FY2023 BUDGET TESTIMONY



 
GEN Dickinson Testimony
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Biography: Army Gen. James H. Dickinson
TRANSCRIPT: House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces Holds Hearing on Strategic Forces Posture - Mar. 1, 2022
TRANSCRIPT: Senate Armed Services Committee Testimony on United States Strategic Command and United States Space Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2023 - Mar. 8, 2022


EXCERPTS FROM HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE TESTIMONY MARCH 1, 2022


GEN Dickinson on Competition with China

"China remains our pacing challenge. PLA developments -- are directed towards creating a joint, versatile, power-projecting professional and lethal force for the international stage. And the space layer is critical to their buildout. In 2021, the PRC increased on orbit assets by 27 percent. Their recent counter capability demonstrations include the DN1 and DN2 direct-ascent anti-satellite tests and the hypersonic glide vehicle test.

In January, the recently launched SJ 21 space debris mitigation satellite docked with a defunct PRC satellite and moved it to an entirely different orbit. This activity demonstrated a potential dual use capability in SJ 21 interaction with other satellites. US Space Command is committed to deterring the use of these types of capabilities for nefarious purposes within the framework of the Department of Defense's Integrated Deterrence Initiative."

GEN Dickinson on Space Domain Awareness

"Key to all of this is US and allied space superiority informed through Space Domain Awareness, or SDA, capabilities. SDA helps us analyze not just identify what is occurring in space, which when combined with information from our intelligence agencies, helps develop an understanding of why things are happening in space.

SDA remains my top mission priority for US Space Command. SDA provides the backbone of US Space Command strategy for accomplishing our mission. That strategy sets the conditions to deter first and, when called upon, to defend space capabilities and deliver combat power to the United States and its allies."

GEN Dickinson on total force

"As of this month, we have approximately a thousand members assigned to our headquarters with 339 active duty from all services, 227 from the Department of the Air Force civilians, 323 contractors, 44 representatives from the interagency, and 39 reserve component personnel from the Guard and Reserve. We are glad to have them all on our team."

GEN Dickinson on the people of U.S. Space Command

"I'm honored today to represent the approximately 18,000 men and women of the United States Space Command. We are a diverse team that values the honorable service of everyone within our ranks. This month, we honor the contributions of the women on our team as US Space Command acknowledges and celebrates Women's History Month. Today, we remain hard at work building the command toward full operational capability. We are steadily filling out our headquarters. Its composition reflects our joint, combined, and partnered approach to executing our critical mission."

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U.S. Army Gen. James Dickinson, U.S. Space Command commander poses for a photo with Dr. Stefanie Tompkins, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency director at Peterson Space Force Base, Colo., May 30, 2023. During the visit the two leaders discussed the innovations and capabilities of both commands to deter strategic attack through safe, secure, effective, and credible, global combat capabilities. USSPACECOM engages with fellow defense organizations to reinforce a space warfighting culture across the Joint Force. (U.S. Space Command photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Philip Wagner, Jr)
USSPACECOM hosts DARPA
By | May 30, 2023
U.S. Army Gen. James Dickinson, U.S. Space Command commander poses for a photo with Dr. Stefanie Tompkins, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency director at Peterson Space Force Base, Colo., May 30, 2023.
U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. John Shaw, U.S. Space Command deputy commander speaks with U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Richard Correll, U.S. Strategic Command deputy commander at Peterson Space Force Base, Colo., May 30, 2023. During the visit the two leaders discussed the ability of both commands to deter strategic attack through safe, secure, effective, and credible, global combat capabilities and when directed, ready to prevail in conflict. As a fundamental component of the modern all-domain operational environment, USSPACECOM engages with fellow defense organizations to reinforce a space warfighting culture across the Joint Force. (U.S. Space Command photo by Christopher DeWitt).
USSPACECOM hosts USSTRATCOM Deputy Commander
By | May 30, 2023
U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. John Shaw, U.S. Space Command deputy commander speaks with U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Richard Correll, U.S. Strategic Command deputy commander at Peterson Space Force Base, Colo., May 30, 2023.
Army Gen. James Dickinson, U.S. Space Command commander, speaks to members of the Joint Task Force-Space Defense during a town hall at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, Jan. 17, 2023. On May 16, 2023, Dickinson spoke about the importance of integration with partner nations to help achieve all-domain dominance at the 2023 LANPAC symposium in Honolulu. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tiana Williams)
LANPAC: Army commander leads USSPACECOM against space domain threats
By Joe Lacdan | May 19, 2023
Adversaries have continually found ways to threaten the Army and U.S. forces, not only from the land air, and sea but through space. “The threat is growing,” said Army Gen. James Dickinson commander of U.S. Space Command at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado. “It's [rising] in numbers and more complexities than ever before, and the joint force must have relevant and timely [assets] for space superiority.”
U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. John Shaw, U.S. Space Command deputy commander, speaks with Gen. Angus Campbell, Australia’s Chief of the Defence Force, during a visit to USSPACECOM headquarters, May 19, 2023, Peterson Space Force Base, Colo. During the visit, members of USSPACECOM briefed General Campbell and discussed deepening U.S.-Australian military space cooperation to address growing threats in the space domain. The U.S. and Australia have a long history of close cooperation and mutual interest in the responsible use of space for peaceful purposes, which was recently reaffirmed by the signing of an enhanced space cooperation memorandum of understanding (ESC MOU) which will see ongoing engagement between USSPACECOM and Australia’s Defence Space Command. The ESC MOU, a non-legally binding framework for deepened military cooperation in the space domain, was signed Apr. 20, 2023, at Space Symposium 38 in Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Space Command photo by Christopher DeWitt/Released)
USSPACECOM hosts Australian Chief of the Defence Force
By | May 19, 2023
U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. John Shaw, U.S. Space Command deputy commander, speaks with Gen. Angus Campbell, Australia’s Chief of the Defence Force, during a visit to USSPACECOM headquarters, May 19, 2023, Peterson Space Force Base, Colo.
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