List of active duty United States Space Force general officers explained

This is a list of active duty United States Space Force general officers. There are 28 active duty general officers in the U.S. Space Force: three generals, five lieutenant generals, nine major generals, and 11 brigadier generals. Among the 28, 21 of them serve in positions in the Space Force, while seven serve in joint positions. All of them transferred from the United States Air Force. Space Force general officers, like in other U.S. armed services, are nominated by the president of the United States and confirmed by the Senate.

List of generals

See also: List of United States Space Force four-star generals and List of active duty United States four-star officers.

PortraitNameDate of rankCurrent position
1B. Chance Saltzman2 November 2022Chief of Space Operations[1]
2Michael Guetlein21 December 2023Vice Chief of Space Operations[2]
3Stephen Whiting10 January 2024Commander, United States Space Command[3]

List of lieutenant generals

See also: List of United States Space Force lieutenant generals and List of active duty United States three-star officers.

PortraitNameDate of rankCurrent position
1Philip Garrant2 August 2022Commander, Space Systems Command[4]
2DeAnna Burt1 December 2022Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Operations, Cyber, and Nuclear[5]
3Douglas Schiess6 December 2023Commander, United States Space Forces – Space and
Combined Joint Space Force Component Commander, United States Space Command		[6]
4Shawn Bratton22 December 2023Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Strategy, Plans, Programs, and Requirements[7]
5David N. Miller9 January 2024Commander, Space Operations Command[8]

List of major generals

PortraitNameDate of rankCurrent position
1Christopher Povak29 September 2022Deputy Director, National Reconnaissance Office and
Commander, Space Force Element to the National Reconnaissance Office		[9]
2Steven P. Whitney29 September 2022Director of Staff[10]
3Gregory Gagnon29 September 2022Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Intelligence[11]
4Stephen G. Purdy1 December 2022Military Deputy, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration[12]
5D. Jason Cothern6 December 2023Program Executive for Ground-Based Weapon Systems, Missile Defense Agency[13]
6Troy Endicott6 December 2023Director of Global Space Operations, United States Space Command[14]
7Timothy Sejba6 December 2023Commander, Space Training and Readiness Command[15]
8Dennis Bythewood3 May 2024In transit[16]
9James E. Smith21 June 2024Vice Director for Joint Force Development, Joint Staff[17]

List of brigadier generals

PortraitNameDate of rankCurrent position
1Devin Pepper2 September 2022Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategy, Plans, and Policy, Allied Command Transformation[18]
2Anthony Mastalir1 October 2022Commander, United States Space Forces – Indo-Pacific[19]
3Brian Sidari2 October 2022Director, Intelligence, United States Space Command[20]
4Jacob Middleton Jr.23 December 2022Commander, United States Space Forces – Europe and Africa[21]
5Robert Hutt8 July 2023Director, Plans and Programs, Office of the Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Plans, Programs, Requirements, and Analysis[22]
6Kristin Panzenhagen16 December 2023 for Assured Access to Space,
Director of Launch and Range Operations, Space Systems Command,
Commander, Space Launch Delta 45, and
Director, Eastern Range		[23]
7Matthew Cantore1 February 2024Deputy Commander, Space Training and Readiness Command[24]
8Brian Denaro1 February 2024Senior Military Assistant, Under Secretary of the Air Force[25]
9Shay Warakomski7 June 2024Assistant Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Operations, Cyber, and Nuclear[26]
10Chandler Atwood11 June 2024Vice Commander and Deputy Commanding General (Operations), Space Operations Command[27]
11Robert Schreiner12 June 2024Deputy Director for Operations, Joint Staff[28]

History

Number of general officers

Before the establishment of the Space Force, the Space Force Planning Task Force considered two different scenarios or models for the number of general officers in the new service: the lean and demanding models. The lean Space Force model called for 41 general officers with three generals, six lieutenant generals, 12 major generals, and 20 brigadier generals. The demanding Space Force model, on the other hand, has 45 general officers with three generals, six lieutenant generals, 13 major generals, and 23 brigadier generals.[31]

