US Activates Space Force Command in Indo–Pacific Amid Tensions With North Korea, China

U.S. Air Force Space Command Gen. John "Jay" Raymond stands next to the flag of the newly established U.S. Space Command, the sixth national armed service, in the Rose Garden at the White House on Aug. 29, 2019. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

The U.S. Space Force activated its first component command in the Indo-Pacific region on Nov. 22, with the goal of deterring aggression in the region, as tensions with China and North Korea continue to rise.

U.S. Space Forces Indo-Pacific Command joins the U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. Pacific Air Forces, U.S. Army Pacific Command, and U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific—all headquartered in Hawaii—as component commands under U.S. Pacific Command, the region’s combatant command.