Chief Master Sgt. Roger Towberman (R), Space Force and Command Senior Enlisted Leader and CMSgt Roger Towberman (L), with Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett present US President Donald Trump with the official flag of the United States Space Force in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on May 15, 2020. (Photo by Samuel Corum-Pool/Getty Images)
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UPDATED 4:30 PM PT – Wednesday, December 9, 2020
The Trump administration renamed two Florida Air Force bases after the U.S. Space Force.
God bless all who serve at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and Patrick Space Force Base and God Bless the United States Space Force! #SemperSupra ?? pic.twitter.com/pryIJIOXr0
— Mike Pence (@Mike_Pence) December 9, 2020
On Wednesday, Vice President Mike Pence announced the change during a ceremony in Cape Canaveral. Before announcing the new names, he spoke briefly about the Trump administration’s accomplishments since forming the Space Force.
In four short years, America is leading in Space once again! ?? pic.twitter.com/kyjiLhlK9N
— Mike Pence (@Mike_Pence) December 9, 2020
“On behalf of President Donald Trump, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station will now become Cape Canaveral Space Force Station,” Pence said. “And just down the road, I’m pleased to announce another Air Force base, named for a pioneering general who actually founded the Army Air Corps, will become Patrick Space Force Base.”
VP Pence just announced in FL that the administration is renaming two military bases there for Space Force. ?
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station becomes Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. And Patrick Air Force Base will become Patrick Space Force Base.
— Allie Malloy (@AlliemalCNN) December 9, 2020
The two bases have been heavily involved with the Space Force and will continue to be overseen by the U.S. Air Force.
With the leadership of President @realDonaldTrump, our renewed commitment to Space, the courage & ingenuity of this new generation of American explorers & with God’s help, America will continue to astonish the world with the heights we reach & the wonders we achieve. pic.twitter.com/9iMkaMQIDs
— Mike Pence (@Mike_Pence) December 9, 2020
The Space Force is the United States’ newest military branch created by the Trump administration to ensure American dominance in space.
