This is a list of all commanders, deputy commanders, senior enlisted leaders, and chiefs of staff of the United States Indo-Pacific Command.
Samuel Paparo , Commander 
Joshua M. Rudd , Deputy Commander
Joel Carey , Chief of Staff [1] 
Angenene L. Robertson , Director, Personnel (J1)
Thomas M. Henderschedt , Director, Intelligence (J2)
Patrick J. Hannifin , Director, Operations (J3) [2] 
Neil R. Richardson , Deputy Director, Operations (J3)
Martine S. Kidd , Director, Logistics and Engineering (J4)
Jay Bargeron , Director, Strategic Planning and Policy (J5) Michael L. Smith , Director, Command, Control, Communications and Cyber (J6) Richard A. Goodman , Director, Training and Exercises (J7)| Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command | |
|---|---|
 Emblem of the United States Indo-Pacific Command | |
| United States Department of Defense | |
| Type | Unified combatant commander |
| Abbreviation | CDRUSINDOPACOM [3] |
| Reports to | President of the United States Secretary of Defense |
| Seat | Camp H. M. Smith, Hawaii, 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. § 164 |
| Precursor | Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas |
| Inaugural holder | ADM John H. Towers |
| Formation | 1 January 1947 |
| Deputy | Deputy Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command |
| No. | Commander | Term | Service branch | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | ||
| Commander in Chief, Pacific Command / Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet / Military Governor, Marshall, Caroline, and Mariana Islands (CINCPAC/CINCPACFLT) | ||||||
| 1 | Admiral John H. Towers (1885–1955) | 1 January 1947 | 28 February 1947 | 58 days |  U.S. Navy | |
| 2 | Admiral Louis E. Denfeld (1891–1972) | 28 February 1947 | 18 July 1947 | 140 days | U.S. Navy | |
| Commander in Chief, Pacific Command / Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet / High Commissioner, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (CINCPAC/CINCPACFLT) | ||||||
| 2 | Admiral Louis E. Denfeld (1891–1972) | 18 July 1947 | 3 December 1947 | 138 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 3 | Admiral DeWitt C. Ramsey (1888–1961) | 12 January 1948 | 30 April 1949 | 1 year, 108 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 4 | Admiral Arthur W. Radford (1896–1973) | 30 April 1949 | 6 January 1951 | 1 year, 251 days | U.S. Navy | |
| Commander in Chief, Pacific Command / Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CINCPAC/CINCPACFLT) | ||||||
| 4 | Admiral Arthur W. Radford (1896–1973) | 6 January 1951 | 10 July 1953 | 2 years, 185 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 5 | Admiral Felix B. Stump (1894–1972) | 10 July 1953 | 14 January 1958 | 4 years, 188 days | U.S. Navy | |
| Commander in Chief, Pacific Command (CINCPAC) | ||||||
| 5 | Admiral Felix B. Stump (1894–1972) | 14 January 1958 | 31 July 1958 | 198 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 6 | Admiral Harry D. Felt (1902–1992) | 31 July 1958 | 30 June 1964 | 5 years, 335 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 7 | Admiral Ulysses S. Grant Sharp (1906–2001) | 30 June 1964 | 31 July 1968 | 4 years, 31 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 8 | Admiral John S. McCain Jr. (1911–1981) | 31 July 1968 | 1 September 1972 | 4 years, 32 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 9 | Admiral Noel A.M. Gayler (1914–2011) | 1 September 1972 | 30 August 1976 | 3 years, 364 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 10 | Admiral Maurice F. Weisner (1917–2006) | 30 August 1976 | 31 October 1979 | 3 years, 62 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 11 | Admiral Robert L.J. Long (1920–2002) | 31 October 1979 | 1 July 1983 | 3 years, 243 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 12 | Admiral William J. Crowe Jr. (1925–2007) | 1 July 1983 | 28 October 1983 | 119 days | U.S. Navy | |
| Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Command (USCINCPAC) | ||||||
