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This is a list of all commanders, deputy commanders, senior enlisted leaders, and chiefs of staff of the United States Southern Command.
Commander of the United States Southern Command | |
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United States Department of Defense | |
Type | Unified combatant commander |
Abbreviation | CDRUSSOUTHOM [9] |
Reports to |
President of the United States Secretary of Defense |
Seat | MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, 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. § 167 |
Formation | November 1947 |
First holder | Willis D. Crittenberger |
Deputy | Deputy Commander, United States Southern Command |
No. | Commander | Term | Service branch | |||
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Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | ||
1 | Willis D. Crittenberger (1890–1980) | Lieutenant GeneralNovember 1947 | June 1948 | ~ 213 days |
U.S. Army | |
2 | Matthew B. Ridgway (1895–1993) | Lieutenant GeneralJune 1948 | October 1949 | ~ 1 year, 122 days |
U.S. Army | |
3 | William H. H. Morris Jr. (1890–1971) | Lieutenant GeneralOctober 1949 | April 1952 | ~ 2 years, 183 days |
U.S. Army | |
4 | Horace L. McBride (1894–1962) | Lieutenant GeneralApril 1952 | June 1954 | ~ 2 years, 61 days |
U.S. Army | |
5 | William K. Harrison Jr. (1895–1987) | Lieutenant GeneralJune 1954 | January 1957 | ~ 2 years, 214 days |
U.S. Army | |
6 | Robert M. Montague (1899–1958) | Lieutenant GeneralJanuary 1957 | February 1958 | ~ 1 year, 31 days |
U.S. Army | |
7 | Ridgely Gaither (1903–1992) | Lieutenant GeneralApril 1958 | July 1960 | ~ 2 years, 91 days |
U.S. Army | |
8 | Robert F. Sink (1905–1965) | Lieutenant GeneralJuly 1960 | January 1961 | ~ 184 days |
U.S. Army | |
9 | Andrew P. O'Meara (1907–2005) | General6 January 1961 | 22 February 1965 | 4 years, 47 days |
U.S. Army | |
10 | Robert W. Porter Jr. (1908–2000) | General22 February 1965 | 18 February 1969 | 3 years, 362 days |
U.S. Army | |
11 | George R. Mather (1911–1993) | General18 February 1969 | 20 September 1971 | 2 years, 214 days |
U.S. Army | |
12 | George V. Underwood Jr. (1913–1984) | General20 September 1971 | 17 January 1973 | 1 year, 119 days |
U.S. Army | |
13 | William B. Rosson (1918–2004) | General17 January 1973 | 1 August 1975 | 2 years, 196 days |
U.S. Army | |
14 | Dennis P. McAuliffe | Lieutenant General1 August 1975 | 1 October 1979 | 4 years, 61 days |
U.S. Army | |
15 | Wallace H. Nutting (born 1928) | Lieutenant General1 October 1979 | 24 May 1983 | 3 years, 235 days |
U.S. Army | |
16 | Paul F. Gorman (born 1927) | General24 May 1983 | 1 March 1985 | 1 year, 281 days |
U.S. Army | |
17 | John R. Galvin (1929–2015) | General1 March 1985 | 6 June 1987 | 2 years, 97 days |
U.S. Army | |
18 | Frederick F. Woerner Jr. (born 1933) | General6 June 1987 | 1 October 1989 | 2 years, 117 days |
U.S. Army | |
19 | Maxwell R. Thurman (1931–1995) | General1 October 1989 | 21 November 1990 | 1 year, 51 days |
U.S. Army | |
20 | George A. Joulwan (born 1939) | General21 November 1990 | October 1993 | ~ 2 years, 314 days |
U.S. Army | |
- | Walter T. Worthington Acting | Major GeneralOctober 1993 | 17 February 1994 | ~ 139 days |
U.S. Air Force | |
