Space Force proposes absorbing Reserves now handling space ops

By Apurva Minchekar / April 20, 2023 at 11:22 AM
The Space Force has sent Congress a legislative proposal to take the Air Force Reserve component handling space missions and integrate it into the active-duty Space Force, according to the head of the service. Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman told the Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee that because both the Active and Reserve forces are covered under Title X, it's easier to integrate those capabilities in the near term. “It would create a full-time and part-time force inside the...

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