General John W. Raymond

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United States Space Force general four-star general human

General John W. Raymond is a United States Space Force four-star general who served as the first Chief of Space Operations and a key architect of America’s modern military space enterprise.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Space Force general → four-star general → human →
allegiance	United States of America →
appointedBy	Donald J. Trump →
awardReceived	Air Force Distinguished Service Medal → Defense Distinguished Service Medal → Defense Superior Service Medal → Legion of Merit → Meritorious Service Medal →
birthDate	1962-04-30 →
birthPlace	Alexandria, Virginia, United States →
commissionedFrom	Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps →
conflict	Gulf War → Iraq War → War in Afghanistan →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
degree	Bachelor of Science in Administrative Management → Master of Science in Administrative Management → Master of Science in National Resource Strategy →
education	Air Command and Staff College → Air War College → Clemson University → Industrial College of the Armed Forces → Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute →
familyName	Raymond →
givenName	John →
honorificPrefix	General →
militaryBranch	United States Air Force → United States Space Force →
militaryRank	General → O-10 →
notableFor	being a key architect of the modern U.S. military space enterprise → being the first Chief of Space Operations of the United States Space Force →
notableWork	developing U.S. Space Command as a unified combatant command → establishing the United States Space Force as a separate military service →
partOf	Joint Chiefs of Staff →
positionHeld	Chief of Space Operations → Commander of Air Force Space Command → Commander of United States Space Command → Commander, 14th Air Force → Commander, 21st Space Wing → Commander, 30th Space Wing → Commander, Joint Functional Component Command for Space → Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force → Director of Plans and Policy, U.S. Strategic Command → Vice Commander, 5th Bomb Wing →
retirementDate	2022-11-01 →
serviceEnd	2022 →
serviceStart	1984 →

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Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Air Force Space Command →	hadCommander
Air Force Space Command →	notableCommander