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Mission command is the only topic that the CSO has written about in two consecutive CSO Notes — namely C-notes 6&7. It is a concept deeply embedded (if not enshrined) in all four of the key documents of the United States Space Force. Here is a quote from the CSO’s Planning Guidance: “Therefore, I direct a default command style of ‘command by negation’ where subordinate echelons are expected to default to action except where a higher echelon has specifically reserved authority.” Or as I’ve heard it from other influential #ussf leaders, “Guardians don’t do mother-may-I. Instead we assume green light unless someone says something specific is a red light.” Exercising mission command will take tremendous courage. In fact we may have to leverage our character and commitment to muster that courage. And it will be easier to muster that courage if Guardians are connected to each other.

My take: CSO and CDR U.S. Space Command are emphasizing the immediate need for mission command, and have empowered one 3-star (Lt Gen Schiess) and two O6 commanders (Deltas 5 & 15; CSpOC & NSDC) for all operational space authorities to flow through, with our Company Grade Officers and Senior Non-Commissioned Officers commanding tactical ops from their host squadrons. The rest of us in Delta command positions now focus our efforts to acquire, generate, and sustain forces to present to these two O6 commanders. We must close the gap on what they need to effectively C2 and synchronize space operations into joint power projection. It’s on us as the Force Generation commanders to get the “who” and “how” right — trained, sustained, and integrated — so that the operational commanders can focus on the “why,” “what,” and “when.” It’s a major shift for many of us; however, it’s the right thing to do to drive mission command to the lowest levels, enabling agility and flexibility with those who know the mission best.

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