e259 Space Force: What Will the Newest Military Branch Actually Do?

Published: March 13, 2020, 8:55 p.m.

b'In December 2019, President Trump established the Space Force as a separate military branch. Space Force\\u2019s first chief of space operations, General John \\u201cJay\\u201d Raymond, says that the new branch will be a \\u201ctechnology-focused service.\\u201d Officially, Space Force is designed to help protect the interests of the United States in space, deter aggression in the final frontier, and conduct prompt and sustained space operations.'