Brigadier General FRANK R. KINCAID Brig. Gen. Frank R. Kincaid is the Deputy Commander, U.S. Space Forces–Space, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. Their mission is to plan, integrate, conduct, and assess global space operations to deliver combat relevant space effects, in, from, and to space, for Combatant Commanders, Coalition partners, the Joint Force and the Nation. Brig. Gen. Kincaid plans and executes space operations through two command and control deltas, multiple operationally assigned and attached U.S. Space Forces including all or portions of six operational deltas, and five distinct and geographically dispersed operations centers, the Combined Space Operations Center at Vandenberg SFB, California; the National Space Defense Center at Schriever SFB, Colorado; the Missile Warning Center at Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station, Colorado; the Joint Overhead Persistent-Infrared Center at Buckley SFB, Colorado; and the Joint Navigation Warfare Center at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. Brig. Gen. Kincaid received his commission in 1994 from the U.S. Air Force Academy where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in English. Upon entering active-duty, he was assigned to the 448th Missile Squadron, Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota, where he served as a Crewmember and Instructor. He was then assigned to the 2nd Space Operations Squadron at Schriever AFB as a Payload System Operator and Crew Commander Instructor for the GPS. He separated from the Regular Air Force in 2002 and joined the Air Force Reserve in 2006. He has since served in various leadership positions throughout his career, most recently as the Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, Space Forces–Space (United States Space Force) and Combined Joint Force Space Component (United States Space Command). Brig. Gen. Kincaid has also served as the Wing Weapons Officer, 310th Space Wing; the Deputy Reserve Advisor to the Director of Financial Management and Strategic Plans, Headquarters Air Force Space Command; the Commander, 26th Space Aggressor Squadron; the Senior Military Assistant to the Director of Staff, Headquarters Air Force; the Deputy Director, Joint Force Development, U.S. Space Command; and the Vice Commander, 310th Space Wing. EDUCATION 1994 Bachelor of Science in English, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. 2006 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., by correspondence 2007 U.S. Air Force Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev. 2009 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence 2011 Master of Military Science degree in Joint Warfare, American Military University, by correspondence 2012 Advanced Joint Professional Military Education, National Command and Staff College, Norfolk, Va. 2016 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence 2017 Reserve Component National Security Course, National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. 2019 Air Force Enterprise Leadership Seminar, University of North Carolina Business School at Chapel Hill 2024 Senior Leader Orientation Course, Headquarters Air Force, Washington, D.C. ASSIGNMENTS 1. August 1994–December 1994, Student, Undergraduate Missile Training, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. 2. January 1995–August 1998, Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Deputy Crew Commander, ICBM Combat Crew Commander, Operations Support Flight Deputy Flight Commander, 448th Missile Squadron, Grand Forks AFB, N.D. 3. September 1998–May 2001, Payload System Operator, Crew Commander, Chief of Initial Training, 2nd Space Operations Squadron, Schriever AFB, Colo. 4. June 2001–August 2002, GPS Weapons Officer, 50th Operations Support Squadron, Schriever AFB, Colo. 5. January 2006–December 2006, Chief of Navigation Warfare and User Tactics, 19th Space Operations Squadron, Schriever AFB, Colo. 6. January 2007–June 2007, Student, U.S. Air Force Weapons School Weapons Instructor Course 07A, Nellis AFB, Nev. 7. June 2007–September 2008, Chief of GPS Combat Integration, 19th Space Operations Squadron, Schriever AFB, Colo. 8. July 2007–December 2007, Space Liaison Officer, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Forces–Forward, Fallujah, Iraq 9. October 2008–May 2012, GPS Weapons and Tactics Flight Commander, Operations Support Flight Commander, 19th Space Operations Squadron, Schriever AFB, Colo. 10. May 2009–February 2010, Senior Space Planner, International Security Assistance Forces, Kabul, Afghanistan 11. June 2012–November 2013, Wing Weapons Officer, 310th Operations Support Squadron, Schriever AFB, Colo. 12. November 2013–July 2015, Deputy Reserve Advisor, Directorate of Financial Management, Headquarters Air Force Space Operations Command, Peterson AFB, Colo. 13. August 2015–July 2017, Commander, 26th Space Aggressor Squadron, Schriever AFB, Colo. 12. July 2017–May 2018, Director of Total Force Integration, Headquarters Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. 13. June 2018–August 2019, Senior Military Assistant, Director of Staff, Headquarters Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. 14. September 2019–July 2021, Deputy Director, Joint Force Development, United States Space Command J7, Peterson AFB, Colo. 15. August 2021–October 2022, Vice Commander, 310th Space Wing, Schriever SFB, Colo. 16. October 2022–January 2024, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, Combined Force Space Component Command, U.S. Space Command, and Deputy Commander, Space Operations Command, Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. 17. January 2024–July 2024, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, Space Forces–Space (United States Space Force) and Combined Joint Force Space Component Commander (United States Space Command), Vandenberg SFB, Calif. 18. July 2024–present, Deputy Commander, U.S. Space Forces–Space, U.S. Space Command, Vandenberg SFB, Calif. SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS 1. June 2009–February 2010, Senior Space Planner, International Security Assistance Forces HQ, Kabul, Afghanistan, as a major 2. September 2019–July 2021, Deputy Director, Joint Space Operations Forces Development, U.S. Space Command J7, Peterson AFB, Colo., as a colonel MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit Defense Meritorious Service Medal Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters Air and Space Commendation Medal Navy Commendation Medal Joint Service Achievement Medal Air and Space Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters Combat Action Medal (Current as of August 2024)