This is a list of all commanders of United States Space Forces – Space and all its historical antecedents, organizations that took its lineage.
Current headquarters staff edit
Douglas Schiess, Commander
- U.S. Space Force CMSgt Grange S. Coffin IV, Senior Enlisted Leader[1]
Dennis Bythewood, Deputy Commander
Nathaniel A. Peace, Director, Intelligence (J2)[2]
- Frank R. Kincaid, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander[3]
List of commanders edit
| Commander of United States Space Forces – Space | |
|---|---|
 United States Space Forces – Space emblem | |
 Flag of a Space Force lieutenant general | |
| United States Space Force | |
| Reports to | Chief of Space Operations Commander, U.S. Space Command |
| Seat | Vandenberg Space Force Base, Colorado, U.S. |
| Precursor | Commander, Space Operations Command West |
| First holder | Douglas A. Schiess |
| Deputy | Deputy Commander, United States Space Forces – Space |
| No. | Commander | Term | Ref | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Duration | ||
| Space Operations Command | ||||||
| 1 | Major General John E. Shaw (born 1968) | 20 December 2019 | 21 October 2020 | 306 days | [4] | |
| Space Operations Command West | ||||||
| 1 | Major General John E. Shaw (born 1968) | 21 October 2020 | 16 November 2020 | 26 days | [4] | |
| 2 | Major General DeAnna Burt (born 1969) | 16 November 2020 | 22 August 2022 | 1 year, 279 days | [5] | |
| 3 | Major General Douglas Schiess (born 1970) | 22 August 2022 | 6 December 2023 | 1 year, 106 days | [6] | |
| United States Space Forces – Space | ||||||
| 1 | Lieutenant General Douglas Schiess (born 1970) | 6 December 2023 | Incumbent | 137 days | [7] | |
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List of deputy commanders edit
| No. | Deputy Commander | Term | Ref | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Duration | ||
| Space Operations Command | ||||||
| 1 | Brigadier General Matthew Wolfe Davidson (born c. 1971) | 20 December 2019 | April 2020 | ~118 days | [8] | |
| 2 | Brigadier General Michael E. Conley (born c. 1974) | April 2020 | 21 October 2020 | ~189 days | [9] | |
| Space Operations Command West | ||||||
| 1 | Brigadier General Michael E. Conley (born c. 1974) | 21 October 2020 | July 2022 | ~1 year, 267 days | [9] | |
| 2 | Colonel Shay Warakomski (born c. 1972) | July 2022 | August 2023 | ~1 year, 31 days | [10] | |
| 3 | Brigadier General Dennis Bythewood (born c. 1970) | August 2023 | 6 December 2023 | ~113 days | [11] | |
| United States Space Forces – Space | ||||||
| 1 | Brigadier General Dennis Bythewood (born c. 1970) | 6 December 2023 | Incumbent | 137 days | [8] | |
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List of senior enlisted leaders edit
| No. | Senior Enlisted Leader | Term | Ref | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Duration | ||
| 1 | Chief Master Sergeant John F. Bentivegna (born c. 1976) | 20 December 2019 | 21 October 2020 | 306 days | [12] | |
| 1 | Chief Master Sergeant Grange S. Coffin IV (born c. 1982) | 21 October 2020 | Incumbent | 3 years, 183 days | [8] | |
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ https://www.vandenberg.spaceforce.mil/Portals/18/USSF%20CMSgt%20Grange%20S%20Coffin%20Bio%20Dec%202023.pdf
- ^ https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathaniel-peace-a49311167
- ^ https://www.vandenberg.spaceforce.mil/Portals/18/Col%20Frank%20Kincaid_Nov%202022.pdf
- ^ a b "John E. Shaw". United States Space Force.
- ^ "DeAnna M. Burt". United States Space Force.
- ^ "Douglas A. Schiess". United States Space Force.
- ^ Hadley, Greg (12 December 2023). "USSF Creates New Component for SPACECOM". Air & Space Forces Magazine.
- ^ a b c "U.S. Space Forces - Space". www.vandenberg.spaceforce.mil.
- ^ a b "MICHAEL E. CONLEY". Air Force.
- ^ Profile LinkedIn [user-generated source]
- ^ "Dennis O. Bythewood". United States Space Force.
- ^ "JOHN F. BENTIVEGNA". United States Space Force.