Leadership of the United States Strategic Command
This is a list of all commanders, deputy commanders, senior enlisted leaders, and chiefs of staff of the United States Strategic Command.
Current combatant command staff
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Anthony J. Cotton, Commander
Richard A. Correll, Deputy Commander
Christopher L. Eubank, Chief of Staff
Ryan E. Richardson, Director, Human Capital (J1)[1]
Ralph R. Smith III, Director, Intelligence (J2)[2]
Brandon D. Parker, Director, Global Operations (J3)[3]
Glenn T. Harris, Deputy Director, Global Operations[4]
John French, Director, Logistics (J4)[5]- Thomas R. Buchanan, Director, Plans and Policy (J5)[6]
John W. Weidner, Deputy Director, Plans[7]
Mark D. Behning, Deputy Director, Strategic Targeting and Nuclear Mission Planning (J5N)[8]
Elizabeth M. Durham-Ruiz, Director, Command, Control, Communications, and Computer (C4) Systems (J6)[9]- Jeffery B. Miller, Director, Joint Exercises, Training, and Assessments (J7)[10]
- Robert J. Taylor, Director, Capability and Resource Integration (J8)[11]
List of commanders of the United States Strategic Command
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| 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 | General George L. Butler (born 1939) | 1 June 1992 | 14 February 1994 | 1 year, 258 days |  U.S. Air Force | |
| 2 | Admiral Henry G. Chiles Jr. (born 1938) | 14 February 1994 | 21 February 1996 | 2 years, 7 days |  U.S. Navy | |
| 3 | General Eugene E. Habiger (1939–2022) | 21 February 1996 | 1 August 1998 | 2 years, 161 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 4 | Admiral Richard W. Mies (born 1944) | 1 August 1998 | 30 November 2001 | 3 years, 121 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 5 | Admiral James O. Ellis Jr. (born 1947) | 30 November 2001 | 9 July 2004 | 2 years, 222 days | U.S. Navy | |
| - | Lieutenant General James E. Cartwright (born 1949) Acting | 9 July 2004 | 1 September 2004 | 54 days |  U.S. Marine Corps | |
| 6 | General James E. Cartwright (born 1949) | 1 September 2004 | 10 August 2007 | 2 years, 343 days | U.S. Marine Corps | |
| - | Lieutenant General C. Robert Kehler (born 1952) Acting | 10 August 2007 | 3 October 2007 | 54 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 7 | General Kevin P. Chilton (born 1954) | 3 October 2007 | 28 January 2011 | 3 years, 117 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 8 | General C. Robert Kehler (born 1952) | 28 January 2011 | 15 November 2013 | 2 years, 291 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 9 | Admiral Cecil D. Haney (born 1955) | 15 November 2013 | 3 November 2016 | 2 years, 354 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 10 | General John E. Hyten (born 1959) | 3 November 2016 | 18 November 2019 | 3 years, 15 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 11 | Admiral Charles A. Richard (born 1959) | 18 November 2019 | 9 December 2022 | 3 years, 21 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 12 | General Anthony J. Cotton | 9 December 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 10 days | U.S. Air Force | |
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List of deputy commanders of the United States Strategic Command
[edit]| 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 | Vice Admiral Charles A. Richard (born 1959) | September 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 | 2 years, 18 days | U.S. Navy | |
![Arlen D. Jameson[14]](/wiki/File:Lt_Gen_Arlen_D._Jameson.jpg)
![Phillip J. Ford[15]](/wiki/File:Lt_Gen_Phillip_J._Ford.jpg)
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![Richard J. Evans III[16]](/wiki/File:Maj_Gen_Richard_J._Evans_III_(2).jpg)
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List of senior enlisted leaders of the United States Strategic Command
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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 | ~3 years, 79 days | U.S. Marine Corps | |
![Richard S. Ford[17][18]](/wiki/File:Portrait_gray.png)
![William N. Nissen[19]](/wiki/File:FLTCM_William_N._Nissen_(2).jpg)
![Thomas S. Narofsky[20]](/wiki/File:CMSgt_Thomas_S._Narofsky.jpg)
![Patrick Z. Alston[21]](/wiki/File:CSM_Patrick_Z._Alston_(2).jpg)
![Patrick F. McMahon[20]](/wiki/File:Patrick_F._McMahon_(3).jpg)
![John J. Perryman[22]](/wiki/File:FLTCM_John_J._Perryman_IV_(1).jpg)
![Howard L. Kreamer[23]](/wiki/File:Howard_L._Kreamer_(4).jpg)
List of chiefs of staff of the United States Strategic Command
[edit]| No. | Chief of Staff[13] | 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.[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 | September 2024 | ~2 years, 38 days | U.S. Army | |
| 19 | Major General Christopher L. Eubank | September 2024 | Incumbent | ~109 days | U.S. Army | |
![M. E. Callendar Jr.[24]](/wiki/File:Col_M._E._Callendar_Jr.jpg)
![David E. Clary[25]](/wiki/File:Col_David_E._Clary.jpg)
![Jan D. Eakle[26]](/wiki/File:Col_Jan_D._Eakle.jpg)
![Stephen D. Schmidt[27]](/wiki/File:Col_Stephen_D._Schmidt.jpg)
![Thomas K. Andersen[28][29]](/wiki/File:Col_Thomas_K._Andersen.jpg)
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![Carroll F. Pollett[30]](/wiki/File:LTG_Carroll_F._Pollett.jpg)
![Abraham J. Turner[31]](/wiki/File:MG_Abraham_J._Turner.jpg)
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![Allen W. Batschelet[32]](/wiki/File:MG_Allen_W._Batschelet.jpg)
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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]- ^ "J1 Director, Human Capital". www.stratcom.mil.
- ^ "Rear Admiral Ralph R."Russ" Smith". navy.mil.
- ^ https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/2690894/brandon-d-parker/ [bare URL]
- ^ "GLENN T. HARRIS". www.af.mil.
- ^ "J4 Director, Logistics". www.stratcom.mil.
- ^ "RADM Thomas R. "TR" Buchanan". navy.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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2020. 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.
{{cite web}}: 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.