Flag of a United States Air Force general

This is a complete list of four-star generals in the

United States Air Force The United States Air Force (USAF) is the Aerial warfare, air military branch, service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part ...

. The rank of general (or ''full general'', or ''four-star general'') is the highest rank normally achievable in the U.S. Air Force. It ranks above

lieutenant general Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a three-star military rank (NATO code OF-8) used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the ...

(''three-star general'') and below

General of the Air Force General of the Air Force (GAF) is a five-star general officer rank and is the highest possible rank in the United States Air Force. General of the Air Force ranks immediately above a general and is equivalent to General of the Army in the Unit ...

(''five-star general''). There have been 230 four-star generals in the history of the U.S. Air Force. Of these, 226 achieved that rank while on active duty, 3 were promoted after retirement, and one was promoted posthumously. Generals entered the Air Force via several paths: 60 were commissioned via the

U.S. Military Academy The United States Military Academy (USMA), also known metonymically as West Point or simply as Army, is a United States service academy in West Point, New York. It was originally established as a fort, since it sits on strategic high groun ...

(USMA), 49 via the

aviation cadet A flight cadet is a military or civilian occupational title that is held by someone who is in training to perform aircrew duties in an airplane. The trainee does not need to become a aviator, pilot, as flight cadets may also learn to serve as a B ...

program, 45 via the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA), 42 via

Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps The Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) is one of the three primary commissioning sources for officers in the United States Air Force and United States Space Force, the other two being the United States Air Force Academy (USAF ...

(AFROTC) at a civilian university, 13 via AFROTC at a

senior military college In the United States, a senior military college (SMC) is one of six colleges that offer military Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) programs under , though many other schools offer military Reserve Officers' Training Corps under other secti ...

, 9 via

Air Force Officer Training School Officer Training School (OTS) is a United States Air Force and United States Space Force commissioning program located at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama. Overview Officer Training School is a part of the Jeanne M. Holm Center fo ...

(OTS), 4 via the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA), 4 via

Reserve Officer Training Corps The Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC ( or )) is a group of college- and university-based officer-training programs for training commissioned officers of the United States Armed Forces. Overview While ROTC graduate officers serve in all ...

(ROTC) at a civilian university, 2 via

direct commission A direct commission officer (DCO) is a United States uniformed officer who has received an appointed commission without the typical prerequisites for achieving a commission, such as attending a four-year service academy, a four-year or two-year ...

(direct), one via direct commission inter-service transfer from the Army National Guard (ARNG), and one via direct commission inter-service transfer from the

Royal Canadian Air Force The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF; french: Aviation royale canadienne, ARC) is the air and space force of Canada. Its role is to "provide the Canadian Forces with relevant, responsive and effective airpower". The RCAF is one of three environm ...

(RCAF).

List of generals

Entries in the following list of four-star generals are indexed by the numerical order in which each officer was promoted to that rank while on active duty, or by an asterisk (*) if the officer did not serve in that rank while on active duty. Each entry lists the general's name, date of rank,Dates of rank are taken, where available, from the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force registers of active and retired commissioned officers, or from the ''

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''. The date listed is that of the officer's first promotion to general. active-duty positions held while serving at four-star rank,Positions listed are those held by the officer when promoted to general. Dates listed are for the officer's full tenure, which may predate promotion to four-star rank or postdate retirement from active duty. number of years of active-duty service at four-star rank (Yrs),The number of years of active-duty service at four-star rank is approximated by subtracting the year in the "Date of rank" column from the last year in the "Position" column. For those presently in their position, values are . Time spent between active-duty four-star assignments is not counted, nor is time spent on special duty as an unassigned general of the Army or general of the Air Force. year commissioned and source of commission,Sources of commission are listed in parentheses after the year of commission and include: the

United States Air Force Academy The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) is a United States service academy in El Paso County, Colorado, immediately north of Colorado Springs. It educates cadets for service in the officer corps of the United States Air Force and U ...

(USAFA); the

United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy (USMA), also known metonymically as West Point or simply as Army, is a United States service academy in West Point, New York. It was originally established as a fort, since it sits on strategic high groun ...

