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WASHINGTON (AP) — About 1,000 Air National Guard troops who are assigned to space missions are mired in an identity crisis. Torn between the Air Force, where they have historically been assigned, and the military's shiny new Space Force where they now work, their units have become orphans, according to commanders, as state and federal leaders wrangle over whether to create a Space National Guard.
Some National Guard troops are torn between Air Force assignments and Space Force work.
Currently, there are 14 Air National Guard units with space-related missions and about 2,000 personnel.
Not establishing a Space National Guard was "a mistake when Space Force was created," said Sen. Diane Feinstein, D-Calif., in announcing a proposed bill to "remedy that."
/PRNewswire/ -- The voice of more than 45,000 current and former National Guard officers applauds bipartisan Senate legislation that would ensure some of...