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U.S. Air Force company grade officers raise their hands during their oath of office ceremony as they transfer into the Space Force on Sept. 1, 2020. The Space Force is the United States' newest military service in more than 70 years. (Staff Sgt. Kayla White/Air Force)

US Central Command welcomes space ops shop in Florida

U.S. Space Forces—Central will oversee military space operations in the Middle East and Southwest Asia.

By Rachel S. Cohen

2 years ago

Col. Todd Benson, the U.S. Air Forces Central Command director of space forces, leads airmen through their enlistment ceremony as they become members of the Space Force at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, on Sept. 1, 2020. The Space Force is the United States' newest service in more than 70 years. (Staff Sgt. Kayla White/U.S. Air Force)

Space Force planning for new component in the Middle East alongside AFCENT

Space Force leaders are hashing out a plan to create a new group under U.S. Central Command to coordinate what military space assets to use in the region.

By Rachel S. Cohen

4 years ago