Chief of Space Operations Gen. Douglas Schiess salutes during his change of responsibility ceremony on Joint Base Andrews, Md., Sept. 3, 2026. Credit: U.S. Air Force photo by Eric Dietrich

A changing of the guard across the U.S. national security space enterprise has put new leaders in place as Washington pours billions of dollars into new military space capabilities.

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