Chief of Safety of the United States Air Force | |
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Formation | 31 December 1971 |
Website | Official Website |
The Chief of Safety of the United States Air Force is the commanding officer of the U.S. Air Force Safety Center.
No. | Name | Photo | Term began | Term ended |
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1. | Brig Gen James L. Cole, Jr. | May 1991 | ||
2. | Brig Gen Orin L. Godsey | Jan 1996 | June 1997 | |
3. | Maj Gen Francis C. Gideon, Jr. | June 1997 | June 2000 | |
4. | Maj Gen Timothy A. Peppe | June 2000 | 30 April 2002 | |
5. | Maj Gen Kenneth W. Hess | 1 June 2002 | 1 July 2004 | |
6. | Maj Gen Maurice L. McFann, Jr. | 2 July 2004 | 27 July 2006 | |
7. | Maj Gen Stanley Gorenc | 28 July 2006 | 1 July 2007 | |
8. | Maj Gen Wendell L. Griffin | 30 July 2007 | 1 January 2009 | |
9. | Maj Gen Frederick F. Roggero | 13 January 2009 | 1 September 2010 | |
10. | Maj Gen Gregory A. Feest | 1 September 2010 | September 2012 | |
11. | Maj Gen Margaret H. Woodward | September 2012 | June 2013 | |
12. | Maj Gen Kurt F. Neubauer | July 2013 | July 2015 | |
13. | Maj Gen Andrew M. Mueller | July 2015 | August 2017 | |
14. | Maj Gen John T. Rauch | August 2017 | 13 August 2021 | |
15. | Maj Gen Jeannie M. Leavitt | 13 August 2021 | 4 August 2023 | |
16. | Maj Gen Sean M. Choquette | 4 August 2023 | present |
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