The U.S. Space Force (USSF) is the space service branch of the U.S. Department of Defense. It is one of the six armed forces of the United States and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. The Space Force is organized as part of the Department of the Air Force alongside the U.S. Air Force, a coequal service. The Department of the Air Force is headed by the civilian secretary of the Air Force, while the U.S. Space Force is led by the chief of space operations. The U.S. Space Force’s status as part of the Department of the Air Force is intended to be an interim measure towards a fully independent Department of the Space Force, led by a civilian secretary of the Space Force.
The Seal of the United States Space Force was first approved on January 15, 2020, and was officially revealed on January 24, 2020. The seal quickly gained social media notoriety, as individuals compared it to the seal of “Star Trek’s Starfleet”.
