Gen. Shawn Bratton, vice chief of space operations, testified at a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee’s readiness and management support subcommittee March 4. Credit: SASC livestream

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force is intensifying its push for more personnel and training resources as military leaders warn that the Pentagon’s reliance on space capabilities is expanding faster than the service itself.

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Sandra Erwin writes about military space programs, policy, technology and the industry that supports this sector. She has covered the military, the Pentagon, Congress and the defense industry for nearly two decades as editor of NDIA’s National Defense...