Posted on May 16, 2023
Air National Guard Units 'Orphaned' Amid Space National Guard Debate
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When the Space Force was established in late 2019, more than 1,000 Air National Guard members focused on space missions were left behind. A debate about their future is still raging, leaving the airmen in limbo some three years later.
Lawmakers are debating a new Space National Guard that could leave the 16 space-focused guard units, including seven in Colorado, in place. They've come to be known as "orphan units," left behind in an Air Force that is no longer technically responsible for training or equipping them.
Lawmakers are debating a new Space National Guard that could leave the 16 space-focused guard units, including seven in Colorado, in place. They've come to be known as "orphan units," left behind in an Air Force that is no longer technically responsible for training or equipping them.
Air National Guard Units 'Orphaned' Amid Space National Guard Debate
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Air National Guard
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Lt Col Scott Shuttleworth
MSgt (Join to see) - I was in the GUard for several years...It was always we get the scraps and when the balloon goes up we get the why aren't you ready!
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Good post, and, I completely forgot about the guard units. We've got one here in the DC area too. Coming from Space Command myself, I felt this move was a waste of money and resources, however, my space friends that stayed in, disagree. Who am I to argue with them? What surprises me is that the guard units are in limbo and their operational readiness wasn't a thought. Interesting.....
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