Governor Kay Ivey has ordered that the United States Space Force flag be flown at all Alabama rest areas and welcome centers from December 17 through December 23, 2025, to honor the branch’s sixth birthday in a “weeklong, statewide show of support.”
“The U.S. Space Force is a critical branch of our military with a serious mission, and it deserves to be recognized as such. Alabama understands the importance of defending our nation in every domain, leading in space development and setting the pace for innovation,” Ivey said. “We are honoring the men and women carrying out this great mission and marking the Space Force’s birthday with the respect it has earned by displaying the Space Force flag statewide. Alabama is proud to fly it.”
The U.S. Space Force was officially established as the sixth branch of the U.S. armed forces on December 20, 2019, with the primary focus of consolidating “satellite acquisition, budget and workforce from across more than 60 different organizations into a unified, efficient, effective service for space operations,” according to the branch’s official website…