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Lieutenant General DeAnna M. Burt (USSF, Ret.) served from 2022 to 2025 as Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Operations, Cyber, and Nuclear -- a role she described as the 'chief operating officer' of the United States Space Force. Commissioned in 1992 through Air Force ROTC at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, she built a career centered on space operations, commanding the 2nd Space Operations Squadron, the 460th Operations Group, the 50th Space Wing, and the Combined Force Space Component Command. She transferred into the newly created Space Force in May 2021 as its first woman to hold general-officer rank, and later became the service's first female major general. She retired on October 1, 2025, after 33 years in uniform.
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| Advisor | 2026-01 – Present | On FTG Advisory Board, advising on space related companies for investment, fund-raising and divestment. | ||
| Consultant | 2025-11 – Present | |||
| Advisor to the Board | 2025-10 – Present | Advises Kragon BoD on space policy, strategy, and operations. | ||
| Founder | Be the Patch Consulting LLC | 2025 – Present | Leadership and operational advisory services drawn from her military experience. | |
| Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Operations, Cyber, and Nuclear | The Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia | 2022-12-01 – 2025-10-01 | Directed sustainment, operational readiness, and integration of capabilities across operations, cyber, and nuclear domains; advised the Chief of Space Operations on strategic priorities for over 10,000 personnel. Succeeded B. Chance Saltzman. | |
| Special Assistant to the Vice Chief of Space Operations | The Pentagon | 2022-08 – 2022-12 | ||
| Commander | Combined Force Space Component Command, Vandenberg AFB/SFB, California | 2020-11-16 – 2022-08-23 | Concurrently served as Vice Commander, Space Operations Command; integrated space operations among U.S. forces and 14 partner nations. Succeeded John E. Shaw; succeeded by Douglas Schiess. | |
| Director of Operations and Communications | HQ Space Operations Command, Peterson AFB, Colorado | 2018-07 – 2020-11 | Succeeded Joseph T. Guastella; succeeded by Douglas Schiess. | |
| Vice Commander | U.S. Air Force Warfare Center, Nellis AFB, Nevada | 2017-07 – 2018-07 | Succeeded Paul A. Welch; succeeded by David W. Snoddy. | |
| Commander | 50th Space Wing, Schriever AFB, Colorado | 2015-05 – 2017-07 | Also served as commander of the Air Expeditionary Wing during Red Flag 16-3 at Nellis AFB. Succeeded William Liquori; succeeded by Jennifer L. Grant. | |
| Director, Commander's Action Group | Peterson AFB, Colorado | 2014-08 – 2015-05 | ||
| Commander | 460th Operations Group, Buckley AFB, Colorado | 2012-06 – 2014-08 | Managed space-based infrared systems and cyber operations. Succeeded B. Chance Saltzman; succeeded by Michael Jackson. | |
| Chief, Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Requirements Division | Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colorado | 2010-08 – 2011-08 | ||
| Commander | 2nd Space Operations Squadron, Schriever AFB, Colorado | 2008-08 – 2010-08 | Oversaw satellite control operations. Succeeded Kurt W. Kuntzleman; succeeded by Jennifer L. Grant. | |
| Combat Plans Division Lead | Joint Space Operations Center, Vandenberg AFB, California | 2006-06 – 2008-07 | ||
| Theater Missile Defense Operations Officer / Deputy Chief, Special Technical Operations Branch | HQ U.S. European Command, Stuttgart, Germany | 2001-12 – 2004-07 | ||
| Assistant Training Flight Commander / Training Flight Commander | USAF Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nevada | 1999-06 – 2001-12 | Instructed following graduation from USAF Weapons School Space Division in June 1999. | |
| Executive Officer | Space Warfare Center, Schriever AFB, Colorado | 1997-10 – 1999-01 | ||
| Chief of Space Systems Tactical Warning Operations and Standardization/Training | 76th Space Operations Squadron, Schriever AFB, Colorado | 1995-12 – 1997-10 | ||
| Crew Commander / Deputy Flight Commander / Chief of Current Operations | 4th Space Warning Squadron, Holloman AFB, New Mexico | 1993-01 – 1995-12 | Managed tactical warning operations. | |
| Undergraduate Space Training Student | Lowry Air Force Base, Colorado | 1992-10 – 1993-01 | Completed Undergraduate Space Training. |
| Degree / Field | Institution | Dates | Honors | Description | Authority Links |
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| Professional Military Education in National Security Strategy | National War College | 2011-08 – 2012-06 | Distinguished Graduate | Distinguished Graduate (2012). | |
| Advanced Studies Certificate in Air and Space Power Strategy | School of Advanced Air and Space Studies | 2005-07 – 2006-06 | |||
| Professional Military Education in Air and Space Studies | Air Command and Staff College | 2004-07 – 2005-06 | Distinguished Graduate | Distinguished Graduate and Commandant's Leadership Award recipient (2005). | |
| Professional Military Education in Space Warfare | 1999-01 – 1999-06 | Distinguished Graduate | Distinguished Graduate and Academic Award recipient (1999). | ||
| Master of Science in Human Resources Management | 1995 | ||||
| Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Engineering | 1991 | Distinguished Graduate | Distinguished graduate; AFROTC cadet wing commander. |
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| Space Subject Matter Expert | 2025-09 – Present | |
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She served as Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Operations, Cyber, and Nuclear from December 2022 until her retirement on October 1, 2025 -- a position she described as the 'chief operating officer' of the Space Force, with responsibility for operations, sustainment, cyber, and nuclear operations across the service.
Yes. She became the first woman to hold general-officer rank in the U.S. Space Force upon her transfer from the Air Force on May 7, 2021, and was later designated the service's first female major general, the second female general officer overall after Lt. Gen. Nina Armagno.
She retired on October 1, 2025, after 33 years of combined service in the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force.
Ground Moving Target Indicator (GMTI) is a joint Space Force, National Reconnaissance Office, and National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency effort to track moving ground and maritime targets from orbit. As Deputy Chief of Space Operations, Burt was the Space Force's senior operational voice on the program.
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| Authoritative career, education, assignment, and awards record; current as of October 2025. | |
| DeAnna Burt's encyclopedia entry covering birth details, education, promotion table, and command history. | |
| Conference speaker biography for DeAnna Burt at her serving DCS role. | |
| Summary profile of DeAnna Burt emphasizing operations, cyber, and nuclear responsibilities. | |
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