Bad Idea: Disestablishing the Space Force
Bad Ideas in National Security Series
December 11, 2020 — Joe Moye
This month marks the one-year anniversary of the United States Space Force’s creation as the sixth independent uniformed military branch of the Armed Forces. The Space Force plays a critical role in national defense, as it performs the key functions of organizing, training, and equipping forces capable of protecting U.S. interests in space; deterring aggression in, from, and to space; and conducting space operations. The Space Force remains within the Department of the Air Force — just as the U.S. Marine Corps falls under the Department of the Navy — and will continue to rely on the U.S. Air Force for some support functions.
However, the creation of the Space Force has been criticized by some, who describe the new service as wasteful, premature, and even irresponsible. These criticisms have persisted, with some calling upon the incoming administration of President-elect Joseph Biden to disestablish the new service. But rolling the Space Force back into the Air Force is counterproductive and would be a bad idea.
https://defense360.csis.org/bad-idea-disestablishing-the-space-force/
