Tag: Space National Guard
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Colorado lawmakers lead bipartisan opposition to DOD plan for space-focused National Guard units
Colorado lawmakers are leading 85 members of Congress in a push to oppose a Department of Defense bill to move space-focused Air National Guard units into the active-duty Space Force. The space-focused units work in specialized areas, such as electromagnetic warfare, but can also hold civilian jobs and help out during local emergencies as traditional…
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Space National Guard debate leaves Colorado units ‘orphaned’
When the Space Force was established in late 2019, more than 1,000 Air National Guard members focused on space missions were left behind. A debate about their future is still raging, leaving the airmen in limbo some three years later. Lawmakers are debating a new Space National Guard that could leave the 16 space-focused guard…