The Space Force Has its First Marines — and Soldiers and Sailors – By Oriana Pawlyk (Military.com) / July 2 2021
The Space Marines are here.
The U.S. Space Force on Wednesday announced it has selected its first small group of soldiers, sailors and Marines who will transfer permanently into the sixth military branch — part of a larger effort to centralize space operations and related missions within the fledgling service.
The Space Force will bring in 50 active-duty volunteers into its ranks this month, the service said in a news release. More than 3,700 officers and enlisted members from those services applied earlier this year for the chance to become a guardian, the release states.
“We are overwhelmed by the number of applicants, and the outpouring of support our sister services have provided as we’ve partnered together to design the Space Force,” said Gen. David “DT” Thompson, vice chief of space operations.
