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Establish a U.S. Cyber Force as the seventh branch of the armed forces.
Occurrences
Evidence
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Rep. Fallon used a CSIS appearance to argue that the United States should establish a dedicated Cyber Force as a seventh armed service and said the effort was still being pursued.
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The Defense Department identifies the armed forces as the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, and Coast Guard; it does not list a U.S. Cyber Force as an armed service branch.
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Defense One reported that a Senate Armed Services Committee amendment to create a Cyber Force under the Army failed 14-13, and that the committee bill instead sidelined Cyber Force creation while scrutinizing U.S. Cyber Command.
Assessments
The promised outcome has not been fulfilled: the United States still has the existing armed services and U.S. Cyber Command remains a combatant command rather than a separate Cyber Force branch. Fallon has publicly advocated for creating a Cyber Force and helped advance related NDAA study language, while a later 2026 Senate effort to create a Cyber Force failed in committee. That supports credit for a serious attempt, but not delivery of the promised seventh armed service.
The promised outcome was the formal establishment of a U.S. Cyber Force as a seventh armed service. That did not occur. As of June 13, 2026, the United States still operates U.S. Cyber Command and service-specific cyber components rather than an independent Cyber Force branch. The available evidence shows Fallon publicly advocated for the idea and said the effort was still being pursued, but it does not show enactment, formal creation, or a completed reorganization delivering the promised result. Because the record here shows advocacy without a demonstrated successful or near-successful legislative enactment, this is best scored as not delivered rather than partial.
The evidence shows Pat Fallon actively advocated for and continued pursuing creation of a U.S. Cyber Force as a seventh armed service, including through a 2026 CSIS-related appearance. However, the promised outcome requires actual establishment of a new armed forces branch, and the provided record does not show enactment or official creation of such a branch. Because this is a serious federal policy effort but not a delivered institutional outcome, it should be scored as not fulfilled with an effort badge.