Mike Pence Space Force Speech with Halo Theme added
Posted on 09/11/2018 2:29:11 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Soldiers from a Colorado National Guard space battalion who visited the Pentagon on Sept. 5 said they have no idea what role, if any, they would have in the Space Force that President Trump has proposed.
But they did provide a glimpse into the daily grind of space warfare.
When they are called up for duty, soldiers from the 117th Space Battalion go to war zones to help commanders on the ground get what they need from space: satellite imagery, weather analysis, early warning of a missile launch, communications and navigation.
A space team includes six soldiers — two officers and four enlisted service members. "They advise tactical units on how to better employ their assigned space-enabled equipment, such as precision-guided weapons systems, navigation equipment and communication systems," Korb told reporters at the Pentagon.
Warnings from military and intelligence agencies about Russia and China threatening to take down or jam U.S. satellites are taken seriously by the Army as forces have grown heavily dependent on satellites. A typical combat brigade has about 3,200 devices that can't function without GPS signals and approximately 300 satellite-based communications devices.
"Yeah, space is definitely an open and available asset — to anyone," said Staff Sgt. Joseph Fauskee, an intelligence officer in charge of one of the Army's space support teams of the 117th Space Battalion. Two of his four overseas deployments were in Afghanistan
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Do MPs get pulse rifles?
What camo pattern works in outerspace?
It’s supposed to be Space Marines, Imperial Navy, and scores of Guardsmen for cannon fodder.
What camo pattern works in outerspace?
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Yep. At minimum tactical engagement range of 10k meters, the soldiers is all but invisible in that cammo.
Black with small white spots.
One night on shift, one of my crewmates asked me what the most important space system would be for the Army. I instantly said "GPS." He opined that SATCOM was it--but then I predicted that we were going to end up issuing a GPS receiver for every combat vehicle and maneuver squad in the Army.
Back in 1990, both TRADOC and the Air Force completely underestimated the impact of GPS. U.S. Army Space Institute had posited that a heavy division would only need a 150 or so GPS receivers. I told the assembled officers in the meeting I was at that the estimate was ludicrous. We had just employed 150 receivers in a demo at Hohenfehls for a single battalion task force.
I have theorized that units like the battalion profiled here will end up in the Space Force.
The pattern that's manufactured in the district of the congressman who is owed the most favors at the time the contract bid is announced.
Huuah!
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