{"id":135382,"date":"2018-10-23T20:28:54","date_gmt":"2018-10-23T20:28:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/10\/23\/pentagon-presents-recommendations-on-space-force-to-trump\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:56:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:56:05","slug":"pentagon-presents-recommendations-on-space-force-to-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2018\/10\/23\/pentagon-presents-recommendations-on-space-force-to-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Pentagon presents recommendations on Space Force to Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The National Space Council on Tuesday served up six recommendations to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/space\/2018\/06\/18\/trump-orders-creation-of-independent-space-force\/\" target=_blank>President Donald Trump<\/a> to <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>enable the creation of a Space Force<\/a>, moving the birth of a sixth military branch one step closer to fruition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vice President Mike Pence, who chairs the council, said he anticipated that President Donald Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/space\/2018\/06\/19\/trump-wants-a-space-force-now-what\/\" target=_blank>will likely take action<\/a> on at least some of the recommendations very soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe only asks me about the Space Force every week,\u201d Pence joked.<\/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\/08\/09\/no-answers-yet-on-cost-structure-of-space-force\/\" 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=\"143\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/space2.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\">How much will the Space Force cost, and what\u2019s it going to look like?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">More works needs to be done to figure out how the Space Force will fit into the Defense Department.<\/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 six recommendations laid out by Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan include language that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Guides the creation of a unified space command to be known as U.S. Space Command<\/li><li>Gives direction on an legislative proposal for a Space Force<\/li><li>Calls for creating a funding plan in the fiscal year 2020 budget for a Space Force<\/li><li>Outlines an interagency authorities review<\/li><li>Establishes joint Space Development Agency for technology procurement<\/li><li>Strengthens the relationship between military space and the intelligence community<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most of the recommendations, such as the creation of a U.S. Space Command and a Space Development Agency, were laid out by Pence in an August speech at the Pentagon that laid out the first steps for starting a Space Force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe creation of the Space Force is no easy task. Mr. Vice President, we\u2019re moving out,\u201d Shanahan said during the meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shanahan, who has been the Pentagon\u2019s point person responsible for formulating a plan to implement a Space Force, said the most pressing issue was to create a Space Development Agency that will be provisioned to rapidly develop new technology even as the space mission grows and changes. The Pentagon is currently drafting a statement of work for the new agency, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the course of the two hour meeting, officials from the Defense Department, State Department, National Reconnaissance Office and NASA weighed in on the Space Force proposal \u2014 though notably, no voices opposing the issue were heard and specifics on how to move forward on the recommendations were not delivered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defenseone.com\/politics\/2018\/10\/heres-pentagons-initial-plan-creating-space-force\/152203\/?oref=DefenseOneTCO\" target=\"_blank\">Defense One<\/a>, which obtained a 13-page memo laying out the Pentagon\u2019s current plan, reported that the Space Force will absorb elements of Air Force Space Command, the Navy\u2019s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, the Naval Satellite Operations Center and the Army\u2019s 1st Space Brigade. 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