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Pictured is an artist's rendering of the Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite. AEHF-1 launched Aug. 14, 2010.
100814-D-EHG20-0052.JPG Photo By: Space and Missile Systems Center

Washington - The proposal to form the U.S. Space Force is rooted in protecting America’s space advantages and in ensuring such advantages continue, Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan said during a roundtable discussion with Pentagon reporters, Aug. 9, 2018. Pictured is an artist's rendering of the Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite. AEHF-1 launched Aug. 14, 2010, and reached its operational geosynchronous earth orbit Oct. 24, 2011. DoD image by the Space and Missile Systems Center courtesy of the 50th Space Wing.


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