The head of the Space Systems Command has developed a plan to ensure that the United Space maintains access to reliable space capabilities amid the Great Power Competition. The SSC said Wednesday that the newly published plan, authored by Lt. Gen. Philip Garrant, provides a blueprint of organizational improvements designed to prepare the command for emerging threats.
SSC’s Organizational Shift
At a recent forum, Garrant and U.S. Space Force Chief Master Sgt. Jacqueline Sauve, a senior enlisted leader at the SSC, introduced the command plan and answered questions from servicemembers. According to Garrant, the plan is aligned with the command’s focus on culture and stakeholder engagement to remain vigilant toward the future.
“The people of this command are the drivers behind the mission, and it’s important that we know how we need to collectively work together to get after it,” he commented.
The command plan, available on the Space Force’s official website, has three lines of efforts: align resources, develop a world-class workforce and deepen relationship with stakeholders. Garrant shared that the document optimizes the way the SSC organizes, trains and equips warfighters with space capabilities at the speed of need.
He also said the SSC must invest time toward maintaining a “purposeful engagement” with stakeholders within and outside the command.
“Efforts across the command have been doing just that but we must continue to find ways that generate valuable avenues to deliver against the toughest problem sets together,” Garrant told the audience.
