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New Command and Elite Force: Pentagon Reveals Steps to Space Force

By Vivienne Machi

Thursday, August 9th, 2018

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New Command and Elite Force: Pentagon Reveals Steps to Space Force

Falcon Heavy lifts off from Florida during its first flight Feb. 6, 2018. (Photo: SpaceX)

The Defense Department has released a roadmap for the department to eventually stand up a sixth branch of the Armed Forces devoted specifically to space.Establishing a Space Force that would stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the Air Force, Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard requires legislative approval. But the report, titled “Final report on Organizational and Management Structure for the National Security Space Components of the Department of Defense” and released Aug. 9, outlines four areas where the Pentagon can lay…

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