Leadership of the United States Strategic Command

Commander of the United States Strategic Command
Commander of the United States Strategic Command
	File:US Strategic Command Emblem.svg Emblem of the United States Strategic Command
	File:Gen Anthony J. Cotton (2).jpg Incumbent; General Anthony J. Cotton, USAF; since 9 December 2022
	United States Department of Defense
Type	Unified combatant commander
Abbreviation	CDRUSSTRATCOM
Reports to	President of the United States; Secretary of Defense
Seat	Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, U.S.
Nominator	Secretary of Defense
Appointer	The President; with Senate advice and consent
Term length	2–3 years; (approx.)
Constituting instrument	10 U.S.C. § 164
Formation	1 June 1992
First holder	George L. Butler
Deputy	Deputy Commander, United States Strategic Command

File:US Strategic Command Emblem.svg

Seal 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

File:US Air Force O10 shoulderboard rotated.svg Anthony J. Cotton, Commander
- File:US Navy O9 infobox.svg Richard A. Correll, Deputy Commander
  - File:Army-USA-OF-07.svg Christopher L. Eubank, Chief of Staff
    - File:US Air Force O6 shoulderboard rotated.svg Ryan E. Richardson, Director, Human Capital (J1)^[1]
    - File:US Navy O8 infobox.svg Ralph R. Smith III, Director, Intelligence (J2)^[2]
    - File:US Air Force O8 shoulderboard rotated.svg Brandon D. Parker, Director, Global Operations (J3)^[3]
      - File:US Air Force O7 shoulderboard rotated.svg Glenn T. Harris, Deputy Director, Global Operations^[4]
    - File:US Navy O6 infobox.svg John French, Director, Logistics (J4)^[5]
    - File:US Navy O8 infobox.svg Thomas R. Buchanan, Director, Plans and Policy (J5)^[6]
      - File:Army-USA-OF-06.svg John W. Weidner, Deputy Director, Plans^[7]
      - File:US Navy O7 infobox.svg Mark D. Behning, Deputy Director, Strategic Targeting and Nuclear Mission Planning (J5N)^[8]
    - File:Flag of the United States Senior Executive Service.svg Elizabeth M. Durham-Ruiz, Director, Command, Control, Communications, and Computer (C4) Systems (J6)^[9]
    - File:Flag of the United States Senior Executive Service.svg Jeffery B. Miller, Director, Joint Exercises, Training, and Assessments (J7)^[10]
    - File:Flag of the United States Senior Executive Service.svg Robert J. Taylor, Director, Capability and Resource Integration (J8)^[11]

List of commanders of the United States Strategic Command

No.	Commander		Term			Service branch
No.	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Term length	Service branch
1	George L. Butler	Butler, George L.General George L. Butler (born 1939)	1 June 1992	14 February 1994	1 year, 258 days	File:U.S. Air Force service mark.svg U.S. Air Force
2	Henry G. Chiles Jr.	Chiles, Henry G. Jr.Admiral Henry G. Chiles Jr. (born 1938)	14 February 1994	21 February 1996	2 years, 7 days	File:Emblem of the United States Navy.svg U.S. Navy
3	Eugene E. Habiger	Habiger, Eugene E.General Eugene E. Habiger (1939–2022)	21 February 1996	1 August 1998	2 years, 161 days	File:U.S. Air Force service mark.svg U.S. Air Force
4	Richard W. Mies	Mies, Richard W.Admiral Richard W. Mies (born 1944)	1 August 1998	30 November 2001	3 years, 121 days	File:Emblem of the United States Navy.svg U.S. Navy
5	James O. Ellis Jr.	Ellis, James O. Jr.Admiral James O. Ellis Jr. (born 1947)	30 November 2001	9 July 2004	2 years, 222 days	File:Emblem of the United States Navy.svg U.S. Navy
-	James E. Cartwright	Cartwright, James E.Lieutenant General James E. Cartwright (born 1949) Acting	9 July 2004	1 September 2004	54 days	File:Emblem of the United States Marine Corps.svg U.S. Marine Corps
6	James E. Cartwright	Cartwright, James E.General James E. Cartwright (born 1949)	1 September 2004	10 August 2007	2 years, 343 days	File:Emblem of the United States Marine Corps.svg U.S. Marine Corps
-	C. Robert Kehler	Kehler, C. RobertLieutenant General C. Robert Kehler (born 1952) Acting	10 August 2007	3 October 2007	54 days	File:U.S. Air Force service mark.svg U.S. Air Force
7	Kevin P. Chilton	Chilton, Kevin P.General Kevin P. Chilton (born 1954)	3 October 2007	28 January 2011	3 years, 117 days	File:U.S. Air Force service mark.svg U.S. Air Force
8	C. Robert Kehler	Kehler, C. RobertGeneral C. Robert Kehler (born 1952)	28 January 2011	15 November 2013	2 years, 291 days	File:U.S. Air Force service mark.svg U.S. Air Force
9	Cecil D. Haney	Haney, Cecil D.Admiral Cecil D. Haney (born 1955)	15 November 2013	3 November 2016	2 years, 354 days	File:Emblem of the United States Navy.svg U.S. Navy
10	John E. Hyten	Hyten, John E.General John E. Hyten (born 1959)	3 November 2016	18 November 2019	3 years, 15 days	File:U.S. Air Force service mark.svg U.S. Air Force
11	Charles A. Richard	Richard, Charles A.Admiral Charles A. Richard (born 1959)	18 November 2019	9 December 2022	3 years, 21 days	File:Emblem of the United States Navy.svg U.S. Navy
12	Anthony J. Cotton	Cotton, Anthony J.General Anthony J. Cotton	9 December 2022	Incumbent	2 years, 44 days	File:U.S. Air Force service mark.svg U.S. Air Force

