随着从卫星得到的信息对美国的战术作战变得愈来愈关键,战区司令员和他们的参谋人员希望得到美军航天司令部更多的支持。来自卫星的信息已成为美国空军、陆军、海军和联合军事作战不可缺少的资源。美军飞机、坦克、舰船和战壕中的战斗人员需依靠卫星导航、通信、导弹告警、气象和图像的支持。与此同时,美国军事航天部门,尤其是空军航天司令部的工作方式正在发生重大变化,航天已不再等同于研制或探索,支援战斗人员是其 As information gained from satellites becomes more and more critical to tactical combat in the United States, theater commanders and their staff want more support from the U.S. space command. Information from satellites has become an indispensable resource for the United States Air Force, Army, Navy and joint military operations. Combatants in U.S. aircraft, tanks, ships and trenches rely on satellite navigation, communications, missile warnings, weather and imagery support. In the meantime, major changes are taking place in the working methods of the U.S. military aerospace departments, especially the Air Force Space Command. Space is no longer the same as developing or exploring combat troops.