ACHIEVEMENT

"Some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon 'em." (William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night, Act 2 Scene 5)

"I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." (St. Paul of Tarsus, II Timothy 4:7)

General of the Army and Air Force Hap Arnold, the only person in history to hold the U. S. ranks of General of the Army and General of the Air Force. He intially had to overcome a fear of flying!

Age of Promotion of Four Star U.S. Generals and Admirals

UNITED STATES AIR FORCE FOUR STAR GENERALS
#	Name	Date of rank	Age at Prom	Position	Yrs	Source of Commission	YC	Dates	Notes
1	Henry H. Arnold	19 Mar 1943	57	Commanding General, Army Air Forces (CG AAF), 1942 - 1944; Commanding General, Army Air Forces/Commanding General, Twentieth Air Force (CG AAF), 1944 - 1945; Commanding General, Army Air Forces; Commanding General, Continental Air Forces; Commanding General, Twentieth Air Force (CG AAF; CG CAF), 1945; Commanding General, Army Air Forces; Commanding General, Continental Air Forces (CG AAF; CG CAF), 1945 - 1946.	3	1907 (USMA)	36	(1886 - 1950)	Promoted to General of the Army, 21 Dec 1944; to General of the Air Force, 7 May 1949; His career saw the development of the intercontinental bomber, the jet fighter, the extensive use of radar, global airlift and atomic warfare as mainstays of modern air power.
2	Joseph T. McNarney	7 Mar 1945	52	Deputy Supreme Allied Commander, Mediterranean; Commanding General, Mediterranean Theater of Operations, U.S. Army (DSACMED; CG MTOUSA), 1944 - 1945; Commanding General, U.S. Forces European Theater; Military Governor of the U.S. Occupation Zone in Germany (CG USFET; USMILGOV), 1945 - 1947; Senior Member, United Nations Military Staff Committee, 1947; Commanding General, Air Materiel Command (CG AMC), 1947 - 1949; Chairman, Department of Defense Management Committee, 1949 - 1952.	7	1915 (USMA)	30	(1893 - 1972)
3	George C. Kenney	9 Mar 1945	56	Commanding General, Allied Air Forces, South West Pacific Area (CG AAFSWPA), 1942 - 1945; Member, Military Staff Committee of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1945 - 1946; Commanding General, Strategic Air Command (CG SAC), 1946 - 1948; Commander, Air University, 1948 - 1951.	6	1917 (cadet)	28	(1889 - 1977)
4	Carl A. Spaatz	11 Mar 1945	54	Commanding General, U.S. Strategic Air Forces in Europe (CG USSAFE), 1944 - 1945; Commanding General, U.S. Strategic Air Forces in the Pacific (CG USASTAF), 1945; Deputy to the Commanding General, Army Air Forces for Special Organizational Planning, 1945 - 1946; Commanding General, Army Air Forces (CG AAF), 1946 - 1947; Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (CSAF), 1947 - 1948.	3	1914 (USMA)	31	(1891 - 1974)
5	Hoyt S. Vandenberg	1 Oct 1947	48	Commanding General of the Ninth Air Force, a tactical air force in England and in France, supporting the Army, from August 1944 until V-E Day; Director of Central Intelligence, 1946 - 1947. Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (VCSAF), 1947 - 1948; Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (CSAF), 1948 - 1953.	6	1923 (USMA)	24	(1899 - 1954)	Vandenberg Space Force Base on the central coast of California is named after him; Nephew of U.S. Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg; son married daughter of Air Force four-star general Leon W. Johnson.
6	Muir S. Fairchild	27 May 1948	54	On May 27, 1948, he became the second vice chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force (VCSAF), with the rank of general. (This made him the only officer in the history of the Air Force to be promoted to the rank of general without having served as a lieutenant general first.), 1948 - 1950.	2	1918 (cadet)	30	(1894 - 1950	On 20 December 1945, Fairchild was named commandant of the Army Air Forces School at Maxwell Field, later Army Air Forces School was renamed Air University on 15 March 1946; Fairchild Hall, the main academic building at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado, and the library at the Air University in Alabama, Fairchild Memorial Hall, were named for him. In his home state of Washington, Fairchild Air Force Base near Spokane was named for him shortly after his death of a stroke in office.
7	Nathan F. Twining	10 Oct 1950	53	Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (VCSAF), 1950 - 1953; Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (CSAF), 1953 - 1957; Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), 1957 - 1960.	10	1918 (USMA)	32	(1897 - 1982	Brother of Marine Corps four-star general Merrill B. Twining.
8	John K. Cannon	29 Oct 1951	53	Commanding General, Tactical Air Command (CG TAC), 1951 - 1954.	3	1917 (direct)	34	(1892 - 1955)
9	Benjamin W. Chidlaw	29 Oct 1951	51	Commanding General, Air Defense Command (CG ADC), 1951 - 1954; Commander in Chief, Continental Air Defense Command; Commanding General, Air Defense Command (CINCONAD; CG ADC), 1954 - 1955.	4	1922 (USMA)	29	(1900 - 1977)
10	Curtis E. LeMay	29 Oct 1951	45	Commanding General, Strategic Air Command (CG SAC), 1948 - 1953; Commander, Strategic Air Command (COMSAC), 1953 - 1955; Commander in Chief, Strategic Air Command (CINCSAC), 1955 - 1957; Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (VCSAF), 1957 - 1961; Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (CSAF), 1961 - 1965.	14	1929 (cadet)	22	(1906 - 1990	American Independent Party nominee for U.S. Vice president, 1968.
11	Lauris Norstad	5 Jul 1952	45	Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe (CINCUSAFE), 1951; Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe; Commander in Chief, Allied Air Forces in Central Europe (CINCUSAFE; CINCAIRCENT), 1951 - 1953; Air Deputy to Supreme Allied Commander, Europe (Air Deputy SHAPE), 1953 - 1956; Supreme Allied Commander, Europe; Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command (SACEUR; USCINCEUR), 1956 - 1962; Supreme Allied Commander, Europe (SACEUR), 1962 - 1963.	11	1930 (USMA)	22	(1907 - 1988)
12	Otto P. Weyland	5 Jul 1952	50	Commanding General, Far East Air Forces (CG FEAF), 1951 - 1954; Commanding General, Tactical Air Command (CG TAC), 1954 - 1959.	7	1923 (Texas A&M)	29	(1902 - 1979)
13	Thomas D. White	30 Jun 1953	51	Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (VCSAF), 1953 - 1957; Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (CSAF), 1957 - 1961.	8	1920 (USMA)	33	(1902 - 1965)
14	Edwin W. Rawlings	19 Feb 1954	50	Commanding General, Air Materiel Command (CG AMC), 1951 - 1959.	5	1930 (cadet)	24	(1904 - 1997)
15	Earle E. Partridge	19 Feb 1954	54	Commanding General, Far East Air Forces (CG FEAF), 1954 - 1955; Commander in Chief, Continental Air Defense Command; Commander, Air Defense Command (CINCONAD; COMADC), 1955 - 1956; Commander in Chief, Continental Air Defense Command (CINCONAD), 1956 - 1957; Commander in Chief, North American Air Defense Command; Commander in Chief, Continental Air Defense Command (CINCNORAD; CINCONAD), 1957 - 1959.	5	1924 (USMA)	30	(1900 - 1990)
16	Orval R. Cook	1 Apr 1954	56	Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command (DCINCEUR), 1954 - 1956.	2	1922 (USMA)	32	(1898 - 1980)
17	Laurence S. Kuter	29 May 1955	50	Commanding General, Far East Air Forces (CG FEAF), 1955 - 1957; Commander in Chief, Pacific Air Forces (CINCPACAF), 1957 - 1959; Commander in Chief, North American Air Defense Command; Commander in Chief, Continental Air Defense Command (CINCNORAD; CINCONAD), 1959 - 1962.	7	1927 (USMA)	28	(1905 - 1979	U.S. Representative to the International Civil Aviation Organization, 1946 - 1948.
18	Thomas S. Power	30 Jun 1957	52	Commander in Chief, Strategic Air Command (CINCSAC), 1957 - 1960; Commander in Chief, Strategic Air Command; Director, Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff (CINCSAC), 1960 - 1964.	7	1929 (cadet)	28	(1905 - 1970)
19	Frank F. Everest	1 Jul 1957	53	Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe (CINCUSAFE), 1957 - 1959; Commander, Tactical Air Command (COMTAC), 1959 - 1961.	4	1928 (USMA)	29	(1904 - 1983)
20	Leon W. Johnson	31 Aug 1957	53	U.S. Military Representative, NATO Military Committee (USMILREP), 1956 - 1958; Air Deputy to Supreme Allied Commander, Europe (Air Deputy SHAPE), 1958 - 1961; Director, Net Evaluation Subcommittee Staff, National Security Council, 1961 - 1965.	8	1926 (USMA)	31	(1904 - 1997	Awarded Medal of Honor, 1943. Daughter married son of Air Force four-star general Hoyt S. Vandenberg.
21	Charles P. Cabell	11 Jul 1958	55	Deputy Director of Central Intelligence (DDCI), 1953 - 1962.	4	1925 (USMA)	33	(1903 - 1971)	Distant cousin of Navy four-star admiral Richard H. Jackson.
22	Samuel E. Anderson	10 Mar 1959	55	Commander, Air Materiel Command (COMAMC), 1959 - 1961; Commander, Air Force Logistics Command (COMAFLC), 1961; Air Deputy to Supreme Allied Commander, Europe (Air Deputy SHAPE), 1961 - 1963.	4	1928 (USMA)	31	(1906 - 1982)
23	Emmett O'Donnell Jr.	31 Jul 1959	53	Commander in Chief, Pacific Air Forces (CINCPACAF), 1959 - 1963.	4	1928 (USMA)	31	(1906 - 1971)
24	Frederic H. Smith Jr.	1 Aug 1959	51	Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe (CINCUSAFE), 1959 - 1961; Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (VCSAF), 1961 - 1962.	3	1929 (USMA)	30	(1908 - 1980	Son-in-law of Navy five-star admiral Ernest J. King.
25	Truman H. Landon	28 Jun 1961	56	Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe (CINCUSAFE), 1961 - 1963.	2	1928 (USMA)	33	(1905 - 1986)
26	William F. McKee	29 Jun 1961	55	Commander, Air Force Logistics Command (COMAFLC), 1961 - 1962; Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (VCSAF), 1962 - 1964.	3	1929 (USMA)	32	(1906 - 1987	Assistant Administrator for Management and Development, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1964 - 1965; Administrator, Federal Aviation Agency, 1965 - 1968.
27	Walter C. Sweeney Jr.	30 Jun 1961	52	Commander, Tactical Air Command (COMTAC), 1961 - 1965.	4	1930 (USMA)	31	(1909 - 1965)
28	Bernard A. Schriever	1 Jul 1961	51	Commander, Air Force Systems Command (COMAFSC), 1961 - 1966.	5	1931 (Texas A&M)	30	(1910 - 2005)
29	John K. Gerhart	29 Jun 1962	51	Commander in Chief, North American Air Defense Command; Commander in Chief, Continental Air Defense Command (CINCNORAD; CINCONAD), 1962 - 1965.	3	1929 (cadet)	33	(1907 - 1981)
30	Dean C. Strother	30 Jun 1962	54	U.S. Military Representative, NATO Military Committee (USMILREP), 1962 - 1965; Commander in Chief, North American Air Defense Command; Commander in Chief, Continental Air Defense Command (CINCNORAD; CINCONAD), 1965 - 1966.	4	1931 (USMA)	31	(1908 - 2000)
31	Mark E. Bradley Jr.	1 Jul 1962	55	Commander, Air Force Logistics Command (COMAFLC), 1962 - 1965.	3	1930 (USMA)	32	(1907 - 1999)
32	John P. McConnell	1 Oct 1962	54	Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command (DCINCEUR), 1962 - 1964; Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (VCSAF), 1964 - 1965; Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (CSAF), 1965 - 1969.	7	1932 (USMA)	30	(1908 - 1986)
33	Robert M. Lee	4 Jun 1963	54	Air Deputy to Supreme Allied Commander, Europe (Air Deputy SHAPE), 1963 - 1966.	3	1931 (USMA)	32	(1909 - 2003)
34	Jacob E. Smart	5 Jun 1963	54	Commander in Chief, Pacific Air Forces (CINCPACAF), 1963 - 1964; Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command (DCINCEUR), 1964 - 1966.	3	1931 (USMA)	32	(1909 - 2006	Assistant Administrator for Policy; DoD and Interagency Affairs, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1967 - 1973.
35	Joe W. Kelly	6 Jun 1963	53	Commander, Military Air Transport Service (COMMATS), 1960 - 1964.	1	1932 (USMA)	31	(1910 - 1979)
36	Gabriel P. Disosway	1 Aug 1963	53	Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe (CINCUSAFE), 1963 - 1965; Commander, Tactical Air Command (COMTAC), 1965 - 1968.	5	1933 (USMA)	30	(1910 - 2001)
37	Hunter Harris Jr.	18 Jul 1964	55	Commander in Chief, Pacific Air Forces (CINCPACAF), 1964 - 1967.	3	1932 (USMA)	32	(1909 - 1987)
38	Howell M. Estes II	19 Jul 1964	50	Commander, Military Airlift Command (COMAC), 1964 - 1969.	5	1936 (USMA)	28	(1914 - 2007	Father of Air Force four-star general Howell M. Estes III.
39	John D. Ryan	1 Dec 1964	49	Commander in Chief, Strategic Air Command; Director, Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff (CINCSAC), 1964 - 1967; Commander in Chief, Pacific Air Forces (CINCPACAF), 1967 - 1968; Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (VCSAF), 1968 - 1969; Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (CSAF), 1969 - 1973.	9	1938 (USMA)	26	(1915 - 1983	Father of Air Force four-star general Michael E. Ryan.
40	William H. Blanchard	19 Feb 1965	49	Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (VCSAF), 1965 - 1966.	1	1938 (USMA)	27	(1916 - 1966	Died in office.
41	Kenneth B. Hobson	31 Jul 1965	57	Commander, Air Force Logistics Command (COMAFLC), 1965 - 1967.	2	1932 (USMA)	33	(1908 - 1979)
42	Bruce K. Holloway	1 Aug 1965	53	Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe (CINCUSAFE), 1965 - 1966; Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (VCSAF), 1966 - 1968; Commander in Chief, Strategic Air Command; Director, Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff (CINCSAC), 1968 - 1972.	7	1937 (USMA)	28	(1912 - 1999)
43	William S. Stone	28 Jul 1966	56	Air Deputy to Supreme Allied Commander, Europe (Air Deputy SHAPE), 1966 - 1968.	2	1934 (USMA)	32	(1910 - 1968	Died in office. Superintendent, U.S. Air Force Academy, 1959 - 1962.
