# List of United States Air Force lieutenant generals from 2010 to 2019

The rank of lieutenant general (or three-star general) is the second-highest rank normally achievable in the United States Air Force, and the first to have a specified number of appointments set by statute. It ranks above major general (two-star general) and below general (four-star general).
There have been 131 lieutenant generals in the U.S. Air Force from 2010 to 2019, 33 of whom were elevated to four-star general. All 131 achieved that rank while on active duty in the U.S. Air Force. Lieutenant generals entered the Air Force via several paths: 61 were commissioned via the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA), 44 via Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) at a civilian university, 13 via Air Force Officer Training School (OTS), seven via AFROTC at a senior military college, five via direct commission (direct), and one via direct commission inter-service transfer from the Army National Guard (ARNG).

## List of generals

Entries in the following list of lieutenant 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 in the U.S. Air Force or was promoted to four-star rank while on active duty in the U.S. Air Force. Each entry lists the general's name, date of rank, active-duty positions held while serving at three-star rank, number of years of active-duty service at three-star rank (Yrs), year commissioned and source of commission, number of years in commission when promoted to three-star rank (YC), and other biographical notes (years of birth and death are shown in parentheses in the Notes column). Officers transferred to the U.S. Space Force in the grade of lieutenant general are included while having previously held that rank in the Air Force previously are included, while Air Force officers first promoted to lieutenant general in the U.S. Space Force are excluded.
List of U.S. Air Force lieutenant generals from 2010 to 2019 :
| # | Name | Date of rank | Position | Yrs | Commission | YC | Notes |
| 1 | Richard C. Harding | 2 Feb 2010 | Judge Advocate General, U.S. Air Force (AF/JA), 2010–2014. | 4 | 1980 (direct) | 30 | (1947– ) |
| * | Larry O. Spencer | 3 Apr 2010 | Director, Force Structure, Resources and Assessment, Joint Staff, J8, 2010–2012. | 2 | 1980 (OTS) | 30 | (1954– ) Promoted to general, 27 Jul 2012. Served 9 years in the enlisted ranks before receiving his commission in 1980. |
| 2 | Eric E. Fiel | 11 Jun 2010 | Vice Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command (VCDRUSSOCOM), 2010–2011. Commander, Air Force Special Operations Command (COMAFSOC), 2011–2014. | 4 | 1981 (OTS) | 29 | (1958– ) |
| 3 | Frank J. Kisner | 26 Jul 2010 | Commander, NATO Special Operations Headquarters (CDRNSHQ), 2010–2013. | 3 | 1980 (USAFA) | 30 | |
| 4 | Stephen P. Mueller | 6 Sep 2010 | Vice Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe (VCOMUSAFE), 2010–2012. Inspector General, U.S. Air Force (AF/IG), 2012–2014. | 4 | 1979 (USAFA) | 31 | (1960– ) |
| 5 | Douglas H. Owens | 9 Sep 2010 | Vice Commander, Air Education and Training Command (VCOMAETC), 2010–2013. | 3 | 1980 (USAFA) | 30 | |
| 6 | Michael R. Moeller | 7 Oct 2010 | U.S. Security Coordinator for Israel and the Palestinian National Authority (USSC), 2010–2012. Deputy Chief of Staff, Strategic Plans and Programs, Air Staff (DCS A5/8), 2012–2014. | 4 | 1980 (USAFA) | 30 | |
| 7 | Burton M. Field | 25 Oct 2010 | Commander, U.S. Forces Japan/Commander, Fifth Air Force (COMUSFJ), 2010–2012. Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, Plans and Requirements, Air Staff (DCS A3), 2012–2014. | 4 | 1979 (USAFA) | 31 | (c. 1957– ) |
| 8 | Kurt A. Cichowski | 16 Nov 2010 | Associate Director, Military Affairs, Central Intelligence Agency (ADMA), 2010–2013. | 3 | 1977 (USAFA) | 33 | (1955– ) |
| 9 | Stanley T. Kresge | 10 Dec 2010 | Commander, Thirteenth Air Force (Air Forces Pacific)/Commander, Joint Task Force-Support Forces Antarctica (CDRJTF-SFA), 2010–2012. Vice Commander, Pacific Air Forces (VCOMPACAF), 2012–2014. | 4 | 1980 (USAFA) | 30 | |
| 10 | Darrell D. Jones | 14 Dec 2010 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Manpower, Personnel and Services, Air Staff (DCS A1), 2010–2013. | 3 | 1979 (AFROTC) | 31 | |
| 11 | James M. Kowalski | 6 Jan 2011 | Commander, Air Force Global Strike Command (COMAFGSC), 2011–2013. Deputy Commander, U.S. Strategic Command (DCDRUSSTRATCOM), 2013–2015. | 4 | 1980 (AFROTC) | 31 | (1957– ) |
| 12 | Susan J. Helms | 21 Jan 2011 | Commander, Fourteenth Air Force (Air Forces Strategic)/Commander, Joint Functional Component Command for Space (COMAFSTRAT/CDRJFCC Space), 2011–2014. | 3 | 1980 (USAFA) | 31 | (1958– ) |
| 13 | Michael J. Basla | 2 Mar 2011 | Vice Commander, Air Force Space Command (VCOMAFSPC), 2009–2012. Chief, Information Dominance/Chief Information Officer, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force (SAF/CIO A6), 2012–2014. | 3 | 1979 (OTS) | 32 | (1952– ) |
