Trump Taps Former Space Force Commander as Air Force Undersecretary

Matthew Lohmeier, a former Space Force commander, has been nominated to serve as undersecretary of the Air Force in the incoming Trump administration.

Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier, then a captain, stands in the Standardized Space Trainer on Buckley Air Force Base, Colo., on July 22, 2015. Darren Scott/U.S. Air Force

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier, a former Space Force commander, to serve as the next United States undersecretary of the Air Force.

“Matt is a former fighter pilot, and Space Force Squadron Commander, who has devoted his life to serving our Great Nation,” Trump said in a Jan. 17 post on his social media platform, Truth Social.