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U.S. SPACE FORCE CHANGE OF RESPONSIBILITY CEREMONY, Sept 3, 2026, Joint Base Andrews, MD, 11:00 am ET (livestreamed)
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Update, August 28: The ceremony on September 3 will take place at Joint Base Andrews, MD at 11:00 am ET and will be livestreamed on: https://www.spaceforce.mil/live.
Original Entry: The “Change of Responsibility” ceremony for Gen. Douglas Schiess to assume command of the U.S. Space Force from Gen. B. Chance Saltzman will take place on September 3, 2026 according to the USSF. Schiess will become the third Chief of Space Operations following Saltzman and Gen. John “Jay” Raymond.
Further details are pending.
“Change of Responsibility” instead of “Change in Command” for the CSO transition was first used when Saltzman succeeded Raymond.