Trump to establish Space Force as sixth branch of US armed forces

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On Friday, President Trump is expected to sign into law a sweeping $738 billion defense bill that will, among other things, formally create the US Space Force as the sixth branch of the American armed forces. The new military branch will be based in California and Colorado.

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"Instead of being its own military department, like the Navy, Army and Air Force, the Space Force will be administered by the Secretary of the Air Force. The law requires that the four-star general who will lead Space Force, with the title of Chief of Space Operations, will be a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, but not in Space Force’s first year. That leader is likely to be Air Force Gen. John W. Raymond, the commander of U.S. Space Command." – The Associated Press