(USMA); the

United States Naval Academy The United States Naval Academy (US Naval Academy, USNA, or Navy) is a federal service academy in Annapolis, Maryland. It was established on 10 October 1845 during the tenure of George Bancroft as Secretary of the Navy. The Naval Academy ...

(USNA);

(ROTC) at a civilian university;

(AFROTC) at a civilian university; ROTC or AFROTC at a

such as

Texas A&M University Texas A&M University (Texas A&M, A&M, or TAMU) is a public, land-grant, research university in College Station, Texas. It was founded in 1876 and became the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System in 1948. As of late 2021, T ...

(Texas A&M), the

Virginia Military Institute la, Consilio et Animis (on seal) , mottoeng = "In peace a glorious asset, In war a tower of strength""By courage and wisdom" (on seal) , established = , type = Public senior military college , accreditation = SACS , endowment = $696.8 mill ...

(VMI), or

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Virginia Tech (formally the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and informally VT, or VPI) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia. It also has educational facilities in six regi ...

(VPI);

(OTS);

Officer Candidate School An officer candidate school (OCS) is a military school which trains civilians and enlisted personnel in order for them to gain a commission as officers in the armed forces of a country. How OCS is run differs between countries and services. Ty ...

(OCS); the

program (cadet); the Army National Guard (ARNG); the

(RCAF); and

(direct). number of years in commission when promoted to four-star rank (YC),The number of years in commission before being promoted to four-star rank is approximated by subtracting the year in the "Commission" column from the year in the "Date of rank" column. and other biographical notes (years of birth and death are shown in parentheses in the Notes column).Notes include years of birth and death; awards of the

Medal of Honor The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest military decoration and is awarded to recognize American soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen, guardians and coast guardsmen who have distinguished themselves by acts of valo ...

Congressional Gold Medal The Congressional Gold Medal is an award bestowed by the United States Congress. It is Congress's highest expression of national appreciation for distinguished achievements and contributions by individuals or institutions. The congressional pract ...

Presidential Medal of Freedom The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the highest civilian award of the United States, along with the Congressional Gold Medal. It is an award bestowed by the president of the United States to recognize people who have made "an especially merit ...

, or honors of similar significance; major government appointments; university presidencies or equivalents; familial relationships with other four-star officers or significant government officials such as U.S. Presidents, cabinet secretaries, U.S. Senators, or state governors; and unusual career events such as premature relief or death in office.

History

Four-star positions

1943–1991

The modern rank of general was established by the Officer Personnel Act of 1947, which authorized the President to designate certain positions of importance to carry that rank. Officers appointed to such positions bear temporary four-star rank while so serving, and are allowed to retire at that rank if their performance is judged satisfactory. The total number of active-duty four-star generals in the Air Force is limited to a fixed percentage of the number of Air Force general officers serving at all ranks. Within the Air Force, the chief of staff ( CSAF) and vice chief of staff ( VCSAF) are four-star generals by statute. Other four-star generals occupy positions of designated importance; historically, these have included the commanders responsible for strategic bombers and nuclear missiles ( SAC/ STRATCOM); tactical air combat ( TAC/

ACC ACC most often refers to: * Atlantic Coast Conference, an NCAA Division I collegiate athletic conference located in the US *American College of Cardiology, A US-based nonprofit medical association that bestows credentials upon cardiovascular spec ...

