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The Army has soldiers. The Navy has sailors. The Space Force now has ‘guardians.’

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This article was published more than&nbsp;2 years agoCommentGift ShareStormtroopers wouldn’t have worked. Plus, it was taken by the , anyway.So Guardians it is. The Army has soldiers. The Navy has sailors. The Marines have, well, you know. And now the Space Force has Guardians.In a speech at the White House on Friday afternoon commemorating the one-year anniversary of the newest branch of the Armed Forces, Vice President Pence made the announcement, saying the Guardians would “ensure that America remains as dominant in space, and from space, as we are on land and sea and air.”No, it had nothing to do with the movie “Guardians of the Galaxy,” though the jokes began and will no doubt provide more grist for the writers of Pence was serious about the name. And so is the Pentagon.Guardians is a name “with a long history in space operations,” the Space Force said, “tracing back to the original command motto of Air Force Space Command in 1983, Guardians of the High Frontier.’”It was my honor to announce today, that the men and women of the Space Force will be known as GUARDIANS! 🇺🇸 — Mike Pence (@Mike_Pence)And space is now considered a war-fighting domain. The Pentagon and intelligence community rely on space for missile warning, precision guided munitions, communications, GPS and spying. Its network of satellites have been targeted by potential adversaries. And earlier this week Russia conducted a test of a missile capable of taking out U.S. satellites, the Pentagon said, prompting a strongly worded response from U.S. Army Gen. James Dickinson, the U.S. Space Command commander.“Russia publicly claims it is working to prevent the transformation of outer space into a battlefield, yet at the same time Moscow continues to weaponize space by developing and fielding on-orbit and ground-based capabilities that seek to exploit U.S. reliance on space-based systems,” he said in a statement.A year ago, the Space Force became the since the Air Force was created in 1947. It has a motto, “Sempra Supra,” or “Always Above,” and . And now its service members have a name, although it’s not clear how they feel about it.The latest: Billionaire battle: The latest space race is all about improving Internet access. .First all-civilian crew: CommentsGift ArticleTOP STORIESThe DownloadStay up to date on the news from Silicon Valley, and how to take back control of your data and devices.Try a different topic or to save your preferences

This article was published more than&nbsp;2 years agoCommentGift ShareStormtroopers wouldn’t have worked. Plus, it was taken by the , anyway.So Guardians it is. The Army has soldiers. The Navy has sailors. The Marines have, well, you know. And now the Space Force has Guardians.In a speech at the White House on Friday afternoon commemorating the one-year anniversary of the newest branch of the Armed Forces, Vice President Pence made the announcement, saying the Guardians would “ensure that America remains as dominant in space, and from space, as we are on land and sea and air.”No, it had...

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