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Show May 28, 1992 Hilltop Times 5 in Gulf success systems7 Space proved As the Air Force focuses on NLS and other space Air Force News Service systems, it chartered Air Force Space Command to continue to expand operational space programs at its eight bases and seven stations in the United WASHINGTON As space systems continue to assisin to the United States, the grow importance ... I cannot States and overseas. doesn't Space help At Vandenberg AFB, Calif., headquarters for the tant secretary of the Air Force for space believes the to war without space systems. 30th Space Wing, Space Command people are alAir Force will continue to play an important role in go ready gearing up to support new initiatives, while advancing the technology. The Air Force has the infrastructure to exploit the they conduct operations for space support activities that help ensure continued access to space. systems, and is advantages inherent in space-base"We're trying to make space launch more responprepared to use those systems as it did in the. Army Gen. Carl Steiner Commander of American forces in Operation Just Cause sive, more timely ... a program like the national Persian Gulf War, Martin C. Faga said. launch The spectacular success of space systems during system will surely help us do that in the future while becoming a major element of the space the war has convinced many in the military about U.S. forces and the allies an advantage that others transportation system," said Lt. Col. Richard the advantages that sophisticated high-tecsystems offer in communications, logistics, command didn't have, Faga said. Davenport, commander of Vandenberg's 2nd Space ground-baseenabled Launch Squadron. and control, and many other areas, Faga said. Space warning systems "Our responsibility is to ensure the mission is sucIn discussions about military applications of units to intercept the enemy with greater accuracy could cessful, because if Space Command is going to be and, in many cases, to see what nobody else space, he often references the views of military leadin the business of providing support to the operaers such as Army Gen. Carl Steiner, commander of see in the harsh desert environment. that tional commanders, we will want to assure them that demonstrated Middle in East the Events American forces in Operation Just Cause, who said, situations. 'their' space system will be there," Davenport said. "Space doesn't just help ... I cannot go to war space systems are vital in real combat Although a functional National Launch System without space systems." Equally important, the war also demonstrated the Desert Storm became the first war of the space advantages of being able to launch space systems is years down the road, the squadron commander said the Air Force is already talking about the revery quickly. age because of communications, warning, navigation a mediTo stay prepared for the new generation of space quirements at Vandenberg for an NLS 3 and weather systems that proved an unparalleled II. Atlas success in helping to win the Gulf war and protectsystems, the Air Force is currently making a strong um launch vehicle similar to an The Atlas II is a member of the Atlas family of to the National Launch System. NLS contribution ing American lives. vehicles that was originally fielded as an inlaunch vehicles of for series a is a concept designed An Army commander of one of the divisions that space to take care of the United States launch needs in the tercontinental ballistic missile in the early 1960s, bemade a sweep into Iraq during Desert Storm told fore the Air Force replaced them with other ICBMs . Faga that when they captured Iraqi command posts, 21st century. an Iraqi officer said, "We heard that you were out Although it will be nearly 20 years before NLS is and converted them into space launch vehicles. At Vandenberg, and from Cape Canaveral AFS, fully built and payloads are being regularly launched there, but we couldn't believe it because there's no this from it, Faga believes the process of developing Fla., the Atlas II will be used to launch a variety way to navigate out there, we don't even go out of military and NASA payloads. 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