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Organizational Structure, Total Force, and U.S. Statutory Constructs for the Space Force

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  • By USSF, HQ USSF S36RL, USSF/NGB, & JAO

 

 Given the roles, responsibilities, and missions of the U.S. Space Force (USSF) as well as guidance in the 2020 NDAA, what are the optimum organizational structures for the USSF and U.S. Space Command? To meet current and future challenges, how can Space Organizational Constructs evolve to facilitate enterprise responsiveness and standardization?

Within this structural evolution, how should the USSF leverage the Total Force construct in manning and executing its Title 10 mission? Specifically, what are the exact roles and responsibilities a Space National Guard and Reserve force would execute, and how would it effectively augment the active-duty force? In addition to Incident Awareness Assessment (IAA), what other Title 32 roles and responsibilities would the Space National Guard execute for their States? Furthermore, how should a Space National Guard utilize the State Partnership Program (SPP) to increase both the USSF and Space National Guard’s readiness and access, while simultaneously improving U.S. partners’ and allies’ capabilities and interoperability with U.S. forces?

Finally, as the Space Force establishes these organizational frameworks, are there useful models in the statutory constructs for the National Guard or the U.S. Coast Guard that could be used to fashion new statutory provisions? How could these provisions enable the USSF to legally support, encourage, and enable commercially viable space activities in the next 5, 10, or 25 years, consistent with the Chief of Space Operations' vision for military space force activities? In executing this support to the commercial space sector, would any changes to the Posse Comitatus Act be necessary or helpful?