This is a list of active duty United States Air Force major generals collected from publicly available and accessible information.
Position insignia | Position | Part of | Photo | Incumbent | Service branch |
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Vice Director of the Joint Staff (VDJS) | Office of the Joint Staff | Major General Michael L. Downs [10] Promotable [11] | U.S. Air Force | ||
Vice Director for Strategy, Plans and Policy (J-5), Joint Staff | Office of the Joint Staff | Major General Mark H. Slocum [12] | U.S. Air Force | ||
Deputy Director for Force Protection (J-8), Joint Staff | (J-8) Force Structure, Resources and Assessment Directorate | Major General Roy W. Collins [13] | U.S. Air Force |
Position insignia | Position | Part of | Photo | Incumbent | Service branch |
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Africa Command | |||||
Director of Operations (J-3), U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM) | Not applicable | Major General Claude K. Tudor Jr. [14] | U.S. Air Force | ||
Department of Defense West Africa Coordination Element Lead, U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM) | Not applicable | Major General Kenneth P. Ekman [15] | U.S. Air Force | ||
Cyber Command | |||||
Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) and Director, National Security Agency (NSA) | Air National Guard (ANG) | Major General Charles G. Jeffries [16] [lower-alpha 1] | U.S. Air Force | ||
European Command | |||||
Director of Operations (J-3), U.S. European Command (USEUCOM) | Not applicable | Major General Daniel T. Lasica [17] | U.S. Air Force | ||
Director of Exercises and Assessments (ECJ7) and Advisor on Reserve Component Affairs, U.S. European Command (USEUCOM) | Not applicable | Major General James R. Kriesel [18] [lower-alpha 1] | U.S. Air Force | ||
Indo-Pacific Command | |||||
Chief of Staff, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) | Not applicable | Major General Joel L. Carey [19] [20] | U.S. Air Force | ||
Deputy Director for Operations (J-3), U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) | Not applicable | Major General Neil R. Richardson [21] | U.S. Air Force | ||
Northern Command | |||||
Director of Operations (J-3), U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) | Not applicable | Major General Robert D. Davis [22] | U.S. Air Force | ||
Deputy Director of Operations (J-3), North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) | Not applicable | Major General Mark D. Piper [23] [lower-alpha 1] | U.S. Air Force | ||
Director of Logistics and Engineering (J-4), U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) and North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) | Not applicable | Major General Constance L. Jenkins [24] | U.S. Air Force | ||
Mobilization Assistant to the Combatant Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) | Not applicable | Major General Brian M. Simpler [25] [lower-alpha 1] | U.S. Air Force | ||
Special Assistant to the Commander, U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) and North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) for Reserve Matters | Not applicable | Major General Jon S. Safstrom [26] [lower-alpha 1] | U.S. Air Force | ||
Southern Command | |||||
Director of Strategy, Policy and Plans (J-5), U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) | Not applicable | Major General Julian C. Cheater [27] | U.S. Air Force | ||
Space Command | |||||
Director of Joint Exercises and Training (J-7), U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM) | Not applicable | Major General Samuel C. Keener [28] [lower-alpha 1] | U.S. Air Force | ||
Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM) | Not applicable | Major General Jody A. Merritt [29] | U.S. Air Force | ||
Special Operations Command | |||||
Director of Operations (J-3), U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) | Not applicable | Major General Michael E. Martin [30] | U.S. Air Force | ||
Strategic Command | |||||
Director, Global Operations (J-3), U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) | Not applicable | Major General Brandon D. Parker [31] | U.S. Air Force | ||
Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) | Not applicable | Major General William D. Murphy [32] | U.S. Air Force | ||
Director, Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations Center, U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) | Not applicable | Major General AnnMarie K. Anthony [33] [lower-alpha 1] | U.S. Air Force | ||
Transportation Command | |||||
Director of Operations (J-3), U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) | Not applicable | Major General Daniel H. Tulley [34] | U.S. Air Force | ||
Assistant Adjutant General - Air, Georgia, Commander, Georgia Air National Guard (GA ANG) and Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) | Air National Guard (ANG) | Major General Konata A. Crumbly [35] [36] [lower-alpha 1] | U.S. Air Force |
Position insignia | Position | Part of | Photo | Incumbent | Service branch |
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National Guard Bureau | |||||
Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau (VCNGB) and Special Assistant to the Chief of the National Guard Bureau (CNGB) | Not applicable | Major General M. Luke Ahmann [37] [lower-alpha 1] Promotable [38] [39] | U.S. Air Force | ||
Director of Manpower and Personnel (J-1), National Guard Bureau (NGB) | Not applicable | Major General Wendy B. Wenke [40] [lower-alpha 1] | U.S. Air Force | ||
