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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

• 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)

List of commanders

Commander of United States Space Forces – Space
United States Space Forces – Space emblem
Flag of a Space Force lieutenant general
Incumbent Lieutenant General Douglas Schiess since 6 December 2023
United States Space Force
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		Shaw, John E.Major General John E. Shaw (born 1968)	20 December 2019	21 October 2020	306 days
Space Operations Command West
1		Shaw, John E.Major General John E. Shaw (born 1968)	21 October 2020	16 November 2020	26 days
2		Burt, DeAnna M.Major General DeAnna Burt (born 1969)	16 November 2020	22 August 2022	1 year, 279 days
3		Schiess, Douglas A.Major General Douglas Schiess (born 1970)	22 August 2022	6 December 2023	1 year, 106 days
United States Space Forces – Space
1		Schiess, Douglas A.Lieutenant General Douglas Schiess (born 1970)	6 December 2023	Incumbent	1 year, 23 days

List of deputy commanders

No.	Deputy Commander		Term			Ref
	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Duration
Space Operations Command
1		Davidson, Matthew WolfeBrigadier General Matthew Wolfe Davidson (born c. 1971)	20 December 2019	April 2020	~118 days
2		Conley, Michael E.Brigadier General Michael E. Conley (born c. 1974)	April 2020	21 October 2020	~189 days
Space Operations Command West
1		Conley, Michael E.Brigadier General Michael E. Conley (born c. 1974)	21 October 2020	July 2022	~1 year, 267 days
2		Warakomski, WarakomskiColonel Shay Warakomski (born c. 1972)	July 2022	August 2023	~1 year, 31 days
3		Bythewood, Dennis O.Brigadier General Dennis Bythewood (born c. 1970)	August 2023	6 December 2023	~113 days
United States Space Forces – Space
1		Bythewood, Dennis O.Major General Dennis Bythewood (born c. 1970)	6 December 2023	~25 July 2024	~232 days
2		Kincaid, Frank R.Brigadier General Frank R. Kincaid (born c. 1972)	~25 July 2024	Incumbent	157 days

List of senior enlisted leaders

No.	Senior Enlisted Leader		Term			Ref
	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Duration
1		Bentivegna, John F.Chief Master Sergeant John F. Bentivegna (born c. 1976)	20 December 2019	21 October 2020	306 days
2		Coffin, Grange S. IVChief Master Sergeant Grange S. Coffin IV (born c. 1982)	21 October 2020	22 August 2024	3 years, 306 days
3		Timmerman, Tina R.Chief Master Sergeant Tina R. Timmerman (born c. 1982)	22 August 2024	Incumbent	129 days

See also

• United States Space Forces – Space
• Leadership of Space Operations Command
• Leadership of Space Systems Command
• Leadership of Space Training and Readiness Command

References

1. https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathaniel-peace-a49311167
2. ^ "John E. Shaw". United States Space Force.
3. "DeAnna M. Burt". United States Space Force.
4. "Douglas A. Schiess". United States Space Force.
5. Hadley, Greg (12 December 2023). "USSF Creates New Component for SPACECOM". Air & Space Forces Magazine.
6. ^ "U.S. Space Forces - Space". www.vandenberg.spaceforce.mil.
7. ^ "MICHAEL E. CONLEY". Air Force.
8. Profile LinkedIn
9. "Dennis O. Bythewood". United States Space Force.
10. https://www.spaceforces-space.mil/Portals/64/Bio%20Brig%20Gen%20Frank%20R_%20%20Kincaid%20-%20July%202024.pdf
11. "JOHN F. BENTIVEGNA". United States Space Force.
12. "About Us - U.S. Space Forces - Space". U.S. Space Forces - Space.

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Leadership	Department of the Air Force Secretary of the Air Force Under Secretary of the Air Force Space Staff Chief of Space Operations Vice Chief of Space Operations Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force Director of Staff Deputy Chiefs of Space Operations General Officers Generals Lieutenant Generals Oversight House Armed Services Committee Strategic Forces subcommittee Senate Committee on Armed Services Strategic Forces subcommittee
Structure	Field commands Space Futures Command Space Operations Command Commander Space Systems Command Commander Space Training and Readiness Command Commander Component Field Commands United States Space Forces Central United States Space Forces Europe and Africa United States Space Forces Indo-Pacific United States Space Forces Korea United States Space Forces – Space Deltas Space Delta 1 Mission Delta 2 Mission Delta 3 Mission Delta 4 Space Delta 5 Space Delta 6 Space Delta 7 Space Delta 8 Space Delta 9 Space Delta 10 Space Delta 11 Space Delta 12 Space Delta 13 Space Delta 15 Space Delta 18 Space Delta 21 Space Delta 23 Space Delta 26 Space Launch Delta 30 Mission Delta 31 Space Launch Delta 45 Space Base Delta 1 Space Base Delta 2 Space Base Delta 3 Squadrons 1st Delta Operations 319th Combat Training 328th Weapons 392d Combat Training 533rd Training 21st Operations Support 15th Space Surveillance 18th Space Defense 19th Space Defense 20th Space Surveillance 3rd Combat Training 4th EW 5th EW 16th EW 23rd EW 2nd Space Warning 3rd satellite Communications 5th Space Warning 6th Space Warning 7th Space Warning 10th Space Warning 11th Space Warning 12th Space Warning 13th Space Warning 55th Combat Training 21st Space Operations 22nd Space Operations 23rd Space Operations 62nd Cyberspace 63rd Cyberspace 64th Cyberspace 65th Cyberspace 68th Cyberspace 69th Cyberspace 645th Cyberspace 71st ISR 72nd ISR 73rd ISR 74th ISR 75th ISR 76th ISR 1st Space Operations 2nd Navigation Warfare 3rd Space Operations 4th Space Operations 10th Space Operations 53rd Space Operations 527th Space Aggressor 1st Test and Evaluation 3rd Test and Evaluation 17th Test and Evaluation 25th Space Range 2nd Space Launch 5th Space Launch 1st Range Operations NSSI Direct reporting units Space Development Agency Space Rapid Capabilities Office Space Warfighting Analysis Center
Locations	Space Force Bases Buckley Los Angeles Patrick Peterson Schriever Vandenberg Space Bases Pituffik Space Force Stations Cape Canaveral Cape Cod Cavalier Cheyenne Mountain Clear Kaena Point New Boston
Personnel and training	Astronauts Awards and decorations Badges Ranks Training Academy Reserve Officer Training Corps Officer Training School Basic Military Training Uniforms
History and traditions	Delta Flag History Seal "Semper Supra" Air & Space Forces Association Space Force Association Former wings and deltas 21st Space Wing 50th Space Wing 460th Space Wing Space Training and Readiness Delta (Provisional)

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