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DoD Official Backs Space Force as Survey Shows Lack of Public Support

By Vivienne Machi

Saturday, December 1st, 2018

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DoD Official Backs Space Force as Survey Shows Lack of Public Support

Falcon Heavy (SpaceX photo)

SIMI VALLEY, California – A senior Defense Department official emphasized Dec. 1 that a standalone Space Force would help the Pentagon maintain direction for efforts to remain competitive in the domain amid reports that a sixth military branch lacks public support.“Our idea is about focus,” Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Ellen Lord said during a panel at the annual Reagan National Defense Forum at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Institute here. The Defense Department wants to ensure…

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