The Space Force was seeking to enlist 800 guardians this year, and the Air Force wanted to enlist more than 33,000 active-duty airmen.

The Space Force released the largest funding request in its six-year history, asking Congress to approve $39.9 billion to spend next year as the service takes on new mission requirements including a massive “Golden Dome” missile defense shield.

Just days after Memorial Day, a Space Force guardian escorted the remains of her great-great-uncle Staff Sgt. Loring E. Lord, a U.S. Army Air Forces gunner killed in action during World War II nearly 80 years after he was declared missing in action. 

Twenty-six years ago, Col. Eric Bogue was an enlisted senior airman, Schriever was an Air Force base, and the Space Force didn’t exist. On Wednesday, he assumed command of the newly established Space Base Delta 41.

The move comes as President Donald Trump has long mused about taking control of the island, which he has argued is critical to U.S. national security and protecting its Arctic interests.

The biennial Talisman Sabre will bring together a record number of troops from 19 countries for joint training across Australia and Papua New Guinea.

President Donald Trump was talking to U.S. Rep. Dale Strong when he seemed to confirm U.S. Space Command’s headquarters was coming to Huntsville, Ala.

The Air Force Aid Society this month added nine categories to the list of needs for which airmen, guardians and their families can seek interest-free loans or grants — including mental health counseling and domestic violence relocation.

A U.S. Space Force officer has been placed on administrative leave, pending separation, under the Defense Department’s new ban on transgender service members, ending her more than 22-year military career.

New military construction would be needed to support a permanent U.S. Space Command headquarters in Colorado, a government watchdog found as lawmakers continue to argue over the final location of the combatant command.