John W. Raymond

General John W. Raymond (born April 30,1962) is a retired United States military officer. He was in the United States Air Force from 1984 to 2019 when the United States Space Force was created and he became its first member and the first Chief of Space Operations. He retired in November 2022 and B. Chance Saltzman was the next Chief of Space Operations.

John W. Raymond Media

Raymond in 2005 as a colonel
Raymond (right) with Gen Goldfein (left) and Gen Hyten (center) during the 2016 Air Force Space Command change of command
Raymond speaks at the White House ceremony establishing of the U.S. Space Command, August 29, 2019
Raymond shaking President Donald Trump's hand after being named as the first chief of space operations, December 20, 2019.
Raymond being sworn in as the first chief of space operations by Vice President Mike Pence, January 14, 2020
Raymond (center) transferred responsibility to Saltzman (right) in 2022 in the Space Force's first change of responsibility ceremony.
French Air Force Brigadier General Jean-Pascal Breton pins on the Ordre national du Mérite to Raymond, 2018
USAF Command Space Badge
Command missile operations badge
Joint Chiefs of Staff seal (2)

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