b'Photo By: Air Force Staff Sgt. James RichardsonSpace Force Personnel administrationfrom almost the first moment that the president and I spoke about space when we were campaigning for these jobs, Pence to be Called Guardians said. He had a dual focus of renewing American leadership in human space exploration, but also By Jim Garamone ensuring that America remained as dominant in DOD News | Dec. 19, 2020 space as we are in land and air and sea.www.defense.gov/Explore/News/Article/Article/2452910/space-force-personnel-to-be-called-guardians/ There are roughly 4,000 Guardians in the U.S. Soldiers, sailors, Marines, airmen andSpace Forceall from the Air Force. One of the Guardians. Thats the line-up for personnel innewest members of the service is in orbit aboard the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force andthe International Space Station. Space Force Col. Americas newest armed servicethe U.S. ViceMichael Hopkins, a NASA astronaut, transferred President Mike Pence announced that personnelfrom the Air Force to the Space Force. This is in the Space Force will be called Guardians.a far cry from earlier this year when Gen. John He spoke during a White House event markingJay Raymond and Chief Master Sergeant Roger the first anniversary of the U.S. Space Force,Towberman were the only two members of the yesterday. Space Force. It is my honor, on behalf of the President ofThat space is now a war-fighting domain is not the United States, to announce that, henceforth,questioned. Russia and China are aggressively the men and women of the United States Spaceseeking ways to cut into Americas dominance in Force will be known as Guardians, Pence saidspace, Pence said. He noted that Russia conducted during the ceremonies. yet another antisatellite missile launch. Were Let me urge each and every one of youleading in space, but our determinationis to Guardians to keep pushing. .Keep pushingstay in the lead to defend America and defend the vision and the mission of the Unitedour freedom from (the vantage point of) space, States Space Force, which is to ensure thathe said.America remains as dominant in space. The vice president also noted that the first two Vice President Mike Pence space bases are up and operating: Patrick Space Force Base and Cape Canaveral Space Force The Trump administration championed establishingStation were renamed earlier this month.the U.S. Space Force culminating in the legislationThe Space Force has to form even as thesigned Dec. 20, 2019, that formed the first U.S.missions continue. Let me urge each and every one of you Guardians to keep pushing, Pence armed force since the Air Force was establishedsaid. Keep pushing the vision and the mission of in 1947. That historic moment was a culminationthe United States Space Force, which is to ensure of an effort that began from the early days of thisthat America remains as dominant in space. J20 Military Appreciation Resource Magazine Thank You For Your Service'