This is a list of all commanders, deputy commanders, senior enlisted leaders, and chiefs of staff of the United States Northern Command.
Commander of the United States Northern Command | |
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![]() Emblem of the United States Northern Command | |
United States Department of Defense | |
Type | Unified combatant commander |
Abbreviation | CDRUSNORTHCOM [8] |
Reports to |
President of the United States Secretary of Defense |
Seat | Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 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 | 22 October 2002 |
First holder | Ralph E. Eberhart |
Deputy | Deputy Commander, United States Northern Command |
No. | Commander | Term | Service branch | |||
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Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | ||
1 | Ralph E. Eberhart (born 1946) | General22 October 2002 | 5 November 2004 | 2 years, 14 days |
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2 | Timothy J. Keating (born 1948) | Admiral5 November 2004 | 23 March 2007 | 2 years, 138 days |
![]() U.S. Navy | |
3 | Victor E. Renuart Jr. (born 1949) | General23 March 2007 | 19 May 2010 | 3 years, 57 days |
![]() U.S. Air Force | |
4 | James A. Winnefeld Jr. (born 1956) | Admiral19 May 2010 | 3 August 2011 | 1 year, 76 days |
![]() U.S. Navy | |
5 | Charles H. Jacoby Jr. (born 1954) | General3 August 2011 | 5 December 2014 | 3 years, 124 days |
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6 | William E. Gortney (born 1955) | Admiral5 December 2014 | 13 May 2016 | 1 year, 160 days |
![]() U.S. Navy | |
7 | Lori J. Robinson (born 1958/1959) | General13 May 2016 | 24 May 2018 | 2 years, 11 days |
![]() U.S. Air Force | |
8 | Terrence J. O'Shaughnessy (born 1964/1965) | General24 May 2018 | 20 August 2020 | 2 years, 73 days |
![]() U.S. Air Force | |
9 | Glen D. VanHerck (born 1962) | General20 August 2020 | 5 February 2024 | 3 years, 169 days |
![]() U.S. Air Force | |
10 | Gregory M. Guillot | General5 February 2024 | Incumbent | 131 days |
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Commanders of U.S. Northern Command by branches of service
No. | Deputy Commander [9] | Term | Service branch | |||
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Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | ||
1 | Lieutenant General Edward G. Anderson III | 1 October 2002 | 25 June 2004 | 1 year, 268 days |
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– | Major General Raymond F. Rees (born 1944) Acting | 25 June 2004 | 22 July 2004 | 27 days |
![]() U.S. Army | |
2 | Lieutenant General Joseph R. Inge (1947–2023) | 22 July 2004 | 29 May 2007 | 2 years, 311 days |
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3 | Lieutenant General William G. Webster (born 1951) | 29 May 2007 | 16 January 2009 | 1 year, 232 days |
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4 | Lieutenant General H. Steven Blum (born 1946) | 16 January 2009 | 27 May 2010 | 1 year, 131 days |
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5 | Lieutenant General Frank J. Grass (born 1951) | 3 October 2010 | 27 August 2012 | 1 year, 329 days |
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6 | Lieutenant General Michael Dubie (born 1960) | 27 August 2012 | 31 July 2015 | 2 years, 338 days |
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7 | Lieutenant General Daniel R. Hokanson (born 1963) | 31 July 2015 | 24 October 2016 | 1 year, 85 days |
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8 | Lieutenant General Reynold N. Hoover (born 1961) | 24 October 2016 | 5 November 2018 | 2 years, 12 days |
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9 | Vice Admiral Mike Dumont | 5 November 2018 | ~20 March 2021 | 2 years, 135 days |
![]() U.S. Navy | |
10 | Lieutenant General A. C. Roper [10] (born 1963) | 4 May 2021 | 30 April 2024 | 2 years, 362 days |
![]() U.S. Army | |
11 | Lieutenant General Thomas Carden | 4 May 2024 [11] | Incumbent | 42 days |
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No. | Senior Enlisted Leader [9] | Term | Service branch | |||
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Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | ||
1 | Chief Master Sergeant Kevin D. Estrem [12] | 1 October 2002 | 12 January 2004 | 1 year, 103 days |
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2 | Sergeant Major D. Scott Frye [13] | 12 January 2004 | 26 March 2007 | 3 years, 73 days |
![]() U.S. Marine Corps | |