44	Raymond J. Reeves	29 Jul 1966	57	Commander in Chief, North American Air Defense Command; Commander in Chief, Continental Air Defense Command (CINCNORAD; CINCONAD), 1966 - 1969.	3	1934 (USMA)	32	(1909 - 1998)
45	James Ferguson	30 Jul 1966	53	Commander, Air Force Systems Command (COMAFSC), 1966 - 1970.	4	1937 (cadet)	29	(1913 - 2000)
46	David A. Burchinal	31 Jul 1966	51	Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command (DCINCEUR), 1966 - 1973.	7	1940 (cadet)	26	(1915 - 1990)
47	Maurice A. Preston	1 Aug 1966	54	Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe (CINCUSAFE), 1966 - 1968.	2	1937 (USMA)	29	(1912 - 1983)
48	Joseph J. Nazzaro	1 Feb 1967	54	Commander in Chief, Strategic Air Command; Director, Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff (CINCSAC), 1967 - 1968; Commander in Chief, Pacific Air Forces (CINCPACAF), 1968 - 1971.	4	1936 (USMA)	31	(1913 - 1990)
49	Thomas P. Gerrity	1 Aug 1967	54	Commander, Air Force Logistics Command (COMAFLC), 1967 - 1968.	1	1940 (cadet)	27	(1913 - 1968	Died in office.
50	William W. Momyer	13 Dec 1967	51	Commander, Seventh Air Force, 1966 - 1968; Commander, Tactical Air Command (COMTAC), 1968 - 1973.	6	1939 (cadet)	28	(1916 - 2012)
51	Jack G. Merrell	29 Mar 1968	53	Commander, Air Force Logistics Command (COMAFLC), 1968 - 1972.	4	1939 (USMA)	29	(1915 - 1993)
52	Horace M. Wade	31 Jul 1968	52	Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe (CINCUSAFE), 1968 - 1969; Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (COFS SHAPE), 1969 - 1972; Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (VCSAF), 1972 - 1973.	5	1938 (cadet)	30	(1916 - 2001)
53	George S. Brown	1 Aug 1968	50	Commander, Seventh Air Force, 1968 - 1970; Commander, Air Force Systems Command (COMAFSC), 1970 - 1973; Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (CSAF), 1973 - 1974; Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), 1974 - 1978.	10	1941 (USMA)	27	(1918 - 1978)
54	Joseph R. Holzapple	1 Feb 1969	55	Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe (CINCUSAFE), 1969 - 1971.	2	1941 (cadet)	28	(1914 - 1973)
55	Seth J. McKee	30 Jul 1969	53	Commander in Chief, North American Air Defense Command; Commander in Chief, Continental Air Defense Command (CINCNORAD; CINCONAD), 1969 - 1973; Commander in Chief, North American Air Defense Command; Commander in Chief, Continental Air Defense Command; Commander, Aerospace Defense Command (CINCNORAD; CINCONAD; COMADC), 1973.	4	1939 (cadet)	30	(1916 - 2016)
56	John C. Meyer	31 Jul 1969	50	Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (VCSAF), 1969 - 1972; Commander in Chief, Strategic Air Command; Director, Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff (CINCSAC), 1972 - 1974.	5	1940 (cadet)	29	(1919 - 1975)
57	Jack J. Catton	1 Aug 1969	49	Commander, Military Airlift Command (COMAC), 1969 - 1972; Commander, Air Force Logistics Command (COMAFLC), 1972 - 1974.	5	1941 (cadet)	28	(1920 - 1990)
58	Lucius D. Clay Jr.	1 Sep 1970	51	Commander, Seventh Air Force, 1970 - 1971; Commander in Chief, Pacific Air Forces (CINCPACAF), 1971 - 1973; Commander in Chief, North American Air Defense Command; Commander in Chief, Continental Air Defense Command; Commander, Aerospace Defense Command (CINCNORAD; CINCONAD; COMADC), 1973 - 1975; Commander in Chief, North American Air Defense Command; Commander in Chief, Continental Air Defense Command; Commander in Chief, Aerospace Defense Command (CINCNORAD; CINCONAD; CINCAD), 1975.	5	1942 (USMA)	28	(1919 - 1994	Son of Army four-star general Lucius D. Clay; grandson of U.S. Senator Alexander S. Clay.
59	Theodore R. Milton	31 Jul 1971	56	U.S. Military Representative, NATO Military Committee (USMILREP), 1971 - 1974.	3	1940 (USMA)	31	(1915 - 2010)
60	John D. Lavelle	1 Aug 1971	55	Commander, Seventh Air Force, 1971 - 1972.	1	1940 (cadet)	31	(1916 - 1979	Relieved, 1972.
61	David C. Jones	1 Sep 1971	50	Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe (CINCUSAFE), 1971 - 1974; Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe; Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe (CINCUSAFE; COMAAFCE), 1974; Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (CSAF), 1974 - 1978; Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), 1978 - 1982.	11	1943 (cadet)	28	(1921 - 2013)
62	John W. Vogt Jr.	7 Apr 1972	50	Commander, Seventh Air Force, 1972 - 1973; Commander in Chief, Pacific Air Forces (CINCPACAF), 1973 - 1974; Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe; Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe (CINCUSAFE; COMAAFCE), 1974 - 1975.	3	1942 (cadet)	30	(1920 - 2010)
63	Russell E. Dougherty	1 May 1972	52	Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (COFS SHAPE), 1972 - 1974; Commander in Chief, Strategic Air Command; Director, Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff (CINCSAC), 1974 - 1977; Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, 1977.	5	1943 (cadet)	29	(1920 - 2007	Father-in-law of Air Force four-star general Joseph W. Ralston.
*	George B. Simler	16 Aug 1972	51	(posthumous)	0	1942 (cadet)	30	(1921 - 1972)
64	Paul K. Carlton	9 Oct 1972	51	Commander, Military Airlift Command (COMAC), 1972 - 1977; Commander in Chief, Military Airlift Command (CINCMAC), 1977.	5	1942 (cadet)	30	(1921 - 2009)
65	George J. Eade	18 Apr 1973	52	Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command (DCINCEUR), 1973 - 1975.	2	1942 (cadet)	31	(1921 - 2018)
66	Samuel C. Phillips	1 Aug 1973	52	Commander, Air Force Systems Command (COMAFSC), 1973 - 1975.	2	1942 (ROTC)	31	(1921 - 1990	Director, National Security Agency, 1972 - 1973.
67	Richard H. Ellis	30 Sep 1973	54	Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (VCSAF), 1973 - 1975; Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe; Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe (CINCUSAFE; COMAAFCE), 1975 - 1977; Commander in Chief, Strategic Air Command; Director, Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff (CINCSAC), 1977 - 1981.	8	1942 (cadet)	31	(1919 - 1989	U.S. Commissioner for the U.S.-U.S.S.R. Standing Consultative Commission, 1982 - 1989.
68	Robert J. Dixon	1 Oct 1973	53	Commander, Tactical Air Command (COMTAC), 1973 - 1978.	5	1942 (RCAF)	31	(1920 - 2003)
69	Timothy F. O'Keefe	8 Oct 1973	54	Commander, Seventh Air Force, 1973 - 1974.	1	1940 (cadet)	33	(1919 - 1984)
70	Louis L. Wilson Jr.	1 Jul 1974	55	Commander in Chief, Pacific Air Forces (CINCPACAF), 1974 - 1977.	3	1943 (USMA)	31	(1919 - 2010)
71	Louis T. Seith	1 Aug 1974	53	Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (COFS SHAPE), 1974 - 1977.	3	1943 (USMA)	31	(1921 - 2007)
72	William V. McBride	1 Sep 1974	52	Commander, Air Force Logistics Command (COMAFLC), 1974 - 1975; Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (VCSAF), 1975 - 1978.	4	1942 (cadet)	32	(1922 - 2022)
73	William J. Evans	30 Aug 1975	51	Commander, Air Force Systems Command (COMAFSC), 1975 - 1977; Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe; Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe (CINCUSAFE; COMAAFCE), 1977 - 1978.	3	1946 (USMA)	29	(1924 - 2000)
74	F. Michael Rogers	1 Sep 1975	54	Commander, Air Force Logistics Command (COMAFLC), 1975 - 1978.	3	1943 (cadet)	32	(1921 - 2014)
75	Daniel James Jr.	1 Sep 1975	55	Commander in Chief, North American Air Defense Command; Commander in Chief, Aerospace Defense Command (CINCNORAD; CINCAD), 1975 - 1977; Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, 1977 - 1978.	3	1943 (cadet)	32	(1920 - 1978	First African-American to achieve four-star rank in any service.
76	Robert E. Huyser	1 Sep 1975	51	Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command (DCINCEUR), 1975 - 1979; Commander in Chief, Military Airlift Command (CINCMAC), 1979 - 1981.	6	1944 (cadet)	31	(1924 - 1997	U.S. Special Envoy to Iran, 1979.
77	John W. Roberts	29 Mar 1977	56	Commander, Air Training Command (COMATC), 1975 - 1979.	2	1944 (cadet)	33	(1921 - 1999)
78	William G. Moore Jr.	1 Apr 1977	57	Commander in Chief, Military Airlift Command (CINCMAC), 1977 - 1979.	2	1941 (cadet)	36	(1920 - 2012)
79	Lew Allen Jr.	31 Jul 1977	52	Commander, Air Force Systems Command (COMAFSC), 1977 - 1978; Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (VCSAF), 1978; Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (CSAF), 1978 - 1982.	5	1946 (USMA)	31	(1925 - 2010	Director, National Security Agency, 1973 - 1977; Director, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 1982 - 1990.
80	James R. Allen	1 Aug 1977	52	Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (COFS SHAPE), 1977 - 1979; Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command (DCINCEUR), 1979 - 1981; Commander in Chief, Military Airlift Command (CINCMAC), 1981 - 1983.	6	1948 (USMA)	29	(1925 - 1992	Superintendent, U.S. Air Force Academy, 1974 - 1977.
81	James E. Hill	21 Dec 1977	56	Commander in Chief, North American Air Defense Command; Commander in Chief, Aerospace Defense Command (CINCNORAD; CINCAD), 1977 - 1979; Commander in Chief, North American Air Defense Command (CINCNORAD), 1979.	2	1943 (cadet)	34	(1921 - 1999)
82	Bryce Poe II	2 Feb 1978	54	Commander, Air Force Logistics Command (COMAFLC), 1978 - 1981.	3	1946 (USMA)	32	(1924 - 2000)
83	Alton D. Slay	1 Apr 1978	54	Commander, Air Force Systems Command (COMAFSC), 1978 - 1981.	3	1944 (cadet)	34	(1924 - 2015)
84	Wilbur L. Creech	1 May 1978	51	Commander, Tactical Air Command (COMTAC), 1978 - 1984.	6	1949 (cadet)	29	(1927 - 2003)
85	James A. Hill	10 Jul 1978	55	Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (VCSAF), 1978 - 1980.	2	1944 (cadet)	34	(1923 - 2010)
86	John W. Pauly	1 Aug 1978	55	Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe; Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe (CINCUSAFE; COMAAFCE), 1978 - 1980.	2	1945 (USMA)	33	(1923 - 2013)
87	Bennie L. Davis	1 Apr 1979	51	Commander, Air Training Command (COMATC), 1979 - 1981; Commander in Chief, Strategic Air Command; Director, Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff (CINCSAC), 1981 - 1985.	6	1950 (USMA)	29	(1928 - 2012)
88	William Y. Smith	1 Jul 1979	54	Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (COFS SHAPE), 1979 - 1981; Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command (DCINCEUR), 1981 - 1983.	4	1948 (USMA)	31	(1925 - 2016)
89	Robert C. Mathis	1 Mar 1980	53	Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (VCSAF), 1980 - 1982.	2	1948 (USMA)	32	(1927 - 2016)
90	Richard L. Lawson	1 Jul 1980	51	U.S. Military Representative, NATO Military Committee (USMILREP), 1980 - 1981; Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (COFS SHAPE), 1981 - 1983; Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command (DCINCEUR), 1983 - 1986.	6	1951 (ARNG)	29	(1929 - 2020)
91	Charles A. Gabriel	1 Aug 1980	52	Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe; Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe (CINCUSAFE; COMAAFCE), 1980 - 1982; Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (CSAF), 1982 - 1986.	6	1950 (USMA)	30	(1928 - 2003)
92	Robert T. Marsh	1 Feb 1981	56	Commander, Air Force Systems Command (COMAFSC), 1981 - 1984.	3	1949 (USMA)	32	(1925 - 2017)
93	Thomas M. Ryan Jr.	31 Jul 1981	53	Commander, Air Training Command (COMATC), 1981 - 1983; Commander in Chief, Military Airlift Command (CINCMAC), 1983 - 1985.	4	1950 (cadet)	31	(born 1928)
94	James P. Mullins	1 Aug 1981	53	Commander, Air Force Logistics Command (COMAFLC), 1981 - 1984.	3	1949 (cadet)	32	(born 1928)
95	James V. Hartinger	1 Oct 1981	56	Commander in Chief, North American Air Defense Command (CINCNORAD), 1980 - 1981; Commander in Chief, North American Aerospace Defense Command (CINCNORAD), 1981 - 1982; Commander in Chief, North American Aerospace Defense Command; Commander, Air Force Space Command (CINCNORAD; COMAFSPC), 1982 - 1984.	3	1949 (USMA)	32	(1925 - 2000)
96	Jerome F. O'Malley	1 Jun 1982	50	Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (VCSAF), 1982 - 1983; Commander in Chief, Pacific Air Forces (CINCPACAF), 1983 - 1984; Commander, Tactical Air Command (COMTAC), 1984 - 1985.	3	1953 (USMA)	29	(1932 - 1985	Died in office.
