美国陆军正在扩大接受过太空战训练的士兵队伍。这是一个不断发展的军事专业，目前已经在支援美国在中东的作战行动。
The US Army is expanding its ranks of soldiers trained for space warfare, a growing military specialty that is already supporting American combat operations in the Middle East. The service established a new enlisted space operations branch in June, creating a dedicated career field for soldiers whose work involves satellites, communications, and the ability to disrupt an adversary's use of space.
该军种于6月建立了一个新的士兵太空作战兵种，为那些工作涉及卫星、通信以及破坏敌方太空使用能力的士兵设立了专门的职业领域。虽然太空军及其“卫士”负责监督广泛的军事太空行动以支援整个美军，但陆军拥有自己的专属专家，专注于以卫星通信、导航和其他能力支援其地面部队。一些太空士兵已经部署在中东，美军一直在那里与伊朗作战。
While the Space Force and its Guardians oversee a broad range of military space operations in support of the entire US military, the Army has its own dedicated specialists focused on supporting its ground forces with satellite communications, navigation, and other capabilities. Some space soldiers are already deployed in the Middle East, where American forces have been fighting Iran. Lt. Gen. John Rafferty, the commander of US Army Space and Missile Defense Command, said at the Association of the United States Army conference in Washington, DC, this week that roughly 2,500 soldiers from his command are deployed to US Central Command's area of operations.
美国陆军太空与导弹防御司令部司令约翰·拉弗蒂中将本周在华盛顿特区举行的美国陆军协会会议上表示，他麾下大约有2500名士兵已部署到美国中央司令部的行动区。这一数字包括防空部队和太空专家。
That figure includes both air-defense formations and space specialists. "Space is really embedded in every single echelon there," Rafferty said, speaking of the job's growing prevalence throughout all levels of military decision-making.
拉弗蒂在谈到该工作在军事决策各层级日益普及的情况时说：“太空确实融入了那里的每一个梯队。”
Those space soldiers' responsibilities can range from helping ground forces access satellite communications and navigation systems to disrupting adversary space capabilities, known as "space interdiction."
这些太空士兵的职责范围很广，从协助地面部队接入卫星通信和导航系统，到破坏敌方的太空能力（被称为“太空拦截”）。官员们没有提供有关正在进行的具体工作的实例或进一步细节。
Officials did not provide specific examples or further details on the work being done. For soldiers on the battlefield, such help is essential for communicating with nearby units and gathering intelligence on enemy movements.
对于战场上的士兵来说，这种援助对于与附近部队通信以及收集敌方动向的情报至关重要。
The growing importance of space as a domain of warfare, alongside land, sea, air, and cyberspace, prompted the Army to expand its specialized workforce.
太空作为继陆海空和网络空间之后的作战领域的日益重要性，促使陆军扩大了其专业人员队伍。
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军士长里基·杰克逊在美国陆军协会会议上表示，该军种为其新的士兵太空作战兵种审查了几千份人事档案。最终被新岗位选中的600名士兵大多来自情报、通信和防空专业，不过该职业领域也对其他背景的部队开放。
Rickey Jackson said at AUSA that the service reviewed several thousand personnel files for its new enlisted space operations branch. The 600 soldiers ultimately selected for the new job came mostly from intelligence, communications, and air-defense specialties, though the career field is open to troops from other backgrounds.
*该军种计划继续壮大其正规化的太空群体，到下一个财年结束时将拥有约1700名太空士兵。
The service plans to continue growing its formalized space community, with around 1,700 space soldiers by the end of next fiscal year.
负责将新兴太空能力整合到陆军行动中的约瑟夫·姆罗什奇克上校在该活动期间表示：“当我们谈论这个兵种和目标时，在士兵和军官方面拥有数千名该兵种的专属人员，是对整个军种的一个重大贡献。”
"When we talk about the branch and the targets, having a couple thousand dedicated folks within the branch between the enlisted and the officer side is a significant contribution across the service," Col. Joseph Mroszczyk, who oversees the integration of emerging space capabilities into Army operations, said during the event.