This is a list of all commanders, deputy commanders, senior enlisted leaders, and chiefs of staff of the United States European Command.
Commander of the United States European Command | |
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Abbreviation | CDRUSEUCOM [3] |
Reports to | President of the United States Secretary of Defense |
Seat | Patch Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany |
Appointer | The President with Senate advice and consent |
Term length | 3 years |
Constituting instrument | 10 U.S.C. § 164 |
Inaugural holder | Matthew Ridgway |
Formation | 30 May 1952 |
Deputy | Deputy Commander, U.S. European Command |
No. | Commander | Term | Service branch | |||
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Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Duration | ||
As Commander-in-Chief (CINC), United States European Command | ||||||
1 | Matthew Ridgway (1895–1993) | General30 May 1952 | 11 July 1953 | 1 year, 42 days | U.S. Army | |
2 | Alfred Gruenther (1899–1983) | General11 July 1953 | 20 November 1956 | 3 years, 132 days | U.S. Army | |
3 | Lauris Norstad (1907–1988) | General20 November 1956 | 1 January 1963 | 6 years, 42 days | U.S. Air Force | |
4 | Lyman Lemnitzer (1899–1988) | General1 January 1963 | 1 July 1969 | 6 years, 181 days | U.S. Army | |
5 | Andrew Goodpaster (1915–2005) | General1 July 1969 | 15 December 1974 | 5 years, 167 days | U.S. Army | |
6 | Alexander M. Haig Jr. (1924–2010) | General15 December 1974 | 1 July 1979 | 4 years, 198 days | U.S. Army | |
7 | Bernard W. Rogers (1921–2008) | General1 July 1979 | 26 June 1987 | 7 years, 360 days | U.S. Army | |
8 | John Galvin (1929–2015) | General26 June 1987 | 23 June 1992 | 4 years, 363 days | U.S. Army | |
9 | John Shalikashvili (1936–2011) | General23 June 1992 | 22 October 1993 | 1 year, 121 days | U.S. Army | |
10 | George Joulwan (born 1939) | General22 October 1993 | 11 July 1997 | 3 years, 262 days | U.S. Army | |
11 | Wesley Clark (born 1944) | General11 July 1997 | 3 May 2000 | 2 years, 297 days | U.S. Army | |
12 | Joseph Ralston (born 1943) | General3 May 2000 | 17 January 2003 | 2 years, 259 days | U.S. Air Force | |
13 | James L. Jones (born 1943) | General17 January 2003 | 7 December 2006 | 3 years, 324 days | U.S. Marine Corps | |
As Commander, United States European Command | ||||||
14 | Bantz J. Craddock (born 1949) | General7 December 2006 | 2 July 2009 | 2 years, 207 days | U.S. Army | |
15 | James G. Stavridis (born 1955) | Admiral2 July 2009 | 13 May 2013 | 3 years, 315 days | U.S. Navy | |
16 | Philip M. Breedlove (born 1955) | General13 May 2013 | 4 May 2016 | 2 years, 357 days | U.S. Air Force | |
17 | Curtis M. Scaparrotti (born 1956) | General4 May 2016 | 3 May 2019 | 2 years, 364 days | U.S. Army | |
18 | Tod D. Wolters (born 1960) | General3 May 2019 | 1 July 2022 | 3 years, 59 days | U.S. Air Force | |
19 | Christopher G. Cavoli (born c. 1965) | General1 July 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 73 days | U.S. Army |
Commanders of U.S. European Command by branches of service
No. | Deputy Commander [4] | Term | Service branch | |||
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Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Duration | ||
As Deputy Commander-in-Chief (DCINC), United States European Command | ||||||
1 | Thomas T. Handy (1892–1982) | General1 August 1952 | 1 April 1954 | 1 year, 243 days | U.S. Army | |
2 | Orval R. Cook (1898–1980) | General1 April 1954 | 1 June 1956 | 2 years, 61 days | U.S. Air Force | |
3 | George H. Decker (1902–1980) | General1 June 1956 | 1 June 1957 | 1 year, 0 days | U.S. Army | |
4 | Williston B. Palmer (1899–1973) | General1 June 1957 | 1 October 1959 | 2 years, 122 days | U.S. Army | |
5 | Charles D. Palmer (1902–1999) | General1 October 1959 | 1 March 1962 | 2 years, 151 days | U.S. Army | |
6 | Earle Wheeler (1908–1975) | General1 March 1962 | 2 October 1962 | 215 days | U.S. Army | |
7 | John P. McConnell (1908–1986) | General2 October 1962 | 1 August 1964 | 1 year, 304 days | U.S. Air Force | |
8 | Jacob E. Smart (1909–2006) | General1 August 1964 | 28 July 1966 | 1 year, 361 days | U.S. Air Force | |
