How is the Space Force doing on getting the resources it needs?

“The Space Force we have is not the Space Force we need” —Gen. B. Chance Saltzman, Chief of Space Operations

The United States and our allies have never been more dependent on space-based capabilities. Every other military service depends on capabilities from space to do their jobs. A loss of space capability would have a devastating effect on U.S. military posture.

When the Space Force was formed in December 2019, growth of existing missions and the addition of new missions was not part of the baseline funding and manning. The initial force structure of the U.S. Space Force was essentially a conglomeration of existing space capabilities, systems, personnel and budgets from the other armed services.

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