{"id":1534227,"date":"2022-06-30T20:49:04","date_gmt":"2022-07-01T00:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1534227"},"modified":"2022-06-30T20:49:13","modified_gmt":"2022-07-01T00:49:13","slug":"space-is-a-warfighting-domain-u-s-space-force-activates-new-unit-within-branch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/space-is-a-warfighting-domain-u-s-space-force-activates-new-unit-within-branch\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Space Is A Warfighting Domain\u2019: U.S. Space Force Activates New Unit Within Branch\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fspace-is-a-warfighting-domain-u-s-space-force-activates-new-unit-within-branch%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1534227&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/china\">China<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/russia\">Russia<\/a> orbiting threats on U.S. space assets and national security, America\u2019s sixth and newest branch of the military activated a new unit within the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/space-force\">Space Force<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Space Delta 18, a moniker given to the unit in honor of the military branch officially becoming the 18th member of the U.S. Intelligence Community last year, launched during a ceremony last week at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.<\/p>\n<p>Guardians within the unit have taken on the responsibility of delivering critical intelligence on threat systems, foreign intentions, and activities in the space domain.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMake no mistake,\u201d United States <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/director-of-national-intelligence\">Director of National Intelligence<\/a> Avril Haines <a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/space-force-delta-18-threats-orbit?utm_campaign=socialflow\">said<\/a> at the Delta 18 ceremony. \u201cSpace is a warfighting domain today, and an ever-increasingly contested one at that.\u201d She added that she cannot stress enough the importance of Space Force intelligence for America\u2019s national security.<\/p>\n<p>Haines <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dni.gov\/index.php\/newsroom\/news-articles\/news-articles-2022\/item\/2304-dni-haines-speaks-at-the-activation-of-the-national-space-intelligence-center\">said<\/a> the Intelligence Center would position itself to support the U.S. and its allies in space at \u201can absolutely critical moment in the history of space development.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the years ahead, the environment will only become more contested,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd as we move forward, [the center] will be relied upon to produce and analyze scientific and technical intelligence related to space for the entire nation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Haines recognized the possible threats to the space domain, including those posed by China and Russia as they develop, test, and field counterspace weapons, an official statement reads.<\/p>\n<p>Recent reports show both China and Russia have used anti-satellite capabilities. Earlier this year, a telescope observed a defunct <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/the-war-zone\/44054\/a-chinese-satellite-just-grappled-another-and-pulled-it-out-of-orbit\">Chinese<\/a> navigation satellite get pulled out of its normal orbit into a \u201csuper-graveyard drift orbit,\u201d which raised questions about how the Chinese maneuver the satellites closer to others. Meanwhile,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/russia-jamming-gps-signals-ukraine\">Russia<\/a> has jammed GPS signals throughout its conflict with Ukraine, targeting the United State\u2019s Navstar system of satellites.<\/p>\n<p>President Trump took the nation by surprise when he announced the creation of the Space Force in 2018. While many were confused by its purpose, it would serve as he intended \u2014 to preserve and protect America\u2019s satellites and vehicles in space for international communication and observation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is not merely enough that we have American presence in space,\u201d Trump said. \u201cWe must have American dominance in space.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Haines named Col. Marqus D. Randall the new commander of Space Delta 18, and said his \u201cgifted leadership\u201d would help the nation and its allies make better decisions about space.<\/p>\n<p>Military officials said 345 civilian and military personnel would eventually staff the new command unit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With China and Russia orbiting threats on U.S. space assets and national security, America\u2019s sixth and newest branch of the military activated a new unit within the Space Force. 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