Vice President Mike Pence is expected to give a speech at the Pentagon Thursday where he will outlin e the next steps in forming the Space Force as the fifth branch of the military.

“JUST IN: VP Pence will deliver a speech Thursday at the Pentagon about next steps in the formation of the Space Force,” a CNN correspondent reported Tuesday.



JUST IN: VP Pence will deliver a speech Thursday at the Pentagon about next steps in the formation of the Space Force. — Peter Alexander (@PeterAlexander) August 7, 2018



Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Tuesday that the Defense Department, Pence, and the White House are in “complete agreement” in the creation of a new Space Force.

Details regarding what the new branch of the military would look like and what its responsibilities would be have not yet been worked out, Mattis told reporters .

Trump has champion ed the creation of a Space Force, which he says is needed to ensure American dominance in space.