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Biden Nominates Saltzman to Lead Space Force

By Rachel Jewett

Thursday, July 28th, 2022

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Biden Nominates Saltzman to Lead Space Force

Lt. Gen Bradley C. Saltzman. Photo: U.S. Space Force

President Biden nominated Lt. Gen. B. Chance Saltzman to be the U.S. Space Force’s next Chief of Space Operations, succeeding Gen. John “Jay” Raymond, who is projected to retire later this year. Saltzman has served as deputy chief of Space Operations for Operations, Cyber, and Nuclear since August 2020, where he has overall responsibility for operations, intelligence, sustainment, cyber, and nuclear operations for the Space Force. He was previously as a satellite operator for the National Reconnaissance Office and served as…

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