Leadership of the United States Space Command

Commander of the United States Space Command
Commander of the 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[7]
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. Marine Corps MGySgt Scott H. Stalker, Senior Enlisted Leader
- John E. Shaw, Deputy Commander
  - Brook J. Leonard, Chief of Staff
    - David L. Stanfield, Director, Human Capital (J1)[1]
    - Gregory Gagnon, Director, Intelligence (J2)
    - David N. Miller, Director, Operations, Training, and Force Development (J3/7)
      - Richard Zellmann, Deputy Director, Operations (J3)
    - Michael D. Bernacchi, Director, Strategy, Plans, and Policy (J5)
      - Devin Pepper, Deputy Director, Strategy, Plans, and Policy (J5)
      - British Army Brig Paul Tedman, Deputy Director, Strategy, Plans, and Policy (J5)[2]
    - Richard Yu, Director, Command, Control Communications, Computers, and Cyber (J6)[3]
      - John A. Watkins, Deputy Director, Command, Control Communications, Computers, and Cyber (J6)
    - U.S. Air Force CMSgt Cory Shipp, Commandant[4]
- Tim C. Lawson, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander
- Ryan Okahara, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander
- David Franklin, Inspector General[5]
- Travis C. Yelton, Chaplain[6]

Combined Force Space Component Command

DeAnna Burt, Commander
- Michael E. Conley, Deputy Commander
  - Monique C. DeLauter, Director, Combined Space Operations Center

Joint Task Force-Space Defense

Thomas L. James, Commander
- Dennis O. Bythewood, Deputy Commander
  - Scott Brodeur, Director, National Space Defense Center

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	23 September 1985[8]	6 February 1987	1 year, 136 days	U.S. Air Force
2		General John L. Piotrowski	6 February 1987	1 April 1990	3 years, 84 days	U.S. Air Force
3		General Donald J. Kutyna	1 April 1990	30 June 1992	2 years, 60 days	U.S. Air Force
4		General Chuck Horner	30 June 1992	13 September 1994	2 years, 75 days	U.S. Air Force
5		General Joseph W. Ashy	13 September 1994	26 August 1996	1 year, 348 days	U.S. Air Force
6		General Howell M. Estes III	26 August 1996	14 August 1998	1 year, 353 days	U.S. Air Force
7		General Richard B. Myers	14 August 1998	22 February 2000	1 year, 192 days	U.S. Air Force
8		General Ralph Eberhart	22 February 2000	1 October 2002	2 years, 221 days	U.S. Air Force
Commander, United States Space Command
1		General John W. Raymond	29 August 2019	20 August 2020	357 days	U.S. Space Force
2		General James H. Dickinson	20 August 2020	Incumbent	1 year, 254 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[10]	September 1985	March 1989	~3 years, 181 days	U.S. Navy
2		Vice Admiral Diego E. Hernandez	March 1989	~17 September 1990	~1 year, 200 days	U.S. Navy
3		Vice Admiral William A. Dougherty Jr. (1947–2021)	~17 September 1990	~20 May 1993	~2 years, 245 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	28 September 2019	20 August 2020	327 days	U.S. Army
–		Major General Tim C. Lawson[12] Acting	20 August 2020	24 November 2020	96 days	U.S. Army
2		Lieutenant General John E. Shaw	24 November 2020[13]	Incumbent	1 year, 158 days	U.S. Space Force

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	29 August 2019	28 August 2020	365 days	U.S. Space Force
2		Master Gunnery Sergeant Scott H. Stalker[15]	28 August 2020	Incumbent	1 year, 246 days	U.S. Marine Corps

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[17]	29 August 2019	Incumbent	2 years, 245 days	U.S. Air Force

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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