{"id":48081,"date":"2025-07-30T07:00:20","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T11:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spa.com\/?p=48081"},"modified":"2025-08-08T11:20:55","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T15:20:55","slug":"focus-operating-in-a-contested-orbit-why-culture-and-doctrine-are-key-elements-of-space-superiority","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spa.com\/focus-operating-in-a-contested-orbit-why-culture-and-doctrine-are-key-elements-of-space-superiority\/","title":{"rendered":"Operating in a Contested Orbit: Why Culture and Doctrine Are Key Elements of Space Superiority"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"48081\" class=\"elementor elementor-48081\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d6b056 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9d6b056\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ac1684 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1ac1684\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0eddca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d0eddca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"\/blog\">Focus: SPA Perspectives<\/a><\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-646ac95 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"646ac95\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84a3966 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"84a3966\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #1d75bc;\">Categories:<\/span> <a href=\"\/blog-capabilities\">Capabilities<\/a>, Space and Missile Defense, Systems Engineering, Meteyer<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18d5caa e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"18d5caa\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f1a50c elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f1a50c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Operating in a Contested Orbit: Why Culture and Doctrine Are Key Elements of Space Superiority<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c24eaa e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6c24eaa\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-981c12b e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"981c12b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7be1c91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7be1c91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/blog\/authors\/dave-meteyer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SPA-FOCUS-Author-Dave-Meteyer.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-48083\" alt=\"Dave Meteyer, Group Leader in the Space and Intelligence Division at Systems Planning &amp; Analysis (SPA)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SPA-FOCUS-Author-Dave-Meteyer.png 200w, https:\/\/www.spa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SPA-FOCUS-Author-Dave-Meteyer-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98cfdef e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"98cfdef\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc67b43 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc67b43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Author: <a href=\"\/blog\/authors\/dave-meteyer\"><em>Dave Meteyer<\/em><\/a>, Group Leader in the Space and Intelligence Division<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d0d089 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5d0d089\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c88c75 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"6c88c75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-09fc93d elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlexandria, VA | July 30, 2025\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e6f135 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7e6f135\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[],&quot;background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:5000,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34d0f23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-qi_addons_for_elementor_separator\" data-id=\"34d0f23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"qi_addons_for_elementor_separator.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m qodef-qi-separator qodef-qi-clear qodef-separator--standard qodef-position--center\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-m-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2996917 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2996917\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is the first of a four-part series.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cc0900 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8cc0900\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #1d75bc;\"><a style=\"color: #1d75bc;\" href=\"\/blog\/space-force\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW230337374 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentStart CommentHighlightPipeRest CommentHighlightRest SCXW230337374 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Subtle Emphasis\">See the series posts here.<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a865bff elementor-widget elementor-widget-qi_addons_for_elementor_separator\" data-id=\"a865bff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"qi_addons_for_elementor_separator.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m qodef-qi-separator qodef-qi-clear qodef-separator--standard qodef-position--center\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-m-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8d1c6c e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b8d1c6c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89ce772 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"89ce772\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e4bc0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e4bc0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rebuilding Strategic Advantage in Orbit<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c6351c e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7c6351c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fa985f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7fa985f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 2008, the number of tracked objects in orbit was just over 9,500. Today, that number exceeds 47,000\u2014and rising. Satellites, debris, and maneuverable platforms crowd every regime from LEO to GEO. \u201cThe space domain is now much more congested, populated by systems of various sizes, different orbital regimes, and operated by adversaries as well as ourselves,\u201d explains Dave Meteyer, Group Leader in the Space and Intelligence Division at Systems Planning &amp; Analysis (SPA).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64705b4 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"64705b4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dab30c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3dab30c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/orbit-v3.gif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-48308\" alt=\"An animated gif depicting the number of tracked objects in orbit in 2008 was 9,500. Today, that number exceeds 47,000\u2014and rising.\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6b0a3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c6b0a3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">An illustration of the increased number of tracked objects from 2008 to 2025.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a12d0aa e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a12d0aa\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21def8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21def8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This shift has transformed space from a benign support domain into a contested warfighting environment. But our most pressing challenges are not solely technical\u2014they are institutional. Maintaining space superiority depends on a resilient military culture, sound doctrine, and operational clarity that reflect the realities of this evolving domain.