Leadership of the United States Space Command

Commander of United States Space Command
Commander of United States Space Command
	Emblem of the United States Space Command
	Incumbent; General James H. Dickinson, USA; since 20 August 2020
	United States Department of Defense
Type	Unified combatant commander
Abbreviation	CDRUSSPACECOM[9]
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

This is a list of all commanders, deputy commanders, senior enlisted leaders, and chiefs of staff of the United States Space Command.

Seal of the United States Space Command

Current combatant command staff

Headquarters staff

James H. Dickinson, Commander
- U.S. Space Force CMSgt Jacob C. Simmons, Command Senior Enlisted Leader
  - Will Pennington, Acting Director and Chief of Staff
    - David L. Stanfield, Director, Human Capital (J1)[1]
    - Brian Sidari, Director, Intelligence (J2)
    - Troy Endicott, Director, Global Space Operations (J3)
      - Richard Zellmann, Deputy Director, Operations (J3)
    - Michael T. Morrissey, Director, Plans and Policy (J5)
      - Jesse Morehouse, Deputy Director, Strategy, Plans, and Policy (J5)[2]
      - Traci Kueker-Murphy, Deputy Director, Strategy, Plans, and Policy (J5)
      - British Army Brig Paul Tedman, Deputy Director, Policy and Strategic Partnerships (J5)[3]
    - Richard Yu, Director, Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Cyber (J6)[4]
      - Tracy L. Hines, Deputy Director, Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Computer Systems (C4) and Information Technology (J6)[5]
    - U.S. Army CSM Thinh T. Huynh, Commandant[6]
- Robert Claude, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander
- Ryan Okahara, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander for National Guard Matters
- Chris Buckley, Inspector General[7]
- Mark F. Thomas, Chaplain[8]

Combined Joint Task Force–Space Operations

Thomas L. James, Acting Commander

Combined Force Space Component Command

Douglas Schiess, Commander
- Dennis Bythewood, Deputy Commander
  - Phillip A. Verroco, Director, Combined Space Operations Center

Joint Task Force-Space Defense

Dennis Bythewood, Commander
- Elizabeth Helland, Deputy Commander
  - Stephen G. Lyon, Director, National Space Defense Center

Joint Functional Component Command for Integrated Missile Defense

Daniel Karbler, Commander

List of commanders of the United States Space Command

No.	Commander		Term			Service branch
No.	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Term length	Service branch
Commander–in–Chief, United States Space Command
1		General Robert T. Herres (1932–2008)	23 September 1985[10]	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 (born 1941)	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	Incumbent	3 years, 54 days	U.S. Army

Commanders of Space Command by branches of service[lower-alpha 1]

Air Force: 8[lower-alpha 2]
Space Force: 1
Army: 1
Marine Corps: none
Navy: none
Coast Guard: none

List of deputy commanders of the United States Space Command

No.	Deputy Commander		Term			Service branch
No.	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Term length	Service branch
Deputy Commander-in-Chief/Chief of Staff, United States Space Command
1		Vice Admiral William E. Ramsay[12] (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	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[14] Acting	20 August 2020	24 November 2020	96 days	U.S. Army
2		Lieutenant General John E. Shaw (born 1968)	24 November 2020[15]	5 October 2023	2 years, 315 days	U.S. Space Force
–		Rear Admiral Will Pennington Acting	5 October 2023	Incumbent	8 days	U.S. Navy

List of senior enlisted leaders of the United States Space Command

No.	Senior enlisted leader		Term			Service branch
No.	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Term length	Service branch
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[17] (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	67 days	U.S. Space Force

List of chiefs of staff of the United States Space Command

No.	Chief of Staff		Term			Service branch
No.	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Term length	Service branch
1		Major General Brook J. Leonard[21] (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[22]	Incumbent	1 year, 50 days	U.S. Navy

Notes

Excluding predecessors serving in Strategic Command functional commands
General John W. Raymond was an Air Force officer when he was appointed as the commander. However since he was transferred to the Space Force during his tenure in office, he is not included in this count.

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[11] Excluding predecessors serving in Strategic Command functional commands

[12] General John W. Raymond was an Air Force officer when he was appointed as the commander. However since he was transferred to the Space Force during his tenure in office, he is not included in this count.

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