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href="/wiki/File:Gen_B._Chance_Saltzman.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Gen_B._Chance_Saltzman.jpg/220px-Gen_B._Chance_Saltzman.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="275" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Gen_B._Chance_Saltzman.jpg/330px-Gen_B._Chance_Saltzman.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Gen_B._Chance_Saltzman.jpg/440px-Gen_B._Chance_Saltzman.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></div><div style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;">Incumbent<br /><a href="/wiki/General_(United_States)" title="General (United States)">General</a> <a href="/wiki/B._Chance_Saltzman" title="B. Chance Saltzman">B. Chance Saltzman</a><br /></div>since 2 November 2022</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Space_Force" title="United States Space Force">United States Space Force</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Space_Staff" class="mw-redirect" title="Space Staff">Space Staff</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data">Service chief</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Abbreviation</th><td class="infobox-data">CSO</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Member of</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff" title="Joint Chiefs of Staff">Joint Chiefs of Staff</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Space_Staff" class="mw-redirect" title="Space Staff">Space Staff</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Reports to</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Defense" title="United States Secretary of Defense">Secretary of Defense</a><br /><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force" title="United States Secretary of the Air Force">Secretary of the Air Force</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Official_residence" title="Official residence">Residence</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Space House, <a href="/wiki/Joint_Base_Anacostia-Bolling" class="mw-redirect" title="Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling">Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling</a>, <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a><sup id="cite_ref-residence_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-residence-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Seat_(legal_entity)" title="Seat (legal entity)">Seat</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/The_Pentagon" title="The Pentagon">The Pentagon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arlington_County" class="mw-redirect" title="Arlington County">Arlington County</a>, <a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Appointer</th><td class="infobox-data">The <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">President</a><br />with <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">Senate</a> <a href="/wiki/Advice_and_consent" title="Advice and consent">advice and consent</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Term_of_office" title="Term of office">Term length</a></th><td class="infobox-data">4 years<br />Renewable one time, only during war or national emergency</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Constituting instrument</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Title_10_of_the_United_States_Code" title="Title 10 of the United States Code">10 U.S.C.</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/9082">§ 9082</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formation</th><td class="infobox-data">20 December 2019</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First holder</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/John_W._Raymond" title="John W. Raymond">John W. Raymond</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Deputy</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Vice_Chief_of_Space_Operations" title="Vice Chief of Space Operations">Vice Chief of Space Operations</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>chief of space operations</b> (<b>CSO</b>) is the service chief of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Space_Force" title="United States Space Force">United States Space Force</a>. The CSO is the principal military adviser to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force" title="United States Secretary of the Air Force">secretary of the Air Force</a> for Space Force operations and, as a member of the <a href="/wiki/Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff" title="Joint Chiefs of Staff">Joint Chiefs of Staff</a>, a military adviser to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_National_Security_Council" title="United States National Security Council">National Security Council</a>, the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Defense" title="United States Secretary of Defense">secretary of defense</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">president</a>. The CSO is a statutory office held by a Space Force <a href="/wiki/General_(United_States)" title="General (United States)">general</a>, who is typically the highest-ranking officer on <a href="/wiki/Active_duty" title="Active duty">active duty</a> in the Space Force.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The CSO is an administrative position based in <a href="/wiki/The_Pentagon" title="The Pentagon">the Pentagon</a>, and while they do not have operational command authority over Space Force forces, the chief of space operations does exercise supervision of Space Force units and organizations as the designee of the secretary of the Air Force. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Appointment,_rank,_and_responsibilities"><span id="Appointment.2C_rank.2C_and_responsibilities"></span>Appointment, rank, and responsibilities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Space_Operations&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Appointment, rank, and responsibilities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Appointment">Appointment</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Space_Operations&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Appointment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The chief of space operations is nominated for appointment by the <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">president</a>, for a four-year term of office, and must be confirmed by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">Senate</a>. The chief can be reappointed to serve one additional term, but only during times of war or national emergency declared by Congress. By statute, the chief is appointed as a four-star <a href="/wiki/General_(United_States)" title="General (United States)">general</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Responsibilities">Responsibilities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Space_Operations&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Responsibilities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:CSO_Holiday_Event_(2).