Guardians of the Galaxy: Pence Announces Name of Space Force Members
Trainees take the Oath of Enlistment during their basic military training graduation ceremony on Dec. 10, 2020, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Seven were the first BMT graduates to join the Space Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sarayuth Pinthong)
18 Dec 2020
Space Force members have an official new name: Guardians, Vice President Mike Pence announced Friday. Soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and Guardians will be defending our nation for generations to come, Pence said during a ceremony to commemorate the Space Force s 1st birthday, coming up on Dec. 20.
Pence was flanked by Chief of Space Operations Gen. John Raymond, Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller and Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett at the White House.
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By Josh FeldmanDec 18th, 2020, 2:27 pm
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You may remember how a few weeks ago, one of the concerns flagged about the delay in the presidential transition process was the need for President-elect
Joe Biden’s team to be receiving regular briefings.
The transition has been underway, but now there has been a rather serious development the transition briefings with the Pentagon have stopped for now.
Chris Miller “ordered a Pentagon-wide halt to cooperation with the transition” in a move that apparently stunned others inside the Pentagon.
After the report came out, Miller issued a statement saying it was just a “mutually-agreed upon holiday pause” and that “our key focus in the next two weeks is supporting essential requests for information on OWS and COVID-19 information to guarantee a flawless transition.”