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Guardians of the United States? Seemingly yes, as members of the United States Space Force will be called “guardians"
Guardians of the United States? Seemingly yes, as members of the United States Space Force will be called “guardians”.
United States Vice President Mike Pence made the announcement about the new guardians of the country while speaking at the first anniversary of the space branch of US military.
Why guardians?
In 1983, guardians was used in an old Air Force Space Commando motto which referred to soldiers as “Guardians of the High Frontier”, as was shared on a post on the US Space Force website.