Leadership 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
Charles A. Richard, Commander
Thomas A. Bussiere, Deputy Commander
Gregory J. Brady, Chief of Staff[1]
Jason A. Schmidt, Director, Human Capital (J1)[2]
Ricky L. Mills, Director, Intelligence (J2)[3]- Thomas Ishee, Director, Operations (J3)
- Glenn T. Harris, Deputy Director, Global Operations[4]
Shane P. Strohl, Director, Logistics (J4)[5]- Anthony Carullo, Director, Plans and Policy (J5)[6]
John W. Weidner, Deputy Director, Plans[7]
Mark D. Behning, Deputy Director, Strategic Targeting and Nuclear Mission Planning (J5N)[8]
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
| Commander of the United States Strategic Command | |
|---|---|
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| United States Department of Defense | |
| Type | Unified combatant commander |
| Abbreviation | CDRUSSTRATCOM[12] |
| Reports to | President of the United States Secretary of Defense |
| Seat | Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Nominator | Secretary of Defense |
| Appointer | The President with Senate advice and consent |
| Term length | 2–3 years (approx.) |
| Constituting instrument | 10 U.S.C. § 164 |
| Formation | 1 June 1992 |
| First holder | George L. Butler |
| Deputy | Deputy Commander, United States Strategic Command |
| No. | Commander | Term | Service branch | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | ||
| 1 | General George L. Butler (born 1939) | 1 June 1992 | 14 February 1994 | 1 year, 258 days |  U.S. Air Force | |
| 2 | Admiral Henry G. Chiles Jr. (born 1938) | 14 February 1994 | 21 February 1996 | 2 years, 7 days |  U.S. Navy | |
| 3 | General Eugene E. Habiger (born 1939) | 21 February 1996 | 1 August 1998 | 2 years, 161 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 4 | Admiral Richard W. Mies (born 1944) | 1 August 1998 | 30 November 2001 | 3 years, 121 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 5 | Admiral James O. Ellis Jr. (born 1947) | 30 November 2001 | 9 July 2004 | 2 years, 222 days | U.S. Navy | |
| - | Lieutenant General James E. Cartwright (born 1949) Acting | 9 July 2004 | 1 September 2004 | 54 days |  U.S. Marine Corps | |
| 6 | General James E. Cartwright (born 1949) | 1 September 2004 | 10 August 2007 | 2 years, 343 days | U.S. Marine Corps | |
| - | Lieutenant General C. Robert Kehler (born 1952) Acting | 10 August 2007 | 3 October 2007 | 54 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 7 | General Kevin P. Chilton (born 1954) | 3 October 2007 | 28 January 2011 | 3 years, 117 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 8 | General C. Robert Kehler (born 1952) | 28 January 2011 | 15 November 2013 | 2 years, 291 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 9 | Admiral Cecil D. Haney (born 1955) | 15 November 2013 | 3 November 2016 | 2 years, 354 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 10 | General John E. Hyten (born 1959) | 3 November 2016 | 18 November 2019 | 3 years, 15 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 11 | Admiral Charles A. Richard (born 1959) | 18 November 2019 | Incumbent | 5 years, 51 days | U.S. Navy | |
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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 Admiral Michael Colley (1938–2013) | 1 June 1992 | 23 September 1993 | 1 year, 114 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 2 | Vice Admiral Henry G. Chiles Jr. (born 1938) | 24 September 1993 | ~14 February 1994 | ~143 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 3 | Lieutenant General Arlen D. Jameson[14] | 24 June 1994 | 29 February 1996 | 1 year, 250 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 4 | Vice Admiral Dennis A. Jones | 10 March 1996 | 13 August 1998 | 2 years, 156 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 5 | Lieutenant General Phillip J. Ford[15] | 17 August 1998 | 2 June 2000 | 1 year, 290 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 6 | Lieutenant General Robert C. Hinson | 11 June 2000 | 16 April 2002 | 1 year, 309 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 7 | Lieutenant General Thomas B. Goslin Jr. | 17 April 2002 | ~May 2005 | ~3 years, 28 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 8 | Lieutenant General C. Robert Kehler (born 1952) | May 2005 | ~12 October 2007 | ~2 years, 153 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 9 | Vice Admiral Carl V. Mauney (born 1953) | 15 October 2007 | 28 October 2010 | 3 years, 13 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 10 | Vice Admiral Cecil D. Haney (born 1955) | 4 November 2010 | ~December 2011 | ~1 year, 41 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 11 | Vice Admiral Timothy Giardina (born 1963) | December 2011 | September 2013 | ~1 year, 274 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 12 | Lieutenant General James Kowalski (born 1957) | ~23 October 2013 | ~28 July 2015 | ~1 year, 278 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 13 | Lieutenant General Stephen W. Wilson (born 1959/1960) | ~28 July 2015 | ~22 July 2016 | ~360 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| – | Major General Richard J. Evans III[16] Acting | ~22 July 2016 | September 2016 | ~55 days |  U.S. Army | |
