White House Nominates Next U.S. Space Command Commander

Caption: Lt. Gen. David N. Miller, Jr., Deputy Chief of Space Operations, Strategy, Plans, Programs and Requirements, speaks Sept. 14, 2026, at the Air & Space Forces Association's Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Maryland. Credit: Air & Space Forces Association

Lt. Gen. David N. Miller, Jr., Deputy Chief of Space Operations, Strategy, Plans, Programs and Requirements, speaks Sept. 14 at the Air & Space Forces Association's Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Maryland.

Credit: Air & Space Forces Association
The White House has tapped U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. David Miller, currently the service’s deputy for strategy, plans, programs and requirements, to receive his fourth star and to lead U.S. Space Command (Spacecom), pending Senate confirmation. Miller’s nomination was received by the Senate and...
Vivienne Machi

Vivienne Machi is the military space editor for Aviation Week based in Washington.

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