Douglas Andrew Schiess (born February 5, 1970) is a United States Space Force major general who serves as the commander of Combined Force Space Component Command and vice commander of Space Operations Command. He previously served as the deputy commanding general (operations) of the Space Operations Command. He has also commanded the 45th Space Wing, the 21st Space Wing, the 45th Operations Group, and the 4th Space Operations Squadron of the U.S. Air Force. In July 2021, Schiess was nominated for transfer to the United States Space Force and promotion to major general. Schiess transferred from the Air Force to the Space Force on April 28, 2022.
Schiess entered the Air Force as a Distinguished Graduate of ROTC at the University of California at Los Angeles in 1992. He has commanded the 4th Space Operations Squadron at Schriever AFB, Colorado; the 45th Operations Group at Cape Canaveral AFS; and the 21st Space Wing at Peterson AFB, Colorado. The general deployed to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, in support of operations Enduring Freedom, Resolute Support and Inherent Resolve. His staff assignments include Headquarters Air Force Space Command, the Air Staff and Office of the Secretary of the Air Force. Prior to his current assignment, General Schiess was the deputy commanding general (operations) of the Space Operations Command.
In October 2023, Schiess was nominated for promotion to lieutenant general and assignment as commander of the United States Space Forces – Space and Combined Joint Force Space Component Command.
Education
1988 Yucaipa High School, Yucaipa, California
1992 Bachelor of Science, physics, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona 1996 Master of Science, Human Resources Management, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant 1997 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. 2000 Master of Arts, Organizational Management, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 2003 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence 2004 Master of Science, Space Systems, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 2007 Air War College, by correspondence 2012 Master of Arts, National Security Strategy, National War College, Fort McNair, Washington, D.C. 2014 Director of Space Forces Course, Advanced Space Operations School, Peterson AFB, Colo. 2015 Enterprise Perspective Seminar, Alan L. Freed Associates, Washington, D.C. 2016 Enterprise Leadership Seminar, Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 2018 National and International Security Leadership Seminar, Alan L. Freed Associates, Washington, D.C. 2019 Capstone General and Flag Officer Course, National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. 2021 Advanced Senior Leader Development Seminar, Warrenton, Va. 2022 Cybersecurity: The Intersection of Policy and Technology, Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge, Mass. 2022 Joint Flag Officer Warfighting Course, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2022 Combined/Joint Forces Land Component Commander Course, Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pa.