This is a list of all commanders, deputy commanders, senior enlisted leaders, and chiefs of staff of the United States Strategic Command.
Anthony J. Cotton , Commander 
Richard A. Correll , Deputy Commander 
Christopher L. Eubank , Chief of Staff 
Ryan E. Richardson, Director, Human Capital (J1) [1] 
Ralph R. Smith III, Director, Intelligence (J2) [2] 
Brandon D. Parker , Director, Global Operations (J3) [3] 
Glenn T. Harris , Deputy Director, Global Operations [4] 
John French, Director, Logistics (J4) [5] Thomas R. Buchanan , Director, Plans and Policy (J5) [6] 
John W. Weidner , Deputy Director, Plans [7] 
Mark D. Behning , Deputy Director, Strategic Targeting and Nuclear Mission Planning (J5N) [8] 
Elizabeth M. Durham-Ruiz , Director, Command, Control, Communications, and Computer (C4) Systems (J6) [9] Jeffery B. Miller , Director, Joint Exercises, Training, and Assessments (J7) [10] Robert J. Taylor , Director, Capability and Resource Integration (J8) [11] | Commander of the United States Strategic Command | |
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 Emblem of the United States Strategic Command | |
| United States Department of Defense | |
| Type | Unified combatant commander |
| Abbreviation | CDRUSSTRATCOM [12] |
| Reports to | President of the United States Secretary of Defense |
| Seat | Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, 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 |
| Formation | 1 June 1992 |
| First holder | George L. Butler |
| Deputy | Deputy Commander, United States Strategic Command |
| No. | Commander | Term | Service branch | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | ||
| 1 | General George L. Butler (born 1939) | 1 June 1992 | 14 February 1994 | 1 year, 258 days |  U.S. Air Force | |
| 2 | Admiral Henry G. Chiles Jr. (born 1938) | 14 February 1994 | 21 February 1996 | 2 years, 7 days |  U.S. Navy | |
| 3 | General Eugene E. Habiger (1939–2022) | 21 February 1996 | 1 August 1998 | 2 years, 161 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 4 | Admiral Richard W. Mies (born 1944) | 1 August 1998 | 30 November 2001 | 3 years, 121 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 5 | Admiral James O. Ellis Jr. (born 1947) | 30 November 2001 | 9 July 2004 | 2 years, 222 days | U.S. Navy | |
| - | Lieutenant General James E. Cartwright (born 1949) Acting | 9 July 2004 | 1 September 2004 | 54 days |  U.S. Marine Corps | |
| 6 | General James E. Cartwright (born 1949) | 1 September 2004 | 10 August 2007 | 2 years, 343 days | U.S. Marine Corps | |
| - | Lieutenant General C. Robert Kehler (born 1952) Acting | 10 August 2007 | 3 October 2007 | 54 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 7 | General Kevin P. Chilton (born 1954) | 3 October 2007 | 28 January 2011 | 3 years, 117 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 8 | General C. Robert Kehler (born 1952) | 28 January 2011 | 15 November 2013 | 2 years, 291 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 9 | Admiral Cecil D. Haney (born 1955) | 15 November 2013 | 3 November 2016 | 2 years, 354 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 10 | General John E. Hyten (born 1959) | 3 November 2016 | 18 November 2019 | 3 years, 15 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 11 | Admiral Charles A. Richard (born 1959) | 18 November 2019 | 9 December 2022 | 3 years, 21 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 12 | General Anthony J. Cotton | 9 December 2022 | Incumbent | 1 year, 356 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| No. | Deputy Commander [13] | Term | Service branch | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | ||
| 1 | Vice Admiral Michael Colley (1938–2013) | 1 June 1992 | 23 September 1993 | 1 year, 114 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 2 | Vice Admiral Henry G. Chiles Jr. (born 1938) | 24 September 1993 | ~14 February 1994 | ~143 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 3 | Lieutenant General Arlen D. Jameson [15] | 24 June 1994 | 29 February 1996 | 1 year, 250 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 4 | Vice Admiral Dennis A. Jones | 10 March 1996 | 13 August 1998 | 2 years, 156 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 5 | Lieutenant General Phillip J. Ford [17] | 17 August 1998 | 2 June 2000 | 1 year, 290 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 6 | Lieutenant General Robert C. Hinson | 11 June 2000 | 16 April 2002 | 1 year, 309 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 7 | Lieutenant General Thomas B. Goslin Jr. | 17 April 2002 | ~May 2005 | ~3 years, 28 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 8 | Lieutenant General C. Robert Kehler (born 1952) | May 2005 | ~12 October 2007 | ~2 years, 153 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 9 | Vice Admiral