List of deputy commanders of the United States Strategic Command

No.	Deputy Commander^[13]		Term			Service branch
No.	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Term length	Service branch
1	Michael Colley	Vice Admiral Michael Colley (1938–2013)	1 June 1992	23 September 1993	1 year, 114 days	File:Emblem of the United States Navy.svg U.S. Navy
2	Henry G. Chiles Jr.	Vice Admiral Henry G. Chiles Jr. (born 1938)	24 September 1993	~14 February 1994	~143 days	File:Emblem of the United States Navy.svg U.S. Navy
3	Arlen D. Jameson[14]	Lieutenant General Arlen D. Jameson^[14]	24 June 1994	29 February 1996	1 year, 250 days	File:U.S. Air Force service mark.svg U.S. Air Force
4	Dennis A. Jones	Vice Admiral Dennis A. Jones	10 March 1996	13 August 1998	2 years, 156 days	File:Emblem of the United States Navy.svg U.S. Navy
5	Phillip J. Ford[15]	Lieutenant General Phillip J. Ford^[15]	17 August 1998	2 June 2000	1 year, 290 days	File:U.S. Air Force service mark.svg U.S. Air Force
6	Robert C. Hinson	Lieutenant General Robert C. Hinson	11 June 2000	16 April 2002	1 year, 309 days	File:U.S. Air Force service mark.svg U.S. Air Force
7	Thomas B. Goslin Jr.	Lieutenant General Thomas B. Goslin Jr.	17 April 2002	~May 2005	~3 years, 28 days	File:U.S. Air Force service mark.svg U.S. Air Force
8	C. Robert Kehler	Lieutenant General C. Robert Kehler (born 1952)	May 2005	~12 October 2007	~2 years, 153 days	File:U.S. Air Force service mark.svg U.S. Air Force
9	Carl V. Mauney	Vice Admiral Carl V. Mauney (born 1953)	15 October 2007	28 October 2010	3 years, 13 days	File:Emblem of the United States Navy.svg U.S. Navy
10	Cecil D. Haney	Vice Admiral Cecil D. Haney (born 1955)	4 November 2010	~December 2011	~1 year, 41 days	File:Emblem of the United States Navy.svg U.S. Navy
11	Timothy Giardina	Vice Admiral Timothy Giardina (born 1963)	December 2011	September 2013	~1 year, 274 days	File:Emblem of the United States Navy.svg U.S. Navy
12	James Kowalski	Lieutenant General James Kowalski (born 1957)	~23 October 2013	~28 July 2015	~1 year, 278 days	File:U.S. Air Force service mark.svg U.S. Air Force
13	Stephen W. Wilson	Lieutenant General Stephen W. Wilson (born 1959/1960)	~28 July 2015	~22 July 2016	~360 days	File:U.S. Air Force service mark.svg U.S. Air Force
–	Richard J. Evans III[16]	Major General Richard J. Evans III^[16] Acting	~22 July 2016	September 2016	~55 days	File:Mark of the United States Army.svg U.S. Army
14	Charles A. Richard	Richard, Charles A.Vice Admiral Charles A. Richard (born 1959)	September 2016	~18 June 2018	~1 year, 276 days	File:Emblem of the United States Navy.svg U.S. Navy
15	David Kriete	Vice Admiral David Kriete (born 1963)	~18 June 2018	~20 April 2020	~1 year, 307 days	File:Emblem of the United States Navy.svg U.S. Navy
16	Thomas A. Bussiere	Lieutenant General Thomas A. Bussiere (born 1963)	~20 April 2020	1 December 2022	~2 years, 225 days	File:U.S. Air Force service mark.svg U.S. Air Force
17	Richard A. Correll	Vice Admiral Richard A. Correll (born 1964)	1 December 2022	Incumbent	2 years, 52 days	File:Emblem of the United States Navy.svg U.S. Navy

