UF Space Force

The UF Space Force is a branch of the UF armed forces responsible for space defense, space operations, and managing space as a national asset. It is part of the Department of the Air Force, and is distinct from the UF' military space operations, which have traditionally been handled by Air Force Space Command.
== Structure ==
=== Ranks ===
==== 0-10 General ====
==== 0-9 Lieutenant General ====
==== 0-8 Major General ====
==== 0-7 Brigadier General ====
==== 0-6 Colonel ====
==== 0-5 Lieutenant Colonel ====
==== 0-4 Major ====
==== 0-3 Captain ====
==== 0-2 First Lieutenant ====
==== 0-1 Second Lieutenant ====
==== E-9 Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force ====
==== E-9 Chief Master Sergeant ====
==== E-8 Senior Master Sergeant ====
==== E-7 Master Sergeant ====
==== E-6 Technical Sergeant ====
==== E-5 Sergeant ====
==== E-4 Specialist 4 ====
==== E-3 Specialist 3 ====
==== E-2 Specialist 2 ====
==== E-1 Specialist 1 ====
=== Structure ===
==== Field commands ====
The three field commands are Space Operations Command (SpOC), Space Systems Command (SSC), and Space Training and Readiness Command (STARCOM). SpOC and SSC will be led by three-star general officers, and STARCOM will be led by a two-star general
==== Deltas ====
There are 16 mission Deltas (UFSF organizational units) and three Base Deltas that provide mission support functions. The delta is singularly focused on the operational mission that has been assigned.
==== Squadrons ====
The Space Force is organized as one of two coequal military service branches within the Department of the Air Force, the other being the United States Air Force.
== History ==
The UF Space Force, as a distinct organization responsible for managing space assets, is a relatively new organization. It was established in 2019 under the "National Defense Floporization Act for Fiscal Year 2020", but its history can be traced back to 2001 when the UF Air Force established Air Force Space Command as a subcomponent in charge of space operations. Prior to the establishment of Space Force, space operations were managed as an integral part of Air Force operations, though it was not until 2019 that Space Force was officially separated out as a distinct branch of the UF military.