U.S. Air Force:

On Thursday, five members of Joint Functional Component Command for Integrated Missile Defense transferred from the U.S. Air Force to the still-growing U.S. Space Force, during a ceremony here.

Lt. Gen. Daniel L. Karbler, JFCC IMD commander, presided over the ceremony in honor of Maj. Brady Behrendt, Maj. Christopher Ewald, Senior Master Sgt. Michael List, Master Sgt. Matthew Zornes, and Staff Sgt. David Ruesche.

Their journey began a few months ago, when the USSF encouraged Air Force professionals in space-related career fields to apply for transfer. More than 8,500 airmen answered that call, and these five were among the 2,400 selected.

“You are volunteers and now you are plank holders who have taken advantage of the opportunity to get in on the ground floor of Space Force standing up our newest uniformed service,” said Karbler. “I think about your experience in JFFC IMD where we are a small organization but we have a huge strategic impact. You’re going to fit right in the vision and model that Gen. (John W. “Jay”) Raymond has laid out for the Space Force. Your IMD experience is going to set you up for success within the Space Force. We will continue to be strategically important to the nation as we continue to build up the Space Force”…

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