| Name | Photo | Denomination | Term began | Term ended |
|---|
| 1. | CH (BG) George F. Rixey | | Methodist | February 1942 | July 6, 1945 |
| 2. | CH (BG) William D. Cleary | | Roman Catholic | July 10, 1945 | April 1946 |
| 3. | CH (COL) Patrick J. Ryan |  | Roman Catholic | April 1946 | August 31, 1948 |
| 4. | CH (BG) James H. O'Neill |  | Roman Catholic | September 1, 1948 | July 1952 |
| 5. | CH (BG) Patrick J. Ryan | | Roman Catholic | July 1952 | April 30, 1954 |
| 6. | CH (BG) Frank A. Tobey |  | American Baptist | July 2, 1954 | October 31, 1958 |
| 7. | CH (BG) William J. Moran | | Roman Catholic | November 1, 1958 | January 31.1966 |
| 8. | CH (BG) Francis L. Sampson | | Roman Catholic | February 14, 1966 | August 17, 1967 |
| 9. | CH (BG) Ned R. Graves | | Disciples of Christ | September 22, 1967 (nominated by the President to the Senate in August 1967) | December 31, 1969 |
| 10. | CH (BG) Gerhardt W. Hyatt |  | Lutheran | January 1, 1970 | July 31, 1971 |
| 11. | CH (BG) Aloysius J. McElwee | | Roman Catholic | August 1, 1971 | October 31, 1973 |
| 12. | CH (BG) Thaddeus F. Malanowski | | Roman Catholic | March 1974* Chaplain (COL) Leonard F. Stegman was nominated and selected in November 1973 to be the Deputy Chief of Chaplains but declined the nomination for personal reasons | July 1978 |
| 13. | CH (BG) Kermit D. Johnson |  | United Presbyterian | July 1978 | July 1, 1979 |
| 14. | CH (BG) Patrick J. Hessian |  | Roman Catholic | July 2, 1979 | June 30, 1982 |
| 15. | CH (BG) Paul O. Forsberg | | Lutheran | October 1, 1982 | November 30, 1985 |
| 16. | CH (BG) Norris L. Einertson |  | Lutheran | December 1, 1985 | June 30, 1986 |
| 17. | CH (BG) Charles J. McDonnell |  | Roman Catholic | July 1, 1986 | September 30, 1989 |
| 18. | CH (BG) Matthew A. Zimmerman Jr. |  | Baptist | October 1, 1989 | August 26, 1990 |
| 19. | CH (BG) Donald W. Shea |  | Roman Catholic | November 1, 1990 | August 31, 1994 |
| 20. | CH (BG) Gaylord T. Gunhus |  | Lutheran | November 1, 1994 | June 2, 1999 |
| 21. | CH (BG) David H. Hicks |  | Presbyterian (USA) | July 1, 1999 | April 13, 2003 |
| 22. | CH (BG) Jerome A. Haberek |  | Roman Catholic | April 14, 2003 | September 26, 2005 |
| 23. | CH (BG) Douglas L. Carver |  | Southern Baptist | September 27, 2005 | July 11, 2007 |
| 24. | CH (BG) Donald L. Rutherford |  | Roman Catholic | November 16, 2007 | July 22, 2011 |
| 25. | CH (BG) Charles R. Bailey |  | United Methodist | July 28, 2011 | July 31, 2015 |
| 26. | CH (BG) Thomas L. Solhjem |  | Assembly of God | July 31, 2015 [1] | May 30, 2019 |
| 27. | CH (BG) William Green Jr. |  | National Baptist Convention | August 16, 2019 | December 5, 2023 |
| 28. | CH (BG) Jack Stumme |  | Liberty Baptist Fellowship | December 5, 2023 | Incumbent |
