Space Force unveils flag; Trump touts 'super-duper missile'

The U.S. Space Force - the hottest branch of the armed services - now has its flag.

Defense Department officials presented President Donald Trump with the area Force flag throughout a short Oval Office event on Friday. The dark blue and white flag includes components designed to evoke the vast recesses of space.

The Space Force, which was officially established in December, is the first new military service because the U.S. Air Force was established in 1947. The 16,000 airmen and civilians that make up the Space Force technically remain the main Air Force, which previously oversaw offensive businesses in space. But Trump has clarified he sees the newest service as critical to the continuing future of American defense.

The president said during Friday's ceremony that the U.S. is creating a “super-duper missile” that can travel “17 times faster than what we've right now.”

The flag carries a Delta Wing -- long a symbol in the Air Force -- meant to signify change and innovation. Dark and light shades of gray within the delta were incorporated in a nod to the 24/7 nature of the area Force’s work.

The flag also includes a globe, for the area Force fighters’ home turf, and an elliptical orbit around the globe was incorporated to signify the force's mission to guard and guard against adversaries and threats emanating in space.

This flag was produced by artists and crafts persons at the Defense Logistics Agency flag room in Philadelphia from a design finalized and documented by the Department’s Institute of Heraldry at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.