The United States Space Force announced a new name for its members on December 18, 2020. The space force announced that its space professionals will now be known as 'Guardians'.
The US Space Force in a series of tweets said that after a year-long process that involved hundreds of submissions and research involving space professionals and general public members, the space force can finally share the name by which they will be known: Guardians.
Today, after a yearlong process that produced hundreds of submissions and research involving space professionals and members of the general public, we can finally share with you the name by which we will be known: Guardians. pic.twitter.com/Tmlff4LKW6
— United States Space Force (@SpaceForceDoD) December 18, 2020
It added saying that the name Guardians connects their proud heritage and culture to the important mission executed by them, which is protecting the people and interest of the US and its allies.
Further, the space force tweeted saying that the opportunity to name a force is a momentous responsibility and Guardians is a name that has a long history in space operations. The name can be traced back to the original command motto of Air Force Space Command in 1983, 'Guardians of the High Frontier.'
The name Guardians connects our proud heritage and culture to the important mission we execute 24/7, protecting the people and interest of the U.S. and its allies.
— United States Space Force (@SpaceForceDoD) December 18, 2020
The Space Force in a statement on its website in February 2020 had announced that it is looking for feedback from US military space professionals on what Space Force members should be called in line with how the Air Force refers to its members as 'Airmen' or the Army calls its members 'Soldiers.'
The Space Force's website had further stated that given the significance, the name has to the identity and culture of an organization, hence, the Space Force is taking a deliberate approach to ensure that the title and ranks of the Space Force members correctly convey the nature of the newest US Armed Forces branch and the domain in which it operates.
What is US Space Force? |
| •The United States Space Force (USSF) is space service branch of the US Armed Forces. It is an organised miltary branch within the Department of the Air Force. •US President Donald Trump had ordered the US Defense Department and the Pentagon on June 18, 2018 to create a "Space Force" as an independent sixth branch of the armed forces. •The US Space Force was finally established as an independent military branch on December 20, 2019 after the signing of the United States Space Force Act, part of the National Defense Authorization Act for 2020. •The Space Force is headed by the secretary of the Air Force, who reports to the secretary of defense of the United States. •The US Space Force is overall the smallest US armed service comprising around 2,500 guardians. It operates 77 spacecraft, including the Boeing X-37B and the Global Positioning System. Responsibilities of the US Space Force: 1. Conduct Space Operations 2. Ensure space security and deter aggression in, from and to space 3. Protect the interests of the United States in space |
Background
The US Space Force had become the centre of several memes after it revealed its logo in January this year, as the force was called out for ripping off the fictional "Star Trek" insignia. The name Guardians also sounds similar to 'Guardians of the Galaxy-American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics.
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