U.S. Space Force emerging as critical part of Pentagon's warfighting capabilities
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- The U.S. Space Force was established in 2019, creating the first new branch of the armed services since 1947. Its mission is to protect critical assets Americans have come to depend on like GPS and weather satellites while also providing space capabilities to the joint forces. U.S. Space Force Chief Master Sergeant John F. Bentivegna joined CBS News to discuss how the branch is used.
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I remember a lot of ridicule from the mainstream over the space force being created.
It wasn’t created, it was broken out from under the Air Force. The criticism came mostly from the Pentagon in the belief it would create more bureaucracy.
The space force was created under Trump, which anything and everything he did faces ridicule.
Very true. Everyone made jokes about it (which I always thought was very short sighted) but you can see they could easily become even more integral than the Navy in the future. Not that the navy is unimportant but the rapid advancement in other areas may make it less important.
It was actually a great idea
@@grauerHase No! That's not even close to accurate. Space Force is its own entity, and some assets from the Air Force and Navy combined to bring it along after it was created - much like they did for the Cyber Command. The criticism came from the media who mocked Trump relentlessly about the need for it. The Pentagon controls all branches - why the hell would they give af if another branch was created - answer - they don't - it means more money for them.
I can already see the day where a space force has their own astronauts.
Much sooner then we probably realize to be honest. I expect with the trend, by the 2030s, they should have their own astronaut program, no doubt.
i think they have their own program...? NASA takes years to go from admission to spaceflight. if they started when soon after trump announced they could be paying for seats any day now and be prepared to do whatever they wanted in the 30s.
Greeeeeaaat just what we need space military... That doesn't sound like hell at all
Space Marines.
Makes me wonder if that soldier is even real or if that was false name considering how much a blatant security threat that was to say...
My little cousin is in the United States spaceforce, I’m beyond proud of her accomplishment
are they using her for experiments?
@@siphotheguy1870 yeah they send to the aliens on mars
@@vanyates90 Having women in the military is a joke.
We need the Spartan Program
Trebuchet training must commence immediately
@@colehowe 😂 damn boomer not those Spartans
Chief Master Sergeant :D
Let me be the first prototype
We do, it's called MARSOC
@@GasMaskManPNW No no I’m talking about Halo. Where they genetically enhance the soldiers
I love the star trek style uniforms
Battlestar Galactica you mean
@@LAWLESSKING yes thank you lol
Joke 😂
yes and the emblem actually originates back to like 1940 it was used on aircraft
I bet their combat uniforms are red
Remember when everyone bashed Trump and laughed at him about this?
Even a broken clock is right twice a day.
@@Syrzl9231 Keep coping Trump got allot right. More than Obama Biden and Bush did. Dealing with threats to the USA
@@Syrzl9231Cry cry cry🇺🇸🇺🇸
When someone does a lot of ridiculous things, anything they do will seem ridiculous.
the idea of the USSF as a free standing organisation has been slowly gathering steam since Eisenhower's time. We can't really say any of the 3 most recent presidents can claim credit for it, Trump being the one to actually perform the signing notwithstanding@lisaroberts8556
Can’t they just call it United States Space Command or UNSC what a missed opportunity 🤦♂️
Someone probably already has a trademark on those 😅
@@Abdega it’s the us govt they’ll take what they want
UNSC stands for United Nations Security Council so what they have now is good in my opinion
@@redseanilenile7285 space force sounds good 😂 it’s goofy tbh
Space Rangers 🚀🌌
We need a Cyber Force.
i believe thats called the NSA
you mean like this?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Cyber_Command
@@Skyler827 Wow, thanks for letting me know.
YES! That is an area that if we fall behind… Doomsday!
With so much of the internet infrastructure moving into orbit with Starlink and Amazon's forthcoming network, the Space Force IS the "Cyber Force!"
Wow they killed it with the uniforms
They mocked Trump for it.
