Personnel of the US Space Force will now be known as “Sentinels.”

The Guardians should represent and defend US interests in space.

From now on, employees of the newest branch of the US Armed Forces Space Force can call themselves “Sentinels.” This has it US Space Force (USSF) announced. This new name was chosen from among hundreds of requests from both space professionals and the general public, which were then tested by experts for a year. In the end, the name Guardians – which means something like “Sentinels” – emerged as the winner.

USSF announces a new name for US Space Force personnel. Photo: US Air Force drawing by Sgt. James Richardson

As mentioned, the US Space Force is the newest branch of the US Armed Forces. For a long time America had five: the Air Force, the Army, the Navy, the Marine Corps, and the Coast Guard. Last year a new branch was added to this; The so-called American space force. This armed force is responsible for the war in space and thus operates outside our planet. The US Space Force is a military service that organizes, trains, and equips space forces to advance and defend the interests of the United States in space. The responsibilities of the US Space Force include acquiring military space professionals and developing military space systems.

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The US Space Force consists of regular civilian personnel who conduct space operations and provide support to the Air Force Space Command. Next year, units and personnel from other parts of the US Air Force will be transferred to the US Space Forces. And now the personnel of the US Space Force have been renamed. From now on they will continue to live as guardians. And whoever shines a light for him now. In fact, this is very similar to the superhero name from the Marvel Guardians of the Galaxy movie. So the director of the movie in question is Not entertaining…

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JamesGunn December 19, 2020

However, USSF is not aware of any damage. According to them, it is a name with a long history in space operations, dating back to the original emblem of the Air Force Space Command in 1983; Guardians of the upper borders. “The Guardians name connects our proud heritage and culture to the primary mission we carry out 24/7, which is to protect the people and interests of the United States and its allies,” they said in a press release.

why?
You might be wondering why “space power” is really necessary. “Space has become essential to our security and our prosperity,” USSF explains on its website. And that has become so important that we need a branch of our army to protect it, just as we have branches of the military dedicated to protecting and securing the air, land and sea. Unrestricted access to space is essential for national defense. Space systems are intertwined with our way of life. Space affects nearly every part of our daily life and is fundamental to our economic system. For example, satellites not only power the GPS technology we use every day, but they also allow us to surf the Internet and contact our friends. It also enables aid workers to communicate with each other in times of crisis and even allows us to use credit cards in petrol pumps, for example. “

battlefield
As Vice President Mike Pence stated earlier, “Space has become a new battlefield.” “Just as advances in aviation have led to the emergence of the atmosphere as a new field of battle, so the progress in space technology has made space a new battlefield in the 21st century,” he said. “The United States will face emerging threats on this new battlefield.”

It shows once again that space is becoming increasingly important for the armed forces. In a way, you could say that the militarization of space has already begun. Satellites are used for communications, navigation, and surveillance / espionage. Slowly but surely, the armed forces can no longer function without a presence in space, or at least they can no longer keep pace with other countries. And as space becomes more important for military purposes, the state also becomes more vulnerable when it cannot protect and defend itself in space. An arms race in space – as frightening as it is – does not seem far-fetched. Certainly not now that more and more countries are claiming their place in space and these countries are increasingly interested in their presence in space. In any case, the United States is now the first to have sentinels, and they say they are not on the path of war, but created to keep peace – in space, too.

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