Gen. James Dickinson has been commander of the U.S. Space Command, Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, since August 2019, after serving as the command’s first deputy commander. Previously, he was commanding general, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, and commander, Joint Functional Component Command for Integrated Missile Defense. Previous assignments include chief of staff, U.S. Strategic Command; director for Test, Missile Defense Agency; deputy to the Inspector General, Office of the Secretary of the Army; commanding general, 32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command; and commanding general, 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command. He holds master’s degrees from the Colorado School of Mines and the U.S. Army War College.