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Military Leaders Look to Implement New Space Force

Military Leaders Look to Implement New Space Force
Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein brief the media at the Pentagon on Nov. 9, 2017 in Arlington, Virginia. Mark Wilson/Getty Images
Joshua Philipp
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Air Force leaders sent a message to airmen late on June 19 confirming plans for a new Space Force and said they agreed with President Donald Trump’s position that the U.S. military must meet current and future challenges in space.

Trump signed an executive order on June 18 that directed the Department of Defense to create a Space Force as the sixth branch of the U.S. Armed Forces. This was a break from former proposals, which included the creation of a “space corps” as a branch of the U.S. Air Force.

Joshua Philipp
Joshua Philipp
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Joshua Philipp is senior investigative reporter and host of “Crossroads” at The Epoch Times. As an award-winning journalist and documentary filmmaker, his works include "The Real Story of January 6" (2022), "The Final War: The 100 Year Plot to Defeat America" (2022), and "Tracking Down the Origin of Wuhan Coronavirus" (2020).
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