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December 14th, 2002, 06:35 AM
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Re: Promotions -> Non-Coms do all the Work -> Space is the Navy\'s -> No it\'s not -> etc.
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Don't you people watch Stargate? The Air Force is out there, killing aliens and saving the earth! You can't disband the Air Force!
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I never considered that before. What IS the Airforce doing exploring other planets. they should give the job to the Army or the Marines.
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Re: Promotions -> Non-Coms do all the Work -> Space is the Navy\'s -> No it\'s not -> etc.
As it has already been said, space is the "jurisdiction" of the Air Force. It seems fairly obvious to me that since other planets are in space, the Air Force would be the ones to operate there 
BTW, I have several friends in AFROTC. I'm slightly biased 
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December 14th, 2002, 05:38 PM
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Re: Promotions -> Non-Coms do all the Work -> Space is the Navy\'s -> No it\'s not -> etc.
I thought the US Space Command was in charge of outer space? Of course, that could be part of the Air Force, for all I know.
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December 14th, 2002, 06:24 PM
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Re: Promotions -> Non-Coms do all the Work -> Space is the Navy\'s -> No it\'s not -> etc.
Stargate and other scifi not withstanding I think it highly unlikely that once we start exploring and working in space on a regular basis it will be handled by any of the terrestrial service branches. Most of it will be handled by NASA, and other research organizations, or by private sector corporations. If for some reason a dedicated military presence becomes neccesay in space, it will likely be an entirely new military branch. Just like the Air Force was originally a branch of the Army until it got large enough, at some point a new service would be formed.
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December 14th, 2002, 07:10 PM
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Re: Promotions -> Non-Coms do all the Work -> Space is the Navy\'s -> No it\'s not -> etc.
Space Command is part of Strategic Command or USSTRATCOM, based at Offut AFB in lovely Bellevue, NE. Quote from website:
"USSTRATCOM is the command and control center for U.S. strategic forces and controls military space operations, computer network operations, information operations, strategic warning and intelligence assessments as well as global strategic planning."
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Re: Promotions -> Non-Coms do all the Work -> Space is the Navy\'s -> No it\'s not -> etc.
Another argument for the naval side is that the force structure and travel times involved in space warfare are comparable to historical surface navies.
I think it ultimately comes down to which branch of the service the SF author wants to write about, though. I'm partial to Air Force, myself, because that was my father's branch; I seriously considered Air Force ROTC when I went to college.
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Re: Promotions -> Non-Coms do all the Work -> Space is the Navy\'s -> No it\'s not -> etc.
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Space Command is part of Strategic Command or USSTRATCOM, based at Offut AFB in lovely Bellevue, NE. Quote from website:
"USSTRATCOM is the command and control center for U.S. strategic forces and controls military space operations, computer network operations, information operations, strategic warning and intelligence assessments as well as global strategic planning."
STRATCOM webpage
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Hey I was looking at that web page and found some interesting stuff. This is one of the news bits they had posted http://www2.acc.af.mil/accnews/dec02/02417.html
A U2 with a sick engine would be a hand full. But landing a sick U2 with out a chase vehicle would be really challenging.
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