Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing on Space Force, April 2019

The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) held a hearing on April 11, 2019 on President Trump’s proposal to create a Space Force as part of the Air Force.

SpacePolicyOnline.com published a summary of the hearing the same day: Senators Unsure About Need for Space Force.

Witnesses were:

• Patrick Shanahan, Acting Secretary of Defense
• Heather Wilson, Secretary of the Air Force
• Gen. Jospeh Dunford Jr., Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
• Gen. John Hyten, Commander, U.S. Strategic Command