Space Military Branch
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Space military branch. A bipartisan budget agreement for 2020 will see the creation of a new branch of the military specifically oriented towards space. Armed forces and is one of the eight u s. 24 2020 by president trump.
The space force is officially the sixth military branch. Initially formed as air force space command on 1 september 1982 the space force was established as an independent military branch on 20 december 2019 with the signing of the united states space force act part of the national defense authorization act for 2020. As of june 2020 its headquarters has yet to be.
Space force is organized as a military service branch within the department of the air. Here s what that means. 15 for cementing the nation s superiority in space while also forcing change closer to home by slashing bureaucracy refocusing training and instilling a culture across the space force that puts a premium on speed technology and innovation for this digital service.
Armed forces as an extension of the air force. Armed services and the first new military. The bill if approved would establish the space force as the sixth branch of the united states armed forces making it the first new military branch to be created in more than 70 years.
When president trump signed a 738 billion defense spending bill on friday he officially created the space force. The sixth branch of the military the. The space force currently does not have a reserve component.
Space force hasn t technically been created there are still several assumptions as to how the new space based military branch will operate. United states space force the trump administration established the space force as a separate military. Space force seal was unveiled jan.