Leadership of the United States Strategic Command
U.S. Strategic Command leadership
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
Gregory J. Brady , Chief of Staff[1]
Jason A. Schmidt , Director, Human Capital (J1)[2]
Ricky L. Mills , Director, Intelligence (J2)[3]
John J. Nichols , Director, Global Operations (J3)
Shane P. Strohl , Director, Logistics (J4)[5]
Anthony Carullo , Director, Plans and Policy (J5)[6]
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 commanders of the United States Strategic Command
No.
Commander
Term
Service branch
Portrait
Name
Took office
Left office
Term length
1 Butler, George L. GeneralGeorge L. Butler (born 1939) 1 June 1992 14 February 1994 1 year, 258 daysU.S. Air Force
2 Chiles, Henry G. Jr. AdmiralHenry G. Chiles Jr. (born 1938) 14 February 1994 21 February 1996 2 years, 7 daysU.S. Navy
3 Habiger, Eugene E. GeneralEugene E. Habiger (1939–2022) 21 February 1996 1 August 1998 2 years, 161 daysU.S. Air Force
4 Mies, Richard W. AdmiralRichard W. Mies (born 1944) 1 August 1998 30 November 2001 3 years, 121 daysU.S. Navy
5 Ellis, James O. Jr. AdmiralJames O. Ellis Jr. (born 1947) 30 November 2001 9 July 2004 2 years, 222 daysU.S. Navy
- Cartwright, James E. Lieutenant GeneralJames E. Cartwright (born 1949) Acting 9 July 2004 1 September 2004 54 daysU.S. Marine Corps
6 Cartwright, James E. GeneralJames E. Cartwright (born 1949) 1 September 2004 10 August 2007 2 years, 343 daysU.S. Marine Corps
- Kehler, C. Robert Lieutenant GeneralC. Robert Kehler (born 1952) Acting 10 August 2007 3 October 2007 54 daysU.S. Air Force
7 Chilton, Kevin P. GeneralKevin P. Chilton (born 1954) 3 October 2007 28 January 2011 3 years, 117 daysU.S. Air Force
8 Kehler, C. Robert GeneralC. Robert Kehler (born 1952) 28 January 2011 15 November 2013 2 years, 291 daysU.S. Air Force
9 Haney, Cecil D. AdmiralCecil D. Haney (born 1955) 15 November 2013 3 November 2016 2 years, 354 daysU.S. Navy
10 Hyten, John E. GeneralJohn E. Hyten (born 1959) 3 November 2016 18 November 2019 3 years, 15 daysU.S. Air Force
11 Richard, Charles A. AdmiralCharles A. Richard (born 1959) 18 November 2019 9 December 2022 3 years, 21 daysU.S. Navy
12 Cotton, Anthony J. GeneralAnthony J. Cotton 9 December 2022 Incumbent 1 year, 160 daysU.S. Air Force
List of deputy commanders of the United States Strategic Command
No.
Deputy Commander[13]
Term
Service branch
Portrait
Name
Took office
Left office
Term length
1 Vice AdmiralMichael Colley (1938–2013) 1 June 1992 23 September 1993 1 year, 114 daysU.S. Navy
2 Vice AdmiralHenry G. Chiles Jr. (born 1938) 24 September 1993 ~14 February 1994 ~ 143 days U.S. Navy
3 Lieutenant GeneralArlen D. Jameson [14] 24 June 1994 29 February 1996 1 year, 250 daysU.S. Air Force
4 Vice AdmiralDennis A. Jones 10 March 1996 13 August 1998 2 years, 156 daysU.S. Navy
5 Lieutenant GeneralPhillip J. Ford [15] 17 August 1998 2 June 2000 1 year, 290 daysU.S. Air Force
6 Lieutenant GeneralRobert C. Hinson 11 June 2000 16 April 2002 1 year, 309 daysU.S. Air Force
7 Lieutenant GeneralThomas B. Goslin Jr. 17 April 2002 ~May 2005 ~ 3 years, 28 days U.S. Air Force
8 Lieutenant GeneralC. Robert Kehler (born 1952) May 2005 ~12 October 2007 ~ 2 years, 153 days U.S. Air Force
9 Vice AdmiralCarl V. Mauney (born 1953) 15 October 2007 28 October 2010 3 years, 13 daysU.S. Navy
10 Vice AdmiralCecil D. Haney (born 1955) 4 November 2010 ~December 2011 ~ 1 year, 41 days U.S. Navy
11 Vice AdmiralTimothy Giardina (born 1963) December 2011 September 2013 ~ 1 year, 274 days U.S. Navy
12 Lieutenant GeneralJames Kowalski (born 1957) ~23 October 2013 ~28 July 2015 ~ 1 year, 278 days U.S. Air Force
13 Lieutenant GeneralStephen W. Wilson (born 1959/1960) ~28 July 2015 ~22 July 2016 ~ 360 days U.S. Air Force
– Major GeneralRichard J. Evans III [16] Acting ~22 July 2016 September 2016 ~ 55 days U.S. Army
14 Richard, Charles A. Vice AdmiralCharles A. Richard (born 1959) September 2016 ~18 June 2018 ~ 1 year, 276 days U.S. Navy
15 Vice AdmiralDavid Kriete (born 1963) ~18 June 2018 ~20 April 2020 ~ 1 year, 307 days U.S. Navy
