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Brig. Gen. D. Jason Cothern

Space and Missile Systems Center Commander Retires Ahead of Changeover to Space Force

July 27, 2021 | By Abraham Mahshie
Air Force Lt. Gen. John F. Thompson retired July 27 as the longest-serving commander of the Space and Missile Systems Center ahead of its redesignation as Space Force’s Space Systems Command later this summer. Thompson paved the way for the standup of the Space Force ...

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