Chiefs of Chaplains of the United States
In the
. The Navy created the first Office of the Chief of Chaplains in 1917; the Army followed in 1920, and the Air Force established its own in 1948 after it became a separate branch.The three Chiefs of Chaplains and the three active-duty
Navy, and Air Force comprise the Armed Forces Chaplains Board (AFCB) which advises the Secretary of Defense and the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness on religious, ethical, and moral matters, in addition to a number of policy issues.[1][2]
The current military Chiefs of Chaplains are:
Name | Photo | Rank and Service | Chaplain Corps Emblem |
Position | Appointed |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
William Green Jr. | Major General US Army |
Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army | Dec 5, 2023 | ||
Gregory N. Todd | Rear Admiral US Navy |
Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy | May 16, 2022 | ||
Randall E. Kitchens | Major General US Air Force |
Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force | October 2021 |
Chaplains of the Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and Space Force
As the
Chaplain of the Coast Guard. The Air Force Chief of Chaplains also serves as Chaplain for the United States Space Force
. The current chaplains are:
Name | Photo | Rank and Service | Position | Appointed |
---|---|---|---|---|
Carey H. Cash |
Rear Admiral US Marine Corps |
Chaplain of the United States Marine Corps | May 17, 2022 | |
Daniel L. Mode | Captain US Coast Guard |
Chaplain of the United States Coast Guard |
April 20, 2022[3] | |
Randall E. Kitchens | Major General US Space Force |
Chaplain of the United States Space Force | October, 2021[4] |
See also
- International Military Chiefs of Chaplains Conference
- Chaplain General
- Armed Forces Chaplaincy Center
- Religious symbolism in the United States military
References
- ^ prhome.defense.gov Archived 2011-06-30 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved May 13, 2011.
- ^ DOD Instruction 5120.08, retrieved May 13, 2011.
- ^ "Father Daniel L. Mode, CHC (CAPT), USN, Assumes Watch as New Chaplain of the U.S. Coast Guard". Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA. April 22, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
- ^ "Biography, MAJOR GENERAL CHAPLAIN RANDALL E. KITCHENS". United States Air Force. October 2021. Retrieved March 21, 2023.