97	Billy M. Minter	1 Jul 1982	56	Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe; Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe (CINCUSAFE; COMAAFCE), 1982 - 1984.	2	1949 (cadet)	33	(1926 - 2005)
98	Andrew P. Iosue	1 Jul 1983	56	Commander, Air Training Command (COMATC), 1983 - 1986.	3	1951 (AFROTC)	32	(born 1927)
99	James E. Dalton	1 Aug 1983	53	Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (COFS SHAPE), 1983 - 1985.	2	1954 (USMA)	29	(born 1930)
100	Lawrence A. Skantze	6 Oct 1983	55	Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (VCSAF), 1983 - 1984; Commander, Air Force Systems Command (COMAFSC), 1984 - 1987.	4	1952 (USNA)	31	(1928 - 2018)
101	Larry D. Welch	1 Aug 1984	50	Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (VCSAF), 1984 - 1985; Commander in Chief, Strategic Air Command; Director, Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff (CINCSAC), 1985 - 1986; Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (CSAF), 1986 - 1990.	6	1953 (cadet)	31	(born 1934	President, Institute for Defense Analyses, 1990 - 2003, 2006 - 2009.
102	Robert T. Herres	1 Aug 1984	52	Commander in Chief, North American Aerospace Defense Command; Commander, Air Force Space Command (CINCNORAD; COMAFSPC), 1984 - 1985; Commander in Chief, North American Aerospace Defense Command; Commander in Chief, U.S. Space Command; Commander, Air Force Space Command (CINCNORAD; USCINCSPACE; COMAFSPC), 1985 - 1986; Commander in Chief, North American Aerospace Defense Command; Commander in Chief, U.S. Space Command (CINCNORAD; USCINCSPACE), 1986 - 1987; Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (VJCS), 1987 - 1990.	6	1954 (USNA)	30	(1932 - 2008)
103	Robert W. Bazley	1 Nov 1984	59	Commander in Chief, Pacific Air Forces (CINCPACAF), 1984 - 1986.	2	1945 (cadet)	29	(1925 - 2012)
104	Charles L. Donnelly Jr.	1 Nov 1984	55	Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe; Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe (CINCUSAFE; COMAAFCE), 1984 - 1987.	3	1952 (cadet)	32	(1929 - 1994)
105	Earl T. O'Loughlin	1 Nov 1984	54	Commander, Air Force Logistics Command (COMAFLC), 1984 - 1987.	3	1952 (cadet)	32	(1930 - 2023)
*	James H. Doolittle	4 Apr 1985	89	(retired)	0	1918 (cadet)	67	(1896 - 1993	Awarded Medal of Honor, 1942; Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1989. First Air Force reservist to attain rank of general.
*	Ira C. Eaker	26 Apr 1985	89	(retired)	0	1917 (direct)	68	(1896 - 1987	Awarded Congressional Gold Medal, 1978.
106	Robert D. Russ	22 May 1985	52	Commander, Tactical Air Command (COMTAC), 1985 - 1991.	6	1955 (AFROTC)	30	(1933 - 1997)
107	John T. Chain Jr.	1 Jul 1985	51	Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (COFS SHAPE), 1985 - 1986; Commander in Chief, Strategic Air Command; Director, Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff (CINCSAC), 1986 - 1991.	6	1956 (AFROTC)	29	(1934 - 2021	U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Politico-Military Affairs, 1984 - 1985.
108	John L. Piotrowski	1 Aug 1985	51	Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (VCSAF), 1985 - 1987; Commander in Chief, North American Aerospace Defense Command; Commander in Chief, U.S. Space Command (CINCNORAD; USCINCSPACE), 1987 - 1990.	5	1954 (cadet)	31	(born 1934)
109	Duane H. Cassidy	8 Nov 1985	52	Commander in Chief, Military Airlift Command (CINCMAC), 1985 - 1987; Commander in Chief, U.S. Transportation Command; Commander in Chief, Military Airlift Command (USCINCTRANS; CINCMAC), 1987 - 1989.	4	1954 (cadet)	31	(1933 - 2016)
110	Robert H. Reed	1 Jul 1986	57	Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (COFS SHAPE), 1986 - 1988.	2	1953 (cadet)	33	(1929 - 2017)
111	Thomas C. Richards	1 Dec 1986	56	Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command (DCINCEUR), 1986 - 1989.	3	1956 (VPI)	30	(1930 - 2020	Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration, 1992 - 1993.
112	Jack I. Gregory	1 Jan 1987	56	Commander in Chief, Pacific Air Forces (CINCPACAF), 1986 - 1988.	1	1953 (AFROTC)	34	(born 1931)
113	Monroe W. Hatch Jr.	29 Jan 1987	54	Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (VCSAF), 1987 - 1990.	3	1951 (USNA)	36	(born 1933)
114	William L. Kirk	1 May 1987	55	Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe; Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe (CINCUSAFE; COMAAFCE), 1987 - 1989.	2	1954 (cadet)	33	(1932 - 2017)
115	Bernard P. Randolph	1 Aug 1987	54	Commander, Air Force Systems Command (COMAFSC), 1987 - 1990.	3	1956 (cadet)	31	(1933 - 2021)
116	Alfred G. Hansen	1 Aug 1987	54	Commander, Air Force Logistics Command (COMAFLC), 1987 - 1989.	2	1955 (cadet)	32	(born 1933)
117	John A. Shaud	1 Jul 1988	55	Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (COFS SHAPE), 1988 - 1991.	3	1956 (USMA)	32	(born 1933)
118	Merrill A. McPeak	1 Aug 1988	52	Commander in Chief, Pacific Air Forces (CINCPACAF), 1988 - 1990; Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (CSAF), 1990 - 1994.	6	1957 (AFROTC)	31	(born 1936	Chairman, American Battle Monuments Commission, 2010 - 2018.
119	Michael J. Dugan	1 May 1989	52	Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe; Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe (CINCUSAFE; COMAAFCE), 1989 - 1990; Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (CSAF), 1990; Special Assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force, 1990 - 1991.	2	1958 (USMA)	31	(born 1937	Relieved as chief of staff, 1990.
120	James P. McCarthy	1 Oct 1989	54	Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command (DCINCEUR), 1989 - 1992.	3	1957 (AFROTC)	32	(born 1935)
121	Hansford T. Johnson	1 Oct 1989	53	Commander in Chief, U.S. Transportation Command; Commander in Chief, Military Airlift Command (USCINCTRANS; CINCMAC), 1989 - 1992; Commander in Chief, U.S. Transportation Command; Commander, Air Mobility Command (USCINCTRANS; COMAMC), 1992.	3	1959 (USAFA)	30	(born 1936	U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Installations and Environment, 2002 - 2005.
122	Charles C. McDonald	1 Nov 1989	56	Commander, Air Force Logistics Command (COMAFLC), 1989 - 1992.	3	1956 (AFROTC)	33	(1933 - 2017)
123	Donald J. Kutyna	1 Apr 1990	57	Commander in Chief, North American Aerospace Defense Command; Commander in Chief, U.S. Space Command (CINCNORAD; USCINCSPACE), 1990 - 1992; Commander in Chief, North American Aerospace Defense Command; Commander in Chief, U.S. Space Command; Commander, Air Force Space Command (CINCNORAD; USCINCSPACE; COMAFSPC), 1992.	2	1957 (USMA)	33	(born 1933)
124	Ronald W. Yates	1 Apr 1990	52	Commander, Air Force Systems Command (COMAFSC), 1990 - 1992; Commander, Air Force Materiel Command (COMAFMC), 1992 - 1995.	5	1960 (USAFA)	30	(born 1938)
125	John M. Loh	1 Jun 1990	52	Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (VCSAF), 1990 - 1991; Commander, Tactical Air Command (COMTAC), 1991 - 1992; Commander, Air Combat Command (COMACC), 1992 - 1995.	5	1960 (USAFA)	30	(born 1938)
126	Robert C. Oaks	1 Jul 1990	54	Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe; Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe (CINCUSAFE; COMAAFCE), 1990 - 1993; Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe; Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe (CINCUSAFE; COMAIRCENT), 1993 - 1994.	4	1959 (USAFA)	31	(born 1936)
127	George L. Butler	25 Jan 1991	52	Commander in Chief, Strategic Air Command; Director, Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff (CINCSAC), 1991 - 1992; Commander in Chief, U.S. Strategic Command (USCINCSTRAT), 1992 - 1994.	3	1961 (USAFA)	30	(born 1939)
128	Jimmie V. Adams	13 Feb 1991	55	Commander in Chief, Pacific Air Forces (CINCPACAF), 1991 - 1993.	2	1958 (AFROTC)	33	(born 1936)
129	Michael P. C. Carns	16 May 1991	54	Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (VCSAF), 1991 - 1994.	3	1959 (USAFA)	32	(1937 - 2023)
130	James B. Davis	24 Jul 1991	56	Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (COFS SHAPE), 1991 - 1993.	2	1958 (USNA)	33	(born 1935)
131	Chuck A. Horner	1 Jul 1992	56	Commander in Chief, North American Aerospace Defense Command; Commander in Chief, U.S. Space Command; Commander, Air Force Space Command (CINCNORAD; USCINCSPACE; COMAFSPC), 1992 - 1994.	2	1958 (AFROTC)	34	(born 1936)
132	Ronald R. Fogleman	1 Sep 1992	50	Commander in Chief, U.S. Transportation Command; Commander, Air Mobility Command (USCINCTRANS; COMAMC), 1992 - 1994; Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (CSAF), 1994 - 1997.	5	1963 (USAFA)	29	(born 1942)
133	Charles G. Boyd	1 Dec 1992	54	Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command (DCINCEUR), 1992 - 1995.	3	1960 (cadet)	32	(1938 - 2022)
134	Henry Viccellio Jr.	1 Dec 1992	52	Commander, Air Training Command (COMATC), 1992 - 1993; Commander, Air Education and Training Command (COMAETC), 1993 - 1995; Commander, Air Force Materiel Command (COMAFMC), 1995 - 1997.	5	1963 (USAFA)	29	(born 1940)
135	Robert L. Rutherford	1 Feb 1993	55	Commander, Pacific Air Forces (COMPACAF), 1993 - 1994; Commander in Chief, U.S. Transportation Command; Commander, Air Mobility Command (USCINCTRANS; COMAMC), 1994 - 1996.	3	1961 (AFROTC)	32	(1938 - 2013)
136	Thomas S. Moorman Jr.	1 Aug 1994	54	Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (VCSAF), 1994 - 1997.	3	1962 (AFROTC)	32	(1940 - 2020)
137	James L. Jamerson	1 Sep 1994	53	Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe; Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe (CINCUSAFE; COMAIRCENT), 1994 - 1995; Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command (DCINCEUR), 1995 - 1998.	4	1963 (USAFA)	31	(born 1941)
138	Joseph W. Ashy	13 Sep 1994	54	Commander in Chief, North American Aerospace Defense Command; Commander in Chief, U.S. Space Command; Commander, Air Force Space Command (CINCNORAD; USCINCSPACE; COMAFSPC), 1994 - 1996.	2	1962 (Texas A&M)	32	(born 1940)
139	John G. Lorber	12 Oct 1994	53	Commander, Pacific Air Forces (COMPACAF), 1994 - 1997.	3	1964 (USAFA)	30	(1941 - 2021)
140	Billy J. Boles	1 Jul 1995	57	Commander, Air Education and Training Command (COMAETC), 1995 - 1997.	2	1962 (AFROTC)	33	(1938 - 2021)
141	Joseph W. Ralston	1 Jul 1995	52	Commander, Air Combat Command (COMACC), 1995 - 1996; Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (VJCS), 1996 - 2000; Supreme Allied Commander, Europe; Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command (SACEUR; USCINCEUR), 2000 - 2003.	8	1965 (AFROTC)	30	(born 1943	U.S. Special Envoy for Countering the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), 2006 - present. Son-in-law of Air Force four-star general Russell E. Dougherty.
142	Richard E. Hawley	1 Aug 1995	53	Commander in Chief, U.S. Air *orces in Europe; Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe (CINCUSAFE; COMAIRCENT), 1995 - 1996; Commander, Air Combat Command (COMACC), 1996 - 1999.	4	1964 (USAFA)	31	(born 1942)
143	Eugene E. Habiger	1 Mar 1996	57	Commander in Chief, U.S. Strategic Command (USCINCSTRAT), 1996 - 1998.	2	1963 (OTS)	33	(1939 - 2022	Director of Security and Emergency Operations, U.S. Department of Energy, 1999 - 2001.
144	Michael E. Ryan	4 Apr 1996	55	Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe; Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe (CINCUSAFE; COMAIRCENT), 1996 - 1997; Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (CSAF), 1997 - 2001.	5	1965 (USAFA)	31	(born 1941	Son of Air Force four-star general John D. Ryan.
145	Walter Kross	1 Aug 1996	54	Commander in Chief, U.S. Transportation Command; Commander, Air Mobility Command (USCINCTRANS; COMAMC), 1996 - 1998.	2	1964 (OTS)	32	(born 1942)
146	Howell M. Estes III	1 Oct 1996	55	Commander in Chief, North American Aerospace Defense Command; Commander in Chief, U.S. Space Command; Commander, Air Force Space Command (CINCNORAD; USCINCSPACE; COMAFSPC), 1996 - 1998.	2	1965 (USAFA)	31	(1941 - 2024	Son of Air Force four-star general Howell M. Estes Jr.
147	Lloyd W. Newton	1 Apr 1997	55	Commander, Air Education and Training Command (COMAETC), 1997 - 2000.	3	1966 (AFROTC)	31	(born 1942)
148	George T. Babbitt Jr.	1 Jun 1997	55	Commander, Air Force Materiel Command (COMAFMC), 1997 - 2000.	3	1965 (AFROTC)	32	(born 1942	Director, Defense Logistics Agency, 1996 - 1997.
149	Ralph E. Eberhart	1 Aug 1997	51	Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (VCSAF), 1997 - 1999; Commander, Air Combat Command (COMACC), 1999 - 2000; Commander in Chief, North American Aerospace Defense Command; Commander in Chief, U.S. Space Command; Commander, Air Force Space Command (CINCNORAD; USCINCSPACE; COMAFSPC), 2000 - 2002; Commander in Chief, North American Aerospace Defense Command; Commander in Chief, U.S. Northern Command (CINCNORAD; USCINCNORTH), 2002; Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command; Commander, U.S. Northern Command (CDRNORAD; CDRUSNORTHCOM), 2002 - 2004.	7	1968 (USAFA)	29	(born 1946)
150	Richard B. Myers	1 Sep 1997	55	Commander, Pacific Air Forces (COMPACAF), 1997 - 1998; Commander in Chief, North American Aerospace Defense Command; Commander in Chief, U.S. Space Command; Commander, Air Force Space Command (CINCNORAD; USCINCSPACE; COMAFSPC), 1998 - 2000; Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (VJCS), 2000 - 2001; Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), 2001 - 2005.	8	1965 (AFROTC)	32	(born 1942	President, Kansas State University, 2016 - 2022. Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom, 2005.
