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White House offers 'full support' for Trump-era Space Force The Space Force is planning to expand its ranks from 2,400 active-duty members to 6,400 by the end of this year. Author: DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press Published: 7:59 AM CST February 4, 2021 Updated: 7:59 AM CST February 4, 2021 WASHINGTON — The White House on Wednesday offered “full support” for Space Force, a day after the president's chief spokesperson provoked a backlash with seemingly dismissive comments about the Trump-era addition to the U.S. military. “They absolu...

Government Executive Get the latest on need-to-know topics for federal employees delivered to your inbox. email A flip remark drew some criticism, and a clarification. The Space Force is here to stay. The Biden administration has no plans to get rid of the military’s newest branch, championed by former President Trump and eventually approved by Congress. “They absolutely have the full support of the Biden Administration,” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Wednesday. “We are not revisiting the decision to establish the Space Force.” Psaki’s comments came one ...

Can the Space Force shake off Trump? POLITICO 2/4/2021 By Jacqueline Feldscher and Connor O’Brien © Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Gen. Jay Raymond attends an event marking the establishment the U.S. Space Command. Former President Donald Trump loved the Space Force. Between selling Space Force gear from his campaign store and using the new branch to elicit cheers at rallies, Trump pushed the new service across the finish line and cemented it into his legacy. But now that President Joe Biden has taken the oath of office, can the year-old military service convince the pu...

Space Force is looking for a few good soldiers, sailors February 3 A Space Force trainee participates on the over-and-under bars obstacle during Basic Expeditionary Airman Skills Training at Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Annex, Texas, Dec. 2, 2020. (Staff Sgt. James R. Crow/Air Force) Going into its second year, the Space Force has a uniform, a rank structure more than 2,000 newly minted guardians getting the military’s newest service off the ground. The plan is to nearly triple that end-strength this year, through a mix of civilian recruitment and transfers from existing service mem...

By Melanie Arter | February 3, 2021 | 3:27pm EST Defense Secretary Mark Esper, Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett, US Space Force Chief of Space Operations Gen. Jay Raymond and US Space Force Senior Enlisted Advisor CMSgt Roger Towberman present the US Space Force Flag on May 15, 2020, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images) (CNSNews.com) – White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki refused to apologize on Wednesday for mocking the Space Force, offering instead to have representatives of the ...