The proposal comes as Congress considers a Defense Department request to move existing space-related units of the Air National Guard into the U.S. Space Force.
DETROIT—Former President Donald Trump promised on Aug. 26 to create a Space National Guard if elected in November.
“The time has come to create a space National Guard as the primary combat reserve of the U.S. Space Force,” Trump said, eliciting widespread applause from some 1,000 National Guard officers gathered for a convention of the National Guard Association of the United States (NGAUSA).
The U.S. Space Force was created in December 2019 with a mission to secure the nation’s interests in, from, and to space.
Authorized by an act of Congress and signed by President Trump, the Space Force consolidated into a single entity space operations that had been ongoing under the Air force and other entities.
“One of my proudest achievements in my first term was to create Space Force, the first new branch of the armed forces in over 70 years,” Trump said.
The Army National Guard and Air National Guard serve as reserve units for their respective armed services. However, they are based in the states and are subject to the governors of those states.
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