| 12 | Admiral William J. Crowe Jr. (1925–2007) | 28 October 1983 | 18 September 1985 | 1 year, 325 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 13 | Admiral Ronald J. Hays (1928–2021) | 18 September 1985 | 30 September 1988 | 3 years, 12 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 14 | Admiral Huntington Hardisty (1929–2003) | 30 September 1988 | 1 March 1991 | 2 years, 152 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 15 | Admiral Charles R. Larson (1936–2014) | 1 March 1991 | 11 July 1994 | 2 years, 152 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 16 | Admiral Richard C. Macke (born 1938) | 19 July 1994 | 31 January 1996 | 1 year, 196 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 17 | Admiral Joseph W. Prueher (born 1942) | 31 January 1996 | 20 February 1999 | 3 years, 20 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 18 | Admiral Dennis C. Blair (born 1947) | 20 February 1999 | 2 May 2002 | 3 years, 71 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 19 | Admiral Thomas B. Fargo (born 1948) | 2 May 2002 | 24 October 2002 | 175 days | U.S. Navy | |
| Commander, U.S. Pacific Command (CDRUSPACOM) | ||||||
| 19 | Admiral Thomas B. Fargo (born 1948) | 24 October 2002 | 26 February 2005 | 2 years, 125 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 20 | Admiral William J. Fallon (born 1944) | 26 February 2005 | 12 March 2007 | 2 years, 14 days | U.S. Navy | |
| - | Lieutenant General Daniel P. Leaf (born 1952) Acting | 12 March 2007 | 26 March 2007 | 14 days |  U.S. Air Force | |
| 21 | Admiral Timothy J. Keating (born 1948) | 26 March 2007 | 19 October 2009 | 2 years, 207 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 22 | Admiral Robert F. Willard (born 1950) | 19 October 2009 | 9 March 2012 | 2 years, 142 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 23 | Admiral Samuel J. Locklear III (born 1954) | 9 March 2012 | 27 May 2015 | 3 years, 79 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 24 | Admiral Harry B. Harris Jr. (born 1956) | 27 May 2015 | 30 May 2018 | 3 years, 3 days | U.S. Navy | |
| Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (CDRUSINDOPACOM) | ||||||
| 25 | Admiral Philip S. Davidson (born 1960) | 30 May 2018 | 30 April 2021 | 2 years, 335 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 26 | Admiral John C. Aquilino (born 1962) | 30 April 2021 | 3 May 2024 | 3 years, 3 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 27 | Admiral Samuel Paparo (born 1964) | 3 May 2024 | Incumbent | 210 days | U.S. Navy | |
| No. | Deputy Commander [4] | Term | Service branch | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | ||
| Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Command (DCINCPAC) | ||||||
| 1 | Lieutenant General Robert W. Sennewald (1929–2023) | 26 October 1981 | 30 May 1982 | 216 days |  U.S. Army | |
| 2 | Lieutenant General Joseph T. Palastra Jr. (1931–2015) | 1 July 1982 | 26 June 1984 | 1 year, 361 days | U.S. Army | |
| 3 | Lieutenant General William H. Schneider (1934–1994) | 29 June 1984 | 18 May 1987 | 2 years, 323 days | U.S. Army | |
| - | Major General Richard T. Trundy (born 1932) Acting | 18 May 1987 | 21 June 1987 | 34 days |  U.S. Marine Corps | |
| 4 | Lieutenant General Michael P. C. Carns (born 1937) | 22 June 1987 | 12 September 1989 | 2 years, 82 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 5 | Lieutenant General Jack B. Farris (1935–2019) | 12 September 1989 | 20 May 1991 | 1 year, 250 days | U.S. Army | |
| - | Major General Leo M. Childs Acting | 20 May 1991 | 5 June 1991 | 16 days | U.S. Army | |
| 6 | Lieutenant General Harold T. Fields Jr. (born 1938) | 5 June 1991 | 11 July 1994 | 3 years, 36 days | U.S. Army | |
| - | Major General Ted Hopgood (born 1943) Acting | 19 July 1994 | 13 August 1994 | 25 days | U.S. Marine Corps | |
| 7 | Lieutenant General David A. Bramlett (born 1941) | 26 September 1994 | 28 June 1996 | 1 year, 276 days | U.S. Army | |
