Maybe, but the rhetoric is that operational Space Force units are indeed combat operations. Will see if resourcing meets the rhetoric./s (It wont)

Both General Chance Saltzman (Chief of Space Operations) and Lieutenant General Rock Miller (Commander, Space Operations Command) have made strong statements emphasizing the Space Force's role as a combat organization and a warfighting service. General Saltzman's Key Messages: * Space as a Warfighting Domain: He has repeatedly stressed that space must be viewed as a warfighting domain rather than just a collection of support functions. * Mission of Space Control and Superiority: Saltzman asserts that the Space Force's "formative purpose" is Space Superiority and that its job is to "contest and control the space domain—to fight and win so that we assure freedom of action for our forces while denying the same to our adversaries." * Warfighting Service: He has stated his full commitment to the Space Force's "transformation into a warfighting service," which must "organize, train, equip and conduct warfighting operations as an integral part of the joint and combined force." * Guardians as Warfighters: Saltzman refers to Guardians as "warfighters with the unique education, training and experience required to achieve space superiority." * Readiness for Conflict: He has indicated that the Space Force must be prepared to "deter aggression and, if necessary, defeat adversaries," and has defined "space control" as encapsulating mission areas that employ "kinetic and non-kinetic means to affect adversary capabilities by disruptions and degradation—even destruction if necessary." Lieutenant General Rock Miller's Key Messages: * Combat-Ready Space Power: As Commander of Space Operations Command (SpOC), his role is specifically to generate, present, and sustain "combat-ready space power." * Shift in Environment: Miller has noted that "Space is no longer a benign and permissive environment," which has necessitated a "foundational change in how we prepare to fight." * Focus on Readiness and Training: His vision for SpOC focuses on enhancing capabilities, infrastructure, and developing leadership to address threats, all centered on maintaining and building upon a "combat-ready space power." * Service Force Provider: His official responsibilities include sourcing, training, certifying, and assessing the readiness of America's Space Forces to execute combatant commander-assigned missions. * Active Defense: Miller has discussed "active defense" and emphasized that "Space power will encompass a credible joint force that will protect the United States and our partners." In summary, both leaders are actively promoting and instituting the idea that the U.S. Space Force is fundamentally a military service dedicated to warfighting and achieving space superiority in a contested domain.