Stephen Newman Whiting (born September 14, 1967) is a

United States Space Force The United States Space Force (USSF) is the space service branch of the U.S. Armed Forces, one of the eight U.S. uniformed services, and the world's only independent space force. Along with its sister branch, the U.S. Air Force, the Space ...

lieutenant general Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a three-star military rank (NATO code OF-8) used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the ...

who serves as the first commander of the Space Operations Command. He previously served as the deputy commander of the

Air Force Space Command The atmosphere of Earth is the layer of gases, known collectively as air, retained by Earth's gravity that surrounds the planet and forms its planetary atmosphere. The atmosphere of Earth protects life on Earth by creating pressure allowing for ...

, which was later redesignated as the Space Force. Whiting was commissioned into the

United States Air Force The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal ...

in 1989 as a distinguished graduate of the

United States Air Force Academy The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) is a United States service academy in El Paso County, Colorado, immediately north of Colorado Springs. It educates cadets for service in the officer corps of the United States Air Force and Uni ...

. A space operations officer, he has commanded the 13th Space Warning Squadron, the

614th Air and Space Operations Center The 614th Air Operations Center (614 AOC) was a space operations center of the United States Space Force's Space Operations Command. It served as the core of the Combined Space Operations Center, as well as serving as the Space Force's primary fo ...

and

Joint Space Operations Center The Combined Space Operations Center (CSpOC) is a U.S.–led multinational space operations center that provides command and control of space forces for United States Space Command's Combined Force Space Component Command. The CSpOC is located at ...

, the

21st Space Wing The 21st Space Wing (21 SW) was the United States Space Force's ground–based missile warning and space control wing. The 21st Space Wing was assigned to Space Operations Command and headquartered at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. The 21st ...

, and the

Combined Force Space Component Command The Combined Force Space Component Command (CFSCC) is a U.S.-led multinational subordinate command of United States Space Command. It is responsible for tactical control of American and multinational space forces. The CFSCC's mission is to "plan, ...

and

Fourteenth Air Force The Fourteenth Air Force (14 AF; Air Forces Strategic) was a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Space Command (AFSPC). It was headquartered at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The command was responsible for the organizatio ...

. He has also served staff assignments at the United States Air Force headquarters,

United States Space Command United States Space Command (USSPACECOM or SPACECOM) is a unified combatant command of the United States Department of Defense, responsible for military operations in outer space, specifically all operations 100 kilometers (62 miles) and grea ...

United States Strategic Command United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) is one of the eleven unified combatant commands in the United States Department of Defense. Headquartered at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, USSTRATCOM is responsible for strategic nuclear deterr ...

, the Chief of Naval Operations’ Strategic Studies Group, the Office of the Deputy Secretary of Defense, and the

Education

* 1985

Ocean Springs High School Ocean Springs High School is an IB-certified public high school in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. The school serves students in grades 9– 12 and is part of the Ocean Springs School District. In addition to Ocean Springs it serves Gulf Pa ...

, Ocean Springs, Mississippi * 1989 Distinguished Graduate, Bachelor of Science,

Aeronautical Engineering Aerospace engineering is the primary field of engineering concerned with the development of aircraft and spacecraft. It has two major and overlapping branches: Aeronautics, aeronautical engineering and Astronautics, astronautical engineering. A ...

, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. * 1990 Top Graduate and Distinguished Graduate, Undergraduate Space Training, Lowry Air Force Base, Colo. * 1993 Distinguished Graduate, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala. * 1997 Master of Arts, Administrative Sciences (Organizational Management), The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. * 2001 Top Graduate (tied) and Distinguished Graduate, Master of Arts, Military Operational Arts and Sciences, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. * 2002 Master of Arts, Airpower Strategy, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala. * 2008 Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va. * 2017 Senior Executives in National and International Security, John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, Executive Education, Cambridge, Mass.

Assignments

Cyber Defense Correlation Cell for Space stands up

1. July 1989 – November 1990, Student, 14th Student Squadron, Columbus Air Force Base, Miss.
2. November 1990 – November 1993, Crew Commander, Deputy Chief of Training, and Chief of Standardization and Evaluation, 6th Space Warning Squadron, Cape Cod Air Force Station, Mass.
3. November 1993 – December 1994, Radar Systems Officer, 21st Operations Support Squadron, Peterson AFB, Colo.
4. December 1994 – July 1995, Executive Officer, 21st Operations Group, Peterson AFB, Colo.
5. August 1995 – May 1997, Air Force Intern, Headquarters U.S. Air Force and The George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
6. August 1997 – June 1999, UHF F/O Satellite Vehicle Operator, Crew Commander, and Operations Flight Commander, 3rd Space Operations Squadron, Schriever AFB, Colo.
7. June 1999 – July 2000, Operations Officer, 22nd Space Operations Squadron, Schriever AFB, Colo.
8. August 2000 – June 2001, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
9. July 2001 – June 2002, Student, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
10. July 2002 – June 2003, Regional Policy Officer, Headquarters U.S. Space Command and U.S. Strategic Command West, Peterson AFB, Colo.
11. June 2003 – June 2004, Special Assistant to the Commander, Headquarters U.S Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, Neb.
12. July 2004 – July 2005, Commander, 13th Space Warning Squadron, Clear AFS, Alaska
13. July 2005 – May 2006, Air Force Fellow, RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, Calif.
14. June 2006 – June 2008, Commander, 614th Air and Space Operations Center and Director, Joint Space Operations Center, Vandenberg AFB, Calif.
15. September 2008 – August 2009, Chief of Staff U.S. Air Force Fellow, with duty at the Chief of Naval Operations' Strategic Studies Group, Newport, R.I.
16. August 2009 – June 2011, Commander, 21st Space Wing, Peterson AFB, Colo.
17. July 2011 – July 2013, Military Assistant and Acting Senior Military Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
18. July 2013 – July 2015, Vice Commander, U.S. Air Force Warfare Center, Nellis AFB, Nev.
19. July 2015 – October 2015, Space Enterprise Vision Team Lead, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colo.
20. November 2015 – August 2017, Director of Integrated Air, Space, Cyberspace and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Operations, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colo.
21. August 2017 – November 2017, Joint Force Space Component Command Integration Team Lead, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colo.
22. December 2017 – August 2019, Commander, Fourteenth Air Force, Air Force Space Command, and Deputy Joint Force Space Component Commander, U.S. Strategic Command, Vandenberg AFB, Calif.
23. August 2019 – November 2019, Combined Force Space Component Commander, U.S. Space Command, and Commander, 14th Air Force, Air Force Space Command, Vandenberg AFB, Calif.
24. November 2019 – December 2019, Deputy Commander, Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colo.
25. December 2019 – October 2020, Deputy Commander, Headquarters United States Space Force, Peterson AFB, Colo.
26. October 2020 – present, Commander,

Space Operations Command Space Operations Command (SpOC) is the United States Space Force's space operations, cyber operations, and intelligence field command. It is headquartered at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado and serves as the U.S. Space Force's service com ...

, Peterson AFB, Colo.

Personal life

Whiting is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Whiting. His father is a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel. He married Tammy Lynn Preslar on June 1, 1989.

Awards and decorations

Whiting is the recipient of the following awards:

Dates of promotion

Writings

Thesis

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Whiting, Stephen N. Living people Place of birth missing (living people) United States Air Force Academy alumni George Washington University alumni Air Command and Staff College alumni School of Advanced Air and Space Studies alumni United States Air Force generals United States Space Force generals Lieutenant generals Office of the Chief of Space Operations personnel 1967 births