| - | Rear Admiral William J. McDaniel (born 1943) Acting | 28 June 1996 | 17 July 1996 | 19 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 8 | Lieutenant General Joseph E. DeFrancisco (born 1942) | 17 July 1996 | 31 August 1998 | 2 years, 45 days | U.S. Army | |
| 9 | Lieutenant General Randolph W. House | 30 September 1998 | 2 October 2000 | 2 years, 2 days | U.S. Army | |
| 10 | Lieutenant General Thomas R. Case (born 1946) | 2 October 2000 | 1 June 2002 | 1 year, 242 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| - | Major General Ronald L. Lowe Acting | 1 June 2002 | 8 August 2002 | 68 days | U.S. Army | |
| 11 | Lieutenant General Robert R. Dierker (born 1950) | 8 August 2002 | 24 October 2002 | 77 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| Deputy Commander, U.S. Pacific Command (DCDRUSPACOM) | ||||||
| 11 | Lieutenant General Robert R. Dierker (born 1950) | 24 October 2002 | October 2004 | ~1 year, 343 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 12 | Vice Admiral Gary Roughead (born 1951) | October 2004 | 9 July 2005 | ~281 days | U.S. Navy | |
| - | Rear Admiral W. V. Alford Jr. (born 1951) Acting | 9 July 2005 | 12 October 2005 | 95 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 13 | Lieutenant General Daniel P. Leaf (born 1952) | 12 October 2005 | 30 April 2008 | 2 years, 201 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 14 | Lieutenant General Douglas M. Fraser (born 1950) | 30 April 2008 | 12 July 2009 | 1 year, 73 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 15 | Lieutenant General Daniel J. Darnell (born 1953) | 12 July 2009 | 1 March 2012 | 2 years, 233 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 16 | Lieutenant General Thomas L. Conant | 1 March 2012 | 6 June 2014 | 2 years, 97 days | U.S. Marine Corps | |
| 17 | Lieutenant General Anthony G. Crutchfield (born 1960) | 6 June 2014 | 30 April 2017 | 2 years, 328 days | U.S. Army | |
| 18 | Lieutenant General Bryan P. Fenton (born 1965) | 1 May 2017 | 30 May 2018 | 1 year, 29 days | U.S. Army | |
| Deputy Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (DCDRUSINDOPACOM) | ||||||
| 18 | Lieutenant General Bryan P. Fenton (born 1965) | 30 May 2018 | September 2019 | ~1 year, 94 days | U.S. Army | |
| 19 | Lieutenant General Michael A. Minihan (born 1967) | September 2019 | 15 August 2021 | ~1 year, 348 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 20 | Lieutenant General Stephen D. Sklenka (born 1966) | 16 August 2021 | August 2024 | ~2 years, 351 days | U.S. Marine Corps | |
| 21 | Lieutenant General Joshua M. Rudd (born c. 1971) | 25 September 2024 | Incumbent | 65 days | U.S. Army | |
| No. | Senior Enlisted Leader | Term | Service branch | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | ||
| Senior Enlisted Leader, U.S. Pacific Command | ||||||
| 1 | Sergeant Major William T. Kinney | June 2004 | June 2007 | ~3 years, 0 days | U.S. Marine Corps | |
| 2 | Chief Master Sergeant James A. Roy (born 1964) | June 2007 | October 2009 | ~2 years, 122 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 3 | Command Sergeant Major Iuniasolua T. Savusa | October 2009 | December 2011 | ~2 years, 61 days | U.S. Army | |
| - | Sergeant Major James L. Davis Acting | December 2011 | April 2012 | ~122 days | U.S. Army | |
| 4 | Fleet Master Chief Mark W. Rudes | April 2012 | 18 July 2016 [5] | ~4 years, 108 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 5 | Sergeant Major Anthony A. Spadaro | 18 July 2016 [5] | 30 May 2018 | 1 year, 316 days | U.S. Marine Corps | |
| Senior Enlisted Leader, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command | ||||||
| 6 | Sergeant Major Anthony A. Spadaro | 30 May 2018 | January 2020 | ~1 year, 216 days | U.S. Marine Corps | |
| 7 | Command Sergeant Major Shane W. Shorter | January 2020 | August 2021 | ~1 year, 212 days | U.S. Army | |
| 8 | Fleet Master Chief James Honea | August 2021 | 30 June 2022 | ~333 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 9 | Fleet Master Chief David L. Isom | 30 June 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 152 days | U.S. Navy | |
