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Breaking News. The US Space Force will be the 6th branch of the US Armed Forces. How this will affect the US Air Force Space Command will be interesting,
1 posted on 06/18/2018 10:00:09 AM PDT by NKP_Vet
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In addition to pipeline deals and cyber security, the Bush/Obama admins put us behind China/Russia in space forces and security. We’re finally catching up.


2 posted on 06/18/2018 10:03:20 AM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
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Weird. We had lot of aircraft on-hand when the USAF was created., but we have no manned spacecraft of any kind and none in the pipeline. We depend on “friendly enemies” to send American astronauts into space.


3 posted on 06/18/2018 10:04:58 AM PDT by Spirochete (GOP: Gutless Old Party)
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Smart move. It recognizes the fact that space is just as vital an aspect of defense as is the air, oceans, and land.


4 posted on 06/18/2018 10:07:50 AM PDT by MeganC (There is nothing feminine about feminism.)
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Is he recruiting Starship Troopers yet?


6 posted on 06/18/2018 10:08:37 AM PDT by Sasparilla ( I'm Not Tired of Winning)
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Let’s put a man in space again first.


7 posted on 06/18/2018 10:09:00 AM PDT by Bryanw92 (Asking a pro athlete for political advice is like asking a cavalry horse for tactical advice.)
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As a USAFA grad, it’s nice to know that as we train the next group of leaders for the Space Force, we will finally and officially have Space Cadets!


8 posted on 06/18/2018 10:09:31 AM PDT by usafa92 (Donald J. Trump, 45th President of the United States)
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Good. It’s important that space war capabilities get the attention they need.


10 posted on 06/18/2018 10:10:04 AM PDT by DannyTN
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To: NKP_Vet; Army Air Corps; beaversmom; Bikkuri; GraceG

12 posted on 06/18/2018 10:12:32 AM PDT by KC_Lion (If you want on First Lady Melania's, Ivanka Trump's or Sarah Palin's Ping Lists, just let me know.)
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Can’t wait to see the uniforms.


13 posted on 06/18/2018 10:12:57 AM PDT by V_TWIN (oks like)
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Ping


15 posted on 06/18/2018 10:13:32 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
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Trump announces he’s directing Pentagon to create ‘space force’ as independent service branch

Why?

16 posted on 06/18/2018 10:13:57 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
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About time.


20 posted on 06/18/2018 10:15:23 AM PDT by Williams (Stop tolerating the intolerant.)
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Excellent!


23 posted on 06/18/2018 10:18:07 AM PDT by DivineMomentsOfTruth ("There is but one straight course, and that is to seek truth and persue it steadily." -GW)
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Hey, I wanna join Starfleet!


24 posted on 06/18/2018 10:18:43 AM PDT by HombreSecreto (Iron Maiden? EXCELLENT!)
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Death To Bugs!


28 posted on 06/18/2018 10:22:02 AM PDT by TADSLOS (Alex Jones isnÂ’t quite the wing nut now, all things considered.)
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Put them in charge of border security, that’ll solve that problem. We can launch all the border crossers into orbit.


29 posted on 06/18/2018 10:22:25 AM PDT by centurion316 (Back from exile from 4/2016 until 4/2018.)
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Send up the Marines!


30 posted on 06/18/2018 10:23:38 AM PDT by shanover (...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
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***WARNING***

WaPo (A Whale of Poo) - Dishonored in Trump's 2017 Top Ten First Annual Fake News Winners AKA Among the Top Ten Biggest Liars of the Lying Leftist Media

I wouldn't take WaPo's sword for it.

Why not find and post using a reasonably reliable source about this?

31 posted on 06/18/2018 10:24:54 AM PDT by Jim W N (MAGA by restoring the Gospel of the Grace of Christ and our Free Constitutional Republic!)
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Buck Rogers to be named first Space Chief.


33 posted on 06/18/2018 10:26:06 AM PDT by DakotaGator (Weep for the lost Republic! And keep your powder dry!!)
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35 posted on 06/18/2018 10:26:40 AM PDT by DannyTN
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