Naval Space Command

The name change was announced at the information warfare senior leadership symposium in washington dc june 3.

Naval space command. John richardson has announced. The change is effective immediately. The command began in 1966 as naval electronic systems command under naval material command. In the aftermath of the september 11 attacks the armed forces focus on homeland defense and counter terrorism was significantly increased.

The commander for nnsoc at dahlgren will serve in an additional duty capacity as deputy commander naval space command. This new organization the naval space command was commissioned on october 1 1983. The naval services growing dependence on space prompted the secretary of the navy to establish a new command that would consolidate space activities and organizations that operate and maintain naval space systems. Headquartered at dahlgren va naval space command began operations oct.

Naval space command navspacecom u overview u. The space cadre workforce is comprised of active duty and reserve officers across many designators who possess relevant space oriented education and experience. It was a decisive move to bring together several activities under a single command to. Operating surveillance navigation communication environmental and information systems.

View caption hide caption. The merger of naval space command and the naval network operations command. Space and naval warfare systems command. This cadre of space professionals is managed by the navys information warfare enterprise iwe.

United states space command was established in as a functional combatant command 1985 to provide joint command and control of the air force army and navys space forces as well as prepare for the implementation of the strategic defense initiative. Naval space command uses the medium of space and its potential to provide essential information and capabilities to shore and afloat naval forces by a variety of means. U navspacecom manages naval space activities and operates space systems while focusing on warfighter support. The naval space command nsc was a military command of the united states navy and former component command of united states space commandit was headquartered at dahlgren virginia usa and began operations on 1 october 1983naval space command used space capabilities to support naval forces through the operation of reconnaissance and communications satellites as well as representing the.

The us space and naval warfare systems command spawarsyscom is now naval information warfare systems command navwarsyscom chief of naval operations adm. We have been on a steady drumbeat. In 1985 the commands name changed space and naval warfare systems command and the commander reported.