List of United States Air Force four - star generals - wikipedia List of United States Air Force four - star generals Flag of an Air Force four - star general This is a complete list of four - star generals in the United States Air Force. The rank of general ( or full general, or four - star general ) is the highest rank normally achievable in the U.S. Air Force. It ranks above lieutenant general ( three - star general ) and below General of the Air Force ( five - star general ). There have been 215 four - star generals in the history of the U.S. Air Force. Of these, 211 achieved that rank while on active duty, 3 were promoted after retirement, and one was promoted posthumously. Generals entered the Air Force via several paths : 60 were commissioned via the U.S. Military Academy ( USMA ), 49 via the aviation cadet program, 39 via the U.S. Air Force Academy ( USAFA ), 38 via Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps ( AFROTC ) at a civilian university, 12 via AFROTC at a senior military college, 8 via Air Force Officer Training School ( OTS ), 4 via the U.S. Naval Academy ( USNA ), 2 via direct commission, one via Reserve Officer Training Corps ( ROTC ) at a civilian university, one via the Army National Guard ( ARNG ), and one via the Royal Canadian Air Force ( RCAF ). Contents 1 List of generals 2 Timeline 2.1 Four - star positions 2.2 1940 -- present 3 Notes 4 References 5 See also List of generals Entries in the following list of four - star generals are indexed by the numerical order in which each officer was promoted to that rank while on active duty, or by an asterisk ( * ) if the officer did not serve in that rank while on active duty. Each entry lists the general 's name, date of rank, active - duty positions held while serving at four - star rank, number of years of active - duty service at four - star rank ( Yrs ), year commissioned and source of commission, number of years in commission when promoted to four - star rank ( YC ), and other biographical notes. The list is sortable by last name, date of rank, number of years of active - duty service at four - star rank, year commissioned, and number of years in commission when promoted to four - star rank. The median number of years in commission to achieve four - star rank is 31 ( as can be seen by sorting by ' YC ' and scrolling halfway down this list ) and the quickest rise to four - star is 22 years ( LeMay and Norstad ). # Name Photo Date of rank Position Yrs Commission YC Notes arnold ! Henry H. Arnold 1943 - 03 - 19 ! 19 Mar 1943 Commanding General, Army Air Forces ( CG AAF ), 1942 -- 1946. 1907 ( USMA ) 36 ( 1886 -- 1950 ) Promoted to general of the Army, 21 Dec 1944 ; to general of the Air Force, 7 May 1949. mcnarney ! Joseph T. McNarney 1945 - 03 - 07 ! 7 Mar 1945 Deputy Supreme Allied Commander, Mediterranean / Commanding General, Mediterranean Theater of Operations, U.S. Army ( DSACMED / CG MTOUSA ), 1944 -- 1945. Commanding General, U.S. Forces European Theater / Military Governor of the U.S. Occupation Zone in Germany ( CG USFET / USMILGOV ), 1945 -- 1947. Senior member, United Nations Military Staff Committee, 1947. Commanding General, Air Material Command ( CG AMC ), 1947 -- 1949. Chairman, Department of Defense Management Committee, 1949 -- 1952. 7 1915 ( USMA ) 30 ( 1893 -- 1972 ) kenney ! George Kenney 1945 - 03 - 09 ! 9 Mar 1945 Commanding General, Allied Air Forces, South West Pacific Area ( CG AAFSWPA ), 1942 -- 1945. Member, Military Staff Committee of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1945 -- 1946. Commanding General, Strategic Air Command ( CG SAC ), 1946 -- 1948. Commander, Air University, 1948 -- 1951. 6 1917 ( cadet ) 28 ( 1889 -- 1977 ) spaatz ! Carl A. Spaatz 1945 - 03 - 11 ! 11 Mar 1945 Commanding General, U.S. Strategic Air Forces in Europe ( CG USSAFE ), 1944 -- 1945. Commanding General, U.S. Strategic Air Forces in the Pacific ( CG USASTAF ), 1945. Commanding General, Army Air Forces ( CG AAF ), 1946 -- 1947. Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force ( CSAF ), 1947 -- 1948. 1914 ( USMA ) 31 ( 1891 -- 1974 ) 5 vandenberg ! Hoyt Vandenberg 1947 - 10 - 01 ! 1 Oct 1947 Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force ( VCSAF ), 1947 -- 1948. Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force ( CSAF ), 1948 -- 1953. 6 1923 ( USMA ) 24 ( 1899 -- 1954 ) Director of Central Intelligence, 1946 -- 1947. Nephew of U.S. Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg ; son married daughter of Air Force four - star general Leon W. Johnson. 6 fairchild ! Muir S. Fairchild 1948 - 05 - 27 ! 27 May 1948 Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force ( VCSAF ), 1948 -- 1950. 1918 ( cadet ) 30 ( 1894 -- 1950 ) Died in office. 7 twining ! Nathan F. Twining 1950 - 10 - 10 ! 10 Oct 1950 Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force ( VCSAF ), 1950 -- 1953. Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force ( CSAF ), 1953 -- 1957. Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff ( CJCS ), 1957 -- 1960. 10 1918 ( USMA ) 32 ( 1897 -- 1982 ) Brother of Marine Corps four - star general Merrill B. Twining. 8 cannon ! John K. Cannon 1951 - 10 - 29 - 00 ! 29 Oct 1951 Commanding General, Tactical Air Command ( CG TAC ), 1951 -- 1954. 1917 ( direct ) 34 ( 1892 -- 1955 ) 9 chidlaw ! Benjamin W. Chidlaw 1951 - 10 - 29 - 01 ! 29 Oct 1951 Commanding General, Air Defense Command ( CG ADC ), 1951 -- 1954. Commander in Chief, Continental Air Defense Command / Commanding General, Air Defense Command ( CINCONAD / CG ADC ), 1954 -- 1955. 1922 ( USMA ) 29 ( 1900 -- 1977 ) 10 lemay ! Curtis LeMay 1951 - 10 - 29 - 02 ! 29 Oct 1951 Commanding General, Strategic Air Command ( CG SAC ), 1948 -- 1953. Commander, Strategic Air Command ( COMSAC ), 1953 -- 1955. Commander in Chief, Strategic Air Command ( CINCSAC ), 1955 -- 1957. Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force ( VCSAF ), 1957 -- 1961. Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force ( CSAF ), 1961 -- 1965. 14 1929 ( cadet ) 22 ( 1906 -- 1990 ) American Independent Party nominee for U.S. Vice president, 1968. 11 norstad ! Lauris Norstad 1952 - 07 - 05 - 00 ! 5 Jul 1952 Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe ( CINCUSAFE ), 1951. Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe / Commander in Chief, Allied Air Forces in Central Europe ( CINCUSAFE / CINCAIRCENT ), 1951 -- 1953. Air Deputy to Supreme Allied Commander, Europe ( Air Deputy SHAPE ), 1953 -- 1956. Supreme Allied Commander, Europe / Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command ( SACEUR / USCINCEUR ), 1956 -- 1962. Supreme Allied Commander, Europe ( SACEUR ), 1962 -- 1963. 11 1930 ( USMA ) 22 ( 1907 -- 1988 ) 12 weyland ! Otto P. Weyland 1952 - 07 - 05 - 01 ! 5 Jul 1952 Commanding General, Far East Air Forces ( CG FEAF ), 1951 -- 1954. Commanding General, Tactical Air Command ( CG TAC ), 1954 -- 1959. 7 1923 ( Texas A&M ) 29 ( 1902 -- 1979 ) 13 white ! Thomas D. White 1953 - 06 - 30 ! 30 Jun 1953 Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force ( VCSAF ), 1953 -- 1957. Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force ( CSAF ), 1957 -- 1961. 8 1920 ( USMA ) 33 ( 1902 -- 1965 ) 14 rawlings ! Edwin W. Rawlings 1954 - 02 - 19 - 00 ! 19 Feb 1954 Commanding General, Air Materiel Command ( CG AMC ), 1951 -- 1959. 5 1930 ( cadet ) 24 ( 1904 -- 1997 ) 15 partridge ! Earle E. Partridge 1954 - 02 - 19 - 01 ! 19 Feb 1954 Commanding General, Far East Air Forces ( CG FEAF ), 1954 -- 1955. Commander in Chief, Continental Air Defense Command / Commander, Air Defense Command ( CINCONAD / COMADC ), 1955 -- 1956. Commander in Chief, Continental Air Defense Command ( CINCONAD ), 1956 -- 1957. Commander in Chief, North American Air Defense Command / Commander in Chief, Continental Air Defense Command ( CINCNORAD / CINCONAD ), 1957 -- 1959. 5 1924 ( USMA ) 30 ( 1900 -- 1990 ) 16 cookorvalr ! Orval R. Cook 1954 - 04 - 01 ! 1 Apr 1954 Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command ( DCINCEUR ), 1954 -- 1956. 1922 ( USMA ) 32 ( 1898 -- 1980 ) 17 kuter ! Laurence S. Kuter 1955 - 05 - 29 ! 29 May 1955 Commanding General, Far East Air Forces ( CG FEAF ), 1955 -- 1957. Commander in Chief, Pacific Air Forces ( CINCPACAF ), 1957 -- 1959. Commander in Chief, North American Air Defense Command / Commander in Chief, Continental Air Defense Command ( CINCNORAD / CINCONAD ), 1959 -- 1962. 7 1927 ( USMA ) 28 ( 1905 -- 1979 ) U.S. Representative to the International Civil Aviation Organization, 1946 -- 1948. 18 power ! Thomas S. Power 1957 - 06 - 30 ! 30 Jun 1957 Commander in Chief, Strategic Air Command ( CINCSAC ), 1957 -- 1964. 