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	GENERAL STEPHEN N. WHITING
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        <h1 class="title">GENERAL STEPHEN N. WHITING</h1>
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        <span style="font-size:12px;">Gen. Stephen N. Whiting is the Commander, U.S. Space Command, headquartered at Peterson Space Force Base, Colo.<br />
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As the Commander of U.S. Space Command, General Whiting is responsible for defending U.S. and Allied interests in the space domain while providing space-enabled combat effects to joint warfighters around the globe. He exercises combatant command authority over Soldiers, Marines, Sailors, Airmen, and Guardians operating ground and space-based systems around the world.<br />
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General Whiting is a 1989 distinguished graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy with a degree in aeronautical engineering. He is a space operations officer and has commanded the 13th Space Warning Squadron; the 614th Air and Space Operations Center and Joint Space Operations Center; the 21st Space Wing; and the Combined Force Space Component Command and 14th Air Force.<br />
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General Whiting’s staff assignments include positions at Headquarters U.S. Air Force; U.S. Space Command; U.S. Strategic Command; the Chief of Naval Operations’ Strategic Studies Group; the Office of the Deputy Secretary of Defense; Headquarters Air Force Space Command; and Headquarters U.S. Space Force.  <br />
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Prior to his current position, General Whiting was the Commander, Space Operations Command.<br />
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<strong>EDUCATION</strong><br />
1989 Distinguished Graduate, Bachelors of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo.<br />
1990 Top Graduate and Distinguished Graduate, Undergraduate Space Training, Lowry AFB, Colo.<br />
1993 Distinguished Graduate, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.<br />
1997 Master of Arts degree in Administrative Sciences (Organizational Management), The George Washington University, Washington, D.C.<br />
2001 Top Graduate (tied) and Distinguished Graduate, Master of Arts degree in Military Operational Arts and Sciences, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.<br />
2002 Master of Arts in Airpower Strategy, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala.<br />
2008 Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.<br />
2017 Senior Executives in National and International Security, John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, Executive Education, Cambridge, Mass.<br />
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<strong>ASSIGNMENTS</strong><br />
1. July 1989 - November 1990, Student, 14th Student Squadron, Columbus AFB, Miss.<br />
2. November 1990 - November 1993, Crew Commander, Deputy Chief of Training, and Chief of Standardization and Evaluation, 6th Space Warning Squadron, Cape Cod AFS, Mass.<br />
3. November 1993 - December 1994, Radar Systems Officer, 21st Operations Support Squadron, Peterson AFB, Colo.<br />
4. December 1994 - July 1995, Executive Officer, 21st Operations Group, Peterson AFB, Colo.<br />
5. August 1995 - May 1997, Air Force Intern, HQ U.S. Air Force and The George Washington University, Washington, D.C.<br />
6. August 1997 - June 1999, UHF F/O Satellite Vehicle Operator, Crew Commander, and Operations Flight Commander, 3rd Space Operations Squadron, Schriever AFB, Colo.<br />
7. June 1999 - July 2000, Operations Officer, 22d Space Operations Squadron, Schriever AFB, Colo.<br />
8. August 2000 - June 2001, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.<br />
9. July 2001 - June 2002, Student, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala.<br />
10. July 2002 - June 2003, Regional Policy Officer, Headquarters U.S. Space Command and U.S. Strategic Command West, Peterson AFB, Colo.<br />
11. June 2003 - June 2004, Special Assistant to the Commander, Headquarters U.S Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, Neb.<br />
12. July 2004 - July 2005, Commander, 13th Space Warning Squadron, Clear AFS, Alaska<br />
13. July 2005 - May 2006, Air Force Fellow, RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, Calif.<br />
14. June 2006 - June 2008, Commander, 614th Air and Space Operations Center and Director, Joint Space Operations Center, Vandenberg AFB, Calif.<br />
15. September 2008 - August 2009, Chief of Staff U.S. Air Force Fellow, with duty at the Chief of Naval Operations' Strategic Studies Group, Newport, R.I.<br />
16. August 2009 - June 2011, Commander, 21st Space Wing, Peterson AFB, Colo.<br />
17. July 2011 - July 2013, Military Assistant and Acting Senior Military Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense, Washington, D.C.<br />
18. July 2013 - July 2015, Vice Commander, U.S. Air Force Warfare Center, Nellis AFB, Nev.<br />
19. July 2015 - October 2015, Space Enterprise Vision Team Lead, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colo.<br />
20. November 2015 - August 2017, Director of Integrated Air, Space, Cyberspace and ISR Operations, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colo.<br />
21. August 2017 - November 2017, Joint Force Space Component Command Integration Team Lead, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colo.<br />
22. December 2017 - August 2019, Commander, 14th Air Force, Air Force Space Command, and Deputy Joint Force Space Component Commander, U.S. Strategic Command, Vandenberg AFB, Calif.<br />
23. August 2019 - November 2019, Combined Force Space Component Commander, U.S. Space Command, and Commander, 14th Air Force, Air Force Space Command, Vandenberg AFB, Calif.<br />
24. November 2019 - December 2019, Deputy Commander, Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colo.<br />
25. December 2019 - October 2020, Deputy Commander, Headquarters U.S. Space Force, Peterson AFB, Colo.<br />
26. October 2020 – January 2024, Commander, Space Operations Command, Peterson SFB, Colo.<br />
27. January 2024 - present, Commander, U.S. Space Command, Peterson SFB, Colo.<br />
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<strong>SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS</strong><br />
1. July 2002 - June 2003, Regional Policy Officer, Headquarters U.S. Space Command and U.S. Strategic Command West, Peterson AFB, Colo., as a Lieutenant Colonel<br />
2. June 2003 - June 2004, Special Assistant to the Commander, Headquarters U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, Neb., as a Lieutenant Colonel<br />
3. June 2006 - June 2008, Director, Joint Space Operations Center, Vandenberg AFB, Calif., as a Colonel<br />
4. July 2011 - July 2013, Military Assistant and Acting Senior Military Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense, Washington, D.C., as a Colonel<br />
5. December 2017 - August 2019, Deputy Joint Force Space Component Commander, U.S. Strategic Command, Vandenberg AFB, Calif., as a Major General<br />
6. August 2019 - November 2019, Combined Force Space Component Commander, U.S. Space Command, Vandenberg AFB, Calif., as a Major General<br />
7. January 2024 - present, Commander, U.S. Space Command, Peterson SFB, Colo.<br />
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<strong>MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS</strong><br />
Distinguished Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters<br />
Defense Superior Service Medal<br />
Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters<br />
Defense Meritorious Service Medal<br />
Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster<br />
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster<br />
Air Force Achievement Medal<br />
Combat Readiness Medal<br />
National Defense Service Medal<br />
French Order of Merit<br />
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<strong>DATES OF PROMOTIONS</strong><br />
Second Lieutenant May 31, 1989<br />
First Lieutenant May 31, 1991<br />
Captain May 31, 1993<br />
Major July 1, 1999<br />
Lieutenant Colonel March 1, 2002<br />
Colonel March 1, 2006<br />
Brigadier General July 8, 2013<br />
Major General May 2, 2017<br />
Lieutenant General October 21, 2020<br />
General January 10, 2024<br />
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