Leadership of the United States Strategic Command
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This is a list of all commanders, deputy commanders, senior enlisted leaders, and chiefs of staff of the United States Strategic Command.
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Current combatant command staff
edit- Anthony J. Cotton, Commander
- Richard A. Correll, Deputy Commander
- Gregory J. Brady, Chief of Staff[1]
- Jason A. Schmidt, Director, Human Capital (J1)[2]
- Ricky L. Mills, Director, Intelligence (J2)[3]
- Brandon D. Parker, Director, Global Operations (J3)[4]
- Glenn T. Harris, Deputy Director, Global Operations[5]
- Shane P. Strohl, Director, Logistics (J4)[6]
- Anthony Carullo, Director, Plans and Policy (J5)[7]
- John W. Weidner, Deputy Director, Plans[8]
- Mark D. Behning, Deputy Director, Strategic Targeting and Nuclear Mission Planning (J5N)[9]
- Elizabeth M. Durham-Ruiz, Director, Command, Control, Communications, and Computer (C4) Systems (J6)[10]
- Jeffery B. Miller, Director, Joint Exercises, Training, and Assessments (J7)[11]
- Robert J. Taylor, Director, Capability and Resource Integration (J8)[12]
- Gregory J. Brady, Chief of Staff[1]
- Richard A. Correll, Deputy Commander
List of commanders of the United States Strategic Command
editCommander of the United States Strategic Command | |
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Emblem of the United States Strategic Command | |
since 9 December 2022 | |
United States Department of Defense | |
Type | Unified combatant commander |
Abbreviation | CDRUSSTRATCOM[13] |
Reports to | President of the United States Secretary of Defense |
Seat | Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, U.S. |
Nominator | Secretary of Defense |
Appointer | The President with Senate advice and consent |
Term length | 2–3 years (approx.) |
Constituting instrument | 10 U.S.C. § 164 |
Formation | 1 June 1992 |
First holder | George L. Butler |
Deputy | Deputy Commander, United States Strategic Command |
No. | Commander | Term | Service branch | |||
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Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | ||
1 | George L. Butler (born 1939) | General1 June 1992 | 14 February 1994 | 1 year, 258 days | U.S. Air Force | |
2 | Henry G. Chiles Jr. (born 1938) | Admiral14 February 1994 | 21 February 1996 | 2 years, 7 days | U.S. Navy | |
3 | Eugene E. Habiger (1939–2022) | General21 February 1996 | 1 August 1998 | 2 years, 161 days | U.S. Air Force | |
4 | Richard W. Mies (born 1944) | Admiral1 August 1998 | 30 November 2001 | 3 years, 121 days | U.S. Navy | |
5 | James O. Ellis Jr. (born 1947) | Admiral30 November 2001 | 9 July 2004 | 2 years, 222 days | U.S. Navy | |
- | James E. Cartwright (born 1949) Acting | Lieutenant General9 July 2004 | 1 September 2004 | 54 days | U.S. Marine Corps | |
6 | James E. Cartwright (born 1949) | General1 September 2004 | 10 August 2007 | 2 years, 343 days | U.S. Marine Corps | |
- | C. Robert Kehler (born 1952) Acting | Lieutenant General10 August 2007 | 3 October 2007 | 54 days | U.S. Air Force | |
7 | Kevin P. Chilton (born 1954) | General3 October 2007 | 28 January 2011 | 3 years, 117 days | U.S. Air Force | |
8 | C. Robert Kehler (born 1952) | General28 January 2011 | 15 November 2013 | 2 years, 291 days | U.S. Air Force | |
9 | Cecil D. Haney (born 1955) | Admiral15 November 2013 | 3 November 2016 | 2 years, 354 days | U.S. Navy | |
10 | John E. Hyten (born 1959) | General3 November 2016 | 18 November 2019 | 3 years, 15 days | U.S. Air Force | |
11 | Charles A. Richard (born 1959) | Admiral18 November 2019 | 9 December 2022 | 3 years, 21 days | U.S. Navy | |
12 | Anthony J. Cotton | General9 December 2022 | Incumbent | 1 year, 254 days | U.S. Air Force |
List of deputy commanders of the United States Strategic Command
editNo. | Deputy Commander[14] | Term | Service branch | |||
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Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | ||
1 | Vice Admiral Michael Colley (1938–2013) | 1 June 1992 | 23 September 1993 | 1 year, 114 days | U.S. Navy | |
