US Space Force members will be called ‘guardians,’ Vice President Mike Pence says
Updated Dec 19, 2020;
Posted Dec 19, 2020
Vice President Mike Pence speaks at a ceremony to commemorate the first birthday of the U.S. Space Force at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex, Friday, Dec. 18, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)AP
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The Trump administration celebrated the first birthday of the U.S. Space Force on Friday by announcing that its members will be known as “guardians.”
Vice President Mike Pence made the announcement at a celebratory event tracing the development of the newest branch of the military over the past year.
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Mike Pence announces members of Space Force to be known as Guardians
Credit: Andrew Hamik/AP
Members of the US Space Force, America s first military service in more than 70 years, will be known as Guardians , Mike Pence said on Friday.
“Soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines and guardians will be defending our nation for generations to come, Mr Pence said.
The vice-president made the announcement at a ceremony to mark the first birthday of the newest branch of America s armed forces.
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Members of the US Space Force will be known as guardians , it was announced on the military service s first birthday.
US Vice President Mike Pence said: It is my honour, on behalf of the president of the United States, to announce that henceforth the men and women of the United States Space Force will be known as guardians. Soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and guardians will be defending our nation for generations to come.
The announcement drew a quick response on social media, much of it ridiculing the Space Force which has already been criticised for its
uniform since its creation by US President Donald Trump in December 2019.
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