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available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. General Joseph W.
Ashy, USAF, was commander in chief of North American Aerospace Defense
Command and United States Space Command, and commander of Air Force
Space Command, headquartered at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. As
commander of NORAD, General Ashy was responsible for the air sovereignty
of the United States and Canada, as well as for providing tactical
warning and attack assessment. As USCINCSPACE, he commanded the unified
command responsible for directing space control and support operations
including theater missile defense. As COMAFSPC, he directed satellite
control, warning, space launch and ballistic missile operations missions
through a worldwide network of support facilities and bases.