WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 16: Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee nomination hearing on Capitol Hill on July 16, 2026 in Washington, DC. Schiess, who currently serves as Deputy Chief of Space Operations, is U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee to become the next Chief of Space Operations of the U.S. Space Force. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)