To fight and conquer in all our battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.
Sun Tzu
The 5th Space Surveillance Squadron, Royal Air Force Feltwell, Suffolk, is responsible for detecting, tracking and identifying the status of satellites orbiting Earth. This is done in support of U.S Space Command missions of space control and force enhancement. The US has declared its intentions to dominate space through developing weapons to shoot down satellites. Feltwell will help identify and track those satellites.
Military domination of space is a declared aim of U.S Space Command. The doctrine is driving Russia and China to develop counter threats.
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