Trump Pushing for New Branch of the Military: Space Forces

President Donald Trump has again said that the realm of outer space is one where the U.S. military needs to be involved in and wants a new branch of the military dedicated to it. The President stumped his idea in the White House while hosting members of the West Point football team for a “Space […]

No need for a space force? Air Force Chief of staff makes case to keep space operations

Recently, President Trump renewed the call for the establishment of a new branch of the U.S. military dedicated specifically to space defense. This “space force” already passed a vote in Congress as a part of their fiscal year 2018 defense budget, but was removed when that measure was reconciled with the Senate’s own budget legislation. […]

Two Israeli Air Force F-35 Adir Stealth Fighter Jets Enter Iranian Airspace

Guess you could assume, if this story is true, the F-35 proved its technology works in real life. Two Israeli F-35 fighter jets entered Iranian airspace over the past month, Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Jarida reported on Thursday. The act is a signal of heightened regional tensions, especially in light of recent Israeli military attacks in Syria, including against […]

Defense official: President Trump moving forward with plans for a Space Force

In statements given before a group of Marines and journalists at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, in San Diego, last week, President Trump announced that he believed the nation may need to establish a space-specific branch of the military in order to best defend America’s assets in orbit. While the concept has been brought up […]

President Trump renews calls for a Space Force branch of the military

Appearing before a crowd at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, President Donald Trump reignited a seemingly dead call for a dedicated space-based branch of the military. Space is a war-fighting domain, just like the land, air, and sea,” Trump said. “We may even have a Space Force, develop another one, Space Force. […]

Starship Troopers? Trump Calls for New Military “Space Force”

President Trump spoke in front of thousands of military members in California on Tuesday and heaped lavish praise on their dedication and successes and promised that his administration is planning on bestowing the “largest pay raise in over a decade,” and even suggested the creation of a new military branch — the “Space Force.” The […]

Op-Ed: We need a Space Corps because the Air Force isn’t cutting it in orbit

Since the House Armed Services Committee announced the proposal to separate orbital operations from the U.S. Air Force and instead establish a separate military branch tailored specifically to space, there has been a fair amount of debate among law makers and defense officials as to whether or not such a change is necessary, or even […]

Air Force Colonel Jack Fischer arrives at the International Space Station

The International Space Station received two new arrivals on Thursday, via Russian Soyuz capsule launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.  The cold war era capsule carried American rookie astronaut Jack Fischer, 43, as well as seasoned cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin, 58.  They took off just after 1PM local time (3AM EST) on Thursday, and arrived […]