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Brigadier General Devin R. Pepper, the first prior-enlisted and African American general officer in the Space Force, speaks during his promotion ceremony, 2021. [35] 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 ...
The date listed is that of the officer's first promotion to general, and may differ from the officer's entry in the U.S. Space Force register. The year commissioned is taken to be the year the officer was commissioned which may precede the officer's actual date of commission by up to two years.
Entries in the following list of lieutenant generals are indexed by the numerical order in which each officer was promoted to that rank while on active duty, or by an asterisk (*) if the officer did not serve in that rank while on active duty in the U.S. Space Force or was promoted to four-star rank while on active duty in the U.S. Space Force.
The four-star insignia of a Space Force general is displayed at the promotion ceremony for General B. Chance Saltzman, November 2, 2022.. Modern four-star officer appointments are governed by the unified officer promotion framework established by the Defense Officer Personnel Management Act (DOPMA) of 1980, as amended.
The vice chief of space operations (VCSO) is an office held by a four-star general in the United States Space Force.The vice chief directly supports the Chief of Space Operations (CSO) by serving as a member of the Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC) and also operates with the full authority of the chief of space operations during the CSO's absence.
In 2021, Denaro transferred to the Space Force, where he served as the first program executive officer space sensing and director of SSC's Space Sensing Directorate. During his tenure, he led the completion of the Space-Based Infrared System. In 2024, he was nominated for promotion to brigadier general.
Following his confirmation on 5 December 2023, he transferred to the Space Force as a major general, becoming the first Space Force general officer to have come from the Air National Guard. [3] [4] [5] On 22 December 2023, he was promoted to lieutenant general and became the Space Forces’s chief strategy and resourcing officer. [1]
In 2021, Guetlein transferred into the Space Force. He was nominated for promotion to lieutenant general and appointment as commander of Space Systems Command. [5] [6] In July 2023, Guetlein was nominated for promotion to general and appointment as vice chief of space operations. [7] [8] He was confirmed on December 19, 2023. [9]