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Space Warriors: The Army Space Support Team
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by James Walker Sir, James T Hooper
James Walker Sir
Space Warriors: The Army Space Support Team
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by James Walker Sir, James T Hooper
James Walker Sir
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Overview
In the fifteen years since the U.S. Army Space Command (USARSPACE) was activated, soldiers from this command have pioneered innovative and revolutionary ways for employing space capabilities on behalf of the warfighter. At the time this history was sent to press, Army space soldiers were deployed worldwide in support of a variety of critical missions. Army space support units were present during combat operations in Afghanistan in 2001 and Iraq in 2003, providing force enhancement, missile attack warning, and information operations support to commanders in the U.S. Central Command area of operations. Other Army space soldiers, working in both the United States and overseas, delivered the worldwide long-haul satellite communications support and other space products needed to maintain an effective military deterrent in Korea and other areas. As these examples attest, Army space soldiers are today playing an important role across the entire spectrum of operations. This history considers the establishment and subsequent evolution of the Army Space Support Team (ARSST) organization, created to provide space products and expertise to field units, thereby enhancing their intelligence and operational planning capabilities. This history focuses on the period from 1986 to 1998, when a handful of soldiers and civilians experimenting with new technologies and concepts sought to leverage the "ultimate high ground" on behalf of the land force. The history discusses the hard-won lessons learned through repeated deployments and exercises, calling attention to their illustrations and setbacks as well as to their many successes. Ultimately, it seeks to explain how those early visionaries established a foundation for the progress that the Army has achieved over the past five years, as illustrated by the importance of space in today's land combat operations, and how these early lessons continue to provide valuable insights for the Army as it transforms for the future.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781410223388 |
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| Publisher: | University Press of the Pacific |
| Publication date: | 05/25/2005 |
| Pages: | 204 |
| Product dimensions: | 8.25(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.43(d) |
Table of Contents
CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CHAPTER ONE: SPACE COMES TO THE WARFIGHTER INTRODUCTION TRAILBLAZING EFFORTS AT THE ARMY SPACE INSTITUTE BACKGROUND: THE ACTIVATION OF THE U.S. ARMY SPACE COMMAND LESSONS LEARNED: THE ARMY SPACE INSTITUTE EXPERIENCE FROM TESTING AND DEMONSTRATION TO TACTICAL CAPABILITIES: THE FIELDING OF GPS AND THE GULF WAR GPS Overview The GPS Testing And Development Process – Army Involvement The GPS In Desert Shield And Desert Storm Lessons Learned During GPS Fielding And Employment FIELD EXPERIENCE AND THE OPERATIONALIZATION OF SPACE Satellite Communications SATELLITE WEATHER SUPPORT Satellite Topographic Imagery Theater Missile Attack Warning Key Lessons In Bringing Space To The Warfighter SUMMARY CHAPTER TWO: ESTABLISHMENT DECISIONS SHAPING ARSST ACTIVATION AND THE INITIAL CONOPS THE LOUISIANA MANEUVERS THE LOUISIANA MANEUVERS THE COMMERCIAL SPACE PACKAGE Background Early Decisions The Louisiana Maneuvers General Officer Working Group Meeting Senior-Level Review And Refinement Of The CSP