151	John A. Gordon	31 Oct 1997	51	Deputy Director of Central Intelligence (DDCI), 1997 - 2000.	3	1968 (AFROTC)	29	(1946 - 2020	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	John P. Jumper	17 Nov 1997	52	Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe; Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe (CINCUSAFE; COMAIRCENT), 1997 - 2000; Commander, Air Combat Command (COMACC), 2000 - 2001; Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (CSAF), 2001 - 2005.	8	1966 (VMI)	31	(born 1945)
153	Charles T. Robertson Jr.	1 Sep 1998	52	Commander in Chief, U.S. Transportation Command; Commander, Air Mobility Command (USCINCTRANS; COMAMC), 1998 - 2001.	3	1968 (USAFA)	30	(born 1946)
154	Patrick K. Gamble	1 Oct 1998	53	Commander, Pacific Air Forces (COMPACAF), 1998 - 2001.	3	1967 (Texas A&M)	31	(born 1945	President, University of Alaska System, 2010 - 2015.
*	Benjamin O. Davis Jr.	9 Dec 1998	86	(retired)	0	1936 (USMA)	62	(1912 - 2002	Director of Aviation Security, 1970 - 1971; U.S. Assistant Secretary of Transportation for Safety and Consumer Affairs, 1971 - 1975.
155	Lester L. Lyles	1 Jul 1999	53	Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (VCSAF), 1999 - 2000; Commander, Air Force Materiel Command (COMAFMC), 2000 - 2003.	4	1968 (AFROTC)	31	(born 1946	Director, Ballistic Missile Defense Organization, 1996 - 1999.
156	Gregory S. Martin	1 Jun 2000	52	Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe; Commander, Allied Air Forces Northern Europe (CINCUSAFE; COMAIRNORTH), 2000 - 2002; Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe; Commander, Allied Air Forces Northern Europe (COMUSAFE; COMAIRNORTH), 2002 - 2003; Commander, Air Force Materiel Command (COMAFMC), 2003 - 2005.	5	1970 (USAFA)	30	(born 1948)
157	John W. Handy	1 Jul 2000	56	Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (VCSAF), 2000 - 2001; Commander in Chief, U.S. Transportation Command; Commander, Air Mobility Command (USCINCTRANS; COMAMC), 2001 - 2002; Commander, U.S. Transportation Command; Commander, Air Mobility Command (CDRUSTRANSCOM; COMAMC), 2002 - 2005.	5	1967 (OTS)	33	(born 1944)
158	Hal M. Hornburg	1 Aug 2000	55	Commander, Air Education and Training Command (COMAETC), 2000 - 2001; Commander, Air Combat Command; Air Component Commander for U.S. Joint Forces Command (COMACC; AIRUSJFCOM), 2001 - 2002; Commander, Air Combat Command; Air Component Commander for U.S. Joint Forces Command and U.S. Northern Command (COMACC; AIRUSJFCOM-USNORTHCOM), 2002 - 2004.	4	1968 (Texas A&M)	32	(born 1945)
159	Charles R. Holland	1 Dec 2000	54	Commander in Chief, U.S. Special Operations Command (USCINCSOC), 2000 - 2002; Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command (CDRUSSOCOM), 2002 - 2003.	3	1968 (USAFA)	32	(born 1946)
160	William J. Begert	1 May 2001	54	Commander, Pacific Air Forces; Air Component Commander for the Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Command (COMPACAF; AIRCINCUSPACOM), 2001 - 2002; Commander, Pacific Air Forces; Air Component Commander for the Commander, U.S. Pacific Command (COMPACAF; AIRCDRUSPACOM), 2002 - 2004.	3	1968 (USAFA)	33	(born 1946)
161	Robert H. Foglesong	5 Nov 2001	56	Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (VCSAF), 2001 - 2003; Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe; Commander, Allied Air Forces Northern Europe (COMUSAFE; COMAIRNORTH), 2003 - 2004; Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe (COMUSAFE), 2004 - 2005.	4	1972 (AFROTC)	29	(born 1945	President, Mississippi State University, 2006 - 2008.
162	Donald G. Cook	17 Dec 2001	55	Commander, Air Education and Training Command (COMAETC), 2001 - 2005.	4	1969 (AFROTC)	32	(born 1946)
163	Lance W. Lord	19 Apr 2002	56	Commander, Air Force Space Command (COMAFSPC), 2002 - 2006.	4	1968 (AFROTC)	34	(born 1946)
164	Charles F. Wald	1 Jan 2003	55	Deputy Commander, U.S. European Command (DCINCEUR), 2002 - 2006.	4	1971 (AFROTC)	32	(born 1948)
165	T. Michael Moseley	1 Oct 2003	54	Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (VCSAF), 2003 - 2005; Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (CSAF), 2005 - 2008.	5	1971 (Texas A&M)	32	(born 1949	Resigned, 2008.
166	Paul V. Hester	1 Aug 2004	57	Commander, Pacific Air Forces; Air Component Commander for the Commander, U.S. Pacific Command (COMPACAF; AIRCDRUSPACOM), 2004 - 2007.	3	1971 (AFROTC)	33	(born 1947)
167	Michael V. Hayden	21 Apr 2005	60	Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence (PDDNI), 2005 - 2006; Director, Central Intelligence Agency (DCIA), 2006 - 2009.	4	1969 (AFROTC)	36	(born 1945	Director, National Security Agency, 1999 - 2005.
168	Ronald E. Keys	27 May 2005	60	Commander, Air Combat Command; Air Component Commander for U.S. Joint Forces Command and U.S. Northern Command (COMACC; AIRUSJFCOM-USNORTHCOM), 2005 - 2007.	2	1967 (AFROTC)	38	(born 1945)
169	William R. Looney III	1 Aug 2005	56	Commander, Air Education and Training Command (COMAETC), 2005 - 2008.	3	1972 (USAFA)	33	(born 1949)
170	Bruce A. Carlson	1 Sep 2005	56	Commander, Air Force Materiel Command (COMAFMC), 2005 - 2008.	3	1971 (AFROTC)	34	(born 1949	Director, National Reconnaissance Office, 2009 - 2012.
171	Norton A. Schwartz	1 Oct 2005	54	Commander, U.S. Transportation Command (CDRUSTRANSCOM), 2005 - 2008; Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (CSAF), 2008 - 2012.	7	1973 (USAFA)	32	(born 1951	President, Institute for Defense Analyses, 2020 - present.
172	John D. W. Corley	1 Nov 2005	54	Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (VCSAF), 2005 - 2007; Commander, Air Combat Command; Air Component Commander for U.S. Joint Forces Command (COMACC; AIRUSJFCOM), 2007 - 2009.	4	1973 (USAFA)	32	(born 1951)
173	Lance L. Smith	7 Nov 2005	59	Supreme Allied Commander, Transformation; Commander, U.S. Joint Forces Command (SACT; CDRUSJFCOM), 2005 - 2007.	2	1970 (OTS)	35	(born 1946)
174	Duncan J. McNabb	1 Dec 2005	53	Commander, Air Mobility Command (COMAMC), 2005 - 2007; Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (VCSAF), 2007 - 2008; Commander, U.S. Transportation Command (CDRUSTRANSCOM), 2008 - 2011.	6	1974 (USAFA)	31	(born 1952)
175	William T. Hobbins	1 Feb 2006	60	Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe; Commander, Air Component Command, Ramstein; Director, Joint Air Power Competence Center (COMUSAFE; COMAIR-COM Ramstein; DIRJAPCC), 2005 - 2007.	1	1969 (OTS)	37	(born 1946)
176	Kevin P. Chilton	26 Jun 2006	52	Commander, Air Force Space Command (COMAFSPC), 2006 - 2007; Commander, U.S. Strategic Command (CDRUSSTRATCOM), 2007 - 2011.	5	1976 (USAFA)	30	(born 1954	First astronaut to attain rank of general.
177	Victor E. Renuart Jr.	23 Mar 2007	58	Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command; Commander, U.S. Northern Command (CDRNORAD; CDRUSNORTHCOM), 2007 - 2010.	3	1972 (OTS)	35	(born 1949)
178	Arthur J. Lichte	7 Sep 2007	58	Commander, Air Mobility Command (COMAMC), 2007 - 2009.	2	1971 (AFROTC)	36	(born 1949)
179	C. Robert Kehler	12 Oct 2007	55	Commander, Air Force Space Command (COMAFSPC), 2007 - 2011; Commander, U.S. Strategic Command (CDRUSSTRATCOM), 2011 - 2013.	6	1975 (AFROTC)	32	(born 1952)
180	Carrol H. Chandler	30 Nov 2007	55	Commander, Pacific Air Forces; Air Component Commander for U.S. Pacific Command; Executive Director, Pacific Air Combat Operations Staff (COMPACAF; AIRCDRUSPACOM; EXDIRPACOPS), 2007 - 2009; Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (VCSAF), 2009 - 2011.	4	1974 (USAFA)	33	(born 1952)
181	Roger A. Brady	9 Jan 2008	62	Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe; Commander, Air Component Command, Ramstein; Director, Joint Air Power Competence Center (COMUSAFE; COMAIR-COM Ramstein; DIRJAPCC), 2008 - 2010.	2	1968 (AFROTC)	40	(born 1946)
182	Stephen R. Lorenz	2 Jul 2008	57	Commander, Air Education and Training Command (COMAETC), 2008 - 2010.	2	1973 (USAFA)	35	(born 1951)
183	William M. Fraser III	9 Oct 2008	56	Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (VCSAF), 2008 - 2009; Commander, Air Combat Command; Air Component Commander for U.S. Joint Forces Command (COMACC; AIRUSJFCOM), 2009 - 2011; Commander, Air Combat Command (COMACC), 2011; Commander, U.S. Transportation Command (CDRUSTRANSCOM), 2011 - 2014.	6	1974 (Texas A&M)	34	(born 1952)
184	Craig R. McKinley	17 Nov 2008	56	Chief, National Guard Bureau (CNGB), 2008 - 2012.	4	1974 (AFROTC)	34	(born 1952	First National Guard officer to achieve the rank of general.
185	Donald J. Hoffman	21 Nov 2008	56	Commander, Air Force Materiel Command (COMAFMC), 2008 - 2012.	4	1974 (USAFA)	34	(born 1952)
186	Douglas M. Fraser	25 Jun 2009	56	Commander, U.S. Southern Command (CDRUSSOUTHCOM), 2009 - 2012.	3	1975 (USAFA)	34	(born 1953)
187	Gary L. North	19 Aug 2009	55	Commander, Pacific Air Forces; Air Component Commander for U.S. Pacific Command; Executive Director, Pacific Air Combat Operations Staff (COMPACAF; AIRCDRUSPACOM; EXDIRPACOPS), 2009 - 2012.	3	1976 (AFROTC)	33	(born 1954)
188	Raymond E. Johns Jr.	20 Nov 2009	55	Commander, Air Mobility Command (COMAMC), 2009 - 2012.	3	1977 (USAFA)	32	(born 1954)
189	Edward A. Rice Jr.	17 Nov 2010	54	Commander, Air Education and Training Command (COMAETC), 2010 - 2013.	3	1978 (USAFA)	32	(born 1956)
190	Mark A. Welsh III	13 Dec 2010	57	Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe; Commander, Air Component Command, Ramstein; Director, Joint Air Power Competence Center (COMUSAFE; COMAIR-COM Ramstein; DIRJAPCC), 2010 - 2012; Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (CSAF), 2012 - 2016.	6	1976 (USAFA)	34	(born 1953	Dean, Bush School of Government and Public Service, 2016 - 2023; President, Texas A&M University, 2023 - present.
191	William L. Shelton	5 Jan 2011	57	Commander, Air Force Space Command (COMAFSPC), 2011 - 2014.	3	1976 (USAFA)	35	(born 1954)
192	Philip M. Breedlove	14 Jan 2011	56	Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (VCSAF), 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 (COMUSAFE; COMAFAFRICA; COMAIR-COM Ramstein; DIRJAPCC), 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 (COMUSAFE; COMAFAFRICA; AIRCOM; DIRJAPCC), 2013; Commander, U.S. European Command; Supreme Allied Commander Europe (CDRUSEUCOM; SACEUR), 2013 - 2016.	5	1977 (AFROTC)	34	(born 1955)
193	Gilmary M. Hostage III	13 Sep 2011	56	Commander, Air Combat Command (COMACC), 2011 - 2014.	3	1977 (AFROTC)	34	(born 1955)
194	Janet C. Wolfenbarger	5 Jun 2012	54	Commander, Air Force Materiel Command (COMAFMC), 2012 - 2015.	3	1980 (USAFA)	32	(born 1958	First woman to achieve the rank of general in the Air Force.
195	Larry O. Spencer	27 Jul 2012	58	Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (VCSAF), 2012 - 2015.	3	1980 (OTS)	32	(born 1954	Served nine years in the enlisted ranks before receiving his commission in 1980.
196	Herbert J. Carlisle	2 Aug 2012	55	Commander, Pacific Air Forces; Air Component Commander for U.S. Pacific Command; Executive Director, Pacific Air Combat Operations Staff (COMPACAF; AIRCDRUSPACOM; EXDIRPACOPS), 2012 - 2014; Commander, Air Combat Command (COMACC), 2014 - 2017.	5	1978 (USAFA)	34	(born 1957)
197	Paul J. Selva	29 Nov 2012	54	Commander, Air Mobility Command (COMAMC), 2012 - 2014; Commander, U.S. Transportation Command (CDRUSTRANSCOM), 2014 - 2015; Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (VJCS), 2015 - 2019.	7	1980 (USAFA)	32	(born 1958)
198	Frank Gorenc	2 Aug 2013	56	Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe; Commander, U.S. Air Forces Africa; Commander, Allied Air Command; Director, Joint Air Power Competence Center (COMUSAFE; COMAFAFRICA; AIRCOM; DIRJAPCC), 2013 - 2016.	3	1979 (USAFA)	34	(born 1957)
199	Robin Rand	10 Oct 2013	55	Commander, Air Education and Training Command (COMAETC), 2013 - 2015; Commander, Air Force Global Strike Command (COMAFGSC), 2015 - 2017; Commander, Air Force Global Strike Command; Commander, Air Forces Strategic- )Air, U.S. Strategic Command (COMAFGSC; COMAFSTRATAIR), 2017 - 2018.	5	1979 (USAFA)	34	(born 1958)
200	Darren W. McDew	5 May 2014	54	Commander, Air Mobility Command (COMAMC), 2014 - 2015; Commander, U.S. Transportation Command (CDRUSTRANSCOM), 2015 - 2018.	4	1982 (VMI)	32	(born 1960)
201	John E. Hyten	15 Aug 2014	55	Commander, Air Force Space Command (COMAFSPC), 2014 - 2016; Commander, U.S. Strategic Command (CDRUSSTRATCOM), 2016 - 2019; Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (VJCS), 2019 - 2021.	7	1981 (AFROTC)	33	(born 1959)
202	Lori J. Robinson	16 Oct 2014	55	Commander, Pacific Air Forces; Air Component Commander for U.S. Pacific Command; Executive Director, Pacific Air Combat Operations Staff (COMPACAF; AIRCDRUSPACOM; EXDIRPACOPS), 2014 - 2016; Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command; Commander, U.S. Northern Command (CDRNORAD; CDRUSNORTHCOM), 2016 - 2018.	4	1981 (AFROTC)	33	(born 1959	First woman in any service to lead a unified combatant command.