21 | Barry McCaffrey (born 1942) | General17 February 1994 | 1 March 1996 | 2 years, 13 days |
U.S. Army | |
- | James Perkins Acting | Rear Admiral1 March 1996 | 26 June 1996 | 117 days |
U.S. Navy | |
22 | Wesley Clark (born 1944) | General26 June 1996 | 13 July 1997 | 1 year, 17 days |
U.S. Army | |
- | Walter F. Doran (born 1945) Acting | Rear Admiral13 July 1997 | 25 September 1997 | 74 days |
U.S. Navy | |
23 | Charles E. Wilhelm (born 1941) | General25 September 1997 | 8 September 2000 | 2 years, 349 days |
U.S. Marine Corps | |
24 | Peter Pace (born 1945) | General8 September 2000 | 30 September 2001 | 1 year, 22 days |
U.S. Marine Corps | |
- | Gary D. Speer Acting | Major General30 September 2001 | 18 August 2002 | 322 days |
U.S. Army | |
25 | James T. Hill (born 1946) | General18 August 2002 | 9 November 2004 | 2 years, 83 days |
U.S. Army | |
26 | Bantz J. Craddock (born 1949) | General9 November 2004 | 19 October 2006 | 1 year, 344 days |
U.S. Army | |
27 | James G. Stavridis (born 1955) | Admiral19 October 2006 | 25 June 2009 | 2 years, 249 days |
U.S. Navy | |
28 | Douglas M. Fraser (born 1953) | General25 June 2009 | 19 November 2012 | 3 years, 147 days |
U.S. Air Force | |
29 | John F. Kelly (born 1950) | General19 November 2012 | 14 January 2016 | 3 years, 56 days |
U.S. Marine Corps | |
30 | Kurt W. Tidd (born 1956) | Admiral14 January 2016 | 26 November 2018 | 2 years, 316 days |
U.S. Navy | |
31 | Craig S. Faller (born 1961) | Admiral26 November 2018 | 29 October 2021 | 2 years, 337 days |
U.S. Navy | |
32 | Laura J. Richardson (born 1963) | General29 October 2021 | Incumbent | 2 years, 205 days |
U.S. Army |
No. | Deputy Commander | Term | Service branch | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | ||
- | Jerome F. Smith Jr. [10] | Rear AdmiralAugust 1990 | ~July 1994 | ~3 years, 334 days |
U.S. Navy | |
- | Walter T. Worthington [11] | Rear AdmiralJuly 1992 | ~July 1994 | ~2 years |
U.S. Air Force | |
- | James B. Perkins III [12] | Rear AdmiralJuly 1994 | ~December 1996 | ~2 years, 153 days |
U.S. Navy | |
- | Walter Doran [13] (born 1945) | Rear AdmiralDecember 1996 | July 1998 | ~1 year, 212 days |
U.S. Navy | |
- | Gary D. Speer | Major GeneralJuly 2000 | October 2002 | ~2 years, 92 days |
U.S. Army | |
- | Glenn Spears (born 1956) | Lieutenant GeneralJune 2006 | July 2009 | ~3 years, 30 days |
U.S. Air Force | |
- | Ken Keen (born 1952) | Lieutenant General2009 | May 2011 | ~1 year, 319 days |
U.S. Army | |
- | Joseph D. Kernan (born 1955) | Vice AdmiralMay 2011 | September 2013 | ~2 years, 123 days |
U.S. Navy | |
- | Kenneth E. Tovo (born 1961) | Lieutenant GeneralSeptember 2013 | June 2015 | ~1 year, 273 days |
U.S. Army | |
- | Joseph P. DiSalvo (born 1965) | Lieutenant GeneralJune 2015 | August 2018 | ~3 years, 61 days |
U.S. Army | |
- | Michael T. Plehn (born 1965) | Lieutenant General22 October 2018 | 20 December 2020 | 2 years, 59 days |
U.S. Air Force | |
- | Andrew A. Croft (born 1965) | Lieutenant General20 December 2020 | 1 February 2023 | 2 years, 43 days |
U.S. Air Force | |
- | Alvin Holsey (born 1965) | Vice Admiral1 February 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 110 days |
U.S. Navy |
No. | Senior enlisted leader | Term | Service branch | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | ||
- | Command Sergeant Major Michael M. Balch [14] | 6 December 2004 | ~August 2009 | ~4 years, 252 days |
