James E. Rainey is a United States Army general who serves as the commanding general of United States Army Futures Command since 4 October 2022. He previously served as Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Plans, and Training (G-3/5/7) from June 2021 to October 2022. Before that, he served as commanding general of the United States Army Combined Arms Center, commandant of the United States Army Command and General Staff College and commanding general of Fort Leavenworth. Prior to that, he commanded the Combined Security Transition Command – Afghanistan. Rainey was born in Brockton, Massachusetts but grew up in Akron, Ohio. He attended Eastern Kentucky University and was commissioned in 1987 as an infantry officer through ROTC.
Paul T. Calvert is a retired United States Army lieutenant general who last served as the deputy commanding general and chief of staff of the United States Army Forces Command from 2021 to 2024. He served as the Commander of the Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve from 2020 to 2021. Previously, he was the Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Plans, and Training of the United States Army.
Randy Alan George is a United States Army general who has served as the 41st chief of staff of the United States Army since 21 September 2023, having served in an acting capacity from 4 August 2023. He most recently served as the 38th vice chief of staff of the United States Army from August 2022 to September 2023, and previously served as the senior military assistant to the United States Secretary of Defense.
Michael Erik Kurilla is a United States Army general who serves as the 15th commander of United States Central Command since 1 April 2022. He previously served as the commanding general of XVIII Airborne Corps and before that as the chief of staff of United States Central Command.
Patrick D. Frank is a United States Army lieutenant general who serves as the commanding general of United States Army Central since 7 July 2022. He most recently served as the Chief of Staff of the United States Central Command and before that served as the Commanding General of the Joint Readiness Training Center.
Deborah Louise Kotulich is a United States Army major general who has served as the deputy chief of Army Reserve since January 2024. She most recently served as director of the Army Recruiting and Retention Task Force from October 2022 to December 2023. She served as the chief of staff of The Naming Commission from November 2021 to its dissolution in October 2022, and as chief of staff of the United States Transportation Command from 2019 to 2021. Previously, she served as commander of the 143rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary).
James B. Jarrard is a retired United States Army lieutenant general who last served as the deputy commanding general of United States Army Pacific from 2022 to 2024. He most recently served as the chief of staff of the United States Indo-Pacific Command from 2021 to 2022, succeeding Ronald P. Clark. Previously, he served as the Director of Operations of the United States Special Operations Command.
John W. Brennan Jr. is a United States Army lieutenant general who has served as the deputy commander of United States Africa Command since April 2024. He most recently served as director of operations of the United States Special Operations Command from October 2022 to July 2023, commander of the Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve from September 2021 to September 2022. He previously served as the Commanding General of the 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne) from November 2019 to August 2021, and as the Deputy Commander of Joint Special Operations Command.
Charles Russell "Charlie" Miller is a retired United States Army major general who last served as Director, Strategy, Plans and Policy of the Army Staff from July 2022 to July 2024. He served as the Director for Plans, Policy, Strategy, and Capabilities of the United States European Command from July 2020 to June 2022, and prior to that, he served as the deputy director of Joint Strategic Planning, Strategy, Plans, and Policy of the Joint Staff from July 2019 to July 2020.
George N. Appenzeller is a retired United States Army major general who last served as the director of market support activities of the Defense Health Agency from 2023 to 2024. He served as the deputy surgeon general of the United States Army from December 2022 to October 2023 and deputy commanding general for operations of the United States Army Medical Command from August 2022 to September 2023. He served as the assistant director for combat support and director of healthcare operations of the Defense Health Agency from 2020 to 2022. Previously, he served as the commanding general of Regional Health Command-Central from 2019 to 2020.
Sean Patrick Swindell is a retired United States Army major general who last served as the Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Plans, and Training from July 2020 to September 2023. He previously served as the Special Assistant to the Director of the Army Staff from September 2019 to July 2020. He was the commander in charge of a bungled airstrike on a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, that left 42 civilians dead in 2015.
Gregory K. Anderson is a United States Army lieutenant general who has served as the commanding general of XVIII Airborne Corps since 6 December 2024. He most recently served as commanding general of the 10th Mountain Division from 2022 to 2024. He previously served as the director of operations and cyber of the United States Africa Command from 2021 to 2022.
William D. "Hank" Taylor is a United States Army major general who has served as the director of operations of United Nations Command, ROK/US Combined Forces Command and United States Forces Korea since July 2024. He most recently served as commanding general of the 2nd Infantry Division from 2023 to 2024. He previously served as Director of Army Aviation of the United States Army from 2022 to 2023. He previously served as the Deputy Director for Regional Operations and Force Management of the Joint Staff from 2020 to 2022, as well as the Senior Advisor to the Ministry of Defense of Afghanistan.
Brett Gareth Sylvia is a United States Army major general who serves as the commanding general of the 101st Airborne Division and Fort Campbell. He previously served as the vice director for strategy, plans, and policy of the Joint Staff.
Charles R. Hamilton is a former United States Army general who last served as the commanding general of United States Army Materiel Command from 16 March 2023 to 22 March 2024. He previously served as the deputy chief of staff for logistics of the Army Staff from 6 April 2022 to 16 March 2023. Prior to this he was the Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics of the United States Army from May 2021 to March 2022, and the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics and Operations of the United States Army Materiel Command from July 2020 to April 2021.
John R. Edwards is a United States Air Force major general who serves as the director of global power programs at the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics. He previously served as the director for strategic capabilities policy on the National Security Council at the White House.
This is a list of all commanders, deputy commanders, vice commanders, senior enlisted leaders, and chiefs of staff of the United States Special Operations Command. Note that articles in red text are yet to be created.
Christopher C. LaNeve is a United States Army lieutenant general who has served as the commanding general of Eighth Army and chief of staff of the Combined Forces Command since 5 April 2024. He previously served as the commanding general of the 82nd Airborne Division from 2022 to 2023. He has also served as the deputy chief of staff for operations, plans, and training of the United States Army Forces Command.
Patrick B. Roberson is a retired United States Army Major General, most recently serving as the Deputy Commanding General of the United States Army Special Operations Command August 2022 to June 2024. He previously served as Commanding General, United States Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School from August 2019 to August 2022, and as Commander of Special Operations Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve Iraq and Syria July 2018 and June 2019.
Joel B. Vowell is a United States Army lieutenant general who has served as the deputy commanding general of United States Army Pacific since September 30, 2024. He most recently served as the commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve from 2023 to 2024. He previously commanded United States Army Japan from 2021 to 2023. He also served as deputy director, strategic planning and policy, U.S. INDOPACOM/J5. He previously served as 25th ID Deputy Commanding Officer-Operations.