Initiative Implementation: Procurement Actions For The CSP COPS: THE CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS (SPACE) TEAM The Army Audit Agency Review Of 1994 Standing Up The COPS Capability Developing The COPS Concept Of Operations USSPACECOM And The Renaming Of COPS THE TRANSITION TO ARSST (OCTOBER TO DECEMBER 1994) SUMMARY CHAPTER THREE: EVOLUTION OF ARSST OPERATIONS ARSST OPERATIONS AND EVOLUTION, 1995 1995 Concept Of Operations ARSST Field Deployments XVIII Airborne Corps Support 1995 ARSST Lessons Learned ARSST OPERATIONS AND EVOLUTION, 1996 1996 Concept Of Operations ARSST Planning, January 1996 Space Demonstration Program Planning, January 1996 ARSST Field Deployments, 1996 ARSST Forward Deployment At Ft. Bragg July-August 1996: ARSST Division Long Range Planning Changes To The ARSST TDA, July 1996 1996 ARSST Lessons Learned ARSST OPERATIONS AND EVOLUTION, 1997 1997 Concept Of Operations ARSST Field Deployments, 1997 ARSST Self-Sustainment Capability ARSST Reorganization – The Commanding General’s Briefing Changes To The MOA With The XVIII Airborne Corps The Army Space Support Cell (ARSST Plus) Concept 1997 ARSST Lessons Learned ARSST OPERATIONS AND EVOLUTION, 1998 1998 Concept Of Operations ARSST Field Deployments, 1998 1998 ARSST Training USARSPACE Long Range Planning The Redeployment Of ARSST Team 4 To Colorado Springs 1998 ARSST Lessons Learned SUMMARY CHAPTER FOUR: KEY TRENDS AND ISSUES EVOLUTION OF THE ARMY SPACE SUPPORT STRUCTURE Organization And Programs Army Space Support: Intellectual Evolution The Bottom Line: The Army Has A Demonstrated Need For A Deployable Space Support Organization ARSST RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS AND TRADEOFFS The Bottom Line: A Requirement For Resources THE VIEW FROM THE FIELD: HOW SUPPORTED UNITS RATE ARSST SUPPORT After-Action Reports And Observations From The Field The Bottom Line: Officers Who Have Trained With An ARSST Are Impressed With The Value Of Space Support SPACE SUPPORT AND LESSONS LEARNED ANALYSIS The Original ARSST Reporting And Collection Process Implications Of The Failure To Capture ARSST Lessons Learned The Bottom Line: A Systematic Process Should Be Established To Disseminate Space Support Lessons Learned Throughout The Total Army THE ARSST AND SPACE EDUCATION CURRENT SPACE EDUCATION Future Army Space Education The Bottom Line: Continued Emphasis Should Be Placed Upon The Development Of Space Education And Training Programs THE ARSST AND SPACE DEMONSTRATION The ARSST And Space System Demonstration Missions The Bottom Line: The ARSST Should Continue To Demonstrate New Space Systems SUMMARY CHAPTER FIVE: FUTURE ARSST EVOLUTION THE ARSST LONG RANGE VISION, 1996-1998 ARSST Long Range Vision: January 1996 ARSST Long Range Vision: July 1996 ARSST Long Range Vision: 1997 ARSST Long Range Vision And Planning Thrusts: 1998 THE ARSST LONG RANGE VISION: COMMON THEMES (1996-1998) ARSST Long Range Planning Assumptions, 1998 VISIONS FOR LONG TERM SPACE SUPPORT EVOLUTION THE LONG TERM VIEW FROM THE ARSST: AREAS OF CONSENSUS THE LONG TERM VIEW FROM THE ARSST: UNRESOLVED ISSUES FUTURE ORGANIZATIONAL CONSTRUCTS SUMMARY CHAPTER SIX: CONCLUSIONS BIBLIOGRAPHY APPENDIX ONE: ARSST EQUIPMENT The Commercial Space Package The High Resolution Weather Satellite Receiver (HRWSR) The Mission Planning Rehearsal System (MPRS) INMARSAT Communications Terminals The Multi-Spectral Imagery Processor (MSIP) Upgraded and New ARSST Equipment THE SPACE SUPPORT PLATFORM (SSP) THE SPACE SUPPORT PLATFORM PLUS (SSP+) THE MULTI-SOURCE TACTICAL SYSTEM (MSTS) THE LAPTOP VISUALIZATION DEVICE (LVD) THE ALL SOURCE ANALYSIS SYSTEM—WARLORD (ASAS WARLORD) ARSST COMMUNICATIONS APPENDIX TWO: ACRONYMS
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