By August 2020, General John W. Raymond noted that there would only be 21 general officers in the Space Force.[32] In 2022, this was codified by the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, specifying the number of statutory billets in each rank: two generals, five lieutenant generals, six major generals, and eight brigadier generals. It also required that a minimum of six Space Force general officers be assigned at joint duty assignments.[33]

Asked by the United States Senate Committee on Armed Services whether the 21 general officer billets in the Space Force are sufficient, Lieutenant General B. Chance Saltzman, in his written statement in 2022, responded that it is not sustainable. He believes that it is not sufficient to sustain the two four-star posts in the service and effectively represent the Space Force in the Joint Staff and the unified combatant commands.[34] He hopes to increase the number of general officers to 36: two generals, six lieutenant generals, 12 major generals, and 16 brigadier generals.[35]

Transfers from the Air Force (2020–2021)

The Space Force was established by redesignating the United States Air Force's Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) as the United States Space Force on 20 December 2019. Thus, the very first general officers in the Space Force were general officers in the Air Force's space operations and space acquisitions career fields. Immediately after the establishment of the Space Force, then-AFSPC commander, General John W. Raymond, was appointed as the first chief of space operations. He then became the first member of the new service, and hence the very first general officer in the Space Force.[36]

By July 2020, four U.S. Air Force major generals were nominated for transfer to the Space Force and promotion to lieutenant generals.[37] On 14 August 2020, then-Major General B. Chance Saltzman transferred to the Space Force and was promoted to lieutenant general, becoming the service's lieutenant general and the first general officer promoted in the new service.[38] Three days later, then-Major General Nina Armagno also transferred to the Space Force and was promoted to lieutenant general, becoming the service's first female general officer.[39]

On 1 October 2020, then-U.S. Air Force lieutenant general David D. Thompson transferred into the Space Force and was promoted to general, becoming the first to hold the office of vice chief of space operations.[40]

In April 2021, three U.S. Air Force major generals and six brigadier generals were nominated for transfer into the Space Force, all of them career space professionals working either space operations or space acquisitions.[41] [42] On May 7, 2021, Major General DeAnna Burt transferred to the Space Force, becoming the first major general of the service.[43]

On 19 October 2021, U.S. Air Force Brigadier General Gregory Gagnon transferred into the Space Force after volunteering. A career intelligence and cyber officer, he is the first general officer of the service who is a non-career space professional, or not coming from either space operations or space acquisitions career fields.[44]

First direct promotions and expansion (2021–present)

The Space Force had transferred 17 general officers from the Air Force. By October 2021, after the transfers from the Air Force, the Space Force had 21 general officers: two generals, six lieutenant generals, three major generals, and 10 brigadier generals. This included the first officers promoted into general officer ranks since the creation of the service. In January 2021, four colonels were nominated for promotion to brigadier general, becoming the first Space Force general officers who were promoted directly as brigadier generals in the service.[45]

In 2022, the number of major generals in the Space Force doubled from three to seven. Five colonels were nominated for promotion to brigadier general, bringing the total number of general officers to 24.[46]