); air transport ( MAC/ TRANSCOM); North American aerospace defense ( NORAD); the Air Force formations in Europe and the Pacific; and other training, readiness, and materiel organizations. The Air Force also competes with the other services for a number of joint four-star positions, such as the chairman ( CJCS) and vice chairman ( VJCS) of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Other joint four-star positions have included unified combatant commanders and certain NATO staff positions. ImageSize = width:800 height:auto barincrement:10 PlotArea = top:10 bottom:50 right:130 left:20 AlignBars = late Define $start = 1940 Define $end = 2000 DateFormat = yyyy Period = from:$start till:$end TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal ScaleMajor = unit:year increment:10 start:$start Colors = id:jcs value:rgb(0,0,0) legend: CJCS/VJCS id:csaf value:rgb(1,0,0) legend: CSAF id:vcsaf value:rgb(0.7,0.7,0.7) legend: VCSAF id:norad value:rgb(0,1,0) legend: NORAD id:tac value:rgb(0,0.7,0.7) legend: TAC/ACC id:sac value:rgb(0.9,0.9,0) legend: SAC/AFGSC id:mac value:rgb(0,1,1) legend: MAC/AMC id:airforce value:rgb(0,0,1) legend: Other_Air_Force id:joint value:rgb(0.7,0,1) legend: Joint_(military) id:federal value:rgb(1,0,1) legend: Joint_(other) id:aaf value:rgb(1,0.7,0.7) legend: Army_(pre-USAF) id:time value:rgb(0.9,0.9,0.9) id:category value:rgb(0.9,0.9,1) id:period value:rgb(0.5,0.5,1) id:none value:rgb(1,1,1) Legend = orientation:vertical position:right LineData = layer:back width:0.1 color:time at:1947 at:1950 at:1960 at:1970 at:1980 at:1990 at:1991 BarData = barset:PM bar:period_0 bar:period_1 bar:period_2 bar:end_period bar:start_officers bar:officers bar:arnold bar:mcnarney bar:kenney bar:spaatz bar:vandenberg bar:fairchild bar:twining bar:cannon bar:chidlaw bar:lemay bar:norstad bar:weyland bar:white bar:rawlings bar:partridge bar:orvalcook bar:kuter bar:power bar:everest bar:leonjohnson bar:cabell bar:anderson bar:odonnell bar:fredericsmith bar:landon bar:williammckee bar:sweeney bar:schriever bar:gerhart bar:strother bar:bradley bar:mcconnell bar:lee bar:smart bar:kelly bar:disosway bar:harris bar:estesjr bar:johnryan bar:blanchard bar:hobson bar:holloway bar:stone bar:reeves bar:ferguson bar:burchinal bar:preston bar:nazzaro bar:gerrity bar:momyer bar:merrell bar:wade bar:brown bar:holzapple bar:sethmckee bar:meyer bar:catton bar:clay bar:milton bar:lavelle bar:jones bar:vogt bar:dougherty bar:simler bar:carlton bar:eade bar:phillips bar:ellis bar:dixon bar:okeefe bar:wilson bar:seith bar:mcbride bar:evans bar:rogers bar:james bar:huyser bar:roberts bar:moore bar:lewallen bar:jamesallen bar:jamesehill bar:poe bar:slay bar:creech bar:jamesahill bar:pauly bar:benniedavis bar:williamsmith bar:mathis bar:lawson bar:gabriel bar:marsh bar:thomasryan bar:mullins bar:hartinger bar:omalley bar:minter bar:iosue bar:dalton bar:skantze bar:welch bar:herres bar:bazley bar:donnelly bar:oloughlin bar:russ bar:chain bar:piotrowski bar:cassidy bar:reed bar:richards bar:gregory bar:hatch bar:kirk bar:randolph bar:hansen bar:shaud bar:mcpeak bar:dugan bar:mccarthy bar:hansfordjohnson bar:mcdonald bar:kutyna bar:yates bar:loh bar:oaks bar:end_officers PlotData= width:6 align:left fontsize:S shift:(4,-4) anchor:till barset:PM bar:period_0 from:1941 till:1945 color:period text:"

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...

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Vietnam War The Vietnam War (also known by other names) was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. It was the second of the Indochina Wars and was officially fought between North Vietnam a ...

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Gulf War The Gulf War was a 1990–1991 armed campaign waged by a Coalition of the Gulf War, 35-country military coalition in response to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. Spearheaded by the United States, the coalition's efforts against Ba'athist Iraq, ...

" bar:start_officers from:$start till:1991 color:category bar:arnold from: 1943 till: 1946 color:aaf text:"

Henry H. Arnold Henry Harley Arnold (June 25, 1886 – January 15, 1950) was an American general officer holding the ranks of General of the Army and later, General of the Air Force. Arnold was an aviation pioneer, Chief of the Air Corps (1938–1941), ...