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/CSO_Holiday_Event_%282%29.jpg/220px-CSO_Holiday_Event_%282%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/CSO_Holiday_Event_%282%29.jpg/330px-CSO_Holiday_Event_%282%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/CSO_Holiday_Event_%282%29.jpg/440px-CSO_Holiday_Event_%282%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="2000" /></a><figcaption>Space House, the residence of the chief of space operations, at <a href="/wiki/Joint_Base_Anacostia-Bolling" class="mw-redirect" title="Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling">Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling</a>, <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a></figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Department_of_the_Air_Force">Department of the Air Force</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Space_Operations&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Department of the Air Force"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Under the authority, direction and control of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force" title="United States Secretary of the Air Force">secretary of the Air Force</a>, the chief of space operations presides over the <a href="/wiki/Space_Staff" class="mw-redirect" title="Space Staff">Space Staff</a>, acts as the secretary's executive agent in carrying out approved plans, and exercises supervision over organizations and members of the Space Force as determined by the secretary. The chief of space operations may also perform other duties as assigned by either the <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">president</a>, the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Defense" title="United States Secretary of Defense">secretary of defense</a> or the secretary of the Air Force.<sup id="cite_ref-spaceforce.mil_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-spaceforce.mil-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Member_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff">Member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Space_Operations&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The chief of space operations became a statutory member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on 20 December 2020. When performing duties as a member of the Joint Chiefs, the chief of space operations is responsible directly to the secretary of defense. Like the other members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the CSO is an administrative position, with no operational command authority over Space Force forces.<sup id="cite_ref-spaceforce.mil_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-spaceforce.mil-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Space_Operations&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Vice_President_Pence_Participates_in_a_Swearing-in_Ceremony_(49390927228).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Vice_President_Pence_Participates_in_a_Swearing-in_Ceremony_%2849390927228%29.jpg/220px-Vice_President_Pence_Participates_in_a_Swearing-in_Ceremony_%2849390927228%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Vice_President_Pence_Participates_in_a_Swearing-in_Ceremony_%2849390927228%29.jpg/330px-Vice_President_Pence_Participates_in_a_Swearing-in_Ceremony_%2849390927228%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Vice_President_Pence_Participates_in_a_Swearing-in_Ceremony_%2849390927228%29.jpg/440px-Vice_President_Pence_Participates_in_a_Swearing-in_Ceremony_%2849390927228%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4948" data-file-height="3299" /></a><figcaption>U.S. Vice President Pence swearing in Raymond as the Space Force's inaugural CSO.</figcaption></figure> <p>The post of chief of space operations was created on 20 December 2019, along with the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Space_Force" title="United States Space Force">United States Space Force</a>, with the signing of the <a href="/wiki/National_Defense_Authorization_Act_for_Fiscal_Year_2020" title="National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020">National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020</a>. General <a href="/wiki/John_W._Raymond" title="John W. Raymond">John W. Raymond</a>, the commander of US Space Command and Air Force Space Command, was announced as the first chief of space operations on that same day.<sup id="cite_ref-cnn_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cnn-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 14 January 2020, Raymond was sworn in as the first chief of space operations by Vice President <a href="/wiki/Mike_Pence" title="Mike Pence">Mike Pence</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 20 December 2020, the CSO officially became the 8th member of the <a href="/wiki/Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff" title="Joint Chiefs of Staff">Joint Chiefs of Staff</a>. Raymond was inducted to the body in a ceremony on 11 December 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Space_Staff">Space Staff</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Space_Operations&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Space Staff"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Structure_of_the_United_States_Space_Force" title="Structure of the United States Space Force">Structure of the United States Space Force</a></div> <p>The <b>Office of the Chief of Space Operations</b>, or more commonly referred to as the <b>Space Staff</b>, is the headquarters for the Space Force. It is responsible for organizing, training, and equipping of the Space Force cooperating with the <a href="/wiki/Air_Staff_(United_States)" title="Air Staff (United States)">Air Staff</a> on support issues. It is headed by the chief of space operations and the <a href="/wiki/Vice_Chief_of_Space_Operations" title="Vice Chief of Space Operations">vice chief of space operations</a>, both <a href="/wiki/General_(United_States)" title="General (United States)">four-star generals</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Chief_master_sergeant_of_the_Space_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief master sergeant of the Space Force">chief master sergeant of the Space Force</a>. There is also a <a href="/wiki/Director_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Space_Force" title="Director of Staff of the United States Space Force">director of staff</a> who oversees the staff action group, protocol, information technology and administration, resources, and total force integration groups.