Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein told Congress Wednesday he is opposed to the formation of a separate space force. “Any move that actually ends up separating space as opposed to integrating space, I would argue is a move in the wrong direction,” he told the Senate Armed Services strategic forces subcommittee. Though he did say, “We probably ought to keep that dialogue open,” leaving open the possibility down the road. Goldfein said a space corps is a bad idea “at this time in our history” because the Air Force is in the midst of “a strategic shift” from seeing space as “a benign environment” to treating it as “a warfighting domain.” Goldfein said, “to get focused on a large organizational change would actually slow us down” while this concept of operations transition is ongoing.
Pentagon Releases Cost of Living, BAH Rates for 2026
Dec. 30, 2025
The Pentagon will pay cost of living allowances to 127,000 service members in the continental U.S. in 2026, an increase of 66,000 members in 2025. Airmen and Guardians across the U.S. will also receive an average increase of 4.2 percent for their Basic Housing Allowance, compared to the 5.4 percent…