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84b14b1 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"84b14b1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ca61ee e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2ca61ee\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2021b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f2021b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Space Domain Awareness: The Foundation for Action<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fb9569 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7fb9569\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0755f67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0755f67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Understanding what is happening in orbit is the first step in defending it. Space Domain Awareness (SDA) enables commanders to distinguish benign behaviors from hostile acts, manage escalation, and prioritize threats.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c625fed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c625fed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As Meteyer emphasized, \u201cWe help understand the space environment, shape future architectures, and make sense of the information we\u2019re gathering.\u201d SDA is more than sensors\u2014it is the connective tissue between detection, interpretation, and decision-making. Without it, space defense becomes guesswork.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-274507b e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"274507b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5adbbba elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"5adbbba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/tmqy9BxfzOo&quot;,&quot;show_image_overlay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;image_overlay&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.spa.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/Thumbnail_Dave-Meteyer_space-force-pt.1.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:48239,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Operating in a Contested Orbit: Why Culture and Doctrine Are Key Elements of Space Superiority Dave Meteyer video thumbnail FOCUS: SPA Perspectives&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;library&quot;},&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.spa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Thumbnail_Dave-Meteyer_space-force-pt.1.jpg);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-play\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play Video about Operating in a Contested Orbit: Why Culture and Doctrine Are Key Elements of Space Superiority Dave Meteyer video thumbnail FOCUS: SPA Perspectives\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-play\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5897b7f e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5897b7f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a869a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a869a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For national security leaders, this means prioritizing investment in SDA capabilities and ensuring they are integrated into joint operational planning and command-and-control systems.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c62bf06 e-con-full elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c62bf06\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61d6b14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"61d6b14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/smd2025\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"384\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SPA-SMD2025-EmailEvite-v7-1024x384.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-48150\" alt=\"Invite graphic to visit SPA at SMD 2025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SPA-SMD2025-EmailEvite-v7-1024x384.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.spa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SPA-SMD2025-EmailEvite-v7-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.spa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SPA-SMD2025-EmailEvite-v7-768x288.jpg 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDoctrine Defines Destiny: Building a Culture for Guardians\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc2d701 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dc2d701\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6c49d8 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a6c49d8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8eb58e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e8eb58e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Space Force may be the newest military service, but its long-term success hinges on its ability to define how it fights\u2014and why.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cd50eb e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9cd50eb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dba9fd4 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dba9fd4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10a20cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10a20cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-941c4bd e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"941c4bd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2f1920 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f2f1920\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cIt may not be an exciting answer, but it\u2019s an important one\u2014the development of a unique culture for the Space Force is foundational to its long-term success.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4a88d0 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f4a88d0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42a9f9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42a9f9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>-Dave Meteyer<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ae7e4a e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0ae7e4a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b8e058 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5b8e058\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3a77d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d3a77d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Doctrine gives Guardians the structure for decision-making. Culture gives them a sense of identity and purpose. Together, they enable effective leadership under pressure and cohesion across the force. This cultural and doctrinal maturity is what will distinguish the Space Force as a true peer within the joint force\u2014not merely a technical enabler.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2dc435 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b2dc435\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0298cf5 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0298cf5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08d3297 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"08d3297\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tArchitecting a Future-Ready Force\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0455841 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0455841\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For doctrine to succeed, it must be matched by architectural choices that reflect operational needs and anticipate emerging threats. That includes building adaptable, survivable, and mission-aligned systems. It also requires organizational processes that enable rapid iteration and informed acquisition.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10b4ca3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10b4ca3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As Meteyer observed, success depends on \u201cthe right organizations, the right policies, and the right acquisition processes.\u201d Building that foundation is as important as building the systems themselves.