" bar:mcnarney from: 1945 till: 1947 color:aaf bar:mcnarney from: 1947 till: 1949 color:airforce bar:mcnarney from: 1949 till: 1952 color:joint text:" Joseph T. McNarney" bar:kenney from: 1945 till: 1947 color:aaf bar:kenney from: 1947 till: 1948 color:sac bar:kenney from: 1948 till: 1951 color:airforce text:" George C. Kenney" bar:spaatz from: 1945 till: 1947 color:aaf bar:spaatz from: 1947 till: 1948 color:csaf text:" Carl A. Spaatz" bar:vandenberg from: 1947 till: 1948 color:vcsaf bar:vandenberg from: 1948 till: 1953 color:csaf text:" Hoyt S. Vandenberg" bar:fairchild from: 1948 till: 1950 color:vcsaf text:" Muir S. Fairchild" bar:twining from: 1950 till: 1953 color:vcsaf bar:twining from: 1953 till: 1957 color:csaf bar:twining from: 1957 till: 1960 color:jcs text:" Nathan F. Twining" bar:cannon from: 1951 till: 1954 color:tac text:"

John K. Cannon General John Kenneth Cannon (March 9, 1892 – January 12, 1955) was a World War II Mediterranean combat commander and former chief of United States Air Forces in Europe for whom Cannon Air Force Base, Clovis, New Mexico, is named. Biography Joh ...

" bar:chidlaw from: 1951 till: 1955 color:norad text:"

Benjamin W. Chidlaw General Benjamin Wiley Chidlaw (December 18, 1900 – February 21, 1977) was an officer in the United States Air Force. He directed the development of the United States' original jet engine and jet aircraft. He joined the United States Army ...

" bar:lemay from: 1951 till: 1957 color:sac bar:lemay from: 1957 till: 1961 color:vcsaf bar:lemay from: 1961 till: 1965 color:csaf text:"

Curtis E. LeMay Curtis Emerson LeMay (November 15, 1906 – October 1, 1990) was an American Air Force general who implemented a controversial strategic bombing campaign in the Pacific theater of World War II. He later served as Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air F ...

" bar:norstad from: 1952 till: 1953 color:airforce bar:norstad from: 1953 till: 1963 color:joint text:"

Lauris Norstad Lauris Norstad (March 24, 1907 – September 12, 1988) was an American General officer, general officer in the United States Army and United States Air Force. Early life and military career Lauris Norstad was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Minn ...

" bar:weyland from: 1952 till: 1954 color:airforce bar:weyland from: 1954 till: 1959 color:tac text:" Otto P. Weyland" bar:white from: 1953 till: 1957 color:vcsaf bar:white from: 1957 till: 1961 color:csaf text:" Thomas D. White" bar:rawlings from: 1954 till: 1959 color:airforce text:" Edwin W. Rawlings" bar:partridge from: 1954 till: 1955 color:airforce bar:partridge from: 1955 till: 1959 color:norad text:" Earle E. Partridge" bar:orvalcook from: 1954 till: 1956 color:joint text:" Orval R. Cook" bar:kuter from: 1955 till: 1959 color:airforce bar:kuter from: 1959 till: 1962 color:norad text:" Laurence S. Kuter" bar:power from: 1957 till: 1964 color:sac text:"

Thomas S. Power General Thomas Sarsfield Power (June 18, 1905 – December 6, 1970) was a United States Air Force officer who served as commander in chief of the Strategic Air Command. He was an active military flier for more than 30 years. Early career Thomas ...

" bar:everest from: 1957 till: 1959 color:airforce bar:everest from: 1959 till: 1961 color:tac text:" Frank F. Everest" bar:leonjohnson from: 1957 till: 1961 color:joint bar:leonjohnson from: 1961 till: 1965 color:federal text:" Leon W. Johnson" bar:cabell from: 1958 till: 1962 color:federal text:" Charles P. Cabell" bar:anderson from: 1959 till: 1961 color:airforce bar:anderson from: 1961 till: 1963 color:joint text:" Samuel E. Anderson" bar:odonnell from: 1959 till: 1963 color:airforce text:"

Emmett O'Donnell Jr. General Emmett E. "Rosie" O'Donnell Jr. (September 15, 1906 – December 26, 1971) was a United States Air Force four-star general who served as Commander in Chief, Pacific Air Forces (CINCPACAF) from 1959 to 1963. He also led the first B-29 ...

