29.06.2019 - 17:22 [ Weißes Haus ]

Text of a Memorandum from the President to the Secretary of Defense Regarding the Establishment of the United States Space Command

(18.12.2018)

Pursuant to my authority as the Commander in Chief and under section 161 of title 10, United States Code, and in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, I direct the establishment, consistent with United States law, of United States Space Command as a functional Unified Combatant Command. I also direct the Secretary of Defense to recommend officers for my nomination and Senate confirmation as Commander and Deputy Commander of the new United States Space Command.