7 1929 ( cadet ) 28 ( 1905 -- 1970 ) 19 everest ! Frank F. Everest 1957 - 07 - 01 ! 1 Jul 1957 Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe ( CINCUSAFE ), 1957 -- 1959. Commander, Tactical Air Command ( COMTAC ), 1959 -- 1961. 1928 ( USMA ) 29 ( 1904 -- 1983 ) 20 johnsonleonw ! Leon W. Johnson 1957 - 08 - 31 ! 31 Aug 1957 U.S. Military Representative, NATO Military Committee ( USMILREP ), 1956 -- 1958. Air Deputy to Supreme Allied Commander, Europe ( Air Deputy SHAPE ), 1958 -- 1961. Director, Net Evaluation Subcommittee Staff, National Security Council, 1961 -- 1965. 8 1926 ( USMA ) 31 ( 1904 -- 1997 ) Awarded Medal of Honor, 1943. Daughter married son of Air Force four - star general Hoyt S. Vandenberg. 21 cabell ! Charles P. Cabell 1958 - 07 - 11 ! 11 Jul 1958 Deputy Director of Central Intelligence ( DDCI ), 1953 -- 1962. 1925 ( USMA ) 33 ( 1903 -- 1971 ) Distant cousin of Navy four - star admiral Richard H. Jackson. 22 anderson ! Samuel E. Anderson 1959 - 03 - 10 ! 10 Mar 1959 Commander, Air Materiel Command ( COMAMC ), 1959 -- 1961. Commander, Air Force Logistics Command ( COMAFLC ), 1961. Air Deputy to Supreme Allied Commander, Europe ( Air Deputy SHAPE ), 1961 -- 1963. 1928 ( USMA ) 31 ( 1906 -- 1982 ) 23 odonnell ! Emmett O'Donnell, Jr. 1959 - 07 - 31 ! 31 Jul 1959 Commander in Chief, Pacific Air Forces ( CINCPACAF ), 1959 -- 1963. 1928 ( USMA ) 31 ( 1906 -- 1971 ) 24 smithfrederich ! Frederic H. Smith, Jr. 1959 - 08 - 01 ! 1 Aug 1959 Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe ( CINCUSAFE ), 1959 -- 1961. Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force ( VCSAF ), 1961 -- 1962. 1929 ( USMA ) 30 ( 1908 -- 1980 ) Son - in - law of Navy five - star admiral Ernest J. King. 25 landon ! Truman H. Landon 1961 - 06 - 28 ! 28 Jun 1961 Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe ( CINCUSAFE ), 1961 -- 1963. 1928 ( USMA ) 33 ( 1905 -- 1986 ) 26 mckeewilliamf ! William F. McKee 1961 - 06 - 29 ! 29 Jun 1961 Commander, Air Force Logistics Command ( COMAFLC ), 1961 -- 1962. Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force ( VCSAF ), 1962 -- 1964. 1929 ( USMA ) 32 ( 1906 -- 1987 ) Assistant Administrator for Management and Development, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1964 -- 1965 ; Administrator, Federal Aviation Agency, 1965 -- 1968. 27 sweeney ! Walter C. Sweeney, Jr. 1961 - 06 - 30 ! 30 Jun 1961 Commander, Tactical Air Command ( COMTAC ), 1961 -- 1965. 1930 ( USMA ) 31 ( 1909 -- 1965 ) 28 schriever ! Bernard A. Schriever 1961 - 07 - 01 ! 1 Jul 1961 Commander, Air Force Systems Command ( COMAFSC ), 1961 -- 1966. 5 1931 ( Texas A&M ) 30 ( 1910 -- 2005 ) 29 gerhart ! John K. Gerhart 1962 - 06 - 29 ! 29 Jun 1962 Commander in Chief, North American Air Defense Command / Commander in Chief, Continental Air Defense Command ( CINCNORAD / CINCONAD ), 1962 -- 1965. 1929 ( cadet ) 33 ( 1907 -- 1981 ) 30 strother ! Dean C. Strother 1962 - 06 - 30 ! 30 Jun 1962 U.S. Military Representative, NATO Military Committee ( USMILREP ), 1962 -- 1965. Commander in Chief, North American Air Defense Command / Commander in Chief, Continental Air Defense Command ( CINCNORAD / CINCONAD ), 1965 -- 1966. 1931 ( USMA ) 31 ( 1908 -- 2000 ) 31 bradley ! Mark E. Bradley 1962 - 07 - 01 ! 1 Jul 1962 Commander, Air Force Logistics Command ( COMAFLC ), 1962 -- 1965. 1930 ( USMA ) 32 ( 1907 -- 1999 ) 32 mcconnell ! John P. McConnell 1962 - 10 - 01 ! 1 Oct 1962 Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command ( DCINCEUR ), 1962 -- 1964. Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force ( VCSAF ), 1964 -- 1965. Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force ( CSAF ), 1965 -- 1969. 7 1932 ( USMA ) 30 ( 1908 -- 1986 ) 33 lee ! Robert M. Lee 1963 - 06 - 04 ! 4 Jun 1963 Air Deputy to Supreme Allied Commander, Europe ( Air Deputy SHAPE ), 1963 -- 1966. 1931 ( USMA ) 32 ( 1909 -- 2003 ) 34 smart ! Jacob E. Smart 1963 - 06 - 05 ! 5 Jun 1963 Commander in Chief, Pacific Air Forces ( CINCPACAF ), 1963 -- 1964. Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command ( DCINCEUR ), 1964 -- 1966. 1931 ( USMA ) 32 ( 1909 -- 2006 ) Assistant Administrator for Policy / DoD and Interagency Affairs, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1967 -- 1973. 35 kelly ! Joe W. Kelly 1963 - 06 - 06 ! 6 Jun 1963 Commander, Military Air Transport Service ( COMMATS ), 1960 -- 1964. 1932 ( USMA ) 31 ( 1910 -- 1979 ) 36 disosway ! Gabriel P. Disosway 1963 - 08 - 01 ! 1 Aug 1963 Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe ( CINCUSAFE ), 1963 -- 1965. Commander, Tactical Air Command ( COMTAC ), 1965 -- 1968. 5 1933 ( USMA ) 30 ( 1910 -- 2001 ) 37 harris ! Hunter Harris, Jr. 1964 - 07 - 18 ! 18 Jul 1964 Commander in Chief, Pacific Air Forces ( CINCPACAF ), 1964 -- 1967. 1932 ( USMA ) 32 ( 1909 -- 1987 ) 38 esteshowellmjr ! Howell M. Estes II 1964 - 07 - 19 ! 19 Jul 1964 Commander, Military Airlift Command ( COMAC ), 1964 -- 1969. 5 1936 ( USMA ) 28 ( 1914 -- 2007 ) Father of Air Force four - star general Howell M. Estes III. 39 ryanjohnd ! John D. Ryan 1964 - 12 - 01 ! 1 Dec 1964 Commander in Chief, Strategic Air Command ( CINCSAC ), 1964 -- 1967. Commander in Chief, Pacific Air Forces ( CINCPACAF ), 1967 -- 1968. Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force ( VCSAF ), 1968 -- 1969. Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force ( CSAF ), 1969 -- 1973. 9 1938 ( USMA ) 26 ( 1915 -- 1983 ) Father of Air Force four - star general Michael E. Ryan. 40 blanchard ! William H. Blanchard 1965 - 02 - 19 ! 19 Feb 1965 Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force ( VCSAF ), 1965 -- 1966. 1938 ( USMA ) 27 ( 1916 -- 1966 ) Died in office. 41 hobson ! Kenneth B. Hobson 1965 - 07 - 31 ! 31 Jul 1965 Commander, Air Force Logistics Command ( COMAFLC ), 1965 -- 1967. 1932 ( USMA ) 33 ( 1908 -- 1979 ) 42 holloway ! Bruce K. Holloway 1965 - 08 - 01 ! 1 Aug 1965 Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe ( CINCUSAFE ), 1965 -- 1966. Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force ( VCSAF ), 1966 -- 1968. Commander in Chief, Strategic Air Command ( CINCSAC ), 1968 -- 1972. 7 1937 ( USMA ) 28 ( 1912 -- 1999 ) 43 stone ! William S. Stone 1966 - 07 - 28 ! 28 Jul 1966 Air Deputy to Supreme Allied Commander, Europe ( Air Deputy SHAPE ), 1966 -- 1968. 1934 ( USMA ) 32 ( 1910 -- 1968 ) Died in office. Superintendent, U.S. Air Force Academy, 1959 -- 1962. 44 reeves ! Raymond J. Reeves 1966 - 07 - 29 ! 29 Jul 1966 Commander in Chief, North American Air Defense Command / Commander in Chief, Continental Air Defense Command ( CINCNORAD / CINCONAD ), 1966 -- 1969. 1934 ( USMA ) 32 ( 1909 -- 1998 ) 45 ferguson ! James Ferguson 1966 - 07 - 30 ! 30 Jul 1966 Commander, Air Force Systems Command ( COMAFSC ), 1966 -- 1970. 1937 ( cadet ) 29 ( 1913 -- 2000 ) 46 burchinal ! David A. Burchinal 1966 - 07 - 31 ! 31 Jul 1966 Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command ( DCINCEUR ), 1966 -- 1973. 7 1940 ( cadet ) 26 ( 1915 -- 1990 ) 47 preston ! Maurice A. Preston 1966 - 08 - 01 ! 1 Aug 1966 Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe ( CINCUSAFE ), 1966 -- 1968. 1937 ( USMA ) 29 ( 1912 -- 1983 ) 48 nazzaro ! Joseph J. Nazzaro 1967 - 02 - 01 ! 1 Feb 1967 Commander in Chief, Strategic Air Command ( CINCSAC ), 1967 -- 1968. Commander in Chief, Pacific Air Forces ( CINCPACAF ), 1968 -- 1971. 1936 ( USMA ) 31 ( 1913 -- 1990 ) 49 gerrity ! Thomas P. Gerrity 1967 - 08 - 01 ! 1 Aug 1967 Commander, Air Force Logistics Command ( COMAFLC ), 1967 -- 1968. 1940 ( cadet ) 27 ( 1913 -- 1968 ) Died in office. 50 momyer ! William W. Momyer 1967 - 12 - 13 ! 13 Dec 1967 Commander, Seventh Air Force, 1966 -- 1968. Commander, Tactical Air Command ( COMTAC ), 1968 -- 1973. 6 1939 ( cadet ) 28 ( 1916 -- 2012 ) 51 merrell ! Jack G. Merrell 1968 - 03 - 29 ! 29 Mar 1968 Commander, Air Force Logistics Command ( COMAFLC ), 1968 -- 1972. 1939 ( USMA ) 29 ( 1915 -- 1993 ) 52 wade ! Horace M. Wade 1968 - 07 - 31 ! 31 Jul 1968 Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe ( CINCUSAFE ), 1968 -- 1969. Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe ( COFS SHAPE ), 1969 -- 1972. Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force ( VCSAF ), 1972 -- 1973. 5 1938 ( cadet ) 30 ( 1916 -- 2001 ) 53 brown ! George S. Brown 1968 - 08 - 01 ! 1 Aug 1968 Commander, Seventh Air Force, 1968 -- 1970. Commander, Air Force Systems Command ( COMAFSC ), 1970 -- 1973. Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force ( CSAF ), 1973 -- 1974. Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff ( CJCS ), 1974 -- 1978. 