{"id":35291,"date":"2018-08-13T14:48:52","date_gmt":"2018-08-13T14:48:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2018\/08\/13\/space-force-not-the-way-to-go-says-key-democrat\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T22:49:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:49:00","slug":"space-force-not-the-way-to-go-says-key-democrat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2018\/08\/13\/space-force-not-the-way-to-go-says-key-democrat\/","title":{"rendered":"Space Force \u2018not the way to go,\u2019 says key Democrat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The White House\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/space\/2018\/08\/09\/space-force-will-be-6th-military-branch-by-2020-vice-president-pence-announces\/\" target=_blank>push to create a new armed service for space<\/a> has a key opponent in Sen. Jack Reed, the top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although Reed did not say he would block the effort, he could be an obstacle if the administration proposes legislation for 2020 as planned. The Senate and House Armed Services committees and their annual defense policy bill represent a likely avenue for such a sweeping reorganization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think we have to reorganize our space forces because our threats are now in multiple dimensions. But I think creating a separate service with all of the infrastructure and the bureaucracy is not the way to go,\u201d Reed, of Rhode Island, said on \u201cFox News Sunday.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Donald Trump is expected to sign the 2019 defense policy bill on Monday. 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Jim Inhofe, R-Okla.; House Armed Services Tactical Air and Land Subcommittee Chair Mike Turner, R-Ohio; SASC Strategic Forces Subcommittee Chair Deb Fischer, D-Neb., and the SASC Cybersecurity Subcommittee\u2019s top Democrat, Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., have all publicly expressed skepticism, if not opposition, to creating a space service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reed, on Sunday, acknowledged space capabilities are vital to fighting troops, but said Congress is already weaving together the Defense Department\u2019s various space-focused strands through the 2019 defense policy bill. A former Army Ranger and paratrooper, Reed suggested Joint Special Operations Command is the right organizational model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSo, this is not a one-service dimension, and I think creating a separate service would just add bureaucracy without effect. 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