" bar:fredericsmith from: 1959 till: 1961 color:airforce bar:fredericsmith from: 1961 till: 1962 color:vcsaf text:" Frederic H. Smith Jr." bar:landon from: 1961 till: 1963 color:airforce text:"

Truman H. Landon General Truman Hempel "Ted" Landon (February 11, 1905 – January 27, 1986) was a U.S. Air Force general and commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe. Landon was born in Maryville, Missouri, and grew up in Carlinville, Illinois. After graduation fr ...

" bar:williammckee from: 1961 till: 1962 color:airforce bar:williammckee from: 1962 till: 1964 color:vcsaf text:"

William F. McKee William Fulton McKee (October 17, 1906 – February 28, 1987) was a United States Air Force four-star general who served as Commander, Air Force Logistics Command (COMAFLC) from 1961 to 1962; and Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (VCSAF) from 1 ...

" bar:sweeney from: 1961 till: 1965 color:tac text:" Walter C. Sweeney Jr." bar:schriever from: 1961 till: 1966 color:airforce text:" Bernard A. Schriever" bar:gerhart from: 1962 till: 1965 color:norad text:" John K. Gerhart" bar:strother from: 1962 till: 1965 color:joint bar:strother from: 1965 till: 1966 color:norad text:" Dean C. Strother" bar:bradley from: 1962 till: 1965 color:airforce text:" Mark E. Bradley" bar:mcconnell from: 1962 till: 1964 color:joint bar:mcconnell from: 1964 till: 1965 color:vcsaf bar:mcconnell from: 1965 till: 1969 color:csaf text:" John P. McConnell" bar:lee from: 1963 till: 1966 color:joint text:" Robert M. Lee" bar:smart from: 1963 till: 1964 color:airforce bar:smart from: 1964 till: 1966 color:joint text:" Jacob E. Smart" bar:kelly from: 1963 till: 1964 color:mac text:" Joe W. Kelly" bar:disosway from: 1963 till: 1965 color:airforce bar:disosway from: 1965 till: 1968 color:tac text:" Gabriel P. Disosway" bar:harris from: 1964 till: 1967 color:airforce text:"

Hunter Harris Jr. Hunter Harris Jr. (November 27, 1909 – March 5, 1987) was a United States Air Force four-star general who served as Commander in Chief, Pacific Air Forces (CINCPACAF) from 1964 to 1967. Biography Harris was born in Fort Sam Houston, Tex ...

" bar:estesjr from: 1964 till: 1969 color:mac text:" Howell M. Estes Jr." bar:johnryan from: 1964 till: 1967 color:sac bar:johnryan from: 1967 till: 1968 color:airforce bar:johnryan from: 1968 till: 1969 color:vcsaf bar:johnryan from: 1969 till: 1973 color:csaf text:" John D. Ryan" bar:blanchard from: 1965 till: 1966 color:vcsaf text:" William H. Blanchard" bar:hobson from: 1965 till: 1967 color:airforce text:" Kenneth B. Hobson" bar:holloway from: 1965 till: 1966 color:airforce bar:holloway from: 1966 till: 1968 color:vcsaf bar:holloway from: 1968 till: 1972 color:sac text:" Bruce K. Holloway" bar:stone from: 1966 till: 1968 color:joint text:"

William S. Stone General William Sebastian Stone (January 6, 1910 – December 2, 1968) was an American United States Air Force Major General and the third Superintendent of the United States Air Force Academy. His final assignment was as the air deputy to ...

" bar:reeves from: 1966 till: 1969 color:norad text:" Raymond J. Reeves" bar:ferguson from: 1966 till: 1970 color:airforce text:"

James Ferguson James Ferguson may refer to: Entertainment * Jim Ferguson (born 1948), American jazz and classical guitarist * Jim Ferguson, American guitarist, past member of Lotion * Jim Ferguson, American movie critic, Board of Directors member for the Broadca ...