203	Ellen M. Pawlikowski	8 Jun 2015	59	Commander, Air Force Materiel Command (COMAFMC), 2015 - 2018.	3	1978 (AFROTC)	37	(born 1956)
204	Carlton D. Everhart II	11 Aug 2015	54	Commander, Air Mobility Command (COMAMC), 2015 - 2018.	3	1983 (Virginia Tech)	32	(born 1961)
205	David L. Goldfein	17 Aug 2015	56	Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (VCSAF), 2015 - 2016; Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (CSAF), 2016 - 2020.	5	1983 (USAFA)	32	(born 1959)
206	Terrence J. O'Shaughnessy	12 Jul 2016	52	Commander, Pacific Air Forces; Air Component Commander for U.S. Pacific Command; Executive Director, Pacific Air Combat Operations Staff (COMPACAF; AIRCDRUSPACOM; EXDIRPACOPS), 2016 - 2018; Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command; Commander, U.S. Northern Command (CDRNORAD; CDRUSNORTHCOM), 2018 - 2020.	4	1986 (USAFA)	30	(born 1964)
207	Stephen W. Wilson	22 Jul 2016	56	Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (VCSAF), 2016 - 2020.	4	1981 (Texas A&M)	35	(born 1960)
208	Joseph L. Lengyel	3 Aug 2016	57	Chief, National Guard Bureau (CNGB), 2016 - 2020.	4	1981 (AFROTC)	35	(born 1959)
209	Tod D. Wolters	11 Aug 2016	55	Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe; Commander, U.S. Air Forces Africa; Commander, Allied Air Command; Director, Joint Air Power Competence Center (COMUSAFE; COMAFAFRICA; AIRCOM; DIRJAPCC), 2016 - 2019; Commander, U.S. European Command; Supreme Allied Commander Europe (CDRUSEUCOM; SACEUR), 2019 - 2022.	6	1982 (USAFA)	34	(born c. 1961)
210	John W. Raymond	25 Oct 2016	54	Commander, Air Force Space Command (COMAFSPC), 2016 - 2017; Commander, Air Force Space Command; Joint Force Space Component Commander (COMAFSPC; JFSCC), 2017 - 2019; Commander, U.S. Space Command; Commander, Air Force Space Command (CDRUSSPACECOM; COMAFSPC), 2019.	3	1984 (AFROTC)	32	(born 1962)	Chief of Space Operations, 2019 - 2022.
211	James M. Holmes	10 Mar 2017	60	Commander, Air Combat Command (COMACC), 2017 - 2020.	3	1981 (OTS)	36	(born 1957)
212	Charles Q. Brown Jr.	26 Jul 2018	56	Commander, Pacific Air Forces; Air Component Commander for U.S. Indo-Pacific Command; Executive Director, Pacific Air Combat Operations Staff (COMPACAF; AIRCDRUSINDOPACOM; EXDIRPACOPS), 2018 - 2020; Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (CSAF), 2020 - 2023; Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), 2023 - present.	6	1985 (AFROTC)	33	(born 1962)
213	Timothy M. Ray	21 Aug 2018	55	Commander, Air Force Global Strike Command; Commander, Air Forces Strategic- )Air, U.S. Strategic Command (COMAFGSC; COMAFSTRATAIR), 2018 - 2021.	3	1985 (USAFA)	33	(born 1963)
214	Maryanne Miller	7 Sep 2018	57	Commander, Air Mobility Command (COMAMC), 2018 - 2020.	2	1981 (AFROTC)	37	(born 1961)	First Air Force Reserve officer to achieve the rank of general.
215	Jeffrey L. Harrigian	1 May 2019	57	Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe; Commander, U.S. Air Forces Africa; Commander, Allied Air Command; Director, Joint Air Power Competence Center (COMUSAFE; COMAFAFRICA; AIRCOM; DIRJAPCC), 2019; Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe - )Air Forces Africa; Commander, Allied Air Command; Director, Joint Air Power Competence Center (COMUSAFE; COMAFAFRICA; AIRCOM; DIRJAPCC), 2019 - 2022.	3	1985 (USAFA)	34	(born c. 1962)
216	Arnold W. Bunch Jr.	31 May 2019	57	Commander, Air Force Materiel Command (COMAFMC), 2019 - 2022.	3	1984 (USAFA)	35	(born 1962)
217	Kenneth S. Wilsbach	8 Jul 2020	58	Commander, Pacific Air Forces; Air Component Commander for U.S. Indo-Pacific Command; Executive Director, Pacific Air Combat Operations Staff (COMPACAF; AIRCDRUSINDOPACOM; EXDIRPACOPS), 2020 - 2024; Commander, Air Combat Command (COMACC), 2024 - present.	4	1985 (AFROTC)	35	(born c. 1962)
218	Glen D. VanHerck	20 Aug 2020	58	Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command; Commander, U.S. Northern Command (CDRNORAD; CDRUSNORTHCOM), 2020 - 2024.	4	1987 (AFROTC)	33	(born 1962)
219	Jacqueline D. Van Ovost	20 Aug 2020	55	Commander, Air Mobility Command (COMAMC), 2020 - 2021; Commander, U.S. Transportation Command (CDRUSTRANSCOM), 2021 - present.	4	1988 (USAFA)	32	(born 1965)
220	Mark D. Kelly	28 Aug 2020	58	Commander, Air Combat Command (COMACC), 2020 - 2024.	4	1986 (AFROTC)	34	(born c. 1962)
221	David W. Allvin	12 Nov 2020	57	Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (VCSAF), 2020 - 2023; Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (CSAF), 2023 - present.	4	1986 (USAFA)	34	(born c. 1963)
222	Anthony J. Cotton	27 Aug 2021	58	Commander, Air Force Global Strike Command; Commander, Air Forces Strategic- )Air, U.S. Strategic Command (COMAFGSC; COMAFSTRATAIR), 2021 - 2022; Commander, U.S. Strategic Command (CDRUSSTRATCOM), 2022 - present.	3	1986 (AFROTC)	35	(born c. 1963)
223	Michael A. Minihan	5 Oct 2021	54	Commander, Air Mobility Command (COMAMC), 2021 - present.	3	1989 (AFROTC)	32	(born c. 1967)
224	Duke Z. Richardson	13 Jun 2022	58	Commander, Air Force Materiel Command (COMAFMC), 2022 - present.	2	1989 (OTS)	33	(born c. 1964)
225	James B. Hecker	27 Jun 2022	54	Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe - )Air Forces Africa; Commander, Allied Air Command; Director, Joint Air Power Competence Center (COMUSAFE; COMAFAFRICA; AIRCOM; DIRJAPCC), 2022 - present.	2	1989 (USAFA)	33	(born c.1968)
226	Thomas A. Bussiere	7 Dec 2022	59	Commander, Air Force Global Strike Command; Commander, Air Forces Strategic- )Air, U.S. Strategic Command (COMAFGSC; COMAFSTRATAIR), 2022 - present.	2	1985 (Norwich)	37	(born c. 1963)
227	James C. Slife	19 Dec 2023	56	Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (VCSAF), 2023 - present.	1	1989 (AFROTC)	34	(born c. 1967)
228	Timothy D. Haugh	2 Feb 2024	55	Commander, U.S. Cyber Command; Director, National Security Agency; Chief, Central Security Service (CDRUSCYBERCOM; DIRNSA; CCSS), 2024 - present.	0	1991 (AFROTC)	33	(Born 1969
229	Gregory M. Guillot	5 Feb 2024	56	Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command; Commander, U.S. Northern Command (CDRNORAD; CDRUSNORTHCOM), 2024 - present.	0	1989 (USAFA)	35	(born c. 1968)
230	Kevin B. Schneider	9 Feb 2024	57	Commander, Pacific Air Forces; Air Component Commander for U.S. Indo-Pacific Command; Executive Director, Pacific Air Combat Operations Staff (COMPACAF; AIRCDRUSINDOPACOM; EXDIRPACOPS), 2024 - present.	0	1988 (USAFA)	36	(born c. 1967)
			54.12	Average age promoted to four stars, Not including retired promotions

UNITED STATES ARMY FOUR STAR GENERALS PROMOTED AFTER 1945
#	Name	Date of rank	Age at Prom	Position	Yrs	Source of Commission	YC	Dates	Notes
14	Walter Krueger	5 Mar 1945	64	Commanding General, Sixth Army, 1943 - 1946.	1	1901 (direct)	44	(1881 - 1967)
15	Brehon B. Somervell	6 Mar 1945	53	Commanding General, Army Service Forces (CG ASF), 1942 - 1946.	1	1914 (USMA)	31	(1892 - 1955)
16	Joseph T. McNarney	7 Mar 1945	52	Deputy Supreme Allied Commander, Mediterranean; Commanding General, Mediterranean Theater of Operations, U.S. Army (DSACMED; CG MTOUSA), 1944 - 1945; Commanding General, U.S. Forces European Theater; Military Governor, U.S. Occupation Zone in Germany (CG USFET), 1945 - 1947; Senior Member, United Nations Military Staff Committee, 1947; Commanding General, Air Materiel Command (CG AMC), 1947 - 1949; Chairman, Department of Defense Management Committee, 1949 - 1952.	7	1915 (USMA)	30	(1893 - 1972)
17	Jacob L. Devers	8 Mar 1945	58	Commanding General, Sixth Army Group, 1944 - 1945; Commanding General, Army Ground Forces (CG AGF), 1945 - 1948; Chief, Army Field Forces (CAFF), 1948 - 1949.	4	1909 (USMA)	36	(1887 - 1979)	Chairman, American Battle Monuments Commission, 1960 - 1969.
18	George C. Kenney	9 Mar 1945	56	Commanding General, Allied Air Forces, South West Pacific Area (CG AAFSWPA), 1942 - 1945; Member, Military Staff Committee of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1945 - 1946; Commanding General, Strategic Air Command (CG SAC), 1946 - 1948; Commander, Air University, 1948 - 1951.	6	1917 (cadet)	28	(1889 - 1977)
19	Mark W. Clark	10 Mar 1945	49	Commanding General, Fifteenth Army Group, 1944 - 1945; U.S. High Commissioner, Austria; Commanding General, U.S. Forces Austria, 1945 - 1947; Commanding General, Sixth Army, 1947 - 1949; Chief, Army Field Forces (CAFF), 1949 - 1952; Commander in Chief, United Nations Command; Commander in Chief, Far East Command; Military Governor of the Ryukyu Islands (CINCUNC; CINCFE), 1952 - 1953.	8	1917 (USMA)	28	(1896 - 1984)	President, The Citadel, 1954 - 1966; Chairman, American Battle Monuments Commission, 1969 - 1984.
20	Carl A. Spaatz	11 Mar 1945	54	Commanding General, U.S. Strategic Air Forces in Europe (CG USSAFE), 1945; Commanding General, U.S. Strategic Air Forces in the Pacific (CG USASTAF), 1945; Deputy to the Commanding General, Army Air Forces for Special Organizational Planning, 1945 - 1946; Commanding General, Army Air Forces (CG AAF), 1946 - 1947; Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (CSAF), 1947 - 1948.	3	1914 (USMA)	31	(1891 - 1974)
21	Omar N. Bradley	12 Mar 1945	52	Commanding General, Twelfth Army Group, 1944 - 1945; Administrator, Veterans Administration, 1945 - 1947; Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (CSA), 1948 - 1949; Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff; Chairman, NATO Military Committee (CJCS), 1949 - 1950; Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff; U.S. Military Representative, NATO Military Committee (CJCS; USMILREP), 1950 - 1953.	8	1915 (USMA)	30	(1893 - 1981)	Promoted to general of the Army, 22 Sep 1950. Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1977.
22	Thomas T. Handy	13 Mar 1945	53	Deputy Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (DCSA), 1944 - 1947; Commanding General, Fourth Army, 1947 - 1949; Commander in Chief, European Command (CINCEUR), 1949 - 1952; Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Europe; Commander, Central Army Group (CINCUSAREUR; COMCENTAG), 1952; Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command (DCINCEUR), 1952 - 1954.	9	1916 (VMI)	29	(1892 - 1982)
23	George S. Patton Jr.	14 Apr 1945	53	Commanding General, Third Army, 1944 - 1945; Commanding General, Fifteenth Army, 1945.	0	1909 (USMA)	36	(1885 - 1945)	Died in office. Father-in-law of Army four-star general John K. Waters.
24	Courtney H. Hodges	15 Apr 1945	58	Commanding General, First Army, 1944 - 1949.	4	1909 (direct)	36	(1887 - 1966)
25	Jonathan M. Wainwright IV	5 Sep 1945	62	Commanding General, Fourth Army, 1946.	1	1906 (USMA)	39	(1883 - 1953)	Awarded Medal of Honor, 1945.
26	Lucius D. Clay	28 Mar 1947	50	Commander in Chief, European Command; Military Governor, U.S. Occupation Zone in Germany (CINCEUR), 1947 - 1949.	2	1918 (USMA)	29	(1897 - 1978)	Special Representative of the President in Berlin, 1961 - 1962. Son of U.S. Senator Alexander S. Clay; father of Air Force four-star general Lucius D. Clay Jr.
27	J. Lawton Collins	24 Jan 1948	50	Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (VCSA), 1948 - 1949; Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (CSA), 1949 - 1953; U.S. Military Representative, NATO Military Committee (USMILREP), 1953 - 1956.	8	1917 (USMA)	31	(1896 - 1987)	U.S. Special Representative to Vietnam, 1954 - 1955.
