Space Force

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Voiceover: Today, space is essential not only to our way of life. It's absolutely critical to the modern way of war. GPS, ATMs, cell phones, gas pumps, traffic lights, power grids, guided missiles, surveillance, RPAs, ground combat control. There's no such thing as a day without space operations. You just don't see them. Earth is only half the battle. Cyberattacks and jamming of our satellite, microsatellites that can create a debris field. At 17,000 miles an hour, a piece of metal the size of a coin can be weaponized. Now is the time for a military branch with a clear and singular focus on space. A military branch that protects the hopes and dreams of America, and our way of life, as the space domain becomes more and more contested. It's time for another giant leap. The United States Space Force is being built from the brightest minds across the space operations of the Air Force, our joint services, and the private sector. We aren’t just getting ready for the near future; we’re getting ready for the 22nd century. When our enemies ask, “What if?” we will have an answer. When foreign powers can build bases on the dark side of the moon. When private companies are inventing a new economy beyond our planet. We need to stay one step ahead of the future. The future is where we’ll make history. We will fight in an environment with no up or down, no left or right, where there are no borders, and nowhere to hide. Our Space Force is defending our country here on Earth and wherever our mission takes us. As commerce and exploration expand, we will imagine the unimaginable, anticipate the inconceivable, and prepare for the impossible. We won't just think outside the box...we'll think outside the atmosphere; in one of the most challenging environments ever known.