3 | Command Sergeant Major Daniel R. Wood [14] | 26 March 2007 | 21 May 2009 | 2 years, 56 days |
![]() U.S. Army | |
4 | Chief Master Sergeant William A. Usry [15] | 21 May 2009 | 15 September 2011 | 2 years, 117 days |
![]() U.S. Air Force | |
5 | Command Sergeant Major Robert A. Winzenried [16] | 15 September 2011 | 5 November 2014 | 3 years, 51 days |
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6 | Fleet Master Chief Terrence I. Molidor [17] | 5 November 2014 | 21 October 2016 | 1 year, 351 days |
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7 | Chief Master Sergeant Harold L. Hutchison [18] | 21 October 2016 | 26 January 2018 | 1 year, 97 days |
![]() U.S. Air Force | |
8 | Sergeant Major Paul G. McKenna [19] | 15 February 2018 | 29 June 2021 | 3 years, 134 days |
![]() U.S. Marine Corps | |
9 | Sergeant Major James K. Porterfield [20] | 29 June 2021 | 14 June 2024 | 2 years, 351 days |
![]() U.S. Marine Corps | |
10 | Chief Master Sergeant John G. Storms [21] | 14 June 2024 | Incumbent | 1 day |
![]() U.S. Air Force |
No. | Chief of Staff | Term | Service branch | |||
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Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | ||
1 | Major General H. Steven Blum (born 1946) | August 2002 | April 2003 | ~243 days |
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2 | Major General Raymond F. Rees (born 1944) | May 2003 | ~3 May 2005 | ~2 years, 2 days |
![]() U.S. Army | |
3 | Major General Paul J. Sullivan [22] | 3 May 2005 | June 2008 | ~3 years, 29 days |
![]() U.S. Air Force | |
4 | Major General John H. Bordelon [23] | June 2008 | March 2010 | ~1 year, 273 days |
![]() U.S. Air Force | |
5 | Major General Howard N. Thompson [24] [25] | March 2010 | ~July 2012 | ~2 years, 122 days |
![]() U.S. Air Force | |
6 | Major General Charles D. Luckey [26] (born 1955) | ~July 2012 | 2016 | ~5 years, 306 days |
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7 | Major General Peggy C. Combs [27] | 2016 | ~2018 | ~2 years, 0 days |
![]() U.S. Army | |
8 | Major General Richard J. Gallant [28] | ~2018 | ~June 2020 | ~2 years, 152 days |
![]() U.S. Army | |
– | Brigadier General Austin Renforth [29] Acting | ~June 2020 | ~26 August 2020 | ~86 days |
![]() U.S. Marine Corps | |
9 | Rear Admiral Michael P. Holland [30] (born 1964) | 26 August 2020 | 26 August 2022 | 2 years, 0 days |
![]() U.S. Navy | |
10 | Rear Admiral Daniel L. Cheever (born 1963) | 26 August 2022 [31] | ~31 July 2023 | ~339 days |
![]() U.S. Navy | |
11 | Major General Allan M. Pepin (born 1963) | ~31 July 2023 | Incumbent | ~320 days |
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This is a list of all commanders, deputy commanders, senior enlisted leaders, and chiefs of staff of the United States Northern Command.
Commander of the United States Northern Command | |
---|---|
![]() Emblem of the United States Northern Command | |
United States Department of Defense | |
Type | Unified combatant commander |
Abbreviation | CDRUSNORTHCOM [8] |
Reports to |
President of the United States Secretary of Defense |
Seat | Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 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 | 22 October 2002 |
First holder | Ralph E. Eberhart |
Deputy | Deputy Commander, United States Northern Command |
No. | Commander | Term | Service branch | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | ||
1 | Ralph E. Eberhart (born 1946) | General22 October 2002 | 5 November 2004 | 2 years, 14 days |
![]() U.S. Air Force | |
2 | Timothy J. Keating (born 1948) | Admiral5 November 2004 | 23 March 2007 | 2 years, 138 days |
![]() U.S. Navy | |
3 | Victor E. Renuart Jr. (born 1949) | General23 March 2007 | 19 May 2010 | 3 years, 57 days |
![]() U.S. Air Force | |
4 | James A. Winnefeld Jr. (born 1956) | Admiral19 May 2010 | 3 August 2011 | 1 year, 76 days |
![]() U.S. Navy | |
5 | Charles H. Jacoby Jr. (born 1954) | General3 August 2011 | 5 December 2014 | 3 years, 124 days |
![]() U.S. Army | |
6 | William E. Gortney (born 1955) | Admiral5 December 2014 | 13 May 2016 | 1 year, 160 days |
![]() U.S. Navy | |
7 | Lori J. Robinson (born 1958/1959) | General13 May 2016 | 24 May 2018 | 2 years, 11 days |
![]() U.S. Air Force | |
8 | Terrence J. O'Shaughnessy (born 1964/1965) | General24 May 2018 | 20 August 2020 | 2 years, 73 days |
![]() U.S. Air Force | |
9 | Glen D. VanHerck (born 1962) | General20 August 2020 | 5 February 2024 | 3 years, 169 days |
![]() U.S. Air Force | |
