Leadership of United States Space Forces – Space
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
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Douglas Schiess, Commander
- U.S. Space Force CMSgt Tina R. Timmerman, Senior Enlisted Leader
Frank R. Kincaid, Deputy Commander
Nathaniel A. Peace, Director, Intelligence (J2)[1]
List of commanders
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| 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 | [2] | |
| Space Operations Command West | ||||||
| 1 | Major General John E. Shaw (born 1968) | 21 October 2020 | 16 November 2020 | 26 days | [2] | |
| 2 | Major General DeAnna Burt (born 1969) | 16 November 2020 | 22 August 2022 | 1 year, 279 days | [3] | |
| 3 | Major General Douglas Schiess (born 1970) | 22 August 2022 | 6 December 2023 | 1 year, 106 days | [4] | |
| United States Space Forces – Space | ||||||
| 1 | Lieutenant General Douglas Schiess (born 1970) | 6 December 2023 | Incumbent | 362 days | [5] | |
List of deputy commanders
[edit]| No. | Deputy Commander | Term | Ref | |||
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| 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 | [6] | |
| 2 | Brigadier General Michael E. Conley (born c. 1974) | April 2020 | 21 October 2020 | ~189 days | [7] | |
| Space Operations Command West | ||||||
| 1 | Brigadier General Michael E. Conley (born c. 1974) | 21 October 2020 | July 2022 | ~1 year, 267 days | [7] | |
| 2 | Colonel Shay Warakomski (born c. 1972) | July 2022 | August 2023 | ~1 year, 31 days | [8] | |
| 3 | Brigadier General Dennis Bythewood (born c. 1970) | August 2023 | 6 December 2023 | ~113 days | [9] | |
| United States Space Forces – Space | ||||||
| 1 | Major General Dennis Bythewood (born c. 1970) | 6 December 2023 | ~25 July 2024 | ~232 days | [6] | |
| 2 | Brigadier General Frank R. Kincaid (born c. 1972) | ~25 July 2024 | Incumbent | 130 days | [10] | |
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 | [11] | |
| 2 | Chief Master Sergeant Grange S. Coffin IV (born c. 1982) | 21 October 2020 | 22 August 2024 | 3 years, 306 days | [6] | |
| 3 | Chief Master Sergeant Tina R. Timmerman (born c. 1982) | 22 August 2024 | Incumbent | 102 days | [12] | |
See also
[edit]- United States Space Forces – Space
- Leadership of Space Operations Command
- Leadership of Space Systems Command
- Leadership of Space Training and Readiness Command
References
[edit]- ^ https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathaniel-peace-a49311167
- ^ 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.
- ^ https://www.spaceforces-space.mil/Portals/64/Bio%20Brig%20Gen%20Frank%20R_%20%20Kincaid%20-%20July%202024.pdf [bare URL]
- ^ "JOHN F. BENTIVEGNA". United States Space Force.
- ^ "About Us - U.S. Space Forces - Space". U.S. Space Forces - Space.
