LTG David Miller Nominated as Next Leader of U.S. Space Command

What happened

Douglas Schiess confirmed on X that he also is being nominated as the new USSPACECOM Commander. Yesterday, the White House sent Congress the nomination for Miller to be promoted to General and today U.S.

Space Force (USSF) Chief of Space Operations Gen. Space Force Miller is currently USSF Deputy Chief of Space Operations, Strategy, Plans, Programs and Requirements, responsible to the Secretary of the Air Force and Schiess for USSF strategies and concepts, requirements, and budget.

Commissioned in 1993, among his earlier assignments was Director of Operations and Force Development for USSPACECOM, and Commander of USSF’s Space Operations Command, later renamed Combat Forces Command. The Space Force is one of the six military services, while Space Command is one of the 11 Unified Combatant Commands.