Space Force Chief Eyes Component Growth to Meet Ops Demand

Space Force Chief Eyes Component Growth to Meet Ops Demand

The Space Force wants to increase the size of its components to better support combatant commands in the coming years, according to Chief of Space Operations Gen. Douglas Schiess. “We’re going to add 2,800 Guardians and 2,000 civilians in fiscal 2027 if the budget comes through,” Schiess said Nov. 4 at an event hosted by AFA’s Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies. “A lot of that will go into our components." The post Space Force Chief Eyes G…