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On August 13, Breaking Defense published an opinion piece by the Mitchell Institute’s Charles Galbreath and Jennifer Reeves, which called for DoD leaders to kill plans from the US Army to expand its space capabilities. The op-ed created a fury of debate to which the Army respond. In this op-ed, Galbreath and Reeves offer their formal counter-rebuttal.
“Our Aug. 13 op-ed on the Army’s overreach to create a new space career field and expand its space control capabilities struck a surprising chord, and generated a robust and frankly overdue debate about the Army’s role in space. After reading the Army’s formal rebuttal, visiting soldiers doing space missions, and having many conversations with members of the US Space Command, our takeaway is clear: The need to clearly understand the distinctions in roles and functions of the various services and combatant commands is foundational to the success of joint operations, and the conversation around the Space Force and its relationships needs to continue for all stakeholders to really understand each other’s stances.“
Read the full op-ed at Breaking Defense.