| * | Ellen M. Pawlikowski | 3 Jun 2011 | Commander, Space and Missile Systems Center/Program Executive Officer, Space (COMSMC/PEO Space), 2011–2014. Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition (MILDEP SAF/AQ), 2014–2015. | 4 | 1978 (AFROTC) | 33 | (1956– ) Promoted to general, 8 Jun 2015. |
| 14 | Bradley A. Heithold | 19 Jul 2011 | Vice Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command (VCDRUSSOCOM), 2011–2014. Commander, Air Force Special Operations Command (COMAFSOC), 2014–2016. Principal Deputy Director, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, Office of the Secretary of Defense, 2016–2018. | 7 | 1981 (AFROTC) | 30 | (1956– ) Served 7 years in the enlisted ranks before receiving his commission in 1981. |
| * | David L. Goldfein | 3 Aug 2011 | Commander, U.S. Air Forces Central Command/Combined Forces Air Component Commander, U.S. Central Command (COMUSAFCENT/CFACC), 2011–2013. Director, Joint Staff (DJS), 2013–2015. | 4 | 1983 (USAFA) | 28 | (1959– ) Promoted to general, 17 Aug 2015. Brother of Air Force major general Stephen M. Goldfein. |
| 15 | David S. Fadok | 12 Aug 2011 | Commander/President, Air University (COM/Pres. AU), 2011–2014. | 3 | 1982 (USAFA) | 29 | |
| 16 | Stanley E. Clarke III | 31 Aug 2011 | Commander, First Air Force (Air Forces Northern)/Commander, Continental U.S. NORAD Region (COMAFNORTH/CDRCONR), 2011–2013. Director, Air National Guard (DIRANG), 2013–2015. | 4 | 1981 (AFROTC) | 30 | |
| 17 | Charles R. Davis | 1 Sep 2011 | Commander, Electronic Systems Center/Program Executive Officer, Command and Control and Combat Support (COMESC/PEO C2S), 2011–2012. Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition (MILDEP SAF/AQ), 2012–2014. | 3 | 1979 (USAFA) | 32 | |
| 18 | Brooks L. Bash | 9 Sep 2011 | Director, Logistics, Joint Staff, J4, 2011–2013. Vice Commander, Air Mobility Command (VCOMAMC), 2013–2015. | 4 | 1981 (USAFA) | 30 | |
| 19 | Mark F. Ramsay | 23 Sep 2011 | Commander, Eighteenth Air Force (Air Forces Transportation), 2011–2012. Director, Force Structure, Resources and Assessment, Joint Staff, J8, 2012–2015. | 4 | 1982 (OTS) | 29 | (c. 1958– ) |
| 20 | C. D. Moore II | 3 Oct 2011 | Vice Commander, Air Force Materiel Command (VCOMAFMC), 2011–2012. Commander, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (COMAFLCMC), 2012–2014. | 3 | 1980 (USAFA) | 31 | (1958– ) |
| 21 | Stephen L. Hoog | 7 Nov 2011 | Commander, Alaskan NORAD Region/Commander, Alaskan Command/Commander, Eleventh Air Force (CDRANR/CDRALCOM), 2011–2013. Assistant Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force/Director, Air Staff, U.S. Air Force (AVCSAF/AF/DS), 2013–2015. | 4 | 1979 (USAFA) | 32 | |
| 22 | John W. Hesterman III | 17 Nov 2011 | Military Deputy for Readiness to the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (MILDEP USD(P&R)), 2011–2013. Commander, U.S. Air Forces Central Command/Combined Forces Air Component Commander, U.S. Central Command (COMUSAFCENT/CFACC), 2013–2015. Assistant Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force/Director, Air Staff, U.S. Air Force (AVCSAF/AF/DS), 2015–2016. | 5 | 1983 (USAFA) | 28 | (c. 1964– ) Relieved, 2016. |
| * | Robin Rand | 1 Dec 2011 | Commander, Twelfth Air Force (Air Forces Southern), 2011–2013. | 2 | 1979 (USAFA) | 32 | (1957– ) Promoted to general, 10 Oct 2013. |
| 23 | Judith A. Fedder | 5 Dec 2011 | Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Installations and Mission Support, Air Staff (DCS A4/7), 2011–2015. | 4 | 1980 (AFROTC) | 31 | (1958– ) |
| 24 | Jan-Marc Jouas | 6 Jan 2012 | Deputy Commander, United Nations Command/Deputy Commander, U.S. Forces Korea/Commander, Air Component Command, ROK/U.S. Combined Forces Command/Commander, Seventh Air Force (DCDRUNC/DCDRUSFK/AIRCDRCFC), 2012–2014. | 2 | 1979 (USAFA) | 33 | |
| 25 | Ronnie D. Hawkins Jr. | 11 Jan 2012 | Director, Defense Information Systems Agency (DIRDISA), 2012–2015. Director, Defense Information Systems Agency/Commander, Joint Force Headquarters – Department of Defense Information Network (DIRDISA/CDRJFHQ-DoDIN), 2015. | 3 | 1977 (AFROTC) | 35 | (1955– ) President, Angelo State University, 2020–present. |
| 26 | Craig A. Franklin | 30 Mar 2012 | Commander, Third Air Force (Air Forces Europe)/Commander, Seventeenth Expeditionary Air Force, 2012–2014. | 2 | 1981 (USAFA) | 31 | (c. 1961– ) Resigned, 2014. |
| * | John E. Hyten | 18 May 2012 | Vice Commander, Air Force Space Command (VCOMAFSPC), 2012–2014. | 2 | 1981 (AFROTC) | 31 | (1959– ) Promoted to general, 15 Aug 2014. |
| 27 | Bruce A. Litchfield | 10 Jul 2012 | Commander, Air Force Sustainment Center (COMAFSC), 2012–2015. | 3 | 1981 (Norwich) | 31 | |
| 28 | Thomas W. Travis | 13 Jul 2012 | Surgeon General, U.S. Air Force (AF/SG), 2012–2015. | 3 | 1976 (Virginia Tech) | 36 | (1953– ) Senior Vice President, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 2016–2021. |
| 29 | Salvatore A. Angelella | 20 Jul 2012 | Commander, U.S. Forces Japan/Commander, Fifth Air Force (COMUSFJ), 2012–2015. | 3 | 1981 (USAFA) | 31 | (c. 1959– ) |
| 30 | Andrew E. Busch | 20 Jul 2012 | Vice Commander, Air Force Materiel Command (VCOMAFMC), 2012–2014. Director, Defense Logistics Agency (DIRDLA), 2014–2017. | 5 | 1979 (USAFA) | 33 | |
