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![[United States Space Command flag]](../images/u/us^ussc-w.gif)
image located by Pete Loeser, 18 May 2020
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The United States Space Command (USSPACECOM) was a Unified Combatant Command of the United States Department of Defense, created in 1982 to help institutionalize the use of outer space by the United States Armed Forces. The Commander in Chief of U.S. Space Command, with headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado was also the Commander in Chief of the binational U.S.-Canadian North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), and for the majority of time during USSPACECOM's existence also the Commander of the U.S. Air Force major command Air Force Space Command. In 2002, it was merged
with United States Strategic Command.
Zoltan Horvath, 7 May 2011
Construction sheet:
Space Command
Construction sheet created 17 September 1985. This was the first of two US Space
Commands. This one was disestablished on 1 October 2002. The second one was
stood up in 2019.
Bleached White (Cable 80001)
Fringe: Yellow (Cable 65002)
Dave Fowler, 18 July 2022
![[United States Space Command flag]](../images/u/us^cfscc.gif)
image by Randy Young, 26 October 2019
based on this image located by Dave Fowler, 1 October 2019
CFSCC, a component of the new US Space Command, was activated at Vandenberg
AFB, CA on Oct 1, 2019.
https://lompocrecord.com/news/local/military-leaders-unveil-new-space-command-at-vandenberg-air-force/article_0ad23bc8-b422-5f32-a5f3-910b79c12692.html
Flag has the unit seal on a dark blue field, with a gold fringe:
https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/lompocrecord.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/7/f5/7f515a86-5ee9-5a40-b33a-0dc19ef60798/5d93b1b937dbf.image.jpg?resize=1200%2C726
Seal:
https://media.defense.gov/2019/Aug/28/2002176896/-1/-1/0/190827-F-GE353-004.PNG
Dave Fowler, 1 October 2019
![[United States Space Command flag]](../images/u/us^jtfsd.gif)
image by Randy Young, 26 October 2019
based on this image located by Dave Fowler, 1 October 2019
JTF-Space Defense was activated recently at Schriever AFB, CO. It is a major
subordinate element of the new US Space Command.
https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2019/10/24/Ceremony-marks-start-of-Joint-Task-Force-Space-Defense-command/6521571930879/
Flag is the task force seal on a dark blue field, with a yellow fringe:
https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/i/6521571930879/2019/1/15719316126479/Ceremony-marks-start-of-Joint-Task-Force-Space-Defense-command.jpg
Seal:
https://media.defense.gov/2019/Aug/30/2002177639/780/780/0/190830-F-LA916-0002.PNG
Dave Fowler, 25 October 2019
