Trump sets 'Space Force' in motion; new entity to be housed under Air Force
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/19/donald-trump-sets-space-force-motion-new-entity-be/President Trump signed a directive Tuesday setting in motion a scaled-down version of his Space Force that would be housed within the Air Force, though might one day become a coequal branch of the military.
The White House said Space Policy Directive 4 orders the Department of Defense to devise a budget for the new force that can be included in Mr. Trump’s fiscal 2020 request to Congress.
It also tells the defense secretary to draft a legislative proposal that — if approved by Congress — would establish a chief of staff for the Space Force, within the Air Force, and create a civilian undersecretary position for space, to be appointed by the president and approved by the Senate....
President Donald Trump hands a pen to Air Force Gen. Paul Selva after signing “Space Policy Directive 4†in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019, in Washington.
