Lieutenant General (United States Space Force)

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Lieutenant General (United States Space Force) is a three-star general officer rank in the U.S. Space Force, held by senior leaders responsible for major space operations, commands, and strategic functions.

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Lieutenant General (United States Space Force) canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf general officer rank
military rank
three-star rank
appointedBy President of the United States
belongsTo United States uniformed services ranks
surface form: United States uniformed services rank system
commandResponsibility space acquisition and integration
space operations
space warfighting readiness
country United States of America
dateIntroduced after 20 December 2019
equivalentRank Lieutenant General (United States Air Force)
Lieutenant General in the United States Army
surface form: Lieutenant General (United States Army)

Lieutenant General (United States Marine Corps)
Vice Admiral (United States Coast Guard)
Vice Admiral (United States Navy)
higherRank General (United States Space Force)
insigniaDesign three silver stars in a line
insigniaMedium service dress uniform
uniform shoulder or collar
introducedWith establishment of the United States Space Force
legalFramework Title 10 of the United States Code
surface form: Title 10, United States Code
lowerRank Major General (United States Space Force)
NATORankCode OF-8
organizationalContext Department of the Air Force
surface form: United States Department of the Air Force
partOf United States Space Force rank structure
payGrade O-9
rankAbbreviation Lt Gen
rankCategory senior general officer
rankGroup flag officer
rankInsigniaStars 3
rankLevel three-star
rankSeniority second-highest regular general officer rank in the United States Space Force
rankType commissioned officer rank
requires advice and consent of the United States Senate
serviceBranch United States Space Force
status active rank
typicalBilateralEquivalent Air Marshal
Lieutenant General (other NATO air forces)
typicalCommandScope field command
large operational organization
major component command
usedFor major space operations commands
senior leadership positions
strategic space functions
usedIn peacetime
wartime

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Lieutenant General in the United States Army equivalentRank Lieutenant General (United States Space Force)
subject surface form: Lieutenant General (United States Army)
Vice Admiral (United States Navy) equivalentRank Lieutenant General (United States Space Force)