In his Los Angeles remarks, Carlson raised a flag about the security of US space capabilities. He emphasized that more needs to be done to limit the exposure to risk of US space systems and technologies. Space assets are critical to military efforts as a whole, he said, “and the bad guys know that.” Carlson did not elaborate, but it is known that several countries are developing capabilities, which, in time, could threaten the security of US space activities.
Air Force depots are not typically meant for quick repair jobs, but during Operation Epic Fury, the service moved some of its stateside heavy maintenance capability forward to fix battle-damaged aircraft closer to the fight.
