List of United States Air Force four-star generals


This is a complete list of four-star generals in the United States Air Force. The rank of general is the highest rank normally achievable in the U.S. Air Force. It ranks above lieutenant general and below General of the Air Force.
There have been 221 four-star generals in the history of the U.S. Air Force. Of these, 217 achieved that rank while on active duty, 3 were promoted after retirement, and one was promoted posthumously. Generals entered the Air Force via several paths: 60 were commissioned via the U.S. Military Academy, 49 via the aviation cadet program, 42 via the U.S. Air Force Academy, 40 via Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps at a civilian university, 12 via AFROTC at a senior military college, 8 via Air Force Officer Training School, 4 via the U.S. Naval Academy, 2 via Reserve Officer Training Corps at a civilian university, 2 via direct commission, one via direct commission inter-service transfer from the Army National Guard, and one via direct commission inter-service transfer from the Royal Canadian Air Force.

List of generals

Entries in the following list of four-star 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. Each entry lists the general's name, date of rank, active-duty positions held while serving at four-star rank, number of years of active-duty service at four-star rank, year commissioned and source of commission, number of years in commission when promoted to four-star rank, and other biographical notes.
#NamePhotoDate of rankPositionYrsCommissionYCNotes
1
31907 36 Promoted to General of the Army, 21 Dec 1944; to General of the Air Force, 7 May 1949.
2
  • Deputy Supreme Allied Commander, Mediterranean/Commanding General, Mediterranean Theater of Operations, U.S. Army, 1944–1945.
  • Commanding General, U.S. Forces European Theater/Military Governor of the U.S. Occupation Zone in Germany, 1945–1947.
  • Senior member, United Nations Military Staff Committee, 1947.
  • Commanding General, Air Material Command, 1947–1949.
  • Chairman, Department of Defense Management Committee, 1949–1952.
    		• 71915 30
    3
  • Commanding General, Allied Air Forces, South West Pacific Area, 1942–1945.
  • Member, Military Staff Committee of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1945–1946.
  • Commanding General, Strategic Air Command, 1946–1948.
  • Commander, Air University, 1948–1951.
    		• 61917 28
    4
  • Commanding General, U.S. Strategic Air Forces in Europe, 1944–1945.
  • Commanding General, U.S. Strategic Air Forces in the Pacific, 1945.
  • Commanding General, Army Air Forces, 1946–1947.
  • Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, 1947–1948.
    		• 31914 31
    5
  • Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, 1947–1948.
  • Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, 1948–1953.
    		• 61923 24 Director of Central Intelligence, 1946–1947. Nephew of U.S. Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg; son married daughter of Air Force four-star general Leon W. Johnson.
    6
  • Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, 1948–1950.
    		• 21918 30 Died in office.
    7
  • Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, 1950–1953.
  • Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, 1953–1957.
  • Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1957–1960.
    		• 101918 32 Brother of Marine Corps four-star general Merrill B. Twining.
    8
  • Commanding General, Tactical Air Command, 1951–1954.
    		• 31917 34
    9
  • Commanding General, Air Defense Command, 1951–1954.
  • Commander in Chief, Continental Air Defense Command/Commanding General, Air Defense Command, 1954–1955.
    		• 41922 29
    10
  • Commanding General, Strategic Air Command, 1948–1953.
  • Commander, Strategic Air Command, 1953–1955.
  • Commander in Chief, Strategic Air Command, 1955–1957.
  • Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, 1957–1961.
  • Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, 1961–1965.
    		• 141929 22 American Independent Party nominee for U.S. Vice president, 1968.
    11
  • Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, 1951.
  • Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe/Commander in Chief, Allied Air Forces in Central Europe, 1951–1953.
  • Air Deputy to Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, 1953–1956.
  • Supreme Allied Commander, Europe/Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command, 1956–1962.
  • Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, 1962–1963.
    		• 111930 22
    12
  • Commanding General, Far East Air Forces, 1951–1954.
  • Commanding General, Tactical Air Command, 1954–1959.
    		• 71923 29
    13
  • Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, 1953–1957.
  • Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, 1957–1961.
    		• 81920 33
    14
  • Commanding General, Air Materiel Command, 1951–1959.
    		• 51930 24
    15
  • Commanding General, Far East Air Forces, 1954–1955.
  • Commander in Chief, Continental Air Defense Command/Commander, Air Defense Command, 1955–1956.
  • Commander in Chief, Continental Air Defense Command, 1956–1957.
  • Commander in Chief, North American Air Defense Command/Commander in Chief, Continental Air Defense Command, 1957–1959.
    		• 51924 30
    16
  • Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command, 1954–1956.
    		• 21922 32
    17
  • Commanding General, Far East Air Forces, 1955–1957.
  • Commander in Chief, Pacific Air Forces, 1957–1959.
  • Commander in Chief, North American Air Defense Command/Commander in Chief, Continental Air Defense Command, 1959–1962.
    		• 71927 28 U.S. Representative to the International Civil Aviation Organization, 1946–1948.
    18
  • Commander in Chief, Strategic Air Command, 1957–1964.
    		• 71929 28
    19
  • Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, 1957–1959.
  • Commander, Tactical Air Command, 1959–1961.
    		• 41928 29
    20
  • U.S. Military Representative, NATO Military Committee, 1956–1958.
