An Operational Reserve for New Domains: Designing a Selected Reserve Augmentee System for the 21st Century

In this report, the authors analyze the U.S. Space Command’s assigned missions and responsibilities and the potential contributions from reserve component (RC) personnel, and they examine the systems currently in place to document RC requirements, source reserve members from the services, and access and activate these individuals when needed. They recommend a redesign of these systems to align RC support to the needs of non-terrestrial commands.