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personnel in the Space Force will be called Guardians. DEC. 19, 2020 | BY JIM GARAMONE, DOD NEWS Vice President Mike Pence announced that personnel in the Space Force will be called Guardians. He spoke during a White House event marking the first anniversary of the U.S. Space Force, yesterday. “It is my honor, 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,” Pence said during t...

Space Force Members Will Be Called “Guardians” Mike Pence Announces Published: December 20, 2020 On Friday, Vice President Mike Pence announced that members of the Space Force military service will be called guardians. “We just returned from the Oval Office and so it is my honor, 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,” Pence said at an event celebrating the Space F...

Space Force Poised to See Major Growth, New Uniforms in 2021 Chief of Space Operations Gen. John W. “Jay” Raymond administers the oath of enlistment to 73 officer and enlisted space professionals selected to transfer into the U.S. Space Force stationed at Peterson-Schriever Garrison, Sept. 15, 2020. (U.S. Air Force/ Airman 1st Class Alexus Wilcox) 20 Dec 2020 U.S. Space Force had existed for only 18 days when an early missile detection team from the 2nd Space Warning Squadron of the 460th S...

Vice President Pence at the Space Force’s 1st Birthday Celebration Details Washington, DC - Remarks by Vice President Pence at the Space Force’s 1st Birthday Celebration: THE VICE PRESIDENT:  Well, thank you all for being here today.  To Acting Secretary of Defense Chris Miller, to the Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett, to General John Hyten, General Jay Raymond, General James Dickinson, General David Thompson, and General David Allvin: On behalf of the Firs...

Pence announces Space Force personnel will be called guardians Gen. Jay Raymond (R), Chief of Space Operations, and CMSgt Roger Towberman (L), with Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett present US President Donald Trump with the official flag of the United States Space Force in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on May 15, 2020. (Provided Photo/Getty Images North America/Getty Images via CNN) by: Jason Hoffman and Caroline Kelly...

If there is such a thing.  We knew all along that the state has been a welcoming home for space cadets, and I guess this would formalize that. Pentagon officials have selected Patrick Air Force Base in Brevard County as one of the six possible locations for the U.S. Space Command headquarters (SPACECOM). Not only is the Cape Canaveral launch pad nearby, but the base is conveniently located in a part of the state that is most likely to be visited by space aliens. If you don’t believe me, tak...

The Omaha-area base has its own space legacy, with the Offutt-based U.S. Strategic Command actually having overseen military space operations until just last year. Combine that mission synergy with Offutt’s tremendous communications infrastructure, a state university that’s one of just 14 nationally designated by the Defense Department as a center for national security research, and community leaders who’ve shown they’re not afraid to open their wallets in a big way to suppo...

POLITICO Get the POLITICO Space newsletter Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Quick Fix — Visits to U.S. Space Command finalists will be done by the end of next week as the Pentagon prepares to make a final decision ne...

If you would like to see more articles like this please support our coverage of the space program by becoming a Spaceflight Now Member. If everyone who enjoys our website helps fund it, we can expand and improve our coverage further. A Delta 4-Heavy rocket lifts off Thursday night from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Credit: United Launch Alliance Running more than three months late, a United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Heavy rocket took off Thursday and carried a U.S. government spy satellite...