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Space Force’s Fundamental Role: Space Superiority

The Space Force will achieve space superiority through “space control,” the service’s newest core function, the chief of space operations said during the Air and Space Forces Association Warfare Symposium.

The U.S. Space Force’s primary function is to ensure control in, from and to the space domain. 

Speaking March 3, 2025, at the 2025 Air and Space Forces Association Warfare Symposium in Aurora, Colorado, Space Force Gen. Chance Saltzman, chief of space operations, didn’t mince words about what the force is meant to do.