----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2001 6:29 PM Subject: + Counterspace Tech Unit Enacted [STOPNATO.ORG.UK] STOP NATO: NO PASARAN! - HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --------------------------- ListBot Sponsor -------------------------- Get fast, easy info by phone: Call 800-555-TELL. News, weather, restaurants... & much more! http://www.tellme.com/signin/register.gsp?src=gage&i ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Counterspace technology unit enacted at Peterson http://www.af.mil/news/n20010122_0089.shtml ================ + ================ [Note: All stories and images on this site are in the public domain and do not require copyright release. Please credit all photos to U.S. Air Force.] Counterspace technology unit enacted at Peterson 01/22/01 - PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AFPN) -- Concepts of futuristic offensive and defensive counterspace weapon systems will soon be taken out of the lab and put to the test because of the activation of the 76th Space Control Squadron here. -- [RELATED LINKS - Peterson Air Force Base - Brig. Gen. Gary R. Dylewski - Brig. Gen. C. Robert Kehler] -- The new squadron became part of the 21st Space Wing Jan. 22. The control squadron, Air Force Space Command's first counterspace technology unit, will explore future space control technologies by testing models and prototypes of counterspace systems for rapid achievement of space superiority. "The freedom to operate in space is widely acknowledged as an American vital interest," said Brig. Gen. Gary R. Dylewski, Air Force Space Command's director of operations. "We must plan to both protect our access to space and deny access to those adversaries who want to use their own space systems against the United States and our allies. Investigating today's technologies better postures us for tomorrow." The squadron will concentrate on working through the challenges associated with future operations, according to Brig. Gen. C. Robert Kehler, 21st Space Wing commander. "Assessing the technological feasibility of an idea is only one piece of the puzzle," Kehler said. "You also have to consider how each concept might be deployed and employed in harsh combat environments. That's the job of the 76th Space Control Squadron -- to think through operational issues with an eye on improving potential designs." ================ + ================ + Please support: http://www.antiwar.com and http://www.space4peace.org Deo gratias. + ================ + ================ ______________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
