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"OMB’s opposition to establishing a SNG and directive to transfer current National Guard space missions to an unestablished 'Space Component' will create a 7–10 year gap in the capabilities Air National Guard Space Units provide today," the 51 Guard adjutant generals argue in a letter to President Joe Biden.
“We need to take advantage of the diversity of novel ideas and products available from the commercial sector to complement the DoD space and deliver capabilities to our warfighter at a far quicker pace," said Heidi Shyu, the Pentagon's undersecretary of defense for research and engineering.
Senators Feinstein and Rubio pushed for the legislation last year, but their bill saw little movement.
Congress is asking for the Space Force to research the idea of allowing Guardians to serve part-time on active duty in the latest defense budget agreement.
U.S. Space Forces Indo-Pacific Command will become the fifth component command in the region when it’s activated Tuesday during a ceremony in Hawaii.