Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force

Flag of an Air Force major general
Incumbent Major General Randall E. Kitchens since October 2021
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]

List of Chiefs of Chaplains of the United States Air Force

No.	Name	Took office	Left office	Term length
1	Maj Gen Charles I. Carpenter	June 11, 1948	August 14, 1958	10 years, 64 days
2	Maj Gen Terence P. Finnegan	August 15, 1958	July 1, 1962	3 years, 320 days
3	Maj Gen Robert P. Taylor	September 1, 1962	July 31, 1966	3 years, 333 days
4	Maj Gen Edwin R. Chess	August 1, 1966	August 1, 1970	4 years, 0 days
5	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
7	Maj Gen Richard Carr	November 1, 1978	July 31, 1982	3 years, 272 days
8	Maj Gen Stuart E. Barstad	August 1, 1982	November 1, 1985	3 years, 92 days
9	Maj Gen John A. Collins	November 2, 1985	November 1, 1988	2 years, 365 days
10	Maj Gen John P. McDonough	December 1, 1988	December 1, 1991	3 years, 0 days
11	Maj Gen Donald J. Harlin	December 2, 1991	August 1, 1995	3 years, 242 days
12	Maj Gen Arthur S. Thomas	August 1, 1995	August 1, 1997	2 years, 0 days
13	Maj Gen William J. Dendinger	June 1, 1997	May 1, 2001	3 years, 334 days
14	Maj Gen Lorraine K. Potter	May 24, 2001	June 1, 2004	3 years, 8 days
15	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
17	Maj Gen Howard D. Stendahl	August 31, 2012	August 29, 2015	2 years, 363 days
18	Maj Gen Dondi E. Costin	August 30, 2015	August 20, 2018	2 years, 355 days
19	Maj Gen Steven A. Schaick	August 21, 2018	July 2, 2021	2 years, 315 days
20	Maj Gen Randall E. Kitchens	October 2021	present	~1 year, 158 days

References

^ "General Officer Announcement". U.S. Department of Defense. Retrieved 2022-02-23.

Leadership

Commands	Reserve Air National Guard Field Operating Agencies Installations
Direct Reporting Units	District of Washington Operational Test and Evaluation Center USAF Academy
Major commands	ACC AETC AFGSC AFMC AFRC AFSOC AMC PACAF USAFE–AFAFRICA
Numbered Air Forces	First Second Third Fourth Fifth Seventh Eighth Ninth Tenth Eleventh Twelfth Fifteenth Sixteenth Eighteenth Nineteenth Twentieth Twenty-Second
Wings ANG Groups ANG Squadrons ANG Security Forces Civilian auxiliary: Civil Air Patrol

Personnel and
training

Uniforms and
equipment

History and
traditions

Legend: A = Army; MC = Marine Corps; N = Navy; AF = Air Force; SF = Space Force; CG = Coast Guard

Leadership

Military departments	Department of Defense Secretary Department of the Army Secretary Department of the Navy Secretary Department of the Air Force Secretary Department of Homeland Security Secretary
Service branches and heads	Chief of Staff of the United States Army Commandant of the Marine Corps Chief of Naval Operations Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force Chief of Space Operations Commandant of the Coast Guard
Reserve components	Reserves: A MC N AF CG National Guard: A AF
Civilian auxiliaries	Military Auxiliary Radio System Marine Corps Cyber Auxiliary Merchant Marine Civil Air Patrol Coast Guard Auxiliary
Unified combatant command	Africa Central European Indo-Pacific Northern Southern Space Cyber Special Operations Strategic Transportation

Structure

Operations
and history

History	A MC N AF SF CG
Timeline	Colonial World War II
By ancestry	African Americans Asian Americans Buddhist Americans Jewish Americans Muslim Americans Sikh Americans Hispanic Americans Civil War Air Force Coast Guard Marine Corps Navy Academy
History centers	Army Center of Military History Marine Corps History Division Naval History and Heritage Command Air Force Historical Research Agency
War artists	Army Art Program Air Force Art Program

Personnel

Training	Service academies: A (prep) MC/N (prep) AF/SF (prep) CG Merchant Marine ROTC A MC/N AF/SF Officer candidate/training school: A MC N AF/SF Warrant officer: A MEPS ASVAB The Basic School (MC) Enlisted recruit training: A MC N AF/SF CG Other education
Uniforms	Uniforms: A MC N AF SF Awards & decorations: Inter-service A MC/N AF/SF CG Foreign International Devices Badges: Identification A MC N AF SF CG
Ranks	Officer: A MC N AF SF CG Warrant officers Enlisted: A MC N AF SF CG
Other	Oath: Enlistment Officer Creeds & Codes: Code of Conduct NCO A MC N AF CG Service numbers: A MC N AF CG Military Occupational Specialty/Rating/Air Force Specialty Code Pay Uniform Code of Military Justice Judge Advocate General's Corps Military Health System/Tricare Separation Veterans Affairs Conscription Chiefs of Chaplains: A MC N AF CG

Land	Individual weapons Crew-served weapons Vehicles (active)
Sea	All watercraft Ships: A N active future AF CG MSC Weapons: N Reactors
Air	Aircraft World War I active Aircraft designation Helicopter arms
Other	Nuclear football Electronics (designations) Flags: A MC N AF SF CG Ensign Jack Guidons Food WMDs: Nuclear Biological Chemical

v t e Chiefs of Chaplains of the United States
Chiefs of Chaplains	Chaplain (Major General) Thomas L. Solhjem (Army) Rear Admiral Gregory N. Todd (Navy) Chaplain (Major General) Randall E. Kitchens (Air Force)
Senior USMC/USCG Chaplains (working under USN Chief of Chaplains)	Rear Admiral Carey H. Cash (Chaplain of the United States Marine Corps, and Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the U.S. Navy) Captain Daniel L. Mode (Chaplain of the United States Coast Guard) Chaplain (Major General) Steven A. Schaick (Chaplain of the United States Space Force)

Armed Forces Chaplains Board
Chiefs of Chaplains	CH (MG) Thomas L. Solhjem (USA Chief of Chaplains) RADM Gregory N. Todd (USN Chief of Chaplains) CH (Maj Gen) Randall E. Kitchens (USAF Chief of Chaplains)
Deputy Chiefs of Chaplains	CH (BG) William Green Jr. (USA Deputy Chief of Chaplains) Vacant (USN Deputy Chief of Chaplains/ Chaplain of the USMC) CH (Brig Gen) James D. Brantingham (USAF Deputy Chief of Chaplains)