SEPARATE SPACE FORCE

OTS Topic

Will space and air operations differ so much that the two cannot reside in the same military household?

March 2011

Compiled by Bibliography Branch
Muir S. Fairchild Research Information Center
Maxwell AFB, AL

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Internet Resources

Air Force Doctrine Document 2-2.  Space Operations.  November 27, 2006.  55 p.
Available online at: http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/jel/service_pubs/afdd2_2.pdf

Air Force Space Command. 
Available online at: http://www.afspc.af.mil
Website for Air Force Space Command includes press releases, news, and High Frontier Journal full-text online.

Dinerman, Taylor.  A New Space Service?  The Space Review July 5, 2004.
Available online at: http://www.thespacereview.com/article/178/1
Discusses a July 2004 article in the US Naval Institute’s magazine, Proceedings, "the latest and most serious call for a separate military space service" -- Article.

Dinerman, Taylor.  United States Space Force: Sooner Rather Than Later.  The Space Review February 27, 2006.
Available online at: http://www.thespacereview.com/article/565/1

Hoffman, Michael.  Retired Space Leaders Nix Separate Space Force.  Defense News April 2009.
Available online at: http://defensenews.com/blogs/space-symposium/2009/04/01/retired-space-leaders-nix-separate-space-force/

Hughes, Richard and Lowe, Jon.  We Need a Civil Reserve Space Fleet.  The Wright Stuff 3:1 April 17, 2008.
Available online at: http://www.au.af.mil/au/aunews/archive/2008/0307/Articles/CivilReserveSpaceFleet.html

National Space Studies Center. 
Available online at: http://space.au.af.mil/
Information on a wide range of topics including doctrine, policy, theory and research, with links to reports, articles, doctrinal publications, and more.

Rains, Lon.  Separate Space Military Force Has Few Supporters at Pentagon.  SPACE.com October 7, 2004.
Available online at: http://www.space.com/news/space_force_041007.html

The Space Review.
Available online at: http://www.thespacereview.com
The Space Review is an online publication whose focus is on publishing in-depth articles, essays, editorials, and reviews on a wide range of space-related topics.

Space Today.net: Space News from Around the Web. 
Available online at: http://www.spacetoday.net
Provides links to space news articles from throughout the web, on topics ranging from astronomy and space to policy and legislation.  Also provides one-paragraph summaries of current space news.

Internet Resources (Student Research)

Shaffer, Kristine M.  National Department of Space.  Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, School of Advanced Military Studies, Army Command and General Staff College, 2008.  64 p.
Available online at: http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA485516
"This monograph recommends the development of a single organization to provide singular support to meet the nation's requirements and demands for the 21st Century." -- Abstract.

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Books

Commission to Assess United States National Security Space Management and Organization.  Report of the Commission to Assess United States National Security Space Management and Organization.  Washington, The Commission, 2001.  1 vol.
This report provides the Commission's assessment of the organization and management of space activities in support of US national security.
Also available online at: http://www.dod.mil/pubs/space20010111.html
Book call no.: 358.80973 R425

Lambeth, Benjamin S.  Mastering the Ultimate High Ground: Next Steps in the Military Uses of Space.  Santa Monica, CA, RAND, Project Air Force, 2003.  193 p.
Assesses the military space challenges facing the Air Force and the nation in light of the findings and recommendations of the Space commission.  See specifically, "The Issue of a Separate Space Service", pp 67-75.
Also available online at: http://www.rand.org/publications/MR/MR1649/
Book call no.: 358.80973 L223m

Whittington, Michael C.  A Separate Space Force: An 80-Year-Old Argument.  Maxwell AFB, AL, Air University Press, 2000.  19 p. (Maxwell Paper no. 20)
Also available online at: http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA378853
Book call no.: 358.4130973 W626s