  • Air Deputy to Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, 1958–1961.
  • Director, Net Evaluation Subcommittee Staff, National Security Council, 1961–1965.
    		• 81926 31 Awarded Medal of Honor, 1943. Daughter married son of Air Force four-star general Hoyt S. Vandenberg.
    21
  • Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, 1953–1962.
    		• 41925 33 Distant cousin of Navy four-star admiral Richard H. Jackson.
    22
  • Commander, Air Materiel Command, 1959–1961.
  • Commander, Air Force Logistics Command, 1961.
  • Air Deputy to Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, 1961–1963.
    		• 41928 31
    23
  • Commander in Chief, Pacific Air Forces, 1959–1963.
    		• 41928 31
    24
  • Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, 1959–1961.
  • Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, 1961–1962.
    		• 31929 30 Son-in-law of Navy five-star admiral Ernest J. King.
    25
  • Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, 1961–1963.
    		• 21928 33
    26
  • Commander, Air Force Logistics Command, 1961–1962.
  • Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, 1962–1964.
    		• 31929 32 Assistant Administrator for Management and Development, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1964–1965; Administrator, Federal Aviation Agency, 1965–1968.
    27
  • Commander, Tactical Air Command, 1961–1965.
    		• 41930 31
    28
  • Commander, Air Force Systems Command, 1961–1966.
    		• 51931 30
    29
  • Commander in Chief, North American Air Defense Command/Commander in Chief, Continental Air Defense Command, 1962–1965.
    		• 31929 33
    30
  • U.S. Military Representative, NATO Military Committee, 1962–1965.
  • Commander in Chief, North American Air Defense Command/Commander in Chief, Continental Air Defense Command, 1965–1966.
    		• 41931 31
    31
  • Commander, Air Force Logistics Command, 1962–1965.
    		• 31930 32
    32
  • Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command, 1962–1964.
  • Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, 1964–1965.
  • Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, 1965–1969.
    		• 71932 30
    33
  • Air Deputy to Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, 1963–1966.
    		• 31931 32
    34
  • Commander in Chief, Pacific Air Forces, 1963–1964.
  • Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command, 1964–1966.
    		• 31931 32 Assistant Administrator for Policy/DoD and Interagency Affairs, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1967–1973.
    35
  • Commander, Military Air Transport Service, 1960–1964.
    		• 11932 31
    36
  • Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, 1963–1965.
  • Commander, Tactical Air Command, 1965–1968.
    		• 51933 30
    37
  • Commander in Chief, Pacific Air Forces, 1964–1967.
    		• 31932 32
    38
  • Commander, Military Airlift Command, 1964–1969.
    		• 51936 28 Father of Air Force four-star general Howell M. Estes III.
    39
  • Commander in Chief, Strategic Air Command, 1964–1967.
  • Commander in Chief, Pacific Air Forces, 1967–1968.
  • Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, 1968–1969.
  • Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, 1969–1973.
    		• 91938 26 Father of Air Force four-star general Michael E. Ryan.
    40
  • Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, 1965–1966.
    		• 11938 27 Died in office.
    41
  • Commander, Air Force Logistics Command, 1965–1967.
    		• 21932 33
    42
  • Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, 1965–1966.
  • Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, 1966–1968.
  • Commander in Chief, Strategic Air Command, 1968–1972.
    		• 71937 28
    43
  • Air Deputy to Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, 1966–1968.
    		• 21934 32 Died in office. Superintendent, U.S. Air Force Academy, 1959–1962.
    44
  • Commander in Chief, North American Air Defense Command/Commander in Chief, Continental Air Defense Command, 1966–1969.
    		• 31934 32
    45
  • Commander, Air Force Systems Command, 1966–1970.
    		• 41937 29
    46
  • Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command, 1966–1973.
    		• 71940 26
    47
  • Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, 1966–1968.
    		• 21937 29
    48
  • Commander in Chief, Strategic Air Command, 1967–1968.
  • Commander in Chief, Pacific Air Forces, 1968–1971.
    		• 41936 31
    49
  • Commander, Air Force Logistics Command, 1967–1968.
    		• 11940 27 Died in office.
    50
  • Commander, Seventh Air Force, 1966–1968.
  • Commander, Tactical Air Command, 1968–1973.
    		• 61939 28
    51
  • Commander, Air Force Logistics Command, 1968–1972.
    		• 41939 29
    52
  • Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, 1968–1969.
  • Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, 1969–1972.
  • Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, 1972–1973.
    		• 51938 30
    53
  • Commander, Seventh Air Force, 1968–1970.
  • Commander, Air Force Systems Command, 1970–1973.
  • Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, 1973–1974.
  • Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1974–1978.
    		• 101941 27
    54
  • Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, 1969–1971.
    		• 21941 28
    55
  • Commander in Chief, North American Air Defense Command/Commander in Chief, Continental Air Defense Command, 1969–1973.
  • Commander in Chief, North American Air Defense Command/Commander in Chief, Continental Air Defense Command/Commander, Aerospace Defense Command, 1973.
    		• 41939 30
    56
  • Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, 1969–1972.
  • Commander in Chief, Strategic Air Command, 1972–1974.
    		• 51940 29
    57
  • Commander, Military Airlift Command, 1969–1972.
