Chance SaltzmanSchiess laid out a three-part mandate for space defense during his confirmation hearingThe Senate on Thursday confirmed Lt. Gen. Douglas Schiess to serve as the next chief of space operations at the U.S. Space Force. Schiess is a senior Space Force officer who currently serves as deputy chief of space operations for operations, a position he has held since November. In this role, he oversees policies governing Space Force global operations, training, readiness and sustainment, and serves as operations deputy to the Chief of Space Operations on Joint Chiefs of Staff matters. Before assuming his current post, Schiess served as commander of Space Forces-Space and the Combined Joint Force Space Component within U.S. Space Command. His earlier assignments include commander of Combined Force Space Component Command, director of space and cyber operations within Space Operations Command and commander of the Space Force’s 45th Space Wing.