U.S. Army | |
- | Sergeant Major Louis M. Espinal [15] | 9 October 2009 | ~April 2012 | ~2 years, 189 days |
U.S. Marine Corps | |
- | Command Sergeant Major Eric J. Geressy [16] | April 2012 | August 2014 | ~1 year, 212 days |
U.S. Army | |
- | Command Sergeant Major William B. Zaiser | ~August 2014 | 6 January 2017 | ~2 years, 144 days |
U.S. Army | |
- | Sergeant Major Bryan K. Zickefoose [17] | 6 January 2017 | 17 August 2020 | 3 years, 224 days |
U.S. Marine Corps | |
- | Command Sergeant Major Benjamin Jones | 17 August 2020 | 6 September 2023 | 3 years, 20 days |
U.S. Army | |
- | Sergeant Major Rafael Rodriguez [18] | 6 September 2023 | Incumbent | 258 days |
U.S. Marine Corps |
No. | Chief of Staff | Term | Service branch | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | ||
- | Major General Juan G. Ayala [19] (born 1956) | June 2010 | May 2012 | ~1 year, 335 days |
U.S. Marine Corps | |
- | Major General Joseph P. DiSalvo [20] | May 2012 | June 2013 | ~1 year, 31 days |
U.S. Army | |
- | Major General Mark C. Nowland (born 1958) | June 2013 | December 2014 | ~1 year, 183 days |
U.S. Air Force | |
- | Major General Michael T. Plehn (born 1965) | January 2015 | June 2017 | ~2 years, 151 days |
U.S. Air Force | |
- | Major General Jon A. Norman [21] | June 2017 | July 2018 | ~1 year, 30 days |
U.S. Air Force | |
- | Major General Patricia M. Anslow [22] | July 2018 | June 2020 | ~1 year, 336 days |
U.S. Army | |
- | Rear Admiral Yvette M. Davids [23] (born 1967) | June 2020 | July 2022 | ~2 years, 30 days |
U.S. Navy | |
- | Major General Scott A. Jackson [24] (born 1970) | July 2022 | Incumbent | ~1 year, 311 days |
U.S. Army |
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This is a list of all commanders, deputy commanders, senior enlisted leaders, and chiefs of staff of the United States Southern Command.
Commander of the United States Southern Command | |
---|---|
United States Department of Defense | |
Type | Unified combatant commander |
Abbreviation | CDRUSSOUTHOM [9] |
Reports to |
President of the United States Secretary of Defense |
Seat | MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, 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. § 167 |
Formation | November 1947 |
First holder | Willis D. Crittenberger |
Deputy | Deputy Commander, United States Southern Command |
No. | Commander | Term | Service branch | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | ||
1 | Willis D. Crittenberger (1890–1980) | Lieutenant GeneralNovember 1947 | June 1948 | ~ 213 days |
U.S. Army | |
2 | Matthew B. Ridgway (1895–1993) | Lieutenant GeneralJune 1948 | October 1949 | ~ 1 year, 122 days |
U.S. Army | |
3 | William H. H. Morris Jr. (1890–1971) | Lieutenant GeneralOctober 1949 | April 1952 | ~ 2 years, 183 days |
U.S. Army | |
4 | Horace L. McBride (1894–1962) | Lieutenant GeneralApril 1952 | June 1954 | ~ 2 years, 61 days |
U.S. Army | |
5 | William K. Harrison Jr. (1895–1987) | Lieutenant GeneralJune 1954 | January 1957 | ~ 2 years, 214 days |
U.S. Army | |
6 | Robert M. Montague (1899–1958) | Lieutenant GeneralJanuary 1957 | February 1958 | ~ 1 year, 31 days |
U.S. Army | |
7 | Ridgely Gaither (1903–1992) | Lieutenant GeneralApril 1958 | July 1960 | ~ 2 years, 91 days |
U.S. Army | |