| 31 | James F. Jackson | 30 Jul 2012 | Chief, Air Force Reserve/Commander, Air Force Reserve Command (CAFR/COMAFRC), 2012–2016. | 4 | 1978 (USAFA) | 34 | (1948– ) |
| 32 | Noel T. Jones | 3 Aug 2012 | Vice Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe (VCOMUSAFE), 2012–2015. | 3 | 1980 (USAFA) | 32 | |
| * | Darren W. McDew | 6 Aug 2012 | Commander, Eighteenth Air Force (Air Forces Transportation), 2012–2014. | 2 | 1982 (VMI) | 30 | (1960– ) Promoted to general, 5 May 2014. |
| 33 | Michael D. Dubie | 14 Aug 2012 | Deputy Commander, U.S. Northern Command/Vice Commander, U.S. Element, North American Aerospace Defense Command (DCDRUSNORTHCOM/VCDRNORAD), 2012–2015. | 3 | 1982 (ARNG) | 30 | (1960– ) |
| * | Joseph L. Lengyel | 18 Aug 2012 | Vice Chief, National Guard Bureau (VCNGB), 2012–2016. | 4 | 1981 (AFROTC) | 31 | (1959– ) Promoted to general, 3 Aug 2016. |
| 34 | Christopher C. Bogdan | 6 Dec 2012 | Program Executive Officer, F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office (PEO F-35), 2012–2017. | 5 | 1983 (USAFA) | 29 | |
| 35 | Gregory A. Biscone | 12 Jan 2013 | Commander, Office of the Defense Representative, U.S. Embassy Pakistan, 2013–2014. Inspector General, U.S. Air Force (AF/IG), 2014–2016. | 3 | 1981 (USAFA) | 32 | |
| 36 | William H. Etter | 7 Mar 2013 | Commander, First Air Force (Air Forces Northern)/Commander, Continental U.S. NORAD Region (COMAFNORTH/CDRCONR), 2013–2016. | 3 | 1979 (AFROTC) | 34 | (c. 1957– ) |
| * | Lori J. Robinson | 20 May 2013 | Vice Commander, Air Combat Command (VCOMACC), 2013–2014. | 1 | 1981 (AFROTC) | 32 | (c. 1959– ) Promoted to general, 16 Oct 2014. |
| 37 | Robert P. Otto | 24 Jun 2013 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance, Air Staff (DCS A2), 2013–2016. | 3 | 1982 (USAFA) | 31 | |
| * | James M. Holmes | 2 Aug 2013 | Vice Commander, Air Education and Training Command (VCOMAETC), 2013–2014. Deputy Chief of Staff, Strategic Plans and Requirements, Air Staff (DCS A5/8), 2014–2017. | 4 | 1981 (OTS) | 32 | (1957– ) Promoted to general, 10 Mar 2017. |
| 38 | Russell J. Handy | 9 Aug 2013 | Commander, Alaskan NORAD Region/Commander, Alaskan Command/Commander, Eleventh Air Force (CDRANR/CDRALCOM), 2013–2016. Commander, Pacific Air Forces/Air Component Commander for U.S. Pacific Command/Executive Director, Pacific Air Combat Operations Staff (COMPACAF/AIRCDRUSPACOM/EXDIRPACOPS), 2016. | 3 | 1982 (AFROTC) | 31 | |
| 39 | Michelle D. Johnson | 12 Aug 2013 | Superintendent, U.S. Air Force Academy, 2013–2017. | 4 | 1981 (USAFA) | 32 | (c. 1959– ) First woman to command the U.S. Air Force Academy. |
| 40 | Mark O. Schissler | 30 Aug 2013 | Deputy Chairman, NATO Military Committee (DCMC), 2013–2016. | 3 | 1981 (OTS) | 32 | |
| * | Tod D. Wolters | 24 Sep 2013 | Commander, Twelfth Air Force (Air Forces Southern), 2013–2014. Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, Air Staff (DCS A3), 2014–2015. Director, Operations, Joint Staff, J3, 2015–2016. | 3 | 1982 (USAFA) | 31 | (1960– ) Promoted to general, 11 Aug 2016. Son of Air Force brigadier general Thomas E. Wolters. |
| 41 | Douglas J. Robb | 1 Oct 2013 | Director, Defense Health Agency (DIRDHA), 2013–2015. | 2 | 1979 (USAFA) | 34 | |
| * | Stephen W. Wilson | 23 Oct 2013 | Commander, Air Force Global Strike Command (COMAFGSC), 2013–2015. Deputy Commander, U.S. Strategic Command (DCDRUSSTRATCOM), 2015–2016. | 3 | 1981 (Texas A&M) | 32 | (c. 1959– ) Promoted to general, 22 Jul 2016. |
| 42 | Samuel D. Cox | 3 Dec 2013 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Manpower, Personnel and Services, Air Staff (DCS A1), 2013–2015. Commander, Eighteenth Air Force (Air Forces Transportation), 2015–2017. | 4 | 1984 (USAFA) | 29 | (1961– ) |
| * | John W. Raymond | 31 Jan 2014 | Commander, Fourteenth Air Force (Air Forces Strategic)/Commander, Joint Functional Component Command for Space (COMAFSTRAT/CDRJFCC Space), 2014–2015. Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, Air Staff (DCS A3), 2015–2016. | 2 | 1984 (AFROTC) | 30 | (1962– ) Promoted to general, 25 Oct 2016. Great-great-grandson of Army brigadier general Charles W. Raymond. |
| 43 | Wendy M. Masiello | 8 May 2014 | Director, Defense Contract Management Agency (DIRDCMA), 2014–2017. | 3 | 1980 (AFROTC) | 34 | (1958– ) Wife of Air Force major general Thomas J. Masiello. |
| 44 | Christopher F. Burne | 23 May 2014 | Judge Advocate General, U.S. Air Force (AF/JA), 2014–2018. | 4 | 1983 (direct) | 31 | (c. 1962– ) |
| 45 | Darryl L. Roberson | 30 May 2014 | Commander, Third Air Force (Air Forces Europe)/Commander, Seventeenth Expeditionary Air Force, 2014–2015. Commander, Air Education and Training Command (COMAETC), 2015–2017. | 3 | 1983 (USAFA) | 31 | (1960– ) |
| 46 | Thomas J. Trask | 16 Jun 2014 | Vice Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command (VCDRUSSOCOM), 2014–2017. | 3 | 1984 (AFROTC) | 30 | (1961– ) |
| 47 | Samuel A. Greaves | 19 Jun 2014 | Commander, Space and Missile Systems Center/Program Executive Officer, Space (COMSMC/PEO Space), 2014–2017. Director, Missile Defense Agency (DIRMDA), 2017–2019. | 5 | 1982 (AFROTC) | 32 | |