| No. | Chief of Staff [6] | Term | Service branch | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | ||
| Chief of Staff, Pacific Command | ||||||
| 1 | Vice Admiral George W. Anderson Jr. (1906–1992) | 1 July 1957 | January 1958 | ~184 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 2 | Vice Admiral Herbert D. Riley (1904–1973) | 8 February 1958 | 16 May 1961 | 3 years, 97 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 3 | Lieutenant General Verdi B. Barnes (1907–1980) | 16 May 1961 | 30 April 1965 | 3 years, 349 days | U.S. Army | |
| 4 | Lieutenant General Paul S. Emrick (1915–1992) | 1 May 1965 | 30 June 1967 | 2 years, 60 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 5 | Lieutenant General Claire E. Hutchin Jr. (1916–1980) | 1 July 1967 | 30 August 1969 | 2 years, 60 days | U.S. Army | |
| 6 | Lieutenant General Michael S. Davison (1917–2006) | 30 August 1969 | 28 March 1970 | 210 days | U.S. Army | |
| 7 | Lieutenant General Charles A. Corcoran (1914–2013) | 28 March 1970 | 15 August 1973 | 3 years, 140 days | U.S. Army | |
| - | Major General John M. McNabb (born 1917) Acting | 15 August 1973 | 30 September 1973 | 46 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 8 | Lieutenant General William G. Moore Jr. (1920–2012) | 1 October 1973 | 12 October 1976 | 3 years, 11 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 9 | Lieutenant General Leroy J. Manor (1921–2021) | 12 October 1976 | 30 June 1978 | 1 year, 261 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 10 | Lieutenant General Marion L. Boswell (1923–2002) | 30 June 1978 | 1 June 1979 | 336 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 11 | Lieutenant General Freddie L. Poston (1925–2016) | 1 June 1979 | 8 July 1981 | 2 years, 37 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 12 | Lieutenant General Robert W. Sennewald (born 1929) | 20 July 1981 | 26 October 1981 | 98 days | U.S. Army | |
| Dual-hatted as deputy commander of U.S. Pacific Command (26 October 1981–8 August 2002) | ||||||
| Chief of Staff, U.S. Pacific Command | ||||||
| 13 | Major General Ronald L. Lowe | 9 August 2002 | 31 July 2004 | 1 year, 357 days | U.S. Army | |
| 14 | Rear Admiral W. V. Alford Jr. (born 1951) | 1 August 2004 | 23 August 2007 | 3 years, 22 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 15 | Major General Stephen D. Tom | 24 August 2007 | 29 June 2010 | 2 years, 309 days | U.S. Army | |
| 16 | Rear Admiral Robin M. Watters (born 1955) | 30 June 2010 | 7 September 2012 | 2 years, 69 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 15 | Major General Anthony G. Crutchfield (born 1960) | 7 September 2012 | May 2014 | ~1 year, 236 days | U.S. Army | |
| 16 | Major General John L. Dolan (born 1964) | May 2014 | May 2015 | ~1 year, 0 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 17 | Major General Eric P. Wendt | May 2015 | July 2016 | ~1 year, 61 days | U.S. Army | |
| 18 | Major General Kevin B. Schneider | July 2016 | 30 May 2018 | ~1 year, 333 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| Chief of Staff, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command | ||||||
| 18 | Major General Kevin B. Schneider | 30 May 2018 | 31 January 2019 | 246 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 19 | Major General Michael A. Minihan (born 1967) | 1 February 2019 | September 2019 | ~212 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 20 | Major General Ronald P. Clark | December 2019 | 30 July 2021 | ~1 year, 241 days | U.S. Army | |
| 21 | Major General James B. Jarrard | 30 July 2021 | 27 July 2022 | 362 days | U.S. Army | |
| 22 | Major General Joshua M. Rudd | 28 July 2022 | 5 September 2024 | 2 years, 39 days | U.S. Army | |
| 23 | Major General Joel Carey | ~5 September 2024 | Incumbent | ~85 days | U.S. Air Force | |
The United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) is the unified combatant command of the United States Armed Forces responsible for the Indo-Pacific region.
