Leadership of the United States Strategic Command

Seal 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 Strategic Command.

Current combatant command staff

• Anthony J. Cotton , Commander
  • Richard A. Correll , Deputy Commander
    • John W. Weidner , 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]

List of leaders of the United States Strategic Command

Commanders

Commander of the United States Strategic Command
Emblem of the United States Strategic Command
Incumbent General Anthony J. Cotton, USAF since 9 December 2022
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		Butler, George L.General George L. Butler (born 1939)	1 June 1992	14 February 1994	1 year, 258 days	U.S. Air Force
2		Chiles, Henry G. Jr.Admiral Henry G. Chiles Jr. (born 1938)	14 February 1994	21 February 1996	2 years, 7 days	U.S. Navy
3		Habiger, Eugene E.General Eugene E. Habiger (1939–2022)	21 February 1996	1 August 1998	2 years, 161 days	U.S. Air Force
4		Mies, Richard W.Admiral Richard W. Mies (born 1944)	1 August 1998	30 November 2001	3 years, 121 days	U.S. Navy
5		Ellis, James O. Jr.Admiral James O. Ellis Jr. (born 1947)	30 November 2001	9 July 2004	2 years, 222 days	U.S. Navy
-		Cartwright, James E.Lieutenant General James E. Cartwright (born 1949) Acting	9 July 2004	1 September 2004	54 days	U.S. Marine Corps
6		Cartwright, James E.General James E. Cartwright (born 1949)	1 September 2004	10 August 2007	2 years, 343 days	U.S. Marine Corps
-		Kehler, C. RobertLieutenant General C. Robert Kehler (born 1952) Acting	10 August 2007	3 October 2007	54 days	U.S. Air Force
7		Chilton, Kevin P.General Kevin P. Chilton (born 1954)	3 October 2007	28 January 2011	3 years, 117 days	U.S. Air Force
8		Kehler, C. RobertGeneral C. Robert Kehler (born 1952)	28 January 2011	15 November 2013	2 years, 291 days	U.S. Air Force
9		Haney, Cecil D.Admiral Cecil D. Haney (born 1955)	15 November 2013	3 November 2016	2 years, 354 days	U.S. Navy
10		Hyten, John E.General John E. Hyten (born 1959)	3 November 2016	18 November 2019	3 years, 15 days	U.S. Air Force
11		Richard, Charles A.Admiral Charles A. Richard (born 1959)	18 November 2019	9 December 2022	3 years, 21 days	U.S. Navy
12		Cotton, Anthony J.General Anthony J. Cotton	9 December 2022	Incumbent	2 years, 283 days	U.S. Air Force

Deputy commanders

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		Richard, Charles A.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	2 years, 291 days	U.S. Navy

Senior enlisted leaders

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, 352 days	U.S. Marine Corps

Chiefs of staff

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	July 2025	~317 days	U.S. Army
20		Major General John W. Weidner	July 2025	Incumbent	~65 days	U.S. Army

See also

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

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