List of senior enlisted leaders of the United States Strategic Command

No.	Senior enlisted leader		Term			Service branch
No.	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Term length	Service branch
?	Richard S. Ford[17][18]	Master Chief Richard S. Ford^[17]^[18]	~November 2000	~August 2004	~3 years, 274 days	File:Emblem of the United States Navy.svg U.S. Navy
?	William N. Nissen[19]	Fleet Master Chief William N. Nissen^[19]	~August 2004	~June 2008	~3 years, 305 days	File:Emblem of the United States Navy.svg U.S. Navy
?	Thomas S. Narofsky[20]	Chief Master Sergeant Thomas S. Narofsky^[20]	June 2008	~22 August 2011	~3 years, 68 days	File:U.S. Air Force service mark.svg U.S. Air Force
?	Patrick Z. Alston[21]	Command Sergeant Major Patrick Z. Alston^[21]	~22 August 2011	May 2016	~4 years, 267 days	File:Mark of the United States Army.svg U.S. Army
?	Patrick F. McMahon[20]	Chief Master Sergeant Patrick F. McMahon^[20]	May 2016	~9 September 2020	~4 years, 117 days	File:U.S. Air Force service mark.svg U.S. Air Force
?	John J. Perryman[22]	Fleet Master Chief John J. Perryman^[22]	~9 September 2020	~1 October 2021	~1 year, 22 days	File:Emblem of the United States Navy.svg U.S. Navy
?	Howard L. Kreamer[23]	Sergeant Major Howard L. Kreamer^[23]	~1 October 2021	Incumbent	~3 years, 113 days	File:Emblem of the United States Marine Corps.svg U.S. Marine Corps

