Located at Buckley Space Force base in Colorado, the team have been on high-alert in recent weeks, after Iran fired a salvo of missiles towards the US military base at Al Udeid in Qatar. In recent years, they’ve been tracking movements in the middle east and Europe, providing a “strategic and tactical missile warning” to all US and allied forces, according to Colonel Ann Hughes. The base will form a key part of President Trump’s plans for a US missile defence shield – known as the Golden Dome. The US President has earmarked $175 billion for the ambitious programme – inspired by Israel’s Iron Dome air defence system. The creation of the US Space Force five years ago is proof that space is now a warfighting domain. Both China and Russia have tested anti satellite missiles as well as ways of jamming their communications. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUogFor more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news#US #Space #BBCNews