Space Force
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 […]
Space Force gets Space Horse
Did you think the newest branch of the US military would be all rockets and jet packs? Of course you did, we all did. Who’da thunk that airmen (spacemen?) would be riding on horseback as part of our space operations? The USSF just added Ghost (pictured) to their stable of stable steeds. He’s a five […]
Armed Forces Day
Happy AFD, TAH Delta Whiskies and Whiskettes. Jeff LPH 3 sends. Armed Forces Day 2020 Armed Forces Day is celebrated on the third Saturday in May. Thanks to President Harry S. Truman, it’s a day to pay special tribute to the men and women of the Armed Forces. President Truman led the effort to establish […]
U.S. Space Force Recruiting Video
Air Force and Space Force Recruiting released a recruiting video. It highlights aspects of serving in the U.S. Space Force that could spark interest in joining this service. Know of anybody among your friends and family that could qualify for this branch? They might be interested in this video. Transcripts for the U.S. Space Force […]
Space Plane to Orbit Earth for Two Years
The U.S. Air Force’s space plane is getting ready to go back to space. Based on historic precedence, its mission would roughly be two years. One explanation given for this spacecraft is to test new technologies. However, it may be capable of doing other activities. From The National Interest: The X-37B’s increasing endurance is testimony […]
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