  • Commander, Air Force Logistics Command, 1972–1974.
    		• 51941 28
    58
  • Commander, Seventh Air Force, 1970–1971.
  • Commander in Chief, Pacific Air Forces, 1971–1973.
  • Commander in Chief, North American Air Defense Command/Commander in Chief, Continental Air Defense Command/Commander, Aerospace Defense Command, 1973–1975.
  • Commander in Chief, North American Air Defense Command/Commander in Chief, Continental Air Defense Command/Commander in Chief, Aerospace Defense Command, 1975.
    		• 51942 28 Son of Army four-star general Lucius D. Clay; grandson of U.S. Senator Alexander S. Clay.
    59
  • U.S. Military Representative, NATO Military Committee, 1971–1974.
    		• 31940 31
    60
  • Commander, Seventh Air Force, 1971–1972.
    		• 11940 31 Relieved, 1972.
    61
  • Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, 1971–1974.
  • Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe/Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe, 1974.
  • Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, 1974–1978.
  • Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1978–1982.
    		• 111943 28
    62
  • Commander, Seventh Air Force, 1972–1973.
  • Commander in Chief, Pacific Air Forces, 1973–1974.
  • Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe/Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe, 1974–1975.
    		• 31942 30
    63
  • Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, 1972–1974.
  • Commander in Chief, Strategic Air Command, 1974–1977.
    		• 51943 29 Father-in-law of Air Force four-star general Joseph W. Ralston.
    *
  		• 01942 30
    64
  • Commander, Military Airlift Command, 1972–1977.
  • Commander in Chief, Military Airlift Command, 1977.
    		• 51942 30
    65
  • Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command, 1973–1975.
    		• 21942 31
    66
  • Commander, Air Force Systems Command, 1973–1975.
    		• 21942 31 Director, National Security Agency, 1972–1973.
    67
  • Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, 1973–1975.
  • Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe/Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe, 1975–1977.
  • Commander in Chief, Strategic Air Command, 1977–1981.
    		• 81942 31 U.S. Commissioner for the U.S.-U.S.S.R. Standing Consultative Commission, 1982–1989.
    68
  • Commander, Tactical Air Command, 1973–1978.
    		• 51942 31
    69
  • Commander, Seventh Air Force, 1973–1974.
    		• 11940 33
    70
  • Commander in Chief, Pacific Air Forces, 1974–1977.
    		• 31943 31
    71
  • Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, 1974–1977.
    		• 31943 31
    72
  • Commander, Air Force Logistics Command, 1974–1975.
  • Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, 1975–1978.
    		• 41942 32
    73
  • Commander, Air Force Systems Command, 1975–1977.
  • Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe/Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe, 1977–1978.
    		• 31946 29
    74
  • Commander, Air Force Logistics Command, 1975–1978.
    		• 31943 32
    75
  • Commander in Chief, North American Air Defense Command/Commander in Chief, Aerospace Defense Command, 1975–1977.
    		• 21943 32 First African-American to achieve four-star rank in any service.
    76
  • Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command, 1975–1979.
  • Commander in Chief, Military Airlift Command, 1979–1981.
    		• 61944 31 U.S. Special Envoy to Iran, 1979.
    77
  • Commander, Air Training Command, 1975–1979.
    		• 21944 33
    78
  • Commander in Chief, Military Airlift Command, 1977–1979.
    		• 21941 36
    79
  • Commander, Air Force Systems Command, 1977–1978.
  • Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, 1978.
  • Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, 1978–1982.
    		• 51946 31 Director, National Security Agency, 1973–1977; Director, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 1982–1990.
    80
  • Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, 1977–1979.
  • Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command, 1979–1981.
  • Commander in Chief, Military Airlift Command, 1981–1983.
    		• 61948 29 Superintendent, U.S. Air Force Academy, 1974–1977.
    81
  • Commander in Chief, North American Air Defense Command/Commander in Chief, Aerospace Defense Command, 1977–1979.
  • Commander in Chief, North American Air Defense Command, 1979.
    		• 21943 34
    82
  • Commander, Air Force Logistics Command, 1978–1981.
    		• 31946 32
    83
  • Commander, Air Force Systems Command, 1978–1981.
    		• 31944 34
    84
  • Commander, Tactical Air Command, 1978–1984.
    		• 61949 29
    85
  • Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, 1978–1980.
    		• 21944 34
    86
  • Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe/Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe, 1978–1980.
    		• 21945 33
    87
  • Commander, Air Training Command, 1979–1981.
  • Commander in Chief, Strategic Air Command, 1981–1985.
    		• 61950 29
    88
  • Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, 1979–1981.
  • Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command, 1981–1983.
    		• 41948 31
    89
  • Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, 1980–1982.
    		• 21948 32
    90
  • U.S. Military Representative, NATO Military Committee, 1980–1981.
  • Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, 1981–1983.
  • Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command, 1983–1986.
    		• 61951 29
    91
  • Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe/Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe, 1980–1982.
  • Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, 1982–1986.
    		• 61950 30
    92
  • Commander, Air Force Systems Command, 1981–1984.
    		• 31949 32
    93
  • Commander, Air Training Command, 1981–1983.
  • Commander in Chief, Military Airlift Command, 1983–1985.
    		• 41950 31
    94
  • Commander, Air Force Logistics Command, 1981–1984.