" bar:burchinal from: 1966 till: 1973 color:joint text:"

David A. Burchinal David Arthur Burchinal (April 17, 1915 – August 17, 1990) was a United States Air Force four-star general who served as Deputy Commander in Chief, United States European Command from 1966 to 1973. Early life Burchinal was born in Washington, ...

" bar:preston from: 1966 till: 1968 color:airforce text:" Maurice A. Preston" bar:nazzaro from: 1967 till: 1968 color:sac bar:nazzaro from: 1968 till: 1971 color:airforce text:" Joseph J. Nazzaro" bar:gerrity from: 1967 till: 1968 color:airforce text:" Thomas P. Gerrity" bar:momyer from: 1967 till: 1968 color:airforce bar:momyer from: 1968 till: 1973 color:tac text:" William W. Momyer" bar:merrell from: 1968 till: 1972 color:airforce text:" Jack G. Merrell" bar:wade from: 1968 till: 1969 color:airforce bar:wade from: 1969 till: 1972 color:joint bar:wade from: 1972 till: 1973 color:vcsaf text:" Horace M. Wade" bar:brown from: 1968 till: 1973 color:airforce bar:brown from: 1973 till: 1974 color:csaf bar:brown from: 1974 till: 1978 color:jcs text:" George S. Brown" bar:holzapple from: 1969 till: 1971 color:airforce text:" Joseph R. Holzapple" bar:sethmckee from: 1969 till: 1973 color:norad text:" Seth J. McKee" bar:meyer from: 1969 till: 1972 color:vcsaf bar:meyer from: 1972 till: 1974 color:sac text:" John C. Meyer" bar:catton from: 1969 till: 1972 color:mac bar:catton from: 1972 till: 1974 color:airforce text:" Jack J. Catton" bar:clay from: 1970 till: 1973 color:airforce bar:clay from: 1973 till: 1975 color:norad text:"

Lucius D. Clay Jr. General Lucius DuBignon Clay Jr. (July 6, 1919 – February 7, 1994) was a United States military leader who held the positions of commander-in-chief of the North American Air Defense Command, the Continental Air Defense Command, the United Sta ...

" bar:milton from: 1971 till: 1974 color:joint text:" Theodore R. Milton" bar:lavelle from: 1971 till: 1972 color:airforce text:"

John D. Lavelle John Daniel Lavelle (September 9, 1916 – July 10, 1979) was a United States Air Force general and commander of Seventh Air Force, with headquarters at Tan Son Nhut Air Base, Republic of Vietnam. Lavelle was removed from his position in 1972 and ...

" bar:jones from: 1971 till: 1974 color:airforce bar:jones from: 1974 till: 1978 color:csaf bar:jones from: 1978 till: 1982 color:jcs text:" David C. Jones" bar:vogt from: 1972 till: 1975 color:airforce text:" John W. Vogt" bar:dougherty from: 1972 till: 1974 color:joint bar:dougherty from: 1974 till: 1977 color:sac text:" Russell E. Dougherty" bar:simler from: 1972 till: 1972 color:mac text:"

George B. Simler George Brenner Simler (February 16, 1921 – September 9, 1972) was a United States Air Force General officer, general, who served as commander of the U.S. Air Force's Air Training Command. Background and education Simler was born in 1921, i ...

" bar:carlton from: 1972 till: 1977 color:mac text:" Paul K. Carlton" bar:eade from: 1973 till: 1975 color:joint text:" George J. Eade" bar:phillips from: 1973 till: 1975 color:airforce text:" Samuel C. Phillips" bar:ellis from: 1973 till: 1975 color:vcsaf bar:ellis from: 1975 till: 1977 color:airforce bar:ellis from: 1977 till: 1981 color:sac text:" Richard H. Ellis" bar:dixon from: 1973 till: 1978 color:tac text:" Robert J. Dixon" bar:okeefe from: 1973 till: 1974 color:airforce text:" Timothy F. O'Keefe" bar:wilson from: 1974 till: 1977 color:airforce text:" Louis L. Wilson Jr." bar:seith from: 1974 till: 1977 color:joint text:" Louis T. Seith" bar:mcbride from: 1974 till: 1975 color:airforce bar:mcbride from: 1975 till: 1978 color:vcsaf text:" William V. McBride" bar:evans from: 1975 till: 1978 color:airforce text:" William J. Evans" bar:rogers from: 1975 till: 1978 color:airforce text:" F. Michael Rogers" bar:james from: 1975 till: 1977 color:norad bar:james from: 1977 till: 1978 color:airforce text:"

