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The Space Force mission is to secure

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our nation's interests in , from and to

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space . Space force acquisition is

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critically important because it's how

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we protect our nation's interests .

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Fielding capabilities and systems is

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how we defend the United States and our

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partners and protect our way of life .

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I'm Lieutenant General Phil Gant ,

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Commander of Space Systems Command

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headquartered here at Los Angeles Air

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Force Base . SSC is the premier Space

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Force organization acquiring and

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fielding systems in support of the

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Joint Warfighter and the United States

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Space Force . Over the next few months ,

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viewers of this series will learn about

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many technologies and innovations that

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SSC acquires as we field capabilities

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for the US military as well as our

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allied partners . These innovations and

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technologies enable joint force

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operations on land , at sea , in the

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air , and in space . Space starts here .

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Semper supra .