President Trump on Friday unveiled the logo for the newly created Space Force, the sixth branch of the U.S. armed forces. The logo is similar in design to the Air Force Space Command logo, the predecessor to the Space Force. "The U.S. Space Force seal honors the Department of the Air Force’s proud history and long-standing record of providing the best space capabilities in the world," a Space Force spokesperson told Fox News. TOM AYRES: HERE'S WHY SPACE FORCE IS KEY TO MAINTAINING AMERICA'S EDGE IN THE 21ST CENTURYIn December, Congress passed a $738 billion Pentagon defense bill that authorized the creation of the Space Force. "I said, 'maybe we need a new force, we'll call it the space force.'

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