8 | Robert F. Sink (1905–1965) | Lieutenant GeneralJuly 1960 | January 1961 | ~ 184 days |
U.S. Army | |
9 | Andrew P. O'Meara (1907–2005) | General6 January 1961 | 22 February 1965 | 4 years, 47 days |
U.S. Army | |
10 | Robert W. Porter Jr. (1908–2000) | General22 February 1965 | 18 February 1969 | 3 years, 362 days |
U.S. Army | |
11 | George R. Mather (1911–1993) | General18 February 1969 | 20 September 1971 | 2 years, 214 days |
U.S. Army | |
12 | George V. Underwood Jr. (1913–1984) | General20 September 1971 | 17 January 1973 | 1 year, 119 days |
U.S. Army | |
13 | William B. Rosson (1918–2004) | General17 January 1973 | 1 August 1975 | 2 years, 196 days |
U.S. Army | |
14 | Dennis P. McAuliffe | Lieutenant General1 August 1975 | 1 October 1979 | 4 years, 61 days |
U.S. Army | |
15 | Wallace H. Nutting (born 1928) | Lieutenant General1 October 1979 | 24 May 1983 | 3 years, 235 days |
U.S. Army | |
16 | Paul F. Gorman (born 1927) | General24 May 1983 | 1 March 1985 | 1 year, 281 days |
U.S. Army | |
17 | John R. Galvin (1929–2015) | General1 March 1985 | 6 June 1987 | 2 years, 97 days |
U.S. Army | |
18 | Frederick F. Woerner Jr. (born 1933) | General6 June 1987 | 1 October 1989 | 2 years, 117 days |
U.S. Army | |
19 | Maxwell R. Thurman (1931–1995) | General1 October 1989 | 21 November 1990 | 1 year, 51 days |
U.S. Army | |
20 | George A. Joulwan (born 1939) | General21 November 1990 | October 1993 | ~ 2 years, 314 days |
U.S. Army | |
- | Walter T. Worthington Acting | Major GeneralOctober 1993 | 17 February 1994 | ~ 139 days |
U.S. Air Force | |
21 | Barry McCaffrey (born 1942) | General17 February 1994 | 1 March 1996 | 2 years, 13 days |
U.S. Army | |
- | James Perkins Acting | Rear Admiral1 March 1996 | 26 June 1996 | 117 days |
U.S. Navy | |
22 | Wesley Clark (born 1944) | General26 June 1996 | 13 July 1997 | 1 year, 17 days |
U.S. Army | |
- | Walter F. Doran (born 1945) Acting | Rear Admiral13 July 1997 | 25 September 1997 | 74 days |
U.S. Navy | |
23 | Charles E. Wilhelm (born 1941) | General25 September 1997 | 8 September 2000 | 2 years, 349 days |
U.S. Marine Corps | |
24 | Peter Pace (born 1945) | General8 September 2000 | 30 September 2001 | 1 year, 22 days |
U.S. Marine Corps | |
- | Gary D. Speer Acting | Major General30 September 2001 | 18 August 2002 | 322 days |
U.S. Army | |
25 | James T. Hill (born 1946) | General18 August 2002 | 9 November 2004 | 2 years, 83 days |
U.S. Army | |
26 | Bantz J. Craddock (born 1949) | General9 November 2004 | 19 October 2006 | 1 year, 344 days |
U.S. Army | |
27 | James G. Stavridis (born 1955) | Admiral19 October 2006 | 25 June 2009 | 2 years, 249 days |
U.S. Navy | |
28 | Douglas M. Fraser (born 1953) | General25 June 2009 | 19 November 2012 | 3 years, 147 days |
U.S. Air Force | |
29 | John F. Kelly (born 1950) | General19 November 2012 | 14 January 2016 | 3 years, 56 days |
U.S. Marine Corps | |
30 | Kurt W. Tidd (born 1956) | Admiral14 January 2016 | 26 November 2018 | 2 years, 316 days |
U.S. Navy | |
31 | Craig S. Faller (born 1961) | Admiral26 November 2018 | 29 October 2021 | 2 years, 337 days |
U.S. Navy | |
32 | Laura J. Richardson (born 1963) | General29 October 2021 | Incumbent | 2 years, 205 days |
U.S. Army |
No. | Deputy Commander | Term | Service branch | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | ||
