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The Pentagon vehemently denies that the White House exerted any political pressure throughout the process for awarding the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) contract, which ultimately went to Microsoft. (Associated Press/File)

Massive bill has wins for military families, Donald Trump’s Space Force

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., smiles as he meets with reporters as work continues on a plan to keep the government as a funding deadline approaches, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Space Force deal clears way for vote on massive defense policy bill

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

In this June 18, 2018, photo, President Donald Trump holds up the space policy directive that he signed during a National Space Council meeting in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Trump is moving closer toward his goal of creating a Space Force, but it won't begin as a separate military branch as the president envisioned. The Space Force instead initially will be created as part of the Air Force, but could be spun into a separate military department in the future. That's according to senior administration officials who briefed journalists on a directive Trump is scheduled to sign Tuesday to establish the Space Force. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) **FILE**

Space Force to cost billions more than expected, CBO warns

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Vice President Mike Pence is one of the officials looking for a location for the military's Space Command. (Associated Press/File)

Alabama, California, Colorado vie for Space Force center

By Lauren Toms, Lauren Meier and Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan, second from left, accompanied by Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford, left, Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson, second from right, and U.S. Strategic Command Commander Gen. John Hyten, right, speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington , Thursday, April 11, 2019, on the proposed Space Force. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Space Force plans meet with skepticism, confusion on Capitol Hill

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump listens as acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan speaks during an expanded bilateral meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Tuesday, April 2, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Senators on Trump Space Force plan: Not so fast

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan responds to questions during a meeting with visiting Philippines Secretary of National Defense Delfin Lorenzana at the Pentagon in Washington, Monday, April 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) **FILE**

Shanahan, making pitch for Space Force, warns U.S. falling behind rivals

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump, second from right, flanked by acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan, second from left, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford, right, speaks during a meeting with military leaders in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, April 3, 2019. At left is Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) **FILE**

Acting Pentagon chief defends space force amid skepticism

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan and David Norquist, far right, the Defense Department's budget chief, arrive to testify at a House Armed Services Committee hearing on the fiscal year 2020 Pentagon budget, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 26, 2019. Lawmakers are concerned about military construction projects that could lose funding this year to pay for President Donald Trump's border wall. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Patrick Shanahan pushes for Space Force amid lawmaker doubts

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan speaks at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, Wednesday, March 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Patrick Shanahan yet to discuss Space Force funding with top Democrat

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Jan. 3, 2017 file photo, House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis. administers the House oath of office to Rep. Ralph Abraham, R-La., during a mock swearing in ceremony on Capitol Hill in Washington. Abraham has jumped into the Louisiana governor’s race, becoming the second Republican to announce he’ll challenge Democratic incumbent John Bel Edwards in the 2019 election. The congressman’s decision Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018, comes a month after he won re-election to a third term in the U.S. House and days after U.S. Sen. John Kennedy declared that he wouldn’t run. (AP Photo/Zach Gibson)

Ralph Abraham pitches Louisiana for Trump Space Force headquarters

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Congressman pitches Louisiana for Trump’s Space Force locale

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Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan talks to media as he meets with and Qatari Minister of Defense Khalid bin Mohammed al-Attiyah, at the Pentagon, Tuesday, March 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Pentagon chief Shanahan makes pitch for Space Force

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Capt. Philip Gunn participates in a flyover during the interment ceremony of retired Brig. Gen. Robinson Risner on Jan. 23, 2014, at Arlington National Cemetery. (Image: Air Force) ** FILE **

Donald Trump sets ‘Space Force’ in motion; new entity to be housed under Air Force

By Lauren Toms, Tom Howell Jr. and Lauren Meier - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump pauses during a signing event for &quot;Space Policy Directive 4&quot; in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Trump orders creation of Space Force, but within Air Force

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE - Associated Press

President Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and other top administration officials say the U.S. risks falling behind rivals such as Russia and China in the space arms race. (Associated Press/File)

Pentagon aims to make Trump’s Space Force ‘as small as possible’

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

In this Oct. 8, 2018 file photo, Steve Carell arrives at the premiere of "Beautiful Boy" in Beverly Hills, Calif. Carell will reunite with his creative team from "The Office," Greg Daniels and Howard Klein, for the new Netflix comedy series "Space Force." (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

Steve Carell, ‘The Office’ creator reunite for Netflix comedy based on Trump’s ‘Space Force’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

The Air Force X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle, a space drone that has flown clandestine missions since 2010, has captured the attention of the UFO community. (Associated Press/File)

UFO conspiracy theorists see Space Force as evidence

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

In this Aug. 9, 2018, file photo, Vice President Mike Pence, center, is greeted by Deputy Secretary of Defense Pat Shanahan, left, and Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis before speaking at an event on the creation of a United States Space Force at the Pentagon. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Case for Space Force lies with Defense Department officials, experts say

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Vice President Mike Pence speaks during a rally for U.S. Rep. David Young, R-Iowa, Friday, Oct. 19, 2018, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Mike Pence declares space is a ‘war-fighting domain’ while touting Space Force

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times