The United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) is one of the eleven unified combatant commands in the United States Department of Defense. Headquartered at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, USSTRATCOM is responsible for strategic nuclear deterrence, global strike, and operating the Defense Department's Global Information Grid. It also provides a host of capabilities to support the other combatant commands, including integrated missile defense; and global command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR). This command exists to give "national leadership a unified resource for greater understanding of specific threats around the world and the means to respond to those threats rapidly".
The Air Staff is one of the Department of the Air Force's two statutorily designated headquarters staffs: the other staff is the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, also known as the Secretariat. The Air Staff is established by the United States Code Title 10 chapter 905. The Air Staff is headed by the Chief of Staff of the Air Force General David Allvin. The Air Staff is primarily composed of uniformed United States Air Force officials who assist the Chief of Staff in carrying out his dual-hatted role: as the principal military advisor to the Secretary of the Air Force, and as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
The Special Operations Command Pacific, known as SOCPAC, is a sub-unified command of the United States Department of Defense for special operations forces in the United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) area of responsibility.
Charles Quinton Brown Jr. is a United States Air Force general who has served as the 21st chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff since October 1, 2023. Prior to his appointment, Brown served as the 22nd chief of staff of the Air Force from 2020 to 2023. Brown entered the Air Force in 1984 and served as a fighter pilot, where he has logged over 3,000 flight hours, including 130 hours in combat. He has commanded the Pacific Air Forces, U.S. Air Forces Central Command, 31st Fighter Wing, 8th Fighter Wing, U.S. Air Force Weapons School, and 78th Fighter Squadron. He has also served as deputy commander of the U.S. Central Command.
Philip Scot Davidson is a retired four-star admiral in the United States Navy who last served as the 25th commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command from May 30, 2018 to April 30, 2021. He previously served as the commander of United States Fleet Forces Command and United States Naval Forces Northern Command from 2014 to 2018. Davidson is from St. Louis, Missouri, and is a 1982 graduate of the United States Naval Academy. He retired from the U.S. Navy effective May 1, 2021.
Bryan Patrick Fenton is a United States Army general who has been serving as the 13th commander of the United States Special Operations Command since 30 August 2022. He most recently served as the 16th commander of the Joint Special Operations Command from July 2021 to August 2022 and as the senior military assistant to the Secretary of Defense from 12 August 2019 to June 2021. He previously served as the deputy commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command. Fenton is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame.
Devin Ruben Pepper is a United States Space Force major general who served as commander of Buckley Garrison, 460th Space Wing, and the 21st Operations Group. He is the first prior enlisted African American general officer in the Space Force.
This is a list of all commanders, deputy commanders, senior enlisted leaders, and chiefs of staff of the United States Africa Command.
This is a list of all commanders, deputy commanders, senior enlisted leaders, and chiefs of staff of the United States Northern Command.
This is a list of all commanders, deputy commanders, senior enlisted leaders, and chiefs of staff of the United States Space Command.
This is a list of all commanders, deputy commanders, senior enlisted leaders, and chiefs of staff 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 European Command.
A deputy chief of space operations is a senior leadership position in the United States Space Force. There are four deputy chiefs of space operations in the Space Force, staffed either by a lieutenant general or a senior executive service personnel. They are the service's equivalent to the Army's and Air Force's deputy chiefs of staff, the Marine Corps' deputy commandants, and the Navy's deputy chiefs of naval operations. They are part of the Office of the Chief of Space Operations and hold office at the Pentagon.
This is a list of all commanders, deputy commanders, senior enlisted leaders, and chiefs of staff of the United States Strategic Command.
This is a list of all commanders, deputy commanders, senior enlisted leaders, and chiefs of staff of the United States Transportation Command.
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.
This is a list of all commanders, deputy commanders, senior enlisted leaders, and chiefs of staff of the United States Central Command.
This is a list of all commanders, deputy commanders, senior enlisted leaders, and chiefs of staff of the United States Southern Command.
