Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan speaks at the Oct. 23 National Space Council meeting at the National Defense University. Photo: Defense Daily

The Pentagon’s second-highest civilian official presented several recommendations that would help the department build a path to a Space Force during a National Space Council public meeting Oct. 23.

Representing the Department of Defense (DOD) at the meeting, held at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C., Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan announced six recommendations to be provided to the president.