After completing a required environmental review, the US Space Force will permanently base its Training and Readiness Command (STARCOM) at Patrick Space Force Base.
Jacob Ogles of Florida Politics originally reported this story after several members of the Florida Congressional delegation lauded the decision on social media today. According to his story, “a total of 350 personnel are expected to be permanently stationed at the base, including 69 officers, 49 enlisted members and 136 civilian personnel.”
Space Florida, who led the effort to bring STARCOM to PSFB in 2023, said in its annual report that “STARCOM will prepare combat-ready USSF Guardians to fight and win in a contested, degraded, and operationally limited environment through the deliberate development, education, and training of space professionals. It will also develop space warfighting doctrine, tactics, techniques, and procedures to test and evaluate USSF capabilities.”
A sub-unit of STARCOM, Delta-10, will be the leader of that effort. Patrick Space Force Base and the nearby Cape Canaveral Space Force Station are already home to Space Launch Delta 45, which supports Canaveral and Kennedy Space Center launches.
Statement by US Representative Bill Posey
Statement by Senator Marco Rubio
