# List of commanders of USAFE

The Commander, United States Air Forces Europe (COMUSAFE) is the most senior officer and head of the United States Air Forces in Europe.

## List of USAFE commanders

| # | Name | Dates | Notes |
| 39 | James B. Hecker | 2022–present |
| 38 | Jeffrey L. Harrigian | 2019-2022 | |
| 37 | Tod D. Wolters | 2016-2019 | Commander, U.S. European Command/Supreme Allied Commander Europe (CDRUSEUCOM/SACEUR), 2019–2022. |
| 36 | Frank Gorenc | 2013-2016 | |
| 35 | Philip M. Breedlove | 2012-2013 | Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (VCSAF), 2011–2012. Commander, U.S. European Command/Supreme Allied Commander Europe (CDRUSEUCOM/SACEUR), 2013–2016. |
| 34 | Mark Welsh | 2010-2012 | Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (CSAF), 2012–2016. |
| 33 | Roger A. Brady | 2008-2010 | |
| 32 | William T. Hobbins | 2005-2007 | |
| 31 | Robert H. Foglesong | 2003-2005 | Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (VCSAF), 2001–2003. |
| 30 | Gregory S. Martin | 2000-2003 | Commander, Air Force Materiel Command (COMAFMC), 2003–2005. |
| 29 | John P. Jumper | 1997-2000 | Commander, Air Combat Command (COMACC), 2000–2001. Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (CSAF), 2001–2005. |
| 28 | Michael E. Ryan | 1996-1997 | Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (CSAF), 1997–2001. |
| 27 | Richard E. Hawley | 1995-1996 | Commander, Air Combat Command (COMACC), 1996–1999. |
| 26 | James L. Jamerson | 1994-1995 | |
| 25 | Robert C. Oaks | 1990-1994 | |
| 24 | Michael J. Dugan | 1989-1990 | Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (CSAF), 1990. Special Assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force, 1990–1991. |
| 23 | William L. Kirk | 1987-1989 | |
| 22 | Charles L. Donnelly, Jr. | 1984-1987 | |
| 21 | Billy M. Minter | 1982-1984 | |
| 20 | Charles A. Gabriel | 1980-1982 | Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (CSAF), 1982–1986. |
| 19 | John W. Pauly | 1978-1980 | |
| 18 | William J. Evans | 1977-1978 | Commander, Air Force Systems Command (COMAFSC), 1975–1977. |
| 17 | Richard H. Ellis | 1975-1977 | Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (VCSAF), 1973–1975. Commander in Chief, Strategic Air Command (CINCSAC), 1977–1981. |
| 16 | John W. Vogt, Jr. | 1974-1975 | Commander, Seventh Air Force, 1972–1973. Commander in Chief, Pacific Air Forces (CINCPACAF), 1973–1974. |
| 15 | David C. Jones | 1971-1974 | Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (CSAF), 1974–1978. Chairman of The Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), 1978–1982. |
| 14 | Joseph R. Holzapple | 1969-1971 | |
| 13 | Horace M. Wade | 1968-1969 | Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (VCSAF), 1972–1973. |
| 12 | Maurice A. Preston | 1966-1968 | |
| 11 | Bruce K. Holloway | 1965–1966 | Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (VCSAF), 1966–1968. Commander-in-Chief, Strategic Air Command (CINCSAC), 1968–1972. |
| 10 | Gabriel P. Disosway | 1963-1965 | Commander, Tactical Air Command (COMTAC), 1965–1968. |
| 9 | Truman H. Landon | 1961-1963 | |
| 8 | Frederic H. Smith, Jr. | 1959-1961 | Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (VCSAF), 1961–1962. |
| 7 | Frank F. Everest | 1957-1959 | Commander, Tactical Air Command (COMTAC), 1959–1961. |
| 6 | William H. Tunner | 1953-1957 | |
| 5 | Lauris Norstad | 1951-1953 | Supreme Allied Commander, Europe (SACEUR), 1952–1962. |
| 4 | John K. Cannon | 1948-1951 | Commanding General, Tactical Air Command (CG TAC), 1951–1954. |
| 3 | Curtis LeMay | 1947-1948 | 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. |
| 2 | Idwal H. Edwards | 1946-1947 | |
| 1 | John K. Cannon | 1945-1946 | |