Trump's desired Space Force will only have around 15,000 troops, report says

Associated Press

• The Trump administration's proposed Space Force, which faces an uncertain fate in Congress, would be the smallest military service.
• The new service would have about 15,000 personnel, including an unspecified number of civilians, according to the Pentagon's proposal.
• Space Force would be the first new military service since an independent Air Force was established in 1947 as part of a broad reorganization of the government's military and intelligence agencies.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration's proposed Space Force, which faces an uncertain fate in Congress, would be the smallest military service — by far.

Details of the Pentagon's proposal released Friday show the new service would have about 15,000 personnel, including an unspecified number of civilians, but would begin in 2020 as only a headquarters of about 200. The proposal was submitted Wednesday to Congress, which must authorize the new service.

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