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Army Space

Army Seeks New Space Capabilities for the ‘Tactical Edge’

Oct. 16, 2024 | By Greg Hadley
The Army is doubling down on giving Soldiers better access to space capabilities—and insisting none of their efforts to advantage their troops will duplicate work by the Space Force. 

US Space Command Leaders Endorse Other Services Having Role in Space

Sept. 6, 2024 | By Unshin Lee Harpley
U.S. Space Command leaders expressed support in recent weeks for contributions to the combatant command from all the military branches as they build space expertise and integrate it into their operations, amid a debate over how to balance the roles of the Space Force and ...

Space Force Takes Over JTAGS Mission from the Army

Oct. 5, 2023 | By Unshin Lee Harpley
The Space Force assumed official control of the Joint Tactical Ground Station (JTAGS) missile warning system from the Army on Oct. 1, one of the final milestones in the Space Force’s consolidation of many space missions across the services.

Space Force to Take on the Army’s Missile Warning Ground Stations in October

March 6, 2023 | By Greg Hadley
Space Delta 4, the Space Force unit responsible for missile tracking and warning, is slated to take over a key system from the Army in October, its commander said March 6. The Joint Tactical Ground Stations, or JTAGS, are currently used by the Army to receive, ...

Why the Army Clings to Its Space Troops: ‘Translating Geek to Grunt’

Oct. 13, 2021 | By Abraham Mahshie
On Jan. 8, 2020, Iran launched a barrage of 14 rockets at Al Asad Air Base, where American troops were stationed in Iraq. The 20th Theater Missile Warning Company, part of the Army's 1st Space Brigade, was in Qatar receiving direct downlink data from a ...
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