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Gen. Caine says US military must be ready to fight from seabed to cislunar space

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaking at a conference near Washington on Sept. 16, 2026, called for the US military to adapt now to operate across a domain that includes the moon.

Luisa Marconi
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Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, said on Sept. 16 that the US military should adapt now to be 'prepared to fight, endure and win … from the seabed to cislunar space.'[1] The statement came at the Air, Space and Cyber Conference near Washington.