28	Wade H. Haislip	1 Oct 1949	52	Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (VCSA), 1949 - 1951.	2	1912 (USMA)	37	(1889 - 1971)	Governor, U.S. Soldiers' Home, 1951 - 1966.
*	Walton H. Walker	2 Jan 1951	62	(posthumous)	0	1912 (USMA)	39	(1889 - 1950)	Died in office. Father of Army four-star general Sam S. Walker.
29	Matthew B. Ridgway	11 May 1951	56	Supreme Commander, Allied Powers; Commander in Chief, United Nations Command; Commander in Chief, Far East Command; Military Governor of the Ryukyu Islands (SCAP; CINCUNC; CINCFE), 1951; Commander in Chief, United Nations Command; Commander in Chief, Far East Command; Military Governor of the Ryukyu Islands (CINCUNC; CINCFE), 1951 - 1952; Supreme Allied Commander, Europe (SACEUR), 1952; Supreme Allied Commander, Europe; Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command (SACEUR; USCINCEUR), 1952 - 1953; Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (CSA), 1953 - 1955.	4	1917 (USMA)	34	(1895 - 1993)	Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1986; Congressional Gold Medal, 1990.
30	Walter Bedell Smith	1 Jul 1951	56	Director of Central Intelligence (DCI), 1950 - 1953.	2	1917 (direct)	34	(1895 - 1961)	U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union, 1946 - 1949; U.S. Under Secretary of State, 1953 - 1954.
31	John E. Hull	30 Jul 1951	56	Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (VCSA), 1951 - 1953; Commander in Chief, United Nations Command; Commander in Chief, Far East Command; Military Governor of the Ryukyu Islands (CINCUNC; CINCFE), 1953 - 1955.	4	1917 (direct)	34	(1895 - 1975)
32	James A. Van Fleet	31 Jul 1951	59	Commanding General, Eighth U.S. Army (CG EUSA), 1951 - 1953.	2	1915 (USMA)	36	(1892 - 1992)	Special Representative of the President in the Far East, 1954.
33	Alfred M. Gruenther	1 Aug 1951	52	Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (COFS SHAPE), 1951 - 1953; Supreme Allied Commander, Europe; Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command (SACEUR; USCINCEUR), 1953 - 1956.	5	1917 (USMA)	34	(1899 - 1983)	President, American Red Cross, 1957 - 1964.
34	John R. Hodge	5 Jul 1952	59	Chief, Army Field Forces (CAFF), 1952 - 1953.	1	1917 (direct)	35	(1893 - 1963)
35	Maxwell D. Taylor	23 Jun 1953	59	Commanding General, Eighth U.S. Army (CG EUSA), 1953 - 1954; Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Far East; Commanding General, Eighth U.S. Army (CG USAFFE; CG EUSA), 1954 - 1955; Commander in Chief, United Nations Command; Commander in Chief, Far East Command; Military Governor of the Ryukyu Islands (CINCUNC; CINCFE), 1955; Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (CSA), 1955 - 1959; Military Representative of the President (MILREP), 1961 - 1962; Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), 1962 - 1964.	9	1922 (USMA)	31	(1901 - 1987)	Superintendent, U.S. Military Academy, 1945 - 1949; U.S. Ambassador to South Vietnam, 1964 - 1965; President, Institute for Defense Analyses, 1966 - 1969.
36	Charles L. Bolte	30 Jul 1953	58	Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Europe; Commander, Central Army Group (CINCUSAREUR; COMCENTAG), 1953; Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (VCSA), 1953 - 1955.	2	1917 (direct)	36	(1895 - 1989)
37	William M. Hoge Jr.	23 Oct 1953	59	Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Europe; Commander, Central Army Group (CINCUSAREUR; COMCENTAG), 1953 - 1955.	2	1916 (USMA)	37	(1894 - 1979)
*	Robert L. Eichelberger	19 Jul 1954	68	(retired)	0	1909 (USMA)	45	(1886 - 1961)	Superintendent, U.S. Military Academy, 1940 - 1942.
*	Lucian K. Truscott Jr.	19 Jul 1954	59	(retired)	0	1917 (direct)	37	(1895 - 1965)
*	Leonard T. Gerow	19 Jul 1954	66	(retired)	0	1911 (VMI)	43	(1888 - 1972)
*	William H. Simpson	19 Jul 1954	66	(retired)	0	1909 (USMA)	45	(1888 - 1980)
*	Ben Lear Jr.	19 Jul 1954	75	(retired)	0	1901 (direct)	53	(1879 - 1966)
*	Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr.	19 Jul 1954	68	(posthumous)	0	1908 (USMA)	46	(1886 - 1945)	Killed in action. Son of Kentucky Governor Simon Bolivar Buckner Sr.
*	Alexander M. Patch	19 Jul 1954	65	(posthumous)	0	1913 (USMA)	41	(1889 - 1945)	Died in office.
*	Lesley J. McNair	19 Jul 1954	71	(posthumous)	0	1904 (USMA)	50	(1883 - 1944)	Killed in action.
*	John L. DeWitt	19 Jul 1954	74	(retired)	0	1898 (direct)	56	(1880 - 1962)
*	Albert C. Wedemeyer	19 Jul 1954	57	(retired)	0	1918 (USMA)	36	(1897 - 1989)	Special Representative of the President in China and Korea, 1947. Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1985.
*	Robert C. Richardson Jr.	19 Jul 1954	72	(posthumous)	0	1904 (USMA)	50	(1882 - 1954)
38	John E. Dahlquist	18 Aug 1954	58	Chief, Army Field Forces (CAFF), 1953 - 1955; Commanding General, U.S. Continental Army Command (CG CONARC), 1955 - 1956.	2	1917 (direct)	37	(1896 - 1975)
39	Anthony C. McAuliffe	1 Mar 1955	57	Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Europe; Commander, Central Army Group (CINCUSAREUR; COMCENTAG), 1955 - 1956.	1	1918 (USMA)	37	(1898 - 1975)
40	Lyman L. Lemnitzer	25 Mar 1955	56	Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Far East; Commanding General, Eighth U.S. Army (CG USAFFE; CG EUSA), 1955; Commander in Chief, United Nations Command; Commander in Chief, Far East Command; Military Governor of the Ryukyu Islands (CINCUNC; CINCFE), 1955 - 1957; Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (VCSA), 1957 - 1959; Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (CSA), 1959 - 1960; Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), 1960 - 1962; Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command (USCINCEUR), 1962 - 1963; Supreme Allied Commander, Europe; Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command (SACEUR; USCINCEUR), 1963 - 1969; Special Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1969.	14	1920 (USMA)	35	(1899 - 1988)	Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1987.
41	Williston B. Palmer	1 May 1955	56	Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (VCSA), 1955 - 1957; Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command (DCINCEUR), 1957 - 1959; Director of Military Assistance, 1959 - 1962.	7	1919 (USMA)	36	(1899 - 1973)	Brother of Army four-star general Charles D. Palmer.
42	Isaac D. White	22 Jun 1955	54	Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Far East; Commanding General, Eighth U.S. Army (CG USAFFE; CG EUSA), 1955 - 1957; Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Pacific (CINCUSARPAC), 1957 - 1961.	6	1922 (Norwich)	33	(1901 - 1990)
43	Willard G. Wyman	1 Mar 1956	58	Commanding General, U.S. Continental Army Command (CG CONARC), 1956 - 1958.	2	1919 (USMA)	37	(1898 - 1969)
44	Cortlandt V. R. Schuyler	18 May 1956	56	Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (COFS SHAPE), 1953 - 1959.	3	1922 (USMA)	34	(1900 - 1993)	Commissioner, New York State Office of General Services, 1960 - 1971.
45	George H. Decker	31 May 1956	54	Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command (DCINCEUR), 1956 - 1957; Commander in Chief, United Nations Command; Commander, U.S. Forces Korea; Commanding General, Eighth U.S. Army (CINCUNC; COMUSFK; CG EUSA), 1957 - 1959; Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (VCSA), 1959 - 1960; Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (CSA), 1960 - 1962.	6	1924 (ROTC)	32	(1902 - 1980)
46	Henry I. Hodes	1 Jun 1956	57	Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Europe; Commander, Central Army Group (CINCUSAREUR; COMCENTAG), 1956 - 1959.	3	1920 (USMA)	36	(1899 - 1962)
47	Bruce C. Clarke	1 Aug 1958	57	Commanding General, U.S. Continental Army Command (CG CONARC), 1958 - 1960; Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Europe; Commander, Central Army Group (CINCUSAREUR; COMCENTAG), 1960 - 1962.	4	1925 (USMA)	33	(1901 - 1988)
48	Clyde D. Eddleman	1 Apr 1959	57	Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Europe; Commander, Central Army Group (CINCUSAREUR; COMCENTAG), 1959 - 1960; Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (VCSA), 1960 - 1962.	3	1924 (USMA)	35	(1902 - 1992)
49	Carter B. Magruder	1 Jul 1959	59	Commander in Chief, United Nations Command; Commander, U.S. Forces Korea; Commanding General, Eighth U.S. Army (CINCUNC; COMUSFK; CG EUSA), 1959 - 1961.	2	1923 (USMA)	36	(1900 - 1988)
50	Charles D. Palmer	1 Oct 1959	57	Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command (DCINCEUR), 1959 - 1962.	3	1924 (USMA)	35	(1902 - 1999)	Brother of Army four-star general Williston B. Palmer.
51	Clark L. Ruffner	1 Mar 1960	57	U.S. Military Representative, NATO Military Committee (USMILREP), 1960 - 1962.	2	1924 (VMI)	36	(1903 - 1982)
52	James E. Moore	21 Apr 1960	58	Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (COFS SHAPE), 1959 - 1963.	3	1924 (USMA)	36	(1902 - 1986)	U.S. High Commissioner, Ryukyu Islands, 1955 - 1958.
53	Herbert B. Powell	1 Oct 1960	57	Commanding General, U.S. Continental Army Command (CG CONARC), 1960 - 1963.	3	1926 (ROTC)	34	(1903 - 1998)	U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand, 1963 - 1967.
54	James F. Collins	1 Apr 1961	56	Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Pacific (CINCUSARPAC), 1961 - 1964.	3	1927 (USMA)	34	(1905 - 1989)	President, American Red Cross, 1964 - 1970.
55	Guy S. Meloy Jr.	1 Jul 1961	58	Commander in Chief, United Nations Command; Commander, U.S. Forces Korea; Commanding General, Eighth U.S. Army (CINCUNC; COMUSFK; CG EUSA), 1961 - 1963.	2	1927 (USMA)	34	(1903 - 1964)
56	Paul D. Adams	3 Oct 1961	55	Commander in Chief, U.S. Strike Command (USCINCSTRIKE), 1961 - 1963; Commander in Chief, U.S. Strike Command; U.S. Commander in Chief, Middle East, Africa south of the Sahara, and South Asia (USCINCSTRIKE; USCINCMEAFSA), 1963 - 1966.	5	1928 (USMA)	33	(1906 - 1987)
57	Paul D. Harkins	2 Jan 1962	58	Commander, U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (COMUSMACV), 1962 - 1964.	2	1929 (USMA)	33	(1904 - 1984)
58	Earle G. Wheeler	1 Mar 1962	54	Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command (DCINCEUR), 1962; Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (CSA), 1962 - 1964; Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), 1964 - 1970.	8	1932 (USMA)	30	(1908 - 1975)	Widow married Army four-star general Frank S. Besson Jr.
59	Barksdale Hamlett	2 Apr 1962	54	Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (VCSA), 1962 - 1964.	2	1930 (USMA)	32	(1908 - 1979)	President, Norwich University, 1966 - 1972.
60	Paul L. Freeman Jr.	1 May 1962	55	Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Europe; Commander, Central Army Group (CINCUSAREUR; COMCENTAG), 1962 - 1965; Commanding General, U.S. Continental Army Command (CG CONARC), 1965 - 1967.	5	1929 (USMA)	33	(1907-1988)
61	Robert J. Wood	1 Sep 1962	57	Director of Military Assistance, 1962-1965.	3	1930 (USMA)	32	(1905-1986)
62	John K. Waters	28 Feb 1963	57	Commanding General, U.S. Continental Army Command (CG CONARC), 1963-1964; Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Pacific (CINCUSARPAC), 1964-1966.	3	1931 (USMA)	32	(1906-1989)	Son-in-law of Army four-star general George S. Patton.
63	Andrew P. O'Meara	6 Jun 1963	56	Commander in Chief, U.S. Southern Command (USCINCSO), 1961-1965; Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Europe/Commander, Central Army Group (CINCUSAREUR/COMCENTAG), 1965-1967.	4	1930 (USMA)	33	(1907-2005)
64	Theodore W. Parker	1 Jul 1963	54	Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (COFS SHAPE), 1963-1969.	6	1931 (USMA)	32	(1909-1994)	Commissioner, New York State Department of Transportation, 1969-1972.
65	Hamilton H. Howze	1 Aug 1963	55	Commander in Chief, United Nations Command/Commander, U.S. Forces Korea/Commanding General, Eighth U.S. Army (CINCUNC/COMUSFK/CG EUSA), 1963-1965.	2	1930 (USMA)	33	(1908-1998)
66	Hugh P. Harris	1 Mar 1964	55	Commanding General, U.S. Continental Army Command (CG CONARC), 1964-1965.	1	1931 (USMA)	33	(1909-1979)	President, The Citadel, 1965-1970.
67	Frank S. Besson Jr.	27 May 1964	54	Commanding General, U.S. Army Materiel Command (CG AMC), 1962-1969; Chairman, Joint Logistics Review Board, 1969-1970.	6	1932 (USMA)	32	(1910-1985)	Incorporator, National Rail Passenger Corporation, 1970-1971; Member, Board of Directors, AMTRAK, 1971-1974. Married widow of Army four-star general Earle G. Wheeler.
68	Harold K. Johnson	3 Jul 1964	52	Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (CSA), 1964-1968.	4	1933 (USMA)	31	(1912-1983)
69	William C. Westmoreland	1 Aug 1964	50	Commander, U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (COMUSMACV), 1964-1965; Commander, U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam/Commanding General, U.S. Army Vietnam (COMUSMACV/CG USARV), 1965-1968; Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (CSA), 1968-1972.	8	1936 (USMA)	28	(1914-2005)	Superintendent, U.S. Military Academy, 1960-1963; candidate for Republican Party nomination for Governor of South Carolina, 1974.
