Talk:United States Space Force
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Need to take out Mark Esper as Secretary of Defense and change to new Sec Def Christopher C Miller, in the current officers section, as of Nov. 9, 2020. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.108.73.147 (talk) 20:50, November 9, 2020 (UTC)
Given UFO Intelligence Role From DNI?
The Space Force has reluctantly accepted the role of investigating UFOs from the DNI.[1] Chantern15 (talk) 20:22, 23 August 2021 (UTC)Chantern15
- Actually, there is a UAP (UFO) task force currently headed up by the Navy, and the Pentagon is looking to have SF take over. SF leadership isn't happy about it because of all the space-jokes that have gone on since SF was created. There is mention of a report to Congress on recent UAP sightings mentioned in the article though. - wolf 21:34, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
- Hmmm...I did not know that, so should the article be changed to reflect this new info?Chantern15 (talk) 21:42, 23 August 2021 (UTC)Chantern15
- The Politico story says "The Pentagon is considering giving the Space Force a greater role in a stepped-up effort to track and investigate reports of UFOs". It doesn't say they have been given the role, so your Talk header is wrong and misleading. In any case, WP:NOTNEWS. - LuckyLouie (talk) 16:45, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
- Added question mark to reflect that. I didn't know that. Well, let the editors decided what info they choose to include. I have no problem.Chantern15 (talk) 17:21, 24 August 2021 (UTC)Chantern15
- Just out of curiosity, you read the Politico article, right? - wolf 21:22, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
- I did, I just assumed that they would've done it by now.Chantern15 (talk) 02:35, 27 September 2021 (UTC)chantern15
- Just out of curiosity, you read the Politico article, right? - wolf 21:22, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
- Added question mark to reflect that. I didn't know that. Well, let the editors decided what info they choose to include. I have no problem.Chantern15 (talk) 17:21, 24 August 2021 (UTC)Chantern15
- The Politico story says "The Pentagon is considering giving the Space Force a greater role in a stepped-up effort to track and investigate reports of UFOs". It doesn't say they have been given the role, so your Talk header is wrong and misleading. In any case, WP:NOTNEWS. - LuckyLouie (talk) 16:45, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
- Hmmm...I did not know that, so should the article be changed to reflect this new info?Chantern15 (talk) 21:42, 23 August 2021 (UTC)Chantern15
New enlisted insignia have been announced
I added links to the article on rank insignia so someone can import those here? 96.250.80.27 (talk) 06:32, 21 September 2021 (UTC)
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Under the Reception section, add "citation needed" to the sentence 'The Space Force was accused of being a "vanity project" for President Trump, despite the concept being debated since the 1990s as a means to counter Chinese and Russian military threats in space.' 208.88.203.0 (talk) 03:11, 15 October 2021 (UTC)
Not done the ref at the end of the very next sentence supports this content. - wolf 04:43, 15 October 2021 (UTC)
"First Space War" title not supported by source referenced.
This article claims that the Gulf War (as part of Operation Desert Storm) was referred to as the first space war. While a source referenced does show that it was called this, the source used to make this claim contextualizes this title as being "misleading [and] inaccurate." I suggest that this claim be either removed from the article or edited to provide context.
The article summary at the top, without a source, claims that:
"The first major employment of space forces culminated in the Gulf War, where they proved so critical to the U.S.-led coalition, that it is sometimes referred to as the first space war."
and later in the History section under Air Force military space program (1945-2019) that:
"The tactical employment of space forces culminated in the Gulf War, where space forces proved so critical to the U.S.-led coalition, that it is sometimes referred to as the first space war."
The claim in the history section references Spires 1998, which I presume is also the source for claim at the summary at the top. However, in a note on this First Space War title, Spires notes that:
"6. Shortly after the conflict, commentators referred to Desert Storm as the first space war. Although also used by Air Force leaders such as Chief of Staff General Merrill McPeak, the phrase was largely a journalistic label used to highlight the visible use of space systems in support of warfighting during the Gulf War. The term came to be viewed as misleading, incorrect, and somewhat threatening from the military perspective." [page 335-336, or page 375 on the referenced PDF]
The article does not contextualize the "first space war" claim as a journalistic label, or as being viewed as misleading or incorrect. I believe the article should be edited to remove the claim, or edited to echo the context that the source provides.
https://media.defense.gov/2011/Jan/25/2001330110/-1/-1/0/AFD-110125-038.pdf
Malle Yeno (talk) 20:25, 19 November 2021 (UTC)
- This is interesting in that the source confirms the term was used by primary and secondary sources, so I don't see how it just be outright removed. As for context, while the this source states it was "misleading", it itself doesn't provide any details or context as to why they believe this to be case. Let's see what others might have to say. - wolf 23:44, 19 November 2021 (UTC)
- The extensive use of GPS and surveillance satellites in orbit (space) is the missing context. Searching “gulf war space war” turns up many good sources like this. - LuckyLouie (talk) 00:54, 20 November 2021 (UTC)
- I added a couple of citations to more current references. It's clear there isn't any real controversy regarding the use of the term. - LuckyLouie (talk) 16:45, 20 November 2021 (UTC)
Obsolete size figure
The opening section continues to say that the USSF numbers 4,840 personnel but the second-anniversary video https://www.aftc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2879471/space-force-celebrates-2nd-birthday/ features the CSO saying there are "over 6,650 active duty guardians". 12.144.5.2 (talk) 06:15, 4 January 2022 (UTC)
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