Raymond Assumes Dual-Hatted Role, Commanding Space Command, Joint Space Forces
December 06 2017
The head of the U.S. Air Force Space Command now holds the Joint Force Space Component Commander post, taking operational responsibility for the employment of all joint space forces, reports the Air Force Space Command (AFSPC).
Gen. Jay Raymond assumed the new post during a ceremony on Sunday at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
Air Force Gen. John Hyten, the commander of U.S. Strategic Command, presided over the ceremony, which also inactivated STRATCOM's Joint Functional...
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