all other military branches have a national guard, will the space force finally get one too?

army col. mike hatfield, commander of the 100th missile defense brigade, right, and lt. col. michael lane, commander of the 117th space battalion, unfurl the colors of the 117th space battalion during a ceremony at fort carson, colorado, the unit is part of the colorado army national guard. image credit: staff sgt. Zachary sheely (image and caption from original article)

written by sandra erwin, on may 12th, 2022

who: senator joe manchin (d-wv)
what: introduces legislation to create a national guard for the u.s. space force
when: may 12, 2022
where: In the us senate
why: when the space force was established in 2019 as an independent military service, active-duty space units were moved out of the air force and placed in the new space force, but no corresponding move was made to create a space national guard.

interesting fact: similar legislation was introduced in the house of representatives last year but did not pass the senate.

all other military branches have a national guard, will the space force finally get one too?

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