    		• 31949 32
    95
  • Commander in Chief, North American Air Defense Command, 1980–1981.
  • Commander in Chief, North American Aerospace Defense Command, 1981–1982.
  • Commander in Chief, North American Aerospace Defense Command/Commander, Air Force Space Command, 1982–1984.
    		• 31949 32
    96
  • Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, 1982–1983.
  • Commander in Chief, Pacific Air Forces, 1983–1984.
  • Commander, Tactical Air Command, 1984–1985.
    		• 31953 29 Died in office.
    97
  • Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe/Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe, 1982–1984.
    		• 21949 33
    98
  • Commander, Air Training Command, 1983–1986.
    		• 31951 32
    99
  • Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, 1983–1985.
    		• 21954 29
    100
  • Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, 1983–1984.
  • Commander, Air Force Systems Command, 1984–1987.
    		• 41952 31
    101
  • Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, 1984–1985.
  • Commander in Chief, Strategic Air Command, 1985–1986.
  • Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, 1986–1990.
    		• 61953 31 President, Institute for Defense Analyses, 1990–2003, 2006–present.
    102
  • Commander in Chief, North American Aerospace Defense Command/Commander, Air Force Space Command, 1984–1985.
  • Commander in Chief, North American Aerospace Defense Command/Commander in Chief, U.S. Space Command/Commander, Air Force Space Command, 1985–1986.
  • Commander in Chief, North American Aerospace Defense Command/Commander in Chief, U.S. Space Command, 1986–1987.
  • Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1987–1990.
    		• 61954 30
    103
  • Commander in Chief, Pacific Air Forces, 1984–1986.
    		• 21945 29
    104
  • Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe/Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe, 1984–1987.
    		• 31952 32
    105
  • Commander, Air Force Logistics Command, 1984–1987.
    		• 31952 32
    *
  		• 01918 67 Awarded Medal of Honor, 1942; Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1989. First Air Force reservist to attain rank of general.
    *
  		• 01917 68 Awarded Congressional Gold Medal, 1978.
    106
  • Commander, Tactical Air Command, 1985–1991.
    		• 61955 30
    107
  • Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, 1985–1986.
  • Commander in Chief, Strategic Air Command, 1986–1991.
    		• 61956 29 U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Politico-Military Affairs, 1984–1985.
    108
  • Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, 1985–1987.
  • Commander in Chief, North American Aerospace Defense Command/Commander in Chief, U.S. Space Command, 1987–1990.
    		• 51954 31
    109
  • Commander in Chief, Military Airlift Command, 1985–1987.
  • Commander in Chief, U.S. Transportation Command/Commander in Chief, Military Airlift Command, 1987–1989.
    		• 41954 31
    110
  • Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, 1986–1988.
    		• 21953 33
    111
  • Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command, 1986–1989.
    		• 31956 30 Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration, 1992–1993.
    112
  • Commander in Chief, Pacific Air Forces, 1986–1988.
    		• 11953 34
    113
  • Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, 1987–1990.
    		• 31951 36
    114
  • Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe/Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe, 1987–1989.
    		• 21954 33
    115
  • Commander, Air Force Systems Command, 1987–1990.
    		• 31956 31
    116
  • Commander, Air Force Logistics Command, 1987–1989.
    		• 21955 32
    117
  • Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, 1988–1991.
    		• 31956 32
    118
  • Commander in Chief, Pacific Air Forces, 1988–1990.
  • Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, 1990–1994.
    		• 61957 31
    119
  • Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe/Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe, 1989–1990.
  • Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, 1990.
  • Special Assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force, 1990–1991.
    		• 21958 31 Relieved as chief of staff, 1990.
    120
  • Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command, 1989–1992.
    		• 31957 32
    121
  • Commander in Chief, U.S. Transportation Command/Commander in Chief, Military Airlift Command, 1989–1992.
  • Commander in Chief, U.S. Transportation Command/Commander, Air Mobility Command, 1992.
    		• 31959 30 U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Installations and Environment, 2002–2005.
    122
  • Commander, Air Force Logistics Command, 1989–1992.
    		• 31956 33
    123
  • Commander in Chief, North American Aerospace Defense Command/Commander in Chief, U.S. Space Command, 1990–1992.
  • Commander in Chief, North American Aerospace Defense Command/Commander in Chief, U.S. Space Command/Commander, Air Force Space Command, 1992.
    		• 21957 33
    124
  • Commander, Air Force Systems Command, 1990–1992.
  • Commander, Air Force Materiel Command, 1992–1995.
    		• 51960 30
    125
  • Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, 1990–1991.
  • Commander, Tactical Air Command, 1991–1992.
  • Commander, Air Combat Command, 1992–1995.
    		• 51960 30
    126
  • Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe/Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe, 1990–1993.
  • Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe/Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe, 1993–1994.
    		• 41959 31
    127
  • Commander in Chief, Strategic Air Command, 1991–1992.
  • Commander in Chief, U.S. Strategic Command, 1992–1994.
    		• 31961 30
    128
  • Commander in Chief, Pacific Air Forces, 1991–1993.
    		• 21958 33
    129
  • Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, 1991–1994.
    		• 31959 32
    130
  • Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, 1991–1993.