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The chief of space operations also has four <a href="/wiki/Deputy_chiefs_of_space_operations" class="mw-redirect" title="Deputy chiefs of space operations">deputy chiefs of space operations</a>. </p><p>The CSO personal office is composed of the following:<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><b>Chief of Space Operations</b> (CSO): Gen <a href="/wiki/B._Chance_Saltzman" title="B. Chance Saltzman">B. Chance Saltzman</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vice_Chief_of_Space_Operations" title="Vice Chief of Space Operations">Vice Chief of Space Operations</a> (VCSO): Gen <a href="/wiki/Michael_Guetlein" title="Michael Guetlein">Michael Guetlein</a> <ul><li>Director, Space Force Test and Evaluation (SF/TE): Col <a href="/w/index.php?title=Michael_W._Christensen&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Michael W. Christensen (page does not exist)">Michael W. Christensen</a><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_Master_Sergeant_of_the_Space_Force" title="Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force">Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force</a> (CMSSF): CMSSF <a href="/wiki/John_F._Bentivegna" title="John F. Bentivegna">John F. Bentivegna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Director_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Space_Force" title="Director of Staff of the United States Space Force">Director of Staff</a> (SF/DS): Maj Gen <a href="/wiki/Steven_P._Whitney" title="Steven P. Whitney">Steven P. Whitney</a></li> <li>Chief, CSO Strategic Initiatives Group (SF/SIG): Lt Col Barry Croker<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Foreign Policy Advisor (POLAD):</li> <li>Senior Executive Officer: Col <a href="/wiki/Casey_Beard" title="Casey Beard">Casey Beard</a></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_chiefs_of_space_operations">List of chiefs of space operations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Space_Operations&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: List of chiefs of space operations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Saltzman_formally_elevated_to_Space_Force%E2%80%99s_highest_position_%E2%80%93_Chief_of_Space_Operations_(6).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Saltzman_formally_elevated_to_Space_Force%E2%80%99s_highest_position_%E2%80%93_Chief_of_Space_Operations_%286%29.jpg/220px-Saltzman_formally_elevated_to_Space_Force%E2%80%99s_highest_position_%E2%80%93_Chief_of_Space_Operations_%286%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="139" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Saltzman_formally_elevated_to_Space_Force%E2%80%99s_highest_position_%E2%80%93_Chief_of_Space_Operations_%286%29.jpg/330px-Saltzman_formally_elevated_to_Space_Force%E2%80%99s_highest_position_%E2%80%93_Chief_of_Space_Operations_%286%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Saltzman_formally_elevated_to_Space_Force%E2%80%99s_highest_position_%E2%80%93_Chief_of_Space_Operations_%286%29.jpg/440px-Saltzman_formally_elevated_to_Space_Force%E2%80%99s_highest_position_%E2%80%93_Chief_of_Space_Operations_%286%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="1902" /></a><figcaption>Raymond (center) transferred responsibility to Saltzman (right) in 2022 in the Space Force's first change of responsibility ceremony.</figcaption></figure> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" rowspan="2"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" rowspan="2">Portrait </th> <th scope="col" rowspan="2">Name </th> <th scope="col" colspan="3">Term </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2">Secretaries served under: </th> <th scope="col" rowspan="2"><abbr title="Reference(s)">Ref.</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="col">Took office </th> <th scope="col">Left office </th> <th scope="col">Duration </th> <th scope="col"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force" title="United States Secretary of the Air Force">Air Force</a> </th> <th scope="col"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Defense" title="United States Secretary of Defense">Defense</a> </th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gen_John_W._Raymond_(5).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="John W. Raymond"><img alt="John W. Raymond" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Gen_John_W._Raymond_%285%29.jpg/100px-Gen_John_W._Raymond_%285%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Gen_John_W._Raymond_%285%29.jpg/150px-Gen_John_W._Raymond_%285%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Gen_John_W._Raymond_%285%29.jpg/200px-Gen_John_W._Raymond_%285%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/John_W._Raymond" title="John W. Raymond">John W. Raymond</a></b><br /><small>(born 1962)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">20 December 2019</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">2 November 2022</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003104800000000000♠"></span>2 years, 317 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Barbara_Barrett" title="Barbara Barrett">Barbara Barrett</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Frank_Kendall_III" title="Frank Kendall III">Frank Kendall III</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Mark_Esper" title="Mark Esper">Mark Esper</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Austin" title="Lloyd Austin">Lloyd Austin</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">2</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gen_B._Chance_Saltzman.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="B. Chance Saltzman"><img alt="B. Chance Saltzman" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Gen_B._Chance_Saltzman.jpg/100px-Gen_B._Chance_Saltzman.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Gen_B._Chance_Saltzman.jpg/150px-Gen_B._Chance_Saltzman.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Gen_B._Chance_Saltzman.jpg/200px-Gen_B._Chance_Saltzman.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/B._Chance_Saltzman" title="B. Chance Saltzman">B. Chance Saltzman</a></b><br /><small>(born 1969)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">2 November 2022</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><i>Incumbent</i></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002751000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 20 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Frank_Kendall_III" title="Frank Kendall III">Frank Kendall III</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Austin" title="Lloyd Austin">Lloyd Austin</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Timeline">Timeline</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Space_Operations&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Timeline"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="timeline-wrapper"><map name="timeline_gyty6h9x6z37sc1wi02d9pazkq1fj9a"><area shape="rect" href="/wiki/B._Chance_Saltzman" coords="298,35,379,55" title="B. 