List of chiefs of staff of the United States Strategic Command

No.	Chief of Staff^[13]		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	M. E. Callendar Jr.[24]	Colonel M. E. Callendar Jr.^[24]	July 1996	June 1998	~1 year, 335 days	File:U.S. Air Force service mark.svg U.S. Air Force
2	William M. Fraser III	Colonel William M. Fraser III (born 1952)	June 1998	May 1999	~334 days	File:U.S. Air Force service mark.svg U.S. Air Force
3	David E. Clary[25]	Colonel David E. Clary^[25]	July 1999	April 2000	~275 days	File:U.S. Air Force service mark.svg U.S. Air Force
4	Jan D. Eakle[26]	Colonel Jan D. Eakle^[26]	April 2000	September 2000	~153 days	File:U.S. Air Force service mark.svg U.S. Air Force
5	Stephen D. Schmidt[27]	Colonel Stephen D. Schmidt^[27]	October 2000	July 2002	~−30 days	File:U.S. Air Force service mark.svg U.S. Air Force
6	Thomas K. Andersen[28][29]	Colonel Thomas K. Andersen^[28]^[29]	June 2002	June 2003	~1 year, 0 days	File:U.S. Air Force service mark.svg U.S. Air Force
7	Kevin T. Campbell	Major General Kevin T. Campbell	~June 2003	~18 December 2006	~3 years, 186 days	File:Mark of the United States Army.svg U.S. Army
8	Howard B. Bromberg	Major General Howard B. Bromberg	December 2006	January 2008	~1 year, 31 days	File:Mark of the United States Army.svg U.S. Army
9	Carroll F. Pollett[30]	Major General Carroll F. Pollett^[30]	~January 2008	~November 2008	~305 days	File:Mark of the United States Army.svg U.S. Army
10	Abraham J. Turner[31]	Major General Abraham J. Turner^[31]	~November 2008	May 2011	~2 years, 181 days	File:Mark of the United States Army.svg U.S. Army
11	William Grimsley	Major General William Grimsley	May 2011	July 2013	~2 years, 61 days	File:Mark of the United States Army.svg U.S. Army
12	John Uberti	Major General John Uberti	July 2013	July 2015	~2 years, 0 days	File:Mark of the United States Army.svg U.S. Army
13	Allen W. Batschelet[32]	Major General Allen W. Batschelet^[32]	June 2015	July 2016	~1 year, 30 days	File:Mark of the United States Army.svg U.S. Army
14	James H. Dickinson	Major General James H. Dickinson (born 1962/1963)	July 2016	December 2016	~153 days	File:Mark of the United States Army.svg U.S. Army
15	Daniel L. Karbler	Major General Daniel L. Karbler	December 2016	August 2019	~2 years, 243 days	File:Mark of the United States Army.svg U.S. Army
16	Randy S. Taylor	Major General Randy S. Taylor	~August 2019	~31 July 2020	~351 days	File:Mark of the United States Army.svg U.S. Army
17	William W. Wheeler	Rear Admiral William W. Wheeler (born 1966)	31 July 2020	~25 July 2022	~1 year, 359 days	File:Emblem of the United States Navy.svg U.S. Navy
18	Gregory J. Brady	Major General Gregory J. Brady (born c. 1969)	~25 July 2022	September 2024	~2 years, 38 days	File:Mark of the United States Army.svg U.S. Army
19	Christopher L. Eubank	Major General Christopher L. Eubank	September 2024	Incumbent	~143 days	File:Mark of the United States Army.svg U.S. Army

References

↑ "J1 Director, Human Capital". www.stratcom.mil.
↑ "Rear Admiral Ralph R."Russ" Smith". navy.mil.
↑ https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/2690894/brandon-d-parker/ ^{[bare URL]}
↑ "GLENN T. HARRIS". www.af.mil.
↑ "J4 Director, Logistics". www.stratcom.mil.
↑ "RADM Thomas R. "TR" Buchanan". navy.mil.
↑ "Brigadier General John W. Weidner - General Officer Management Office". www.gomo.army.mil.
↑ "Rear Admiral Mark Behning". www.navy.mil.
↑ "J6 Director, C4 Systems". www.stratcom.mil.
↑ "J7 Director, Joint Exercises, Training, and Assessments". www.stratcom.mil.
↑ "J8 Director, Capability and Resource Integration". www.stratcom.mil.
↑ "DOD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms, January 2021" (PDF). jcs.mil. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
↑ ^13.0 ^13.1 "Archived copy" (PDF). www.stratcom.mil. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
↑ "LIEUTENANT GENERAL ARLEN D. JAMESON". www.af.mil.
↑ "LIEUTENANT GENERAL PHILLIP J. FORD". www.af.mil.
↑ "National Guard Biography". www.nationalguard.mil.
↑ "Master Chief Petty Officer Richard S. Ford". 6 December 2003. Archived from the original on 6 December 2003.
↑ "U.S. Strategic Command". 18 December 2000. Archived from the original on 18 December 2000.
↑ "FLTCM (SS/SW/AW) William N. Nissen". 26 May 2006. Archived from the original on 26 May 2006.
↑ ^20.0 ^20.1 "Command Senior Enlisted Leader > U.S. Strategic Command > Bio Article View". 18 October 2020. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020.
↑ "Biography for Command Sergeant Major Patrick Z. Alston - U.S. Strategic Command". 20 September 2014. Archived from the original on 20 September 2014.
↑ "Command Senior Enlisted Leader > U.S. Strategic Command > Bio Article View". 24 March 2021. Archived from the original on 24 March 2021.
↑ "Command Senior Enlisted Leader". www.stratcom.mil.
↑ "BRIGADIER GENERAL M. E. "EARNIE" CALLENDER JR". www.af.mil.
↑ "MAJOR GENERAL DAVID E. CLARY". www.af.mil.
↑ "BRIGADIER GENERAL JAN D. "DENNY" EAKLE". www.af.mil.
↑ "MAJOR GENERAL STEPHEN D. SCHMIDT". www.af.mil.
↑ "THOMAS K. ANDERSEN". www.af.mil.
↑ "Colonel Thomas K. Andersen". 8 June 2003. Archived from the original on 8 June 2003.
↑ "Major General Carroll F. Pollett". 8 December 2008. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008.
↑ "U.S. Strategic Command - Biography for Major General Abraham J. Turner". 20 March 2011. Archived from the original on 20 March 2011.
↑ "Biography for Major General Allen W. Batschelet - U.S. Strategic Command". 10 September 2015. Archived from the original on 10 September 2015.

