Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force

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The Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force (HAF/HC) is the senior chaplain in the

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
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