Combined Joint Task Force–Space Operations

Combined Joint Task Force–Space Operations
Active	15 November 2022–6 December 2023
Country	United States
Type	Subordinate command
Role	Space operations
Part of	U.S. Space Command
Headquarters	Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado

The Combined Joint Task Force–Space Operations (CJTF–SO) was a subordinate command to the United States Space Command. It was activated on 15 November 2022 and inactivated on 6 December 2023 following the standup of United States Space Forces – Space.^[1][2]

Structure

Combined Force Space Component Command (CFSCC), Vandenberg Space Force Base, California

• Combined Space Operations Center (CSpOC), Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
• Missile Warning Center (MWC), Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station, Colorado
• Joint Overhead Persistent Infrared Center (JOPC), Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado
• Joint Navigation Warfare Center (JNWC), Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico

Joint Task Force–Space Defense (JTF–SD), Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado

• National Space Defense Center (NSDC), Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado

List of commanders

No.	Commander		Term			Service branch
	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Term length
–		Lieutenant General Thomas L. James Acting	15 November 2022	6 December 2023	1 year, 21 days	U.S. Army

References

1. Erwin, Sandra (16 November 2022). "U.S. Space Command creates new task force to coordinate space operations". SpaceNews.
2. "USSPACECOM establishes a Combined Joint Task Force". United States Space Command.

See also

• United States Space Command