Leadership of the United States Cyber Command

Emblem of the United States Cyber Command

This is a list of all commanders, deputy commanders, senior enlisted leaders, and chiefs of staff of the United States Cyber Command.

Current headquarters staff

• Vacant, Commander
  • William J. Hartman , Deputy Commander
    • Dennis Velez , Chief of Staff
      • Matteo Martemucci , Director, Intelligence (J2)
      • Ryan Heritage , Director, Operations (J3)
        • Ahmed T. Williamson , Deputy Director, Current Operations (J3 DDCO) ^[1]
        • Brian D. Vile , Deputy Director, Future Operations (J3 DDFO) ^[2]
      • Kevin P. Lenox , Director, Plans and Policy (J5)
      • Joseph R. Buzzella , Director, Exercises and Training (J7) ^[3]
      • Kenneth J. Burgess , Director, Capability and Resource Integration (J8) ^[4]

List of leaders of the United States Cyber Command

Commanders

Commander of the United States Cyber Command
Emblem of the United States Cyber Command
Incumbent Lieutenant General William J. Hartman, USA Acting   since 3 April 2025
United States Department of Defense
Type	Unified combatant commander
Abbreviation	CDRUSCYBERCOM [5]
Reports to	President of the United States Secretary of Defense
Nominator	Secretary of Defense
Appointer	The president with Senate advice and consent
Term length	2–3 years (approx.)
Constituting instrument	10 U.S.C.   § 167b
Formation	21 May 2010 [6]
First holder	Keith B. Alexander
Deputy	Deputy Commander, United States Cyber Command

No.	Commander		Term			Service branch
	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Term length
1		Alexander, Keith B.General Keith B. Alexander (born 1951)	21 May 2010	28 March 2014	3 years, 311 days	U.S. Army
–		Davis, Jon M.Lieutenant General Jon M. Davis Acting	29 March 2014	2 April 2014	4 days	U.S. Marine Corps
2		Rogers, Michael S.Admiral Michael S. Rogers (born 1959)	3 April 2014	4 May 2018	4 years, 31 days	U.S. Navy
3		Nakasone Paul M.General Paul M. Nakasone (born 1963)	4 May 2018	2 February 2024	5 years, 270 days	U.S. Army
4		Haugh, Timothy D.General Timothy D. Haugh (born 1969)	2 February 2024	3 April 2025 [7]	1 year, 60 days	U.S. Air Force
–		Hartman, WilliamLieutenant General William J. Hartman Acting	3 April 2025	Incumbent	168 days	U.S. Army

Deputy commanders

No.	Deputy Commander		Term			Service branch
	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Term length
1		Lieutenant General Robert E. Schmidle Jr. [9]	August 2010	May 2012	~1 year, 274 days	U.S. Marine Corps
2		Lieutenant General Jon M. Davis	May 2012	June 2014	~2 years, 31 days	U.S. Marine Corps
3		Lieutenant General James K. McLaughlin [11]	August 2014	~September 2017	~3 years, 31 days	U.S. Air Force
4		Lieutenant General William C. Mayville Jr. [13] [b]	~July 2017	March 2018	~243 days	U.S. Army
5		Lieutenant General Vincent Stewart [d] (1958–2023)	~3 October 2017	~May 2019	~1 year, 210 days	U.S. Marine Corps
6		Vice Admiral Ross A. Myers	May 2019	~18 September 2020	~1 year, 140 days	U.S. Navy
7		Lieutenant General Charles L. Moore	~18 September 2020	26 July 2022	~1 year, 311 days	U.S. Air Force
8		Lieutenant General Timothy D. Haugh	26 July 2022	16 January 2024	1 year, 174 days	U.S. Air Force
9		Lieutenant General William J. Hartman	16 January 2024	Incumbent	1 year, 245 days	U.S. Army

Senior enlisted leaders

No.	Senior enlisted leader		Term			Service branch
	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Term length
-		Chief Master Sergeant Kevin Slater [15]	April 2012	March 2015	2 years, 334 days	U.S. Air Force
-		Command Sergeant Major David C. Redmond [17]	March 2015	~16 March 2018	3 years, 15 days	U.S. Army
-		Master Gunnery Sergeant Scott H. Stalker	16 March 2018	28 August 2020	2 years, 165 days	U.S. Marine Corps
-		Command Sergeant Major Sheryl D. Lyon [19]	25 September 2020	8 September 2023	2 years, 348 days	U.S. Army
-		Chief Master Sergeant Kenneth M. Bruce	8 September 2023	Incumbent	2 years, 10 days	U.S. Air Force

Chiefs of staff

No.	Chief of Staff		Term			Service branch
	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Term length
-		Major General Jim H. Keffer [21]	September 2013	~1 November 2015	~2 years, 61 days	U.S. Air Force
-		Major General Joseph A. Brendler	~1 November 2015	~August 2016	~274 days	U.S. Army
-		Major General Stephen Fogarty	August 2016 [22]	~11 May 2018	~1 year, 283 days	U.S. Army
-		Rear Admiral Ross A. Myers	~11 May 2018	~May 2019	~1 year	U.S. Navy
-		Major General John B. Morrison	~6 June 2019 [23]	~15 July 2020	~1 year, 39 days	U.S. Army
-		Major General David Isaacson [24]	15 July 2020	9 June 2022	1 year, 329 days	U.S. Army
-		Major General Bradley L. Pyburn	9 June 2022	14 June 2024	2 years, 5 days	U.S. Air Force
-		Rear Admiral Dennis Velez	14 June 2024	Incumbent	1 year, 96 days	U.S. Navy

Notes

2. Assignment not publicly announced by U.S. Department of Defense. Mayville's deputy position was concerned with the elevation of USCYBERCOM to a fully autonomous command separate from the National Security Agency. Mayville retired in 2018
4. Assignment publicly announced by U.S. Department of Defense. Stewart's deputy position was concerned with day-to-day operations of USCYBERCOM.

See also

• United States Cyber 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 Strategic Command
• Leadership of the United States Transportation Command

References

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3. "Rear Admiral Joseph R. Buzzella".
4. "Brigadier General Kenneth J. Burgess - General Officer Management Office".
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19. "Sheryl D. Lyon". www.nsa.gov.
21. "MAJOR GENERAL JIM H. KEFFER". www.af.mil.
22. "Lieutenant General Stephen G. Fogarty - General Officer Management Office". Archived from the original on 1 May 2021.
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