33 Years of Service · U.S. Space Force
Leadership Proven at the Edge of a New Domain
DeAnna M. Burt is a retired Lieutenant General and former Deputy Chief of Space Operations — the U.S. Space Force’s first female major general and a career built on operational command, strategic clarity, and building something from nothing.
33
Years in Uniform
4
Major Commands Held
2021
Transferred into USSF
2025
Retired as Lt. General
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Strategic Insight for Organizations Navigating New Frontiers
From keynote stages to executive advisory rooms, DeAnna translates three decades of high-stakes command experience into practical guidance on leadership, culture, and operating in domains no one has mapped yet.
Keynote Speaking
Talks on building high-performing teams, leading through ambiguity, and standing up new missions inside legacy institutions.
Executive Advisory
Direct counsel for leaders scaling operations, integrating new capability, or managing organizational change at speed.
Media & Commentary
Informed perspective on space policy, national security, and the future of the U.S. Space Force for press and panels.
Career Trajectory
A Career Built Across Every Level of Command
2020 – 2022
Combined Force Space Component Command
Led a joint, multinational command at Vandenberg AFB with allied personnel from Canada, Germany, and France — described as the heart of U.S. military space operations.
May 2021
Transfer to the U.S. Space Force
Became the first woman to hold general-officer rank in the newly created Space Force, and its first female major general.
2022 – 2025
Deputy Chief of Space Operations
Served as the Space Force’s “chief operating officer,” overseeing operations, cyber, and nuclear responsibilities across the entire service.
October 2025
Retirement After 33 Years
Retired with a career-spanning message to Guardians: become an expert in your weapon system, and never stop building digital literacy.
“Space is a warfighting domain. Guardians are operators and warfighters — first, and always.”
Lt. Gen. DeAnna M. Burt, USSF (Ret.)
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Bring Three Decades of Command Experience to Your Stage.
Available for keynotes, panels, and advisory engagements on leadership, space policy, and national security.