Leadership of the United States Space Command
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This is a list of all commanders, deputy commanders, senior enlisted leaders, and chiefs of staff of the United States Space Command.
Current combatant command staff
Headquarters staff
Stephen Whiting, Commander
- U.S. Space Force CMSgt Jacob C. Simmons, Command Senior Enlisted Leader
Thomas L. James, Deputy Commander
Will Pennington, Chief of Staff
David L. Stanfield, Director, Human Capital (J1)[1]
Brian Sidari, Director, Intelligence (J2)
Troy Endicott, Director, Global Space Operations (J3)
Eric D. Little, Deputy Director, Operations (J3)
Stephen E. Slade, Mobilization Assistant[2]
Brian W. Gibson, Director, Plans and Policy (J5)[3]
Jesse Morehouse, Deputy Director, Strategy, Plans, and Policy (J5)[4]
Traci Kueker-Murphy, Deputy Director, Strategy, Plans, and Policy (J5)
- British Army Brig Paul Tedman, Deputy Director, Policy and Strategic Partnerships (J5)[5]
Richard Yu, Director, Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Cyber (J6)[6]
Tracy L. Hines, Deputy Director, Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Computer Systems (C4) and Information Technology (J6)[7]
Samuel C. Keener, Director, Joint Forces Development and Training (J7)[8]
- U.S. Army CSM Thinh T. Huynh, Commandant[9]
Jody Merritt, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander
Sean N. Day, Mobilization Assistant to the Deputy Commander[10]
Chris Buckley, Inspector General[11]
Mark F. Thomas, Chaplain[12]
Component commands staff
Combined Joint Force Space Component Command
Douglas Schiess, Commander
Richard Zellman, Deputy Commander
Joint Functional Component Command for Integrated Missile Defense
Daniel Karbler, Commander
List of commanders of the United States Space Command
Commander of United States Space Command | |
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![]() Emblem of the United States Space Command | |
since 10 January 2024 | |
United States Department of Defense | |
Type | Unified combatant commander |
Abbreviation | CDRUSSPACECOM[13] |
Reports to | President of the United States Secretary of Defense |
Seat | Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S. |
Nominator | Secretary of Defense |
Appointer | The President with Senate advice and consent |
Term length | 2–3 years (approx.) |
Constituting instrument | 10 U.S.C. § 164 |
Precursor | Joint Force Space Component Commander |
Formation | 29 August 2019 |
First holder | John W. Raymond |
Deputy | Deputy Commander, United States Space Command |
No. | Commander | Term | Service branch | |||
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Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | ||
Commander–in–Chief, United States Space Command | ||||||
1 | General Robert T. Herres (1932–2008) | 23 September 1985[14] | 6 February 1987 | 1 year, 136 days | ![]() U.S. Air Force | |
2 | General John L. Piotrowski (born 1934) | 6 February 1987 | 1 April 1990 | 3 years, 84 days | ![]() U.S. Air Force | |
3 | General Donald J. Kutyna (born 1933) | 1 April 1990 | 30 June 1992 | 2 years, 60 days | ![]() U.S. Air Force | |
4 | General Chuck Horner (born 1936) | 30 June 1992 | 13 September 1994 | 2 years, 75 days | ![]() U.S. Air Force | |
5 | General Joseph W. Ashy (born 1940) | 13 September 1994 | 26 August 1996 | 1 year, 348 days | ![]() U.S. Air Force | |
6 | General Howell M. Estes III (1941–2024) | 26 August 1996 | 14 August 1998 | 1 year, 353 days | ![]() U.S. Air Force | |
7 | General Richard B. Myers (born 1942) | 14 August 1998 | 22 February 2000 | 1 year, 192 days | ![]() U.S. Air Force | |
8 | General Ralph Eberhart (born 1946) | 22 February 2000 | 1 October 2002 | 2 years, 221 days | ![]() U.S. Air Force | |
