{"id":28267,"date":"2018-12-17T18:17:41","date_gmt":"2018-12-17T18:17:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2018\/12\/17\/trump-plans-to-create-unified-us-space-command\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T06:54:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T06:54:43","slug":"trump-plans-to-create-unified-us-space-command","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/space\/2018\/12\/17\/trump-plans-to-create-unified-us-space-command\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump plans to create unified US Space Command"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order before the end of the year creating a U.S. Space Command as a major military command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vice President Mike Pence will make the announcement Tuesday at the Kennedy Space Center, in Cape Canaveral, Florida, two U.S. officials said, and Trump could sign the order as soon as Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The move is separate from Trump\u2019s goal of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/space\/2018\/12\/13\/will-the-space-force-sit-under-the-department-of-the-air-force-the-pentagon-finally-has-an-answer\/\">creating a \u201cSpace Force\u201d <\/a>as an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/space\/2018\/10\/23\/pentagon-presents-recommendations-on-space-force-to-trump\/\">independent armed service branch<\/a>, but could be a step in that direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/space\/2018\/12\/13\/will-the-space-force-sit-under-the-department-of-the-air-force-the-pentagon-finally-has-an-answer\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3546116.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Will the Space Force sit under the Department of the Air Force? The Pentagon finally has an answer.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">President Donald Trump has been briefed on the way forward.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. Air Force&#8217;s existing Space Command would be a key component of the new joint entity, raising space to the same status as U.S. Cyber Command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to U.S. officials, Pence will be at the Pentagon on Tuesday and will meet with the Joint Chiefs. Space Command is expected to be among the issues discussed. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren&#8217;t authorized to speak publicly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The move would actually recreate a U.S. Space Command, which existed from 1985 to 2002. 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