16 Lieutenant GeneralThomas A. Bussiere (born 1963) ~20 April 2020 1 December 2022 ~ 2 years, 225 days U.S. Air Force
17 Vice AdmiralRichard A. Correll (born 1964) 1 December 2022 Incumbent 1 year, 168 daysU.S. Navy
List of senior enlisted leaders of the United States Strategic Command
List of chiefs of staff of the United States Strategic Command
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 ColonelM. E. Callendar Jr. [24] July 1996 June 1998 ~ 1 year, 335 days U.S. Air Force
2 ColonelWilliam M. Fraser III (born 1952) June 1998 May 1999 ~ 334 days U.S. Air Force
3 ColonelDavid E. Clary [25] July 1999 April 2000 ~ 275 days U.S. Air Force
4 ColonelJan D. Eakle [26] April 2000 September 2000 ~ 153 days U.S. Air Force
5 ColonelStephen D. Schmidt [27] October 2000 July 2002 ~ −30 days U.S. Air Force
6 ColonelThomas K. Andersen [28] [29] June 2002 June 2003 ~ 1 year, 0 days U.S. Air Force
7 Major GeneralKevin T. Campbell ~June 2003 ~18 December 2006 ~ 3 years, 186 days U.S. Army
8 Major GeneralHoward B. Bromberg December 2006 January 2008 ~ 1 year, 31 days U.S. Army
9 Major GeneralCarroll F. Pollett [30] ~January 2008 ~November 2008 ~ 305 days U.S. Army
10 Major GeneralAbraham J. Turner [31] ~November 2008 May 2011 ~ 2 years, 181 days U.S. Army
11 Major GeneralWilliam Grimsley May 2011 July 2013 ~ 2 years, 61 days U.S. Army
12 Major GeneralJohn Uberti July 2013 July 2015 ~ 2 years, 0 days U.S. Army
13 Major GeneralAllen W. Batschelet [32] June 2015 July 2016 ~ 1 year, 30 days U.S. Army
14 Major GeneralJames H. Dickinson (born 1962/1963) July 2016 December 2016 ~ 153 days U.S. Army
15 Major GeneralDaniel L. Karbler December 2016 August 2019 ~ 2 years, 243 days U.S. Army
16 Major GeneralRandy S. Taylor ~August 2019 ~31 July 2020 ~ 351 days U.S. Army
17 Rear AdmiralWilliam W. Wheeler (born 1966) 31 July 2020 ~25 July 2022 ~ 1 year, 359 days U.S. Navy
18 Major GeneralGregory J. Brady (born c. 1969 ) ~25 July 2022 Incumbent ~ 1 year, 297 days U.S. Army
See also
References
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^ "J2 Director, Intelligence" . www.stratcom.mil .
^ "GLENN T. HARRIS" . www.af.mil .
^ "J4 Director, Logistics" . www.stratcom.mil .
^ "J5 Director, Plans and Policy" . www.stratcom.mil .
^ "Brigadier General John W. Weidner - General Officer Management Office" . www.gomo.army.mil .
^ "Rear Admiral Mark Behning" . www.navy.mil .
^ "J6 Director, C4 Systems" . www.stratcom.mil .
^ "J7 Director, Joint Exercises, Training, and Assessments" . www.stratcom.mil .
^ "J8 Director, Capability and Resource Integration" . www.stratcom.mil .
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^ "FLTCM (SS/SW/AW) William N. Nissen" . 26 May 2006. Archived from the original on 26 May 2006.
^ a b "Command Senior Enlisted Leader > U.S. Strategic Command > Bio Article View" . 18 October 2020. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020.
^ "Biography for Command Sergeant Major Patrick Z. Alston - U.S. Strategic Command" . 20 September 2014. Archived from the original on 20 September 2014.
^ "Command Senior Enlisted Leader > U.S. Strategic Command > Bio Article View" . 24 March 2021. Archived from the original on 24 March 2021.
^ "Command Senior Enlisted Leader" . www.stratcom.mil .
^ "BRIGADIER GENERAL M. E. "EARNIE" CALLENDER JR" . www.af.mil .
^ "MAJOR GENERAL DAVID E. CLARY" . www.af.mil .
^ "BRIGADIER GENERAL JAN D. "DENNY" EAKLE" . www.af.mil .
^ "MAJOR GENERAL STEPHEN D. SCHMIDT" . www.af.mil .
^ "THOMAS K. ANDERSEN" . www.af.mil .
^ "Colonel Thomas K. Andersen" . 8 June 2003. Archived from the original on 8 June 2003.
^ "Major General Carroll F. Pollett" . 8 December 2008. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008.
^ "U.S. Strategic Command - Biography for Major General Abraham J. Turner" . 20 March 2011. Archived from the original on 20 March 2011.
^ "Biography for Major General Allen W. Batschelet - U.S. Strategic Command" . 10 September 2015. Archived from the original on 10 September 2015.