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While it is pretty funny, apparently Trump isn't off his rocker.
There is actually already a US Space Command and they have been around for some time.
Here is a page from 2004
http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/...s/newfctbk.htm
Introduction
Speeding unseen at 17,000 m.p.h. hundreds of miles overhead, sophisticated spacecraft beam data from their specialized payloads down to warriors scattered across the surface of the planet. The advantage space gives them could spell the difference between victory and defeat.
This scene, once science fiction, is now fact. The spacecraft bear names like Defense Support Program, Global Positioning System, and Milstar. The warriors wear the proud uniforms of the fighting men and women of the United States of America.
The Marine rifleman maps the precise coordinates of his individual foxhole. The Navy warship skipper scrutinizes recently-dowloaded imagery of tomorrow’s targets. The Army squad leader rushes her soldiers to safety after getting early warning of a missile attack. The Air Force pilot plots a safe course around a thunderstorm on the other side of the world. Space has become an integral part of modern military operations.
As the size of our military forces decrease and our worldwide military commitments increase, space forces help fill the gap. They help achieve America’s vision for its joint warfighters in the next century: out-maneuvering the enemy, attacking him with precision, protecting themselves from attack, and focusing logistics where and when it’s needed most.
Our nation relies on the men and women of U.S. Space Command to put the satellites that provide these capabilities in orbit, operate them, protect them, and ensure that the information they provide is exactly what America’s warfighters need to protect national security interests today and tomorrow.
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And an article from 2001 on the need for a Space Force.
http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/...w/moorhead.pdf
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I think they need a better name than "Space Force"
Wasn't there a cartoon called Starcom: US Space Force"?
Starcom sounds cool.
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US Space Command was merged into USSTRATCOM back in 2002. There is a service component called Air Force Space Command though.Last edited by lilpixieofterror; 06-22-2018, 11:40 PM."The man from the yacht thought he was the first to find England; I thought I was the first to find Europe. I did try to found a heresy of my own; and when I had put the last touches to it, I discovered that it was orthodoxy."
GK Chesterton; Orthodoxy
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Originally posted by lilpixieofterror View PostUS Space Command was merged into USSTRATCOM back in 2002. There is a service component called Air Force Space Command though.
When I first heard Trump say Space Force I was thinking how ridiculous it sounded, but then I thought about all of the support we already do using satellites and such. Right now it is part of the Air Force, but making it a separate branch does make sense. It's not about shootouts in space, but about using space to supplement ground control.
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Every time I see the title of this thread I think of the Duck Tales theme song.
"Fire is catching. If we burn, you burn with us!"
"I'm not going anywhere. I'm going to stay here and cause all kinds of trouble."
Katniss Everdeen
Christ our Passover has been sacrificed for us. Therefore let us keep the feast.
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Originally posted by thewriteranon View PostEvery time I see the title of this thread I think of the Duck Tales theme song.
I'm always still in trouble again
"You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
"Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
"Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman
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Originally posted by Cerebrum123 View PostHave you watched the reboot? Personally I've enjoyed most of the episodes. Definitely more humorous than the original IMO.
"Fire is catching. If we burn, you burn with us!"
"I'm not going anywhere. I'm going to stay here and cause all kinds of trouble."
Katniss Everdeen
Christ our Passover has been sacrificed for us. Therefore let us keep the feast.
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Originally posted by thewriteranon View PostI don't get any TV in MA. I'm Tejas now so I might be able to catch it. I loved the show when I was a smol kiddo.
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Originally posted by thewriteranon View PostEvery time I see the title of this thread I think of the Duck Tales theme song.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Is he talking about what is essentially just GPS satellites, or actual weapons in space (I'm assuming even Bone Spurs isn't talking about space marines)?
Because as I understand it there's already a treaty in place banning weapon emplacements in orbit, as most countries capable of it agree it would be a bad idea.
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Originally posted by EvoUK View PostIs he talking about what is essentially just GPS satellites, or actual weapons in space (I'm assuming even Bone Spurs isn't talking about space marines)?
Because as I understand it there's already a treaty in place banning weapon emplacements in orbit, as most countries capable of it agree it would be a bad idea.
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