isn't space force effectively the "dome" of security Trump speaks of needing/building?
What does it do?
Headquartered in the Pentagon, the Space Force is an independent branch of the military that was carved out of the Air Force beginning in December 2019. It has its own chief of space operations, four-star Gen. Jay Raymond, who like the heads of the five other military branches is also a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Incoming! It is responsible for operating and defending military satellites and ground stations that provide communications, navigation and Earth observation, such as the detection of missile launches.
For example, it alerted U.S. troops in Iraq in January 2020 of incoming missiles so they had adequate time to take defensive measures, according to Gen. David Thompson, its second in command.
GPS: It also operates the network of Global Positioning System, or GPS, satellites, that was originally developed by the Air Force but made available to the public and has contributed at least $1.4 trillion alone to the American economy,according to the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
“That’s everything from paying at the pump when you get gas to using your ATM machine, your smart phone that is giving you GPS directions,” explained Air Force Col. Matt Anderson, outreach director for the Space Force Association, a nonprofit advocacy group. “It’s no secret that Russia and China have made extreme gains in the last couple decades and they have actually shown the ability to threaten some of our assets in space.”https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/03/space-force-explained-465799