- | Jerome F. Smith Jr. [10] | Rear AdmiralAugust 1990 | ~July 1994 | ~3 years, 334 days |
U.S. Navy | |
- | Walter T. Worthington [11] | Rear AdmiralJuly 1992 | ~July 1994 | ~2 years |
U.S. Air Force | |
- | James B. Perkins III [12] | Rear AdmiralJuly 1994 | ~December 1996 | ~2 years, 153 days |
U.S. Navy | |
- | Walter Doran [13] (born 1945) | Rear AdmiralDecember 1996 | July 1998 | ~1 year, 212 days |
U.S. Navy | |
- | Gary D. Speer | Major GeneralJuly 2000 | October 2002 | ~2 years, 92 days |
U.S. Army | |
- | Glenn Spears (born 1956) | Lieutenant GeneralJune 2006 | July 2009 | ~3 years, 30 days |
U.S. Air Force | |
- | Ken Keen (born 1952) | Lieutenant General2009 | May 2011 | ~1 year, 319 days |
U.S. Army | |
- | Joseph D. Kernan (born 1955) | Vice AdmiralMay 2011 | September 2013 | ~2 years, 123 days |
U.S. Navy | |
- | Kenneth E. Tovo (born 1961) | Lieutenant GeneralSeptember 2013 | June 2015 | ~1 year, 273 days |
U.S. Army | |
- | Joseph P. DiSalvo (born 1965) | Lieutenant GeneralJune 2015 | August 2018 | ~3 years, 61 days |
U.S. Army | |
- | Michael T. Plehn (born 1965) | Lieutenant General22 October 2018 | 20 December 2020 | 2 years, 59 days |
U.S. Air Force | |
- | Andrew A. Croft (born 1965) | Lieutenant General20 December 2020 | 1 February 2023 | 2 years, 43 days |
U.S. Air Force | |
- | Alvin Holsey (born 1965) | Vice Admiral1 February 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 110 days |
U.S. Navy |
No. | Senior enlisted leader | Term | Service branch | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | ||
- | Command Sergeant Major Michael M. Balch [14] | 6 December 2004 | ~August 2009 | ~4 years, 252 days |
U.S. Army | |
- | Sergeant Major Louis M. Espinal [15] | 9 October 2009 | ~April 2012 | ~2 years, 189 days |
U.S. Marine Corps | |
- | Command Sergeant Major Eric J. Geressy [16] | April 2012 | August 2014 | ~1 year, 212 days |
U.S. Army | |
- | Command Sergeant Major William B. Zaiser | ~August 2014 | 6 January 2017 | ~2 years, 144 days |
U.S. Army | |
- | Sergeant Major Bryan K. Zickefoose [17] | 6 January 2017 | 17 August 2020 | 3 years, 224 days |
U.S. Marine Corps | |
- | Command Sergeant Major Benjamin Jones | 17 August 2020 | 6 September 2023 | 3 years, 20 days |
U.S. Army | |
- | Sergeant Major Rafael Rodriguez [18] | 6 September 2023 | Incumbent | 258 days |
U.S. Marine Corps |
No. | Chief of Staff | Term | Service branch | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | ||
- | Major General Juan G. Ayala [19] (born 1956) | June 2010 | May 2012 | ~1 year, 335 days |
U.S. Marine Corps | |
- | Major General Joseph P. DiSalvo [20] | May 2012 | June 2013 | ~1 year, 31 days |
U.S. Army | |
- | Major General Mark C. Nowland (born 1958) | June 2013 | December 2014 | ~1 year, 183 days |
U.S. Air Force | |
- | Major General Michael T. Plehn (born 1965) | January 2015 | June 2017 | ~2 years, 151 days |
U.S. Air Force | |
- | Major General Jon A. Norman [21] | June 2017 | July 2018 | ~1 year, 30 days |
U.S. Air Force | |
- | Major General Patricia M. Anslow [22] | July 2018 | June 2020 | ~1 year, 336 days |
U.S. Army | |
- | Rear Admiral Yvette M. Davids [23] (born 1967) | June 2020 | July 2022 | ~2 years, 30 days |
U.S. Navy | |
- | Major General Scott A. Jackson [24] (born 1970) | July 2022 | Incumbent | ~1 year, 311 days |
U.S. Army |