The ranking member of the Senate’s Armed Services Committee on Sunday said President Trump Donald John TrumpSteele Dossier sub-source was subject of FBI counterintelligence probe Pelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' Trump 'no longer angry' at Romney because of Supreme Court stance MORE’s proposed “Space Force” is “not the way to go,” calling instead for a reorganization of the country’s existing military branches and their efforts in space.

Sen. Jack Reed John (Jack) Francis ReedWhen 'Buy American' and common sense collide Hillicon Valley: Russia 'amplifying' concerns around mail-in voting to undermine election | Facebook and Twitter take steps to limit Trump remarks on voting | Facebook to block political ads ahead of election Top Democrats press Trump to sanction Russian individuals over 2020 election interference efforts MORE (D-R.I.) said on “FOX News Sunday” that the United States should reorganize its military branches “because our threats are now in multiple dimensions.”

“But I think creating a separate service with all of the infrastructure and the bureaucracy is not the way to go,” Reed said.

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Instead, Reed called for the country to unify its current efforts, saying that each of the military branches “has some sort of connection to space.”

Reed’s comments come after Vice President Mike Pence Michael (Mike) Richard PencePence vows for law and order everywhere Trump met with chants of protest as he pays respects to Ruth Bader Ginsburg The Hill's 12:30 Report: Ginsburg lies in repose MORE announced plans to create a “Space Force,” a new military branch that would focus on space as a warfighting domain. The branch, which is set to be established by 2020, would require congressional approval.

In June, Trump directed the Pentagon to “begin the process necessary to establish a Space Force as the sixth branch of the armed forces.”

Pence said last Thursday that the Space Force would “not be built from scratch” and would use individuals working on U.S. space programs for existing military branches.

"America will always seek peace, in space as on the earth, but history proves that peace only comes through strength,” Pence said last week. “And in the realm of outer space, the United States Space Force will be that strength in the years ahead."