Todd Benson

Todd James Benson (born ) is a United States Space Force brigadier general who serves as the commander of the United States Space Forces – Central. He previously served in the director of strategy and requirements of the Space Force.

In 2025, Benson was nominated and confirmed for promotion to brigadier general.

Military career 1. Aug 99 – Jul 00 Assistant Coach (Rifle Tm) & Physical Education Instructor (Boxing/SCUBA), AF Academy, CO 2. Jul 00 – Apr 01 Student, ICBM Initial Qualification Training, Vandenberg AFB, California 3. Apr 01 – May 05 Multiple positions culminating as ICBM Senior Instructor Crew Commander, 90th Space Wing, FE Warren AFB, Wyoming 4. May 05 – Mar 07 SBIRS Flight Commander, 2d Space Warning Squadron, Buckley AFB, Colorado 5. Mar 07 – Jun 08 Executive Officer, 460th Space Wing, Buckley AFB, Colorado 6. Jun 08 – Jun 10 Multiple positions culminating as Chief Mission Ops Branch, Buckley AFB, Colorado 7. Jul 10 – Feb 11 Chief Missile Warning Space Section, Directorate of Requirements, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colorado 8. Mar 11 – Jun 12 Executive Officer to the Director of Requirements, HQ AFSPC 9. Jul 12 – Jun 13 Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, AL 10. Jul 13 – Jun 14 Director of Operations, Space Operations Squadron, Aerospace Data Facility Southwest 11. Jul 14 – Jun 16 Commander, 2d Space Operations Squadron, Schriever AFB, CO 12. Jul 16 – Jul 17 National Security Fellow, JFK School of Government, Harvard University 13. Jul 17 – Jul 19 Division Chief for Space and Missile Defense Policy, Strategic Plans and Policy Directorate [J-5], The Joint Staff, The Pentagon, Washington D.C. 14. Jun 20 – Dec 20 Director of Space Forces, AFCENT, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar 15. Jul 19 – Jul 21 Commander, Delta 21, Aerospace Data Facility East, Fort Belvoir, VA 16. Jul 21 – Mar 24 Director of Requirements, United States Space Force, The Pentagon, Washington D.C. 17. Mar 24 – Aug 25 Director of Strategy, Futures, and Requirements [S5], United States Space Force, The Pentagon 18. Aug 25 – present, Commander, U.S. Space Forces Central, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida

Dates of promotion + Rank Branch Date Brigadier General June 30, 2025