Growing the Space Warfighter: Opportunities and Challenges for Space Force Personnel
The Aerospace Corporation's Center for Space Policy and Strategy policy analyst Robin Dickey hosted a fireside chat with the U.S. Space Force Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Personnel Patricia Mulcahy to discuss the opportunities and challenges facing the development of space warfighters and space professionals, including reservists, government civilians, and contractors involved in the Space Force. How will the Space Force develop a unique identity and culture? What key decisions will need to be made for Space Force training and recruitment? What does it mean to be a space warfighter? How can we find the optimal mix of roles and assignments between uniformed servicemembers and civilians? This discussion was followed by a panel moderated by Dr. Paula Thornhill, a retired Air Force Brigadier General and the current Associate Director of the Strategic Studies Program at Johns Hopkins SAIS. The panelists, a mix representing uniformed servicemembers, government civilians, and civilian contractors, discussed perspectives on the Space Force from the personnel and warfighters themselves. For more information, please visit aerospace.org/policy.
The Aerospace Corporation's Center for Space Policy and Strategy policy analyst Robin Dickey hosted a fireside chat with the U.S. Space Force Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Personnel Patricia Mulcahy to discuss the opportunities and challenges facing the development of space warfighters and space professionals, including reservists, government civilians, and contractors involved in the Space Force. How will the Space Force develop a unique identity and culture? What key decisions will need to be made for Space Force training and recruitment? What does it mean to be a space warfighter? How can we find the optimal mix of roles and assignments between uniformed servicemembers and civilians? This discussion was followed by a panel moderated by Dr. Paula Thornhill, a retired Air Force Brigadier General and the current Associate Director of the Strategic Studies Program at Johns Hopkins SAIS. The panelists, a mix representing uniformed servicemembers, government civilians, and civilian contractors, discussed perspectives on the Space Force from the personnel and warfighters themselves. For more information, please visit aerospace.org/policy.