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USSF general details how US space assets are under constant attack

| December 1, 2021 | 13 Comments
USSF general details how US space assets are under constant attack

Poetrooper sends in an article from The Drive which discusses a Space Force general detailing how our satellites are under near constant threat from foreign governments, namely Russia and China. US Space Force’s General David Thompson, the service’s second in command, said last week that Russia and China are launching “reversible attacks,” such as electronic […]

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Mission For The Space Force

| November 20, 2021 | 21 Comments
Mission For The Space Force

May the US Space Force (USSF) Be With You U.S. military spox reported that Russia had carried out an anti-satellite (ASAT) weapons test recently in Earth orbit, defined as a “debris-generating” event . ASAT weapons that reduce their targets to shreds pose orbital hazards by creating clouds of fragments. These fragments then can collide with […]

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House Democrats introduce bill to abolish the Space Force

| September 25, 2021 | 42 Comments
House Democrats introduce bill to abolish the Space Force

Frankly, I’m surprised this wasn’t higher on the Democrat agenda to un-person Trump. ChipNASA sends this American Military News article; This week, a group of five Democrat lawmakers introduced a bill in the House of Representatives that would abolish the U.S. Space Force after just two years in operation. The bill, titled the “No Militarization […]

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Space Force news; new uniforms and new enlisted insignia

| September 22, 2021 | 82 Comments
Space Force news; new uniforms and new enlisted insignia

The Space Force has been hard at work creating a unique image for themselves, to differentiate themselves from the Air Force. This includes a prototype dress uniform (pictured). This is sure to get the sci-fi crowd excited. It’s not a traditional look, but I don’t immediately hate it. I can’t tell if I love it, […]

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Space…. the Ultimate Frontier

| February 12, 2021 | 28 Comments
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 […]

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Space Force revamps enlisted rank titles

| January 29, 2021 | 67 Comments
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 […]

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Space Force Counts Coup

| January 9, 2021 | 12 Comments
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 […]

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Space Force announces what they’ll call themselves

| December 18, 2020 | 66 Comments
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

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