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3e57df e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c3e57df\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-158f37f e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"158f37f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9ae447 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e9ae447\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhy This Matters Now: The Budget vs. the Burden\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9c1ea8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b9c1ea8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Space Force operates with only 3% of the overall DoD budget. Yet the effects it delivers\u2014orbital warfare; intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR); missile warning; electronic warfare; positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT); and secure global\u00a0 communications\u2014touch nearly every aspect of modern military operations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bd51ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3bd51ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This resource-to-responsibility mismatch amplifies every Space System acquisition &amp; budgetary decision and mandates that our warfighter gap analysis be well informed. Every investment decision must align with long-term mission assurance and operational readiness. That begins with knowing where and how to invest in force structure, doctrine, and integration.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4737426 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4737426\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3afe93b e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3afe93b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49924b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49924b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What Policymakers Must Do<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41717dc e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"41717dc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;triangle&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[],&quot;background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:5000,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M500,98.9L0,6.1V0h1000v6.1L500,98.9z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a964142 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a964142\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7309395 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7309395\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eea1120 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eea1120\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Invest in SDA as Strategic Infrastructure<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Ensure robust funding for sensors, data fusion, and threat characterization<\/li><li>Integrate SDA into joint C2 systems to improve cross-domain awareness<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf07bdb e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bf07bdb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;triangle&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M500,98.9L0,6.1V0h1000v6.1L500,98.9z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a20d529 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a20d529\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e3af19 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9e3af19\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f01a73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f01a73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Support Force Design Through Data-Driven Analysis<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Align architecture development with future concepts of operation and tactics<\/li><li>Balance force design across emerging threats, technologies, and domain-specific needs<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-684d7f7 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"684d7f7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;triangle&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M500,98.9L0,6.1V0h1000v6.1L500,98.9z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0d8381 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0d8381\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>3<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed7a350 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ed7a350\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abf962f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"abf962f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Grow the Guardian Workforce<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Prioritize professional development, doctrine education, and joint training<\/li><li>Reinforce institutional structures that cultivate identity and domain-specific expertise<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f207f6 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4f207f6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;triangle&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M500,98.9L0,6.1V0h1000v6.1L500,98.9z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eea1dc1 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eea1dc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>4<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1402f8 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c1402f8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-126be70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"126be70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Accelerate Integration with Joint and Allied Commands<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Support billets for Guardians within COCOM planning teams<\/li><li>Expand collaborative planning for space contingencies across allied and commercial partners<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a12295d e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a12295d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7132357 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7132357\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-328e18d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"328e18d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBuilding the Domain, Not Just Operating in It \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3644f1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3644f1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Space superiority is an operational imperative that permits freedom of maneuver while denying that capability to our adversaries. Consequently, achieving space superiority requires a great many actions to work in harmony across a wide range of functions including enabling national policy and strategy, insightful threat assessments, timely acquisition, effective test and evaluation, dynamic tactics development, and \u201clive\u201d operator training.\u00a0 It also requires building the right service. That requires clarity of purpose, a coherent warfighting culture, and decision-making frameworks suited to a dynamic and often ambiguous operational environment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4b50a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4b50a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As Meteyer put it, \u201cA key part of that question is&#8230; creating a culture and an environment where our Guardians can thrive.\u201d The next five years will be critical. The Space Force must consolidate its identity, scale its capabilities, and embed itself fully into joint operations\u2014not as a support function, but as a full-spectrum warfighting service.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2e43e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2e43e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In our next post, we examine the counterspace threat landscape\u2014and the analytical and operational frameworks required to defend against it. We\u2019ll then explore how readiness is validated before launch through advanced modeling and simulation, and conclude the series by operationalizing the Space Force\u2019s mission to act in, from, and to space.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65a0b82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65a0b82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDon\u2019t miss a post in this series\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spa.com\/blog\/signup\/\">subscribe to our once-weekly update<\/a> to be among the first to be notified of new posts.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6de6eba elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6de6eba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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