Trump Administration

Creation of Space Force Necessary to Counter Developing Threats

Creation of Space Force Necessary to Counter Developing Threats
President Donald Trump holds up an executive order for the creation of a Space Force, during a meeting of the National Space Council at the East Room of the White House June 18, 2018 in Washington. Alex Wong/Getty Images
Joshua Philipp
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The U.S. military will soon have a sixth branch focused on warfare in space, after President Donald Trump signed an executive order on June 18 directing the Department of Defense to create the Space Force.

The decision will overrule plans that were pending in the Fiscal Year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act that would have created a Space Corps as a sub branch of the Air Force, the option that Congress was leaning toward.
Joshua Philipp
Joshua Philipp
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Joshua Philipp is senior investigative reporter and host of “Crossroads” at The Epoch Times. As an award-winning journalist and documentary filmmaker, his works include "The Real Story of January 6" (2022), "The Final War: The 100 Year Plot to Defeat America" (2022), and "Tracking Down the Origin of Wuhan Coronavirus" (2020).
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