| * | Carlton D. Everhart II | 20 Jun 2014 | Commander, Eighteenth Air Force (Air Forces Transportation), 2014–2015. | 1 | 1983 (Virginia Tech) | 31 | (1961– ) Promoted to general, 11 Aug 2015. |
| 48 | Anthony J. Rock | 17 Jun 2014 | Chief, Office of the Defense Representative, U.S. Embassy Pakistan, 2014–2016. Inspector General, U.S. Air Force (AF/IG), 2016–2017. | 3 | 1982 (OTS) | 32 | (1959– ) |
| 49 | James K. McLaughlin | 14 Aug 2014 | Deputy Commander, U.S. Cyber Command (DCDRUSCYBERCOM), 2014–2017. | 3 | 1983 (USAFA) | 31 | |
| 50 | Marshall B. Webb | 28 Aug 2014 | Commander, NATO Special Operations Headquarters (CDRNSHQ), 2014–2016. Commander, Air Force Special Operations Command (COMAFSOC), 2016–2019. Commander, Air Education and Training Command (COMAETC), 2019–2022. | 8 | 1984 (USAFA) | 30 | (1961– ) |
| 51 | William J. Bender | 19 Sep 2014 | Chief, Information Dominance/Chief Information Officer, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force (SAF/CIO A6), 2014–2017. | 3 | 1983 (AFROTC) | 31 | |
| 52 | John F. Thompson | 2 Oct 2014 | Commander, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (COMAFLCMC), 2014–2017. Commander, Space and Missile Systems Center/Program Executive Officer, Space (COMSMC/PEO Space), 2017–2021. | 7 | 1984 (USAFA) | 30 | |
| 53 | Steven L. Kwast | 10 Nov 2014 | Commander/President, Air University (COM/Pres. AU), 2014–2017. Commander, Air Education and Training Command (COMAETC), 2017–2019. | 5 | 1986 (USAFA) | 28 | |
| * | Terrence J. O'Shaughnessy | 19 Dec 2014 | Deputy Commander, United Nations Command/Deputy Commander, U.S. Forces Korea/Commander, Air Component Command, ROK/U.S. Combined Forces Command/Commander, Seventh Air Force (DCDRUNC/DCDRUSFK/AIRCDRCFC), 2014–2016. | 2 | 1986 (USAFA) | 28 | (c. 1964– ) Promoted to general, 12 Jul 2016. |
| 54 | Mark C. Nowland | 19 Dec 2014 | Commander, Twelfth Air Force (Air Forces Southern), 2014–2016. Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, Air Staff (DCS A3), 2016–2018. | 4 | 1985 (USAFA) | 29 | (1958– ) |
| 55 | John B. Cooper | 22 May 2015 | Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Installations and Mission Support, Air Staff (DCS A4/7), 2015–2018. | 3 | 1983 (Citadel) | 32 | |
| 56 | John L. Dolan | 5 Jun 2015 | Commander, U.S. Forces Japan/Commander, Fifth Air Force (COMUSFJ), 2015–2016. Director, Operations, Joint Staff, J3, 2016–2018. | 3 | 1986 (AFROTC) | 29 | (c. 1964– ) |
| 57 | Mark A. Ediger | 5 Jun 2015 | Surgeon General, U.S. Air Force (AF/SG), 2015–2018. | 3 | 1986 (direct) | 29 | |
| 58 | Lee K. Levy II | 5 Jun 2015 | Commander, Air Force Sustainment Center (COMAFSC), 2015–2018. | 3 | 1985 (AFROTC) | 30 | (c. 1964– ) |
| 59 | Jeffrey G. Lofgren | 19 Jun 2015 | Deputy Chief of Staff for Capability Development, Headquarters Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (DCOFS-CD), 2015–2018. | 3 | 1984 (USAFA) | 31 | |
| * | Arnold W. Bunch Jr. | 24 Jun 2015 | Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition (MILDEP SAF/AQ), 2015–2018. Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (MILDEP SAF/AQ), 2018–2019. | 4 | 1984 (USAFA) | 31 | (1962– ) Promoted to general, 31 May 2019. |
| * | Charles Q. Brown Jr. | 29 Jun 2015 | Commander, U.S. Air Forces Central Command/Combined Forces Air Component Commander, U.S. Central Command (COMUSAFCENT/CFACC), 2015–2016. Deputy Commander, U.S. Central Command (DCDRUSCENTCOM), 2016–2018. | 3 | 1985 (AFROTC) | 30 | (1962– ) Promoted to general, 26 Jul 2018. |
| * | Timothy M. Ray | 2 Jul 2015 | Commander, Third Air Force (Air Forces Europe)/Commander, Seventeenth Expeditionary Air Force, 2015–2016. Deputy Commander, U.S. European Command (DCDRUSEUCOM), 2016–2018. | 3 | 1985 (USAFA) | 30 | (1963– ) Promoted to general, 21 Aug 2018. |
| 60 | John N.T. Shanahan | 11 Aug 2015 | Director for Defense Intelligence (Warfighter Support) (DDIWS), 2015–2017. Director for Defense Intelligence (Warfighter Support)/Director, Algorithmic Warfare Cross-Functional Team (Project Maven) (DDIWS/DIRAWCFT), 2017–2018. Director, Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (DIRJAIC), 2018–2020. | 5 | 1984 (AFROTC) | 31 | (1962– ) |
| 61 | David J. Buck | 14 Aug 2015 | Commander, Fourteenth Air Force (Air Forces Strategic)/Commander, Joint Functional Component Command for Space (COMAFSTRAT/CDRJFCC Space), 2015–2017. | 2 | 1986 (OTS) | 29 | |
| 62 | Gina M. Grosso | 15 Oct 2015 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Manpower, Personnel and Services, Air Staff (DCS A1), 2015–2018. | 3 | 1986 (AFROTC) | 29 | (1964– ) U.S. Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security and Preparedness, 2021–2023. |
| 63 | Jack Weinstein | 20 Nov 2015 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration, Air Staff (DCS A10), 2015–2018. | 3 | 1982 (AFROTC) | 33 | |
| 64 | John D. Bansemer | 7 Jan 2016 | Assistant Director of National Intelligence, Partner Engagement, Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ADNI-PE), 2016–2019. | 3 | 1987 (OTS) | 29 | |
