Trump Nominates Lt. Gen. Miller to Lead U.S. Space Command

President Donald Trump has nominated Space Force Lt. Gen. David N. Miller Jr. to command USSPACECOM, two weeks after the Pentagon publicly acknowledged U.S. orbital weapons for the first time. If confirmed, Miller would be the first commander to inherit a publicly acknowledged on-orbit arsenal.

• Miller currently serves as Space Force deputy chief for strategy, plans and requirements
• The Pentagon first publicly confirmed on-orbit weapons on September 14, 2026
• The Senate has roughly 22 legislative days before the 119th Congress closes
• Miller helped plan the 2019 reestablishment of USSPACECOM as a brigadier general