Posted on 08/18/2023 9:10:59 AM PDT by algore
The United States Space Force has activated its first and only unit dedicated to targeting other nations' satellites and the ground stations that support them.
The 75th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Squadron (ISRS) was activated on Aug. 11 at Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado. This unit is part of Space Delta 7, an element of the U.S. Space Force tasked with providing intelligence on adversary space capabilities. It'll do things like analyze the capabilities of potential targets, locate and track these targets as well as participate in "target engagement," which presumably refers to destroying or disrupting adversary satellites, the ground stations that support them and transmissions sent between the two.
Lt. Col. Travis Anderson, who leads the squadron, said in a Space Force statement that the idea of a dedicated space targeting unit has been years in the making. "Today is a monumental time in the history of our service," Anderson said. "The idea of this unit began four years ago on paper and has probably been in the minds of several U.S. Air Force intelligence officers even longer."
The unit's patch was also unveiled at its activation ceremony, revealing it to be adorned with a grim reaper that has a delta shape for a nose. According to a Space Force statement, the delta represents "historic ties to the earliest days of the U.S. Air Force space community" as well as "all variations of space vehicles" that support the U.S. military.
Master Sgt. Desiree Cabrera, 75th ISRS operations superintendent, said the new unit will revolutionize the targeting capabilities of not just the Space Force, but also the entire U.S. military: "Not only are we standing up the sole targeting squadron in the U.S. Space Force, we are changing the way targeting is done across the joint community when it comes to space and electromagnetic warfare."
The 75th ISRS will also analyze adversary space capabilities including "counterspace force threats," according to the Space Force's statement. Counterspace forces refer to adversary systems aimed at preventing the U.S. from using its own satellites during a conflict.
At the speeds they travel, a BB gun would do major damage..................
The Space Force workers in Colorado will have to ask the engineers in Huntsville, AL which buttons to push.
At orbital speeds sand is a deadly weapon.
Is this article 30 years old?
But Soace Force workers will be well trained in diversity and inclusion.
“Well-versed in diversity and inclusion”?
I’d say so, by this statement alone you could verify it:
“Master Sgt. Desiree Cabrera, 75th ISRS operations superintendent, said the new unit will revolutionize the targeting capabilities”
A master sgt. latina (tranny? who knows?) is supt of ISRS operations? That’s gotta be a new low.
OR MAYBE this write-up is just psywar.
Given the directed energy weapon inferno that occurred in Maui, it could not come soon enough, though I hate to think of what the space wars will bring with armies of killer satellites doing battle. Where is all that satellite debris going to fall?
Is the US Space Force even capable of reaching any portion of what we know as “outer space” by themselves? Or will they need to hitch a ride on a SpaceX vehicle? Who is going to enact these proposals they are writing up?
robots
A most accurate observation
GO SPACE FORCE! Try to incorporate water cannons. I like water cannons.
China has had such satellite killers for over a decade.
Agreed.
Maybe the new Space Force can study old 8mm grainy films of the Russian and Chinese research on disabling satellites and space vehicles.
You mean it’s first priority is not the fake climate crisis
Loved that sequence from You Only Live Twice. Music and pacing were like a ballet.
Both sides were at risk:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZX1YCmzHEw
They can’t blow up to many satellites. The debris fields would create a catastrophic chain of events. Other satellites get destroyed creating more debris... pretty soon they all get destroyed and never again can man put another satellite into orbit, at least until all the space junk burns up.
Saw this nugget in the article though... “electromagnetic warfare” maybe they can EMP them with a directed EMP.
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