| 65 | L. Scott Rice | 4 May 2016 | Director, Air National Guard (DIRANG), 2016–2020. | 4 | 1980 (AFROTC) | 36 | (1958– ) |
| 66 | R. Scott Williams | 6 Jul 2016 | Commander, First Air Force (Air Forces Northern)/Commander, Continental U.S. NORAD Region/Combined Force Air Component Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command/Joint Force Air Component Commander, U.S. Northern Command (COMAFNORTH/CDRCONR/CFACCNORAD/JFACC USNORTHCOM), 2016–2019. | 3 | 1984 (AFROTC) | 32 | |
| 67 | Thomas W. Bergeson | 8 Jul 2016 | Deputy Commander, United Nations Command/Deputy Commander, U.S. Forces Korea/Commander, Air Component Command, ROK/U.S. Combined Forces Command/Commander, Seventh Air Force (DCDRUNC/DCDRUSFK/AIRCDRCFC), 2016–2018. Deputy Commander, U.S. Forces Korea/Commander, Air Component Command, United Nations Command/Commander, Air Component Command, ROK/U.S. Combined Forces Command/Commander, Seventh Air Force (DCDRUSFK/AIRCDRUNC/AIRCDRCFC), 2018. Deputy Commander, U.S. Central Command (DCDRUSCENTCOM), 2018–2020. | 4 | 1985 (USAFA) | 31 | (1962– ) |
| * | Maryanne Miller | 15 Jul 2016 | Chief, Air Force Reserve/Commander, Air Force Reserve Command (CAFR/COMAFRC), 2016–2018. | 2 | 1981 (AFROTC) | 35 | (1961– ) Promoted to general, 7 Sep 2018. |
| * | Jeffrey L. Harrigian | 22 Jul 2016 | Commander, U.S. Air Forces Central Command/Combined Forces Air Component Commander, U.S. Central Command (COMUSAFCENT/CFACC), 2016–2018. Deputy Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa (DCOMUSAFE-AFAFRICA), 2018–2019. | 3 | 1985 (USAFA) | 31 | (1962– ) Promoted to general, 1 May 2019. |
| * | Kenneth S. Wilsbach | 16 Aug 2016 | Commander, Alaskan NORAD Region/Commander, Alaskan Command/Commander, Eleventh Air Force (CDRANR/CDRALCOM), 2016–2018. Deputy Commander, U.S. Forces Korea/Commander, Air Component Command, United Nations Command/Commander, Air Component Command, ROK/U.S. Combined Forces Command/Commander, Seventh Air Force (DCDRUSFK/AIRCDRUNC/AIRCDRCFC), 2018–2020. | 4 | 1985 (AFROTC) | 31 | (1963– ) Promoted to general, 8 Jul 2020. |
| 68 | Stayce D. Harris | 19 Aug 2016 | Assistant Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force/Director, Air Staff, U.S. Air Force (AVCSAF/AF/DS), 2016–2017. Inspector General, U.S. Air Force (AF/IG), 2017–2019. | 3 | 1982 (AFROTC) | 34 | (1959– ) First female African-American lieutenant general in the Air Force. |
| * | Mark D. Kelly | 3 Oct 2016 | Commander, Twelfth Air Force (Air Forces Southern), 2016–2018. Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, Air Staff (DCS A3), 2018–2020. | 4 | 1986 (AFROTC) | 30 | (c. 1962– ) Promoted to general, 28 Aug 2020. |
| 69 | Jerry P. Martinez | 6 Oct 2016 | Commander, U.S. Forces Japan/Commander, Fifth Air Force (COMUSFJ), 2016–2019. Commander, Pacific Air Forces (COMPACAF), 2018. | 3 | 1986 (USAFA) | 30 | (c. 1964– ) |
| 70 | Richard M. Clark | 21 Oct 2016 | Commander, Third Air Force (Air Forces Europe)/Commander, Seventeenth Expeditionary Air Force, 2016–2018. Commander, Third Air Force (Air Forces Europe), 2018. Deputy Chief of Staff, Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration, Air Staff (DCS A10), 2018–2020. Superintendent, U.S. Air Force Academy, 2020–2024. | 8 | 1986 (USAFA) | 30 | (1964– ) First African-American superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Academy. |
| 71 | VeraLinn Jamieson | 2 Nov 2016 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance, Air Staff (DCS A2), 2016–2019. Deputy Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Cyber Effects Operations, Air Staff (DCS A2/6), 2019. | 3 | 1982 (AFROTC) | 34 | (1960– ) |
| 72 | Steven M. Shepro | 3 Nov 2016 | Deputy Chairman, NATO Military Committee (DCMC), 2016–2019. | 3 | 1984 (USAFA) | 32 | (c. 1962– ) |
| 73 | Jerry D. Harris Jr. | 22 Feb 2017 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Strategic Plans, Programs, and Requirements, Air Staff (DCS A5/8), 2017–2018. Deputy Chief of Staff, Plans and Programs, Air Staff (DCS A8), 2018–2019. | 2 | 1985 (AFROTC) | 32 | |
| 74 | Robert D. McMurry Jr. | 2 May 2017 | Commander, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (COMAFLCMC), 2017–2018. Commander, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center/Program Executive Officer, Rapid Sustainment Office (COMAFLCMC/PEORSO), 2018–2020. Commander, Air Force Materiel Command (COMAFMC), 2018–2019. | 3 | 1985 (AFROTC) | 32 | |
| 75 | Giovanni K. Tuck | 1 Jun 2017 | Commander, Eighteenth Air Force (Air Forces Transportation), 2017–2018. Director, Logistics, Joint Staff, J4, 2018–2020. | 3 | 1987 (AFROTC) | 30 | |
| 76 | Bradford J. Shwedo | 9 Jun 2017 | Chief, Information Dominance/Chief Information Officer, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force (SAF/CIO A6), 2017–2018. Director, Command, Control, Communications and Computers/Cyber and Chief Information Officer, Joint Staff, J6, 2018–2020. | 3 | 1987 (USAFA) | 30 | (c. 1969– ) Director, Institute for Future Conflict, 2021–present. |
| 77 | James C. Vechery | 2 Aug 2017 | Deputy to the Commander for Military Operations, U.S. Africa Command, 2017–2020. | 3 | 1988 (AFROTC) | 29 | (1966– ) |