10 1941 ( USMA ) 27 ( 1918 -- 1978 ) 54 holzapple ! Joseph R. Holzapple 1969 - 02 - 01 ! 1 Feb 1969 Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe ( CINCUSAFE ), 1969 -- 1971. 1941 ( cadet ) 28 ( 1914 -- 1973 ) 55 mckeesethj ! Seth J. McKee 1969 - 07 - 30 ! 30 Jul 1969 Commander in Chief, North American Air Defense Command / Commander in Chief, Continental Air Defense Command ( CINCNORAD / CINCONAD ), 1969 -- 1973. Commander in Chief, North American Air Defense Command / Commander in Chief, Continental Air Defense Command / Commander, Aerospace Defense Command ( CINCNORAD / CINCONAD / COMADC ), 1973. 1939 ( cadet ) 30 ( 1916 -- 2016 ) 56 meyer ! John C. Meyer 1969 - 07 - 31 ! 31 Jul 1969 Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force ( VCSAF ), 1969 -- 1972. Commander in Chief, Strategic Air Command ( CINCSAC ), 1972 -- 1974. 5 1940 ( cadet ) 29 ( 1919 -- 1975 ) 57 catton ! Jack J. Catton 1969 - 08 - 01 ! 1 Aug 1969 Commander, Military Airlift Command ( COMAC ), 1969 -- 1972. Commander, Air Force Logistics Command ( COMAFLC ), 1972 -- 1974. 5 1941 ( cadet ) 28 ( 1920 -- 1990 ) 58 clay ! Lucius D. Clay, Jr. 1970 - 09 - 01 ! 1 Sep 1970 Commander, Seventh Air Force, 1970 -- 1971. Commander in Chief, Pacific Air Forces ( CINCPACAF ), 1971 -- 1973. Commander in Chief, North American Air Defense Command / Commander in Chief, Continental Air Defense Command / Commander, Aerospace Defense Command ( CINCNORAD / CINCONAD / COMADC ), 1973 -- 1975. Commander in Chief, North American Air Defense Command / Commander in Chief, Continental Air Defense Command / Commander in Chief, Aerospace Defense Command ( CINCNORAD / CINCONAD / CINCAD ), 1975. 5 1942 ( USMA ) 28 ( 1919 -- 1994 ) Son of Army four - star general Lucius D. Clay ; grandson of U.S. Senator Alexander S. Clay. 59 milton ! Theodore R. Milton 1971 - 07 - 31 ! 31 Jul 1971 U.S. Military Representative, NATO Military Committee ( USMILREP ), 1971 -- 1974. 1940 ( USMA ) 31 ( 1915 -- 2010 ) 60 lavelle ! John D. Lavelle 1971 - 08 - 01 ! 1 Aug 1971 Commander, Seventh Air Force, 1971 -- 1972. 1940 ( cadet ) 31 ( 1916 -- 1979 ) Relieved, 1972. 61 jonesdavidc ! David C. Jones 1971 - 09 - 01 ! 1 Sep 1971 Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe ( CINCUSAFE ), 1971 -- 1974. Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe / Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe ( CINCUSAFE / COMAAFCE ), 1974. Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force ( CSAF ), 1974 -- 1978. Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff ( CJCS ), 1978 -- 1982. 11 1943 ( cadet ) 28 ( 1921 -- 2013 ) 62 vogt ! John W. Vogt, Jr. 1972 - 04 - 07 ! 7 Apr 1972 Commander, Seventh Air Force, 1972 -- 1973. Commander in Chief, Pacific Air Forces ( CINCPACAF ), 1973 -- 1974. Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe / Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe ( CINCUSAFE / COMAAFCE ), 1974 -- 1975. 1942 ( cadet ) 30 ( 1920 -- 2010 ) 63 dougherty ! Russell E. Dougherty 1972 - 05 - 01 ! 1 May 1972 Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe ( COFS SHAPE ), 1972 -- 1974. Commander in Chief, Strategic Air Command ( CINCSAC ), 1974 -- 1977. 5 1943 ( cadet ) 29 ( 1920 -- 2007 ) Father - in - law of Air Force four - star general Joseph W. Ralston. * simler ! George B. Simler 1972 - 08 - 16 ! 16 Aug 1972 ( posthumous ) 0 1942 ( cadet ) 30 ( 1921 -- 1972 ) 64 carlton ! Paul K. Carlton 1972 - 10 - 09 ! 9 Oct 1972 Commander, Military Airlift Command ( COMAC ), 1972 -- 1977. Commander in Chief, Military Airlift Command ( CINCMAC ), 1977. 5 1942 ( cadet ) 30 ( 1921 -- 2009 ) 65 okeefe ! Timothy F. O'Keefe 1973 - 00 - 00 ! 1973 Commander, Seventh Air Force, 1973 -- 1974. 1940 ( cadet ) 33 ( 1919 -- 1984 ) 66 eade ! George J. Eade 1973 - 04 - 18 ! 18 Apr 1973 Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command ( DCINCEUR ), 1973 -- 1975. 1942 ( cadet ) 31 ( 1921 -- ) 67 phillips ! Samuel C. Phillips 1973 - 08 - 01 ! 1 Aug 1973 Commander, Air Force Systems Command ( COMAFSC ), 1973 -- 1975. 1942 ( ROTC ) 31 ( 1921 -- 1990 ) Director, National Security Agency, 1972 -- 1973. 68 ellis ! Richard H. Ellis 1973 - 09 - 30 ! 30 Sep 1973 Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force ( VCSAF ), 1973 -- 1975. Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe / Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe ( CINCUSAFE / COMAAFCE ), 1975 -- 1977. Commander in Chief, Strategic Air Command ( CINCSAC ), 1977 -- 1981. 8 1942 ( cadet ) 31 ( 1919 -- 1989 ) U.S. Commissioner for the U.S. - U.S.S.R. Standing Consultative Commission, 1982 -- 1989. 69 dixon ! Robert J. Dixon 1973 - 10 - 01 ! 1 Oct 1973 Commander, Tactical Air Command ( COMTAC ), 1973 -- 1978. 5 1942 ( RCAF ) 31 ( 1920 -- 2003 ) 70 wilson ! Louis L. Wilson Jr. 1974 - 07 - 01 ! 1 Jul 1974 Commander in Chief, Pacific Air Forces ( CINCPACAF ), 1974 -- 1977. 1943 ( USMA ) 31 ( 1919 -- 2010 ) 71 seith ! Louis T. Seith 1974 - 08 - 01 ! 1 Aug 1974 Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe ( COFS SHAPE ), 1974 -- 1977. 1943 ( USMA ) 31 ( 1921 -- 2007 ) 72 mcbride ! William V. McBride 1974 - 09 - 01 ! 1 Sep 1974 Commander, Air Force Logistics Command ( COMAFLC ), 1974 -- 1975. Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force ( VCSAF ), 1975 -- 1978. 1942 ( cadet ) 32 ( 1922 -- ) 73 evans ! William J. Evans 1975 - 08 - 30 ! 30 Aug 1975 Commander, Air Force Systems Command ( COMAFSC ), 1975 -- 1977. Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe / Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe ( CINCUSAFE / COMAAFCE ), 1977 -- 1978. 1946 ( USMA ) 29 ( 1924 -- 2000 ) 74 rogers ! F. Michael Rogers 1975 - 09 - 01 - 00 ! 1 Sep 1975 Commander, Air Force Logistics Command ( COMAFLC ), 1975 -- 1978. 1943 ( cadet ) 32 ( 1921 -- 2014 ) 75 james ! Daniel James, Jr. 1975 - 09 - 01 - 01 ! 1 Sep 1975 Commander in Chief, North American Air Defense Command / Commander in Chief, Aerospace Defense Command ( CINCNORAD / CINCAD ), 1975 -- 1977. 1943 ( cadet ) 32 ( 1920 -- 1978 ) 76 huyser ! Robert E. Huyser 1975 - 09 - 01 - 02 ! 1 Sep 1975 Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command ( DCINCEUR ), 1975 -- 1979. Commander in Chief, Military Airlift Command ( CINCMAC ), 1979 -- 1981. 6 1944 ( cadet ) 31 ( 1924 -- 1997 ) U.S. Special Envoy to Iran, 1979. 77 roberts ! John W. Roberts 1977 - 03 - 29 ! 29 Mar 1977 Commander, Air Training Command ( COMATC ), 1975 -- 1979. 1944 ( cadet ) 33 ( 1921 -- 1999 ) 78 moore ! William G. Moore Jr. 1977 - 04 - 01 ! 1 Apr 1977 Commander in Chief, Military Airlift Command ( CINCMAC ), 1977 -- 1979. 1941 ( cadet ) 36 ( 1920 -- 2012 ) 79 allenlewjr ! Lew Allen 1977 - 07 - 31 ! 31 Jul 1977 Commander, Air Force Systems Command ( COMAFSC ), 1977 -- 1978. Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force ( VCSAF ), 1978. Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force ( CSAF ), 1978 -- 1982. 5 1946 ( USMA ) 31 ( 1925 -- 2010 ) Director, National Security Agency, 1973 -- 1977 ; Director, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 1982 -- 1990. 80 allenjamesr ! James R. Allen 1977 - 08 - 01 ! 1 Aug 1977 Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe ( COFS SHAPE ), 1977 -- 1979. Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command ( DCINCEUR ), 1979 -- 1981. Commander in Chief, Military Airlift Command ( CINCMAC ), 1981 -- 1983. 6 1948 ( USMA ) 29 ( 1925 -- 1992 ) Superintendent, U.S. Air Force Academy, 1974 -- 1977. 81 hilljamese ! James E. Hill 1977 - 12 - 21 ! 21 Dec 1977 Commander in Chief, North American Air Defense Command / Commander in Chief, Aerospace Defense Command ( CINCNORAD / CINCAD ), 1977 -- 1979. Commander in Chief, North American Air Defense Command ( CINCNORAD ), 1979. 1943 ( cadet ) 34 ( 1921 -- 1999 ) 82 poe ! Bryce Poe II 1978 - 02 - 02 ! 2 Feb 1978 Commander, Air Force Logistics Command ( COMAFLC ), 1978 -- 1981. 1946 ( USMA ) 32 ( 1924 -- 2000 ) 83 slay ! Alton D. Slay 1978 - 04 - 01 ! 1 Apr 1978 Commander, Air Force Systems Command ( COMAFSC ), 1978 -- 1981. 1944 ( cadet ) 34 ( 1924 -- 2015 ) 84 creech ! Wilbur L. Creech 1978 - 05 - 01 ! 1 May 1978 Commander, Tactical Air Command ( COMTAC ), 1978 -- 1984. 6 1949 ( cadet ) 29 ( 1927 -- 2003 ) 85 hilljamesa ! James A. Hill 1978 - 07 - 10 ! 10 Jul 1978 Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force ( VCSAF ), 1978 -- 1980. 1944 ( cadet ) 34 ( 1923 -- 2010 ) 86 pauly ! John W. Pauly 1978 - 08 - 01 ! 1 Aug 1978 Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe / Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe ( CINCUSAFE / COMAAFCE ), 1978 -- 1980. 1945 ( USMA ) 33 ( 1923 -- 2013 ) 87 davisbenniel ! Bennie L. Davis 1979 - 04 - 01 ! 