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The military's proposal to move Colorado Air National Guard members involved in space operations to the U.S. Space Force is facing pushback from Gov. Jared Polis and members of Congress.

The NGA Public Health and Disaster Response Task Force held a congressional briefing on building readiness and resiliency to combat disasters and emerging threats including cyber, health, National Guard, and homeland security.

A bipartisan group of House members and senators are calling on the Congressional Armed Services Committees to reject the Biden administration’s proposal to incorporate Air National Guard Service members into the Space Force, calling it “deeply flawed.” In a letter dated May 6 to the chairs and ranking members of the House and Senate Armed…

Governors from around the country are united in opposition to a proposal from the U.S. Department of Defense that would transfer certain National Guard units away from state control and move them under the Air Force. It’s what Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, a Republican, and Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, a Democrat, call an “extremely dangerous” […] The post ‘Extremely dangerous’: Govs. Cox, Polis criticize ‘federalization” of National Guard appeared ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) slammed the Biden administration’s proposal to incorporate Air National Guard Service members into the Space Force, arguing the move is a “threat” to the Texas National Guard. In a letter to President Biden sent last week, Abbott contended the proposal would give the Secretary of the Air Force “unilateral authority”…

A host of US Air National Guard leaders from various US states spoke against Legislative Proposal 480 that would transfer the Air Guards space units to the US Space Force without governors consent.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) sent a letter Friday outlining his opposition to the Biden administration’s move to incorporate Air National Guard service members into the Space Force. The Defense Department submitted a legislative proposal to the Senate Armed Services Committee in late March that would require Congress to override existing law requiring governors to…

In a united effort, Governors representing 53 states and territories have voiced opposition to Legislative Proposal 480 recently presented to the Senate Armed Services Committee by the Department of D

The defense department says moving some units under command of Space Force would streamline operations.

Only two state governors, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, did not sign on to the letter.