Director of Strategy, Policy, Plans, and International Affairs (J-5), National Guard Bureau (NGB) | Not applicable | Major General Randolph J. Staudenraus [41] [lower-alpha 1] | U.S. Air Force | ||
Vice Director of Strategy, Policy, Plans, and International Affairs (J-5), National Guard Bureau (NGB) | Not applicable | Major General Darrin E. Slaten [42] [lower-alpha 1] | U.S. Air Force | ||
Position insignia | Position | Part of | Photo | Incumbent | Service branch |
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Sub-unified commands | |||||
Deputy Commander, Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) | U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) | Major General Justin R. Hoffman [43] | U.S. Air Force | ||
Special activities | |||||
Commandant, Joint Forces Staff College (JFSC) | National Defense University (NDU) | Major General Thomas D. Crimmins [44] [lower-alpha 1] | U.S. Air Force | ||
Director, Lightning Sustainment Center, F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office | Not applicable | Major General Donald K. Carpenter [45] [lower-alpha 1] | U.S. Air Force | ||
Germany Deputy Commander, Security Assistance Group – Ukraine (SAG-U) | U.S. European Command (USEUCOM) | Major General Steven G. Behmer [46] | U.S. Air Force | ||
Germany Chief of Staff, Security Assistance Group – Ukraine (SAG-U) | U.S. European Command (USEUCOM) | Major General Peter G. Bailey [47] [lower-alpha 1] | U.S. Air Force | ||
In transit | |||||
Major General Stephen F. Jost Promotable [48] | U.S. Air Force |
Position insignia | Position | Part of | Photo | Incumbent | Service branch |
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Air Combat Command | |||||
Director of Operations (A3), Headquarters Air Combat Command (ACC) | Not applicable | Major General David G. Shoemaker [82] | U.S. Air Force | ||
Director, Plans, Programs and Requirements (A5/8/9), Headquarters Air Combat Command (ACC) | Not applicable | Major General William D. Betts [83] | U.S. Air Force | ||
Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, Air Combat Command (ACC) | U.S. Air Force Reserve (AFR) | Major General Christopher A. Freeman [84] | U.S. Air Force | ||
Mobilization Assistant to the Director of Operations, Air Combat Command (ACC) | U.S. Air Force Reserve (AFR) | Major General Mitchell A. Hanson [85] | U.S. Air Force | ||
Air Education and Training Command | |||||
Deputy Commander, Air Education and Training Command (AETC) | Not applicable | Major General Clark J. Quinn [86] [87] | U.S. Air Force | ||
Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, Air Education and Training Command (AETC) | U.S. Air Force Reserve (AFR) | Major General David P. Garfield [88] | U.S. Air Force | ||
Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, Air Education and Training Command (AETC) | Air National Guard (ANG) | Major General Robert G. Kilgore [89] [lower-alpha 1] | U.S. Air Force | ||
Staff Officer, Air Education and Training Command (AETC) | Not applicable | Major General Phillip A. Stewart [90] | U.S. Air Force | ||
Air Force Global Strike Command | |||||
Director of Strategic Plans, Programs and Requirements, Headquarters Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) | U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) | Major General Ty W. Neuman [91] | U.S. Air Force | ||
Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) | U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) Air National Guard (ANG) | Major General Kenneth S. Eaves [92] [lower-alpha 1] | U.S. Air Force | ||
Air Force Materiel Command | |||||
Comptroller, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) | Not applicable | Major General Frank R. Verdugo [93] | U.S. Air Force | ||
Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) | U.S. Air Force Reserve (AFR) | Major General Mark V. Slominski [94] | U.S. Air Force | ||
Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) | Air National Guard (ANG) | Major General Virginia I. Gaglio [95] [lower-alpha 1] | U.S. Air Force | ||
Assistant Adjutant General, Michigan Air National Guard (MI ANG) and Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) | Air National Guard (ANG) Michigan National Guard (MNG) | Major General Bryan J. Teff [96] [lower-alpha 1] | U.S. Air Force | ||
Air Force Reserve Command | |||||
Deputy to the Chief of Air Force Reserve (AF/RE) | U.S. Air Force Reserve (AFR) | Major General C. McCauley von Hoffman [97] | U.S. Air Force | ||
Deputy Commander, Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) | U.S. Air Force Reserve (AFR) | Major General Frank L. Bradfield III [98] | U.S. Air Force | ||
Director of Strategic Plans, Programs and Requirements, Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) | U.S. Air Force Reserve (AFR) | Major General Richard L. Kemble [99] | U.S. Air Force | ||
Mobilization Assistant to the Chief of Air Force Reserve (AF/RE) | U.S. Air Force Reserve (AFR) | Major General Matthew J. Burger [100] [101] | U.S. Air Force | ||
Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) | U.S. Air Force Reserve (AFR) | Major General David W. Smith [102] | U.S. Air Force | ||
Special Assistant to the Chief of Air Force Reserve for Reserve Space Personnel Policy and Integration | U.S. Air Force Reserve (AFR) | Major General Anne B. Gunter [103] [104] | U.S. Air Force | ||
Air Force Special Operations Command | |||||
Deputy Commander, Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) | U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) | Major General Rebecca J. Sonkiss [105] Promotable [106] | U.S. Air Force | ||
Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) | U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Air National Guard (ANG) | Major General Benjamin M. Cason [107] [lower-alpha 1] | U.S. Air Force | ||
Air Mobility Command | |||||
Director of Operations, Strategic Deterrence, and Nuclear Integration, Headquarters Air Mobility Command (AMC) | U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) | Major General Gerald A. Donohue [108] | U.S. Air Force | ||
Director of Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, Headquarters Air Mobility Command (AMC) | U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) | Major General David J. Sanford [109] | U.S. Air Force | ||
Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, Air Mobility Command (AMC) | U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) U.S. Air Force Reserve (AFR) | Major General Adrian K. White [110] | U.S. Air Force | ||
Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, Air Mobility Command (AMC) | U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) Air National Guard (ANG) | Major General Gary A. McCue [111] [lower-alpha 1] | U.S. Air Force | ||
Pacific Air Forces | |||||
Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) | U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) U.S. Air Force Reserve (AFR) | Major General David A. Piffarerio [112] | U.S. Air Force | ||
Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) | U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) Air National Guard (ANG) | Major General Mark A. Weber [113] [lower-alpha 1] | U.S. Air Force | ||
U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa | |||||
Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa (USAFE-AFAFRICA) | U.S. European Command (USEUCOM) U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM) U.S. Air Force Reserve (AFR) | Major General Christopher F. Yancy [114] | U.S. Air Force | ||
Mobilization Assistant to the Deputy Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa (USAFE-AFAFRICA) | U.S. European Command (USEUCOM) U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM) U.S. Air Force Reserve (AFR) | Major General Dana N. Nelson [115] | U.S. Air Force | ||
Air Forces Southern | |||||
Commander, Air Forces Southern (AFSOUTH) | U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) | Major General David A. Mineau [116] | U.S. Air Force |
Position insignia | Position | Part of | Photo | Incumbent | Service branch |
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Commander, Air Force Personnel Center (AFPC) | Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel and Services (A1) | Major General Jefferson J. O'Donnell [125] | U.S. Air Force |
Position insignia | Position | Part of | Photo | Incumbent | Service branch |
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Commander, Air Force District of Washington (AFDW) and Commander, 320th Air Expeditionary Wing | Joint Force Headquarters National Capital Region (JFHQ-NCR) | Major General Daniel A. DeVoe [126] | U.S. Air Force | ||
Commander, Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center (AFOTEC) | Not applicable | Major General Michael R. Drowley [127] | U.S. Air Force | ||
Vice Superintendent of the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) | Not applicable | Major General Thomas P. Sherman [128] | U.S. Air Force |
Position insignia | Position | Part of | Photo | Incumbent | Service branch |
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Director, Air National Guard (ANG) and Deputy Director, Air National Guard | National Guard National Guard Bureau (NGB) | Major General Duke A. Pirak [145] [lower-alpha 1] Acting | U.S. Air Force | ||
Senior Special Assistant to the Director, Air National Guard (ANG) and Air National Guard Representative to the Headquarters Air Force Directorate of Total Force Integration (HAF/DSI) | National Guard National Guard Bureau (NGB) Air Staff | Major General Randal K. Efferson [146] [lower-alpha 1] | U.S. Air Force | ||
Junior Special Assistant to the Director, Air National Guard (ANG) | National Guard National Guard Bureau (NGB) | Major General Bryan E. Salmon [147] [lower-alpha 1] | U.S. Air Force | ||
Position insignia | Position | Part of | Photo | Incumbent | Service branch |
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Mobilization Assistant to the Chief of Space Operations (CSO) | Not applicable | Major General Robert W. Claude [148] | U.S. Air Force | ||
Air National Guard Assistant to the Surgeon General of the United States Space Force (SF/SG) and Director of Space Force Medical Operations | Not applicable | Major General Sean T. Collins [149] [lower-alpha 1] | U.S. Air Force | ||
In transit | |||||
Major General John M. Olson | U.S. Air Force |
Photo | Name | Service branch | Status and date | ||
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Nominations (July 2024) | |||||
Brigadier General Joseph L. Campo | U.S. Air Force | Confirmed by the Senate 31 July 2024 [150] [151] | |||
Brigadier General Aaron D. Drake | U.S. Air Force | ||||
Brigadier General Russell D. Driggers | U.S. Air Force | ||||
Brigadier General David S. Eaglin | U.S. Air Force | ||||
Nominations (January 2024) | |||||
Brigadier General Howard T. Clark III | U.S. Air Force | Confirmed by the Senate 28 February 2024 [152] [153] | |||
Nominations (January 2023) | |||||
Brigadier General William W. Whittenberger Jr. | U.S. Air Force | Confirmed by the Senate 5 December 2023 [114] [154] |
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