Pentagon’s new space organizations take shape as leadership comes onboard
By: Valerie Insinna  
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Gen. James Dickinson on Aug. 20 took the reins of U.S. Space Command, becoming the second-ever leader of the organization and the first Army officer to hold the position.
Dickinson’s promotion signals a new era for Space Command, the military’s space operations arm established in August 2019, which will now have a commander solely dedicated to standing up a new unified command focused on protecting military space assets against new threats posed by Russia and China.
“To be clear, our objective is to deter conflict,†Dickinson said during the ceremony. Defense News traveled to the change-of-command ceremony with Defense Secretary Mark Esper.
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