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Vice President Mike Pence announced yesterday that, henceforth, members of the U.S. Space Force would be known as “Guardians.”
“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 the White House. “Soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and guardians will be defending our nation for generations to come.”
Very nice, very sci-fi. But why “Guardians”?
“Guardians is a name with a long history in space operations, tracing back to the original command motto of Air Force Space Command in 1983, ‘Guardians of the High Frontier, ” the Space Force explained on Friday.
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© Getty Images Guardians of the Galaxy trended on social media Friday night after Vice President Pence announced that U.S. Space Force members will be called guardians.
In pursuit of the perfect name for members of the new military branch, the United States Space Force evaluated hundreds of submissions made by both professional researchers and the general public.
Today, after a yearlong process that produced hundreds of submissions and research involving space professionals and members of the general public, we can finally share with you the name by which we will be known: Guardians. pic.twitter.com/Tmlff4LKW6 United States Space Force (@SpaceForceDoD) December 18, 2020
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Guardians of the United States? Seemingly yes, as members of the United States Space Force will be called “guardians
Guardians of the United States? Seemingly yes, as members of the United States Space Force will be called “guardians”.
United States Vice President Mike Pence made the announcement about the new guardians of the country while speaking at the first anniversary of the space branch of US military.
Why guardians?
In 1983, guardians was used in an old Air Force Space Commando motto which referred to soldiers as “Guardians of the High Frontier”, as was shared on a post on the US Space Force website.