{"id":23233,"date":"2020-10-22T22:59:58","date_gmt":"2020-10-22T14:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/space-force-selects-general-stephen-n-whiting-to-lead-space-operations-command\/"},"modified":"2020-10-22T22:59:58","modified_gmt":"2020-10-22T14:59:58","slug":"space-force-selects-general-stephen-n-whiting-to-lead-space-operations-command","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/space-force-selects-general-stephen-n-whiting-to-lead-space-operations-command\/","title":{"rendered":"Space Force selects General Stephen N. Whiting to lead Space Operations Command"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"img-border featured-image wp-block-image--obfuscated\">\n<p>\t<img width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1600\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=320&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=640&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1024&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1500&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-attachment-id=\"5456\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/2020\/10\/21\/space-force-general-stephen-n-whiting-space-operations-command\/major-general-stephen-n-whiting\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png\" data-orig-size=\"1995,1000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"MAJOR-GENERAL-STEPHEN-N.-WHITING-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1024\"><br \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">US Space Force Chief of Space Operations General Jay Raymond has selected General Stephen N. Whiting to serve as Space Operations Command. General Whiting previously served as Deputy Commander, Headquarters United States Space Force.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-5454\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From General Whiting\u2019s biography:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Maj. Gen. 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, Clear Air Force Station, Alaska; the 614th Air and Space Operations Center and Joint Space Operations Center, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.; the 21st Space Wing, Peterson AFB, Colo.; and the Combined Force Space Component Command and 14th Air Force, Vandenberg AFB, Calif.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier this month, Space Force enlisted its first four recruits who will head to bootcamp as trainees. Space Force also swore in its first vice chief of space operations, Lt. Gen. David D. \u201cDT\u201d Thompson, who assumed the role on October 4. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>More from today\u2019s Space Force announcement on Twitter below:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\t<span class=\"outbrain-ad-label\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<script type=\"text\/plain\">\n\t\t\twindow.adSlotsConfig = window.adSlotsConfig || [];<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tadSlotsConfig.push( {\n\t\t\t\tslotID: '\/1049447\/Outbrain',\n\t\t\t\tslotName: 'div-gpt-ad-outbrain-ad-5454',\n\t\t\t\tsizes: [300, 250],\n\t\t\t\tslotPosition: 'mid_article'\n\t\t\t} );\n\t\t<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Today, @SpaceForceCSO Gen. John \u201cJay\u201d Raymond establishes the first of three Space Force Field Commands.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">General Stephen N. Whiting will lead Space Operations Command. (@ussfspoc)<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">.@SpaceForceCSO: General Whiting is the right leader to become the first commander of this command and to accelerate a transformation of space operations. He has mastered command at every level.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">.@SpaceForceCSO: As the primary force provider for United States Space Command.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">[@ussfspoc Space Professionals] are charged to lead space operations out of the pivot-point, to accelerate the transformation necessary to compete and win a modern conflict \u2013 to prepare for war that begins or extends into space.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">.@SpaceForceCSO: I\u2019m convinced that war will be fought at high-speeds and over great distances. To win we must be fast and agile.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">.@SpaceForceCSO: To go fast, you must inspire a bias toward action at every echelon: Field Commands, Deltas, Squadrons, and Crews.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">.@SpaceForceCSO: To enable our long-term strategic advantage, you must take tactical risks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">.@SpaceForceCSO: To remove barriers to change, you must challenge the status quo.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">.@SpaceForceCSO: To compete indefinitely, you must innovate faster than competitors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">.@SpaceForceCSO: And to innovate, you must empower a diverse cadre of Joint Warfighters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">.@SpaceForceCSO: I know you all have the initiative, character, and intellect to build the Space Operations Command we need to compete, to deter and to win.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Originally tweeted by United States Space Force (@SpaceForceDoD) on October 21, 2020.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>U.S. Space Force reports 8500 transfer requests from Air Force, transition starting in September<\/li>\n<li>Space Force selects ULA and SpaceX for phase 2 launch service contracts<\/li>\n<li>The Arctic to serve as a key region for Space Force operations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US Space Force Chief of Space Operations General Jay Raymond has selected General Stephen N. 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