WASHINGTON: The U.S. intelligence community got larger on Friday with the addition of the U.S. Space Force.
The Space Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Enterprise became the 18th member of the intelligence apparatus. It has not been expanded since 2006 when the Drug Enforcement Administration’s intelligence unit became a member.
This accession reaffirms our commitment to securing outer space as a safe and free domain for Americas interests, National Intelligence Director John Ratcliffe said during an afternoon ceremony with Chief of Space Operations Gen. John W. Jay Raymond.
In December 2019, President Donald Trump celebrated the launch of Space Force the first new military service in more than 70 years saying that space is the worlds new war-fighting domain.
Making it a co-equal member of the intelligence community aims to improve the access and sharing of information across the nation’s intelligence agencies and give it clout in advocating for intelligence…