The US Army is growing its space forces. They're already in combat.

Soldiers with the Army's 1st Space Brigade unload equipment from a helicopter during training on Fort Carson, Colo. on Jan. 31, 2025. Brooke Nevins/US Army The US Army is expanding its ranks of soldiers specialized in space warfare. Army space personnel are already deployed to the Middle East, where the US has been fighting Iran. More than 600 enlisted soldiers joined the new specialty this year, with more growth planned. The US Army is expanding its ranks of soldiers trained for space warfare, a growing military specialty that is already supporting American combat operations in the Middle East. The service established a new enlisted space operations branch in June, creating a dedicated career field for soldiers whose work involves satellites, communications, and the ability to disrupt an adversary's use of space.