70	Creighton W. Abrams Jr.	4 Sep 1964	50	Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (VCSA), 1964-1967; Deputy Commander, U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (Deputy COMUSMACV), 1967-1968; Commander, U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam/Commanding General, U.S. Army Vietnam (COMUSMACV/CG USARV), 1968-1972; Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (CSA), 1972-1974.	10	1936 (USMA)	28	(1914-1974)	Died in office. Father of Army four-star generals John N. Abrams and Robert B. Abrams.
71	Robert W. Porter Jr.	18 Mar 1965	57	Commander in Chief, U.S. Southern Command (USCINCSO), 1965-1969.	4	1930 (USMA)	35	(1908-2000)
72	Dwight E. Beach	1 Jul 1965	57	Commander in Chief, United Nations Command/Commander, U.S. Forces Korea/Commanding General, Eighth U.S. Army (CINCUNC/COMUSFK/CG EUSA), 1965-1966; Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Pacific (CINCUSARPAC), 1966-1968.	3	1932 (USMA)	33	(1908-2000)
73	Charles H. Bonesteel III	1 Sep 1966	57	Commander in Chief, United Nations Command/Commander, U.S. Forces Korea/Commanding General, Eighth U.S. Army (CINCUNC/COMUSFK/CG EUSA), 1966-1969.	3	1931 (USMA)	35	(1909-1977)
74	Theodore J. Conway	1 Nov 1966	57	Commander in Chief, U.S. Strike Command/U.S. Commander in Chief, Middle East, Africa south of the Sahara, and South Asia (USCINCSTRIKE/USCINCMEAFSA), 1966-1969.	3	1933 (USMA)	33	(1909-1990)
75	James H. Polk	31 May 1967	56	Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army/Commander, Central Army Group (CINCUSAREUR/COMCENTAG), 1967-1971.	4	1933 (USMA)	34	(1911-1992)	Distant cousin of U.S. President James K. Polk.
76	Ralph E. Haines Jr.	1 Jun 1967	54	Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (VCSA), 1967-1968; Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Pacific (CINCUSARPAC), 1968-1970; Commanding General, U.S. Continental Army Command (CG CONARC), 1970-1973.	6	1935 (USMA)	32	(1913-2011)
77	James K. Woolnough	1 Jul 1967	57	Commanding General, U.S. Continental Army Command (CG CONARC), 1967-1970.	3	1932 (USMA)	35	(1910-1996)
78	Andrew J. Goodpaster	3 Jul 1968	53	Deputy Commander, U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (Deputy COMUSMACV), 1968; Supreme Allied Commander, Europe/Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command (SACEUR/USCINCEUR), 1969-1974.	6	1939 (USMA)	29	(1915-2005)	Staff Secretary/Defense Liaison Officer to the President, 1954-1961; Superintendent, U.S. Military Academy, 1977-1981; President, Institute for Defense Analyses, 1983-1985; Chairman, American Battle Monuments Commission, 1985-1990. Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1961 and 1984.
79	Ben Harrell	4 Jul 1968	57	Commander, Allied Land Forces South-Eastern Europe (COMLANDSOUTHEAST), 1968-1971.	3	1933 (USMA)	35	(1911-1981)
80	Berton E. Spivy Jr.	31 Jul 1968	57	U.S. Military Representative, NATO Military Committee (USMILREP), 1968-1971.	3	1934 (USMA)	34	(1911-1997)
81	Bruce Palmer Jr.	1 Aug 1968	55	Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (VCSA), 1968-1973; Commander in Chief, U.S. Readiness Command (USCINCRED), 1973-1974.	6	1936 (USMA)	32	(1913-2000)
82	George R. Mather	1 Mar 1969	58	Commander in Chief, U.S. Southern Command (USCINCSO), 1969-1971.	2	1932 (USMA)	37	(1911-1993)
83	Ferdinand J. Chesarek	10 Mar 1969	55	Commanding General, U.S. Army Materiel Command (CG AMC), 1969-1970.	1	1938 (USMA)	31	(1914-1993)
84	William B. Rosson	15 May 1969	51	Deputy Commander, U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (Deputy COMUSMACV), 1969-1970; Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Pacific (CINCUSARPAC), 1970-1973; Commander in Chief, U.S. Southern Command (USCINCSO), 1973-1975.	6	1940 (ROTC)	29	(1918-2004)
85	John L. Throckmorton	1 Aug 1969	56	Commander in Chief, U.S. Strike Command/U.S. Commander in Chief, Middle East, Africa south of the Sahara, and South Asia (USCINCSTRIKE/USCINCMEAFSA), 1969-1972; Commander in Chief, U.S. Readiness Command (USCINCRED), 1972-1973.	4	1935 (USMA)	34	(1913-1986)
86	John H. Michaelis	1 Oct 1969	57	Commander in Chief, United Nations Command/Commander, U.S. Forces Korea/Commanding General, Eighth U.S. Army (CINCUNC/COMUSFK/CG EUSA), 1969-1972.	3	1936 (USMA)	33	(1912-1985)
87	Lewis B. Hershey	23 Dec 1969	76	Presidential Advisor on Manpower Mobilization, 1970-1973.	4	1913 (ARNG)	56	(1893-1977)	Director, Selective Service System, 1941-1970.
88	Frederick C. Weyand	31 Oct 1970	54	Deputy Commander, U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (Deputy COMUSMACV), 1970-1972; Commander, U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam/Commanding General, U.S. Army Vietnam (COMUSMACV/CG USARV), 1972-1973; Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Pacific (CINCUSARPAC), 1973; Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (VCSA), 1973-1974; Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (CSA), 1974-1976.	6	1938 (ROTC)	32	(1916-2010)
89	Henry A. Miley Jr.	1 Nov 1970	55	Commanding General, U.S. Army Materiel Command (CG AMC), 1970-1975.	5	1940 (USMA)	30	(1915-2010)
90	Frank T. Mildren	1 Apr 1971	58	Commander, Allied Land Forces South-Eastern Europe (COMLANDSOUTHEAST), 1971-1973.	2	1939 (USMA)	32	(1913-1990)
91	Michael S. Davison	26 May 1971	54	Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army/Commander, Central Army Group (CINCUSAREUR/COMCENTAG), 1971-1975.	4	1939 (USMA)	32	(1917-2006)	Aunt married Navy four-star admiral Arthur W. Radford.
92	George V. Underwood Jr.	1 Oct 1971	58	Commander in Chief, U.S. Southern Command (USCINCSO), 1971-1973.	2	1937 (USMA)	34	(1913-1984)
93	Donald V. Bennett	1 Sep 1972	57	Commander in Chief, United Nations Command/Commander, U.S. Forces Korea/Commanding General, Eighth U.S. Army (CINCUNC/COMUSFK/CG EUSA), 1972-1973; Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Pacific (CINCUSARPAC), 1973-1974.	2	1940 (USMA)	32	(1915-2005)	Superintendent, U.S. Military Academy, 1966-1969; Director, Defense Intelligence Agency, 1969-1972.
94	Alexander M. Haig Jr.	4 Jan 1973	49	Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (VCSA), 1973; White House Chief of Staff, 1973-1974; Supreme Allied Commander, Europe/Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command (SACEUR/USCINCEUR), 1974-1979.	5	1947 (USMA)	26	(1924-2010)	Deputy National Security Advisor, 1970-1973; U.S. Secretary of State, 1981-1982; candidate for Republican Party nomination for U.S. President, 1988.
95	Walter T. Kerwin Jr.	1 Feb 1973	56	Commanding General, U.S. Continental Army Command (CG CONARC), 1973; Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command (CG FORSCOM), 1973-1974; Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (VCSA), 1974-1978.	5	1939 (USMA)	34	(1917-2008)	Married widow of Marine Corps four-star general Keith B. McCutcheon.
96	William E. DePuy	1 Jul 1973	54	Commanding General, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (CG TRADOC), 1973 - 1977.	4	1941 (ROTC)	32	(1919 - 1992)
97	Richard G. Stilwell	31 Jul 1973	56	Commander in Chief, United Nations Command; Commander, U.S. Forces Korea; Commanding General, Eighth U.S. Army (CINCUNC; COMUSFK; CG EUSA), 1973 - 1976.	3	1938 (USMA)	35	(1917 - 1991)	U.S. Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, 1981 - 1985.
98	Melvin Zais	1 Aug 1973	57	Commander, Allied Land Forces South-Eastern Europe (COMLANDSOUTHEAST), 1973 - 1976.	3	1937 (ROTC)	36	(1916 - 1981)
99	Bernard W. Rogers	7 Nov 1974	53	Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command (CG FORSCOM), 1974 - 1976; Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (CSA), 1976 - 1979; Supreme Allied Commander, Europe; Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command (SACEUR; USCINCEUR), 1979 - 1987.	13	1943 (USMA)	31	(1921 - 2008)
100	John J. Hennessey	8 Nov 1974	53	Commander in Chief, U.S. Readiness Command (USCINCRED), 1974 - 1979.	5	1944 (USMA)	30	(1921 - 2001)
101	John R. Deane Jr.	12 Feb 1975	56	Commanding General, U.S. Army Materiel Command (CG AMC), 1975 - 1976; Commanding General, U.S. Army Development and Readiness Command (CG DARCOM), 1976 - 1977.	2	1942 (USMA)	33	(1919 - 2013)
102	George S. Blanchard	1 Jul 1975	55	Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army; Commander, Central Army Group (CINCUSAREUR; COMCENTAG), 1975 - 1979.	4	1944 (USMA)	31	(1920 - 2006)
103	William A. Knowlton	1 Jun 1976	56	Commander, Allied Land Forces South-Eastern Europe (COMLANDSOUTHEAST), 1976 - 1977; U.S. Military Representative, NATO Military Committee (USMILREP), 1977 - 1980.	4	1943 (USMA)	33	(1920 - 2008)	Superintendent, U.S. Military Academy, 1970 - 1974. Father-in-law of Army four-star general David H. Petraeus.
104	Frederick J. Kroesen Jr.	1 Oct 1976	53	Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command (CG FORSCOM), 1976 - 1978; Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (VCSA), 1978 - 1979; Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army; Commander, Central Army Group (CINCUSAREUR; COMCENTAG), 1979 - 1983.	7	1943 (OCS)	33	(1923 - 2020)	Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1992.
105	John W. Vessey Jr.	1 Nov 1976	54	Commander in Chief, United Nations Command; Commander, U.S. Forces Korea; Commanding General, Eighth U.S. Army (CINCUNC; COMUSFK; CG EUSA), 1976 - 1978; Commander in Chief, United Nations Command; Commander in Chief, ROK; U.S. Combined Forces Command; Commander, U.S. Forces Korea; Commanding General, Eighth U.S. Army (CINCUNC; CINCCFC; COMUSFK; CG EUSA), 1978 - 1979; Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (VCSA), 1979 - 1982; Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), 1982 - 1985.	9	1944 (battlefield)	32	(1922 - 2016)
106	Sam S. Walker	1977	52	Commander, Allied Land Forces South-Eastern Europe (COMLANDSOUTHEAST), 1977 - 1978.	1	1946 (USMA)	31	(1925 - 2015)	Superintendent, Virginia Military Institute, 1981 - 1988. Son of Army four-star general Walton H. Walker.
107	John R. Guthrie	1 May 1977	56	Commanding General, U.S. Army Development and Readiness Command (CG DARCOM), 1977 - 1981.	4	1942 (ROTC)	35	(1921 - 2009)
108	Donn A. Starry	1 Jul 1977	52	Commanding General, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (CG TRADOC), 1977 - 1981; Commander in Chief, U.S. Readiness Command (USCINCRED), 1981 - 1983.	6	1948 (USMA)	29	(1925 - 2011)
109	Robert M. Shoemaker	22 Aug 1978	54	Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command (CG FORSCOM), 1978 - 1982.	4	1946 (USMA)	32	(1924 - 2017)
110	Edward C. Meyer	22 Jun 1979	51	Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (CSA), 1979 - 1983.	4	1951 (USMA)	28	(1928 - 2021)
111	John A. Wickham Jr.	10 Jul 1979	51	Commander in Chief, United Nations Command; Commander in Chief, ROK; U.S. Combined Forces Command; Commander, U.S. Forces Korea; Commanding General, Eighth U.S. Army (CINCUNC; CINCCFC; COMUSFK; CG EUSA), 1979 - 1982; Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (VCSA), 1982 - 1983; Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (CSA), 1983 - 1987.	8	1950 (USMA)	29	(1928 - 2024)
112	Volney F. Warner	1 Aug 1979	53	Commander in Chief, U.S. Readiness Command (USCINCRED), 1979 - 1981.	2	1950 (USMA)	29	(1926 - 2019)
113	Glenn K. Otis	1 Aug 1981	52	Commanding General, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (CG TRADOC), 1981 - 1983; Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army; Commander, Central Army Group (CINCUSAREUR; COMCENTAG), 1983 - 1988.	7	1953 (USMA)	28	(1929 - 2013)
114	Donald R. Keith	1 Sep 1981	54	Commanding General, U.S. Army Development and Readiness Command (CG DARCOM), 1981 - 1984.	3	1949 (USMA)	32	(1927 - 2004)
115	Richard E. Cavazos	19 Feb 1982	53	Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command (CG FORSCOM), 1982 - 1984.	2	1951 (ROTC)	31	(1929 - 2017)	Brother of U.S. Secretary of Education Lauro Cavazos. First Hispanic to achieve the rank of general in the Army.
116	Robert W. Sennewald	24 May 1982	53	Commander in Chief, United Nations Command; Commander in Chief, ROK; U.S. Combined Forces Command; Commander, U.S. Forces Korea; Commanding General, Eighth U.S. Army (CINCUNC; CINCCFC; COMUSFK; CG EUSA), 1982 - 1984; Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command (CG FORSCOM), 1984 - 1986.	4	1951 (ROTC)	31	(1929 - 2023)
117	Roscoe Robinson Jr.	30 Aug 1982	54	U.S. Military Representative, NATO Military Committee (USMILREP), 1982 - 1985.	3	1951 (USMA)	31	(1928 - 1993)	First African-American to achieve the rank of general in the Army.
