§ 9081. The United States Space Force

• (a) There is established a United States Space Force as an armed force within the Department of the Air Force.
• (b) The Space Force consists of—
  • (1) the Regular Space Force;
  • (2) all persons appointed or enlisted in, or conscripted into, the Space Force, including those not assigned to units, necessary to form the basis for a complete and immediate mobilization for the national defense in the event of a national emergency; and
  • (3) all Space Force units and other Space Force organizations, including installations and supporting and auxiliary combat, training, administrative, and logistic elements.
• (c) The Space Force shall be organized, trained, and equipped to—
  • (1) provide freedom of operation for the United States in, from, and to space;
  • (2) conduct space operations; and
  • (3) protect the interests of the United States in space.