establishes doctrine for the Army's use of space, enumerates
current space system capabilities, and provides guidelines
for the use and application of space capabilities to support
Army operations. It emphasizes the enhancements that space
assets provide in meeting numerous requirements of land forces:
surveillance, navigation, mapping, targeting, communications,
early warning, terrain and weather, to name the most common.
In short, space systems are essential to obtaining and transmitting
vital information needed in the planning and execution of
military operations. This manual provides a foundation for
leader development, training, and space-related modernization
initiatives that support the force projection Army's missions
and provide soldiers with a decisive advantage across the
full range of military operations.