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This is a list of all commanders, deputy commanders, senior enlisted leaders, and chiefs of staff of the United States Central Command.
Commander of the United States Central Command | |
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United States Department of Defense | |
Type | Unified combatant commander |
Abbreviation | CDRUSCENTCOM [11] |
Reports to | President of the United States Secretary of Defense |
Seat | MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, 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. § 167 |
Formation | 1 January 1983 |
First holder | Robert Kingston |
Deputy | Deputy Commander, United States Central Command |
No. | Commander | Term | Service branch | |||
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Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | ||
1 | Robert Kingston (1928–2007) | General1 January 1983 | 27 November 1985 | 2 years, 330 days | U.S. Army | |
2 | George B. Crist (born 1931) | General27 November 1985 | 23 November 1988 | 2 years, 362 days | U.S. Marine Corps | |
3 | Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. (1934–2012) | General23 November 1988 | 9 August 1991 | 2 years, 259 days | U.S. Army | |
4 | Joseph P. Hoar (1934–2022) | General9 August 1991 | 5 August 1994 | 2 years, 361 days | U.S. Marine Corps | |
5 | J. H. Binford Peay III (born 1940) | General5 August 1994 | 13 August 1997 | 3 years, 8 days | U.S. Army | |
6 | Anthony Zinni (born 1943) | General13 August 1997 | 6 July 2000 | 2 years, 328 days | U.S. Marine Corps | |
7 | Tommy Franks (born 1945) | General6 July 2000 | 7 July 2003 | 3 years, 1 day | U.S. Army | |
8 | John Abizaid (born 1951) | General7 July 2003 | 16 March 2007 | 3 years, 252 days | U.S. Army | |
9 | William J. Fallon (born 1944) | Admiral16 March 2007 | 28 March 2008 | 1 year, 12 days | U.S. Navy | |
- | Martin Dempsey (born 1952) Acting | Lieutenant General28 March 2008 | 31 October 2008 | 217 days | U.S. Army | |
10 | David Petraeus (born 1952) | General31 October 2008 | 30 June 2010 | 1 year, 242 days | U.S. Army | |
- | John R. Allen (born 1953) Acting | Lieutenant General30 June 2010 | 11 August 2010 | 42 days | U.S. Marine Corps | |
11 | Jim Mattis (born 1950) | General11 August 2010 | 22 March 2013 | 2 years, 223 days | U.S. Marine Corps | |
12 | Lloyd Austin (born 1953) | General22 March 2013 | 30 March 2016 | 3 years, 8 days | U.S. Army | |
13 | Joseph Votel (born 1958) | General30 March 2016 | 28 March 2019 | 2 years, 363 days | U.S. Army | |
14 | Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr. (born 1957) | General28 March 2019 | 1 April 2022 | 3 years, 4 days | U.S. Marine Corps | |
15 | Michael Kurilla (born 1966) | General1 April 2022 | Incumbent | 1 year, 318 days | U.S. Army |
No. | Deputy Commander | Term | Service branch | |||
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Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | ||
1 | Major General Robert C. Taylor | 1 January 1983 | August 1984 | ~1 year, 227 days | U.S. Air Force | |
2 | Major General Davis C. Rohr (born 1929) | August 1984 | ~1 June 1987 | ~2 years, 290 days | U.S. Air Force | |
3 | Major General Craven C. Rogers Jr. (1934–2016) | ~31 October 1988 | 1991 | ~2 years, 242 days | U.S. Air Force | |
4 | Major General James R. Ellis Jr. (born 1937) | 1991 | July 1992 | ~1 year, 15 days | U.S. Army | |
5 | Major General Waldo D. Freeman | July 1992 | August 1994 | ~2 years, 31 days | U.S. Army | |
6 | Lieutenant General Richard I. Neal (1942–2022) | August 1994 | ~19 September 1996 | ~2 years, 35 days | U.S. Marine Corps | |
7 | Lieutenant General Anthony Zinni (born 1943) | ~19 September 1996 | 13 August 1997 | ~328 days | U.S. Marine Corps | |
8 | Lieutenant General Thomas R. Case (born 1946) | 13 August 1997 | October 1998 | ~1 year, 63 days | U.S. Air Force | |
9 | Lieutenant General Mike Dodson | October 1998 | ~8 September 2000 | ~1 year, 329 days | U.S. Army | |
10 | Lieutenant General Michael P. DeLong (1945–2018) | 11 September 2000 | October 2003 | ~3 years, 34 days | U.S. Marine Corps | |
11 | Lieutenant General Lance L. Smith (born 1946) | October 2003 | November 2005 | ~2 years, 31 days | U.S. Air Force | |
