This is a list of all commanders, deputy commanders, senior enlisted leaders, and chiefs of staff of the United States Strategic Command.
Commander of the United States Strategic Command | |
---|---|
![]() Emblem of the United States Strategic Command | |
United States Department of Defense | |
Type | Unified combatant commander |
Abbreviation | CDRUSSTRATCOM [12] |
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, 189 days |
![]() U.S. Air Force |
No. | Deputy Commander [13] | 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 [14] | 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 [15] | 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 [16] 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, 197 days |
![]() U.S. Navy |
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No. | Senior enlisted leader | Term | Service branch | |||
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Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | ||
? | Master Chief Richard S. Ford [17] [18] | ~November 2000 | ~August 2004 | ~3 years, 274 days |
![]() U.S. Navy | |
? | Fleet Master Chief William N. Nissen [19] | ~August 2004 | ~June 2008 | ~3 years, 305 days |
![]() U.S. Navy | |
? | Chief Master Sergeant Thomas S. Narofsky [20] | June 2008 | ~22 August 2011 | ~3 years, 68 days |
![]() U.S. Air Force | |
? | Command Sergeant Major Patrick Z. Alston [21] | ~22 August 2011 | May 2016 | ~4 years, 267 days |
![]() U.S. Army | |
? | Chief Master Sergeant Patrick F. McMahon [20] | May 2016 | ~9 September 2020 | ~4 years, 117 days |
![]() U.S. Air Force | |
? | Fleet Master Chief John J. Perryman [22] | ~9 September 2020 | ~1 October 2021 | ~1 year, 22 days |
![]() U.S. Navy | |
? | Sergeant Major Howard L. Kreamer [23] | ~1 October 2021 | Incumbent | ~2 years, 258 days |
![]() U.S. Marine Corps |
No. | Chief of Staff [13] | Term | Service branch | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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. [24] | 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 [25] | July 1999 | April 2000 | ~275 days |
![]() U.S. Air Force | |
4 | Colonel Jan D. Eakle [26] | April 2000 | September 2000 | ~153 days |
![]() U.S. Air Force | |
5 | Colonel Stephen D. Schmidt [27] | October 2000 | July 2002 | ~−30 days |
![]() U.S. Air Force | |
6 | Colonel Thomas K. Andersen [28] [29] | 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 [30] | ~January 2008 | ~November 2008 | ~305 days |
![]() U.S. Army | |
10 | Major General Abraham J. Turner [31] | ~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 [32] | 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 | ~1 year, 326 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 Strategic Command.
Commander of the United States Strategic Command | |
---|---|
![]() Emblem of the United States Strategic Command | |
United States Department of Defense | |
Type | Unified combatant commander |
Abbreviation | CDRUSSTRATCOM [12] |
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 | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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, 189 days |
![]() U.S. Air Force |
No. | Deputy Commander [13] | Term | Service branch | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 [14] | 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 [15] | 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 [16] 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, 197 days |
![]() U.S. Navy |
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No. | Senior enlisted leader | Term | Service branch | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | ||
? | Master Chief Richard S. Ford [17] [18] | ~November 2000 | ~August 2004 | ~3 years, 274 days |
![]() U.S. Navy | |
? | Fleet Master Chief William N. Nissen [19] | ~August 2004 | ~June 2008 | ~3 years, 305 days |
![]() U.S. Navy | |
? | Chief Master Sergeant Thomas S. Narofsky [20] | June 2008 | ~22 August 2011 | ~3 years, 68 days |
![]() U.S. Air Force | |
? | Command Sergeant Major Patrick Z. Alston [21] | ~22 August 2011 | May 2016 | ~4 years, 267 days |
![]() U.S. Army | |
? | Chief Master Sergeant Patrick F. McMahon [20] | May 2016 | ~9 September 2020 | ~4 years, 117 days |
![]() U.S. Air Force | |
? | Fleet Master Chief John J. Perryman [22] | ~9 September 2020 | ~1 October 2021 | ~1 year, 22 days |
![]() U.S. Navy | |
? | Sergeant Major Howard L. Kreamer [23] | ~1 October 2021 | Incumbent | ~2 years, 258 days |
![]() U.S. Marine Corps |
No. | Chief of Staff [13] | Term | Service branch | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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. [24] | 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 [25] | July 1999 | April 2000 | ~275 days |
![]() U.S. Air Force | |
4 | Colonel Jan D. Eakle [26] | April 2000 | September 2000 | ~153 days |
![]() U.S. Air Force | |
5 | Colonel Stephen D. Schmidt [27] | October 2000 | July 2002 | ~−30 days |
![]() U.S. Air Force | |
6 | Colonel Thomas K. Andersen [28] [29] | 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 [30] | ~January 2008 | ~November 2008 | ~305 days |
![]() U.S. Army | |
10 | Major General Abraham J. Turner [31] | ~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 [32] | 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 | ~1 year, 326 days |
![]() U.S. Army |
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