Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force
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Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force | |
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Maj Gen Charles I. Carpenter | |
Deputy | Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force |
Website | https://www.airforce.com/careers/specialty-careers/chaplain |
The Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force (HAF/HC) is the senior chaplain in the
Secretary and Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force
.
The position has been held by Major General Randall E. Kitchens since October 2021.[1]
List of Chiefs of Chaplains of the United States Air Force
No. | Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length |
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1 | Maj Gen Charles I. Carpenter | 11 June 1948 | 14 August 1958 | 10 years, 64 days | |
2 | Maj Gen Terence P. Finnegan | 15 August 1958 | 1 July 1962 | 3 years, 320 days | |
3 | Maj Gen Robert P. Taylor | 1 September 1962 | 31 July 1966 | 3 years, 333 days | |
4 | Maj Gen Edwin R. Chess | 1 August 1966 | 1 August 1970 | 4 years, 0 days | |
5 | Maj Gen Roy M. Terry | 10 August 1970 | 1 August 1974 | 3 years, 356 days | |
6 | Maj Gen Henry J. Meade | 2 August 1974 | 1 August 1978 | 3 years, 364 days | |
7 | Maj Gen Richard Carr | 1 November 1978 | 31 July 1982 | 3 years, 272 days | |
9 | Maj Gen John A. Collins | 1 August 1982 | 1 November 1985 | 3 years, 92 days | |
8 | Maj Gen Stuart E. Barstad | 2 November 1985 | 1 November 1988 | 2 years, 365 days | |
10 | Maj Gen John P. McDonough | 1 December 1988 | 1 December 1991 | 3 years, 0 days | |
11 | Maj Gen Donald J. Harlin | 2 December 1991 | 1 August 1995 | 3 years, 242 days | |
12 | Maj Gen Arthur S. Thomas | 1 August 1995 | 1 August 1997 | 2 years, 0 days | |
13 | Maj Gen William J. Dendinger | 1 June 1997 | 1 May 2001 | 3 years, 334 days | |
14 | Maj Gen Lorraine K. Potter | 24 May 2001 | 1 June 2004 | 3 years, 8 days | |
15 | Maj Gen Charles C. Baldwin | 2 June 2004 | 27 May 2008 | 3 years, 360 days | |
16 | Maj Gen Cecil R. Richardson | 28 May 2008 | 1 June 2012 | 4 years, 4 days | |
17 | Maj Gen Howard D. Stendahl | 31 August 2012 | 29 August 2015 | 2 years, 363 days | |
18 | Maj Gen Dondi E. Costin | 30 August 2015 | 20 August 2018 | 2 years, 355 days | |
19 | Maj Gen Steven A. Schaick | 21 August 2018 | 2 July 2021 | 2 years, 315 days | |
20 | Maj Gen Randall E. Kitchens | October 2021 | present | ~2 years, 177 days |
See also
- Armed Forces Chaplains Board
- Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force
- Chiefs of Chaplains of the United States
- International Military Chiefs of Chaplains Conference
References
- ^ "General Officer Announcement". U.S. Department of Defense. Retrieved 23 February 2022.