{"id":74234,"date":"2020-02-14T17:19:37","date_gmt":"2020-02-14T17:19:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/02\/14\/this-familiar-face-is-the-space-forces-first-top-noncommissioned-officer\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T14:21:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T14:21:54","slug":"this-familiar-face-is-the-space-forces-first-top-noncommissioned-officer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/02\/14\/this-familiar-face-is-the-space-forces-first-top-noncommissioned-officer\/","title":{"rendered":"This familiar face is the Space Force\u2019s first top noncommissioned officer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2020\/02\/05\/space-force-troops-wont-be-called-spacemen\/\" target=_blank>Space Force<\/a> prepares to bring more than 6,000 airman over to the newly created force, the service has picked a top enlisted leader to advise <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2020\/01\/21\/these-space-force-uniforms-look-awfully-familiar\/\" target=_blank>Chief of Space Operations Gen. 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