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RAND Advises Training Changes for U.S. Space Force to Combat Limited Number of Cyber/Intel Personnel

RAND Advises Training Changes for U.S. Space Force to Combat Limited Number of Cyber/Intel Personnel
A U.S. Space Force 2nd lieutenant with the 65th Cyberspace Squadron completes training on a computer at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. on April 21, 2022 (U.S. Space Force Photo)

A new RAND study advises U.S. Space Force (USSF) to encourage or require its Guardian officers to have a third skill area to reduce the effects of a limited supply in the service of cyber and intelligence personnel. The Space Force's 2020 capstone document laid out four service warfighting mission areas for space operations personnel--orbital warfare, space electromagnetic warfare, space battle management, and space access and sustainment. In addition, the capstone drew upon the Air Force structure to establish five…

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