Daniel James Jr. Daniel "Chappie" James Jr. (February 11, 1920 – February 25, 1978) was a fighter pilot in the United States Air Force who, in 1975, became the first African American to reach the rank of four-star general in the United States Armed Forces. Thre ...

" bar:huyser from: 1975 till: 1979 color:joint bar:huyser from: 1979 till: 1981 color:mac text:"

Robert E. Huyser Robert Ernest Huyser (June 14, 1924 – September 22, 1997) was a four-star general in the United States Air Force who served as Deputy Commander in Chief, United States European Command (DCINCEUR) from 1975 to 1979; and as Commander in Chief, Mi ...

" bar:roberts from: 1977 till: 1979 color:airforce text:" John W. Roberts" bar:moore from: 1977 till: 1979 color:mac text:" William G. Moore Jr." bar:lewallen from: 1977 till: 1978 color:airforce bar:lewallen from: 1978 till: 1978 color:vcsaf bar:lewallen from: 1978 till: 1982 color:csaf text:" Lew Allen Jr." bar:jamesallen from: 1977 till: 1981 color:joint bar:jamesallen from: 1981 till: 1983 color:mac text:" James R. Allen" bar:jamesehill from: 1977 till: 1980 color:norad text:"

James E. Hill General James Erskine Hill (October 1, 1921 – May 20, 1999) was a World War II flying ace, United States Air Force general, and commander in chief of the North American Air Defense Command and the U.S. Air Force Aerospace Defense Command, with ...

" bar:poe from: 1978 till: 1981 color:airforce text:" Bryce Poe II" bar:slay from: 1978 till: 1981 color:airforce text:" Alton D. Slay" bar:creech from: 1978 till: 1984 color:tac text:"

Wilbur L. Creech General Wilbur Lyman "Bill" Creech (March 30, 1927 – August 26, 2003) was a four-star general in the United States Air Force (USAF). He commanded Tactical Air Command (TAC), with headquarters at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, from M ...

" bar:jamesahill from: 1978 till: 1980 color:vcsaf text:" James A. Hill" bar:pauly from: 1978 till: 1980 color:airforce text:"

John W. Pauly John William Pauly (March 12, 1923 – August 7, 2013) was a General (United States), general in the Allied Air Forces Central Europe, and commander in chief, United States Air Forces in Europe, with headquarters at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. ...

" bar:benniedavis from: 1979 till: 1981 color:airforce bar:benniedavis from: 1981 till: 1985 color:sac text:" Bennie L. Davis" bar:williamsmith from: 1979 till: 1983 color:joint text:" William Y. Smith" bar:mathis from: 1980 till: 1982 color:vcsaf text:" Robert C. Mathis" bar:lawson from: 1980 till: 1983 color:joint text:"

Richard L. Lawson Richard Laverne Lawson (December 19, 1929 – January 20, 2020) was a general and deputy commander in chief, Headquarters United States European Command, Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany. Biography Early life Lawson was born in Fairfield, Iowa, i ...