    		• 21958 33
    131
  • Commander in Chief, North American Aerospace Defense Command/Commander in Chief, U.S. Space Command/Commander, Air Force Space Command, 1992–1994.
    		• 21958 34
    132
  • Commander in Chief, U.S. Transportation Command/Commander, Air Mobility Command, 1992–1994.
  • Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, 1994–1997.
    		• 51963 29
    133
  • Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command, 1992–1995.
    		• 31960 32
    134
  • Commander, Air Training Command, 1992–1993.
  • Commander, Air Education and Training Command, 1993–1995.
  • Commander, Air Force Materiel Command, 1995–1997.
    		• 51963 29
    135
  • Commander, Pacific Air Forces, 1993–1994.
  • Commander in Chief, U.S. Transportation Command/Commander, Air Mobility Command, 1994–1996.
    		• 31961 32
    136
  • Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, 1994–1997.
    		• 31962 32
    137
  • Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe/Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe, 1994–1995.
  • Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command, 1995–1998.
    		• 41963 31
    138
  • Commander in Chief, North American Aerospace Defense Command/Commander in Chief, U.S. Space Command/Commander, Air Force Space Command, 1994–1996.
    		• 21962 32
    139
  • Commander, Pacific Air Forces, 1994–1997.
    		• 31964 30
    140
  • Commander, Air Education and Training Command, 1995–1997.
    		• 21962 33
    141
  • Commander, Air Combat Command, 1995–1996.
  • Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1996–2000.
  • Supreme Allied Commander, Europe/Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command, 2000–2003.
    		• 81965 30 U.S. Special Envoy for Countering the Kurdistan Workers Party, 2006–present. Son-in-law of Air Force four-star general Russell E. Dougherty.
    142
  • Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe/Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe, 1995–1996.
  • Commander, Air Combat Command, 1996–1999.
    		• 41964 31
    143
  • Commander in Chief, U.S. Strategic Command, 1996–1998.
    		• 21963 33 Director of Security and Emergency Operations, U.S. Department of Energy, 1999–2001.
    144
  • Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe/Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe, 1996–1997.
  • Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, 1997–2001.
    		• 51965 31 Son of Air Force four-star general John D. Ryan.
    145
  • Commander in Chief, U.S. Transportation Command/Commander, Air Mobility Command, 1996–1998.
    		• 21964 32
    146
  • Commander in Chief, North American Aerospace Defense Command/Commander in Chief, U.S. Space Command/Commander, Air Force Space Command, 1996–1998.
    		• 21965 31 Son of Air Force four-star general Howell M. Estes Jr.
    147
  • Commander, Air Education and Training Command, 1997–2000.
    		• 31966 31
    148
  • Commander, Air Force Materiel Command, 1997–2000.
    		• 31965 32 Director, Defense Logistics Agency, 1996–1997.
    149
  • Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, 1997–1999.
  • Commander, Air Combat Command, 1999–2000.
  • Commander in Chief, North American Aerospace Defense Command/Commander in Chief, U.S. Space Command/Commander, Air Force Space Command, 2000–2002.
  • Commander in Chief, North American Aerospace Defense Command/Commander in Chief, U.S. Northern Command, 2002.
  • Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command/Commander, U.S. Northern Command, 2002–2004.
    		• 71968 29
    150
  • Commander, Pacific Air Forces, 1997–1998.
  • Commander in Chief, North American Aerospace Defense Command/Commander in Chief, U.S. Space Command/Commander, Air Force Space Command, 1998–2000.
  • Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 2000–2001.
  • Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 2001–2005.
    		• 81965 32 Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom, 2005.
    151
  • Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, 1997–2000.
    		• 31968 29 U.S. Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, 1993–1994; U.S. Undersecretary of Energy for Nuclear Security, 2000–2002; Deputy National Security Advisor for Combating Terrorism, 2002–2003; Homeland Security Advisor, 2003–2004.
    152
  • Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe/Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe, 1997–2000.
  • Commander, Air Combat Command, 2000–2001.
  • Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, 2001–2005.
    		• 81966 31
    153
  • Commander in Chief, U.S. Transportation Command/Commander, Air Mobility Command, 1998–2001.
    		• 31968 30
    154
  • Commander, Pacific Air Forces, 1998–2001.
    		• 31967 31 President, University of Alaska System, 2010–2015.
    *
  		• 01936 62 Director of Aviation Security, 1970–1971; U.S. Assistant Secretary of Transportation for Safety and Consumer Affairs, 1971–1975.
    155
  • Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, 1999–2000.
  • Commander, Air Force Materiel Command, 2000–2003.
    		• 41968 31 Director, Ballistic Missile Defense Organization, 1996–1999.
    156
  • Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe/Commander, Allied Air Forces Northern Europe, 2000–2002.
  • Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe/Commander, Allied Air Forces Northern Europe, 2002–2003.
  • Commander, Air Force Materiel Command, 2003–2005.
    		• 51970 30
    157
  • Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, 2000–2001.
  • Commander in Chief, U.S. Transportation Command/Commander, Air Mobility Command, 2001–2002.
  • Commander, U.S. Transportation Command/Commander, Air Mobility Command, 2002–2005.
    		• 51967 33
    158
  • Commander, Air Education and Training Command, 2000–2001.
  • Commander, Air Combat Command, 2001–2004.
