{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-31-1-8","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 31-1-8","heading":"United States Space Force Included in United States Armed Forces.","body":"(a) The United States Space Force was established on\nDecember 20, 2019, under the National Defense Authorization\nAct as the first new branch of the United States Armed Forces\nin 73 years.\n(b) The mission of the United State Space Force is to\nconduct global space operations to enhance joint and coalition\nmilitary operation.\n(c) All verbal and written collective references to the\nUnited States Armed Forces shall include the United States\nSpace Force.","path":["Title 31 Military Affairs and Civil Defense.","Chapter 1 General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=31-1-8","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:54Z","sha256":"3f88c2b53946619cb45a785b3b11ab0c64ab79fa6a829d8e0a9be56d0d708094","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-31-1-7","next":"us-al/ala.-code-31-1-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}