US EditionSpace Force, governors at odds over plans to pull talent from National Guard units
- The head of the U.S. Space Force is proceeding with plans to transfer 578 personnel from Air National Guard units across six states and headquarters to help build the new service.
- Congress mandated these transfers in its 2025 defense bill, which allows affected Guard members to either remain with their units and retrain or join the Space Force while staying in their home states for at least 10 years.
- Several governors and the National Governors Association oppose the transfers, arguing they violate states' rights to control their Guard units and risk losing valuable part-time workforce members tied to lucrative space missions.
- At a recent Air Force manpower hearing, Oklahoma Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin expressed worries within the National Guard regarding the transfer of skilled personnel who wish to remain in the Guard.
- The plan seeks to strengthen the Space Force by transferring personnel from the Air National Guard, without establishing a distinct Space Force National Guard unit—a move the service views as impractical due to the limited number of members—though these transfers have caused disputes between state governments and the military branch.
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Space Force, governors at odds over plans to pull talent from National Guard units
The head of the U.S. Space Force is moving ahead with plans to pull talent from National Guard units to help build up the still new military service — but several governors remain opposed and argue it tramples on their rights to retain control over their state units.
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