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Multinational space operators work together in the new Combined Space Operations Center (CSPOC) at Vandenberg AFB, Calif. Delta 5’s CSPOC is the Department of Defense's premier space operations center, ensuring effects for the nation, joint forces, and allies...right effect, right place, right time. (U.S. Space Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. JT Armstrong)

Space-Cyber-SOF U.S. Strategic Command Nexus: How to Build Capability Greater than the Sum of Its Parts to Achieve Joint Effects

Published April 13, 2026
By USASOC

Space, cyber, SOF, and STRATCOM entities come together in theater today based on ad-hoc relationships and immediate needs, similar to how joint forces once came together to conduct counterterrorism before the advent of a joint HQ and assigned forces established an enduring partnership. How can these related forces come together today in a more solid relationship so that they can train together in a more formal manner and deploy together as part of a joint force? How can combatant commands (COCOMs) and theater special operations commands employ these forces in the future so they assist in gaining joint objectives and supporting regional and national security objectives?