WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer issued the following press release:
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) today considered the nomination of Lieutenant General Douglas Schiess to serve as the next Chief of Space Operations. If confirmed, Schiess, who previously served at Grand Forks Air Force Base from April 1993 to September 1995 in multiple missile operations roles, would become the third leader of U.S. Space Force, succeeding Gen. Chance Saltzman.
During the hearing, U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), chair of the SASC Airland Subcommittee and co-chair of the Senate Space Force Caucus, secured Schiess' commitment to maintain the Space Force's partnership with Grand Forks Air Force Base and the University of North Dakota (U...