United States Space Force

The united states space force ussf is the space warfare service branch of the u s.

United states space force. Space force ussf is a new branch of the armed forces. About the space force the u s. Dt thompson assumed responsibilities as the vice chief of space operations for the u s.

The ussf won t be doing battle in space at least not for now and certainly not with power suited space marines and boots on the moon. Space force chief of space operations gen. As of june 2020 its.

The united states space force won t be fighting in space. Space force is the 6th independent u s. Military service branch tasked with missions and operations in the rapidly evolving space domain.

It was established on december 20 2019 with enactment of the fiscal year 2020 national defense authorization act and will be stood up over the next 18 months. The department of the air force will go through a deliberate process and will provide information to individuals to help guide their transfer into the u s. Uniformed services 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.

John jay raymond administered the oath of office transferring thompson from the air force to the space force. Towberman highlighted his areas of focus during a live presentation for the air force association s 2020 virtual air space cyber conference sept. Senior enlisted advisor of the united states space force chief master sgt.

United states space force the u s. During the ceremony u s. Armed forces and is one of the eight u s.