The nominations package also proposes to elevate Lt. Gen. Michael Guetlein, head of the Space Force's main acquisition arm Space Systems Command (SSC), to four star status and take over from Gen. D.T. Thompson as vice chief of space operations.
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Space Force Lt. Gen. Stephen Whiting was nominated Tuesday by President Joe Biden to become the next leader of U.S. Space Command, replacing Army Gen. James Dickinson.
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