Vice President Mike Pence announced on Friday that, after much deliberation, a name has finally been chosen for members of the US Space Force: Guardians. “It is my honor to announce on behalf of the President of the United States that the men and women of the United States Space Force will henceforth be known as guards,” said Pence, placing special emphasis on “guards” . The newly formed branch of the US military made a separate announcement on Twitter, reminding the public that it had taken a whole year for them to come up with the new name. “Today, after a year-long process that has yielded hundreds of submissions and studies involving space professionals and members of the general public, we can finally share with you the name by which we will be known: Guardians,” said Space Force. Perhaps anticipating some scoff at the new name, Space Force noted that “Guardians is a name with a long history in space operations, dating back to Air Force Space Command’s original 1983 motto” Guardians of the High Frontier. “