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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a)Establishment.--There is established a United States Space Force as an armed force within the Department of the Air Force.
(b)Composition.--The Space Force consists of--
(1) the Regular Space Force;
(2) all persons appointed or enlisted in, or conscripted into, the Space Force, including those not assigned to units, necessary to form the basis for a complete and immediate mobilization for the national defense in the event of a national emergency; and
(3) all Space Force units and other Space Force organizations, including installations and supporting and auxiliary combat, training, administrative, and logistic elements.
(c)Functions.--The Space Force shall be organized, trained, and equipped to--
(1) provide freedom of operation for the United States in, from, and to space;
(2) conduct space operations; and
(3) protect the interests of the United States in space.
[(d)Repealed.Pub.L. 116-283, Div. A, Title IX, § 922(b)(2), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3806]
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - 10 U.S.C. § 9081 - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 10. Armed Forces § 9081. The United States Space Force - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/us/title-10-armed-forces/10-usc-sect-9081/
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