1 Apr 1979 Commander, Air Training Command ( COMATC ), 1979 -- 1981. Commander in Chief, Strategic Air Command ( CINCSAC ), 1981 -- 1985. 6 1950 ( USMA ) 29 ( 1928 -- 2012 ) 88 smithwilliamy ! William Y. Smith 1979 - 07 - 01 ! 1 Jul 1979 Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe ( COFS SHAPE ), 1979 -- 1981. Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command ( DCINCEUR ), 1981 -- 1983. 1948 ( USMA ) 31 ( 1925 -- 2016 ) 89 mathis ! Robert C. Mathis 1980 - 03 - 01 ! 1 Mar 1980 Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force ( VCSAF ), 1980 -- 1982. 1948 ( USMA ) 32 ( 1927 -- 2016 ) 90 lawson ! Richard L. Lawson 1980 - 07 - 01 ! 1 Jul 1980 U.S. Military Representative, NATO Military Committee ( USMILREP ), 1980 -- 1981. Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe ( COFS SHAPE ), 1981 -- 1983. Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command ( DCINCEUR ), 1983 -- 1986. 6 1951 ( ARNG ) 29 ( 1929 -- ) 91 gabriel ! Charles A. Gabriel 1980 - 08 - 01 ! 1 Aug 1980 Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe / Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe ( CINCUSAFE / COMAAFCE ), 1980 -- 1982. Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force ( CSAF ), 1982 -- 1986. 6 1950 ( USMA ) 30 ( 1928 -- 2003 ) 92 marsh ! Robert T. Marsh 1981 - 02 - 01 ! 1 Feb 1981 Commander, Air Force Systems Command ( COMAFSC ), 1981 -- 1984. 1949 ( USMA ) 32 ( 1925 -- ) 93 ryanthomasmjr ! Thomas M. Ryan, Jr. 1981 - 07 - 31 ! 31 Jul 1981 Commander, Air Training Command ( COMATC ), 1981 -- 1983. Commander in Chief, Military Airlift Command ( CINCMAC ), 1983 -- 1985. 1950 ( cadet ) 31 ( 1928 -- ) 94 mullins ! James P. Mullins 1981 - 08 - 01 ! 1 Aug 1981 Commander, Air Force Logistics Command ( COMAFLC ), 1981 -- 1984. 1949 ( cadet ) 32 ( 1928 -- ) 95 hartinger ! James V. Hartinger 1981 - 10 - 01 ! 1 Oct 1981 Commander in Chief, North American Air Defense Command ( CINCNORAD ), 1980 -- 1981. Commander in Chief, North American Aerospace Defense Command ( CINCNORAD ), 1981 -- 1982. Commander in Chief, North American Aerospace Defense Command / Commander, Air Force Space Command ( CINCNORAD / COMAFSPC ), 1982 -- 1984. 1949 ( USMA ) 32 ( 1925 -- 2000 ) 96 omalley ! Jerome F. O'Malley 1982 - 06 - 01 ! 1 Jun 1982 Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force ( VCSAF ), 1982 -- 1983. Commander in Chief, Pacific Air Forces ( CINCPACAF ), 1983 -- 1984. Commander, Tactical Air Command ( COMTAC ), 1984 -- 1985. 1953 ( USMA ) 29 ( 1932 -- 1985 ) Died in office. 97 minter ! Billy M. Minter 1982 - 07 - 01 ! 1 Jul 1982 Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe / Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe ( CINCUSAFE / COMAAFCE ), 1982 -- 1984. 1949 ( cadet ) 33 ( 1926 -- 2005 ) 98 iosue ! Andrew P. Iosue 1983 - 07 - 01 ! 1 Jul 1983 Commander, Air Training Command ( COMATC ), 1983 -- 1986. 1951 ( AFROTC ) 32 ( 1927 -- ) 99 dalton ! James E. Dalton 1983 - 08 - 01 ! 1 Aug 1983 Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe ( COFS SHAPE ), 1983 -- 1985. 1954 ( USMA ) 29 ( 1930 -- ) 100 skantze ! Lawrence A. Skantze 1983 - 10 - 06 ! 6 Oct 1983 Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force ( VCSAF ), 1983 -- 1984. Commander, Air Force Systems Command ( COMAFSC ), 1984 -- 1987. 1952 ( USNA ) 31 ( 1928 -- ) 101 welch ! Larry D. Welch 1984 - 08 - 01 - 00 ! 1 Aug 1984 Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force ( VCSAF ), 1984 -- 1985. Commander in Chief, Strategic Air Command ( CINCSAC ), 1985 -- 1986. Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force ( CSAF ), 1986 -- 1990. 6 1953 ( cadet ) 31 ( 1934 -- ) President, Institute for Defense Analyses, 1990 -- 2003, 2006 -- present. 102 herres ! Robert T. Herres 1984 - 08 - 01 - 01 ! 1 Aug 1984 Commander in Chief, North American Aerospace Defense Command / Commander, Air Force Space Command ( CINCNORAD / COMAFSPC ), 1984 -- 1985. Commander in Chief, North American Aerospace Defense Command / Commander in Chief, U.S. Space Command / Commander, Air Force Space Command ( CINCNORAD / USCINCSPACE / COMAFSPC ), 1985 -- 1986. Commander in Chief, North American Aerospace Defense Command / Commander in Chief, U.S. Space Command ( CINCNORAD / USCINCSPACE ), 1986 -- 1987. Vice chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff ( VCJCS ), 1987 -- 1990. 6 1954 ( USNA ) 30 ( 1932 -- 2008 ) 103 bazley ! Robert W. Bazley 1984 - 11 - 01 - 00 ! 1 Nov 1984 Commander in Chief, Pacific Air Forces ( CINCPACAF ), 1984 -- 1986. 1945 ( cadet ) 29 ( 1925 -- 2012 ) 104 donnelly ! Charles L. Donnelly, Jr. 1984 - 11 - 01 - 01 ! 1 Nov 1984 Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe / Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe ( CINCUSAFE / COMAAFCE ), 1984 -- 1987. 1952 ( cadet ) 32 ( 1929 -- 1994 ) 105 oloughlin ! Earl T. O'Loughlin 1984 - 11 - 01 - 02 ! 1 Nov 1984 Commander, Air Force Logistics Command ( COMAFLC ), 1984 -- 1987. 1952 ( cadet ) 32 ( 1930 -- ) * doolittle ! James Doolittle 1985 - 04 - 04 ! 4 Apr 1985 ( retired ) 0 1918 ( cadet ) 67 ( 1896 -- 1993 ) Awarded Medal of Honor, 1942 ; Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1989. First Air Force reservist to attain rank of general. * eaker ! Ira C. Eaker 1985 - 04 - 26 ! 26 Apr 1985 ( retired ) 0 1917 ( direct ) 68 ( 1896 -- 1987 ) Awarded Congressional Gold Medal, 1978. 106 russ ! Robert D. Russ 1985 - 05 - 22 ! 22 May 1985 Commander, Tactical Air Command ( COMTAC ), 1985 -- 1991. 6 1955 ( AFROTC ) 30 ( 1933 -- 1997 ) 107 chain ! John T. Chain, Jr. 1985 - 07 - 01 ! 1 Jul 1985 Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe ( COFS SHAPE ), 1985 -- 1986. Commander in Chief, Strategic Air Command ( CINCSAC ), 1986 -- 1991. 6 1956 ( AFROTC ) 29 ( 1934 -- ) U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Politico - Military Affairs, 1984 -- 1985. 108 piotrowski ! John L. Piotrowski 1985 - 08 - 01 ! 1 Aug 1985 Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force ( VCSAF ), 1985 -- 1987. Commander in Chief, North American Aerospace Defense Command / Commander in Chief, U.S. Space Command ( CINCNORAD / USCINCSPACE ), 1987 -- 1990. 5 1954 ( cadet ) 31 ( 1934 -- ) 109 cassidy ! Duane H. Cassidy 1985 - 11 - 08 ! 8 Nov 1985 Commander in Chief, Military Airlift Command ( CINCMAC ), 1985 -- 1987. Commander in Chief, U.S. Transportation Command / Commander in Chief, Military Airlift Command ( USCINCTRANS / CINCMAC ), 1987 -- 1989. 1954 ( cadet ) 31 ( 1933 -- 2016 ) 110 reed ! Robert H. Reed 1986 - 07 - 01 ! 1 Jul 1986 Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe ( COFS SHAPE ), 1986 -- 1988. 1953 ( cadet ) 33 ( 1929 -- 2017 ) 111 richards ! Thomas C. Richards 1986 - 12 - 01 ! 1 Dec 1986 Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command ( DCINCEUR ), 1986 -- 1989. 1956 ( VPI ) 30 ( 1930 -- ) Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration, 1992 -- 1993. 112 gregory ! Jack I. Gregory 1987 - 01 - 01 ! 1 Jan 1987 Commander in Chief, Pacific Air Forces ( CINCPACAF ), 1986 -- 1988. 1953 ( AFROTC ) 34 ( 1931 -- ) 113 hatch ! Monroe W. Hatch Jr. 1987 - 01 - 29 ! 29 Jan 1987 Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force ( VCSAF ), 1987 -- 1990. 1951 ( USNA ) 36 ( 1933 -- ) 114 kirk ! William L. Kirk 1987 - 05 - 01 ! 1 May 1987 Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe / Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe ( CINCUSAFE / COMAAFCE ), 1987 -- 1989. 1954 ( cadet ) 33 ( 1932 -- 2017 ) 115 randolph ! Bernard P. Randolph 1987 - 08 - 01 - 00 ! 1 Aug 1987 Commander, Air Force Systems Command ( COMAFSC ), 1987 -- 1990. 1956 ( cadet ) 31 ( 1933 -- ) 116 hansen ! Alfred G. Hansen 1987 - 08 - 01 - 01 ! 1 Aug 1987 Commander, Air Force Logistics Command ( COMAFLC ), 1987 -- 1989. 1955 ( cadet ) 32 ( 1933 -- ) 117 shaud ! John A. Shaud 1988 - 07 - 01 ! 1 Jul 1988 Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe ( COFS SHAPE ), 1988 -- 1991. 1956 ( USMA ) 32 ( 1933 -- ) 118 mcpeak ! Merrill McPeak 1988 - 08 - 01 ! 1 Aug 1988 Commander in Chief, Pacific Air Forces ( CINCPACAF ), 1988 -- 1990. Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force ( CSAF ), 1990 -- 1994. 6 1957 ( AFROTC ) 31 ( 1936 -- ) 119 dugan ! Michael J. Dugan 1989 - 05 - 01 ! 1 May 1989 Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe / Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe ( CINCUSAFE / COMAAFCE ), 1989 -- 1990. Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force ( CSAF ), 1990. 1958 ( USMA ) 31 ( 1937 -- ) Relieved, 1990. 120 mccarthy ! James P. McCarthy 1989 - 10 - 01 - 00 ! 