Shows the people in D.C can’t think outside the Box. Part of the reason they hate President Trump. And this is elementary. If Russia and China are weapon-zing Space? The USA should never be playing catch up. So score another one for Trump!
I can’t stand Trump but this is one of the good things he did. Anything that has to do with space exploration I’m for.
Oh please, trump isn’t the one who came up with the idea
The pentagon would have put the idea forward and he would have basically rubber stamped it. It would have come into existence regardless of who was in office
@@rapid9534 I Love the Cope from Liberals. Who were adamant. (Space Force was a Stupid Idea) Now if history serves me right. The idea of Space Based Weapons goes back to the 60’s. But only gained traction in the 80’s with President Reagan who talked about the Star Wars Program 💫 🇺🇸 And in the Cold War Build up of the Reagan 80’s, The Star Wars Program was front and center of the USA’s new strategic thinking. Eventually the Soviet Union Collapsed. And programs like Star Wars were halted. Many Liberals opposed the idea of US Spaced Based Weapons. Notable names such as Senator Kennedy Bernie Sanders to name a few. Were hugely against the idea. Eventually the Reagan Administration ended. We’ve had four different Administrations since the 80’s. It was clear US technology was eclipsing the Soviet Union and the Soviets expressed their fear of SDI during the Reykjavik Summit with Pres.Reagan
But as time marched on it was also starting to look like the Soviet Union was no more. But Russia was still pursuing and trying to bridge that technology gap with advancements in Rocket Technology. Four Administration kept the US in limbo with respect to the late 70’s SALT treaty to limit our Missile Programs. #1 being Don’t Weaponize Space? However That treaty didn’t stop Russia nor rapidly growing CCP from doing just that. Four American Presidents came after Bush, Clinton (Who gutted the program) Bush 42 and Obama all froze the US Space Technology Program. Dozens of Democrats paused all US efforts to maintain its edge in Space and in particular. Our advanced Space Based Weapons Program. None would Rubber Stamp the program. As with any Weapon Program it could be defunded just like Obama did with many of our Missile Programs. So if all the follow on Presidents since Reagan didn’t see SDI as a priority? Why not make it harder to destroy such a program. And make a new Branch of the Military. Trump made Space Force USA 🚀🇺🇸
The first battle for the Sea of Tranquility will be epic
There's nothing at the Sea of Tranq, it was chosen for being the flattest, most boring possible location to land to reduce risk. The first battle will likely be over Shackleton Crater.
@@dsdy1205it’s a fallout reference
@@dsdy1205 No worries if you didn't know my OP was actually just a geeky reference to the video game franchise Fallout and the mysterious Sea of Tranquility engagement, between the United States and who knows what other belligerent. It's only referenced in passing in the games and all we know is that it was major and epic but no idea what actually occurred there. Cheers!
@@enchantedbananas dang sorry
@@dsdy1205 there's no need, but thanks for apologizing anyway.
He should have never mentioned that Specialist full name on live tv
Yah wtf is SP security if they given out soldiers info like that
Yeah...I think he realized his mistake as he was trying to get out the airmen's name 😬
Specialist Dolan single handedly is carrying the entire space force on his back tracking all 44,000 objects in space by himself 😂 there is no one else in the space force
@@Pepsimoto499 🤣🤣🤣
No I like the shout out. This is a random segment on the news. What, you think some psycho now knows a name so he is in danger? Most people in the military are not that secret. Having someones name is nothing.
Direct energy weapon
That would be a Dew/Jew🔱😱🌟🗽
If energy is no problem anymore you could literally build something like an "Ion canon" from "Command and Conquer"
@@HansImWald
They have it. It could be in space or mounted on a airplane.
@@Jehu_Absalom_Divineweirdo
My daughter just earned a spot as an officer in the SpaceForce
I remember yall hated on space force when it started 😂
Did someone hurt your feelings cause they laughed at you 😂
@@HectorBan we should have been laughing at you.
