New Space Force Guardians Sworn In On Maui - Honolulu Civil Beat New Space Force Guardians Sworn In On Maui The six officers have new insignias but remain assigned to the Air Force Research Laboratory Detachment 15 at a military installation at Maui’s Haleakala Observatory. Reading time: 5 minutes. Maui’s first Space Force Guardians have been sworn in to the newest military branch, but they won’t have to travel to a galaxy far, far away. Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly said the six were Hawaii’s first Space Force Guardians, based on information in a military press release. They were the first on Maui, but a unit already was in place on Oahu.