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Space Force was signed as the 6th Branch of the US DoD on 20 December 2019. Recently attended a briefing about the decision, it seemed most AF leadership didn't believe it was going to happen..
Even has their own official website now. To infinity and beyond.
Space Force .mil website
Even has their own official website now. To infinity and beyond.
Space Force .mil website
Brill
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I assumed it would be commanded by an astronaut.
Will the SOF Component be known as SOCSPACE?
Florida173
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I hadn't realized that it was just a re-designation Air Force Space Command, which had been around since '82
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Yes, as of now all of AFSPC will be assigned to the USSF and the only actual member is Gen. Raymond.
"Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) was redesignated as the USSF as an initial step in establishing the USSF. Military members that were assigned to AFSPC have now been assigned to the USSF but remain Airmen within the U.S. Air Force. Appropriate Air Force space-related personnel will transfer into the Space Force and become Space Force service members in a deliberate manner over the next 18 months. Over time, the DoD vision is to consolidate space missions from across the Armed Forces into the USSF, as appropriate and consistent with law. "
Jokes on you- I’m going LAT move to be the first COMMAND Master Chief of the Space Force.
move made the juke (I’ve made the joke) before, but the first PJ that gets a low orbit rescue is going to be UNBEARABLE to deal with. I’m already almost there, just need another story. Space should do that nicely.
move made the juke (I’ve made the joke) before, but the first PJ that gets a low orbit rescue is going to be UNBEARABLE to deal with. I’m already almost there, just need another story. Space should do that nicely.
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Brill
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Rucking in zero Gs would be great on the knees!!!
I'm jealous. ;)
No doubt.
Heck yeah!!
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Zero gravity means I weigh less than a super model.
OK, maybe not even then. But I still wanna join.
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Because that's all it should've really been.
I agree on the need for a "space force"; ie. a focus on this capability. But it just doesn't seem like this should be it's own branch. The domain is just another operational arena. Space superiority/supremacy (not sure if those are actual terms yet but they probably will be) seems to be a natural extension of air superiority/supremacy.
I understand there may've been greater cultural changes needed in USAF to make the capability grow the way it needs to but not sure why it couldn't just remain an extension of USAF. I see a 6th branch as creating more bureaucracy, which ultimately comes with it's own set of issues, cultural and otherwise.
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Awe shit. I feel a re-org coming on at work.
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Clicked on careers and it went to an Air Force recruiting website.
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