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Documents

United States.  Joint Chiefs of Staff.  Space Operations.  Washington, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 2009.  1 vol. (Joint Publication no. 3-14)
Offers background of the current policy and organization for space.
Also available online at: http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/new_pubs/jp3_14.pdf
Doc. call no.: M-U 40592 no.3-14 2009

Documents (Student Research)

Barber, Norman W. and others.  Why Should Space Be a Separate Service.  Norfolk, VA, Joint Forces Staff College, 2002.  17 p.
Also available online at: http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA421657
Doc. call no.: M-U 36185-36 B234w

Gibson, Robert D.  Space Power: The Revolution in Military Affairs.  Carlisle Barracks, PA, U.S. Army War College, 2001.  21 p.
Proposes that the Defense Department should create a separate Space Corps under the auspices of the Air Force.
Also available online at: http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA390639
Doc. call no.: M-U 39080-537 G449s

Rade, Timothy J.  A Space Corps Structure Based on the National Reconnaissance Office Organizational Model.  Maxwell AFB, AL, Air Command and Staff College, 2005.  35 p.
"The Space Commission recommendations to realign Air Force space activities were only the first steps towards further reorganization of the national security space community. They also recommended eventually merging Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) and the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) into a single organization responsible for the development, acquisition, and operation of the nation's military and intelligence space systems." -- Abstract from Author.
Also available online at: https://research.maxwell.af.mil/papers/ay2005/acsc/6414%20-%20Rade.pdf
Doc. call no.: M-U 43122 R126s

Romberger, Scott A.  Dawn of the United States Air Force Space Corps.  Maxwell AFB, AL, Air Command and Staff College, 2007.  27 p.
"... [a] more practical step in the evolution of space power is the development of a Space Corps within an existing service.  Since the Air Force owns and operates the preponderance of space assets, one may reason the development of a Space Corps within the US Air Force is the next logical step." -- Abstract.
Also available online at: https://www.afresearch.org/skins/RIMS/home.aspx
Doc. call no.: M-U 43122 R762d

Story, Kurt S.  A Separate Space Force: An Old Debate with Renewed Relevance.  Carlisle Barracks, PA, U.S. Army War College, 2002.  34 p.
Also available online at: http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA404193
Doc. call no.: M-U 39080-607 S887s

Swegel, Jeffrey R.  A Fork in the Path to the Heavens: The Emergence of an Independent Space Force.  Fort Leavenworth, KS, School of Advanced Military Studies, United States Army Command and General Staff College, 2002.   59 p.
Also available online at: http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA403851
Doc. call no.: M-U 42022-2 S9741f

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Periodicals

Armor, James B., Jr.  Viewpoint: It is Time to Create a United States Air Force Space Corps.  Astropolitics 5:273-288 September-December 2007.
Also available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14777620701580851

Barry, John L. and Herriges, Darrell L.  Aerospace Integration, Not Separation.  Aerospace Power Journal 14:42-47 Summer 2000.
"Argues that the aerospace integration of United States (US) Air Force is vital to military strength.  Examples of aerospace integration; iterative and changing technologies; importance of aerospace integration to US Air Force." -- Abstract.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=mth&AN=3258214&site=ehost-live

Book, Elizabeth G.  Space Panel Report Criticized for Lack of Detail.  National Defense 85:15 March 2001.
"Even though the Congressionally chartered Space Commission did not specifically recommend the creation of a separate 'space corps', one panel member, Doug Necessary, did not discount the possibility that such an organization may be established in the future." -- Abstract.
Also available online at: http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=69331818&sid=2&Fmt=3&clientId=417&RQT=309&VName=PQD

Erwin, Sandra I.  Air Force Articulates Strategy for Managing Space Program.  National Defense 85:18-19 July 2000.
"The congressionally mandated space commission . . . will receive testimony and make recommendations on how the United States should use space for national security purposes-the reliance on space assets to support military operations and the potential costs and benefits of possible space management reorganizations." -- Article.
Also available online at: http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=56361886&sid=3&Fmt=3&clientId=417&RQT=309&VName=PQD