| 78 | Scott A. Howell | 2 Aug 2017 | Vice Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command (VCDRUSSOCOM), 2017–2018. Commander, Joint Special Operations Command/Commander, Joint Special Operations Command Forward, U.S. Special Operations Command (CDRJSOC/CDRJSOC-F), 2018–2021. | 4 | 1987 (USAFA) | 30 | (1965– ) |
| 79 | Jay B. Silveria | 11 Aug 2017 | Superintendent, U.S. Air Force Academy, 2017–2020. | 3 | 1985 (USAFA) | 32 | (1963– ) Executive Director, Bush School of Government and Public Service, 2020–present. |
| * | Jacqueline D. Van Ovost | 8 Nov 2017 | Director of Staff, U.S. Air Force (AF/DS), 2017–2020. Deputy Commander, Air Mobility Command (DCOMAMC), 2020. | 3 | 1988 (USAFA) | 29 | (1965– ) Promoted to general, 20 Aug 2020. |
| * | Anthony J. Cotton | 15 Feb 2018 | Commander/President, Air University (COM/Pres. AU), 2018–2019. Deputy Commander, Air Force Global Strike Command/Deputy Commander, Air Forces Strategic-Air, U.S. Strategic Command (DCOMAFGSC/DCOMAFSTRATAIR), 2019–2021. | 3 | 1986 (AFROTC) | 32 | (c. 1963– ) Promoted to general, 27 Aug 2021. |
| * | David D. Thompson | 4 Apr 2018 | Vice Commander, Air Force Space Command (VCOMAFSPC), 2018–2019. Vice Commander, U.S. Space Force (VCOMUSSF), 2019–2020. | 2 | 1985 (USAFA) | 33 | (1963– ) Promoted to general, 1 Oct 2020. |
| 80 | Jeffrey A. Rockwell | 18 May 2018 | Judge Advocate General, U.S. Air Force (AF/JA), 2018–2019. Judge Advocate General, U.S. Air Force and Space Force (AF & SF/JA), 2019–2022. | 4 | 1987 (direct) | 34 | |
| 81 | Dorothy A. Hogg | 4 Jun 2018 | Surgeon General, U.S. Air Force (AF/SG), 2018–2019. Surgeon General, U.S. Air Force and Space Force (AF & SF/SG), 2019–2021. | 3 | 1983 (direct) | 35 | (1959– ) First woman to serve as Surgeon General of the United States Air Force. |
| * | James C. Slife | 29 Jun 2018 | Vice Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command (VCDRUSSOCOM), 2018–2019. Commander, Air Force Special Operations Command (COMAFSOC), 2019–2022. Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, Air Staff (DCS A3), 2022–2023. | 5 | 1989 (AFROTC) | 29 | (1967– ) Promoted to general, 19 Dec 2023. |
| 82 | Donald E. Kirkland | 7 Aug 2018 | Commander, Air Force Sustainment Center (COMAFSC), 2018–2021. | 3 | 1988 (OTS) | 30 | |
| 83 | Warren D. Berry | 17 Aug 2018 | Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, Air Staff (DCS A4), 2018–2022. | 4 | 1987 (AFROTC) | 31 | |
| 84 | Christopher P. Weggeman | 21 Aug 2018 | Deputy Commander, Air Combat Command (DCOMACC), 2018–2021. | 3 | 1987 (AFROTC) | 31 | (1965– ) |
| * | Thomas A. Bussiere | 24 Aug 2018 | Commander, Alaskan NORAD Region/Commander, Alaskan Command/Commander, Eleventh Air Force (CDRANR/CDRALCOM), 2018–2020. Deputy Commander, U.S. Strategic Command (DCDRUSSTRATCOM), 2020–2022. | 4 | 1985 (Norwich) | 33 | (1963– ) Promoted to general, 7 Dec 2022. |
| 85 | Joseph T. Guastella Jr. | 30 Aug 2018 | Commander, U.S. Air Forces Central Command/Combined Forces Air Component Commander, U.S. Central Command (COMUSAFCENT/CFACC), 2018–2020. Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, Air Staff (DCS A3), 2020–2022. | 4 | 1987 (USAFA) | 31 | (1965– ) |
| 86 | Brian T. Kelly | 4 Sep 2018 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Manpower, Personnel and Services, Air Staff (DCS A1), 2018–2022. | 4 | 1988 (AFROTC) | 30 | |
| 87 | Jon T. Thomas | 4 Sep 2018 | Deputy Commander, Air Mobility Command (DCOMAMC), 2018–2020. Deputy Commander, Pacific Air Forces/Deputy Theater Air Component Commander to the Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (DCOMPACAF/DAIRCDRINDOPACOM), 2020–2021. | 3 | 1989 (USAFA) | 29 | (1967– ) |
| 88 | Richard W. Scobee | 7 Sep 2018 | Chief, Air Force Reserve/Commander, Air Force Reserve Command (CAFR/COMAFRC), 2018–2022. | 4 | 1986 (USAFA) | 32 | (1964– ) Son of astronaut and Space Shuttle Challenger commander Francis R. Scobee. |
| 89 | Timothy G. Fay | 1 Oct 2018 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Strategy, Integration and Requirements, Air Staff (DCS A5), 2018–2020. Director of Staff, U.S. Air Force (AF/DS), 2020–2021. | 3 | 1987 (USAFA) | 31 | |
| 90 | Thomas J. Sharpy | 12 Oct 2018 | Deputy Chief of Staff for Capability Development, Headquarters Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (DCOFS-CD), 2018–2021. | 3 | 1987 (USAFA) | 31 | |
| 91 | Michael T. Plehn | 22 Oct 2018 | Military Deputy Commander, U.S. Southern Command (MILDEPUSSOUTHCOM), 2018–2021. President, National Defense University (NDU-P), 2021–2024. | 6 | 1988 (USAFA) | 30 | (1965– ) |
| * | David W. Allvin | 31 Jan 2019 | Director, Strategy, Plans and Policy, Joint Staff, J5/Senior Member, U.S. Delegation to the U.N. Military Staff Committee (Sr. Member MSC), 2019–2020. | 1 | 1986 (USAFA) | 33 | (c. 1963– ) Promoted to general, 12 Nov 2020. |
| 92 | Sami D. Said | 31 Jan 2019 | Inspector General, U.S. Air Force (AF/IG), 2019–2021. Inspector General, U.S. Department of the Air Force (DAF/IG), 2021–2022. | 3 | 1991 (OTS) | 28 | (1964– ) |
