{"id":16895,"date":"2021-05-04T21:52:46","date_gmt":"2021-05-04T21:52:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2021\/05\/04\/plan-for-space-force-reserve-component-is-fairly-close-national-guard-boss-says\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T20:19:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:19:53","slug":"plan-for-space-force-reserve-component-is-fairly-close-national-guard-boss-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/space\/2021\/05\/04\/plan-for-space-force-reserve-component-is-fairly-close-national-guard-boss-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Plan for Space Force reserve component is \u2018fairly close,\u2019 National Guard boss says"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Senior military officials are \u201cfairly close\u201d on a plan to add a reserve component to the Space Force, the head of the National Guard Bureau told lawmakers Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson plans to meet on Wednesday with acting Air Force Secretary John Roth, as well as Space Force Chief of Space Operations Gen. Jay Raymond, to hash out the final details of pitching a two-part military service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The idea would be to combine active-duty personnel and reservists into one group, which leaders hope will offer more job flexibility than is typical in full-time military service. It would also create a National Guard for space missions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Air Force and Space Force leadership are in agreement on the path forward, Hokanson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve had an opportunity to brief the deputy secretary of defense already,\u201d he added. \u201cI think our final meeting will be in preparation of meeting with the secretary of defense.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A National Guard spokesperson did not immediately answer when the plan will head to the defense secretary for approval.<\/p>\n\n\n\t