1 Oct 1989 Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command ( DCINCEUR ), 1989 -- 1992. 1957 ( AFROTC ) 32 ( 1935 -- ) 121 johnsonhansfordt ! Hansford T. Johnson 1989 - 10 - 01 - 01 ! 1 Oct 1989 Commander in Chief, U.S. Transportation Command / Commander in Chief, Military Airlift Command ( USCINCTRANS / CINCMAC ), 1989 -- 1992. Commander in Chief, U.S. Transportation Command / Commander, Air Mobility Command ( USCINCTRANS / COMAMC ), 1992. 1959 ( USAFA ) 30 ( 1936 -- ) U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Installations and Environment, 2002 -- 2005. 122 mcdonald ! Charles C. McDonald 1989 - 11 - 01 ! 1 Nov 1989 Commander, Air Force Logistics Command ( COMAFLC ), 1989 -- 1992. 1956 ( AFROTC ) 33 ( 1933 -- 2017 ) 123 kutyna ! Donald J. Kutyna 1990 - 04 - 01 - 00 ! 1 Apr 1990 Commander in Chief, North American Aerospace Defense Command / Commander in Chief, U.S. Space Command ( CINCNORAD / USCINCSPACE ), 1990 -- 1992. Commander in Chief, North American Aerospace Defense Command / Commander in Chief, U.S. Space Command / Commander, Air Force Space Command ( CINCNORAD / USCINCSPACE / COMAFSPC ), 1992. 1957 ( USMA ) 33 ( 1933 -- ) 124 yates ! Ronald W. Yates 1990 - 04 - 01 - 01 ! 1 Apr 1990 Commander, Air Force Systems Command ( COMAFSC ), 1990 -- 1992. Commander, Air Force Materiel Command ( COMAFMC ), 1992 -- 1995. 5 1960 ( USAFA ) 30 ( 1938 -- ) 125 loh ! John M. Loh 1990 - 06 - 01 ! 1 Jun 1990 Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force ( VCSAF ), 1990 -- 1991. Commander, Tactical Air Command ( COMTAC ), 1991 -- 1992. Commander, Air Combat Command ( COMACC ), 1992 -- 1995. 5 1960 ( USAFA ) 30 ( 1938 -- ) 126 oaks ! Robert C. Oaks 1990 - 07 - 01 ! 1 Jul 1990 Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe / Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe ( CINCUSAFE / COMAAFCE ), 1990 -- 1993. Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe / Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe ( CINCUSAFE / COMAIRCENT ), 1993 -- 1994. 1959 ( USAFA ) 31 ( 1936 -- ) 127 butler ! George Lee Butler 1991 - 01 - 25 ! 25 Jan 1991 Commander in Chief, Strategic Air Command ( CINCSAC ), 1991 -- 1992. Commander in Chief, U.S. Strategic Command ( USCINCSTRAT ), 1992 -- 1994. 1961 ( USAFA ) 30 ( 1939 -- ) 128 adams ! Jimmie V. Adams 1991 - 02 - 13 ! 13 Feb 1991 Commander in Chief, Pacific Air Forces ( CINCPACAF ), 1991 -- 1993. 1958 ( AFROTC ) 33 ( 1936 -- ) 129 carns ! Michael P.C. Carns 1991 - 05 - 16 ! 16 May 1991 Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force ( VCSAF ), 1991 -- 1994. 1959 ( USAFA ) 32 ( 1937 -- ) 130 davisjamesb ! James B. Davis 1991 - 07 - 24 ! 24 Jul 1991 Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe ( COFS SHAPE ), 1991 -- 1993. 1958 ( USNA ) 33 ( 1935 -- ) 131 horner ! Chuck Horner 1992 - 07 - 01 ! 1 Jul 1992 Commander in Chief, North American Aerospace Defense Command / Commander in Chief, U.S. Space Command / Commander, Air Force Space Command ( CINCNORAD / USCINCSPACE / COMAFSPC ), 1992 -- 1994. 1958 ( AFROTC ) 34 ( 1936 -- ) 132 fogleman ! Ronald Fogleman 1992 - 09 - 01 ! 1 Sep 1992 Commander in Chief, U.S. Transportation Command / Commander, Air Mobility Command ( USCINCTRANS / COMAMC ), 1992 -- 1994. Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force ( CSAF ), 1994 -- 1997. 5 1963 ( USAFA ) 29 ( 1942 -- ) 133 boyd ! Charles G. Boyd 1992 - 12 - 01 - 00 ! 1 Dec 1992 Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command ( DCINCEUR ), 1992 -- 1995. 1960 ( cadet ) 32 ( 1938 -- ) 134 viccellio ! Henry Viccellio Jr. 1992 - 12 - 01 - 01 ! 1 Dec 1992 Commander, Air Training Command ( COMATC ), 1992 -- 1993. Commander, Air Education and Training Command ( COMAETC ), 1993 -- 1995. Commander, Air Force Materiel Command ( COMAFMC ), 1995 -- 1997. 5 1963 ( USAFA ) 29 ( 1940 -- ) 135 rutherford ! Robert L. Rutherford 1993 - 02 - 01 ! 1 Feb 1993 Commander, Pacific Air Forces ( COMPACAF ), 1993 -- 1994. Commander in Chief, U.S. Transportation Command / Commander, Air Mobility Command ( USCINCTRANS / COMAMC ), 1994 -- 1996. 1961 ( AFROTC ) 32 ( 1938 -- 2013 ) 136 moorman ! Thomas S. Moorman, Jr. 1994 - 08 - 01 ! 1 Aug 1994 Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force ( VCSAF ), 1994 -- 1997. 1962 ( AFROTC ) 32 ( 1940 -- ) 137 jamerson ! James L. Jamerson 1994 - 09 - 01 ! 1 Sep 1994 Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe / Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe ( CINCUSAFE / COMAIRCENT ), 1994 -- 1995. Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command ( DCINCEUR ), 1995 -- 1998. 1963 ( USAFA ) 31 ( 1941 -- ) 138 ashy ! Joseph W. Ashy 1994 - 09 - 13 ! 13 Sep 1994 Commander in Chief, North American Aerospace Defense Command / Commander in Chief, U.S. Space Command / Commander, Air Force Space Command ( CINCNORAD / USCINCSPACE / COMAFSPC ), 1994 -- 1996. 1962 ( Texas A&M ) 32 ( 1940 -- ) 139 lorber ! John G. Lorber 1994 - 10 - 12 ! 12 Oct 1994 Commander, Pacific Air Forces ( COMPACAF ), 1994 -- 1997. 1964 ( USAFA ) 30 ( 1941 -- ) 140 boles ! Billy J. Boles 1995 - 07 - 01 - 00 ! 1 Jul 1995 Commander, Air Education and Training Command ( COMAETC ), 1995 -- 1997. 1962 ( AFROTC ) 33 ( 1938 -- ) 141 ralston ! Joseph Ralston 1995 - 07 - 01 - 01 ! 1 Jul 1995 Commander, Air Combat Command ( COMACC ), 1995 -- 1996. Vice chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff ( VCJCS ), 1996 -- 2000. Supreme Allied Commander, Europe / Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command ( SACEUR / USCINCEUR ), 2000 -- 2003. 8 1965 ( AFROTC ) 30 ( 1943 -- ) U.S. Special Envoy for Countering the Kurdistan Workers Party ( PKK ), 2006 -- present. Son - in - law of Air Force four - star general Russell E. Dougherty. 142 hawley ! Richard E. Hawley 1995 - 08 - 01 ! 1 Aug 1995 Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe / Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe ( CINCUSAFE / COMAIRCENT ), 1995 -- 1996. Commander, Air Combat Command ( COMACC ), 1996 -- 1999. 1964 ( USAFA ) 31 ( 1942 -- ) 143 habiger ! Eugene E. Habiger 1996 - 03 - 01 ! 1 Mar 1996 Commander in Chief, U.S. Strategic Command ( USCINCSTRAT ), 1996 -- 1998. 1963 ( OTS ) 33 ( 1939 -- ) Director of Security and Emergency Operations, U.S. Department of Energy, 1999 -- 2001. 144 ryanmichaele ! Michael E. Ryan 1996 - 04 - 04 ! 4 Apr 1996 Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe / Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe ( CINCUSAFE / COMAIRCENT ), 1996 -- 1997. Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force ( CSAF ), 1997 -- 2001. 5 1965 ( USAFA ) 31 ( 1941 -- ) Son of Air Force four - star general John D. Ryan. 145 kross ! Walter Kross 1996 - 08 - 01 ! 1 Aug 1996 Commander in Chief, U.S. Transportation Command / Commander, Air Mobility Command ( USCINCTRANS / COMAMC ), 1996 -- 1998. 1964 ( OTS ) 32 ( 1942 -- ) 146 esteshowellmiii ! Howell M. Estes III 1996 - 10 - 01 ! 1 Oct 1996 Commander in Chief, North American Aerospace Defense Command / Commander in Chief, U.S. Space Command / Commander, Air Force Space Command ( CINCNORAD / USCINCSPACE / COMAFSPC ), 1996 -- 1998. 1965 ( USAFA ) 31 ( 1941 -- ) Son of Air Force four - star general Howell M. Estes Jr. 147 newton ! Lloyd W. Newton 1997 - 04 - 01 ! 1 Apr 1997 Commander, Air Education and Training Command ( COMAETC ), 1997 -- 2000. 1966 ( AFROTC ) 31 ( 1942 -- ) 148 babbitt ! George T. Babbitt, Jr. 1997 - 06 - 01 ! 1 Jun 1997 Commander, Air Force Materiel Command ( COMAFMC ), 1997 -- 2000. 1965 ( AFROTC ) 32 ( 1942 -- ) Director, Defense Logistics Agency, 1996 -- 1997. 149 eberhart ! Ralph Eberhart 1997 - 08 - 01 ! 1 Aug 1997 Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force ( VCSAF ), 1997 -- 1999. Commander, Air Combat Command ( COMACC ), 1999 -- 2000. Commander in Chief, North American Aerospace Defense Command / Commander in Chief, U.S. Space Command / Commander, Air Force Space Command ( CINCNORAD / USCINCSPACE / COMAFSPC ), 2000 -- 2002. Commander in Chief, North American Aerospace Defense Command / Commander in Chief, U.S. Northern Command ( CINCNORAD / USCINCNORTH ), 2002. Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command / Commander, U.S. Northern Command ( CDRNORAD / CDRUSNORTHCOM ), 2002 -- 2004. 7 1968 ( USAFA ) 29 ( 1946 -- ) 150 myers ! Richard Myers 1997 - 09 - 01 ! 1 Sep 1997 Commander, Pacific Air Forces ( COMPACAF ), 1997 -- 1998. Commander in Chief, North American Aerospace Defense Command / Commander in Chief, U.S. Space Command / Commander, Air Force Space Command ( CINCNORAD / USCINCSPACE / COMAFSPC ), 1998 -- 2000. Vice chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff ( VCJCS ), 2000 -- 2001. Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff ( CJCS ), 2001 -- 2005. 8 1965 ( AFROTC ) 32 ( 1942 -- ) Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom, 2005. 151 gordon ! John A. Gordon 1997 - 10 - 31 ! 31 Oct 1997 Deputy Director of Central Intelligence ( DDCI ), 1997 -- 2000. 1968 ( AFROTC ) 29 ( 1946 -- ) U.S. Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, 1993 -- 1994 ; U.S. Undersecretary of Energy for Nuclear Security, 2000 -- 2002 ; Deputy National Security Advisor for Combating Terrorism, 2002 -- 2003 ; Homeland Security Advisor, 2003 -- 2004. 152 jumper ! John P. Jumper 1997 - 11 - 17 ! 17 Nov 1997 Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe / Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe ( CINCUSAFE / COMAIRCENT ), 1997 -- 2000. Commander, Air Combat Command ( COMACC ), 2000 -- 2001. Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force ( CSAF ), 2001 -- 2005. 8 1966 ( VMI ) 31 ( 1945 -- ) 153 robertson ! Charles T. Robertson, Jr. 1998 - 09 - 01 ! 1 Sep 1998 Commander in Chief, U.S. Transportation Command / Commander, Air Mobility Command ( USCINCTRANS / COMAMC ), 1998 -- 2001. 1968 ( USAFA ) 30 ( 1946 -- ) 154 gamble ! Patrick K. Gamble 1998 - 10 - 01 ! 1 Oct 1998 Commander, Pacific Air Forces ( COMPACAF ), 1998 -- 2001. 1967 ( Texas A&M ) 31 ( 1945 -- ) President, University of Alaska System, 2010 -- present. * davisbenjamino ! Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. 1998 - 12 - 09 ! 9 Dec 1998 ( retired ) 0 1936 ( USMA ) 62 ( 1912 -- 2002 ) Director of Aviation Security, 1970 -- 1971 ; U.S. Assistant Secretary of Transportation for Safety and Consumer Affairs, 1971 -- 1975. 155 lyles ! Lester Lyles 1999 - 07 - 01 ! 1 Jul 1999 Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force ( VCSAF ), 1999 -- 2000. Commander, Air Force Materiel Command ( COMAFMC ), 2000 -- 2003. 1968 ( AFROTC ) 31 ( 1946 -- ) Director, Ballistic Missile Defense Organization, 1996 -- 1999. 156 martin ! Gregory S. Martin 2000 - 06 - 01 ! 1 Jun 2000 Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe / Commander, Allied Air Forces Northern Europe ( CINCUSAFE / COMAIRNORTH ), 2000 -- 2002. Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe / Commander, Allied Air Forces Northern Europe ( COMUSAFE / COMAIRNORTH ), 2002 -- 2003. Commander, Air Force Materiel Command ( COMAFMC ), 2003 -- 2005. 5 1970 ( USAFA ) 30 ( 1948 -- ) 157 handy ! John W. Handy 2000 - 07 - 01 ! 1 Jul 2000 Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force ( VCSAF ), 2000 -- 2001. Commander in Chief, U.S. Transportation Command / Commander, Air Mobility Command ( USCINCTRANS / COMAMC ), 2001 -- 2002. Commander, U.S. Transportation Command / Commander, Air Mobility Command ( CDRUSTRANSCOM / COMAMC ), 2002 -- 2005. 5 1967 ( OTS ) 33 ( 1944 -- ) 158 hornburg ! Hal M. Hornburg 2000 - 08 - 01 ! 1 Aug 2000 Commander, Air Education and Training Command ( COMAETC ), 2000 -- 2001. Commander, Air Combat Command ( COMACC ), 2001 -- 2004. 1968 ( Texas A&M ) 32 ( 1945 -- ) 159 holland ! Charles R. Holland 2000 - 12 - 01 ! 1 Dec 2000 Commander in Chief, U.S. Special Operations Command ( USCINCSOC ), 2000 -- 2002. Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command ( CDRUSSOCOM ), 2002 -- 2003. 1968 ( USAFA ) 32 ( 1946 -- ) 160 begert ! William J. Begert 2001 - 05 - 01 ! 1 May 2001 Commander, Pacific Air Forces / Air Component Commander for the Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Command ( COMPACAF / AIRCINCUSPACCOM ), 2001 -- 2002. Commander, Pacific Air Forces / Air Component Commander for the Commander, U.S. Pacific Command ( COMPACAF / AIRCDRUSPACCOM ), 2002 -- 2004. 1968 ( USAFA ) 33 ( 1946 -- ) 161 foglesong ! Robert H. Foglesong 2001 - 11 - 05 ! 5 Nov 2001 Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force ( VCSAF ), 2001 -- 2003. Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe / Commander, Allied Air Forces Northern Europe ( COMUSAFE / COMAIRNORTH ), 2003 -- 2004. Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe ( COMUSAFE ), 2004 -- 2005. 1972 ( AFROTC ) 29 ( 1945 -- ) President, Mississippi State University, 2006 -- 2008. 162 cookdonaldg ! Donald G. Cook 2001 - 12 - 17 ! 17 Dec 2001 Commander, Air Education and Training Command ( COMAETC ), 2001 -- 2005. 1969 ( AFROTC ) 32 ( 1946 -- ) 163 lord ! Lance W. Lord 2002 - 04 - 19 ! 19 Apr 2002 Commander, Air Force Space Command ( COMAFSPC ), 2002 -- 2006. 1968 ( AFROTC ) 34 ( 1946 -- ) 164 wald ! Charles F. Wald 2003 - 01 - 01 ! 1 Jan 2003 Deputy Commander, U.S. European Command ( DCINCEUR ), 2002 -- 2006. 1971 ( AFROTC ) 32 ( 1948 -- ) 165 moseley ! T. Michael Moseley 2003 - 10 - 01 ! 1 Oct 2003 Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force ( VCSAF ), 2003 -- 2005. Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force ( CSAF ), 2005 -- 2008. 5 1971 ( Texas A&M ) 32 ( 1949 -- ) Resigned, 2008. 166 hester ! Paul V. Hester 2004 - 08 - 01 ! 1 Aug 2004 Commander, Pacific Air Forces / Air Component Commander for the Commander, U.S. Pacific Command ( COMPACAF / AIRCDRUSPACCOM ), 2004 -- 2007. 1971 ( AFROTC ) 33 ( 1947 -- ) 167 hayden ! Michael V. Hayden 2005 - 04 - 21 ! 21 Apr 2005 Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence ( PDDNI ), 2005 -- 2006. Director, Central Intelligence Agency ( DCIA ), 2006 -- 2009. 1969 ( AFROTC ) 36 ( 1945 -- ) Director, National Security Agency, 1999 -- 2005. 168 keys ! Ronald Keys 2005 - 05 - 27 ! 27 May 2005 Commander, Air Combat Command ( COMACC ), 2005 -- 2007. 1967 ( AFROTC ) 38 ( 1945 -- ) 169 looney ! William R. Looney III 2005 - 08 - 01 ! 1 Aug 2005 Commander, Air Education and Training Command ( COMAETC ), 2005 -- 2008. 1972 ( USAFA ) 33 ( 1949 -- ) 170 carlson ! Bruce A. Carlson 2005 - 09 - 01 ! 1 Sep 2005 Commander, Air Force Materiel Command ( COMAFMC ), 2005 -- 2008. 1971 ( AFROTC ) 34 ( 1949 -- ) Director, National Reconnaissance Office, 2009 -- present. 171 schwartz ! Norton A. Schwartz 2005 - 10 - 01 ! 1 Oct 2005 Commander, U.S. Transportation Command ( CDRUSTRANSCOM ), 2005 -- 2008. Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force ( CSAF ), 2008 -- 2012. 7 1973 ( USAFA ) 32 ( 1951 -- ) 172 corley ! John D.W. Corley 2005 - 11 - 01 ! 1 Nov 2005 Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force ( VCSAF ), 2005 -- 2007. Commander, Air Combat Command ( COMACC ), 2007 -- 2009. 1973 ( USAFA ) 32 ( 1951 -- ) 173 smithlancel ! Lance L. Smith 2005 - 11 - 07 ! 7 Nov 2005 Supreme Allied Commander, Transformation / Commander, U.S. Joint Forces Command ( SACT / CDRUSJFCOM ), 2005 -- 2007. 1970 ( OTS ) 35 ( 1946 -- ) 174 mcnabb ! Duncan McNabb 2005 - 12 - 01 ! 1 Dec 2005 Commander, Air Mobility Command ( COMAMC ), 2005 -- 2007. Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force ( VCSAF ), 2007 -- 2008. Commander, U.S. Transportation Command ( CDRUSTRANSCOM ), 2008 -- 2011. 6 1974 ( USAFA ) 31 ( 1952 -- ) 175 hobbins ! William T. Hobbins 2006 - 02 - 01 ! 1 Feb 2006 Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe / Commander, Air Component Command, Ramstein / Director, Joint Air Power Competence Center ( COMUSAFE / COMAIR - COM Ramstein / DIRJAPCC ), 2005 -- 2007. 1969 ( OTS ) 37 ( 1946 -- ) 176 chilton ! Kevin P. Chilton 2006 - 06 - 26 ! 26 Jun 2006 Commander, Air Force Space Command ( COMAFSPC ), 2006 -- 2007. Commander, U.S. Strategic Command ( CDRUSSTRATCOM ), 2007 -- 2011. 5 1976 ( USAFA ) 30 ( 1954 -- ) First astronaut to attain rank of general. 177 renuart ! Victor E. Renuart, Jr. 2007 - 03 - 23 ! 23 Mar 2007 Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command / Commander, U.S. Northern Command ( CDRNORAD / CDRUSNORTHCOM ), 2007 -- 2010. 1972 ( OTS ) 35 ( 1949 -- ) 178 lichte ! Arthur Lichte 2007 - 09 - 07 ! 7 Sep 2007 Commander, Air Mobility Command ( COMAMC ), 2007 -- 2009. 1971 ( AFROTC ) 36 ( 1949 -- ) 179 kehler ! C. Robert Kehler 2007 - 10 - 12 ! 12 Oct 2007 Commander, Air Force Space Command ( COMAFSPC ), 2007 -- 2011. Commander, U.S. Strategic Command ( CDRUSSTRATCOM ), 2011 -- 2013. 6 1975 ( AFROTC ) 32 ( 1952 -- ) 180 chandler ! Carrol Chandler 2007 - 11 - 30 ! 30 Nov 2007 Commander, Pacific Air Forces / Air Component Commander for U.S. Pacific Command / Executive Director, Pacific Air Combat Operations Staff ( COMPACAF / AIRCDRUSPACCOM / EXDIRPACOPS ), 2007 -- 2009. Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force ( VCSAF ), 2009 -- 2011. 1974 ( USAFA ) 33 ( 1952 -- ) 181 brady ! Roger A. Brady 2008 - 01 - 09 ! 9 Jan 2008 Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe / Commander, Air Component Command, Ramstein / Director, Joint Air Power Competence Center ( COMUSAFE / COMAIR - COM Ramstein / DIRJAPCC ), 2008 -- 2010. 