26 jun 2026
Army launches new branch for military space operations
The Army announced Thursday the creation of the Space Operations Branch, a dedicated career field for soldiers specializing in military space operations. The branch formalizes space as a permanent warfighting specialty, with personnel focused on protecting U.S. assets and helping prevent adversaries from targeting joint forces from outside Earth’s atmosphere. Brig. Gen. Don Brooks, deputy commanding general of U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, called the announcement “a rallying point” for Army space personnel.
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The Army announced Thursday that it has officially created a branch for soldiers specializing in space operations. The new Space Operations Branch will consolidate the service’s space professionals including Army Space Operations Officers and enlisted Tactical Space Operations Specialists under the military occupational specialty (MOS) 40D created in 2025 . The decision elevates space ops from a functional area to basic branch, formalizing the career within the service. “Establishing the Space Operations Branch is an important step in the Army’s continuous transformation,” Lt. Gen.
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Army establishes new branch dedicated to space operations
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