{"id":30450,"date":"2022-09-30T13:54:14","date_gmt":"2022-09-30T13:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2022\/09\/30\/here-are-the-new-leaders-of-space-force-and-us-strategic-command\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T14:33:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T14:33:24","slug":"here-are-the-new-leaders-of-space-force-and-us-strategic-command","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/home\/2022\/09\/30\/here-are-the-new-leaders-of-space-force-and-us-strategic-command\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the new leaders of the Space Force and US Strategic Command"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Senate lawmakers confirmed the next leaders of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2022\/06\/16\/space-force-seeks-a-bigger-voice-in-military-operations\/\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. Space Force<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/pentagon\/2022\/03\/08\/us-nuclear-forces-chief-very-concerned-by-russia-china-cooperation\/\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. Strategic Command<\/a> on Thursday during wrap-up work ahead of the October recess.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2022\/09\/13\/space-force-eyes-easing-enlistment-rules-to-target-high-demand-skills\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lt. 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Both are expected to formally be sworn into the new roles in coming days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The moves were noncontroversial and came amid a flurry of military confirmations finalized late Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both men had hearings on their nominations before the Senate Armed Services Committee earlier in September and received strong support from the lawmakers there.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2022\/09\/13\/space-force-eyes-easing-enlistment-rules-to-target-high-demand-skills\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"159\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/7162458.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Space Force eyes easing enlistment rules to target high-demand skills<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The incoming chief of the service said he needs to maintain recruiting flexibility to get individuals with technical skills into the ranks.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saltzman has served as deputy chief of space operations for the past two years. 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