唐纳德·特朗普总统提名一名新将领领导美国太空司令部。就在几周前，官员才披露军方已经准备好可用于作战的轨道武器。
President Donald Trump nominated a new general to lead U.S. Space Command, just weeks after officials revealed the military has orbital weapons ready for battle.
为何重要：美国太空司令部负责太空领域的全部军事行动。如果获得确认，特朗普的新人选——美国太空军中将戴维·米勒二世——将负责应对日益加剧的轨道军备竞赛，以及该作战司令部从科罗拉多州斯普林斯迁至阿拉巴马州亨茨维尔的行动。
Why it matters: U.S. Space Command oversees all military operations in space. If confirmed, Trump's new pick, Space Force Lt. Gen. David Miller Jr., will be tasked with navigating a growing orbital arms race and the combatant command's move from Colorado Springs, Colorado, to Huntsville, Alabama.
据美国国会的一份通知，太空作战、战略、计划、项目与需求副主任米勒于周二被提名为参议院军事委员会候选人。
Miller, the deputy chief of space operations, strategy, plans, programs and requirements, had his nomination submitted to the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday, according to a Congressional notice.
美国太空军将领、现任太空司令部司令斯蒂芬·怀廷 According to his bio, will reach the position's standard three-year tenure at the start of 2027。
Space Force Gen. Stephen Whiting, the current SPACECOM leader, will hit the position's standard three-year tenure at the start of 2027, according to his bio.
言外之意：国会通知没有说明米勒将担任的具体职务，但美国太空军最高负责人道格拉斯·席斯将军确认，这是太空司令部的职位。席斯写道：“他是一位卓越的守护者，始终以卓越表现为我们的军种增光。我们相信，他是担任这一关键联合领导职位的合适人选。”
Between the lines: While the Congressional notice did not name Miller's position, Gen. Douglas Schiess, the U.S. Space Force's top officer, confirmed it was for the SPACECOM job on "He is an exceptional Guardian who has represented our service with distinction, and we believe he is a strong candidate for this critical joint leadership role," Schiess wrote.
美国太空军是负责为人员提供装备、开展训练和组织管理的军种，这些人员被称为“守护者”。太空司令部利用太空军的“守护者”及其他部队执行太空任务。
The U.S. Space Force is the service branch that equips, trains and organizes its troops, or "Guardians." SPACECOM uses the service's Guardians, and other troops, to conduct space missions.
外界评价：退役太空军军官、 Mitchell Institute高级研究员查尔斯·加尔布雷思告诉Axios，席斯与米勒共事融洽。
What they're saying: Charles Galbreath, a retired Space Force officer and Mitchell Institute senior fellow, told Axios that Schiess and Miller have a good working relationship.
加尔布雷思说：“他为人务实、坦率。我认为，由他接手美国太空司令部绝对是正确选择。”
"He's a down-to-earth, straightforward leader, and I think he is absolutely the right choice to take U.S. Space Command," Galbreath said.