Tag: National Defense Authorization Act
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Space Force sees budget, manpower boost as it marks year six
Congress set aside some gifts for the Space Force in a recently passed defense bill as the military branch marks its sixth birthday. With more than 50% of the Space Force’s guardians working in Colorado, it is an economic driver for the state and a critical piece of national infrastructure as space becomes more contested…
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Senate approves bill that moves space-focused National Guard units, Polis says Air Force refused to negotiate
The Senate approved the annual defense bill Wednesday that moves National Guard units into the active-duty Space Force after facing opposition from every governor in the country. The Senate-approved National Defense Authorization Act moves two of the seven space-focused National Guard units in Colorado, the 137th Space Warning Squadron, based in Greeley, and the 138th Electromagnetic…
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Requirement that could protect jets at Buckley makes must-pass defense bill
A requirement to replace Air National Guard fighter planes is headed to the president and could protect the future of aging F-16s at Aurora’s Buckley Space Force Base. The National Defense Authorization Act would require the secretary of the Air Force to work with the National Guard on a plan to replace guard planes at…
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House passes national defense bill without Lamborn provision to delay Space Command move out of Colorado
Congressional negotiators on Tuesday dropped a provision from the annual defense bill that would have postponed any work toward moving U.S. Space Command from Colorado Springs to Huntsville, Alabama, pending completion of two investigations into the decision. Leaders of the House and Senate Armed Services committees agreed on a final version of the $768 billion National…
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Space Force abolished? House bill would do just that
A group of House Democrats introduced a bill Wednesday to abolish the nation’s newest armed service, eliminating the Space Force and giving the Air Force its responsibilities. Backed by five members of the House Progressive Caucus, which is composed of Democrats on the party’s left wing, the “No Militarization of Space Act” was introduced as…