# 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

* Anthony J. Cotton, Commander
** Richard A. Correll, Deputy Commander
*** Christopher L. Eubank, Chief of Staff
**** Ryan E. Richardson, Director, Human Capital (J1)
**** Ralph R. Smith III, Director, Intelligence (J2)
**** Brandon D. Parker, Director, Global Operations (J3)
***** Glenn T. Harris, Deputy Director, Global Operations
**** John French, Director, Logistics (J4)
**** Thomas R. Buchanan, Director, Plans and Policy (J5)
***** John W. Weidner, Deputy Director, Plans
***** Mark D. Behning, Deputy Director, Strategic Targeting and Nuclear Mission Planning (J5N)
**** Elizabeth M. Durham-Ruiz, Director, Command, Control, Communications, and Computer (C4) Systems (J6)
**** Jeffery B. Miller, Director, Joint Exercises, Training, and Assessments (J7)
**** Robert J. Taylor, Director, Capability and Resource Integration (J8)

## List of commanders of the United States Strategic Command

| No. | Commander | Commander | Term | Term | Term | Service branch |
| No. | Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | Service branch |
| 1 | | Butler, George L.General George L. Butler (born 1939) | 1 June 1992 | 14 February 1994 | 1 year, 258 days | U.S. Air Force |
| 2 | | Chiles, Henry G. Jr.Admiral Henry G. Chiles Jr. (born 1938) | 14 February 1994 | 21 February 1996 | 2 years, 7 days | U.S. Navy |
| 3 | | Habiger, Eugene E.General Eugene E. Habiger (1939–2022) | 21 February 1996 | 1 August 1998 | 2 years, 161 days | U.S. Air Force |
| 4 | | Mies, Richard W.Admiral Richard W. Mies (born 1944) | 1 August 1998 | 30 November 2001 | 3 years, 121 days | U.S. Navy |
| 5 | | Ellis, James O. Jr.Admiral James O. Ellis Jr. (born 1947) | 30 November 2001 | 9 July 2004 | 2 years, 222 days | U.S. Navy |
| - | | Cartwright, James E.Lieutenant General James E. Cartwright (born 1949) Acting | 9 July 2004 | 1 September 2004 | 54 days | U.S. Marine Corps |
| 6 | | Cartwright, James E.General James E. Cartwright (born 1949) | 1 September 2004 | 10 August 2007 | 2 years, 343 days | U.S. Marine Corps |
| - | | Kehler, C. RobertLieutenant General C. Robert Kehler (born 1952) Acting | 10 August 2007 | 3 October 2007 | 54 days | U.S. Air Force |
| 7 | | Chilton, Kevin P.General Kevin P. Chilton (born 1954) | 3 October 2007 | 28 January 2011 | 3 years, 117 days | U.S. Air Force |
| 8 | | Kehler, C. RobertGeneral C. Robert Kehler (born 1952) | 28 January 2011 | 15 November 2013 | 2 years, 291 days | U.S. Air Force |
| 9 | | Haney, Cecil D.Admiral Cecil D. Haney (born 1955) | 15 November 2013 | 3 November 2016 | 2 years, 354 days | U.S. Navy |
| 10 | | Hyten, John E.General John E. Hyten (born 1959) | 3 November 2016 | 18 November 2019 | 3 years, 15 days | U.S. Air Force |
| 11 | | Richard, Charles A.Admiral Charles A. Richard (born 1959) | 18 November 2019 | 9 December 2022 | 3 years, 21 days | U.S. Navy |
| 12 | | Cotton, Anthony J.General Anthony J. Cotton | 9 December 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 3 days | U.S. Air Force |

## List of deputy commanders of the United States Strategic Command

| No. | Deputy Commander | Deputy Commander | Term | Term | Term | Service branch |
| No. | Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | Service branch |
| 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 | 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 | 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 Acting | ~22 July 2016 | September 2016 | ~55 days | U.S. Army |
| 14 | | Richard, Charles A.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 | 1 December 2022 | ~2 years, 225 days | U.S. Air Force |
| 17 | | Vice Admiral Richard A. Correll (born 1964) | 1 December 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 11 days | U.S. Navy |

## List of senior enlisted leaders of the United States Strategic Command

| No. | Senior enlisted leader | Senior enlisted leader | Term | Term | Term | Service branch |
| No. | Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | Service branch |
| ? | | Master Chief Richard S. Ford | ~November 2000 | ~August 2004 | ~3 years, 274 days | U.S. Navy |
| ? | | Fleet Master Chief William N. Nissen | ~August 2004 | ~June 2008 | ~3 years, 305 days | U.S. Navy |
| ? | | Chief Master Sergeant Thomas S. Narofsky | June 2008 | ~22 August 2011 | ~3 years, 68 days | U.S. Air Force |
| ? | | Command Sergeant Major Patrick Z. Alston | ~22 August 2011 | May 2016 | ~4 years, 267 days | U.S. Army |
| ? | | Chief Master Sergeant Patrick F. McMahon | May 2016 | ~9 September 2020 | ~4 years, 117 days | U.S. Air Force |
| ? | | Fleet Master Chief John J. Perryman | ~9 September 2020 | ~1 October 2021 | ~1 year, 22 days | U.S. Navy |
| ? | | Sergeant Major Howard L. Kreamer | ~1 October 2021 | Incumbent | ~3 years, 72 days | U.S. Marine Corps |

## List of chiefs of staff of the United States Strategic Command

| No. | Chief of Staff | Chief of Staff | Term | Term | Term | Service branch |
| No. | Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | Service branch |
| Held by the deputy commander-in-chief, June 1992 to July 1996 |||||||
| 1 | | Colonel M. E. Callendar Jr. | 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 | July 1999 | April 2000 | ~275 days | U.S. Air Force |
| 4 | | Colonel Jan D. Eakle | April 2000 | September 2000 | ~153 days | U.S. Air Force |
| 5 | | Colonel Stephen D. Schmidt | October 2000 | July 2002 | ~−30 days | U.S. Air Force |
| 6 | | Colonel Thomas K. Andersen | 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 | ~January 2008 | ~November 2008 | ~305 days | U.S. Army |
| 10 | | Major General Abraham J. Turner | ~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 | 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 | September 2024 | ~2 years, 38 days | U.S. Army |
| 19 | | Major General Christopher L. Eubank | September 2024 | Incumbent | ~102 days | U.S. Army |