USA04 October, 20262 min read
Trump Nominates Lt. Gen. David Miller Jr. To Lead U.S. Space Command
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Trump nominated Lt. Gen. David N. Miller Jr. to command U.S. Space Command. Miller currently serves as deputy chief of space operations for strategy, plans, programs and requirements.
Trump nominates Miller
President Donald Trump nominated Lt. Gen. David Miller Jr. to lead U.S. Space Command, and the nomination was sent to the Senate on Sept. 29, according to a congressional notice.
Miller currently serves as deputy chief of space operations for strategy, plans, programs and requirements at the Pentagon, and he would succeed Gen. Stephen Whiting if confirmed.
Gen. Stephen Whiting has held the position since January 2024, and Miller previously commanded Space Operations Command at Peterson Space Force Base, Colo.
Gen. Douglas Schiess praised Miller’s nomination in a post on X, calling him an “exceptional Guardian” who has represented the service with distinction.
The nomination comes as Space Command is set to move from Colorado Springs to Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Ala., with a process to be completed over the coming years.
Who Miller is
Miller commissioned in 1993 and is a graduate of Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, and he completed multiple programs at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery.
Miller completed 1997 Squadron Officer School, 2004 Air Command and Staff College, and 2006 Master of Airpower Arts and Science, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, and he also completed the 2022 Joint Flag Officer Warfighting Course.
Miller’s career included command roles and staff positions, and the nomination coverage says he previously commanded Space Operations Command at Peterson Space Force Base, Colo. from January 2024 through November 2025.
Miller also served as a senior adviser to the Iraqi Prime Minister and the Ministry of Interior in the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad from July 2015 to July 2016, according to the biography described in the sources.
The nomination coverage also places Miller in the Pentagon as deputy chief of space operations for strategy, plans, programs and requirements since November 2025.
Move to Huntsville
U.S. Space Command is moving to Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville from Colorado Springs, and the move is described as a process to be completed by the end of 2032.
The relocation timeline in the sources projects 120 employees by the end of 2026, 400 employees by the end of 2027, and 900 employees by the end of 2028.
The timeline further projects 1,000 employees by the end of 2030 and 1,800 employees by the end of 2032, as Space Command Headquarters shifts from Colorado to Alabama.
Stars and Stripes says Miller’s nomination will not be considered until the Senate returns to Washington after the November midterm elections, and it also notes other pending military nominations.
ExecutiveGov says the Senate received the president’s nomination on Tuesday, and it ties the nomination to the Senate’s confirmation of Lt. Gen. Douglas Schiess on Aug. 12.