{"id":35712,"date":"2022-11-02T16:32:18","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T16:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2022\/11\/02\/saltzman-assumes-command-of-us-space-force\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:45:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:45:58","slug":"saltzman-assumes-command-of-us-space-force","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/space\/2022\/11\/02\/saltzman-assumes-command-of-us-space-force\/","title":{"rendered":"Saltzman assumes command of US Space Force"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The Space Force welcomed a new leader on Wednesday as the Department of Defense formally transitioned command of the service to Gen. Chance Saltzman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During a ceremony at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, Saltzman took the reins from Gen. Jay Raymond, becoming just the second official to lead the young service. Speaking during the change of command, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall praised Raymond for his ground-level work, calling him \u201cthe father of the Space Force.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Space Force that I walked in on 15 months ago, the one that Gen. Saltzman will be stepping up to lead . . . is a living, breathing testament to the vision, professionalism and will to succeed that Gen. Raymond brought to his role as the first chief of space operations,\u201d Kendall said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Raymond, who is retiring from a 38-year military career, has served at the helm of the service since 2019, when Congress authorized it. At the time, he wore two hats, leading what was the military\u2019s newest combatant command, U.S. Space Command. Prior to overseeing the two space organizations, he was head of Air Force Space Command for three years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said during the ceremony that Raymond\u2019s leadership will leave a lasting impact on the Space Force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe laid the foundation for the culture and the traditions that will define the service for decades to come,\u201d Austin said. \u201cHe did all of that, and he made it look easy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2022\/07\/28\/saltzman-nominated-to-lead-space-force\/\" target=\"_blank\">Saltzman most recently served<\/a> as deputy chief of space operations, with a focus on the service\u2019s cyber and nuclear forces. He joined the Air Force in 1991 and has experience as an intercontinental ballistic missile officer and a satellite operator for the National Reconnaissance Office and has held leadership roles within the Air Force and U.S. Central Command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He\u2019s taking charge as the Space Force is poised for growth in areas like readiness, system resilience and integration within the Defense Department. The service, armed with nearly 16,000 guardians and civilians and a $24 billion annual budget, may also be on the edge of a growth spurt as concerns about threats from China and Russia increase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recognizing that responsibility, Saltzman said today that continuing to build a resilient and capable force \u201cwill not be an easy or short-lived task.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cA resilient, ready and combat-capable Space Force is indispensable to deterrence today, tomorrow and every day after that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Space Force poised for growth<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Raymond told C4ISRNET in a recent interview he expects that during Saltzman\u2019s tenure, the service will need to consider whether it can continue to operate as a relatively lean organization. While the space domain is not as \u201cmanpower intensive\u201d as others, he said the Space Force needs to make sure it has the \u201ccritical mass\u201d to be effective, particularly at the headquarters level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAt some point, there\u2019s going to have to be some analysis that says, \u2018Do we have this right? 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