    		• 41968 32
    159
  • Commander in Chief, U.S. Special Operations Command, 2000–2002.
  • Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command, 2002–2003.
    		• 31968 32
    160
  • Commander, Pacific Air Forces/Air Component Commander for the Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Command, 2001–2002.
  • Commander, Pacific Air Forces/Air Component Commander for the Commander, U.S. Pacific Command, 2002–2004.
    		• 31968 33
    161
  • Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, 2001–2003.
  • Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe/Commander, Allied Air Forces Northern Europe, 2003–2004.
  • Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, 2004–2005.
    		• 41972 29 President, Mississippi State University, 2006–2008.
    162
  • Commander, Air Education and Training Command, 2001–2005.
    		• 41969 32
    163
  • Commander, Air Force Space Command, 2002–2006.
    		• 41968 34
    164
  • Deputy Commander, U.S. European Command, 2002–2006.
    		• 41971 32
    165
  • Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, 2003–2005.
  • Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, 2005–2008.
    		• 51971 32 Resigned, 2008.
    166
  • Commander, Pacific Air Forces/Air Component Commander for the Commander, U.S. Pacific Command, 2004–2007.
    		• 31971 33
    167
  • Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, 2005–2006.
  • Director, Central Intelligence Agency, 2006–2009.
    		• 41969 36 Director, National Security Agency, 1999–2005.
    168
  • Commander, Air Combat Command, 2005–2007.
    		• 21967 38
    169
  • Commander, Air Education and Training Command, 2005–2008.
    		• 31972 33
    170
  • Commander, Air Force Materiel Command, 2005–2008.
    		• 31971 34 Director, National Reconnaissance Office, 2009–2012.
    171
  • Commander, U.S. Transportation Command, 2005–2008.
  • Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, 2008–2012.
    		• 71973 32
    172
  • Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, 2005–2007.
  • Commander, Air Combat Command, 2007–2009.
    		• 41973 32
    173
  • Supreme Allied Commander, Transformation/Commander, U.S. Joint Forces Command, 2005–2007.
    		• 21970 35
    174
  • Commander, Air Mobility Command, 2005–2007.
  • Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, 2007–2008.
  • Commander, U.S. Transportation Command, 2008–2011.
    		• 61974 31
    175
  • Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe/Commander, Air Component Command, Ramstein/Director, Joint Air Power Competence Center, 2005–2007.
    		• 11969 37
    176
  • Commander, Air Force Space Command, 2006–2007.
  • Commander, U.S. Strategic Command, 2007–2011.
    		• 51976 30 First astronaut to attain rank of general.
    177
  • Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command/Commander, U.S. Northern Command, 2007–2010.
    		• 31972 35
    178
  • Commander, Air Mobility Command, 2007–2009.
    		• 21971 36
    179
  • Commander, Air Force Space Command, 2007–2011.
  • Commander, U.S. Strategic Command, 2011–2013.
    		• 61975 32
    180
  • Commander, Pacific Air Forces/Air Component Commander for U.S. Pacific Command/Executive Director, Pacific Air Combat Operations Staff, 2007–2009.
  • Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, 2009–2011.
    		• 41974 33
    181
  • Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe/Commander, Air Component Command, Ramstein/Director, Joint Air Power Competence Center, 2008–2010.
    		• 21968 40
    182
  • Commander, Air Education and Training Command, 2008–2010.
    		• 21973 35
    183
  • Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, 2008–2009.
  • Commander, Air Combat Command, 2009–2011.
  • Commander, U.S. Transportation Command, 2011–2014.
    		• 61974 34
    184
  • Chief, National Guard Bureau, 2008–2012.
    		• 41974 34 First National Guard officer to achieve the rank of general.
    185
  • Commander, Air Force Materiel Command, 2008–2012.
    		• 41974 34
    186
  • Commander, U.S. Southern Command, 2009–2012.
    		• 31975 34
    187
  • Commander, Pacific Air Forces/Air Component Commander for U.S. Pacific Command/Executive Director, Pacific Air Combat Operations Staff, 2009–2012.
    		• 31976 33
    188
  • Commander, Air Mobility Command, 2009–2012.
    		• 31977 32
    189
  • Commander, Air Education and Training Command, 2010–2013.
    		• 31978 32
    190
  • Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe/Commander, Air Component Command, Ramstein/Director, Joint Air Power Competence Center, 2010–2012.
  • Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, 2012–2016.
    		• 61976 34
    191
  • Commander, Air Force Space Command, 2011–2014.
    		• 31976 35
    192
  • Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, 2011–2012.
  • Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe/Commander, U.S. Air Forces Africa/Commander, Air Component Command, Ramstein/Director, Joint Air Power Competence Center, 2012–2013.
  • Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe/Commander, U.S. Air Forces Africa/Commander, Allied Air Command/Director, Joint Air Power Competence Center, 2013.
  • Commander, U.S. European Command/Supreme Allied Commander Europe , 2013–2016.
    		• 51977 34
    193
  • Commander, Air Combat Command, 2011–2014.
    		• 31977 34
    194
  • Commander, Air Force Materiel Command, 2012–2015.
    		• 31980 32 First woman to achieve the rank of general in the Air Force.
    195
  • Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, 2012–2015.
    		• 31980 32 Served nine years in the enlisted ranks before receiving his commission in 1980.
