Post: | Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force |
Flag: | File:Flag of a United States Air Force major general.svg |
Flagborder: | yes |
Flagcaption: | Flag of an Air Force major general |
Insignia: | AF Chaplain Corps Seal.png |
Insigniasize: | 120px |
Incumbent: | Major General Randall E. Kitchens |
Incumbentsince: | October 2021 |
Formation: | 11 June 1948 |
First: | Maj Gen Charles I. Carpenter |
Website: | https://www.airforce.com/careers/specialty-careers/chaplain |
Deputy: | Deputy 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 United States 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]
Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | |
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1 | 11 June 1948 | 14 August 1958 | |||
2 | 15 August 1958 | 1 July 1962 | |||
3 | 1 September 1962 | 31 July 1966 | |||
4 | 1 August 1966 | 1 August 1970 | |||
5 | 10 August 1970 | 1 August 1974 | |||
6 | 2 August 1974 | 1 August 1978 | |||
7 | 1 November 1978 | 31 July 1982 | |||
8 | Maj Gen John A. Collins | 1 August 1982 | 1 November 1985 | 3 years, 92 days | |
9 | Maj Gen Stuart E. Barstad | 2 November 1985 | 1 November 1988 | 2 years, 365 days | |
10 | 1 December 1988 | 1 December 1991 | |||
11 | 2 December 1991 | 1 August 1995 | |||
12 | 1 August 1995 | 1 August 1997 | |||
13 | 1 June 1997 | 1 May 2001 | |||
14 | 24 May 2001 | 1 June 2004 | |||
15 | 2 June 2004 | 27 May 2008 | |||
16 | 28 May 2008 | 1 June 2012 | |||
17 | 31 August 2012 | 29 August 2015 | |||
18 | 30 August 2015 | 20 August 2018 | |||
19 | 21 August 2018 | 2 July 2021 | |||
20 | Maj Gen Randall E. Kitchens | October 2021 | present | ~ | |