Historical firsts

See also

References

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: General B. Chance Saltzman. November 2022. United States Space Force. 2024-01-01. 15 December 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231215133638/https://www.spaceforce.mil/Biographies/Display/Article/2329659/b-chance-saltzman/. live.
  2. Web site: General Michael A. Guetlein. January 2024. United States Space Force. 2024-01-07.
  3. Web site: General Stephen N. Whiting. June 2022. United States Space Force. 2024-01-10.
  4. Web site: Lieutenant General Philip A. Garrant. August 2022. United States Space Force. 2024-01-01. 11 October 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231011013036/https://www.spaceforce.mil/Biographies/Display/Article/2830789/philip-a-garrant/. live.
  5. Web site: Lieutenant General DeAnna M. Burt. October 2023. United States Space Force. 2024-01-01. 30 December 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231230182214/https://www.spaceforce.mil/Biographies/Display/Article/2830571/deanna-m-burt/. live.
  6. Web site: Lieutenant General Douglas A. Schiess. December 2023. United States Space Force. 2024-01-01. 23 December 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231223181618/https://www.spaceforce.mil/Biographies/Display/Article/3027628/douglas-a-schiess/. live.
  7. Web site: Lieutenant General Shawn N. Bratton. October 2023. United States Space Force. 2024-01-14.
  8. Web site: Lieutenant General David N. Miller, Jr.. August 2023. United States Space Force. 2024-01-01. 28 December 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231228150626/https://www.spaceforce.mil/Biographies/Display/Article/2830830/david-n-miller-jr/. live.
  9. Web site: Major General Christopher S. Povak. October 2023. United States Space Force. 2024-01-01. 1 January 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240101095327/https://www.spaceforce.mil/Biographies/Display/Article/2830912/christopher-s-povak/. live.
  10. Web site: Major General Steven P. Whitney. July 2023. United States Space Force. 2024-01-01. 1 January 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240101135901/https://www.spaceforce.mil/Biographies/Display/Article/2387835/steven-p-whitney/. live.
  11. Web site: Major General Gregory J. Gagnon. October 2023. United States Space Force. 2024-01-01. 31 December 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231231220247/https://www.spaceforce.mil/Biographies/Display/Article/2830749/gregory-j-gagnon/. live.
  12. Web site: Major General Stephen G. Purdy, Jr.. October 2023. United States Space Force. 2024-01-01. 8 November 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231108032211/https://www.spaceforce.mil/Biographies/Display/Article/2830924/stephen-g-purdy-jr/. live.
  13. Web site: Major General D. Jason Cothern. October 2023. United States Space Force. 2024-01-01.
  14. Web site: Major General Troy L. Endicott. October 2023. United States Space Force. 2024-01-01.
  15. Web site: Major General Timothy A. Sejba. March 2022. United States Space Force. 2024-01-01. 17 November 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231117222434/https://www.spaceforce.mil/Biographies/Display/Article/2938810/timothy-a-sejba/. live.
  16. Web site: Brigadier General Dennis O. Bythewood. October 2023. United States Space Force. 2024-01-01. 23 December 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231223125448/https://www.spaceforce.mil/Biographies/Display/Article/2830648/dennis-o-bythewood/. live.
  17. Web site: Major General James E. Smith. July 2023. United States Space Force. 2024-01-01.
  18. Web site: Brigadier General Devin R. Pepper. October 2023. United States Space Force. 2024-01-01. 2 January 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240102010556/https://www.spaceforce.mil/Biographies/Display/Article/2830500/devin-r-pepper/. live.
  19. Web site: Brigadier General Anthony J. Mastalir. October 2023. United States Space Force. 2024-01-01. 2 January 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240102010538/https://www.spaceforce.mil/Biographies/Display/Article/3224830/anthony-j-mastalir/. live.
  20. Web site: Brigadier General Brian D. Sidari . October 2022 . . 2024-01-01 . 2 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240102010538/https://www.spaceforce.mil/Biographies/Display/Article/3257622/brian-d-sidari/ . live .
  21. Web site: Brigadier General Jacob Middleton, Jr.. October 2023. United States Space Force. 2024-01-01. 2 January 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240102010637/https://www.spaceforce.mil/Biographies/Display/Article/3407200/jacob-db-middleton/. live.
  22. Web site: Brigadier General Robert J. Hutt . October 2023 . . 2023-10-25 . 27 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231027022632/https://www.spaceforce.mil/Biographies/Display/Article/3563166/robert-j-hutt/ . live .
  23. Web site: Brigadier General Kristin L. Panzenhagen . June 2023 . . 2023-07-13 . 13 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230713034523/https://www.patrick.spaceforce.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/3252979/kristin-l-panzenhagen/ . live .
  24. Web site: Brigadier General Matthew S. Cantore . March 2024 . . 2024-03-07 .
  25. Web site: Brigadier General Brian A. Denaro . June 2024 . . 2024-05-09 .
