Things have gotten a little more interesting, though, now that the US Air Force Space Command has officially piped in.

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William Shelton, commander of the U.S. Air Force Space Command, said about the spending cuts that took effect March 1.

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Air Force Space Command operates the SBIRS system.

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From August 1998 to February 2000, Myers was commander-in-chief of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Space Command, and commander of Air Force Space Command, responsible for U.S. defense via space and intercontinental ballistic missile operations.

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