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United States Space Force
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The United States Space Force (USSF) is a part of the U.S. Armed Forces. It is focused on war in space. It is the sixth branch of the U.S. military.
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Founded | 20 December 2019; 4 years ago (2019-12-20) (as an independent service) 1 September 1982 (41 years, 10 months as Air Force Space Command)[1] |
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Type | Space force |
Role | Space warfare |
Size | 16,000 assigned[2] |
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Headquarters | The Pentagon Arlington County, Virginia, U.S.[3] |
Anniversaries | 20 December |
Website | www |
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Secretary of Defense | ![]() |
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Chief of Space Operations | ![]() |
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It is a part of the Department of the Air Force, one of the three parts of the Department of Defense. Because of this, the Space Force is led by the Secretary of the Air Force, who is under the Secretary of Defense. The leader of the Space Force is called the Chief of Space Operations.