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Space Force images on T-shirts, coffee mugs, hats and other merchandise have become a national craze. (Associated Press/File)

Donald Trump’s Space Force ignites merchandise sales

By S.A. Miller and Ben Wolfgang - 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)

Trump space force plan is grounded in real needs but hazy

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

US Air Force Thunderbirds F16 jets perform as they arrive in the Air Force base of Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria, east of the capital Sofia, Friday, June, 29, 2007. The Thunderbirds the world-renowned Air Demonstration Unit of the United States Air Force are coming to Bulgaria as part of the Bulgarian - American Days of the Air Force, commemorating the the 95th anniversary of the Bulgarian Air Force and the 60th anniversary of the U.S. Air Force and will perform an air-show at Graf Ignatievo on July, 1. Graf Ignatievo is one of two airbases which will be used by US Air Forces in Bulgaria.(AP Photo/Petar Petrov)

Space Force faces same resistance as Air Force at founding

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Dec. 6, 2017, file photo, Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson is testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. An internal Air Force document, written by Wilson, says President Donald Trump's planned creation of a Space Force could cost nearly $13 billion in its first five years. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Air Force: Space Force would cost $13 billion over 5 years

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson proposes pushing ahead with the transition to a Space Force whose main focus would be competition with Russia and China. (Associated Press)

Space Force gets backing of Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson

By Robert Burns - Associated Press

Defense Secretary James Mattis' authority to set U.S. troop levels for Afghanistan and the fight against Islamic State could ease the bitter bureaucratic battles that divided the Obama White House and the Pentagon over war strategy. (Associated Press/File)

‘Space Force’ key to counter Russia, China threats, military insiders say

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

FILE - In this July 14, 2018 file photo, U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis addresses a press conference at the Ministry of Defense in Olso, Norway. Mattis said Sunday, Aug. 12 he is satisfied that creating a Space Force as a separate military service is the right way to reorganize the Pentagon's approach to space. Mattis, who last year opposed moves in Congress to create a separate space service, said his emphasis then was on establishing a consensus about what the Pentagon's space problem is before recommending a way to fix it. (Jim Watson/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Pentagon chief Mattis defends his reversal on Space Force

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin speaks at the commemoration for the upcoming anniversary of the 1969 mission to the moon and a gala for his non-profit space education foundation, ShareSpace Foundation, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Saturday, July 15, 2017. (AP Photo/Alex Sanz)

Buzz Aldrin on Space Force: ‘One giant leap in the right direction’

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

Pentagon Space Force plan at a glance

By Associated Press - Associated Press

Space Force images on T-shirts, coffee mugs, hats and other merchandise have become a national craze. (Associated Press/File)

Trump campaign asks supporters to vote on Space Force logo for campaign merchandise

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks as he meets with business leaders, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018, at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Donald Trump’s ‘Space Force’ meets resistance in Pentagon, insiders say

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

FILE - In this July 30, 2018, file photo, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis attends a swearing in ceremony for Robert Wilkie as Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. President Donald Trump wants a Space Force, a new military service he says is needed to ensure American dominance in space. But the idea is falling flat at the Pentagon, where Mattis has said it would add burdensome bureaucracy and costs. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump wants a Space Force, but Pentagon has different idea

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 30, 2018, file photo, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis attends a swearing in ceremony for Robert Wilkie as Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. President Donald Trump wants a Space Force, a new military service he says is needed to ensure American dominance in space. But the idea is falling flat at the Pentagon, where Mattis has said it would add burdensome bureaucracy and costs. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Pentagon redoing space defenses, but will Trump demand more?

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

Illustration on the drawbacks of a "space force" by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

‘Say no to a Space Force’

By Jed Babbin