1968 ( AFROTC ) 40 ( 1946 -- ) 182 lorenz ! Stephen R. Lorenz 2008 - 07 - 02 ! 2 Jul 2008 Commander, Air Education and Training Command ( COMAETC ), 2008 -- 2010. 1973 ( USAFA ) 35 ( 1951 -- ) 183 fraser ! William M. Fraser III 2008 - 10 - 09 ! 9 Oct 2008 Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force ( VCSAF ), 2008 -- 2009. Commander, Air Combat Command ( COMACC ), 2009 -- 2011. Commander, U.S. Transportation Command ( CDRUSTRANSCOM ), 2011 -- 2014. 6 1974 ( Texas A&M ) 34 ( 1952 -- ) 184 mckinley ! Craig R. McKinley 2008 - 11 - 17 ! 17 Nov 2008 Chief, National Guard Bureau ( CNGB ), 2008 -- 2012. 1974 ( AFROTC ) 34 ( 1952 -- ) 185 hoffman ! Donald J. Hoffman 2008 - 11 - 21 ! 21 Nov 2008 Commander, Air Force Materiel Command ( COMAFMC ), 2008 -- 2012. 1974 ( USAFA ) 34 ( 1952 -- ) 186 fraser ! Douglas M. Fraser 2009 - 06 - 25 ! 25 Jun 2009 Commander, U.S. Southern Command ( CDRUSSOUTHCOM ), 2009 -- 2012. 1975 ( USAFA ) 34 ( 1953 -- ) 187 north ! Gary L. North 2009 - 08 - 19 ! 19 Aug 2009 Commander, Pacific Air Forces / Air Component Commander for U.S. Pacific Command / Executive Director, Pacific Air Combat Operations Staff ( COMPACAF / AIRCDRUSPACCOM / EXDIRPACOPS ), 2009 -- 2012. 1976 ( AFROTC ) 33 ( 1954 -- ) 188 johns ! Raymond E. Johns, Jr. 2009 - 11 - 20 ! 20 Nov 2009 Commander, Air Mobility Command ( COMAMC ), 2009 -- 2012. 1977 ( USAFA ) 32 ( 1954 -- ) 189 rice ! Edward A. Rice Jr. 2010 - 11 - 17 ! 17 Nov 2010 Commander, Air Education and Training Command ( COMAETC ), 2010 -- 2013. 1978 ( USAFA ) 32 ( 1955 -- ) 190 welsh ! Mark A. Welsh III 2010 - 12 - 13 ! 13 Dec 2010 Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe / Commander, Air Component Command, Ramstein / Director, Joint Air Power Competence Center ( COMUSAFE / COMAIR - COM Ramstein / DIRJAPCC ), 2010 -- 2012. Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force ( CSAF ), 2012 -- 2016. 6 1976 ( USAFA ) 34 ( 1953 -- ) 191 shelton ! William L. Shelton 2011 - 01 - 05 ! 5 Jan 2011 Commander, Air Force Space Command ( COMAFSPC ), 2011 -- 2014. 1976 ( USAFA ) 35 ( 1954 -- ) 192 breedlove ! Philip M. Breedlove 2011 - 01 - 14 ! 14 Jan 2011 Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force ( VCSAF ), 2011 -- 2012. Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe / Commander, U.S. Air Forces Africa / Commander, Air Component Command, Ramstein / Director, Joint Air Power Competence Center ( COMUSAFE / COMAFAFRICA / COMAIR - COM Ramstein / DIRJAPCC ), 2012 -- 2013. Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe / Commander, U.S. Air Forces Africa / Commander, Allied Air Command / Director, Joint Air Power Competence Center ( COMUSAFE / COMAFAFRICA / AIRCOM / DIRJAPCC ), 2013. Commander, U.S. European Command / Supreme Allied Commander Europe ( CDRUSEUCOM / SACEUR ), 2013 -- 2016. 5 1977 ( AFROTC ) 34 ( 1955 -- ) 193 hostage ! Gilmary M. Hostage III 2011 - 09 - 13 ! 13 Sep 2011 Commander, Air Combat Command ( COMACC ), 2011 -- 2014. 1977 ( AFROTC ) 34 ( 1955 -- ) 194 wolfenbarger ! Janet C. Wolfenbarger 2012 - 06 - 05 ! 5 Jun 2012 Commander, Air Force Materiel Command ( COMAFMC ), 2012 -- 2015. 1980 ( USAFA ) 32 ( 1958 -- ) First woman to achieve the rank of general in the Air Force. 195 spencer ! Larry O. Spencer 2012 - 07 - 27 ! 27 Jul 2012 Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force ( VCSAF ), 2012 -- 2015. 1980 ( OTS ) 32 ( 1954 -- ) Served nine years in the enlisted ranks before receiving his commission in 1980. 196 carlisle ! Herbert J. Carlisle 2012 - 08 - 02 ! 2 Aug 2012 Commander, Pacific Air Forces / Air Component Commander for U.S. Pacific Command / Executive Director, Pacific Air Combat Operations Staff ( COMPACAF / AIRCDRUSPACCOM / EXDIRPACOPS ), 2012 -- 2014. Commander, Air Combat Command ( COMACC ), 2014 -- 2017. 5 1978 ( USAFA ) 34 ( 1957 -- ) 197 selva ! Paul J. Selva 2012 - 11 - 29 ! 29 Nov 2012 Commander, Air Mobility Command ( COMAMC ), 2012 -- 2014. Commander, U.S. Transportation Command ( CDRUSTRANSCOM ), 2014 -- 2015. Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff ( VCJCS ), 2015 -- present. 5 1980 ( USAFA ) 32 ( 1958 -- ) 198 gorenc ! Frank Gorenc 2013 - 08 - 02 ! 2 Aug 2013 Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe / Commander, U.S. Air Forces Africa / Commander, Allied Air Command / Director, Joint Air Power Competence Center ( COMUSAFE / COMAFAFRICA / AIRCOM / DIRJAPCC ), 2013 -- 2016. 1979 ( USAFA ) 34 ( 1957 -- ) 199 rand ! Robin Rand 2013 - 10 - 10 ! 10 Oct 2013 Commander, Air Education and Training Command ( COMAETC ), 2013 -- 2015. Commander, Air Force Global Strike Command ( COMAFGSC ), 2015 -- 2017. Commander, Air Force Global Strike Command / Commander, Air Forces Strategic - Air, U.S. Strategic Command ( COMAFGSC / COMAFSTRATAIR ), 2017 -- present 5 1979 ( USAFA ) 34 ( 1958 -- ) 200 darren ! Darren W. McDew 2014 - 05 - 05 ! 5 May 2014 Commander, Air Mobility Command ( COMAMC ), 2014 -- 2015. Commander, U.S. Transportation Command ( CDRUSTRANSCOM ), 2015 -- present. 1982 ( VMI ) 32 ( 1960 -- ) 201 hyten ! John E. Hyten 2014 - 08 - 15 ! 15 Aug 2014 Commander, Air Force Space Command ( COMAFSPC ), 2014 -- 2016. Commander, U.S. Strategic Command ( CDRUSSTRATCOM ), 2016 -- present. 1981 ( AFROTC ) 33 ( 1959 -- ) 202 robinson ! Lori J. Robinson 2014 - 10 - 16 ! 16 Oct 2014 Commander, Pacific Air Forces / Air Component Commander for U.S. Pacific Command / Executive Director, Pacific Air Combat Operations Staff ( COMPACAF / AIRCDRUSPACCOM / EXDIRPACOPS ), 2014 -- 2016. Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command / Commander, U.S. Northern Command ( CDRNORAD / CDRUSNORTHCOM ), 2016 -- present. 1981 ( AFROTC ) 33 ( 1959 -- ) 203 pawlikowski ! Ellen M. Pawlikowski 2015 - 06 - 08 ! 08 Jun 2015 Commander, Air Force Materiel Command ( COMAFMC ), 2015 -- present. 1978 ( AFROTC ) 37 ( 1956 -- ) 204 everhart ! Carlton D. Everhart II 2015 - 08 - 11 ! 11 Aug 2015 Commander, Air Mobility Command ( COMAMC ), 2015 -- present. 1983 ( Virginia Tech ) 32 ( 1961 -- ) 205 goldfein ! David L. Goldfein 2015 - 08 - 17 ! 17 Aug 2015 Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force ( VCSAF ), 2015 -- 2016. Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force ( CSAF ), 2016 -- present. 1983 ( USAFA ) 32 ( 1959 -- ) 206 o'shaughnessy ! Terrence J. O'Shaughnessy 2016 - 07 - 12 ! 12 Jul 2016 Commander, Pacific Air Forces / Air Component Commander for U.S. Pacific Command / Executive Director, Pacific Air Combat Operations Staff ( COMPACAF / AIRCDRUSPACCOM / EXDIRPACOPS ), 2016 -- present. 1986 ( USAFA ) 30 ( 1964 -- ) 207 wilson ! Stephen W. Wilson 2016 - 07 - 22 ! 22 Jul 2016 Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force ( VCSAF ), 2016 -- present. 1981 ( Texas A&M ) 35 ( 1959 / 1960 -- ) 208 lengyel ! Joseph L. Lengyel 2016 - 08 - 03 ! 03 Aug 2016 Chief, National Guard Bureau ( CNGB ), 2016 -- present. 1981 ( AFROTC ) 35 ( 1959 -- ) 209 wolters ! Tod D. Wolters 2016 - 08 - 11 ! 11 Aug 2016 Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe / Commander, U.S. Air Forces Africa / Commander, Allied Air Command / Director, Joint Air Power Competence Center ( COMUSAFE / COMAFAFRICA / AIRCOM / DIRJAPCC ), 2016 -- present. 1982 ( USAFA ) 34 ( c. 1961 -- ) 210 raymond ! John W. Raymond 2016 - 10 - 25 ! 25 Oct 2016 Commander, Air Force Space Command ( COMAFSPC ), 2016 -- 2017. Commander, Air Force Space Command / Joint Force Space Component Commander ( COMAFSPC / JFSCC ), 2017 -- present. 1984 ( AFROTC ) 32 ( 1962 -- ) 211 holmes ! James M. Holmes 2017 - 03 - 10 ! 10 Mar 2017 Commander, Air Combat Command ( COMACC ), 2017 -- present. 