Lt. Gen. John W. “Jay” Raymond assumed command of Joint Functional Component Command for Space and 14th Air Force during a ceremony at the Joint Space Operations Center here Jan. 31, 2014.
Raymond, who was promoted to lieutenant general an hour prior to the change of command, previously served as the director of plans and policy at U.S. Strategic Command at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb.
Adm. Cecil Haney, commander of USSTRATCOM, and Gen. William Shelton, commander of Air Force Space Command, presided over the ceremony during which Lt. Gen. Susan Helms relinquished command to Raymond.
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