12 | Vice Admiral David C. Nichols (born 1950) | November 2005 | August 2007 | ~1 year, 273 days | U.S. Navy | |
13 | Martin Dempsey (born 1952) | Lieutenant GeneralAugust 2007 | 23 March 2008 | 221 days | U.S. Army | |
14 | John R. Allen (born 1953) | Lieutenant General15 July 2008 | 18 July 2011 | 3 years, 3 days | U.S. Marine Corps | |
15 | Robert Harward (born 1956) | Vice Admiral18 July 2011 | October 2013 | ~2 years, 78 days | U.S. Navy | |
16 | Mark I. Fox (born 1956) | Vice AdmiralOctober 2013 | April 2016 | ~2 years, 183 days | U.S. Navy | |
17 | Charles Q. Brown Jr. (born 1962) | Lieutenant General~22 July 2016 | ~26 July 2018 | ~2 years, 4 days | U.S. Air Force | |
18 | Thomas W. Bergeson (born 1962) | Lieutenant General~27 August 2018 | 21 September 2020 | ~2 years, 25 days | U.S. Air Force | |
19 | James J. Malloy (born 1963) | Vice Admiral21 September 2020 | ~21 July 2022 | ~1 year, 303 days | U.S. Navy | |
20 | Gregory Guillot | Lieutenant General~21 July 2022 | 5 February 2024 | ~1 year, 199 days | U.S. Air Force | |
21 | Charles Cooper II (born 1967) | Vice Admiral12 February 2024 | Incumbent | 1 day | U.S. Navy |
No. | Senior enlisted leader | Term | Service branch | |||
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Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | ||
9 | Command Master Sergeant Curtis L. Brownhill | February 2004 | 12 April 2007 | ~3 years, 56 days | U.S. Air Force | |
10 | Sergeant Major Jeffrey A. Morin | 12 April 2007 | December 2008 | ~1 year, 247 days | U.S. Marine Corps | |
11 | Marvin L. Hill | Command Sergeant MajorDecember 2008 | August 2010 | ~1 year, 243 days | U.S. Army | |
12 | Frank A. Grippe | Command Sergeant Major3 January 2011 | July 2014 | ~3 years, 193 days | U.S. Army | |
13 | Christopher K. Greca | Command Sergeant MajorJuly 2014 | July 2016 | ~2 years | U.S. Army | |
14 | William F. Thetford | Command Sergeant Major~29 August 2016 | ~29 July 2019 | ~2 years, 334 days | U.S. Army | |
15 | James Herdel | Fleet Master Chief~29 July 2019 | ~12 July 2022 | ~2 years, 348 days | U.S. Navy | |
16 | Derrick A. Walters | Fleet Master Chief~12 July 2022 | Incumbent | ~1 year, 216 days | U.S. Navy |
No. | Chief of Staff | Term | Service branch | |||
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Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | ||
- | Major General Harry D. Penzler (1934–2020) | ~1986 | ~1 November 1988 | ~2 years, 124 days | U.S. Army | |
- | Major General Joseph P. Hoar (1934–2022) | ~1 November 1988 | June 1990 | ~1 year, 226 days | U.S. Marine Corps | |
- | Major General R. Steven Whitcomb (born 1948) | 19 January 2003 | 7 July 2004 | 1 year, 170 days | U.S. Army | |
- | Major General John G. Castellaw | 7 July 2004 | 15 September 2005 | 1 year, 70 days | U.S. Marine Corps | |
- | Major General Lloyd Austin (born 1953) | 15 September 2005 | 27 October 2006 | ~1 year, 42 days | U.S. Army | |
- | Major General Timothy F. Ghormley | 27 October 2006 | July 2007 | ~1 year, 303 days | U.S. Marine Corps | |
- | Major General Thomas L. Moore Jr. | July 2007 | 1 July 2008 | ~352 days | U.S. Marine Corps | |
- | Major General Jay W. Hood | 1 July 2008 | 6 August 2010 | 2 years, 36 days | U.S. Army | |
- | Major General Michael D. Jones | 6 August 2010 | 18 July 2011 | 346 days | U.S. Army | |
- | Major General Karl R. Horst | 18 July 2011 | August 2013 | ~2 years, 28 days | U.S. Army | |
- | Major General Michael X. Garrett (born 1961) | August 2013 | ~29 August 2016 | ~3 years, 14 days | U.S. Army | |
- | Major General Terry R. Ferrell (born 1962) | ~29 August 2016 | ~11 September 2018 | ~2 years, 13 days | U.S. Army | |
- | Major General Michael Kurilla (born 1966) | ~11 September 2018 | ~22 August 2019 | ~345 days | U.S. Army | |
- | Major General Scott McKean (born 1968) | ~22 August 2019 | October 2020 | ~1 year, 54 days | U.S. Army | |
- | Major General Patrick Frank | October 2020 | June 2022 | ~1 year, 243 days | U.S. Army | |
- | Major General David S. Doyle | ~11 July 2022 | 6 June 2023 | ~330 days | U.S. Army | |
- | Major General Brandon R. Tegtmeier | ~6 June 2023 | Incumbent | ~252 days | U.S. Army |
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