Trump taps Lt. Gen. Schiess to lead the Space Force as CSO
President Trump nominated Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess to be the Space Force’s next Chief of Space Operations. If confirmed by the Senate, he would become the service’s highest-ranking officer, succeeding Gen. Chance Saltzman, who is slated to retire. Schiess currently serves as Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Operations and brings extensive Air Force/Space Force leadership, with command experience at multiple levels and combat deployments. He says he would focus on sharpening lethality and accelerating delivery of space capabilities to the warfighter.