Great! He just gave out that specialists name on the internet.
And that's okay. As the highest rank NCO of the Space Force, he's been briefed on what he can and cannot say on the air. 20 years ago, I had some military friends who worked on robots and they were interviewed on a news/ science segment which showed their names- It was okay back then too.
Okay now ask him about UAPs.
That's not really a Space Force thing that's a whole other branch of the DoD.
@@zacharymartin5033 You may be right, but at this point it’s so blatantly obvious that there is an illegal hidden branch of ungoverned military for UAPs that every higher up part of government should be made aware and questioned so there is no more excuse for ignorance on this topic.
Lol
That still doesn't change the fact that there are 49million kangaroos in Australia and 3.5million people in Uruguay which means if the kangaroos were to invade Uruguay, each person will have to fight 14 kangaroos 😤
I say we make that happen I wanna see
Imagine the revolution in space technology that we’re about to see. I wish it wouldn’t be for militaristic purposes, but this is going to be amazing.
If only we had a national agency of government that could handle space technology that isn't completely military focused.... we could name it something like National Aeronautics and Space Administration... NASA for short!! Imagine all the amazing technology we could make with such a program.
NASA was used for military purposes since its inception. Just to give an example, the GPS satellites were originally created and used only by the military, this was later opened up to the public *with restrictions*. We've also been tracking foreign objects in orbit for decades. I don't understand why we need a new branch of the military for this besides another reason to give more funding to our military complex instead of NASA, who work under a more neutral stance.
This new branch is only asking for trouble. I foresee other nations looking at the space force as a threat and are going to retaliate with another space race, this time sending as many weapons into space as possible.
Did you know the U.S. Army have a Space Command and an Astronaut program? Ditto for the Navy. The Space Force just CONSOLIDATED the various DUPLICATATIVE elements and placed it under one command.
when can i sign up as a helldiver?
Wait a few centuries.
Great documentaries to watch are "Unacknowledged" and "the Lost Century".... There is a lot more going on than they are telling us.
Where can I check these out?
@@LuvEvoLuv TH-cam has it… just google the docs and it should come up.
@@LuvEvoLuv TH-cam , Toobi and Rumble
The democrats ridiculed and belittled Trump for launching the Space Force, they even sponsored a stupid show on Netflix with Steve Carell. And look what we have here today.
As someone who is in the space force, the Netflix show was pretty funny
As long as he looks straight out of star trek im in
Battlestar Galactica uniform
Oh yeah and Trump gave us this too.
I personally love it! In time this branch will be huge.
He never answered her second question “what keeps you up at night”
I guess he sleeps well!!
His answer was "The fact we are militarizing space". But he can't say that out loud.
Aliens
He did
@@hanmasantan7282 what was it , don’t just say “he did” . HELP!
Nice Star Trek logo
It’s a delta v logo.
It's not. The Star Trek logo is based on numerous space-related ensigns in the cold war. The US government is just using their own design.
Cute cat
This is going to be a serious branch, this is no joke
i remember the jokes but they are legit cool we just need a warship and spartans
why they gotta keep his legs visable lol
Unfortunately there's no stopping this that's why it's very important for everyone to watch the ISS movie. The space stations are also very important when it comes to defeating pestilence as you can experiment with different strands and look for a cure for all diseases if not already assessed.
Poor OPSEC know I know the persona name who is tracking objects in space
To the people making fun of the space force, remember when the Air Force was created it was one of the most ridiculed military sectors, people thought it was ridiculous we were spending so much money around “trying to put guns in the air” because of course we would never be able to fly anything heavier then a couple guns.
Today the Air Force is one of the most powerful and one of the fastest growing sectors of any military on earth.
To Infinite and beyond…
😂😂😂😂 it' 'infinity' 😂😂😂😂
Bro dossed his specialist in front of the world; Clearly not very secure with information huh?
