President Trump Directs Pentagon To Create New 'Space Force' Military Branch (defensenews.com)

Gunfighter shares a report from Defense News: President Donald Trump on Monday appeared to sign an executive order directing the Pentagon to create a new "Space Force," a move that could radically transform the U.S. military by pulling space functions variously owned by the Air Force, Navy and other military branches into a single independent service.

"I am hereby directing the Department of Defense and Pentagon to immediately begin the process necessary to establish a Space Force as the sixth branch of the armed forces," Trump said during a meeting of the National Space Council. "That's a big statement. We are going to have the Air Force and we are going to have the Space Force. Separate but equal. It is going to be something. So important," Trump added. "General Dunford, if you would carry that assignment out, I would be very greatly honored." Dunford responded in the affirmative, telling Trump, "We got you." The oddity of Trump's statement was that it was followed up with a White House readout that "contained no language related to the creation of a new military branch, leaving open the question of whether Trump has actually issued formal guidance to the military," reports Defense News. It is believed that Trump still needs the support of Congress to actually establish a space force.

Comments

Keeping another campaign promise

[greenwow]

Dammit

Re:Keeping another campaign promise

[youngone]

It is believed that Trump still needs the support of Congress to actually establish a space force.

Believed? Seriously, what a weird way to run a country.

Re:Keeping another campaign promise

[Hognoxious]

Us goddiggetydam limeys might not have a constitution, but at least we obey it.

Re: Keeping another campaign promise

[mSparks43]

but do you think they will still rent all the spacecraft from the russians?

Re:Keeping another campaign promise

[youngone]

So you're a Kiwi. Why didn't you just say so?

If I admitted to that you could probably figure out who I am. There are not many of us if you rule out the PM and the Leader of the Opposition.
Also, her baby is not mine, OK?

Re: Keeping another campaign promise

[Anonymous Coward]

but do you think they will still rent all the spacecraft from the russians?

Why not? We're already renting our President from them.

Separate but equal?

[omnichad]

Is there any subject he can't bring racism into?

Gundams?

[smooth wombat]

If we don't have Gundams, what's the point?

Re:Another PATENTLY RETARDED and SUPERFLUOUS promi

[Waffle Iron]

Consolidating 3x management resources into one is mind boggling expensive, how exactly?

So now every satellite can use the same design process as the F-35, so they can attempt to surpass it as the most expensive military boondoggle in history.

Re:Headquarters and starfleet academy

[Hognoxious]

Well clearly something is wrong.

#PFBWIW

(put Florida back where it was).

OMG, the speilchucker tried to change flordiia to fluoride! Froth froth vaccines froth froth gay marriage froth froth death panes froth froth

Re:Another PATENTLY RETARDED and SUPERFLUOUS promi

[sexconker]

It's really about wresting control of those satellites from the deep state and shadow government goons that are in place at the various spying agencies, as well as their pawns in the airforce. (Those military aircraft crashes a couple of months ago were no accident. The other branches of the military are loyal to their CIC, thankfully.)

I want to know who tried to take out POTUS with that unannounced missile launch no one wants to report on.

I Support This If...

[careysub]

It is required - by law - that the name of this organization always be pronounced: "SPAAAAACCCCCCE FOOOOORRRRRCCCCCE!"

Any other pronunciation would be criminalized.