{"id":59257,"date":"2018-12-13T18:32:50","date_gmt":"2018-12-13T18:32:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2018\/12\/13\/will-the-space-force-sit-under-the-department-of-the-air-force-the-pentagon-finally-has-an-answer\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:26:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:26:53","slug":"will-the-space-force-sit-under-the-department-of-the-air-force-the-pentagon-finally-has-an-answer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"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\/","title":{"rendered":"Will the Space Force sit under the Department of the Air Force? The Pentagon finally has an answer."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WASHINGTON \u2014 The question of whether the Space Force will be an entirely new military department or reside under the Department of the Air Force has been settled, the Pentagon\u2019s No. 2 leader<\/a> said Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan<\/a> isn\u2019t ready to say which way Pentagon leaders are leaning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere were two primary options,\u201d he told reporters Dec. 13. \u201cWe\u2019re now down to one option. I\u2019m really not in a position to disclose what that one option is, but I can tell you that the legislative proposal itself probably tomorrow will start to go through the [Pentagon] for coordination.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t