" bar:gabriel from: 1980 till: 1982 color:airforce bar:gabriel from: 1982 till: 1986 color:csaf text:" Charles A. Gabriel" bar:marsh from: 1981 till: 1984 color:airforce text:" Robert T. Marsh" bar:thomasryan from: 1981 till: 1983 color:airforce bar:thomasryan from: 1983 till: 1985 color:mac text:" Thomas M. Ryan Jr." bar:mullins from: 1981 till: 1984 color:airforce text:" James P. Mullins" bar:hartinger from: 1981 till: 1984 color:norad text:" James V. Hartinger" bar:omalley from: 1982 till: 1983 color:vcsaf bar:omalley from: 1983 till: 1984 color:airforce bar:omalley from: 1984 till: 1985 color:tac text:" Jerome F. O'Malley" bar:minter from: 1982 till: 1984 color:airforce text:" Billy M. Minter" bar:iosue from: 1983 till: 1986 color:airforce text:" Andrew P. Iosue" bar:dalton from: 1983 till: 1985 color:joint text:" James E. Dalton" bar:skantze from: 1983 till: 1984 color:vcsaf bar:skantze from: 1984 till: 1987 color:airforce text:" Lawrence A. Skantze" bar:welch from: 1984 till: 1985 color:vcsaf bar:welch from: 1985 till: 1986 color:sac bar:welch from: 1986 till: 1990 color:csaf text:" Larry D. Welch" bar:herres from: 1984 till: 1987 color:norad bar:herres from: 1987 till: 1990 color:jcs text:" Robert T. Herres" bar:bazley from: 1984 till: 1986 color:airforce text:" Robert W. Bazley" bar:donnelly from: 1984 till: 1987 color:airforce text:" Charles L. Donnelly Jr." bar:oloughlin from: 1984 till: 1987 color:airforce text:" Earl T. O'Loughlin" bar:russ from: 1985 till: 1991 color:tac text:" Robert D. Russ" bar:chain from: 1985 till: 1986 color:joint bar:chain from: 1986 till: 1991 color:sac text:" John T. Chain Jr." bar:piotrowski from: 1985 till: 1987 color:vcsaf bar:piotrowski from: 1987 till: 1990 color:norad text:" John L. Piotrowski" bar:cassidy from: 1985 till: 1989 color:mac text:" Duane H. Cassidy" bar:reed from: 1986 till: 1988 color:joint text:" Robert H. Reed" bar:richards from: 1986 till: 1989 color:joint text:" Thomas C. Richards" bar:gregory from: 1986 till: 1988 color:airforce text:" Jack I. Gregory" bar:hatch from: 1987 till: 1990 color:vcsaf text:" Monroe W. Hatch Jr." bar:kirk from: 1987 till: 1989 color:airforce text:" William L. Kirk" bar:randolph from: 1987 till: 1990 color:airforce text:"

Bernard P. Randolph Bernard Peter Randolph (July 10, 1933 – January 4, 2021) was a United States Air Force General who served as the Commander of Air Force Systems Command (COMAFSC) from 1987 to 1990. Early life and education Randolph was born in 1933, in New Orl ...

" bar:hansen from: 1987 till: 1989 color:airforce text:" Alfred G. Hansen" bar:shaud from: 1988 till: 1991 color:joint text:" John A. Shaud" bar:mcpeak from: 1988 till: 1991 color:airforce bar:mcpeak from: 1991 till: 1994 color:csaf text:" Merrill A. McPeak" bar:dugan from: 1989 till: 1990 color:airforce bar:dugan from: 1990 till: 1991 color:csaf text:"

Michael J. Dugan General Michael Joseph Dugan (born February 22, 1937) was briefly the 13th Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force for 79 days in 1990 until he was dismissed by United States Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney after telling reporters that the ...

" bar:mccarthy from: 1989 till: 1992 color:joint text:" James P. McCarthy" bar:hansfordjohnson from: 1989 till: 1992 color:mac text:" Hansford T. Johnson" bar:mcdonald from: 1989 till: 1992 color:airforce text:" Charles C. McDonald" bar:kutyna from: 1990 till: 1992 color:norad text:" Donald Y. Kutyna" bar:yates from: 1990 till: 1995 color:airforce text:"

Ronald W. Yates General Ronald Wilburn Yates (born October 3, 1938)Who's Who in America - 1987-1988, 44th Edition (pub. 1986) served as Commander, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. As AFMC Commander, Yates was responsible for ...

" bar:loh from: 1990 till: 1991 color:vcsaf bar:loh from: 1991 till: 1995 color:tac text:" John M. Loh" bar:oaks from: 1990 till: 1994 color:airforce text:" Robert C. Oaks"

1991–present

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