9 | David A. Burchinal (1915–1990) | General28 July 1966 | 19 April 1973 | 6 years, 265 days | U.S. Air Force | |
10 | George J. Eade (1921–2018) | General19 April 1973 | 1 September 1975 | 2 years, 135 days | U.S. Air Force | |
11 | Robert E. Huyser (1924–1997) | General1 September 1975 | 17 June 1979 | 3 years, 289 days | U.S. Air Force | |
12 | James R. Allen (1925–1992) | General17 June 1979 | 25 June 1981 | 2 years, 8 days | U.S. Air Force | |
13 | William Y. Smith (1925–2016) | General25 June 1981 | 28 July 1983 | 2 years, 33 days | U.S. Air Force | |
14 | Richard L. Lawson (1929–2020) | General28 July 1983 | 20 November 1986 | 3 years, 115 days | U.S. Air Force | |
15 | Thomas C. Richards (1930–2020) | General20 November 1986 | September 1989 | ~2 years, 285 days | U.S. Air Force | |
16 | James P. McCarthy (born 1935) | GeneralSeptember 1989 | October 1992 | ~3 years, 30 days | U.S. Air Force | |
17 | Charles G. Boyd (1938–2022) | GeneralOctober 1992 [5] | July 1995 | ~2 years, 290 days | U.S. Air Force | |
18 | James L. Jamerson (born 1941) | General18 July 1995 | 13 July 1998 | 2 years, 360 days | U.S. Air Force | |
19 | Charles S. Abbot (born 1945) | Admiral13 July 1998 | 2 August 2000 | 2 years, 20 days | U.S. Navy | |
20 | Carlton W. Fulford Jr. (born 1944) | General2 August 2000 | 2 December 2002 | 2 years, 122 days | U.S. Marine Corps | |
As Deputy Commander, United States European Command [6] | ||||||
21 | Charles F. Wald (born 1948) | General2 December 2002 | 3 May 2006 | 3 years, 152 days | U.S. Air Force | |
22 | William E. Ward (born 1949) | General3 May 2006 | 1 October 2007 | 1 year, 151 days | U.S. Army | |
23 | Richard K. Gallagher (born 1952) | Vice Admiral1 October 2007 | 2009 | ~1 year, 92 days | U.S. Navy | |
24 | John D. Gardner | Lieutenant General2009 | 2 April 2012 [7] | ~3 years, 92 days | U.S. Army | |
25 | Charles W. Martoglio (born 1956) | Vice Admiral~2 April 2012 | 17 July 2014 | ~2 years, 106 days | U.S. Navy | |
26 | William B. Garrett III | Lieutenant General17 July 2014 [8] | November 2016 | ~2 years, 107 days | U.S. Army | |
27 | Timothy M. Ray | Lieutenant GeneralNovember 2016 | August 2018 | ~1 year, 273 days | U.S. Air Force | |
28 | Stephen M. Twitty (born 1963) | Lieutenant GeneralAugust 2018 | July 2020 | ~1 year, 335 days | U.S. Army | |
29 | Michael L. Howard | Lieutenant General21 July 2020 | ~2 August 2022 | 2 years, 12 days | U.S. Army | |
30 | Steven L. Basham | Lieutenant General~2 August 2022 | 15 July 2024 | 1 year, 348 days | U.S. Air Force |
No. | Senior Enlisted Leader [9] | Term | Service branch | |||
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Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Duration | ||
1 | James E. Walthes | Command Sergeant Major1 December 1996 | 1 November 1998 | 1 year, 335 days | U.S. Army | |
2 | Richard A. Young | Command Sergeant Major1 March 2000 | 15 May 2001 | 1 year, 75 days | U.S. Army | |
3 | Phillip J. Kiniery Jr. | Command Sergeant Major15 May 2001 | 1 March 2002 | 290 days | U.S. Army | |
4 | John M. Mersino | Sergeant Major29 March 2002 | 8 February 2005 | 2 years, 316 days | U.S. Marine Corps | |
5 | Michael Bartelle | Command Sergeant Major8 February 2005 | 25 September 2006 | 1 year, 229 days | U.S. Army | |
6 | Mark L. Farley | Command Sergeant Major25 September 2006 | 8 May 2009 | 2 years, 225 days | U.S. Army | |
7 | Roy M. Maddocks Jr. | Fleet Master Chief8 May 2009 [10] | 14 August 2013 | 4 years, 98 days | U.S. Navy | |
8 | Craig A. Adams | Chief Master Sergeant14 August 2013 | 15 September 2015 [11] | 2 years, 32 days | U.S. Air Force | |
- | James E. Davis Acting [12] | Chief Master Sergeant15 September 2015 | May 2016 | ~229 days | U.S. Air Force | |
9 | Crispian D. Addington | Fleet Master ChiefMay 2016 | 2 August 2019 | ~3 years, 93 days | U.S. Navy | |
10 | Phillip L. Easton | Chief Master Sergeant2 August 2019 | 7 June 2022 | 2 years, 309 days | U.S. Air Force | |
11 | Robert V. Abernethy | Command Sergeant Major7 June 2022 [13] | Incumbent | 2 years, 97 days | U.S. Army |
No. | Chief of Staff [14] | Term | Service branch | |||
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Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Duration | ||
