Lt. Gen.
Frank Klotz, commander of Air Force Global Strike Command, told attendees Monday at AFA’s Air & Space Conference he had only 49 personnel and staff on board when AFGSC initially stood up in August 2009 at Barksdale AFB, La. Today, however, the command headquarters has grown to more than 750 and he anticipates having 800 by the end of September. Klotz also announced that by Oct. 1 he anticipates being able to confirm the command has achieved full operational capability. “We have come a long way in a relatively short time,” Klotz said, adding that AFGSC is the descendant of Strategic Air Command but is operating in a completely different environment. “We are proud of that heritage, but we are not SAC,” Klotz said. “Everyone in this command is a pioneer.”
The Space Force relies entirely on data—but it lacks the systems and tools to analyze and share that data properly even within the service, let alone with international partners, officials said May 1.