Pence Says US Space Force Members Will Henceforth Be Identified as ‘Guardians’

The Trump Administration announced Friday members of the U.S. Space Force will now be referred to as “Guardians.”

Vice President Mike Pence waves to medical staff as he leaves after getting a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine shot at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex on Dec. 18, 2020, in Washington. Andrew Harnik/AP Photo

The Trump Administration announced Friday members of the U.S. Space Force will now be referred to as “Guardians.”

“It is my honor on behalf of the President of the United States to announce that, henceforth, the men and women of the United States Space Force will be known as guardians,” Vice President Mike Pence said at a celebratory event tracing the development of the newest branch of the military over the past year.