Why The United States Space Force Is Not Equipped To Use Force In Space

Emphasis on equilibrium, non-kinetic weapons limits American deterrence

According to Col. Charles Galbreath, retired from the US Space Force, and Col. Jennifer Reeves, retired from the US Air Force, military space operations have yet to be “normalized,” while “establishing a warfighting mindset of Guardians” — space soldiers — is “a persistent challenge.”

In their report published this month by the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, Galbreath and Reeves write that the culture of Space Force must change. “Space is no longer a benign field of operations” as the orbitals become crowded. “Warfighting operations in space must be treated like those in any other warfighting domain.”