Army Space Master Plan

The United States is the unquestioned leader in Space activities and is developing Space capabilities that will help transform the military. The United States Army is undergoing its own transformation from a heavy-oriented force to a light and agile force that will radically change how it conducts ground operations. The nations Space capabilities have the potential to support all aspects of the ground maneuver forces operations and will be an integral component supporting the Armys transformation. Therefore, the Army needs a plan for how best to incorporate Space capabilities into its current and future forces, and a set of guidelines to develop Service positions on the design, acquisition, and employment of Space capabilities. The Senior Army Space Council, chaired by the Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations Department of Army G3, tasked U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command to lead an Army-wide effort to develop an Army Space Master Plan that can guide development of Space capabilities in support of ground maneuver force operations. There are two versions of the Army Space Master Plan an unclassified, high-level extract and a classified SECRET version containing the specific details. This article describes the material found in the Plan and the process used to develop the document.