Brig. Gen. Zachary S. Warakomski is the Vice Director for Joint Force Development, the Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia. As the Vice Director for Joint Force Development, Brig. Gen. Warakomski serves as the principal assistant to the Director for Joint Force Development (J-7), supporting the Chairman of the JointChiefs of Staff in enhancing the operational effectiveness of both the current and future joint force. The J-7 leads major functions of joint force development including doctrine, education, concept development, experimentation, exercises and lessons learned.

Brig. Gen. Warakomski entered the U.S. Air Force as a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1998 and transferred to the United States Space Force in 2021. He commanded the 56th Communications Squadron at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, and the 375th Communications Group at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. Brig. Gen.Warakomski was the Commander, Peterson-Schriever Garrison, and then Commander, Space Base Delta 1 at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado. In addition, he has served in positions at Headquarters Air Force, the Offi ce of the Secretary of Defense and as Special Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Prior to his current assignment, the general provided advice to the Chief of Space Operations on the U.S. Space Force’s cyber, spectrum and warfighting communications policy, strategy and operations.