Carl V. Mauney (born 1953) | 15 October 2007 | 28 October 2010 | 3 years, 13 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 10 | Vice Admiral Cecil D. Haney (born 1955) | 4 November 2010 | ~December 2011 | ~1 year, 41 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 11 | Vice Admiral Timothy Giardina (born 1963) | December 2011 | September 2013 | ~1 year, 274 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 12 | Lieutenant General James Kowalski (born 1957) | ~23 October 2013 | ~28 July 2015 | ~1 year, 278 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 13 | Lieutenant General Stephen W. Wilson (born 1959/1960) | ~28 July 2015 | ~22 July 2016 | ~360 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| – | Major General Richard J. Evans III [19] Acting | ~22 July 2016 | September 2016 | ~55 days |  U.S. Army | |
| 14 | Vice Admiral Charles A. Richard (born 1959) | September 2016 | ~18 June 2018 | ~1 year, 276 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 15 | Vice Admiral David Kriete (born 1963) | ~18 June 2018 | ~20 April 2020 | ~1 year, 307 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 16 | Lieutenant General Thomas A. Bussiere (born 1963) | ~20 April 2020 | 1 December 2022 | ~2 years, 225 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 17 | Vice Admiral Richard A. Correll (born 1964) | 1 December 2022 | Incumbent | 1 year, 364 days | U.S. Navy | |
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| No. | Senior enlisted leader | Term | Service branch | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | ||
| ? | Master Chief Richard S. Ford [22] [23] | ~November 2000 | ~August 2004 | ~3 years, 274 days | U.S. Navy | |
| ? | Fleet Master Chief William N. Nissen [25] | ~August 2004 | ~June 2008 | ~3 years, 305 days | U.S. Navy | |
| ? | Chief Master Sergeant Thomas S. Narofsky [26] | June 2008 | ~22 August 2011 | ~3 years, 68 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| ? | Command Sergeant Major Patrick Z. Alston [28] | ~22 August 2011 | May 2016 | ~4 years, 267 days | U.S. Army | |
| ? | Chief Master Sergeant Patrick F. McMahon [26] | May 2016 | ~9 September 2020 | ~4 years, 117 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| ? | Fleet Master Chief John J. Perryman [30] | ~9 September 2020 | ~1 October 2021 | ~1 year, 22 days | U.S. Navy | |
| ? | Sergeant Major Howard L. Kreamer [32] | ~1 October 2021 | Incumbent | ~3 years, 59 days | U.S. Marine Corps | |
| No. | Chief of Staff [13] | Term | Service branch | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | ||
| Held by the deputy commander-in-chief, June 1992 to July 1996 | ||||||
| 1 | Colonel M. E. Callendar Jr. [34] | July 1996 | June 1998 | ~1 year, 335 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 2 | Colonel William M. Fraser III (born 1952) | June 1998 | May 1999 | ~334 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 3 | Colonel David E. Clary [36] | July 1999 | April 2000 | ~275 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 4 | Colonel Jan D. Eakle [38] | April 2000 | September 2000 | ~153 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 5 | Colonel Stephen D. Schmidt [40] | October 2000 | July 2002 | ~−30 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 6 | Colonel Thomas K. Andersen [43] [44] | June 2002 | June 2003 | ~1 year, 0 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 7 | Major General Kevin T. Campbell | ~June 2003 | ~18 December 2006 | ~3 years, 186 days | U.S. Army | |
| 8 | Major General Howard B. Bromberg | December 2006 | January 2008 | ~1 year, 31 days | U.S. Army | |
| 9 | Major General Carroll F. Pollett [46] | ~January 2008 | ~November 2008 | ~305 days | U.S. Army | |
| 10 | Major General Abraham J. Turner [48] | ~November 2008 | May 2011 | ~2 years, 181 days | U.S. Army | |
| 11 | Major General William Grimsley | May 2011 | July 2013 | ~2 years, 61 days | U.S. Army | |
| 12 | Major General John Uberti | July 2013 | July 2015 | ~2 years, 0 days | U.S. Army | |
| 13 | Major General Allen W. Batschelet [50] | June 2015 | July 2016 | ~1 year, 30 days | U.S. Army | |
| 14 | Major General James H. Dickinson (born 1962/1963) | July 2016 | December 2016 | ~153 days | U.S. Army | |
| 15 | Major General Daniel L. Karbler | December 2016 | August 2019 | ~2 years, 243 days | U.S. Army | |
| 16 | Major General Randy S. Taylor | ~August 2019 | ~31 July 2020 | ~351 days | U.S. Army | |
| 17 | Rear Admiral William W. Wheeler (born 1966) | 31 July 2020 | ~25 July 2022 | ~1 year, 359 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 18 | Major General Gregory J. Brady (born c. 1969) | ~25 July 2022 | September 2024 | ~2 years, 38 days | U.S. Army | |
| 19 | Major General Christopher L. Eubank | September 2024 | Incumbent | ~89 days | U.S. Army | |
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