B. Chance Saltzman

B. Chance Saltzman
Official portrait, 2020
Birth name	Bradley Chance Saltzman
Nickname(s)	Salty[1]
Born	(1969-06-30) June 30, 1969 (age 52) Bowling Green, Kentucky[2]
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Air Force (1991–2020) United States Space Force (2020–present)
Years of service	1991–present (30 years)
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands held	Aerospace Data Facility-Colorado 460th Operations Group 1st Space Control Squadron 614th Space Operations Squadron
Awards	Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (3)
Alma mater	Boston University (BA) University of Montana (MPA) GW University School of Business (MBA)
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Bradley Chance Saltzman (born June 30, 1969)^[3][4] is a United States Space Force lieutenant general currently serving as the deputy chief of space operations, nuclear, and cyber.^[5][6] He is the first lieutenant general of the Space Force and the first general officer promoted into the new service.^[5]

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. 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.^{[7][8][9][10]}

Education[]

Saltzman is a graduate of Boston University and was commissioned in 1991 via the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps.^[4] 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.^[10]

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
	Basic Missile Operations Badge
	Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge
	Space 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 and one bronze oak leaf clusters
	Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
	Navy Expert Rifleman Medal
	Navy Pistol Marksmanship
	Air Force Training Ribbon

Effective dates of promotion[]

Rank	Date
Second lieutenant	May 15, 1991
First lieutenant	October 18, 1993
Captain	October 18, 1995
Major	August 1, 2002
Lieutenant colonel	March 1, 2006
Colonel	October 1, 2009
Brigadier general	July 3, 2016
Major general	September 4, 2019
Lieutenant general	August 14, 2020

Writings[]

Books[]

• With Tom Searle (2001). Introduction to the United States Air Force (PDF). Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama: Air University Press. ISBN 978-1478352686.

Articles[]

• With James Wood Forsyth Jr. (Winter 2010). "Minimum Deterrence and Its Critics" (PDF). Strategic Studies Quarterly. 4 (4): 3–12. JSTOR 26269812.
• With James Wood Forsyth Jr. and Gary Schaub Jr. (Spring 2010). "Remembrance of Things Past: The Enduring Value of Nuclear Weapons" (PDF). Strategic Studies Quarterly. 4 (4): 3–12. JSTOR 26269812.
• With James Wood Forsyth Jr. (Summer 2009). "Stay Out: Why Intervention Should Not Be America's Policy" (PDF). Strategic Studies Quarterly. 3 (2): 3–12. JSTOR 26269812.
• With William Liquori (December 2006). "Counterspace Command and Control: Looking to History for Advice" (PDF). In Brown, Kendall K. (ed.). Space Power Integration: Perspective from Space Weapons Officer. Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama: Air University Press. pp. 159–168. ISBN 1-58566-158-9.

Thesis[]

• Liberty and Justice for All: The Democracy Project and the Global War on Terrorism (PDF) (Thesis). School of Advanced Air and Space Studies. 2005.

References[]

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