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Senior DoD Leader Urges ‘Wide-Eyed’ Approach to Space Force

Senior DoD Leader Urges ‘Wide-Eyed’ Approach to Space Force
U.S. Air Force Gen. Paul J. Selva, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, delivers remarks during the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and Affiliates 53rd Annual Convention in National Harbor, Maryland. (DoD Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. James K. McCann)

The Pentagon is putting all the building blocks in place to help fulfill President Trump’s vision of a future Space Force, but stakeholders need to fully comprehend the resources that will be required to stand up a new service branch, the Defense Department’s number-two general said Aug. 10.Air Force Gen. Paul Selva, vice chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, said he supports the Trump administration’s push to develop a sixth military branch dedicated to space, but “I don’t want…

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