I think you mean "doxxed" lol but yeah thats not what happened
***Mjolner Mix intensifies***
STARFLEET = NAVAL SPACE FORCE
We could’ve conquered the stars.
We could've conquered the stars if the US wasn't weighed down by having to enforce the international rules-based order against the various authoritarian regimes throughout the world.
Show this clip to someone in 1980s and they would freak
Remember when the entire media made fun of Trump for establishing the Space Force?
Didn’t realize I stumbled upon Comedy Central
You noticed that when it comes to a lot of the capabilities no matter the country the subject is war when their capabilities can be used for so much more.
It's my dream to join space force ❤
That’s a pretty cool uniform
That’s awesome
John looks like he should be wearing a turtle suit trying to get into the turtle club or is that just me? 🤔
They did space force dirty with those uniforms.
Im sorry but first thing comes to my mind is Buzz light-year
All i can see right now is Nikko Ortiz holding a Potato wearing a tinfoil hat😅😅😅
As a destiny player, I love the name of the space force cadets! Go guardians!
That uniform is COOL!
That's cool buuut.... change the name!!!. Of all things,..Astro Defense, Star Defense, or an acronym for God sake yet we call it 'Space Force?' Sounds like a sat morning cartoon show.
I think Space Force is quite a good name. If you think it should have been named different, you should have invested in a career that would have allowed your input in that process.
Space balls
Space Patrol Delta lol
@@Perri_Redder Breaks out my cereal, turns on tv. "Previously on, Space Force!". I know you were trying to sound smart but no. Sorry my guy. Just no.
@@cflash2785 I believe I was perfectly reasonable in my comment. I have no idea why you would harass someone over something so simple. You remind me of a character in space balls. Funny, but not quite right in the head. There are people like you all over the place.
"space may be the final frontier, but it's made in a hollywood basement"
-Red Hot Chilli Peppers
If a musician said it, it must be true.
NOAA has been the best public money ever spent.
Most of the civilian agencies
Not the one that originally created the highway system across the country?
Or perhaps the one that originally provided us all clean drinking water?
The Chief Master Sergeant looks like the guy who played the master of disguise 😂🐢🐢
Smart questions. Great interview!
Someday, many years for now, I imagine Space Force will be a massive arm of our armed forces...maybe even the largest.
And that uniforms is awesome.
Great project to make military industry happy. Congratulations to Americans!
Lots of resources in space.
It was actually a very smart idea because space is becoming critical to countries, exploration, communications, and weapons tech are all critical to protecting the USA and its foray into space ..As we grow and begin to build living areas and mining operations on the moon and mars it will be all the more critical.
It was already part of the Air Force for decades
This sounds a lot like when countries request a US Carrier near their area.
For the record, the US Space Force does NOT operate full battle carriers in space.
(They are mostly tracking things.)
Didn't know Steve Carell lost his hair
I can tell he smokes good zaza
I love the Starfleet logo........LOL
That uniform looks rough man. Y’all gotta just make it like the odst dress uniform.
Stanley Tucci looks great
I thought the comisson officer was buzzlightyear
One of the very few good things Trump ever did in his entire life.
That's nice and all but when is housing going to be affordable for Americans !?
The day that lobbying for congress is outlawed.
I feel a lot better about our nations defense when I see people like Chief Master Sergeant John F. Bentivegna interviewed on what they are doing.
In the process of joining the space force myself ! Hope to make a career out of this
As noted by CBS, mocked when Trump created it and, as Chief notes: "Since it was established in 2019, the amount of objects in orbit have grown about 70%". Some pretty important foresight when it comes to Trump, as per usual. If I was Trump I'd use this in my debate against Biden and in campaign ads. The only thing Biden has accomplished is... well, um.... the worst U.S withdrawal from a war in American history, and.... making tax payers pay for the healthcare of the millions of illegals who have been let in during his administration, and... making us pay for privileged college student debt despite the fact that because of their degrees they will land jobs that put them at least in the 100k per year bracket?
