{"id":34878,"date":"2018-03-14T18:04:04","date_gmt":"2018-03-14T18:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2018\/03\/14\/trump-touting-space-force-puts-air-force-in-awkward-spot\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:05:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:05:07","slug":"trump-touting-space-force-puts-air-force-in-awkward-spot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/intel-geoint\/2018\/03\/14\/trump-touting-space-force-puts-air-force-in-awkward-spot\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump touting \u2018space force\u2019 puts Air Force in awkward spot"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 A day after U.S. President Donald Trump proposed the creation of a separate military \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/03\/14\/star-wars-president-trump-proposes-military-space-force\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">space force<\/a>,\u2019 top Air Force leaders who previously opposed such an idea downplayed the apparent disconnect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saying his National Security Strategy \u201crecognizes that space is a war-fighting domain, just like the land, air and sea,\u201d Trump said at a Marine Corps base in San Diego, California, on Tuesday that he\u2019s considering \u201ca space force\u201d that would be the equivalent of the Air Force, Army and Navy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou know, I was saying it the other day \u2014 because we are doing a tremendous amount of work in space \u2014 I said: \u2018Maybe we need a new force,\u2019 \u201d Trump said. \u201cWe\u2019ll call it \u2018Space Force.\u2019 And I was not really serious. Then I said: \u2018What a great idea.\u2019 Maybe we\u2019ll have to do that. That could happen. That could be the big breaking story.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The remarks put the Air Force in an awkward spot. The White House, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Air Force leaders lobbied against the idea last year when it was proposed in the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act that a Space Corps be carved out of the Air Force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ultimately the bill passed with language requiring the Pentagon to order an independent study on the issue, due by the end of this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Opponents argue the measure would create unneeded bureaucracy, while proponents argue the Air Force\u2019s lack of focus on its space mission has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/space\/2018\/01\/18\/the-pentagon-no-longer-has-a-leader-on-space-programs-what-does-that-mean\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">allowed Russia and China to pose a threat to America\u2019s vital satellites<\/a>. Two lead proponents \u2014 House Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee Chairman Mike Rogers, R-Ala., and ranking member Jim Cooper, D-Tenn. \u2014 have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/space\/2018\/02\/28\/2021-a-space-odyssey-space-corps-could-launch-in-three-to-five-years-key-lawmaker-says\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">both vowed to continue to the fight<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asked on Wednesday outside a House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee hearing whether there is a disconnect within the administration and whether the Air Force is taking Trump\u2019s remarks seriously, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. 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Kay Granger, R-Texas, reminded Goldfein and Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson of their opposition and asked them to explain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI want to know your understanding of the current policy is, how you interpret the president\u2019s remarks,\u201d Granger said, asking that they \u201cplease reiterate your reasons for opposing this idea.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wilson directed lawmakers toward the 2019 defense budget request and left the part about her opposition unanswered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs the president said yesterday, the new National Defense Strategy for space recognizes that space is a war-fighting domain,\u201d Wilson said. \u201cWe appreciate the president and the vice president\u2019s leadership on space. 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