September 22, 20215 yr The Space Force Unveils its New, Sci-Fi Worthy Uniform Quote Chief of Space Operations Gen. John W. "Jay" Raymond unveiled the Guardian Service Dress prototype during the Air Force Association’s Air, Space, and Cyber conference on Sept. 21, 2021. (Twitter) 21 Sep 2021 Military.com | By Stephen Losey The Space Force finally has its own service dress uniform -- one worthy of the Starship Enterprise. The U.S. military's newest service unveiled its prototype dress uniform at the Air Force Association's Air Space & Cyber conference in National Harbor, Maryland, on Tuesday -- prompting commenters to share images and jokes online. The uniform is a marked departure from the dress blues of the Air Force, from which the Space Force was spun off in 2019. It has a dark navy coat that buttons on the right-hand side, unlike the Air Force coat that buttons in the middle, and gray pants. Raymond said the coat's six buttons -- which bear the Space Force emblem -- are meant to represent its status as the military's sixth service. Read Next: Air Force Secretary Taps Watchdog to Weigh Accountability in Botched Kabul Airstrike But the cut of the coat reminded some online commenters of the burgundy uniform worn by Capt. James T. Kirk of "Star Trek" fame in "The Wrath of Khan," or the dark blue uniforms worn by the crew on the sci-fi show "Battlestar Galactica." Lt. Col. Alison Gonzalez, the Space Force deputy chief of strategy who modeled the new uniform at the conference, said it was designed with women in mind. A Guardian shows off a prototype of the new Space Force dress uniform at the Air Force Association’s Air, Space, and Cyber conference on Sept. 21, 2021. (Stephen Losey/Military.com) That's a reversal from the military's usual model of designing uniforms for men and then adapting them for women. That strategy frequently has resulted in poor fits for female service members and required the services to go back years later for a redesign. Gonzalez said she has been involved in helping develop the Space Force's new uniform since last spring, after the service settled on a design. She helped test various iterations of the uniform, working with a tailor to see which would be the most comfortable and flattering fit. But it will be some time before Space Force Guardians get to wear their new uniform on a regular basis. Raymond said the service will collect comments over the next few months, then start the process of wear-testing the uniform before it is distributed widely. He added that the Space Force recently put its new PT uniform into wear-testing. The uniform announcement followed Monday’s unveiling of the Space Force’s enlisted rank insignia. The chevron designs for senior noncommissioned officers were inspired by earth orbits, the service said. https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/09/21/space-force-unveils-its-new-sci-fi-worthy-uniform.html I don't think I care for it, not from those images, anyway.
September 22, 20215 yr Is Space Force literally just space or more of a cyber branch along with the Air Force?
September 22, 20215 yr Author 13 minutes ago, DaEagles4Life said: Is Space Force literally just space or more of a cyber branch along with the Air Force? I think it includes space, in terms of things like satellites and unmanned space vehicles and eventually, I think it'll include an actual 'space force', once we get launch vehicles that take humans back into space. This is from the Wiki page on the Space Force: Quote The Space Force is the smallest U.S. armed service, consisting of 4,840 personnel and operating 77 spacecraft. Major spacecraft and systems include the Global Positioning System constellation, military satellite communications constellations, Boeing X-37B spaceplane, U.S. missile warning system, U.S. space surveillance network, and the Satellite Control Network. Under the Goldwater–Nichols Act, the Space Force is responsible for organizing, training, and equipping space forces, which are then presented to the unified combatant commands, predominantly to United States Space Command, for operational employment. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Space_Force
September 22, 20215 yr Formally USAF Space Command but now with a wholly separate hierarchal command structure.
September 22, 20215 yr 19 minutes ago, PoconoDon said: It's so retro. Like 2017 retro: low budget Christina Ricci there. this show was bad, but I thought they had uniforms already:
September 22, 20215 yr 7 hours ago, DaEagles4Life said: Is Space Force literally just space or more of a cyber branch along with the Air Force? It will make more sense in the future when there is more open source info out there about certain technologies. They do things in the cyberspace domain as well but there is a lot more to it than that.
September 23, 20215 yr CyberCom and NSA, specially TAO, deals with cyberspace warfare and threats. Not sure how or why Space Force would be involved.
September 23, 20215 yr 3 hours ago, DEagle7 said: I forgot he got fat at one point. Get your fat ass outta here and get it together!
September 23, 20215 yr 1 hour ago, JohnSnowsHair said: I forgot he got fat at one point. Get your fat ass outta here and get it together! Fat Lee Adama may be one of my favorite TV characters of all time.
September 25, 20215 yr Author I just saw what the Space Force's motto is, "Semper Supra" meaning "Always Above": Spoiler The motto of my last unit from when I was in the Army would probably be much more appropriate, though. "Vincimus Spatium" meaning "We conquer Space"
September 26, 20215 yr When a low budget 1960's Sci-Fi show foreshadows reality! Gene Roddenberry FTW!!!
April 1, 20224 yr https://spacenews.com/bidens-2023-defense-budget-adds-billions-for-u-s-space-force/ These uniforms gonna be even more lit under Biden!
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