President Trump Is Making ‘Space Force’ A Reality

President Trump has floated the idea of a “Space Force” before. Remember what he said at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar back in March?

“My new national strategy for space recognizes that space is a war-fighting domain, just like the land, air, and sea. We may even have a space force, develop another one: Space Force.” Trump said.

“We have the Air Force; we’ll have the Space Force. We have the Army, the Navy,” he continued. “You know, I was saying it the other day, because we’re doing a tremendous amount of work in space, I said maybe we need a new force, we’ll call it the ‘Space Force.’ And I was not really serious, and then I said, ‘What a great idea maybe, we’ll have to do that, that could happen.’”

“I was not really serious, but now I’m thinking that’s a great idea. We’re making a Space Force,” he added. “Tremendous.”

I’ll say. I mean, he sounds pretty serious about it. In fact, he just spoke at the National Space Council meeting and made a pretty big announcement.

“I’m directing the Department of Defense and Pentagon to immediately begin the process necessary to establish a Space Force as the sixth branch of the armed forces. That’s a big statement,” Trump said.

BREAKING: Trump announces he's directing Pentagon to create 'space force' as independent service branch.

— The Associated Press (@AP) June 18, 2018

This is something else.

.@realDonaldTrump directs Gen. Dunford to create a 6th branch of the military – THE SPACE FORCE

— John Roberts (@johnrobertsFox) June 18, 2018

.@realDonaldTrump says he is directing the military to create a “space force” that will become the sixth military branch along with the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines, and Coast Guard.

— Jeff Mason (@jeffmason1) June 18, 2018

US Space Force pic.twitter.com/1q1M7lQcWB

— Bob Andrea (@_sometimesrob_) June 18, 2018

#BREAKING Trumps orders Pentagon to create US 'space force'

— AFP news agency (@AFP) June 18, 2018

So…how do you feel about the “Space Force”?