{"id":21779,"date":"2019-01-24T12:00:04","date_gmt":"2019-01-24T12:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/01\/24\/space-force-skeptic-will-guide-its-fate-in-hasc-shakeup\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T22:31:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:31:45","slug":"space-force-skeptic-will-guide-its-fate-in-hasc-shakeup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/congress\/2019\/01\/24\/space-force-skeptic-will-guide-its-fate-in-hasc-shakeup\/","title":{"rendered":"Space Force skeptic will guide its fate in HASC shakeup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 A key congressional skeptic of President Donald Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/space\/2018\/12\/20\/trumps-new-space-force-to-reside-under-department-of-the-air-force\/\" target=_blank>Space Force<\/a> proposal will help lead a House subpanel overseeing the matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2018\/11\/07\/election-to-shake-up-house-and-senate-armed-services-committees\/\" target=_blank>shakeup of the House Armed Services Committee roster<\/a> announced Wednesday for the new, Democratic-led Congress, Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, was named the ranking member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The former StratFor ranking member, Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tenn., who is a Space Force proponent, was named chairman. Cooper has argued America needs a sixth branch of the military dedicated to protecting our space assets and developing more capable space systems, while Turner has periodically called for more study.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The duo were just two from the group of new subcommittee leaders on the influential House Armed Services Committee, which in the coming weeks will begin work on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/05\/10\/house-panel-adopts-716-billion-defense-authorization-plan\/\">annual defense authorization bill<\/a> that sets the tone for military priorities and spending.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">News leaked last month that after months of deliberating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/space\/2018\/08\/09\/space-force-will-be-6th-military-branch-by-2020-vice-president-pence-announces\/\">how to stand up a Space Force<\/a>, a sixth branch of the military proposed by Trump, Pentagon leaders have decided to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/space\/2018\/10\/23\/pentagon-presents-recommendations-on-space-force-to-trump\/\">funnel the new organization under the Department of the Air Force<\/a>. But Congress would have to assent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beyond Space Corps, Cooper and Turner will oversee a portfolio that includes nuclear weapons, the Department of Energy\u2019s national security programs and ballistic missile defense, just as new HASC Chairman Adam Smith, D-Wash., has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2018\/11\/14\/smith-aims-to-scrap-trumps-nuclear-weapons-policy\/\" target=_blank>decried<\/a> the cost of maintaining America\u2019s atomic arsenal and Trump\u2019s plans to expand it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI look forward to working with my colleagues to ensure our national security interests in space and a nuclear deterrence that protects the homeland and assures our allies,\u201d Turner said in a statement Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMike has been a champion of the strategic forces agenda, and I am pleased to have him returning as the leading Republican voice on the subcommittee,\u201d said HASC ranking member Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas. \u201cHis experience in this area will be critical to this committee\u2019s success.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/01\/20\/new-house-armed-services-committee-sees-an-influx-of-veterans-women\/\" 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=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1067494580.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\">New House Armed Services committee sees an influx of veterans, women<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The committee will have 18 new members this year, a significant turnover in who is crafting the nation&#039;s military policy.<\/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\">Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Ala., the former StratFor chairman, was elected ranking member of the House Committee on Homeland Security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">HASC has mothballed the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee as Smith himself is expected to lead stiffened oversight of the Trump administration, particularly the military\u2019s far-flung engagements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There\u2019s a new team leading the Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee. Rep. Donald Norcross, D-N.J., replaces Turner as chairman. Former Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Rep. Vicky Hartzler, R-Mo., has become the ranking member of the Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee, replacing Massachusetts Rep. Niki Tsongas, who is now retired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNew Jersey is home to a number of defense facilities and industries that provide high-tech jobs and play an important role in the security of the United States, including Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst,\u201d Norcoss said in a statement. \u201cIn this new leadership role, I will be able to continue supporting our missions at these facilities and others across the country.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There\u2019s also a new team leading the Readiness Subcommittee, whose broad portfolio encompasses one-third of the Pentagon\u2019s budget, including military training, logistics and maintenance, as well as military construction and base closures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rep. John Garamendi, D-Calif., picks up the Readiness gavel from Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., while Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., takes over as ranking member, after Madeleine Bordallo, D-Guam, lost her re-election bid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI look forward to working with House Armed Services Committee Chair, Adam Smith, to support our military as it continues to adapt to 21st century threats,\u201d Garamendi said in a statement. \u201cI will work diligently with my colleagues on the Readiness Subcommittee to ensure the United States military remains the strongest, most capable, and wisest military on earth.\u201d<\/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\/congress\/2019\/01\/19\/new-seapower-lead-in-sasc-reshuffle\/\" 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=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-918292238.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\">\u2018China watcher\u2019 takes over Senate\u2019s Seapower Subcommittee in reshuffle<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Sen. 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Beto O\u2019Rourke of Texas, the vice ranking member.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An Army Reserve colonel and former Maryland lieutenant governor, Brown said in a statement he would be \u201camplifying the diverse voices of our caucus, and helping push an affirmative agenda to reinvigorate American leadership and make the United States more secure.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The leadership of HASC subcommittees is as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Intelligence, Emerging Threats and Capabilities<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Chair: Rep. Jim Langevin, D-R.I.<\/li><li>Ranking member: Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Military Personnel<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Chair: Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif.<\/li><li>Ranking member: Rep. 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