The Space Force released a photo of the uniform and nametape on Friday. This was a month after US President Donald Trump signed the sixth branch of the military into existence on December 20.
@SpaceForceDoD made the announcement by tweeting: “The first #SpaceForce utility uniform nametapes have touched down in the Pentagon.”
Military.com reported four-star rank on the uniform, as well as the Command Space Operations badge over the new navy blue-embroidered service nametape indicated the showcased uniform belonged to the first commander of the US Space Force, General John Raymond.
The uniform in the photo also featured a United States Space Command patch and a full-colour American flag.
Despite the cosmic environment of the command, Space Force continues with the traditional earth-tone camouflage pattern for its daily-use, utility uniform.
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One Twitter user asked: “Sorry for the question but why do we need camo in space?”
Space Force responded by tweeting: “We don’t. Space Operators are on the ground, on Earth working with joint partners like the @usairforce and @USArmy. Hence utilising their uniform.”
The 2020 National Defense Authorization Act rebranded the US Air Force Space Command, which initially debuted in 1982, to create the new Space Force department.
The 16,000 active duty airmen and civilians who served in the Air Force Space Command up until the moment the bill was signed, became part of the new Space Force.
Aside from splintering off personnel to the Space Force, the Air Force is expected to rename some of its “principal” bases – which already house Air Force Space Command units – as “Space Bases”.