| * | Kevin B. Schneider | 5 Feb 2019 | Commander, U.S. Forces Japan/Commander, Fifth Air Force (COMUSFJ), 2019–2021. Director of Staff, U.S. Air Force (AF/DS), 2021–2024. | 5 | 1988 (USAFA) | 31 | Promoted to general, 9 Feb 2024. |
| 93 | Steven L. Basham | 1 May 2019 | Deputy Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa (DCOMUSAFE-AFAFRICA), 2019–2022. Deputy Commander, U.S. European Command (DCDRUSEUCOM), 2022–2024. | 5 | 1989 (OTS) | 30 | (1965– ) |
| 94 | Marc H. Sasseville | 18 Jun 2019 | Commander, First Air Force (Air Forces Northern)/Commander, Continental U.S. NORAD Region/Combined Force Air Component Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command/Joint Force Air Component Commander, U.S. Northern Command (COMAFNORTH/CDRCONR/CFACCNORAD/JFACC USNORTHCOM), 2019–2020. Vice Chief, National Guard Bureau (VCNGB), 2020–2024. | 5 | 1985 (USAFA) | 34 | (1963– ) |
| * | Duke Z. Richardson | 20 Jun 2019 | Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (MILDEP SAF/AQ), 2019–2022. | 3 | 1989 (OTS) | 30 | (c. 1964– ) Promoted to general, 13 Jun 2022. |
| 95 | Eric T. Fick | 11 Jul 2019 | Program Executive Officer, F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office (PEO F-35), 2019–2022. | 3 | 1990 (AFROTC) | 29 | |
| 96 | David S. Nahom | 4 Sep 2019 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Plans and Programs, Air Staff (DCS A8), 2019–2022. Commander, Alaskan NORAD Region/Commander, Alaskan Command/Commander, Eleventh Air Force (CDRANR/CDRALCOM), 2022–2024. | 5 | 1988 (AFROTC) | 31 | (1966– ) |
| * | Glen D. VanHerck | 27 Sep 2019 | Director, Joint Staff (DJS), 2019–2020. | 1 | 1987 (AFROTC) | 32 | (1962– ) Promoted to general, 20 Aug 2020. |
| * | Michael A. Minihan | 27 Sep 2019 | Deputy Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (DCDRUSINDOPACOM), 2019–2021. | 2 | 1990 (AFROTC) | 29 | (1967– ) Promoted to general, 5 Oct 2021. Son of Air Force lieutenant general Kenneth Minihan. |
| 97 | Scott A. Kindsvater | 27 Sep 2019 | Deputy Chairman, NATO Military Committee (DCMC), 2019–2021. Deputy Chair, NATO Military Committee (DCMC), 2021. | 2 | 1989 (USAFA) | 30 | |
| * | Timothy D. Haugh | 11 Oct 2019 | Commander, Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber)/Commander, Joint Force Headquarters – Cyber (Air Force) (COMAFCYBER/CDRJFHQ-C), 2019–2022. Deputy Commander, U.S. Cyber Command (DCDRUSCYBERCOM), 2022–2024. | 5 | 1991 (AFROTC) | 28 | (1969– ) Promoted to general, 2 Feb 2024. |
| 99 | Mary F. O'Brien | 8 Nov 2019 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Cyber Effects Operations, Air Staff (DCS A2/6), 2019–2022. Director, Command, Control, Communications and Computers/Cyber and Chief Information Officer, Joint Staff, J6, 2022–2023. | 4 | 1989 (USAFA) | 30 | |
| * | James B. Hecker | 22 Nov 2019 | Commander/President, Air University (COM/Pres. AU), 2019–2022. | 3 | 1989 (USAFA) | 30 | (c. 1969– ) Promoted to general, 27 Jun 2022. |

## Timeline
### 2010–2019

For lieutenant generals who are dual-hatted as both numbered air force (NAF) commanders and commander or deputy commander of a joint force, the service-specific command is to be prioritized.

## Background
### Three-star positions, elevations and reductions

Several three-star positions were created, consolidated, or even eliminated entirely between 2010 and 2019.
* The rank of the vice chief of the National Guard Bureau was raised to lieutenant general in 2012 with the passage of the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act, achieving parity with the directors of the Army National Guard and Air National Guard. Major General Joseph L. Lengyel was subsequently promoted and assumed the role of vice chief on 18 August 2012. This was the fourth three-star billet allocated to the National Guard, the others being the aforementioned ARNG/ANG directors and the deputy commander of U.S. Northern Command.
* The Air Force chief information officer became a civilian office in 2018, following similar restructuring by the Navy. Lieutenant General Bradford J. Shwedo was the last commissioned officer to hold the CIO position, ceding control to his deputy, William E. Marion II until his successor, under secretary of the Air Force Matthew P. Donovan assumed office. Shwedo's military responsibilities were transferred to the then-DCS A2, Lieutenant General VeraLinn Jamieson as the new DCS A2/6 in 2019.
* Air Education and Training Command (AETC), which had been a four-star major command since 1975 was downgraded to three-star level to compensate for the elevation of the Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) to a four-star command. Accordingly, the office of the assistant chief of staff for strategic deterrence and nuclear integration was raised to deputy chief of staff level with the rank of lieutenant general. Lieutenant General Robin Rand was promoted to full general to assume command of AFGSC, with Third Air Force commander, Lieutenant General Darryl Roberson relieving Rand at AETC and Major General Jack Weinstein being promoted to lieutenant general as the first DCS A10.
* Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), which was activated on 9 July 2012, absorbed the Aeronautical Systems Center and Electronic Systems Center; both were fully dissolved once AFLCMC achieved initial operational capability on 1 October 2012. Lieutenant General C. D. Moore II became the first commander of AFLCMC upon activation.
* Five numbered air forces faced rank transitions between 2010 and 2019:
** First Air Force (Air Forces Northern) became a three-star command in August 2011, with Lieutenant General Stanley E. Clarke III assuming command from Major General Garry C. Dean on 31 August 2011.
** Twelfth Air Force (Air Forces Southern) became a two-star command in August 2018, with Major General Andrew A. Croft assuming command from Lieutenant General Mark D. Kelly on 3 August 2018.
** Fourteenth Air Force, the NAF attached to the Air Force Space Command was redesignated as Space Operations Command from December 2019 to October 2020 with the establishment of the U.S. Space Force. When SpOC was made into a separate field command, the former was redesignated back to Fourteenth Air Force and deactivated. The NAF's last two commanders, Major Generals Stephen N. Whiting and John E. Shaw became lieutenant generals in the Space Force.
** Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) in 2019 was reactivated as a three-star command from the merger of the Twenty-Fourth and Twenty-Fifth Air Forces, with Lieutenant General Timothy D. Haugh as its inaugural commander effective 11 October 2019.
** Eighteenth Air Force (Air Forces Transportation) was reduced to a two-star command in July 2018, with Major General Sam C. Barrett assuming command from Lieutenant General Giovanni K. Tuck on 31 July 2018.

### Senate confirmations

Military nominations are considered by the Senate Armed Services Committee. While it is rare for three-star or four-star nominations to face even token opposition in the Senate, nominations that do face opposition due to controversy surrounding the nominee in question are typically withdrawn. Nominations that are not withdrawn are allowed to expire without action at the end of the legislative session.
* For example, the nomination of Lieutenant General Susan J. Helms for reappointment to rank to become vice commander of Air Force Space Command was withdrawn in November 2013, after an eight-month-long hold by Senator Claire McCaskill due to concerns about her overturning the ruling in a sexual assault case under her command. Helms subsequently submitted a request for retirement, effective 1 April 2014.
* The nomination of Major General Ryan F. Gonsalves for promotion to lieutenant general and assignment as commanding general of U.S. Army Europe was withdrawn in November 2017 after an investigation was launched into the general's inappropriate comment to a female Congressional staffer. As a result, Gonsalves was administratively reprimanded and retired in May 2018.
Additionally, events that take place after Senate confirmation may still delay or even prevent the nominee from assuming office.
* For example, Major General John G. Rossi, who had been confirmed for promotion to lieutenant general and assignment as the commanding general of the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command in April 2016 died by suicide two days before his scheduled promotion and assumption of command. As a result, the then incumbent commander of USASMDC, Lieutenant General David L. Mann, remained in command beyond customary term limits until another nominee, Major General James H. Dickinson was confirmed by the Senate.
The 2020 National Defense Authorization Act explicitly prohibits adding new general officer billets to the Space Force beyond the sole four-star billet of the chief of space operations. This necessitated that five Air Force three-star appointments be transferred to the Space Force, leaving them with 30 as opposed to 35 available three-star positions.
* For example, the position of commander of the Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) was transferred to the Space Force as the center transitioned into the Space Systems Command (SSC), the second Space Force field command to be established. The last Air Force general to command SMC, Lieutenant General John F. Thompson retired in August 2021 to make way for Lieutenant General Michael A. Guetlein, who assumed command of Space Systems Command on 13 August 2021.

## Legislative history

The following list of Congressional legislation includes all acts of Congress pertaining to appointments to the grade of lieutenant general in the United States Air Force from 2010 to 2019.
Each entry lists an act of Congress, its citation in the United States Statutes at Large or Public Law number, and a summary of the act's relevance, with officers affected by the act bracketed where applicable. Positions listed without reference to rank are assumed to be eligible for officers of three-star grade or higher.
List of legislation on appointments of lieutenant generals from 2010 to 2019 :
| Legislation | Citation | Summary |
| Act of January 7, 2011 [Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011] | 124 Stat. 4137 | Authorized officers frocked to grade of lieutenant general or general to wear the insignia of that grade for up to 14 days before assuming position for which that grade is authorized. Repealed 30-day waiting period following congressional notification before officers below grade of lieutenant general or vice admiral may wear insignia of the next higher grade. |
| Act of December 31, 2011 [National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012] | 125 Stat. 1298 | Reestablished position of vice chief of the National Guard Bureau and assigned officeholder statutory grade of lieutenant general (Joseph L. Lengyel). Excluded the chief and vice chief of the National Guard Bureau from general and flag officer distribution limits. |
| Act of December 23, 2016 [National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017] | 130 Stat. 2000 | Repealed authorization for the Chief of Staff to the President, if a general or flag officer of the United States Armed Forces, to be designated a position of importance and responsibility with grade of lieutenant general or vice admiral. Removed statutory requirement for the director of the Department of Defense Test Resource Management Center, if a commissioned officer, to hold grade of lieutenant general or vice admiral. Repealed statutory requirement for the director of the Missile Defense Agency, if a commissioned officer, to hold grade of lieutenant general or vice admiral. Repealed statutory requirement for senior members of the United Nations Military Staff Committee to hold grade of lieutenant general or vice admiral. Repealed statutory requirement for the directors of the Army National Guard and Air National Guard to hold grade of lieutenant general. Repealed statutory requirement for the principal military deputy to the assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition to hold grade of lieutenant general. Repealed statutory requirement for the judge advocate general of the Air Force to hold grade of lieutenant general. Repealed statutory requirement for the chief of Air Force Reserve to hold grade of lieutenant general. |
| Act of December 12, 2019 [National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020] | 133 Stat. 1346 | Required advice and consent of the Senate on any proposal by the secretary of defense to increase the retired grade of any military officer through the reopening of the determination or certification of said officer's retired grade. |