About

VISION
We are the Airmen and Guardians… military, civilian and contractor… who provide objective insights through modeling, simulation, and analyses to inform requirements and senior leader decisions that deliver decision advantage to commanders, and who build the Department of the Air Force Analytic Community (DAFAC) and the Department of the Air Force Modeling and Simulation Community that sustain that advantage. 

MISSION
To Shed Light... Modeling, Simulation, and Analytic Excellence at the Speed of Relevance.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Leading defendable DAF studies, analyses, and assessments across air, space, and cyberspace to inform enterprise-level decisions for the DAF.
• Serving as focal point for DAF MS&A equities for Congress, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Joint Staff, Combatant Commands, Services, industry, academia, and United States allies and partners.
• Leading strategic integration of MS&A across the Secretariat, Air Staff, and Space Staff, specifically, and across the DAF in coordination with major commands, and field commands, direct reporting units, and field operating agencies.

FOCUS
Align forces to create unity in action, to rigorously develop superior tactics and advanced solutions that support our airmen and guardians

VISION
Marshal collective modeling & simulation capabilities that are compatible and complimentary, and that affordably enable core Department of the Air Force competencies underpinning advanced employment of power in the air, space, and cyber domains.

MISSION
Advance warfighting readiness by increasing collective, affordable, interoperable modeling & simulation-enabled capabilities vital to air, space, and cyber power.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Act as the primary advisor to Secretary of the Air Force (SECAF), Chief of Staff of the Air Force (CSAF), and Chief of Space Operations (CSO) for Modeling & Simulation (M&S) policies, practices, and processes.
• Act as the single authority for M&S standards, interfaces, and investment strategy.
• Serve as the Air Force and Space Force focal point for coordination of M&S equities with Office of the Secretary of Defense, Joint, and multinational partners.
• Routinely engage the DAF M&S Executive Steering Group, the DAF M&S Council, AF Futures and other headquarters elements, as appropriate.
• Lead strategic M&S initiatives that impact Air Force and Space Force stakeholders across the enterprise.
• Promotes a cohesive M&S enterprise, enabling a stronger foundation for the DAF digital transformation.

CMSO Website

STARCOM's core purpose—our "why"—is to forge combat-credible space forces. This key enabling function directly supports the United States Space Force's (USSF) mission to secure our Nation's interests in, from, and to space. Combat credibility requires deep domain expertise, relevant mission capability, operational agility, and joint force mastery—traits STARCOM cultivates in Guardians and validates in the systems they operate. Ultimately, STARCOM is the crucible where Guardians are shaped, systems are proven, and warfighting excellence is forged.

STARCOM, as this crucible, is vital to the USSF’s ability to organize, train, and equip its forces. These forces, empowered with integrated warfighting capabilities, systems, command and control (C2), and tactics enable the United States to deter aggression, defend vital interests and when necessary, dominate the space domain.

STARCOM prepares combat-ready USSF forces to fight and win in a contested, degraded, and operationally-limited environment through the deliberate development, education and training of space professionals; development of space warfighting doctrine, tactics, techniques, and procedures; and the test and evaluation of USSF capabilities.

The USSF has three intermediate-level Field Commands (FIELDCOMs) within its four-tiered organizational structure: Combat Forces Command (CFC), Space Systems Command (SSC), and STARCOM. In order to create a leaner, more agile force, the USSF eliminated two levels of command that exist within the Air Force and now consists of: USSF Headquarters (at the Pentagon with the other services), FIELDCOMs, Space Deltas (DELs), and Squadrons.

MISSION
Forge the world’s most combat-credible space force

VISION
Shape a future where Guardians, systems, and tactics seamlessly integrate to deliver unmatched combat credibility for the space domain

FOCUS AREAS
CULTIVATE A COLLABORATIVE CULTURE

• Building a team-first culture and strengthening partnerships across the Joint Force, industry, and allied and partner nations.

BOLSTER THE BASELINE

• Strengthening and normalizing the command’s foundational processes, plans, and operational framework.

CREATE COMBAT CREDIBILITY

• Advancing Guardian warfighting expertise and validating systems and tactics in combat-realistic environments.

STARCOM Website Combat Credibility Culture of Excellence

Check out what happened at the 2024 DAF M&S Summit.

2024 Printed Program 2024 Agenda

• Modeling and Simulation Summit: Following through with training transformation > Air Education and Training Command > Article Display (af.mil)
• Insight to the Modeling and Simulation World
• Training in a Digital World
• Caroline Baxter provides key note address at 2024 DAF Modeling and Simulation Summit
• STEM students visit the 2024 Department of the Air Force Modeling and Simulation Summit
• 2024 Department of the Air Force Modeling and Simulation Summit Wrap-Up