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August 16, 2002

New Space Command Office Blends Agency Needs

The Air Force Space Command at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado announced August 16 it has activated the Space Situational Awareness Integration Office (SSAIO).

This new office is tasked to bring together military and government agencies involved in surveillance, reconnaissance, intelligence, weather, command, control, and communications required for operating in space.

Those agencies include the U.S. Strategic Command, Air Force, Army, Navy, and National Agencies including the National Security Agency, National Reconnaissance Office, National Imagery and Mapping Agency, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NASA, and others.

SSAIO officials will research and analyze the space situational needs and capabilities of the U.S. military services and various government agencies and integrate these into a coherent system of systems. This will enable the U.S. government to improve its overall capabilities, to include the systems procured and how this hardware is integrated and operated, said Lt. Col. Tom Simpson, SSAIO Acting Director.