IV 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 692 
Recognizing the 30th Anniversary of the United States Air Force Space 
Command headquartered at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 19, 2012 
Mr. LAMBORN submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the 30th Anniversary of the United States Air 
Force Space Command headquartered at Peterson Air 
Force Base, Colorado. 
Whereas on September 1, 1982, the United States Air Force 
created the United States Air Force Space Command to 
defend North America through its space and interconti-
nental ballistic missile operations; 
Whereas 2012 marks the 30th year of excellence and service 
of Air Force Space Command to the United States; 
Whereas Air Force Space Command played vital roles in Op-
eration Desert Storm (the ‘‘first space war’’), Operation 
Enduring Freedom, and Operation Iraqi Freedom, as 
well as conducting the United States land-based Inter-
continental Ballistic Missile mission for over 16 years; 
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Whereas the mission of Air Force Space Command is to pro-
vide resilient and cost-effective space and cyberspace ca-
pabilities for the Joint Force and the United States; 
Whereas Air Force Space Command develops, acquires, 
fields, operates, and sustains space and cyberspace sys-
tems using a diverse and wide-ranging enterprise; 
Whereas Air Force Space Command is committed to pro-
viding decisive space and cyberspace advantages to Joint 
Forces and the United States; 
Whereas assured access to space and cyberspace is 
foundational to the conduct of military operations; 
Whereas Air Force Space Command provides strategic missile 
warning critical to survival through space- and ground- 
based sensors; 
Whereas Air Force Space command develops, builds, 
launches, operates, maintains and modernizes the Global 
Positioning System constellation of satellites, providing 
accurate positioning, navigation, and timing services for 
billions of users worldwide; 
Whereas Air Force Space Command provides Military Sat-
ellite Communications supporting Presidential commu-
nications, Nuclear Command and Control, military oper-
ations in contested environments, and day-to-day oper-
ations; 
Whereas through Air Force Space Command’s Space Situa-
tional Awareness capability, approximately 22,000 man- 
made objects in space are monitored and tracked; 
Whereas Air Force Space Command conducts cyberspace op-
erations to increase the United States security posture, 
defend freedom of action, leverage national effectiveness 
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across Joint and coalition operations, and to provide in-
novative practices to stay ahead of emerging threats; 
Whereas Air Force Space Command has supported 85 con-
secutive successful National Security Space launches 
since 1999; 
Whereas deployed Air Force Space Command members 
around the globe provide space and cyberspace expertise 
to Combatant Commanders, synergizing capabilities for 
decisive battlefield advantages; and 
Whereas Air Force Space Command preserves access to the 
electromagnetic spectrum for the Air Force and selected 
Department of Defense activities, ensuring continued and 
improved access for critical military systems: Now, there-
fore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes the contributions made by Air 
Force Space Command to the security of the United 
States; and 
(2) commends Air Force Space Command for 
30 years of excellence and service to the United 
States. 
Æ 
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