America’s Space Force Is Preparing for the Risk of War
Story by Warren P. Strobel, Brett Forrest
PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo.—Space Force Col. Raj Agrawal commands a 500-person military unit with teams located around the world that track every man-made object in orbit, watching for potential threats.
As China and Russia build arsenals of weapons that could target American military and civilian satellites, those threats are growing, and Agrawal’s unit is part of a relatively new military branch that is quietly preparing for a new era of warfare.
With 15,000 military and civilian personnel, and an annual budget of about $30 billion, Space Force is far smaller and less well known than any other branch of the military services.
Founded nearly five years ago under former President Donald Trump, Space Force met with initial ridicule for its quirky dress uniforms, calling its members “Guardians,” and adopting an anthem hastily penned by a Nashville-based Air Force veteran. A triangular emblem that resembled those worn on the uniforms in the “Star Trek” TV show only added to the jokes.
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