美国太空军已激活一个新指挥部，专门为特种作战部队提供支持。这是自2006年海军陆战队加入海军陆战队特种作战司令部以来，美军首个为美国特种作战司令部（SOCOM）新增的军种组成部分。美国太空军特种作战司令部（SPACEFOR-SOC）于10月7日正式激活。该司令部总部设在佛罗里达州的麦克迪尔空军基地，将负责培训和装备太空军“守护者”，并将其部署到世界各地的区域特种作战司令部。
The US Space Force has activated a new command dedicated to supporting special operations forces. It's the military's first new service component for US Special Operations Command since the Marines joined with Marine Special Operations Command in 2006. US Space Forces Special Operations Command, or SPACEFOR-SOC, was formally activated on October 7. Headquartered at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida, Space Forces Special Operations Command will train and equip Space Force Guardians to regional special operations commands around the world.
新指挥部加入了已为SOCOM提供支持的其他军种单位行列，如海军海豹突击队、陆军绿色贝雷帽和游骑兵、海军陆战队突击队员以及空军空降救援队。
The new command joins other services' units that already support SOCOM, such as the Navy SEALs, Army Green Berets and Rangers, Marine Raiders, and Air Force pararescue.
“就特种作战企业而言，此次激活提供了一种持久且可问责的方式，将太空力量融入特种作战，”SOCOM司令弗兰克·布拉德利上将在一份声明中说。新指挥部将使太空军在其他特种作战单位中拥有永久存在。通过一项被称为“太空特种作战”的能力，SPACEFOR-SOC将部署由太空、网络和情报专家组成的小型分队。这些分队旨在为在通信环境恶劣地区行动的特种作战单位提供机动、低特征的太空能力。
"For the SOF enterprise, this activation provides an enduring and accountable way to integrate space power into special operations," Adm. Frank Bradley, the commander of SOCOM, said in a statement. The new command will give the Space Force a permanent presence with other SOF units. Through a capability known as Space Special Warfare, SPACEFOR-SOC will deploy small teams made up of space, cyber, and intelligence specialists. Those teams are designed to provide mobile, low-signature space capabilities to special operations units operating in environments with poor communication.
“SPACEFOR-SOC的守护者们正在塑造我们的特种作战领导人通过太空领域视角观察世界的方式，将关键的、尖端的太空专业知识直接带到作战司令部总部，”太空军太空作战部长道格拉斯·希斯上将表示。
"The Guardians of SPACEFOR-SOC are shaping how our special operations leaders see the world through the space domain lens, bringing critical, cutting-edge space expertise directly to the combatant command headquarters," Gen. Douglas Schiess, the Space Force's chief of space operations, said.
此次激活正值美军日益将太空视为一个类似于空中、陆地、海洋和网络空间的争夺作战领域。这一新重点标志着从过去二十年“全球反恐战争”期间的战斗模式发生重大转变。如今，“太空”对于通信、导航、导弹预警和情报至关重要。
The activation comes as the military increasingly treats space as a contested warfighting domain, such as the air, ground, sea, and cyberspace. The new focus is a major shift from the last two decades of combat during the Global War on Terror. Today, "space" is critical for communications, navigation, missile warning, and intelligence.
GPS导航尤其令太空卫士们担忧——为GPS提供服务的卫星一旦受到干扰，就会降低大多数武器和技术的作战效能。太空军负责监管卫星和其他实体资产，同时保护各类网络、通信和跟踪系统。太空军成立于2019年，是美军最年轻的军种，专注于太空领域和电子战。正在进行的冲突已暴露出这些领域的脆弱性和优势。在美国与伊朗战争的早期，官员称美国太空和网络部队最先发起战斗，干扰信号、入侵网络、瘫痪卫星，使伊朗军队“失明”。
GPS navigation in particular is a major concern for Space Guardians— disruptions to satellites that provide GPS can degrade operations of a majority of weapons and technologies. Space Force oversees satellites and other physical assets while also protecting various networks, communications, and tracking systems. Established in 2019, it is the military's youngest branch and focuses on the space domain as well as electronic warfare. Ongoing conflicts have shown vulnerabilities and advantages in these spaces. In the early days of the US war with Iran, officials said US space and cyber forces were the first to begin the fight, jamming signals, hacking networks, and disrupting satellites to blind the Iranian military.
太空司令部和美国网络司令部今年早些时候还支持了针对委内瑞拉的军事行动，去年支持了针对伊朗核计划的行动。这些领域对俄乌双方也至关重要，双方部队在电磁频谱中交战，以阻止对方在战斗中使用卫星、通信和网络。战争期间，双方在这些领域实施攻击和反制措施的速度不断加快。官员表示，这个新司令部将把更多此类要素纳入其他特种作战部队，提供更强的专业能力。
Space Command and US Cyber Command also supported military operations against Venezuela earlier this year and Iran's nuclear program last year. These domains have also been critical for Russia and Ukraine, with troops fighting inside the electromagnetic spectrum to prevent the other from using satellites, communications, and networks in the fight. The pace at which both sides can employ attacks and countermeasures in these areas has increased throughout the war. Officials have said this new command will bring more of those components into other special operations forces, contributing greater expertise.
这一举措符合日益增长的共识：电磁频谱、太空和网络职能是海、陆、空等其他领域开展行动所必需的。
The effort aligns with the growing recognition that electromagnetic spectrum, space, and cyber functions are required to operate in other domains such as sea, land, and air.