Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced today that the president has made the following nominations:
Space Force Maj. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general, with assignment as commander, U.S. Space Forces – Space/Combined Joint Force Space component commander, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. Schiess is currently serving as commander, Combined Force Space Component, U.S. Space Command; and deputy commander, Space Operations Command, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.
Air Force Col. Harold W. Linnean, III for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Linnean is currently serving as the commander, Air Reserve Personnel Center, Air Force Reserve Command, Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado.