Space Force
Space…. the Ultimate Frontier
Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are squabbling over who gets to have the “best” spot in satellite orbits for the foreseeable future. Rocketman Musk has already launched his Starlink satellite setup couple of months ago, and Bezos is working on his very own version of essentially the same thing. He stepped down from his position […]
Space Force revamps enlisted rank titles
The Space Force continues to try to distinguish themselves from their parent organization the Air Force. After switching from referring to themselves as airmen to guardian, they are likewise changing the junior enlisted ranks to remove airman. E-1 through E-4 will now be known as Specialists 1 through 4. Terms of address are “Specialist”, “Spec […]
Space Force Counts Coup
Iran opened fire on Iraq in early January of last year as revenge for the assassination of Gen. Soleimani, launching ballistic missiles at bases housing US and Iraqi military personnel. “Iran launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles against US military and coalition forces in Iraq,” the Pentagon said in a statement. “It is clear […]
Space Force announces what they’ll call themselves
Looks like Steve Carrell got it wrong. Space Force members will not be known as “Spacemen”. Vice President Mike Pence today announced that they will be called “Guardians.” //nothing follows Source; Twitter
Tom Cruise is officially a space cadet
Maverick himself is going into space next year on a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule. He’s going with director Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity) to film the first major Hollywood movie in space. There’s one seat left to fill on the capsule. It’s my understanding that both AW1Ed and Mick have expressed a desire to go […]
Space Force Was Set to Announce Its New Rank Structure
Lt. Gen. Nina M. Armagno watches as her new three-star flag is unfurled during her promotion ceremony at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., Aug. 17, 2020. Armagno transferred from the Air Force to Space Force during the ceremony. (U.S Air Force/Eric Dietrich) Err, shouldn’t that be “Vice Admiral” Nina M. Armagno? *grin* AW1 Rod sends. Then, […]
Finally! Captain Kirk weighs in on the Space Force rank conversation
One of the niggling details of creating an all new branch of the military is “What do we call ourselves?” The last time we did this was after the 1947 realignment of the military. It took several years for the new Air Force to decide what their ranks and titles would be. There were some […]
Space Forcepersons called “Space Warfighters”
The Space Force has now (at least temporarily) given title to their personnel. Instead of “Airmen” or Steve Carell’s self-obvious replacement “Spacemen”, the Space Force’s first doctrinal policy refers to Space Force members as “Space Warfighters” or “Space Professionals.” The 64-page “Spacepower” document goes over the new branch of service’s core competencies and the several […]
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