  26. Web site: Brigadier General Zachary S. Warakomski . June 2024 . . 2024-06-14 .
  27. Web site: Brigadier General Chandler P. Atwood . June 2024 . . 2024-06-18 .
  28. Web site: Brigadier General Robert J. Schreiner . July 2024 . . 2024-07-30 .
  29. Web site: PN1998 — Brig. Gen. Devin R. Pepper — Space Force. 2024-07-23. U.S. Congress.
  30. Web site: General Officer Announcements. 2024-07-24. U.S. Department of Defense.
  31. Web site: A Separate Space: Creating a Military Service for Space. 2020. RAND Corporation. 67. 10 December 2021. 2 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220202095109/https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RR4200/RR4263/RAND_RR4263.pdf. live.
  32. August 14, 2020 . Maj. Gen. B. Chance Saltzman promotion . https://web.archive.org/web/20220928224447/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lyi8jmS8VvU&feature=youtu.be . 28 September 2022 . Defense Flash News . . live .
  33. Web site: H.R.7776 - James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 . 2022-05-16 . . 24 December 2022 . 24 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221224033954/https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7776/text . live .
  34. Web site: Senate Armed Services Committee Advance Policy Questions for Lieutenant General Bradley C. Saltzman, US Space Force, Nominee for Appointment to be Chief of Space Operations of the Space Force . 13 September 2022 . . 28 October 2022 . 1 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221001085344/https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Saltzman%20APQ%20Responses.pdf . live .
  35. Web site: Q&A: The New Chief of Space Operations on Empowering the Force. 2022-11-27. Air & Space Forces Magazine. Naegele. Tobias. 29 November 2022. 29 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221129055439/https://www.airandspaceforces.com/qa-the-new-chief-of-space-operations-on-empowering-the-force/. live.
  36. Web site: US Space Force Gets 1st Senior Enlisted Adviser. 14 February 2020. Military.com. Pawlyk. Oriana. 10 December 2021. 10 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211210132822/https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/02/14/us-space-force-gets-1st-senior-enlisted-adviser.html. live.
  37. Web site: Space Force Boss's Office Staffs Up. 29 July 2020. Air Force Magazine. Cohen. Rachel S.. 10 December 2021. 15 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211115075153/https://www.airforcemag.com/space-force-bosss-office-staffs-up/. live.
  38. Web site: U.S. Space Force promotes first general officer. 14 August 2020. United States Space Force. Richardson. James. 10 December 2021. 10 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211210132824/https://www.spaceforce.mil/News/Article/2314027/us-space-force-promotes-first-general-officer/. live.
  39. Web site: Armagno becomes the U.S. Space Force's first female general officer. 17 August 2020. SpaceNews. Erwin. Sandra. 10 December 2021. 3 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210803095340/https://spacenews.com/armagno-becomes-the-u-s-space-forces-first-female-general-officer/. live.
  40. Web site: First-ever Vice CSO joins U.S. Space Force. 4 October 2021. United States Space Force. Kirby. Lynn. 12 December 2021. 12 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211212113139/https://www.spaceforce.mil/News/Article/2371102/first-ever-vice-cso-joins-us-space-force/. live.
  41. Web site: PN351 — Space Force. 13 April 2021. United States Congress. 14 April 2021. 14 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210414234048/https://www.congress.gov/nomination/117th-congress/351. live.
  42. Web site: PN352 — Space Force. 13 April 2021. United States Congress. 14 April 2021. 14 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210414234045/https://www.congress.gov/nomination/117th-congress/352. live.
  43. Web site: CFSCC's Combined Space Operations Center hosts first International Space Day celebration. Space Operations Command (SpOC). 7 May 2021 . 2021-05-12. 2021-05-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20210512150316/https://www.spoc.spaceforce.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2601674/cfsccs-combined-space-operations-center-hosts-first-international-space-day-cel. live.
  44. Web site: Mollie Raymond on LinkedIn: Thank you Brig Gen Greg Gagnon for volunteering to transfer to the. www.linkedin.com. 20 October 2021. 20 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211020040332/https://www.linkedin.com/posts/csospouse_thank-you-brig-gen-greg-gagnon-for-volunteering-activity-6856377458220961792-nsrz. live.
  45. Web site: General Officer Announcements. 8 January 2021. United States Department of Defense. 10 December 2021. 10 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211210132822/https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/2465945/general-officer-announcements/. live.
  46. Web site: PN2050 - 5 nominees for Space Force, 117th Congress (2021-2022). 29 July 2021. United States Congress. 4 May 2022. 4 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220504062302/https://www.congress.gov/nomination/117th-congress/2050?s=1&r=2. live.

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