The Air & Space Brief: The Space Force song is here; Inflation tops troops’ concerns; Air Force Secretary says invading Taiwan would be ‘enormous mistake’ for China
JACQUELINE FELDSCHER | SEPTEMBER 20, 2022 01:24 PM ET
THE AIR & SPACE BRIEF AIR FORCE SPACE FORCE
Welcome to the Defense One Air and Space newsletter. Here are our top stories this week:
The song has landed: A couple months shy of its third birthday, the Space Force has an official song. Chief of Space Operations Gen. Jay Raymond unveiled the tune Tuesday at the Air, Space, and Cyber Conference outside Washington, D.C., saying that it fits in with the other service melodies and represents the service’s mission well. The song, which debuted with a lyric video, live band, and chorus, includes lyrics like “We’re the mighty watchful eye/ Guardians beyond the blue/ The invisible front line/ Warfighters brave and true.”
Are you a fan? Initial reviews of the song are in on Twitter—and they’re not great. Let us know what you think by tweeting at @DefenseOne or @jacqklimas.
Launch takes off: The nominee to lead the Space Force told lawmakers last week he’s worried an increased launch rate, driven by more commercial launches and the rise of small satellite constellations, could cause traffic jams at the military’s launch ranges in Florida and California. “Currently, our capacity on our ranges meets the governmental needs, but with the proliferation of small satellites, that’s going to change rapidly,” Lt. Gen. Chance Saltzman told the Senate Armed Services Committee.
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