The US Space Force is planning to expand its footprint in the Indo-Pacific region with a new subordinate command in Japan, a senior enlisted leader said.
The Defense Department in particular has been keen to build up military space ties with its allies and partners in Asia in the face of China's rapid buildup of its own space capabilities, including the development of technologies that could hold US and allied space assets at risk in a regional conflict.
The U.S. Space Force should have results in “the coming weeks” showing the scope of contamination, including how deep diesel fuel penetrated into the ground
Phase two of the spill response efforts at the Maui Space Surveillance Complex began on June 20, 2023. This comes after 700 gallons of diesel fuel spilled at the Maui Space Surveillance Complex Jan. 29 into Jan. 30, 2023.
It’s the first time that the U.S. will have a staff solely focused on integrating military satellite- and radar-based missions into Pacific operations.