They are already consolidated under USAF Space Command. IMO A "Space Force" or something similar will happen within the next 20 years. The worldwide reliance on space and the ability to get up there is becoming increasingly bigger and easier.
Who is joining the Space Force?
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I can give a list of programs under USAF and under the Army PM DCATS et al. that are damn near the same program but, of course, aren’t. There are still way too many stovepipes and fiefdoms. Pulling all of the programs into a single service that can cut waste and refine requirements would be a big improvement. Starting a new service can totally remove the institutionalized waste from the in place bureaucracies. Not saying it won’t atrophy from there, but a fresh start could help.
https://spacenews.com/president-trump-issues-order-to-create-u-s-space-command/
Vice President Mike Pence announced the presidential decision on Tuesday during an appearance at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, along with Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson.
looks like we got space command
Vice President Mike Pence announced the presidential decision on Tuesday during an appearance at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, along with Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson.
looks like we got space command
Man, we really need this space force and the border wall. Really can't think of a better way to spend a couple hundred billion dollars. Thank goodness we elected these fiscally conservative republicans to office!
During the Obama years, Republicans were beside themselves saying that we needed to address our Federal budget. But once they had an opportunity to actually do something about it, those fiscal conservative voices faded away.
When you have leaders of both parties with no vision and no concern for the future other than their next election, it's hard to remain optimistic.
But on the other hand, we have a Space Force baby!!!! Yippiee!!!
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The USAF is also ignoring too many of responsibilities in the Sky-Space theater, just like they ignore the CAS and EW roles too. I love (NOT) how they have to rely on the US Navy and Marine Corps for too many things.
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/bus...s-bz-space-force-desantis-20190219-story.html
Trump signed a scaled back version of his plans for a Space Force military branch Tuesday. The directive, called Space Policy Directive 4, lays out plans for making Space Force a part of the U.S. Air Force, instead of its own independent military branch, much like the Marine Corps is part of the Navy.
Congress still has to approve the plan, but if passed, Space Force would be the first new military branch since the formation of the Air Force in 1947.
im glad our leaders are pushing for the base/headquarters to be in fl. obviously i want it here in orlando, but ksc probably makes the most sense.
Trump signed a scaled back version of his plans for a Space Force military branch Tuesday. The directive, called Space Policy Directive 4, lays out plans for making Space Force a part of the U.S. Air Force, instead of its own independent military branch, much like the Marine Corps is part of the Navy.
Congress still has to approve the plan, but if passed, Space Force would be the first new military branch since the formation of the Air Force in 1947.
im glad our leaders are pushing for the base/headquarters to be in fl. obviously i want it here in orlando, but ksc probably makes the most sense.
Space Command will most likely be considered a unit of the Air Force; much like how the U.S. Marine Corps is under the jurisidiction of the Dept. of the Navy (hence, no USMC football team ... and whatever the Coast Guard is.).
But if they do manage a football team, let's hope they don't steal our Citronaut.
That's been the original plan since the late '90s, when this was first proposed. He's not the first President to support it, and even was against it originally, because "Mad Dog" was.
The Navy actually has more space-sensory and other capability than the USAF, with fully integration into its systems. The USAF just has more launch capability, which sucks up a lot of budget, and some rather huge 'gaps' in its abilities.
So a lot of the Navy and USMC have concerns on what will fall under this new branch, which is controlled by the USAF. At the same time, the Navy and USAF don't share their capabilities with the USCG and others. So there's a big 'push' about a new branch that is required to provide unified services for all branches.
BTW, in 2017, for 2018 appropriations, it had 60-1 support in the Congressional Subcommitee, all but one (1) Democrat was for it.
But after the Space Council was reformed, it recommended the segmentation, Trump changed his view. That's when Democrats 'flipped,' and are now the biggest hypocrites on the planet. Just a year earlier they were critical of the Trump administration's lack of support.
It will be under the Air Force Academy.
