May 2022, the review found that the selection of Redstone Arsenal as the permanent site was reasonable and justified. On 24 August 2021, two years after its establishment, U.S. Space Command announced that it had reached initial operating capability. Achieving full operating capability, according to Lieutenant General John E. Shaw, deputy commander of U.S. Space Command, is dependent on the selection of the combatant command's permanent headquarters. U.S. Space Command is planning to reorganize its subordinate commands, possibly reactivating the Joint Force Space Component Command (JFSCC), the precursor organization of the combatant command. JFSSC is planned to be the combatant command's "primary warfighting command," formed by combining CFSCC and JTF–SD. Space Force Lieutenant General Stephen Whiting, commander of SpOC, is planned to lead the new organization. One of the stated objectives of the US Space Command is to ensure, through Space domain awareness (SDA), the survivability of US satellites orbiting in space and to provide lethal force, if necessary, to counter the malign space capabilities of an adversary. Commanders Note: The numeric order of the commanders were reset due to the second establishment being considered a different command than the first. See also French Space Command United Kingdom Space Command References Citations Sources Space Command Military units and formations disestablished in 2002 Military units and formations established in 1985 Military units and formations established in 2019 Military units and formations in Colorado Organizations based in Colorado Springs, Colorado Space units and formations of the United States 1985 establishments in the United States Space units and formations