US troops must prepare to fight around the moon, Trump’s top military adviser says

President Donald Trump's top military adviser, Gen. Dan Caine, has stated that American troops must prepare to fight not only on Earth but also around the moon. This comes in the wake of the U.S. revealing that it has deployed weapons in space, marking a new frontier in warfare. Gen. Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, emphasized the need for the U.S. military to adapt and be prepared to "fight, endure and win" in cislunar space, which encompasses the area between high Earth orbit and the moon.

Lt. Gen. Gregory Gagnon, head of the Space Force's Combat Forces Command, echoed these sentiments, stating that the Space Force, established by Trump in 2019, is tasked with defending U.S. interests in space and around the moon as humanity advances deeper into space.

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