Lt. Gen. Doug Schiess

Schiess confirmed as third Space Force chief

Lt. Gen. Doug Schiess will inherit a bigger service with plans to grow further, but also a complex set of acquisition and workforce challenges.

Schiess likely to sail through Space Force chief confirmation

"Being non-controversial is not a bad thing," said Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, noting that the low turnout at the SASC hearing was a "compliment" to CSO nominee Lt. Gen. Doug Schiess.

On eve of retirement, Saltzman champions military’s role as ‘ballast’ for democracy

“We really used to be considered icing on the cake,” US Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman told reporters. Now, “I think we are more the eggs in the cake batter.”

The Space Force faces growing pains. Here’s how the next chief can help.

Doubling the service from roughly 10,000 to 20,000 military members by 2030 is not a trivial matter. Here are a few options the next service chief should consider.

Lt. Gen. Doug Schiess tapped as 3rd Space Force chief

Lt. Gen. Doug Schiess will inherit a much larger Space Force, in both budget and end strength, than his predecessor Gen. Chance Saltzman.

New C2 software for mobile satellites will support future orbital warfare ops

'I think there [are] things that we will need to be able to, I guess I'll say, 'dogfight' in space," Lt. Gen. Doug Schiess, commander of Space Forces - Space, the Space Force unit that undertakes operations for US Space Command, told reporters on Wednesday.