Posted on Nov 3, 2022
'Father of the Space Force' Raymond retires, as Saltzman takes command - Breaking Defense
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Leadership of the Space Force, the US military’s newest service branch, changed hands for the first time today as Gen. Chance Saltzman became the second-ever chief of space operations, succeeding Gen. Jay Raymond.
In a speech shortly after becoming the Space Force’s top officer, Saltzman vowed to provide servicemembers — who are known as Guardians — the resources, training and tools needed to “unlock [their] massive potential.”
“The world is becoming an increasingly dangerous place and preserving US national security interest in space is growing harder every day,” Saltzman said. “Without the space capabilities you’re designing, building, protecting and operating, the joint force will not be capable of accomplishing its missions.
In a speech shortly after becoming the Space Force’s top officer, Saltzman vowed to provide servicemembers — who are known as Guardians — the resources, training and tools needed to “unlock [their] massive potential.”
“The world is becoming an increasingly dangerous place and preserving US national security interest in space is growing harder every day,” Saltzman said. “Without the space capabilities you’re designing, building, protecting and operating, the joint force will not be capable of accomplishing its missions.
'Father of the Space Force' Raymond retires, as Saltzman takes command - Breaking Defense
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There will be a time when our Space Force will be a primary player in our military superiority, imho!!!
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Even though I understand the premise and mission of the Space Force, I have a hard time evaluating them as they have no real vehicle to "travel" through space and almost everything they are tasked with is Top Secret Compartmentalized Need To Know stuff. I was just thinking the other day that if they would just go over to the Museum and take the Space Shuttle out, dust it off, PMS it, quickly run it through it's paces and park it on the runway where we could see it, that would go a long towards establishing some legitimacy!
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