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How the Marine Corps Struck Gold in a Trash Heap As Part of the Pentagon’s Fight Against Climate Change The Defense Department treats the warming climate as a catastrophic threat to national security: “A shrinking polar ice cap doesn’t just mean thinking about polar bears.” By Sonner Kehrt June 30, 2021 A Member of the 325th Civil Engineer Squadron begins the clean up process around their squadron on Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Oct. 18, 2018, following Hurricane Michael. Credit: U.S. Air Force/ Senior Airman Keifer Bowes Related Share this article This story was published in partnership with The War Horse, a nonprofit newsroom exploring the human impact of military service. Sign up for the TWH newsletter here. ....
Outgoing US President Donald Trump has a penchant for grandiose promises that go unfulfilled. So when he announced a plan to establish a Space Force, there was some scepticism. Then-Senator Bill Nelson, ranking member on a Senate committee that deals with aviation and space, disliked the idea of consolidating space programmes from the other military branches, saying at the time that there were too many important missions at stake to rip the Air Force apart. Samuel Corum-Pool/Getty Images Chief Master Sergeant Roger Towberman, Space Force and Command Senior Enlisted Leader and CMSgt Roger Towberman, with Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett present Donald Trump with the official flag of the United States Space Force in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on May 15. ....
What happens to Space Force after Trump? Created last year as the first new armed service since 1947, it was established with the mission of protecting U.S. interests in space from potential adversaries. By Samantha MasunagaLos Angeles Times Share President Donald Trump has a penchant for grandiose promises that go unfulfilled. So when he announced a plan to establish a Space Force, there was some skepticism. Then-Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., ranking member on a Senate committee that deals with aviation and space, disliked the idea of consolidating space programs from the other military branches, saying at the time that there were “too many important missions at stake” to “rip the Air Force apart.” ....
Print President Trump has a penchant for grandiose promises that go unfulfilled. So when he announced a plan to establish a Space Force, there was some skepticism. Then-Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), ranking member on a Senate committee that deals with aviation and space, disliked the idea of consolidating space programs from the other military branches, saying at the time there were “too many important missions at stake” to “rip the Air Force apart.” The Space Force, however, was not merely a presidential musing. Created last year as the first new armed service since 1947, it was established with the mission of protecting U.S. interests in space from potential adversaries, be they rival nations or gobs of space junk. ....