| 14 | Vice Admiral Charles A. Richard (born 1959) | September 2016 | ~18 June 2018 | ~1 year, 276 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 15 | Vice Admiral David Kriete (born 1963) | ~18 June 2018 | ~20 April 2020 | ~1 year, 307 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 16 | Lieutenant General Thomas A. Bussiere (born 1963) | ~20 April 2020 | Incumbent | ~4 years, 263 days | U.S. Air Force | |
![Arlen D. Jameson[14]](/enwiki/wiki/File:Lt_Gen_Arlen_D._Jameson.jpg)
![Phillip J. Ford[15]](/enwiki/wiki/File:Lt_Gen_Phillip_J._Ford.jpg)
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![Richard J. Evans III[16]](/enwiki/wiki/File:Maj_Gen_Richard_J._Evans_III_(2).jpg)
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List of senior enlisted leaders of the United States Strategic Command
| No. | Senior enlisted leader | Term | Service branch | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | ||
| ? | Master Chief Richard S. Ford[17][18] | ~November 2000 | ~August 2004 | ~3 years, 274 days | U.S. Navy | |
| ? | Fleet Master Chief William N. Nissen[19] | ~August 2004 | ~June 2008 | ~3 years, 305 days | U.S. Navy | |
| ? | Chief Master Sergeant Thomas S. Narofsky[20] | June 2008 | ~22 August 2011 | ~3 years, 68 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| ? | Command Sergeant Major Patrick Z. Alston[21] | ~22 August 2011 | May 2016 | ~4 years, 267 days | U.S. Army | |
| ? | Chief Master Sergeant Patrick F. McMahon[20] | May 2016 | ~9 September 2020 | ~4 years, 117 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| ? | Fleet Master Chief John J. Perryman[22] | ~9 September 2020 | ~1 October 2021 | ~1 year, 22 days | U.S. Navy | |
| ? | Sergeant Major Howard L. Kreamer[23] | ~1 October 2021 | Incumbent | ~3 years, 99 days | U.S. Marine Corps | |
![Richard S. Ford[17][18]](/enwiki/wiki/File:Portrait_gray.png)
![William N. Nissen[19]](/enwiki/wiki/File:FLTCM_William_N._Nissen_(2).jpg)
![Thomas S. Narofsky[20]](/enwiki/wiki/File:CMSgt_Thomas_S._Narofsky.jpg)
![Patrick Z. Alston[21]](/enwiki/wiki/File:CSM_Patrick_Z._Alston_(2).jpg)
![Patrick F. McMahon[20]](/enwiki/wiki/File:Patrick_F._McMahon_(3).jpg)
![John J. Perryman[22]](/enwiki/wiki/File:FLTCM_John_J._Perryman_IV_(1).jpg)
![Howard L. Kreamer[23]](/enwiki/wiki/File:Howard_L._Kreamer_(2).jpg)
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 | Colonel M. E. Callendar Jr.[24] | July 1996 | June 1998 | ~1 year, 335 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 2 | Colonel William M. Fraser III (born 1952) | June 1998 | May 1999 | ~334 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 3 | Colonel David E. Clary[25] | July 1999 | April 2000 | ~275 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 4 | Colonel Jan D. Eakle[26] | April 2000 | September 2000 | ~153 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 5 | Colonel Stephen D. Schmidt[27] | October 2000 | July 2002 | ~−30 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 6 | Colonel Thomas K. Andersen[28][29] | June 2002 | June 2003 | ~1 year, 0 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 7 | Major General Kevin T. Campbell | ~June 2003 | ~18 December 2006 | ~3 years, 186 days | U.S. Army | |
| 8 | Major General Howard B. Bromberg | December 2006 | January 2008 | ~1 year, 31 days | U.S. Army | |
| 9 | Major General Carroll F. Pollett[30] | ~January 2008 | ~November 2008 | ~305 days | U.S. Army | |
| 10 | Major General Abraham J. Turner[31] | ~November 2008 | May 2011 | ~2 years, 181 days | U.S. Army | |
| 11 | Major General William Grimsley | May 2011 | July 2013 | ~2 years, 61 days | U.S. Army | |
| 12 | Major General John Uberti | July 2013 | July 2015 | ~2 years, 0 days | U.S. Army | |
| 13 | Major General Allen W. Batschelet[32] | June 2015 | July 2016 | ~1 year, 30 days | U.S. Army | |
| 14 | Major General James H. Dickinson (born 1962/1963) | July 2016 | December 2016 | ~153 days | U.S. Army | |
| 15 | Major General Daniel L. Karbler | December 2016 | August 2019 | ~2 years, 243 days | U.S. Army | |
| 16 | Major General Randy S. Taylor | ~August 2019 | ~31 July 2020 | ~351 days | U.S. Army | |
| 17 | Rear Admiral William W. Wheeler (born 1966) | 31 July 2020 | ~25 July 2022 | ~1 year, 359 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 18 | Major General Gregory J. Brady (born c. 1969) | ~25 July 2022 | Incumbent | ~2 years, 167 days | U.S. Army | |
![M. E. Callendar Jr.[24]](/enwiki/wiki/File:Col_M._E._Callendar_Jr.jpg)
![David E. Clary[25]](/enwiki/wiki/File:Col_David_E._Clary.jpg)
![Jan D. Eakle[26]](/enwiki/wiki/File:Col_Jan_D._Eakle.jpg)
![Stephen D. Schmidt[27]](/enwiki/wiki/File:Col_Stephen_D._Schmidt.jpg)
![Thomas K. Andersen[28][29]](/enwiki/wiki/File:Col_Thomas_K._Andersen.jpg)
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![Carroll F. Pollett[30]](/enwiki/wiki/File:LTG_Carroll_F._Pollett.jpg)
![Abraham J. Turner[31]](/enwiki/wiki/File:MG_Abraham_J._Turner.jpg)
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![Allen W. Batschelet[32]](/enwiki/wiki/File:MG_Allen_W._Batschelet.jpg)
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