US Army transfers 600 enlisted soldiers to Space Operations Branch

The U.S. Army bolstered its Space Operations Branch by 600 soldiers, the service recently announced , officially creating the branch’s first permanent enlisted cadre. The soldiers, drawn from across the force, voluntarily applied and were selected to reclassify as MOS 40D Tactical Space Operations Specialists, the Army said. “We had nearly 3,000 soldiers apply, and selected over 600 of the most capable, professional soldiers in the Army,” Command Sgt. Maj. Rickey Jackson, command sergeant major of the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, said in the release. “We drew talent from…