{"id":51355,"date":"2020-05-15T19:17:32","date_gmt":"2020-05-15T19:17:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/05\/15\/heres-your-first-look-at-the-space-force-flag\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T08:13:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T08:13:54","slug":"heres-your-first-look-at-the-space-force-flag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/05\/15\/heres-your-first-look-at-the-space-force-flag\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s your first look at the Space Force flag"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Space Force<\/a> hit another milestone Friday on its road to standing up the U.S. military\u2019s sixth branch of service<\/a>, unveiling a service flag at the White House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett, Chief of Space Operations Gen. Jay Raymond<\/a> and senior enlisted adviser Chief Master Sgt. Robert Towberman were on hand to present the flag to President Trump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re now the leader in space,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The flag resembles the seal<\/a> released in January, with an arrowhead set in front of a globe, accented by stars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new service is working to transfer 16,000 airman previously assigned to Space Command to be the first operators and support personnel assigned to Space Force, with a goal of completion by the end of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After that initial block, the service will begin recruiting troops from the Army and Navy\u2019s space units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are moving out at full speed, and I\u2019m really, really pleased with the progress we\u2019re making on establishing the Space Force,” Raymond told reporters in late March, as coronavirus pandemic measures began to affect Defense Department operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\t