    196
  • Commander, Pacific Air Forces/Air Component Commander for U.S. Pacific Command/Executive Director, Pacific Air Combat Operations Staff, 2012–2014.
  • Commander, Air Combat Command, 2014–2017.
    		• 51978 34
    197
  • Commander, Air Mobility Command, 2012–2014.
  • Commander, U.S. Transportation Command, 2014–2015.
  • Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 2015–2019.
    		• 71980 32
    198
  • Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe/Commander, U.S. Air Forces Africa/Commander, Allied Air Command/Director, Joint Air Power Competence Center, 2013–2016.
    		• 31979 34
    199
  • Commander, Air Education and Training Command, 2013–2015.
  • Commander, Air Force Global Strike Command, 2015–2017.
  • Commander, Air Force Global Strike Command/Commander, Air Forces Strategic- Air, U.S. Strategic Command, 2017–2018.
    		• 51979 34
    200
  • Commander, Air Mobility Command, 2014–2015.
  • Commander, U.S. Transportation Command, 2015–2018.
    		• 41982 32
    201
  • Commander, Air Force Space Command, 2014–2016.
  • Commander, U.S. Strategic Command, 2016–2019.
  • Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 2019–present.
    		• 61981 33
    202
  • Commander, Pacific Air Forces/Air Component Commander for U.S. Pacific Command/Executive Director, Pacific Air Combat Operations Staff, 2014–2016.
  • Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command/Commander, U.S. Northern Command, 2016–2018.
    		• 41981 33
    203
  • Commander, Air Force Materiel Command, 2015–2018.
    		• 31978 37
    204
  • Commander, Air Mobility Command, 2015–2018.
    		• 31983 32
    205
  • Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, 2015–2016.
  • Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, 2016–present.
    		• 51983 32
    206
  • Commander, Pacific Air Forces/Air Component Commander for U.S. Pacific Command/Executive Director, Pacific Air Combat Operations Staff, 2016–2018.
  • Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command/Commander, U.S. Northern Command, 2018–present.
    		• 41986 30
    207
  • Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, 2016–present.
    		• 41981 35
    208
  • Chief, National Guard Bureau, 2016–present.
    		• 41981 35
    209
  • Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe/Commander, U.S. Air Forces Africa/Commander, Allied Air Command/Director, Joint Air Power Competence Center, 2016–2019.
  • Commander, U.S. European Command/Supreme Allied Commander Europe , 2019–present.
    		• 41982 34
    210
  • Commander, Air Force Space Command, 2016–2017.
  • Commander, Air Force Space Command/Joint Force Space Component Commander, 2017–2019.
  • Commander, U.S. Space Command/Commander, Air Force Space Command, 2019.
    		• 31984 32 Chief of Space Operations 2019–present.
    211
  • Commander, Air Combat Command, 2017–present.
    		• 31981 36
    212
  • Commander, Pacific Air Forces/Air Component Commander for U.S. Indo-Pacific Command/Executive Director, Pacific Air Combat Operations Staff, 2018–2020.
    		• 21985 33
    213
  • Commander, Air Force Global Strike Command/Commander, Air Forces Strategic- Air, U.S. Strategic Command, 2018–present.
    		• 21985 33
    214
  • Commander, Air Mobility Command, 2018–present.
    		• 21981 37 First Air Force Reserve officer to achieve the rank of general.
    215
  • Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe/Commander, U.S. Air Forces Africa/Commander, Allied Air Command/Director, Joint Air Power Competence Center, 2019.
  • Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa/Commander, Allied Air Command/Director, Joint Air Power Competence Center, 2019–present.
    		• 11985 34
    216
  • Commander, Air Force Material Command, 2019–present.
    		• 11984 35
    217
  • Commander, Pacific Air Forces/Air Component Commander for U.S. Indo-Pacific Command/Executive Director, Pacific Air Combat Operations Staff, 2020–present.
    		• 01985 35

    Timeline

    Four-star positions


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    1940 – present

    The modern rank of general was established by the Officer Personnel Act of 1947, which authorized the President to designate certain positions of importance to carry that rank. Officers appointed to such positions bear temporary four-star rank while so serving, and are allowed to retire at that rank if their performance is judged satisfactory. The total number of active-duty four-star generals in the Air Force is limited to a fixed percentage of the number of Air Force general officers serving at all ranks.
    Within the Air Force, the chief of staff and vice chief of staff are four-star generals by statute. Other four-star generals occupy positions of designated importance; historically, these have included the commanders responsible for strategic bombers and nuclear missiles ; tactical air combat ; air transport ; North American aerospace defense ; the Air Force formations in Europe and the Pacific; and other training, readiness, and materiel organizations.
    The Air Force also competes with the other services for a number of joint four-star positions, such as the chairman and vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Other joint four-star positions have included unified combatant commanders and certain NATO staff positions.