And they called trump crazy when he wanted to start it
We space force for all the homeless people in America
Tier 1 Units in SPACE BABY 🦅
BEAST
what a load of crock. We already had air force, which did all this, and worked with nasa. instead of funding nasa, they created this. Or they could use the money to actually help with public education, public welfare, childcare, things we actually need to better the future of those in our country
Gratulon kaj dankon!
In 10 years they are going to be ripping around in UFOs lol
Master Sergeant , Highest Ranking Inlisted man
I am an Army vet, this guy is effectively the Space Force equivalent of the Sergeant Major of the Army. They are enlisted or non-commissioned. Don't let that fool you, these individuals have had the capability to become a general, their personal values dictated otherwise. I once met CSM Jordan, I wondered if he would make SMA, but at the same time, he was in an incredibly respected position.
@@Perri_Redder Master Sergeant , hard to accomplish , the guy the Lieutenant asks what to do next
Chief Master Sergeant
@@LAWLESSKING correct , I restored an old Bronco for a master Chief , 2nd wife was a 20 year Petty Officer , Navy girl , I have a friend , lives in Texas now , 28 year Army guy , only got out because he said his retirement pay wouldn’t increase and he maxed out in rank , but he just referred to himself as a Master Sergeant , is Chief a Navy thing ? Or for all branches of the service
@@LAWLESSKING He was the guy who fixed your tank during battle , dangerous Job !
It's important to me that they're not changing my mind about what space exploration.
lol remember when the joke media made fun of trump for starting the space force.... a bunch of woke clowns 🤡
Yes sir
Sign me up for space force.
Sign me up as the first Spartan
WHAT IS YOUR PROFESSION!!!
Now were going to destroy space. When will our greed stop.
It’s not greed, it’s ensuring dictators & authoritarians don’t destroy your future or way of life, which they absolutely will if we’re ever not prepared to face them.
@@MrNeonz-fk2ky So instead of preventing space from being militarized we are instead turning it into an arms race..? Not sure if that’s the best choice for humanity 😬
@@UndertakerFromWWEHow would you prevent it from being militarized fella? By saying, “DON’T, DON’T” like Joe Biden?
Well, destroying space, that's a new one. Study astrophysics, and you will realize how much space there is, and that it is indestructible so far as we know. If you mean clutter and junk, we are already reducing that and will have much better capabilities in the future. Try to keep your glass half full, and your life will keep improving. Do the opposite and you can imagine what will happen. If you want to learn, ask, I am exceptionally well versed in all things physics.
Short answer is Never
WHoa WHoa Whoa look at the drip
If only we could change the atmosphere in space to oxygen
ARE WE REALLY GOING TO FIGHT A WAR IN SPACE!!!!!
Totally not established in 2019. It was announced in 2019 . It's been around for decades and we should be asking for audits
Its time to build the Normandy and the Crucible
A video I seen keeps me up while I dream
Ridiculous waste of taxpayers money. What is Space Force going to do to protect satellites? Build a Death Star 😂
Let me guess... the budget went up after the new branch was created? 🤣
It's really sad that these reporters still have the giggle factor and acting like high school children when reporting on the space force. The questions they asked are 9th grade questions and they acted as if this whole segment was directed towards young kids instead of everyone. That childish behavior is what is stunning the growth of the space force and young people willing to join the space force when they get older. CBS needs to choose some other people to report on this topic, and they need to ask some really serious questions about our adversaries and what the space force has been doing since it's been established. There are a ton of questions that could be asked, it's not every day that you get a four-star general and are able to ask them whatever you want on behalf of the American public geezz 🤦♂️
100 Million a Launch , Space X , the other company , 3X as much , and still building old fashion designs
I remember MSM laughing at Trump!
God Bless Solar Warden
Whole lotta yapping going on when a picture or video would save us the dollars
America is gonna colonize space 😭
The final frontier, hell yea