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“We see this as a critical next step in establishing the nation’s newest service,” said Maj. Gen. Leah Lauderback, Space Force director of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force soon will become the 18th member of the U.S. intelligence community, Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe said Dec. 9.
Intelligence elements of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force are part of the U.S. intelligence community. The Space Force will be added next, Ratcliffe said during the eighth meeting of the National Space Council at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
A spokeswoman for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence told SpaceNews that Ratcliffe is “working with Space Force leadership to evaluate the potential for the Space Force to become the 18th member of the U.S. intelligence community. We anticipate a decision on this history-making opportunity in the next few months, which would profoundly strengthen the partnership between the Department of Defense and the intelligence community.”
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