Politico | Mike Pence announces Space Force members will be called ‘guardians’
- The name was chosen from suggestions made by members of the Space Force, who have been colloquially known as ‘space professionals’
- Some on Twitter immediately connected the name to the Guardians of the Galaxy films
This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Jacqueline Feldscher on politico.eu on December 18, 2020
America's newest branch of the military is about to celebrate the end of its first year, and now members of the Space Force will have something to call each other.
Vice-President Mike Pence announced on Friday that members will be called “guardians.”
“It is my honour on behalf of the president of the United States to announce that henceforth the men and women of the United States Space Force will be known as guardians,” Pence told an audience at the White House. “Soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines and guardians will be defending our nation for generations to come.”
The name was chosen from suggestions made by members of the Space Force, who have been colloquially known as “space professionals” since the service was established on December 20, 2019.
In choosing a name, General Jay Raymond, the chief of space operations, previously shot down suggestions of something like “airman,” saying that it was important to choose a gender-neutral name for a service that is being established in 2020.
