Leadership of the 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

• Stephen Whiting, Commander
  • U.S. Space Force CMSgt Jacob C. Simmons, Command Senior Enlisted Leader
  • Thomas L. James, Deputy Commander
    • Sean Bailey, Chief of Staff
      • David L. Stanfield, Director, Human Capital (J1)^[1]
      • Vacant, Director, Intelligence (J2)
      • Anthony Mastalir, Director, Global Space Operations (J3)
        • Eric D. Little, Deputy Director, Operations (J3)
      • Brian W. Gibson, Director, Plans and Policy (J5)^[2]
        • Marcos A. Jasso, Deputy Director, Plans and Policy (J5)
        • Jesse M. Morehouse, Deputy Director, Artificial Intelligence and Security Cooperation (J5)^[3]
        • British Army Brig Paul Tedman, Deputy Director, Policy and Strategic Partnerships (J5)^[4]
      • Richard Yu, Director, Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Cyber (J6)^[5]
        • Tracy L. Hines, Deputy Director, Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Computer Systems (C4) and Information Technology (J6)^[6]
      • Samuel C. Keener, Director, Joint Forces Development and Training (J7)^[7]
      • U.S. Army CSM Thinh T. Huynh, Commandant^[8]
  • Jody Merritt, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander
  • Sean N. Day, Mobilization Assistant to the Deputy Commander^[9]
  • Chris Buckley, Inspector General^[10]
  • Mark F. Thomas, Chaplain^[11]

Component commands staff

Combined Joint Force Space Component Command

• Douglas Schiess, Commander
  • Richard Zellman, Deputy Commander

Joint Functional Component Command for Integrated Missile Defense

• Sean Gainey, Commander

List of leaders of the United States Space Command

Commanders

Commander of United States Space Command
Emblem of the United States Space Command
Incumbent General Stephen Whiting, USSF since 10 January 2024
United States Department of Defense
Type	Unified combatant commander
Abbreviation	CDRUSSPACECOM[12]
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

No.	Commander		Term			Service branch
	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Term length
Commander–in–Chief, United States Space Command
1		General Robert T. Herres (1932–2008)	23 September 1985[13]	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 (1941–2024)	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	10 January 2024	3 years, 143 days	U.S. Army
3		General Stephen Whiting (born 1967)	10 January 2024	Incumbent	1 year, 214 days	U.S. Space Force

Deputy commanders

No.	Deputy Commander		Term			Service branch
	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Term length
Deputy Commander-in-Chief/Chief of Staff, United States Space Command
1		Vice Admiral William E. Ramsay[15] (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 (born 1945)	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[17] Acting	20 August 2020	24 November 2020	96 days	U.S. Army
2		Lieutenant General John E. Shaw (born 1968)	24 November 2020[18]	5 October 2023	2 years, 315 days	U.S. Space Force
–		Rear Admiral Will Pennington Acting	5 October 2023	5 December 2023	61 days	U.S. Navy
3		Lieutenant General Thomas L. James (born c. 1968)	5 December 2023	Incumbent	1 year, 250 days	U.S. Army

Senior enlisted leaders

No.	Senior enlisted leader		Term			Service branch
	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Term length
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[20] (born 1975)	28 August 2020	7 August 2023	2 years, 344 days	U.S. Marine Corps
3		Chief Master Sergeant Jacob C. Simmons[22] (born c. 1974)	7 August 2023	Incumbent	2 years, 5 days	U.S. Space Force

Chiefs of staff

No.	Chief of Staff		Term			Service branch
	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Term length
1		Major General Brook J. Leonard[24] (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	11 August 2025	2 years, 352 days	U.S. Navy
3		Rear Admiral Sean Bailey (born 1969)	11 August 2025	Incumbent	1 day	U.S. Navy

See also

• United States Space Command
• Leadership of the United States Africa Command
• Leadership of the United States European Command
• Leadership of the United States Indo-Pacific Command
• Leadership of the United States Northern Command
• Leadership of the United States Cyber Command
• Leadership of the United States Strategic Command
• Leadership of the United States Transportation Command