Air Force to appoint new three-star 'space advocate' in the next few months

By Courtney Albon / April 7, 2017 at 1:17 PM
Air Force Space Command Chief Gen. Jay Raymond said this week he plans to move swiftly to fill a new three-star "space advocate" role on the Air Staff. Raymond announced April 4 at the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, CO, that he would create the new position and told reporters during an April 6 briefing it will likely be several months before he appoints someone to the role -- leaving open the possibility that he may promote a current two-star...

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