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Space Force takes over missile-warning ground stations previously run by the Army
« on: November 05, 2023, 10:11:41 am »
Space Force takes over missile-warning ground stations previously run by the Army
Joint Tactical Ground Stations in Italy, South Korea, Japan and Qatar receive data from missile-warning satellites
Sandra Erwin
November 2, 2023
 
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force last month officially took over from the Army the operation of ground stations that receive data from infrared sensor satellites and send out alerts on detected missile launches.

Four Joint Tactical Ground Station (JTAGS) units based in Italy, South Korea, Japan and Qatar for more than two decades had been operated by the U.S. Army’s 1st Space Brigade. On Oct. 1 they were handed over to the Space Force’s Space Operations Command.

The transfer is part of a larger effort to consolidate military satellites operations under the Space Force.

“It’s a lot simpler when it’s all in one service, versus being in two,” Lt. Gen. DeAnna Burt, deputy chief of space operations of the U.S. Space Force, said Nov. 2.

https://spacenews.com/space-force-takes-over-missile-warning-ground-stations-previously-run-by-the-army/
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Re: Space Force takes over missile-warning ground stations previously run by the Army
« Reply #1 on: November 05, 2023, 10:13:04 am »
Maybe someone remembered the Army's fine security performance of Dec. 7, 1941. :pondering:
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Re: Space Force takes over missile-warning ground stations previously run by the Army
« Reply #2 on: November 06, 2023, 01:45:38 am »
Quote from: rangerrebew on November 05, 2023, 10:13:04 am
Maybe someone remembered the Army's fine security performance of Dec. 7, 1941. :pondering:
Maybe, but radar was in its infancy then. You need someone to check stuff out on a Sunday morning, too, when you have no clue what's coming.
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Re: Space Force takes over missile-warning ground stations previously run by the Army
« Reply #3 on: November 07, 2023, 01:12:14 pm »
Quote from: Smokin Joe on November 06, 2023, 01:45:38 am
Maybe, but radar was in its infancy then. You need someone to check stuff out on a Sunday morning, too, when you have no clue what's coming.

Did you know Nimitz said the US was very lucky the Japanese struck when they did?  Because it was a Sunday, lots of people were not on the ships who might otherwise have been killed.  Plus they didn't attack the repair facilities or fuel supply centers.  Because the repair facilities remained undamaged, ships didn't have to be towed to the mainland for repairs and fuel remained available.
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