Retired space leaders nix separate ‘Space Force’

April 1st, 2009 | National Space Symposium | Posted by Michael Hoffman

Asked if a separate Space Force should be stood up as the U.S. military’s fourth service branch, three former commanders of U.S. Space Command and NORAD said the U.S. isn’t ready for that step.

Air Force Gen. John Piotrowski, commander-in-chief of NORAD and U.S. Space Command, 1987-1990

“I am not in favor of it at this time…Until we have people fighting in space it’s probably not necessary.” He went on to explain that the joint service space team under U.S. Strategic Command helps warfighters get the best support from space assets in combat.

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Tags: NORAD, Space Force, U.S. Space Command

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