2 | Vice Admiral Henry G. Chiles Jr. (born 1938) | 24 September 1993 | ~14 February 1994 | ~143 days | U.S. Navy | |
3 | Lieutenant General Arlen D. Jameson[15] | 24 June 1994 | 29 February 1996 | 1 year, 250 days | U.S. Air Force | |
4 | Vice Admiral Dennis A. Jones | 10 March 1996 | 13 August 1998 | 2 years, 156 days | U.S. Navy | |
5 | Lieutenant General Phillip J. Ford[16] | 17 August 1998 | 2 June 2000 | 1 year, 290 days | U.S. Air Force | |
6 | Lieutenant General Robert C. Hinson | 11 June 2000 | 16 April 2002 | 1 year, 309 days | U.S. Air Force | |
7 | Lieutenant General Thomas B. Goslin Jr. | 17 April 2002 | ~May 2005 | ~3 years, 28 days | U.S. Air Force | |
8 | Lieutenant General C. Robert Kehler (born 1952) | May 2005 | ~12 October 2007 | ~2 years, 153 days | U.S. Air Force | |
9 | Vice Admiral Carl V. Mauney (born 1953) | 15 October 2007 | 28 October 2010 | 3 years, 13 days | U.S. Navy | |
10 | Vice Admiral Cecil D. Haney (born 1955) | 4 November 2010 | ~December 2011 | ~1 year, 41 days | U.S. Navy | |
11 | Vice Admiral Timothy Giardina (born 1963) | December 2011 | September 2013 | ~1 year, 274 days | U.S. Navy | |
12 | Lieutenant General James Kowalski (born 1957) | ~23 October 2013 | ~28 July 2015 | ~1 year, 278 days | U.S. Air Force | |
13 | Lieutenant General Stephen W. Wilson (born 1959/1960) | ~28 July 2015 | ~22 July 2016 | ~360 days | U.S. Air Force | |
– | Major General Richard J. Evans III[17] Acting | ~22 July 2016 | September 2016 | ~55 days | U.S. Army | |
14 | Charles A. Richard (born 1959) | Vice AdmiralSeptember 2016 | ~18 June 2018 | ~1 year, 276 days | U.S. Navy | |
15 | Vice Admiral David Kriete (born 1963) | ~18 June 2018 | ~20 April 2020 | ~1 year, 307 days | U.S. Navy | |
16 | Lieutenant General Thomas A. Bussiere (born 1963) | ~20 April 2020 | 1 December 2022 | ~2 years, 225 days | U.S. Air Force | |
17 | Vice Admiral Richard A. Correll (born 1964) | 1 December 2022 | Incumbent | 1 year, 262 days | U.S. Navy |
List of senior enlisted leaders of the United States Strategic Command
editNo. | Senior enlisted leader | Term | Service branch | |||
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Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | ||
? | Master Chief Richard S. Ford[18][19] | ~November 2000 | ~August 2004 | ~3 years, 274 days | U.S. Navy | |
? | Fleet Master Chief William N. Nissen[20] | ~August 2004 | ~June 2008 | ~3 years, 305 days | U.S. Navy | |
? | Chief Master Sergeant Thomas S. Narofsky[21] | June 2008 | ~22 August 2011 | ~3 years, 68 days | U.S. Air Force | |
? | Command Sergeant Major Patrick Z. Alston[22] | ~22 August 2011 | May 2016 | ~4 years, 267 days | U.S. Army | |
? | Chief Master Sergeant Patrick F. McMahon[21] | May 2016 | ~9 September 2020 | ~4 years, 117 days | U.S. Air Force | |
? | Fleet Master Chief John J. Perryman[23] | ~9 September 2020 | ~1 October 2021 | ~1 year, 22 days | U.S. Navy | |
? | Sergeant Major Howard L. Kreamer[24] | ~1 October 2021 | Incumbent | ~2 years, 323 days | U.S. Marine Corps |
List of chiefs of staff of the United States Strategic Command
editNo. | Chief of Staff[14] | Term | Service branch | |||
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Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | ||
Held by the deputy commander-in-chief, June 1992 to July 1996 | ||||||
1 | Colonel M. E. Callendar Jr.[25] | July 1996 | June 1998 | ~1 year, 335 days | U.S. Air Force | |
2 | Colonel William M. Fraser III (born 1952) | June 1998 | May 1999 | ~334 days | U.S. Air Force | |
3 | Colonel David E. Clary[26] | July 1999 | April 2000 | ~275 days | U.S. Air Force | |
4 | Colonel Jan D. Eakle[27] | April 2000 | September 2000 | ~153 days | U.S. Air Force | |
5 | Colonel Stephen D. Schmidt[28] | October 2000 | July 2002 | ~−30 days | U.S. Air Force | |
6 | Colonel Thomas K. Andersen[29][30] | June 2002 | June 2003 | ~1 year, 0 days | U.S. Air Force | |
7 | Major General Kevin T. Campbell | ~June 2003 | ~18 December 2006 | ~3 years, 186 days | U.S. Army | |
8 | Major General Howard B. Bromberg | December 2006 | January 2008 | ~1 year, 31 days | U.S. Army | |
