President Donald Trump Announces Establishment Of The U.S. Space Command

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 29: U.S. Air Force Gen. John "Jay" Raymond, Defense Secretary Mark Esper, U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence pose with the memorandum establishing the U.S. Space Command, the sixth national armed service, in the Rose Garden at the White House August 29, 2019 in Washington, DC. Citing potential threats from China and Russia and the nation’s reliance on satellites for defense operations, Trump said the U.S. needs to launch a 'space force.' Raymond will serve as the first head of Space Command, which will have 87 active units handling operations such as missile warning, satellite surveillance, space control and space support. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)