United States Space Force(@USSpaceForce):@USSOCOM and the U.S. Space Force have activated the U.S. Space Forces Special Operations component command, with a formal activation ceremony scheduled to take place at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Nov. 2. Effective Oct. 7, SPACEFOR-SOC was activated as a component field command of the U.S. Space Force. While space capabilities are already integrated into USSOCOM missions, this activation institutionalizes how the Space Force organizes, trains, equips and presents forces for the special operations enterprise. Read more:

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@USSOCOM and the U.S. Space Force have activated the U.S. Space Forces Special Operations component command, with a formal activation ceremony scheduled to take place at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Nov. 2. Effective Oct. 7, SPACEFOR-SOC was activated as a component field command of the U.S. Space Force. While space capabilities are already integrated into USSOCOM missions, this activation institutionalizes how the Space Force organizes, trains, equips and presents forces for the special operations enterprise. Read more: