Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force | |
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Formation | June 11, 1948 |
First holder | Maj Gen Charles I. Carpenter |
Deputy | Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force |
Website | https://www.airforce.com/careers/specialty-careers/chaplain |
The Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force (HAF/HC) is the senior chaplain in the United States Air Force, the functional leader of the U.S. Air Force Chaplain Corps, and the senior advisor on religious issues to the Secretary and Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force.
The position has been held by Major General Randall E. Kitchens since October 2021.[1]
No. | Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length |
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Maj Gen Charles I. Carpenter | June 11, 1948 | August 14, 1958 | 10 years, 64 days |
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Maj Gen Terence P. Finnegan | August 15, 1958 | July 1, 1962 | 3 years, 320 days |
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Maj Gen Robert P. Taylor | September 1, 1962 | July 31, 1966 | 3 years, 333 days |
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Maj Gen Edwin R. Chess | August 1, 1966 | August 1, 1970 | 4 years, 0 days |
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Maj Gen Roy M. Terry | August 10, 1970 | August 1, 1974 | 3 years, 356 days |
6 | Maj Gen Henry J. Meade | August 2, 1974 | August 1, 1978 | 3 years, 364 days | |
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Maj Gen Richard Carr | November 1, 1978 | July 31, 1982 | 3 years, 272 days |
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Maj Gen John A. Collins | August 1, 1982 | November 1, 1985 | 3 years, 92 days |
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Maj Gen Stuart E. Barstad | November 2, 1985 | November 1, 1988 | 2 years, 365 days |
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Maj Gen John P. McDonough | December 1, 1988 | December 1, 1991 | 3 years, 0 days |
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Maj Gen Donald J. Harlin | December 2, 1991 | August 1, 1995 | 3 years, 242 days |
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Maj Gen Arthur S. Thomas | August 1, 1995 | August 1, 1997 | 2 years, 0 days |
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Maj Gen William J. Dendinger | June 1, 1997 | May 1, 2001 | 3 years, 334 days |
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Maj Gen Lorraine K. Potter | May 24, 2001 | June 1, 2004 | 3 years, 8 days |
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Maj Gen Charles C. Baldwin | June 2, 2004 | May 27, 2008 | 3 years, 360 days |
16 | Maj Gen Cecil R. Richardson | May 28, 2008 | June 1, 2012 | 4 years, 4 days | |
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Maj Gen Howard D. Stendahl | August 31, 2012 | August 29, 2015 | 2 years, 363 days |
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Maj Gen Dondi E. Costin | August 30, 2015 | August 20, 2018 | 2 years, 355 days |
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Maj Gen Steven A. Schaick | August 21, 2018 | July 2, 2021 | 2 years, 315 days |
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Maj Gen Randall E. Kitchens | October 2021 | present | ~1 year, 269 days |