Ceremony recognizes C/JFSCC designation, deactivates CFSCC, JTF-SD
From left, U.S. Space Force Master Sgt. Maurice Erickson, 15th Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Squadron senior enlisted leader, holds the Joint Task Force-Space Defense flag as U.S. Space Force Brig. Gen. Dennis Bythewood, Space Forces-Space Deputy Commander, and U.S. Space Force Chief Master Sgt. Jeramey Conley, right, Space Forces – Space Operations and Planning Directorate Senior Enlisted Leader, furl the JTF-SD flag during the deactivation ceremony at Schriever Space Force Base, Colo., Jan. 8, 2024. The unit was formed as a functional component command under USSPACECOM Aug. 29, 2019, and recognized in an establishing ceremony Oct. 21, 2019. The joint responsibilities of JTF-SD and the Combined Force Space Component Command at Vandenberg SFB, Calif., have been realigned under the Combined Joint Force Space Component Commander Lt. Gen Douglas Schiess. Through the partnering of the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community and National Reconnaissance Office, the National Space Defense Center, will continue to execute its protect and defend mission. (U.S. Space Force photo by Dalton Prejeant)