President Trump directs Defense Department to ‘immediately begin the process’ of establishing ‘space force’ as sixth military branch
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(Worthy News) – President Donald Trump declared Monday he will move to make a new branch of the military focused solely on space.
“I am hereby 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,” Trump said during a meeting of the National Space Council.
“Our destiny beyond the Earth is not only a matter of national identity but a matter of national security,” Trump said. [ Source: CNBC (Read More…) ]
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