Bradley Chance Saltzman is a United States Space Force general who is the second and current chief of space operations. He served as the deputy chief of space operations for operations, cyber, and nuclear from 2020 to 2022. He is the first lieutenant general and the first general officer promoted into the Space Force.
Official portrait, 2022
Saltzman as a lieutenant colonel
Col Whiting (left) and Lt Col Saltzman (right) during the inactivation of the 1st Space Control Squadron
Saltzman, who led the Air Force's Multi-Domain Command and Control (MDC2), explains the concept to airmen at the Space and Missile Systems Center (2017).
Chief of Space Operations
The chief of space operations (CSO) is the service chief of the United States Space Force. The CSO is the principal military adviser to the secretary of the Air Force for Space Force operations and, as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, a military adviser to the National Security Council, the secretary of defense, and the president. The CSO is a statutory office held by a Space Force general, who is typically the highest-ranking officer on active duty in the Space Force.
Chief of Space Operations
Space House, the residence of the chief of space operations, at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C.
U.S. Vice President Pence swearing in Raymond as the Space Force's inaugural CSO.
Raymond (center) transferred responsibility to Saltzman (right) in 2022 in the Space Force's first change of responsibility ceremony.
