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United States Marine Corps Forces Space Command
Active	1 October 2020 – present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Marine Corps
Part of	U.S. Space Command
Garrison/HQ	Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado
Commanders
Commander	Maj Gen Joseph Matos

The U.S. Marine Corps Forces Space Command (abbreviated MARFORSPACE) is the Marine Corps service component of the United States Space Command. It is tasked with providing support to the Fleet Marine Force using space assets, including in communications, targeting, and navigation, to increase warfighter lethality.

History

The command was activated on 1 October 2020. The commander of MARFORSPACE is dual-hatted as the commander of Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command, though the two organizations are separate commands with their own structure. Many members of MARFORSPACE were formerly part of Marine Corps Forces Strategic Command (MARFORSTRAT). The purpose of Marine Forces Space Command is to provide space operational support and capabilities to the Fleet Marine Force. The first Marine personnel of MARFORSPACE received training from the 1st Space Brigade of the United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command.

Although the Marine Corps does not operate any spacecraft, the Marines also use the capabilities of these systems, and previously relied on the Army's 1st Space Brigade for planning and coordinating space support capabilities during operations in Iraq. The Marine Corps had its own space operations officers that were part of Marine Corps Forces Strategic Command (MARFORSTRAT), who became part of MARFORSPACE upon its creation.

In October 2021, the headquarters of MARFORSPACE relocated from Offut Air Force Base in Nebraska to the Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado. The Marine Space Support Team also conducted its first deployments that year, in support of U.S. European Command and the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. In 2022, a new MOS, 1706 – Maritime Space Officer, was created, with specialized training for the space domain.

List of commanders

No.	Commander		Term
	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Term length
1		Major General Matthew Glavy	1 October 2020	7 July 2021	279 days
2		Major General Ryan P. Heritage	7 July 2021	22 March 2024	2 years, 259 days
3		Major General Joseph Matos	22 March 2024	Incumbent	299 days

Notes

1. ^ Marine Corps commandant directs activation of space service component. USSPACECOM. Published 13 November 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
2. Athey, Philip (17 November 2020). Marine Corps Forces Space Command is here. Marine Corps Times. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
3. Szoldra, Paul (13 July 2021). The Army is training the first batch of Space Marines. Task and Purpose. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
4. Connolly, James; Horvath, Joseph; Teichert, Erika (5 August 2019). The Marine Space Support Team Concept. Marine Corps Association. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
5. USSPACECOM Magazine 2023. USSPACECOM Public Affairs. Published 2023.

v t e United States Space Command
Subordinate organizations	Combined Force Space Component Command Combined Space Operations Center Missile Warning Center Joint Overhead Persistent Infrared Center Joint Navigation Warfare Center Joint Task Force–Space Defense National Space Defense Center
Service component commands	Space and Missile Defense Command (land) Marine Corps Forces Space Command (Marine Corps) Navy Space Command (maritime) First Air Force (air) United States Space Forces – Space (space) Joint Force Headquarters-Cyber Air Force (cyber)
Former service component commands	Naval Space Command Air Force Space Command Fourteenth Air Force

v t e Major Commands of the United States Marine Corps
Headquarters Marine Corps
Operating Forces
Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic	Marine Forces, Command and Marine Forces, North II Marine Expeditionary Force • 2nd Marine Division • 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing • 2nd Marine Logistics Group • 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade • 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit • 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit • 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit • Marine Forces, Europe and Africa • Marine Forces, South • Marine Forces, Strategic Command • Marine Forces, Space Command
Fleet Marine Force, Pacific	Marine Forces, Pacific I Marine Expeditionary Force • 1st Marine Division • 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing • 1st Marine Logistics Group • 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade • 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit • 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit • 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit III Marine Expeditionary Force • 3rd Marine Division • 1st Marine Aircraft Wing • 3rd Marine Logistics Group • 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade • 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit • Marine Forces, Central Command • Marine Forces, Korea
Operating Contingent Forces	Marine Forces Reserve • 4th Marine Division • 4th Marine Aircraft Wing • 4th Marine Logistics Group • Force Headquarters Group others • Marine Corps Security Force Regiment • Marine Corps Embassy Security Group • Marine Helicopter Squadron One (HMX-1) • Marine Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC)
Support Establishment
Support Establishment	• Combat Development Command • Marine Corps Recruit Depots • Marine Corps Logistics Command • Marine Corps Recruiting Command • Marine Band
Marine Corps Installations Command	• Marine Corps Installations East • Marine Corps Installations West • Marine Corps Installations Pacific

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