In this photo released by the U.S. Air Force, Col. Todd Benson, the U.S. Air Force Central Command director of space forces, center, leads airmen through their enlistment ceremony as they became members of the Space Force at Al-Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. Space Force, the first new U.S. military service since the creation of the Air Force in 1947, now has some 20 members stationed at the Qatari base in its first foreign deployment. (Staff Sgt. Kayla White/U.S. Air Force)
SKY News: US Space Force begins its first mission... in the Middle East
The 20 troops embarking on the mission are unlikely to be over the moon - instead, they're heading to the Arabian Peninsula.
The US Space Force has deployed soldiers to a vast new frontier... the Middle East.
A squadron of 20 "core space operators" has been stationed at the al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, in the unit's first foreign deployment.
Their mission is to confront new threats in the region from Iran's missile programme - as well as attempts to jam, hack and blind satellites.
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WNU Editor: This is why this first deployment is in the Middle East .... US Space Force Confirms That Its Space Based Infrared System Detected Iran's Missile Attack In January And It Was Able To Warn US Forces In Iraq In Time (September 16, 2020).
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