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Biden Transition Team Speaks with Gen. Raymond of U.S. Space Force

Frank Wolfe

Tuesday, December 15th, 2020

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Biden Transition Team Speaks with Gen. Raymond of U.S. Space Force

Gen. John W. "Jay" Raymond, United States Space Force chief of space operations, gives the Oath of Enlistment to basic military graduates on Dec. 10 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas (U.S. Air Force Photo)

President-elect Joe Biden's transition team has spoken with Chief of Space Operations Gen. John "Jay" Raymond, as the incoming Biden administration faces important questions about a future path for military and commercial space capabilities. "I have met with the transition team. I met with them this past week," Raymond said in a virtual question and answer session with reporters on Dec. 15. "We had a really good conversation. I was happy to chat with them." Raymond declined to speculate on…

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