


“We taught guardians that, first and foremost, they have a duty to each other and then to the service and the joint force and the nation,” Bratton said. Outgoing commander Bratton said he learned above all that his command could not “dictate a culture” for the Space Force, but he said STARCOM was the place to set proper conditions for the branch’s culture to grow. “Your vital work training and educating space warfighting professionals and developing combat ready forces to address strategic challenges in our domain enables all the units of the Space Force to do the job and do it well,” Saltzman said. Saltzman told the crowd the command was critical to the success of the new Space Force, which relies on highly capable tech workers to oversee the country’s network of military satellites. Chance Saltzman, was on hand for the ceremony held in a base hangar. Chief of Space Operations, America’s top Space Force officer, Gen. The unit focuses on the training of new guardians - the chosen name for space professionals in the military’s newest branch. Sejba comes to STARCOM from Los Angeles Space Force Base in California. Shawn Bratton, who oversaw the command from its inception in August of 2021. Timothy Sejba took over leadership of STARCOM - short for the Space Training and Readiness Command - from Maj. Space Force STARCOM unit underwent its first change of command ceremony on Thursday at Peterson Space Force Base.īrig.
