Troy Endicott
Troy Lynd Endicott is a United States Space Force major general who served as the vice director of joint force development of the Joint Staff. He previously served as the director of global space operations of the United States Space Command. He also served as the assistant deputy chief of space operations for operations, cyber, and nuclear.
In July 2023, Endicott was nominated for promotion to major general.
Education
- 1994 Bachelor of Science, Aerospace Engineering, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, Arizona
- 1999 Master of Science, space operations, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
- 1999 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
- 2002 U.S. Air Force Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nevada
- 2004 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
- 2006 Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
- 2008 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
- 2013 National Defense Fellowship, Harvard University Belfer Center for Science & International Affairs, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- 2014 Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Virginia
- 2016 Leadership Development Program, Center for Creative Leadership, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Assignments
- September 1994–April 1995, Flight Test Project Officer, Tri-Service Standoff Attack Missile Program Office, Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
- April 1995–August 1997, Reconnaissance Systems Project Manager, Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
- August 1997–March 1999, student, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
- March 1999–January 2002, Orbital Analyst Instructor and flight commander, Detachment 1, 533rd Training Squadron, Schriever AFB, Colorado
- January 2002–June 2002, student, U.S. Air Force Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nevada
- June 2002–March 2005, chief, Space Operations Plans, Headquarters 16th Air Force, Aviano Air Base, Italy
- April 2005–June 2006, student, U.S. Army Command & General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
- June 2006–April 2008, chief, Current Operations, Headquarters Air Force Space Command Space Operations Squadron, and member, Commander's Action Group, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colorado
- May 2008–May 2009, operations officer, 76th Space Control Squadron, Peterson AFB, Colorado
- May 2009–May 2011, commander, 21st Operations Support Squadron, Peterson AFB, Colorado
- June 2011–June 2012, executive officer to the commander, 14th Air Force and Joint Functional Component Command for Space, Vandenberg AFB, California
- July 2012–June 2013, senior developmental education student, National Defense Fellow, Belfer Center for Science & International Affairs, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- July 2013–June 2015, chief, Policy and Integration Division, Department of Defense Executive Agent for Space Staff, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia
- June 2015–May 2017, commander, 21st Operations Group, Peterson AFB, Colorado
- June 2017–January 2018, executive officer to the commander, Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colorado
- January 2018–May 2019, commander, 460th Space Wing, Buckley AFB, Colorado
- May 2019–May 2021, director for space policy, National Security Council, the White House, Washington, D.C.
- May 2021–July 2023, assistant deputy chief of space operations for operations, cyber and nuclear, United States Space Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia
- July 2023–July 2025, director, global space operations, U.S. Space Command, Schriever Space Force Base, Colo.
- July 2025-present, vice director, joint force development, Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia
Awards and decorations