Commander, United States Space Command | ||||||
1 | General John W. Raymond (born 1962) | 29 August 2019 | 20 August 2020 | 357 days | ![]() U.S. Space Force | |
2 | General James H. Dickinson (born 1962/1963) | 20 August 2020 | 10 January 2024 | 3 years, 143 days | ![]() U.S. Army | |
3 | General Stephen Whiting (born 1967) | 10 January 2024 | Incumbent | 222 days | ![]() U.S. Space Force |
List of deputy commanders of the United States Space Command
No. | Deputy Commander | Term | Service branch | |||
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Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | ||
Deputy Commander-in-Chief/Chief of Staff, United States Space Command | ||||||
1 | Vice Admiral William E. Ramsay[15] (1931–2018) | September 1985 | March 1989 | ~3 years, 181 days | ![]() U.S. Navy | |
2 | Vice Admiral Diego E. Hernandez (1934–2017) | March 1989 | ~17 September 1990 | ~1 year, 200 days | ![]() U.S. Navy | |
3 | Vice Admiral William A. Dougherty Jr. (born 1947) | December 1990 | ~20 May 1993 | ~2 years, 170 days | ![]() U.S. Navy | |
4 | Vice Admiral David E. Frost | ~20 May 1993 | August 1996 | ~3 years, 73 days | ![]() U.S. Navy | |
5 | Vice Admiral Lyle G. Bien (born 1945) | August 1996 | August 1998 | ~2 years, 0 days | ![]() U.S. Navy | |
6 | Vice Admiral Herbert A. Browne II | November 1998 | ~7 October 2000 | ~1 year, 341 days | ![]() U.S. Navy | |
7 | Lieutenant General Edward G. Anderson III | ~7 October 2000 | January 2002 | ~1 year, 86 days | ![]() U.S. Army | |
Deputy Commander, United States Space Command | ||||||
1 | Lieutenant General James H. Dickinson (born 1962/1963) | 28 September 2019 | 20 August 2020 | 327 days | ![]() U.S. Army | |
– | Major General Tim C. Lawson[16] Acting | 20 August 2020 | 24 November 2020 | 96 days | ![]() U.S. Army | |
2 | Lieutenant General John E. Shaw (born 1968) | 24 November 2020[17] | 5 October 2023 | 2 years, 315 days | ![]() U.S. Space Force | |
– | Rear Admiral Will Pennington Acting | 5 October 2023 | 5 December 2023 | 61 days | ![]() U.S. Navy | |
3 | Lieutenant General Thomas L. James (born c. 1968) | 5 December 2023 | Incumbent | 258 days | ![]() U.S. Army |
List of senior enlisted leaders of the United States Space Command
No. | Senior enlisted leader | Term | Service branch | |||
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Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | ||
1 | Chief Master Sergeant Roger A. Towberman (born 1966/1967) | 29 August 2019 | 28 August 2020 | 365 days | ![]() U.S. Space Force | |
2 | Master Gunnery Sergeant Scott H. Stalker[18] (born 1975) | 28 August 2020 | 7 August 2023 | 2 years, 344 days | ![]() U.S. Marine Corps | |
3 | Chief Master Sergeant Jacob C. Simmons[19] (born c. 1974) | 7 August 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 12 days | ![]() U.S. Space Force |
List of chiefs of staff of the United States Space Command
No. | Chief of Staff | Term | Service branch | |||
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Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | ||
1 | Major General Brook J. Leonard[20] (born 1970) | 29 August 2019 | 24 August 2022 | 2 years, 360 days | ![]() U.S. Air Force | |
2 | Rear Admiral Will Pennington (born 1967) | 24 August 2022[21] | Incumbent | 1 year, 361 days | ![]() U.S. Navy |
See also
- United States Space Command
- Leadership of the United States Africa Command
- Leadership of the United States European Command
- Leadership of the United States Indo-Pacific Command
- Leadership of the United States Northern Command
- Leadership of the United States Cyber Command
- Leadership of the United States Strategic Command
- Leadership of the United States Transportation Command
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