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    bar:lancesmith from: 2005 till: 2007 color:joint text:"Lance L. Smith"
    bar:mcnabb from: 2005 till: 2007 color:general
    bar:mcnabb from: 2007 till: 2008 color:vcsaf
    bar:mcnabb from: 2008 till: 2011 color:mac text:"Duncan J. McNabb"
    bar:hobbins from: 2006 till: 2008 color:general text:"William T. Hobbins"
    bar:chilton from: 2006 till: 2007 color:general
    bar:chilton from: 2007 till: 2011 color:sac text:"Kevin P. Chilton"
    bar:renuart from: 2007 till: 2010 color:norad text:"Victor E. Renuart, Jr."
    bar:lichte from: 2007 till: 2009 color:general text:"Arthur J. Lichte"
    bar:kehler from: 2007 till: 2011 color:general
    bar:kehler from: 2011 till: 2013 color:sac text:"C. Robert Kehler"
    bar:chandler from: 2007 till: 2009 color:general
    bar:chandler from: 2009 till: 2011 color:vcsaf text:"Carrol H. Chandler"
    bar:brady from: 2008 till: 2010 color:general text:"Roger A. Brady"
    bar:lorenz from: 2008 till: 2010 color:general text:"Stephen R. Lorenz"
    bar:fraserwilliam from: 2008 till: 2009 color:vcsaf
    bar:fraserwilliam from: 2009 till: 2011 color:tac
    bar:fraserwilliam from: 2011 till: 2014 color:mac text:"William M. Fraser III"
    bar:mckinley from: 2008 till: 2012 color:joint text:"Craig R. McKinley"
    bar:hoffman from: 2008 till: 2012 color:general text:"Donald J. Hoffman"
    bar:fraserdouglas from: 2009 till: 2012 color:joint text:"Douglas M. Fraser"
    bar:north from: 2009 till: 2012 color:general text:"Gary L. North"
    bar:johns from: 2009 till: 2012 color:general text:"Raymond E. Johns, Jr."
    bar:rice from: 2010 till: 2013 color:general text:"Edward A. Rice, Jr."
    bar:welsh from: 2010 till: 2012 color:general
    bar:welsh from: 2012 till: 2016 color:csaf text:"Mark A. Welsh III
    bar:shelton from: 2011 till: 2014 color:general text:"William L. Shelton"
    bar:breedlove from: 2011 till: 2012 color:vcsaf
    bar:breedlove from: 2012 till: 2013 color:general
    bar:breedlove from: 2013 till: 2016 color:joint text:"Philip M. Breedlove"
    bar:hostage from: 2011 till: 2014 color:tac text:"Gilmary M. Hostage III"
    bar:wolfenbarger from: 2012 till: 2015 color:general text:"Janet C. Wolfenbarger"
    bar:spencer from: 2012 till: 2015 color:vcsaf text:"Larry O. Spencer"
    bar:carlisle from: 2012 till: 2014 color:general
    bar:carlisle from: 2014 till: 2017 color:tac text:"Herbert J. Carlisle"
    bar:selva from: 2012 till: 2014 color:general
    bar:selva from: 2014 till: 2015 color:mac
    bar:selva from: 2015 till: 2019 color:jcs text:"Paul J. Selva"
    bar:gorenc from: 2013 till: 2016 color:general text:"Frank Gorenc"
    bar:rand from: 2013 till: 2018 color:general text:"Robin Rand"
    bar:mcdew from: 2014 till: 2015 color:general
    bar:mcdew from: 2015 till: 2018 color:mac text:"Darren W. McDew"
    bar:hyten from: 2014 till: 2016 color:general
    bar:hyten from: 2016 till: 2019 color:sac
    bar:hyten from: 2019 till: $now color:jcs text:"John E. Hyten"
    bar:robinson from: 2014 till: 2016 color:general
    bar:robinson from: 2016 till: 2018 color:norad text:"Lori J. Robinson"
    bar:pawlikowski from: 2015 till: 2018 color:general text:"Ellen M. Pawlikowski"
    bar:everhart from: 2015 till: 2018 color:general text:"Carlton D. Everhart II"
    bar:goldfein from: 2015 till: 2016 color:vcsaf
    bar:goldfein from: 2016 till: $now color:csaf text:"David L. Goldfein"
    bar:o’shaughnessy from: 2016 till: 2018 color:general
    bar:o’shaughnessy from: 2018 till: $now color:norad text:"Terrence J. O’Shaughnessy"
    bar:wilson from: 2016 till: $now color:vcsaf text:"Stephen W. Wilson"
    bar:lengyel from: 2016 till: $now color:joint text:"Joseph L. Lengyel"
    bar:wolters from: 2016 till: 2019 color:general
    bar:wolters from: 2019 till: $now color:joint text:"Tod D. Wolters"
    bar:raymond from: 2016 till: 2019 color:general
    bar:raymond from: 2019 till: 2019 color:joint text:"John W. Raymond"
    bar:holmes from: 2017 till: $now color:tac text:"James M. Holmes"
    bar:brown from: 2018 till: 2020 color:general text:"Charles Q. Brown Jr."
    bar:ray from: 2018 till: $now color:general text:"Timothy Ray"
    bar:miller from: 2018 till: $now color:general text:"Maryanne Miller"
    bar:harrigian from: 2019 till: $now color:general text:"Jeffrey L. Harrigian"
    bar:bunch from: 2019 till: $now color:general text:"Arnold W. Bunch Jr."
    bar:wilsbach from: 2020 till: $now color:general text:"Kenneth S. Wilsbach"

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