- | Frederic J. Brown (1905–1971) Acting | Brigadier General1 August 1952 | 25 August 1952 | 24 days | U.S. Army | |
1 | Robert Kinder Taylor (1902–1976) | Major General25 August 1952 | June 1953 | ~280 days | U.S. Air Force | |
2 | James W. Spry (1900–1983) | Major General23 August 1953 | June 1954 | ~282 days | U.S. Air Force | |
3 | Charles D. Palmer (1902–1999) | Major General7 July 1954 | 21 September 1955 | 1 year, 76 days | U.S. Army | |
4 | George Honnen (1897–1974) | Major General21 September 1955 | March 1957 | ~1 year, 161 days | U.S. Army | |
5 | Glenn O. Barcus (1903–1990) | Lieutenant General1 April 1957 | 1 July 1960 | 3 years, 91 days | U.S. Air Force | |
6 | Edward H. Underhill (1907–1983) | Lieutenant General1 July 1960 | 1 June 1963 | 2 years, 335 days | U.S. Air Force | |
7 | Russell L. Vittrup (1906–1992) | Lieutenant General1 June 1963 | 1 June 1965 | 2 years, 0 days | U.S. Army | |
8 | John W. Bowen | Lieutenant General1 June 1965 | 26 July 1968 | 3 years, 55 days | U.S. Army | |
9 | John A. Tyree Jr. (1911–2004) | Vice Admiral26 July 1968 | December 1969 | ~1 year, 128 days | U.S. Navy | |
10 | Alexander D. Surles Jr. (1916–1995) | Lieutenant General1 January 1970 | July 1971 | ~1 year, 181 days | U.S. Army | |
11 | James W. Sutherland Jr. (1918–1987) | Lieutenant General2 July 1971 | July 1974 | ~2 years, 364 days | U.S. Army | |
12 | William A. Knowlton (1920–2018) | Lieutenant General6 August 1974 | May 1976 | ~1 year, 269 days | U.S. Army | |
13 | Rolland V. Heiser (1925–2016) | Lieutenant General15 September 1976 | 31 October 1978 | 2 years, 46 days | U.S. Army | |
14 | Robert C. McAlister (1923–2008) | Lieutenant General31 October 1978 | 1 August 1980 | 1 year, 275 days | U.S. Army | |
15 | Robert Haldane (1924–2008) | Lieutenant General1 August 1980 | July 1982 | ~1 year, 334 days | U.S. Army | |
16 | Howard F. Stone (born 1931) | Lieutenant GeneralAugust 1982 | June 1985 | ~2 years, 304 days | U.S. Army | |
17 | Howard G. Crowell Jr. (born 1932) | Lieutenant GeneralJune 1985 | ~20 July 1988 | ~3 years, 49 days | U.S. Army | |
18 | Edwin S. Leland Jr. | Lieutenant General20 July 1988 | 1 July 1991 | 2 years, 346 days | U.S. Army | |
19 | Robert D. Chelberg | Lieutenant General1 July 1991 | 4 June 1993 | 1 year, 338 days | U.S. Army | |
20 | Richard F. Keller | Lieutenant General4 June 1993 | 1 December 1996 | 3 years, 180 days | U.S. Army | |
21 | David L. Benton III | Lieutenant General1 December 1996 | 1 November 1998 | 1 year, 335 days | U.S. Army | |
22 | Michael Canavan | Lieutenant General1 November 1998 | 2 November 2000 | 2 years, 1 day | U.S. Army | |
23 | Daniel J. Petrosky | Lieutenant General2 November 2000 | 4 November 2002 | 2 years, 2 days | U.S. Army | |
24 | John B. Sylvester (born 1946) | Lieutenant General4 November 2002 | 2 August 2004 | 1 year, 272 days | U.S. Army | |
25 | Colby M. Broadwater III | Lieutenant General3 August 2004 | 3 May 2006 | 1 year, 273 days | U.S. Army | |
26 | William D. Catto | Major General5 July 2006 [15] | ~July 2008 | ~1 year, 362 days | U.S. Marine Corps | |
27 | Ken Keen | Major GeneralJuly 2008 | ~June 2010 | ~1 year, 335 days | U.S. Army | |
28 | Charles W. Martoglio (born 1956) | Rear Admiral~June 2010 | April 2012 | ~1 year, 305 days | U.S. Navy | |
29 | Mark A. Barrett | Major GeneralApril 2012 | February 2014 | ~1 year, 306 days | U.S. Air Force | |
30 | John N. Christenson (born 1958) | Rear AdmiralFebruary 2014 | August 2015 | ~1 year, 181 days | U.S. Navy | |
31 | John W. Smith Jr. | Rear AdmiralAugust 2015 | June 2018 | ~2 years, 304 days | U.S. Navy | |
32 | Patrick A. Piercey | Rear AdmiralJune 2018 | August 2020 | ~2 years, 61 days | U.S. Navy | |
33 | David J. Julazadeh | Major GeneralAugust 2020 | July 2021 | ~304 days | U.S. Air Force | |
34 | John D. Lamontagne | Major GeneralJuly 2021 | June 2022 | ~364 days | U.S. Air Force | |
35 | Adrian L. Spain | Major GeneralJuly 2022 | 24 July 2023 | ~1 year, 23 days | U.S. Air Force | |
36 | Peter B. Andrysiak Jr. | Major General24 July 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 50 days | U.S. Army |
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