It's just been part of the Air Force Army and Navy. For the last 50 years, we've had essentially a Space Force. And since then, the domain and military jargon of space has come into being. VIRTS: That's when the Air Force was created out of the Army Air Corps. VIRTS: Well, I think the last time the Defense Department was reorganized was basically 1947. I mean, what are the interests, the defense interests of the United States in space? I should say, you've written in the past about the need for a Space Force, a military force in space. We appreciate you taking the time for us. Terry Virts is a retired Air Force colonel and former astronaut who commanded the International Space Station, and he joins us this morning on Skype. The Air Force says 16,000 of its personnel have been reassigned to the new branch. GREENE: But despite the skepticism, that $738 billion defense bill that the president signed last week makes the Space Force a reality. Abrams directs and Mark Hamill has a cameo, I'm in. JIMMY FALLON: Reporters asked Trump who should lead the Space Force. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: You know, I was saying it the other day because we're doing a tremendous amount of work in space. And let's think back to March of last year, when President Trump first spoke publicly about creating a new branch of the military, and nobody took him all that seriously.
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