B. Chance Saltzman

Bradley Chance Saltzman is a United States Space Force lieutenant general currently serving as the deputy chief of space operations, nuclear, and cyber.[3][4] He is the first lieutenant general of the Space Force and the first general officer promoted into the new service.[3]

B. Chance Saltzman
Official portrait, 2020
Birth nameBradley Chance Saltzman
Nickname(s)Salty[1]
BornBowling Green, Kentucky[2]
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branchUnited States Air Force (1991-2020)
United States Space Force (2020-present)
Years of service1991–present (29 years)
Rank Lieutenant General
Commands heldAerospace Data Facility-Colorado
460th Operations Group
1st Space Control Squadron
614th Space Operations Squadron
AwardsDefense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit (3)
Defense Meritorious Service Medal

Saltzman has operational experience with missile and space systems, as a Minuteman III launch officer, and as a satellite operator for the National Reconnaissance Office. The general also served as the first Chief of Combat Plans for the Joint Space Operations Center, and later as Chief of Combat Operations.[5] He transferred to the Space Force from the United States Air Force on August 14, 2020 where he last served as a major general and as the deputy commander for the United States Air Forces Central Command and the Combined Force Air Component Commander of the United States Central Command Southwest Asia.[6][7][8][5]

Education

Saltzman is a graduate of Boston University and was commissioned in 1991 via the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps.[9] He later completed a Master of Public Administration degree at the University of Montana in 1994 and earned a Master of Strategic Management degree from the George Washington University School of Business in 1998.[5]

Assignments

1. March 1992–July 1992, Student, Undergraduate Missile Training, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
2. July 1992–June 1996, Missile Combat Crew, 10th Strategic Missile Squadron and Wing Missile Combat Crew Instructor and Evaluator, 341st Strategic Missile Wing, Malmstrom AFB, Mont.
3. July 1996–May 1998, Air Force Intern, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
4. June 1998–June 2001, Flight Commander, OD-Four, National Reconnaissance Office, Onizuka Air Station, Calif.
5. July 2001–June 2003, Instructor, U.S. Air Force Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev.
6. July 2003–June 2004, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
7. July 2004–June 2005, Student, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
8. July 2005–June 2006, Chief, Combat Plans Division, Joint Space Operations Center, Vandenberg AFB, Calif.
9. July 2006–June 2007, Commander, 614th Space Operations Squadron, Vandenberg AFB, Calif.
10. July 2007–June 2008, Commander, 1st Space Control Squadron, Vandenberg AFB, Calif.
11. July 2008–June 2009, National Security Fellow, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
12. July 2009–May 2010, Chief, Strategic Plans and Policy Division, Directorate of Operational Planning, Policy and Strategy, Headquarters Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
13. June 2010–June 2012, Commander, 460th Operations Group, Buckley AFB, Colo.
14. June 2012–June 2014, Commander, Aerospace Data Facility – Colorado, Buckley AFB, Colo.
15. June 2014–February 2015, Deputy Director, Plans and Programs, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colo.
16. March 2015–May 2016, Executive Officer to the Commander, Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colo.
17. June 2016–May 2017, Director of Future Operations, Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Headquarters Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
18. June 2017–May 2019, Director of Current Operations, Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Headquarters Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
19. May 2019–August 2020, Deputy Commander, U.S. Air Forces Central Command; Deputy, Combined Force Air Component Commander, U.S. Central Command, Southwest Asia
20. August 2020–present, Deputy Chief of Space Operations, Cyber, and Nuclear, Office of the Chief of Space Operations, Pentagon, Arlington, Va.

Awards and decorations
Command Space Operations Badge
 Air Assault Badge
 Missile Operations Badge
 Air Staff Badge
Defense Superior Service Medal
 Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
 Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Joint Service Achievement Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with four oak leaf clusters
 Air Force Organizational Excellence Award with oak leaf cluster
Combat Readiness Medal
 National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Air and Space Campaign Medal
Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal
 Air Force Longevity Service Award with one silver cluster
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
Navy Expert Rifleman Medal
Navy Pistol Marksmanship
Air Force Training Ribbon

Effective dates of promotion
RankDate
Second lieutenantMay 15, 1991
First lieutenantOctober 18, 1993
CaptainOctober 18, 1995
MajorAugust 1, 2002
Lieutenant colonelMarch 1, 2006
ColonelOctober 1, 2009
Brigadier generalJuly 3, 2016
Major generalSeptember 4, 2019
Lieutenant generalAugust 14, 2020

References
  1. "Major General B. Chance Saltzman". shaw.af.mil. June 2019. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  2. https://www.bgdailynews.com/news/bg-native-saltzman-among-leaders-of-new-space-force/article_05011ba9-5a10-5f75-8ca4-ffa0cd1fa8ae.html
  3. "U.S. Space Force promotes first general officer". United States Space Force. August 14, 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. Erwin, Sandra (July 7, 2020). "Space Force proposes headquarters staff led by generals and civilians". SpaceNews. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  5. "Major General B. Chance Saltzman". United States Air Force. March 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  6. "PN2134 — Maj. Gen. Bradley C. Saltzman — Space Force". U.S. Congress. July 28, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  7. "PN2138 — Maj. Gen. Bradley C. Saltzman — Space Force". U.S. Congress. July 28, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  8. "General Officer Announcements". U.S. Department of Defense. July 29, 2020. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  9. Brown, Leah (April 2, 2016). "BGHS graduate to become Air Force brigadier general". Bowling Green Daily News. Retrieved July 14, 2020.

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Military offices
Preceded by
Martin Whelan		 Director of Future Operations of the United States Air Force
2016–2017		 Succeeded by
unknown
Preceded by
Scott D. West		 Director of Current Operations of the United States Air Force
2017–2019		 Succeeded by
David A. Mineau
Preceded by
Gregory M. Guillot		 Deputy Commander of the United States Air Forces Central Command
2019–2020		 Succeeded by
Michael G. Koscheski
Preceded by
Brian C. Chellgren		 Director of Staff of the Office of the Chief of Space Operations
Acting
2020		 Succeeded by
Nina M. Armagno
New title Deputy Chief of Space Operations, Cyber, and Nuclear
2020–present		 Incumbent
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