# Commandant of Cadets of the United States Air Force Academy

The Commandant of Cadets at the United States Air Force Academy is the officer in charge of the Cadet Wing. Under the Superintendent, the Commandant oversees all of the cadets' military training at the academy. The position of Commandant has traditionally been filled by an active duty Air Force brigadier general, although occasionally, the office holder has been a major general. Since reorganization from October 1994 through August 2006, the Commandant was "dual-hatted" as the commander of the 34th Training Wing. In August 2006, the 34th Wing was redesignated Commandant of Cadets, a named organization.

## List of commandants of cadets

| No. | Commandant of Cadets | Commandant of Cadets | Term | Term | Term | Class Year | Notes and Reference |
| No. | Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | Class Year | Notes and Reference |
| 1 | | Major General Robert M. Stillman | 1954 | 1958 | ~4 years | USMA 1935 | |
| 2 | | Major General Henry R. Sullivan Jr. | 1958 | 1961 | ~3 years | USMA 1939 | |
| 3 | | Major General William Seawell | 1961 | 1963 | ~4 years | USMA 1941 | |
| 4 | | Major General Robert William Strong Jr. | 1963 | 1965 | ~2 years | USMA 1940 | |
| 5 | | Brigadier General Louis T. Seith | 1965 | 1967 | ~2 years | USMA 1943 | |
| 6 | | Brigadier General Robin Olds | 1967 | 1971 | ~4 years | USMA 1943 | |
| 7 | | Brigadier General Walter T. Galligan | 1971 | 1973 | ~2 years | USMA 1945 | |
| 8 | | Brigadier General Hoyt S. Vandenberg Jr. | 1973 | 1975 | ~2 years | USMA 1951 | |
| 9 | | Brigadier General Stanley C. Beck | 1975 | 1978 | ~3 years | USMA 1954 | |
| 10 | | Brigadier General Thomas C. Richards | 1978 | 1981 | ~3 years | Virginia Tech 1956 | |
| 11 | | Brigadier General Robert D. Beckel | 1981 | 1982 | ~1 year | USAFA 1959 | |
| 12 | | Brigadier General Anthony J. Burshnick | 1982 | 1984 | ~2 years | USAFA 1960 | |
| 13 | | Brigadier General Marcus A. Anderson | 1984 | 1986 | ~2 years | USAFA 1961 | |
| 14 | | Brigadier General Sam W. Westbrook III | 1986 | 1989 | ~3 years | USAFA 1963 | |
| 15 | | Brigadier General Joseph J. Redden | 1989 | 1992 | ~3 years | USAFA 1964 | |
| 16 | | Major General Richard C. Bethurem | 1992 | 1993 | ~1 year | USAFA 1966 | |
| 17 | | Brigadier General Patrick K. Gamble | 1993 | 1994 | ~1 year | Texas A&M 1967 | |
| 18 | | Brigadier General John D. Hopper Jr. | 1994 | 1996 | ~2 years | USAFA 1969 | |
| 19 | | Brigadier General Stephen R. Lorenz | 1996 | 1999 | ~3 years | USAFA 1973 | |
| 20 | | Brigadier General Mark A. Welsh III | 1999 | 2001 | ~3 years | USAFA 1976 | |
| 21 | | Brigadier General S. Taco Gilbert III | 2001 | 2003 | ~2 years | USAFA 1978 | |
| 22 | | Brigadier General Johnny A. Weida | 2002 | 2005 | ~2 years | USAFA 1978 | |
| 23 | | Brigadier General Susan Y. Desjardins | 2005 | 2008 | ~3 years | USAFA 1980 | |
| 24 | | Brigadier General Samuel D. Cox | 2008 | 2010 | ~2 years | USAFA 1984 | |
| 25 | | Brigadier General Richard M. Clark | 2010 | 2012 | ~2 years | USAFA 1986 | |
| 26 | | Major General Gregory J. Lengyel | 2012 | July 2, 2014 | ~2 years | Texas A&M 1985 | |
| 27 | | Brigadier General Stephen C. Williams | July 2, 2014 | ~May 15, 2017 | ~2 years, 317 days | USAFA 1989 | |
| 28 | | Brigadier General Kristin E. Goodwin | May 15, 2017 | April 29, 2019 | 1 year, 349 days | USAFA 1993 | |
| 29 | | Major General Michele C. Edmondson | May 31, 2019 | May 27, 2021 | 1 year, 361 days | University of Florida 1992 | |
| 30 | | Brigadier General Paul D. Moga | May 27, 2021 | June 21, 2023 | 3 years, 236 days | USAFA 1995 | |
| 31 | | Brigadier General Gavin P. Marks | June 21, 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 211 days | USAFA 1996 | |