10 | Gregory M. Guillot | General5 February 2024 | Incumbent | 131 days |
![]() U.S. Air Force |
Commanders of U.S. Northern Command by branches of service
No. | Deputy Commander [9] | Term | Service branch | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | ||
1 | Lieutenant General Edward G. Anderson III | 1 October 2002 | 25 June 2004 | 1 year, 268 days |
![]() U.S. Army | |
– | Major General Raymond F. Rees (born 1944) Acting | 25 June 2004 | 22 July 2004 | 27 days |
![]() U.S. Army | |
2 | Lieutenant General Joseph R. Inge (1947–2023) | 22 July 2004 | 29 May 2007 | 2 years, 311 days |
![]() U.S. Army | |
3 | Lieutenant General William G. Webster (born 1951) | 29 May 2007 | 16 January 2009 | 1 year, 232 days |
![]() U.S. Army | |
4 | Lieutenant General H. Steven Blum (born 1946) | 16 January 2009 | 27 May 2010 | 1 year, 131 days |
![]() U.S. Army | |
5 | Lieutenant General Frank J. Grass (born 1951) | 3 October 2010 | 27 August 2012 | 1 year, 329 days |
![]() U.S. Army | |
6 | Lieutenant General Michael Dubie (born 1960) | 27 August 2012 | 31 July 2015 | 2 years, 338 days |
![]() U.S. Air Force | |
7 | Lieutenant General Daniel R. Hokanson (born 1963) | 31 July 2015 | 24 October 2016 | 1 year, 85 days |
![]() U.S. Army | |
8 | Lieutenant General Reynold N. Hoover (born 1961) | 24 October 2016 | 5 November 2018 | 2 years, 12 days |
![]() U.S. Army | |
9 | Vice Admiral Mike Dumont | 5 November 2018 | ~20 March 2021 | 2 years, 135 days |
![]() U.S. Navy | |
10 | Lieutenant General A. C. Roper [10] (born 1963) | 4 May 2021 | 30 April 2024 | 2 years, 362 days |
![]() U.S. Army | |
11 | Lieutenant General Thomas Carden | 4 May 2024 [11] | Incumbent | 42 days |
![]() U.S. Army |
No. | Senior Enlisted Leader [9] | Term | Service branch | |||
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Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | ||
1 | Chief Master Sergeant Kevin D. Estrem [12] | 1 October 2002 | 12 January 2004 | 1 year, 103 days |
![]() U.S. Air Force | |
2 | Sergeant Major D. Scott Frye [13] | 12 January 2004 | 26 March 2007 | 3 years, 73 days |
![]() U.S. Marine Corps | |
3 | Command Sergeant Major Daniel R. Wood [14] | 26 March 2007 | 21 May 2009 | 2 years, 56 days |
![]() U.S. Army | |
4 | Chief Master Sergeant William A. Usry [15] | 21 May 2009 | 15 September 2011 | 2 years, 117 days |
![]() U.S. Air Force | |
5 | Command Sergeant Major Robert A. Winzenried [16] | 15 September 2011 | 5 November 2014 | 3 years, 51 days |
![]() U.S. Army | |
6 | Fleet Master Chief Terrence I. Molidor [17] | 5 November 2014 | 21 October 2016 | 1 year, 351 days |
![]() U.S. Navy | |
7 | Chief Master Sergeant Harold L. Hutchison [18] | 21 October 2016 | 26 January 2018 | 1 year, 97 days |
![]() U.S. Air Force | |
8 | Sergeant Major Paul G. McKenna [19] | 15 February 2018 | 29 June 2021 | 3 years, 134 days |
![]() U.S. Marine Corps | |
9 | Sergeant Major James K. Porterfield [20] | 29 June 2021 | 14 June 2024 | 2 years, 351 days |
![]() U.S. Marine Corps | |
10 | Chief Master Sergeant John G. Storms [21] | 14 June 2024 | Incumbent | 1 day |
![]() U.S. Air Force |
No. | Chief of Staff | Term | Service branch | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | ||
1 | Major General H. Steven Blum (born 1946) | August 2002 | April 2003 | ~243 days |
![]() U.S. Army | |
2 | Major General Raymond F. Rees (born 1944) | May 2003 | ~3 May 2005 | ~2 years, 2 days |
![]() U.S. Army | |
3 | Major General Paul J. Sullivan [22] | 3 May 2005 | June 2008 | ~3 years, 29 days |
![]() U.S. Air Force | |
4 | Major General John H. Bordelon [23] | June 2008 | March 2010 | ~1 year, 273 days |
![]() U.S. Air Force | |
5 | Major General Howard N. Thompson [24] [25] | March 2010 | ~July 2012 | ~2 years, 122 days |
![]() U.S. Air Force | |
6 | Major General Charles D. Luckey [26] (born 1955) | ~July 2012 | 2016 | ~5 years, 306 days |
![]() U.S. Army | |
7 | Major General Peggy C. Combs [27] | 2016 | ~2018 | ~2 years, 0 days |
![]() U.S. Army | |
8 | Major General Richard J. Gallant [28] | ~2018 | ~June 2020 | ~2 years, 152 days |
![]() U.S. Army | |
– | Brigadier General Austin Renforth [29] Acting | ~June 2020 | ~26 August 2020 | ~86 days |
![]() U.S. Marine Corps | |
9 | Rear Admiral Michael P. Holland [30] (born 1964) | 26 August 2020 | 26 August 2022 | 2 years, 0 days |
![]() U.S. Navy | |
10 | Rear Admiral Daniel L. Cheever (born 1963) | 26 August 2022 [31] | ~31 July 2023 | ~339 days |
![]() U.S. Navy | |
11 | Major General Allan M. Pepin (born 1963) | ~31 July 2023 | Incumbent | ~320 days |
![]() U.S. Army |