Fowkes, Andrew.  Separate Space Force Would Protect Country's Ability to Operate in Space.  Air Force Times 65:54 February 21, 2005.
Also available online at: NewsBank

Gaudiano, Nicole.  Shooting for the Stars: Don't Expect a 'Space Corps' Anytime Soon.  Armed Forces Journal 142:17-18 September 2004.
Also available online at: NewsBank

Gayl, Franz J.  Time for a Military Space Service.  U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings 130:43-48 July 2004.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=13699316

Hamel, Michael.  Building Space Power for the Nation: Air Force Achievements, Challenges, and Opportunities.  Air & Space Power Journal 20:55-63 Summer 2006.
"General Hamel proposes new ways in which the US can optimize its space assets for the future, with multiple steps toward fully mature space power fulfilling its role as a key element of our national military power."  -- Abstract.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=mth&AN=21092802&site=ehost-live

Harter, Mark E.  Ten Propositions Regarding Space Power: The Dawn of a Space Force.  Air & Space Power Journal 20:64-78 Summer 2006.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=mth&AN=21092803&site=ehost-live

Hays, Peter and Mueller, Karl.  Going Boldly-Where?  Aerospace Integration, the Space Commission, and the Air Force's Vision for Space.  Aerospace Power Journal 15:34-49 Spring 2001.
"Discusses the inconsistencies in the approach of the United States Air Force to aerospace integration.  Roots and implications of the aerospace concept; conclusions and recommendations." -- Abstract.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=mth&an=4287555

McKinley, Cynthia A. S.  The Guardians of Space: Organizing America's Space Assets for the Twenty-First Century.  Aerospace Power Journal 14:37-45 Spring 2000.
"Discusses the recommended organizational structure for United States outer space assets in the 21st century.  Imperatives for changes in the frontier of space operations; functions of successful space exploitation; details on the proposed U.S. Space Guard organizational structure for space services." -- Abstract.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=mth&AN=3129074&site=ehost-live

Millsap, Ralph and Posey, D. B.  Organizational Options for the Future Aerospace Force.  Aerospace Power Journal 14:48-55 Summer 2000.
"Argues that the United States (US) military mission in space has not sufficiently evolved to warrant the establishment of a separate military service for space operations.   Background of US space mission; requirement and obstacles in building an independent space force." -- Abstract.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=mth&an=3258215

Moorehead, Richard D.  Will We Need a Space Force?  Military Review 84:50-53 July-August 2004.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=14277340

Scott, William B.  Commission Lays Foundation for Future Military Space Corps.  Aviation Week & Space Technology 154:433-436 January 15, 2001.
Presents the advice of the commission to realign the national security space infrastructure of the United States.  Includes discussion of the establishment of a separate military space corps.

Tirpak, John A.  The Fight for Space: The Air Force Is Working on the Integration, Not the Separation, of Air and Space.  Air Force Magazine 83:60-65 August 2000.
Also available online at: http://www.airforce-magazine.com/MagazineArchive/Pages/2000/August%202000/0800space.aspx

Tirpak, John A.  The Space Commission Reports.  Air Force Magazine 84:30-35 March 2001.
"The commission was specifically charged by Congress to examine the feasibility or advisability of creating a new Space Service, separate from and independent of the Air Force.   While it found that a new Space Department would 'provide strong advocacy' for space and essentially serve as one-stop shopping for space activities, the commission concluded that now is not the proper time for such a move." -- Article.
Also available online at: http://www.airforce-magazine.com/MagazineArchive/Pages/2001/March%202001/0301space.aspx

Worden, Simon Peter.  The Air Force and Future Space Directions.  Aerospace Power Journal 15:50-55 Spring 2001.
"Argues that the aerospace integration approach to space power is consistent with Air Force doctrine." -- Editorial Abstract.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=mth&an=4287557

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