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Raymond" /></map><img usemap="#timeline_gyty6h9x6z37sc1wi02d9pazkq1fj9a" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/timeline/gyty6h9x6z37sc1wi02d9pazkq1fj9a.png" /></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Heritage_portraits">Heritage portraits</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Space_Operations&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Heritage portraits"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Former chiefs of space operations have portraits on permanent display in <a href="/wiki/The_Pentagon" title="The Pentagon">the Pentagon</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 190px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:CSO_Gen._Raymond_heritage_portrait_(2).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Gen John W. Raymond (2019–2022)"><img alt="Gen John W. Raymond (2019–2022)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/CSO_Gen._Raymond_heritage_portrait_%282%29.jpg/128px-CSO_Gen._Raymond_heritage_portrait_%282%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="128" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/CSO_Gen._Raymond_heritage_portrait_%282%29.jpg/192px-CSO_Gen._Raymond_heritage_portrait_%282%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/CSO_Gen._Raymond_heritage_portrait_%282%29.jpg/256px-CSO_Gen._Raymond_heritage_portrait_%282%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3337" data-file-height="4171" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Gen <a href="/wiki/John_W._Raymond" title="John W. Raymond">John W. Raymond</a> (2019–2022)</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Space_Operations&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff" title="Joint Chiefs of Staff">Joint Chiefs of Staff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vice_Chief_of_Space_Operations" title="Vice Chief of Space Operations">Vice Chief of Space Operations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force">Chief of Staff of the Air Force</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Space_Operations&action=edit&section=12" 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class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Deltas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Space_Delta_1" title="Space Delta 1">Space Delta 1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mission_Delta_2" title="Mission Delta 2">Mission Delta 2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mission_Delta_3" title="Mission Delta 3">Mission Delta 3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mission_Delta_4" title="Mission Delta 4">Mission Delta 4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_Delta_5" title="Space Delta 5">Space Delta 5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_Delta_6" title="Space Delta 6">Space Delta 6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_Delta_7" title="Space Delta 7">Space Delta 7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_Delta_8" title="Space Delta 8">Space Delta 8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_Delta_9" title="Space Delta 9">Space Delta 9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_Delta_10" title="Space Delta 10">Space Delta 10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_Delta_11" title="Space Delta 11">Space Delta 11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_Delta_12" title="Space Delta 12">Space Delta 12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_Delta_13" title="Space Delta 13">Space Delta 13</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_Delta_15" title="Space Delta 15">Space Delta 15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_Delta_18" class="mw-redirect" title="Space Delta 18">Space Delta 18</a></li> <li>Space Delta 21</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_Delta_23" class="mw-redirect" title="Space Delta 23">Space Delta 23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_Delta_26" class="mw-redirect" title="Space Delta 26">Space Delta 26</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_Launch_Delta_30" title="Space Launch Delta 30">Space Launch Delta 30</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mission_Delta_31" title="Mission Delta 31">Mission Delta 31</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_Launch_Delta_45" title="Space Launch Delta 45">Space Launch Delta 45</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/533rd_Training_Squadron" title="533rd Training Squadron">533rd Training</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/21st_Operations_Support_Squadron" title="21st Operations Support Squadron">21st Operations Support</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/15th_Space_Surveillance_Squadron" title="15th Space Surveillance Squadron">15th Space Surveillance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/18th_Space_Defense_Squadron" title="18th Space Defense Squadron">18th Space Defense</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/19th_Space_Defense_Squadron" title="19th Space Defense Squadron">19th Space Defense</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/20th_Space_Surveillance_Squadron" title="20th Space Surveillance Squadron">20th Space Surveillance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/721st_Operations_Support_Squadron" title="721st Operations Support Squadron">3rd Combat Training</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4th_Electromagnetic_Warfare_Squadron" title="4th Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron">4th EW</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/5th_Electromagnetic_Warfare_Squadron" title="5th Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron">5th EW</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/16th_Electromagnetic_Warfare_Squadron" title="16th Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron">16th EW</a></li> <li>23rd EW</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2nd_Space_Warning_Squadron" title="2nd Space Warning Squadron">2nd Space Warning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/3rd_Satellite_Communications_Squadron" title="3rd Satellite Communications Squadron">3rd satellite Communications</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/5th_Space_Warning_Squadron" title="5th Space Warning Squadron">5th Space Warning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/6th_Space_Warning_Squadron" title="6th Space Warning Squadron">6th Space Warning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/7th_Space_Warning_Squadron" title="7th Space Warning Squadron">7th Space Warning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/10th_Space_Warning_Squadron" title="10th Space Warning Squadron">10th Space Warning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/11th_Space_Warning_Squadron" title="11th Space Warning Squadron">11th Space Warning</a></li> 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