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sarge43

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3. A Space Command as a seperate branch may be necessary in the future,

Reply to ZZenith (Reply #2)

Sat Feb 20, 2021, 04:33 AM

Feb 2021

but evolve as the Air Force did. Part of an established branch, then eventually, when and if needed, become an independent branch.

Air Force's antecedents:
A division of the Army's Signal Corps
Aviation Section, Signal Corps
Army Air Service
Army Air Corps
Army Air Force

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Inspector General Reviews Trump Relocation of Space Command [View all] TexasTowelie Feb 2021 OP

Cut to the chase: we don't need no stinking "Space Force" which still sounds like a ... marble falls Feb 2021 #1

Except this is the U.S. Space Command, which has existed since 1985. ZZenith Feb 2021 #2

A Space Command as a seperate branch may be necessary in the future, sarge43 Feb 2021 #3

Agreed. At any rate, it makes more sense to keep it in the Springs. ZZenith Feb 2021 #4

There's that and anything that helps remove T****'s stink n/t sarge43 Feb 2021 #5

Precisely! ZZenith Feb 2021 #6

Well, it gives us something to do n/t sarge43 Feb 2021 #7

Everything was transactional with that POS. SergeStorms Feb 2021 #8

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