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US military prepares to fight in space, general says
Published by Associated Press on September 16, 2026.
Associated Press account of Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine at the September 16 Air, Space and Cyber Conference: the U.S. military should adapt so it is prepared to fight from the seabed to cislunar space.
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… data-gtm-enhancement-style="LinkEnhancementA" href="https://apnews.com/article/space-weapons-air-force-5a2a0ada771daaf4fbef0991d8c09259">deployed weapons in space</a></span>.</p><p>Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told service members and industry figures at the Air, Space and Cyber Conference outside Washington that the U.S. military should adapt now so it “is prepared to fight, endure and win ... from the seabed to cislunar space.”</p><p>Space Force, the newest military service, which was <span class="LinkEnhancement"><a class="Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement" data-gtm-enhancement-style="LinkEnhancementA" href="https://apnews.com/article/926c189629af41c7bf5d76ed938a6f50">created by Trump in 2019</a></span>, is preparing to fight in space and around the moon because “humanity is advancing deeper into space — the Space Force’s job is to help be prepared to defend U.S. interests,” Lt. Gen. Gregory Gagnon, head of the force’s Combat Forces Command, told reporters separately.</p><p>The announcement that the U.S. military is ready to fight in the area between high Earth orbit and the moon itself comes <span class="LinkEnhancement"><a class="Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement" …
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