U.S. Space Force soon will have a new major general in vital roles.

On June 21, Smith will have a new rank, according to the United States Space Force — a promotion to major general. Smith has been serving as the assistant deputy chief of space operations for operations, cyber and nuclear. After his promotion, Smith will also assume the responsibility of vice director for joint force development on the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the military board that serves the secretary of defense and President Joe Biden, the release said.

Smith was the top graduate of the Air Force Academy in 1997 and went on to get a master’s in aeronautics and astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1999, according to his Space Force bio page. In 2019, he was awarded with the National Reconnaissance Office Gold Medal of Distinguished Performance.

During his 22-year Air Force career, Smith spent time deployed in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, and served at the U.S. Embassy in Iraq in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, according to his bio. He also served as the deputy U.S. military representative to NATO at NATO headquarters in Belgium.

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