9 | Major General Carroll F. Pollett[31] | ~January 2008 | ~November 2008 | ~305 days | U.S. Army | |
10 | Major General Abraham J. Turner[32] | ~November 2008 | May 2011 | ~2 years, 181 days | U.S. Army | |
11 | Major General William Grimsley | May 2011 | July 2013 | ~2 years, 61 days | U.S. Army | |
12 | Major General John Uberti | July 2013 | July 2015 | ~2 years, 0 days | U.S. Army | |
13 | Major General Allen W. Batschelet[33] | June 2015 | July 2016 | ~1 year, 30 days | U.S. Army | |
14 | Major General James H. Dickinson (born 1962/1963) | July 2016 | December 2016 | ~153 days | U.S. Army | |
15 | Major General Daniel L. Karbler | December 2016 | August 2019 | ~2 years, 243 days | U.S. Army | |
16 | Major General Randy S. Taylor | ~August 2019 | ~31 July 2020 | ~351 days | U.S. Army | |
17 | Rear Admiral William W. Wheeler (born 1966) | 31 July 2020 | ~25 July 2022 | ~1 year, 359 days | U.S. Navy | |
18 | Major General Gregory J. Brady (born c. 1969) | ~25 July 2022 | Incumbent | ~2 years, 25 days | U.S. Army |
See also
edit- United States Strategic Command
- Leadership of the United States Africa Command
- Leadership of the United States European Command
- Leadership of the United States Indo-Pacific Command
- Leadership of the United States Northern Command
- Leadership of the United States Space Command
- Leadership of the United States Cyber Command
- Leadership of the United States Transportation Command
References
edit- ^ "Major General Gregory J. Brady - General Officer Management Office".
- ^ "J1 Director, Human Capital". www.stratcom.mil.
- ^ "J2 Director, Intelligence". www.stratcom.mil.
- ^ https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/2690894/brandon-d-parker/
- ^ "GLENN T. HARRIS". www.af.mil.
- ^ "J4 Director, Logistics". www.stratcom.mil.
- ^ "J5 Director, Plans and Policy". www.stratcom.mil.
- ^ "Brigadier General John W. Weidner - General Officer Management Office". www.gomo.army.mil.
- ^ "Rear Admiral Mark Behning". www.navy.mil.
- ^ "J6 Director, C4 Systems". www.stratcom.mil.
- ^ "J7 Director, Joint Exercises, Training, and Assessments". www.stratcom.mil.
- ^ "J8 Director, Capability and Resource Integration". www.stratcom.mil.
- ^ "DOD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms, January 2021" (PDF). jcs.mil. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). www.stratcom.mil. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "LIEUTENANT GENERAL ARLEN D. JAMESON". www.af.mil.
- ^ "LIEUTENANT GENERAL PHILLIP J. FORD". www.af.mil.
- ^ "National Guard Biography". www.nationalguard.mil.
- ^ "Master Chief Petty Officer Richard S. Ford". 6 December 2003. Archived from the original on 6 December 2003.
- ^ "U.S. Strategic Command". 18 December 2000. Archived from the original on 18 December 2000.
- ^ "FLTCM (SS/SW/AW) William N. Nissen". 26 May 2006. Archived from the original on 26 May 2006.
- ^ a b "Command Senior Enlisted Leader > U.S. Strategic Command > Bio Article View". 18 October 2020. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020.
- ^ "Biography for Command Sergeant Major Patrick Z. Alston - U.S. Strategic Command". 20 September 2014. Archived from the original on 20 September 2014.
- ^ "Command Senior Enlisted Leader > U.S. Strategic Command > Bio Article View". 24 March 2021. Archived from the original on 24 March 2021.
- ^ "Command Senior Enlisted Leader". www.stratcom.mil.
- ^ "BRIGADIER GENERAL M. E. "EARNIE" CALLENDER JR". www.af.mil.
- ^ "MAJOR GENERAL DAVID E. CLARY". www.af.mil.
- ^ "BRIGADIER GENERAL JAN D. "DENNY" EAKLE". www.af.mil.
- ^ "MAJOR GENERAL STEPHEN D. SCHMIDT". www.af.mil.
- ^ "THOMAS K. ANDERSEN". www.af.mil.
- ^ "Colonel Thomas K. Andersen". 8 June 2003. Archived from the original on 8 June 2003.
- ^ "Major General Carroll F. Pollett". 8 December 2008. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008.
- ^ "U.S. Strategic Command - Biography for Major General Abraham J. Turner". 20 March 2011. Archived from the original on 20 March 2011.
- ^ "Biography for Major General Allen W. Batschelet - U.S. Strategic Command". 10 September 2015. Archived from the original on 10 September 2015.