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Pence announces Space Force members will be called 'Guardians' - C C - Dec 19, 2020
https://americanmilitarynews.com/2020/12/space-force-members-officially-called-guardians-announces-vp-pence/
EXCERPTS: Vice President Pence announced the new term for U.S. Space Force members on Friday [...] “It is my honor, on behalf of the president of the United States, that henceforth, the men and women of the United States Space Force will be known as Guardians,” Pence announced. “Soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines, and Guardians will be defending our nation for generations to come...”
After the event, the U.S. Space Force account confirmed the official service member name after “a yearlong process that produced hundreds of submissions and research involving space professionals and members of the general public.”
The name Guardians connects our proud heritage and culture to the important mission we execute 24/7, protecting the people and interest of the U.S. and its allies.
[...] President Trump signed the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act into law on Dec. 20, 2019, which included the authorization to establish the Space Force as an individual military branch. ... “Space is the world’s newest warfighting domain. Amid grave threats to our national security, American superiority in space is absolutely vital. And we’re leading, but we’re not leading by enough. But very shortly, we’ll be leading by a lot. The Space Force will help us deter aggression and control the ultimate high ground.” (MORE - details)
RE: Pence announces Space Force members will be called 'Guardians' - C C - Dec 19, 2020
First 'Guardian' in space: NASA astronaut on ISS enters Space Force
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/first-guardian-in-space-nasa-astronaut-on-iss-enters-space-force/ar-BB1c3C2X?ocid=uxbndlbing
INTRO: The U.S. Space Force has added its first astronaut to its ranks, newly named the "Guardians," during a ceremony held from Earth orbit. Col. Michael Hopkins, who has served for 27 years in the Air Force, voluntarily transferred to the Space Force, the sixth and newest branch of the U.S. military, on Friday (Dec. 18), while continuing to serve as a NASA astronaut, flight engineer and SpaceX spacecraft commander on board the International Space Station.
"This is a significant event," Gen. Jay Raymond, Chief of Space Operations for the U.S. Space Force, said to Hopkins during a live video call from NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C. "I know you have served many, many years in the United States Air Force, and this is a day not to be taken lightly. We greatly appreciate you volunteering to come over to be in the United States Space Force." (MORE)
Astronaut sworn into US Space Force while on space station