1981 ( OTS ) 36 ( 1957 -- ) Timeline Four - star positions 1940 -- present The modern rank of general was established by the Officer Personnel Act of 1947, which authorized the President to designate certain positions of importance to carry that rank. Officers appointed to such positions bear temporary four - star rank while so serving, and are allowed to retire at that rank if their performance is judged satisfactory. The total number of active - duty four - star generals in the Air Force is limited to a fixed percentage of the number of Air Force general officers serving at all ranks. Within the Air Force, the chief of staff ( CSAF ) and vice chief of staff ( VCSAF ) are four - star generals by statute. Other four - star generals occupy positions of designated importance ; historically, these have included the commanders responsible for strategic bombers and nuclear missiles ( SAC / STRATCOM ) ; tactical air combat ( TAC / ACC ) ; air transport ( MAC / TRANSCOM ) ; North American aerospace defense ( NORAD ) ; the Air Force formations in Europe and the Pacific ; and other training, readiness, and materiel organizations. The Air Force also competes with the other services for a number of joint four - star positions, such as the chairman ( CJCS ) and vice chairman ( VCJCS ) of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Other joint four - star positions have included unified combatant commanders and certain NATO staff positions. Notes Jump up ^ Dates of rank are taken, where available, from the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force registers of active and retired commissioned officers, or from the World Almanac and Book of Facts. The date listed is that of the officer 's first promotion to general. Jump up ^ Positions listed are those held by the officer when promoted to general. Dates listed are for the officer 's full tenure, which may predate promotion to four - star rank or postdate retirement from active duty. ^ Jump up to : The number of years of active - duty service at four - star rank is approximated by subtracting the year in the `` Date of rank '' column from the last year in the `` Position '' column. Time spent between active - duty four - star assignments is not counted, nor is time spent on special duty as an unassigned general of the Army or general of the Air Force. Jump up ^ Sources of commission are listed in parentheses after the year of commission and include : the United States Air Force Academy ( USAFA ) ; the United States Military Academy ( USMA ) ; the United States Naval Academy ( USNA ) ; Reserve Officer Training Corps ( ROTC ) at a civilian university ; Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps ( AFROTC ) at a civilian university ; ROTC or AFROTC at a senior military college such as Texas A&M University ( Texas A&M ), the Virginia Military Institute ( VMI ), or Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University ( VPI ) ; Air Force Officer Training School ( OTS ) ; Officer Candidate School ( OCS ) ; the aviation cadet program ( cadet ) ; the Army National Guard ( ARNG ) ; the Royal Canadian Air Force ( RCAF ) ; and direct commission ( direct ). ^ Jump up to : The number of years in commission before being promoted to four - star rank is approximated by subtracting the year in the `` Commission '' column from the year in the `` Date of rank '' column. Jump up ^ Notes include years of birth and death ; awards of the Medal of Honor, Congressional Gold Medal, Presidential Medal of Freedom, or honors of similar significance ; major government appointments ; university presidencies or equivalents ; familial relationships with other four - star officers or significant government officials such as U.S. Presidents, cabinet secretaries, U.S. Senators, or state governors ; and unusual career events such as premature relief or death in office. Jump up ^ Nomination as chairman, Civil Aeronautics Board withdrawn, 1948. Jump up ^ Retired as general, 31 July 1961 ; recalled as general, Sep 1961 ; retired as general, 30 Apr 1965. Jump up ^ Relieved, Apr 1972, and retired as major general. Jump up ^ Appointed Commander, Military Airlift Command ( COMAC ), effective 12 September 1972 ; died in air crash, 9 Sep 1972 ; posthumously promoted to general with date of rank 16 Aug 1972. Jump up ^ Transferred from Royal Canadian Air Force, 1943. Jump up ^ Transferred from Army National Guard, 1952. Jump up ^ Transferred from Signal Corps Reserve, 1920 ; resigned, 1930 ; recalled 1940 ; reverted to inactive reserve, 1946 ; retired as lieutenant general, Feb 1959 ; advanced to general on the retired list, 4 April 1985. Jump up ^ Retired as major general, Aug 1947 ; advanced to lieutenant general on the retired list, 29 June 1948 ; advanced to general on the retired list, 26 Apr 1985. Jump up ^ Nomination as Director of Central Intelligence ( DCI ) withdrawn, 1995. Jump up ^ Retired as lieutenant general, Feb 1970 ; advanced to general on the retired list, 9 December 1998. Jump up ^ Nomination as Commander, U.S. Pacific Command ( CDRUSPACOM ) withdrawn, 2004. Jump up ^ Hayden continued serving as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency as a civilian for a year after retiring from the Air Force in 2008. Jump up ^ Retired as general, 1 July 2008 ; remained Director, Central Intelligence Agency ( DCIA ) as civilian. Jump up ^ First nomination as Commander, U.S. Transportation Command ( CDRUSTRANSCOM ) withdrawn, 2008. Jump up ^ 10 USC 601, Positions of importance and responsibility : generals and lieutenant generals ; admirals and vice admirals Jump up ^ 10 USC 525, Distribution of commissioned officers on active duty in general officer and flag officer grades References Air Force Association ( May 2006 ), `` USAF Almanac 2006 '' ( PDF ), Air Force Magazine, 89 ( 5 ), archived from the original ( PDF ) on 10 July 2007 Cole, Ronald H. ; Poole, Walter S. ; Schnabel, James F. ; Watson, Robert J. ; Webb, Willard J. ( 1995 ), The History of the Unified Command Plan, 1946 -- 1993 ( PDF ), Washington D.C. : Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Senior officials in the NATO military structure, from 1949 to 2001 ( PDF ) United States Air Force, Air Force Link -- Biographies United States Air Force ( 1951 -- 1970, 1972, 1974, 1979 ), Air Force Register, Washington D.C. : Department of the Air Force Check date values in : date = ( help ) World Almanac and Book of Facts, New York : World Almanac Education Group, Inc., 1946 -- 1947, 1977, 1981, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1992, 2004, 2006 Check date values in : date = ( help ) ; Missing or empty title = ( help ) See also United States Air Force portal General ( United States ) List of active duty United States four - star officers List of United States Army four - star generals List of United States Coast Guard four - star admirals List of United States Marine Corps four - star generals List of United States Navy four - star admirals List of United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps four - star admirals List of United States military leaders by rank List of Royal Air Force air chief marshals List of lieutenant generals in the United States Air Force before 1960 United States Air Force Leadership Secretary of the Air Force Under Secretary of the Air Force Chief of Staff Vice Chief of Staff Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Four - star generals House Armed Services Committee House Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces Senate Committee on Armed Services Senate Subcommittee on Airland Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces Structure Commands Reserve Air National Guard Field Operating Agencies Installations Direct Reporting Units District of Washington Operational Test and Evaluation Center USAF Academy Major Commands ACC AETC AFGSC AFMC AFRC AFSPC AFSOC AMC PACAF USAFE - AFA Numbered Air Forces First Second Third Fourth Fifth Seventh Eighth Ninth Tenth Eleventh Twelfth Fourteenth Seventeenth Eighteenth Nineteenth Twentieth Twenty - Second Twenty - Fourth Twenty - Fifth Air Forces Central Wings ANG Groups ANG Squadrons ANG Security Forces Civilian auxiliary : Civil Air Patrol Personnel and training Airmen Rank officers enlisted Specialty Code Aeronautical ratings Judge Advocate General 's Corps RED HORSE Medical Service Chief of Chaplains Chief Scientist Training : Air Force Academy Officer Training School Reserve Officer Training Corps Basic Training Airman Leadership School SERE Fitness Assessment Uniforms and equipment Awards and decorations Badges Equipment Uniforms History and traditions History Aeronautical Division / Aviation Section / Division of Military Aeronautics / Army Air Service / Army Air Corps / Army Air Forces `` The U.S. Air Force '' Air Force Band Airman 's Creed Core Values Flag Symbol Memorial National Museum Women Airforce Service Pilots Air Force One Honor Guard Thunderbirds Service numbers United States Air Force portal Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Air_Force_four-star_generals&oldid=820579293 '' Categories : Lists of American military personnel Lists of generals Officer ranks of the United States Air Force United States Air Force lists United States Air Force generals 4 star officers Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from March 2013 CS1 errors : dates Pages with citations lacking titles Talk Contents About Wikipedia 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 15 January 2018, at 12 : 46. 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Question: what is the highest rank in the us air force
Answer: General of the Air Force (five-star general)