What is the Space Force?

The airways are a buzz of what the Space Force is and what its intended purpose. Technology has risen to the point that space truly is the new frontier. The U.S. still has a leading edge (for now) in this new era of exploration but we won't for long unless we maximize these advantages (for the space industry in general). We know that space will help us to explore new planets (From a distance there appears to be some with similar atmospheres. We can't yet get there to check them out), find new materials, improve our communications, and maintain military supremacy. 

Things are different than they were during the first World Wars. We moving into a super advanced technological mix with whole new opportunities to integrate emerging science to do things that just a few decades ago would have been science fiction. This branch will be focused on doing robotic, AI and cutting edge activities not yet accomplished (lab to field). 

The Space Force was implemented by the Trump Administration and will likely be populated by the Biden Administration. There a number of new launch sites for commercial, science, and military purposes in the U.P. You can read about in on Mlive HERE.

We may also find that the skills needed by officers in this field will be very much different than that of the past. "Game Changer" Officer Skills and Information Rich Military Environments.

The description offered on the Space Force website (HERE): 

"The U.S. Space Force (USSF) is the newest branch of the Armed Forces, established December 20, 2019 with enactment of the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act. The USSF was established within the Department of the Air Force, meaning the Secretary of the Air Force has overall responsibility for the USSF, under the guidance and direction of the Secretary of Defense. Additionally, a four-star general known as the Chief of Space Operations (CSO) serves as the senior military member of the USSF and is a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff." 

They also have a mission (HERE):

"The USSF is a military service that organizes, trains, and equips space forces in order to protect U.S. and allied interests in space and to provide space capabilities to the joint force. USSF responsibilities include developing Guardians, acquiring military space systems, maturing the military doctrine for space power, and organizing space forces to present to our Combatant Commands (2)."

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