[1] "J1 Director, Human Capital". www.stratcom.mil.

[2] "Rear Admiral Ralph R."Russ" Smith". navy.mil.

[3] ttps://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/2690894/brandon-d-parker/ ^{[bare URL]}

[4] "GLENN T. HARRIS". www.af.mil.

[5] "J4 Director, Logistics". www.stratcom.mil.

[6] "RADM Thomas R. "TR" Buchanan". navy.mil.

[7] "Brigadier General John W. Weidner - General Officer Management Office". www.gomo.army.mil.

[8] "Rear Admiral Mark Behning". www.navy.mil.

[9] "J6 Director, C4 Systems". www.stratcom.mil.

[10] "J7 Director, Joint Exercises, Training, and Assessments". www.stratcom.mil.

[11] "J8 Director, Capability and Resource Integration". www.stratcom.mil.

[JCS_Dictionary-12] "DOD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms, January 2021" (PDF). jcs.mil. Retrieved 15 May 2021.

[auto1-13] 13.0 ^13.1 "Archived copy" (PDF). www.stratcom.mil. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[14] "LIEUTENANT GENERAL ARLEN D. JAMESON". www.af.mil.

[15] "LIEUTENANT GENERAL PHILLIP J. FORD". www.af.mil.

[16] "National Guard Biography". www.nationalguard.mil.

[17] "Master Chief Petty Officer Richard S. Ford". 6 December 2003. Archived from the original on 6 December 2003.

[18] "U.S. Strategic Command". 18 December 2000. Archived from the original on 18 December 2000.

[19] "FLTCM (SS/SW/AW) William N. Nissen". 26 May 2006. Archived from the original on 26 May 2006.

[auto-20] 20.0 ^20.1 "Command Senior Enlisted Leader > U.S. Strategic Command > Bio Article View". 18 October 2020. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020.

[21] "Biography for Command Sergeant Major Patrick Z. Alston - U.S. Strategic Command". 20 September 2014. Archived from the original on 20 September 2014.

[22] "Command Senior Enlisted Leader > U.S. Strategic Command > Bio Article View". 24 March 2021. Archived from the original on 24 March 2021.

[23] "Command Senior Enlisted Leader". www.stratcom.mil.

[24] "BRIGADIER GENERAL M. E. "EARNIE" CALLENDER JR". www.af.mil.

[25] "MAJOR GENERAL DAVID E. CLARY". www.af.mil.

[26] "BRIGADIER GENERAL JAN D. "DENNY" EAKLE". www.af.mil.

[27] "MAJOR GENERAL STEPHEN D. SCHMIDT". www.af.mil.

[28] "THOMAS K. ANDERSEN". www.af.mil.

[29] "Colonel Thomas K. Andersen". 8 June 2003. Archived from the original on 8 June 2003.

[30] "Major General Carroll F. Pollett". 8 December 2008. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008.

[31] "U.S. Strategic Command - Biography for Major General Abraham J. Turner". 20 March 2011. Archived from the original on 20 March 2011.

[32] "Biography for Major General Allen W. Batschelet - U.S. Strategic Command". 10 September 2015. Archived from the original on 10 September 2015.

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Commander of the United States Strategic Command
File:US Strategic Command Emblem.svg Emblem of the United States Strategic Command
File:Gen Anthony J. Cotton (2).jpg Incumbent General Anthony J. Cotton, USAF since 9 December 2022
United States Department of Defense
Type	Unified combatant commander
Abbreviation	CDRUSSTRATCOM^[12]
Reports to	President of the United States Secretary of Defense
Seat	Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, U.S.
Nominator	Secretary of Defense
Appointer	The President with Senate advice and consent
Term length	2–3 years (approx.)
Constituting instrument	10 U.S.C. § 164
Formation	1 June 1992
First holder	George L. Butler
Deputy	Deputy Commander, United States Strategic Command