Space Force

Four-star general.

There is no rank higher in the United States military.

You report only to Sec Def and POTUS, the commander in chief.

Congratulations, General Naird.

Thank you. Thank you.

It has always been my dream to command a service branch.

I have been shot down, both literally and figuratively,

but I have always gotten back up.

All right.

My old CO used to say that the greatest asset in an F-35,

and that is a $100 million plane,

is its pilot.

When I was... All right. I'll skip ahead.

There's much more that I could say.

I only wish that...

my parents could have been here to see this.

But they were unable to get flights from New Jersey in time.

Maggie, Erin, this is a Naird family team win.

Woo-woo.

- So proud of you. - Thanks.

I don't get it.

Dad, when you made three-star, we had 100 guests and a band.

It's a different administration, bug.

This one's... a little more chaotic.

The Air Force chief's house in Arlington is gorgeous and comes with a staff.

Thank you.

Dad, I am so proud of you.

- Thanks. - General.

Joint Chiefs in five minutes. Come on.

Kick.

Get lost, Naird. This is for four-stars.

Like me.

They didn't tell you? Or did you forget?

Like you forgot to get competitive bidding for the AT-6B.

Tell me what? That you wear a dress?

I knew that already.

Gender roles.

Offensive. And out of date. Just like you.

But I don't have to listen to it anymore.

Good luck with your retirement, Kick.

And I say that facetiously,

because you're a crook and a womanizer, and I hate your guts.

God, that felt good.

Welcome, gentlemen, thank you for joining us.

POTUS wants to make some changes.

He's tweeting about it in five minutes, so let's hope you like it.

I wanna welcome our newest four-star general, Mark Naird,

formerly number two at the Air Force.

He's done an amazing job, has a most distinguished career.

- Our nation's internet in... - Excuse me.

Why is Kick still in the room? I don't... Hmm.

Our nation's internet, including Twitter,

runs through our vulnerable space satellites.

POTUS wants complete space dominance.

Boots on the moon by 2024.

To that end, the president is creating a new branch.

Space Force.

Which Mark will run.

Hmm? What?

In close cooperation with Air Force, which Kick will still head.

Oh, you've gotta be kidding me.

This is not a joke. His words!

Boots on the moon in 2024.

Actually, he said, "Boobs on the moon," but we believe that to be a typo.

This is bullshit. Space is part of the air.

Naird works for me.

Uh, hang on. Hang on. I don't think there's air in space.

There certainly isn't any damn water, Admiral, so you don't get an opinion.

Air Force used to just be part of the Army, Kick.

I'd like to stuff you both back in.

If there's no air or water, two questions.

What is it exactly, and why can't they hear you scream?

Well, at least Coast Guard isn't last in line anymore.

- Oh, you're still last. - Oh, definitely last.

You're behind Salvation Army, Louis.

So, how are you handling this?

I know you wanted the Air Force, and you're not the most flexible person.

I can be flexible if I'm ordered to be.

I'll admit I was a little disappointed at first.

But then I saw this painting. John Paul Jones.

And it made me think.

The founder of the Space Force, that's going to be me.

This is such a great opportunity to start something from the ground up.

We're gonna build a huge new base.

Mmm.

Well, DC real estate, the way it is,

you'll be lucky if it's this side of Dulles Airport.

Oh, well, it's definitely gonna be on the other side of Dulles.

By about 2,000 miles.

- We're going to Colorado. - What?

There's this old NORAD facility that's got a lot of potential.

And Colorado? Oh!

Up and coming.

Did you know Amazon put their new headquarters there?

Really?

No. But they seriously considered it.

You and Erin are gonna love it there.

- Gonna learn how to ride horses. -

It's gonna be a good year.

And next year at this time...

we might have boots on the moon.

Big launch today, huh?

Launch?

At the new base.

What base?

Oh, right. It's a secret.

If you told me, you'd have to kill me, right?

- Hey. - Sir.

There's a guy in the trunk. Hold him till after the launch.

Yes, sir.

What the fuck, man?

So then you say do bat your eye...

- Big launch today, sir. - Yes.

The congressional delegation will be arriving for lunch.

You have to speak for ten minutes

- at the local high school. -

Don't worry. We have a new helo pilot.

We'll get you in and out of there in no time.

And the launch at 1700

is set to be a live feed on the East Coast.

You have a light day today, so you can start in the gym,

and your calendar says it's a leg day.

Dr. Mallory.

Oh! Dr. Mallory is waiting for you.

Yes, he is.

- He said not to say anything. - Thank you, Brad.

We need to cancel the launch.

No.

Senator Schugler, Pitosi,

and the angry young congresswoman are coming.

They need to see a success so we can keep our funding.

Oh. My idea of success

would not be a six-billion-dollar piece of hardware

breaking up over Denver.

That is not going to happen.

Look, I don't like to pull rank,

- but I order you to postpone the launch. - Ah...

Okay?

There's too much moisture in the air.

We prefer a less ionized environment.

You are a civilian advisor.

There are always going to be risks.

Conditions are never perfect.

They're supposed to be perfect tomorrow.

The delegation will be back in Washington tomorrow.

- You know, Mark, when I hired you... - I hired you.

I felt your best quality was your ability to listen to good advice.

If you've lost that,

we may have to look elsewhere.

We. Who is this "we" that you keep talking about?

That is above your pay grade.

Nothing is above my pay grade at this base.

Just postpone the launch, dear.

Nope.

So, no launch today, I hear.

No, launch is still on.

Oh. I'll have to tell the base biologist.

- What? - She has to collect

all the endangered lizards within 600 yards of the launch site.

I canceled her because Mallory told me the launch was scrubbed.

No! Nobody gets to scrub anything but me.

Oh. Got it, sir.

Hello, Yuri.

Oh. Uh, Yuri's in there.

- I know. - He told me not to say anything.

Thank you, Brad.

Do you keep breath mints anywhere?

What are you doing in here?

Um, I heard the launch was scrubbed.

That is not accurate, Yuri.

Call me Bobby. It's more reassuring.

Can I see technical specifications for the Epsilon part E-16f fuel pump?

Why would you need to see that?

Well, as observer from ISS partner country,

I just want to... observe it.

Hmm. Well, that is weird.

Your president desires close cooperation and good relations between US and Russia.

Come on. We're not China here.

I'm sure if the president would like me to show you something,

he will let me know.

Very well.