Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force

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.

Chief of Chaplains of the
United States Air Force
Incumbent
Maj Gen Steven A. Schaick
since August 21, 2018
FormationJune 11, 1948
First holderMaj Gen Charles I. Carpenter
DeputyDeputy Chief of Chaplains
Websitechaplaincorps.af.mil

The current Chief of Chaplains is Major General Steven A. Schaick.

List of Chiefs of Chaplains of the United States Air Force
No.PortraitNameTook officeLeft officeTerm length
1Maj Gen Charles I. CarpenterJune 11, 1948August 14, 195810 years, 64 days
2Maj Gen Terence P. FinneganAugust 15, 1958July 1, 19623 years, 320 days
3Maj Gen Robert P. TaylorSeptember 1, 1962July 31, 19663 years, 333 days
4Maj Gen Edwin R. ChessAugust 1, 1966August 1, 19704 years, 0 days
5Maj Gen Roy M. TerryAugust 10, 1970August 1, 19743 years, 356 days
6Maj Gen Henry J. MeadeAugust 2, 1974August 1, 19783 years, 364 days
7Maj Gen Richard CarrNovember 1, 1978July 31, 19823 years, 272 days
8Maj Gen Stuart E. BarstadAugust 1, 1982November 1, 19853 years, 92 days
9Maj Gen John A. CollinsNovember 2, 1985November 1, 19882 years, 365 days
10Maj Gen John P. McDonoughDecember 1, 1988December 1, 19913 years, 0 days
11Maj Gen Donald J. HarlinDecember 2, 1991August 1, 19953 years, 242 days
12Maj Gen Arthur S. ThomasAugust 1, 1995August 1, 19972 years, 0 days
13Maj Gen William J. DendingerJune 1, 1997May 1, 20013 years, 334 days
14Maj Gen Lorraine K. PotterMay 24, 2001June 1, 20043 years, 8 days
15Maj Gen Charles C. BaldwinJune 2, 2004May 27, 20083 years, 360 days
16Maj Gen Cecil R. RichardsonMay 28, 2008June 1, 20124 years, 4 days
17Maj Gen Howard D. StendahlAugust 31, 2012August 29, 20152 years, 363 days
18Maj Gen Dondi E. CostinAugust 30, 2015August 20, 20182 years, 355 days
19Maj Gen Steven A. SchaickAugust 21, 2018Present2 years, 158 days

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