118	William R. Richardson	28 Feb 1983	54	Commanding General, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (CG TRADOC), 1983 - 1986.	3	1951 (USMA)	32	(1929 - 2023)
119	Paul F. Gorman	25 May 1983	56	Commander in Chief, U.S. Southern Command (USCINCSO), 1983 - 1985.	2	1950 (USMA)	33	(1927 - )
120	Wallace H. Nutting	25 May 1983	55	Commander in Chief, U.S. Readiness Command (USCINCRED), 1983 - 1985.	2	1950 (USMA)	33	(1928 - 2023)
121	Maxwell R. Thurman	23 Jun 1983	52	Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (VCSA), 1983 - 1987; Commanding General, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (CG TRADOC), 1987 - 1989; Commander in Chief, U.S. Southern Command (USCINCSO), 1989 - 1990.	7	1953 (ROTC)	30	(1931 - 1995)
122	William J. Livsey	3 May 1984	53	Commander in Chief, United Nations Command; Commander in Chief, ROK; U.S. Combined Forces Command; Commander, U.S. Forces Korea; Commanding General, Eighth U.S. Army (CINCUNC; CINCCFC; COMUSFK; CG EUSA), 1984 - 1987.	3	1952 (ROTC)	32	(1931 - 2016)
123	Richard H. Thompson	29 Jun 1984	58	Commanding General, U.S. Army Development and Readiness Command (CG DARCOM), 1984; Commanding General, U.S. Army Materiel Command (CG AMC), 1984 - 1987.	3	1950 (direct)	34	(1926 - 2016)
124	Robert C. Kingston	6 Nov 1984	56	Commander in Chief, U.S. Central Command (USCINCCENT), 1983 - 1985.	1	1949 (OCS)	35	(1928 - 2007)
125	John R. Galvin	25 Feb 1985	56	Commander in Chief, U.S. Southern Command (USCINCSO), 1985 - 1987; Supreme Allied Commander, Europe; Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command (SACEUR; USCINCEUR), 1987 - 1992.	7	1954 (USMA)	31	(1929 - 2015)	U.S. Special Representative to Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1994.
126	Fred K. Mahaffey	17 Jun 1985	51	Commander in Chief, U.S. Readiness Command (USCINCRED), 1985 - 1986.	1	1955 (ROTC)	30	(1934 - 1986)	Died in office.
127	Jack N. Merritt	1 Dec 1985	55	U.S. Military Representative, NATO Military Committee (USMILREP), 1985 - 1987.	2	1953 (OCS)	32	(1930 - 2018)
128	Carl E. Vuono	1 Jul 1986	52	Commanding General, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (CG TRADOC), 1986 - 1987; Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (CSA), 1987 - 1991.	5	1957 (USMA)	29	(1934 - )
129	Joseph T. Palastra Jr.	1 Jul 1986	55	Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command (CG FORSCOM), 1986 - 1987; Commander in Chief, Forces Command (CINCFOR), 1987 - 1989.	3	1954 (USMA)	32	(1931 - 2015)
130	James J. Lindsay	10 Oct 1986	54	Commander in Chief, U.S. Readiness Command (USCINCRED), 1986 - 1987; Commander in Chief, U.S. Special Operations Command (USCINCSOC), 1987 - 1990.	4	1953 (OCS)	33	(1932 - 2023)
131	Louis C. Wagner Jr.	13 Apr 1987	55	Commanding General, U.S. Army Materiel Command (CG AMC), 1987 - 1989.	2	1954 (USMA)	33	(1932 - )
132	Frederick F. Woerner Jr.	6 Jun 1987	54	Commander in Chief, U.S. Southern Command (USCINCSO), 1987 - 1989.	2	1955 (USMA)	32	(1933 - 2023)	Chairman, American Battle Monuments Commission, 1994 - 2001. Relieved, 1989.
133	Arthur E. Brown Jr.	24 Jun 1987	58	Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (VCSA), 1987 - 1989.	2	1953 (USMA)	34	(1929 - )
134	Louis C. Menetrey	24 Jun 1987	58	Commander in Chief, United Nations Command; Commander in Chief, ROK; U.S. Combined Forces Command; Commander, U.S. Forces Korea; Commanding General, Eighth U.S. Army (CINCUNC; CINCCFC; COMUSFK; CG EUSA), 1987 - 1990.	3	1953 (ROTC)	34	(1929 - 2009)
135	Crosbie E. Saint	24 Jun 1988	52	Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army; Commander, Central Army Group (CINCUSAREUR; COMCENTAG), 1988 - 1992.	4	1958 (USMA)	30	(1936 - 2018)
136	H. Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.	23 Nov 1988	54	Commander in Chief, U.S. Central Command (USCINCCENT), 1988 - 1991.	3	1956 (USMA)	32	(1934 - 2012)	Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1991; Congressional Gold Medal, 1991.
137	Robert W. RisCassi	17 Jan 1989	53	Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (VCSA), 1989 - 1990; Commander in Chief, United Nations Command; Commander in Chief, ROK; U.S. Combined Forces Command; Commander, U.S. Forces Korea; Commanding General, Eighth U.S. Army (CINCUNC; CINCCFC; COMUSFK; CG EUSA), 1990 - 1992; Commander in Chief, United Nations Command; Commander in Chief, ROK; U.S. Combined Forces Command; Commander, U.S. Forces Korea (CINCUNC; CINCCFC; COMUSFK), 1992 - 1993.	4	1958 (ROTC)	31	(1936 - )
138	Colin L. Powell	4 Apr 1989	52	Commander in Chief, Forces Command (CINCFOR), 1989; Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), 1989 - 1993.	4	1958 (ROTC)	31	(1937 - 2021)	Deputy National Security Advisor, 1987; National Security Advisor, 1987 - 1989; U.S. Secretary of State, 2001 - 2005. Awarded Congressional Gold Medal, 1991; Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1991 and, with distinction, 1993.
139	John W. Foss	2 Aug 1989	56	Commanding General, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (CG TRADOC), 1989 - 1991.	2	1956 (USMA)	33	(1933 - 2020)
140	Edwin H. Burba Jr.	27 Sep 1989	53	Commander in Chief, Forces Command (CINCFOR), 1989 - 1993.	4	1959 (USMA)	30	(1936 - )
141	William G. T. Tuttle Jr.	1 Oct 1989	54	Commanding General, U.S. Army Materiel Command (CG AMC), 1989 - 1992.	3	1958 (USMA)	31	(1935 - 2020)
142	Gordon R. Sullivan	4 Jun 1990	53	Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (VCSA), 1990 - 1991; Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (CSA), 1991 - 1995.	5	1959 (Norwich)	31	(1937 - 2024)
143	Carl W. Stiner	1 Jul 1990	54	Commander in Chief, U.S. Special Operations Command (USCINCSOC), 1990 - 1993.	3	1958 (ROTC)	32	(1936 - 2022)
144	George A. Joulwan	21 Nov 1990	51	Commander in Chief, U.S. Southern Command (USCINCSO), 1990 - 1993; Supreme Allied Commander, Europe; Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command (SACEUR; USCINCEUR), 1993 - 1997.	7	1961 (USMA)	29	(1939 - )
145	Dennis J. Reimer	21 Jun 1991	52	Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (VCSA), 1991 - 1993; Commander in Chief, Forces Command (CINCFOR), 1993; Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command (CG FORSCOM), 1993 - 1995; Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (CSA), 1995 - 1999.	8	1962 (USMA)	29	(1939 - )
146	Frederick M. Franks Jr.	23 Aug 1991	55	Commanding General, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (CG TRADOC), 1991 - 1994.	3	1959 (USMA)	32	(1936 - )	Chairman, American Battle Monuments Commission, 2005 - 2009.
147	Jimmy D. Ross	1 Feb 1992	56	Commanding General, U.S. Army Materiel Command (CG AMC), 1992 - 1994.	2	1958 (ROTC)	34	(1936 - 2012)
148	John M. Shalikashvili	24 Jun 1992	56	Supreme Allied Commander, Europe; Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command (SACEUR; USCINCEUR), 1992 - 1993; Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), 1993 - 1997.	5	1959 (OCS)	33	(1936 - 2011)	Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1997.
149	David M. Maddox	9 Jul 1992	54	Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army; Commander, Central Army Group (CINCUSAREUR; COMCENTAG), 1992 - 1993; Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army (CINCUSAREUR), 1993 - 1994.	2	1960 (VMI)	32	(1938 - )
150	J. H. Binford Peay III	26 Mar 1993	53	Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (VCSA), 1993 - 1994; Commander in Chief, U.S. Central Command (USCINCCENT), 1994 - 1997.	4	1962 (VMI)	31	(1940 - )	Superintendent, Virginia Military Institute, 2003 - 2020.
151	Wayne A. Downing	20 May 1993	53	Commander in Chief, U.S. Special Operations Command (USCINCSOC), 1993 - 1996.	3	1962 (USMA)	31	(1940 - 2007)	Deputy National Security Advisor for Combating Terrorism, 2001 - 2002.
152	Gary E. Luck	1 Jul 1993	56	Commander in Chief, United Nations Command; Commander in Chief, ROK; U.S. Combined Forces Command; Commander, U.S. Forces Korea (CINCUNC; CINCCFC; COMUSFK), 1993 - 1996.	3	1960 (ROTC)	33	(1937 - )
153	Leon E. Salomon	11 Feb 1994	58	Commanding General, U.S. Army Materiel Command (CG AMC), 1994 - 1996.	2	1959 (OCS)	35	(1936 - )
154	Barry R. McCaffrey	17 Feb 1994	52	Commander in Chief, U.S. Southern Command (USCINCSO), 1994 - 1996.	2	1964 (USMA)	30	(1942 - )	Director, National Drug Control Policy, 1996 - 2001.
155	John H. Tilelli Jr.	19 Jul 1994	53	Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (VCSA), 1994 - 1995; Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command (CG FORSCOM), 1995 - 1996; Commander in Chief, United Nations Command; Commander in Chief, ROK; U.S. Combined Forces Command; Commander, U.S. Forces Korea (CINCUNC; CINCCFC; COMUSFK), 1996 - 1999.	5	1963 (PMC)	31	(1941 - )
156	William W. Hartzog	1 Dec 1994	53	Commanding General, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (CG TRADOC), 1994 - 1998.	4	1963 (Citadel)	31	(1941 - 2020)
157	William W. Crouch	1 Jan 1995	54	Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army (CINCUSAREUR), 1994 - 1996; Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army; Commander, Allied Land Forces Central Europe (CINCUSAREUR; COMLANDCENT), 1996 - 1997; Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (VCSA), 1997 - 1998.	3	1963 (ROTC)	32	(1941 - )
158	Ronald H. Griffith	6 Jun 1995	59	Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (VCSA), 1995 - 1997.	2	1960 (ROTC)	35	(1936 - 2018)
159	H. Hugh Shelton	1 Mar 1996	54	Commander in Chief, U.S. Special Operations Command (USCINCSOC), 1996 - 1997; Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), 1997 - 2001.	5	1964 (ROTC)	32	(1942 - )	Awarded Congressional Gold Medal, 2002.
160	Johnnie E. Wilson	1 May 1996	52	Commanding General, U.S. Army Materiel Command (CG AMC), 1996 - 1999.	3	1967 (OCS)	29	(1944 - )
161	Wesley K. Clark	21 Jun 1996	52	Commander in Chief, U.S. Southern Command (USCINCSO), 1996 - 1997; Supreme Allied Commander, Europe; Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command (SACEUR; USCINCEUR), 1997 - 2000.	4	1966 (USMA)	30	(1944 - )	Candidate for Democratic Party nomination for U.S. President, 2004. Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom, 2000.
162	David A. Bramlett	1 Sep 1996	55	Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command (CG FORSCOM), 1996 - 1998.	2	1964 (USMA)	32	(1941 - )
163	Eric K. Shinseki	5 Aug 1997	55	Commanding General, U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army; Commander, Allied Land Forces Central Europe (CG USAREUR; COMLANDCENT), 1997 - 1998; Commanding General, U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army (CG USAREUR), 1998; Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (VCSA), 1998 - 1999; Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (CSA), 1999 - 2003.	6	1965 (USMA)	32	(1942 - )	U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 2009 - 2014. First Asian-American to achieve the rank of general in the Army.
164	Peter J. Schoomaker	4 Oct 1997	51	Commander in Chief, U.S. Special Operations Command (USCINCSOC), 1997 - 2000; Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (CSA), 2003 - 2007.	7	1969 (ROTC)	28	(1946 - )	Brother of Army lieutenant general Eric Schoomaker.
165	Thomas A. Schwartz	31 Aug 1998	53	Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command (CG FORSCOM), 1998 - 1999; Commander in Chief, United Nations Command; Commander in Chief, ROK; U.S. Combined Forces Command; Commander, U.S. Forces Korea (CINCUNC; CINCCFC; COMUSFK), 1999 - 2002.	4	1967 (USMA)	31	(1945 - )
166	John N. Abrams	14 Sep 1998	52	Commanding General, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (CG TRADOC), 1998 - 2002.	4	1968 (OCS)	30	(1946 - 2018)	Son of Army four-star general Creighton Abrams; brother of Army four-star general Robert B. Abrams.
167	Montgomery C. Meigs	10 Nov 1998	53	Commanding General, U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army (CG USAREUR), 1998 - 2002.	4	1967 (USMA)	31	(1945 - 2021)	Director, Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization, 2005 - 2007. Distant cousin of Navy four-star admiral Montgomery M. Taylor and great-great-great grandnephew of Montgomery C. Meigs.
168	John M. Keane	22 Jan 1999	56	Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (VCSA), 1999 - 2003.	4	1966 (ROTC)	33	(1943 - )	Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom, 2020.
169	John G. Coburn	14 May 1999	58	Commanding General, U.S. Army Materiel Command (CG AMC), 1999 - 2001.	2	1963 (ROTC)	36	(1941 - )
170	John W. Hendrix	23 Nov 1999	57	Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command (CG FORSCOM), 1999 - 2001.	2	1965 (ROTC)	34	(1942 - )
171	William F. Kernan	Jul 2000	54	Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic; Commander in Chief, U.S. Joint Forces Command (SACLANT; CINCUSJFCOM), 2000 - 2002.	2	1968 (OCS)	32	(1946 - )
172	Tommy R. Franks	6 Jul 2000	55	Commander in Chief, U.S. Central Command (USCINCCENT), 2000 - 2002; Commander, U.S. Central Command (CDRUSCENTCOM), 2002 - 2003.	3	1967 (OCS)	33	(1945 - )	Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom, 2004.
173	Paul J. Kern	30 Oct 2001	56	Commanding General, U.S. Army Materiel Command (CG AMC), 2001 - 2004.	3	1967 (USMA)	34	(1945 - )
174	Larry R. Ellis	19 Nov 2001	55	Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command (CG FORSCOM), 2001 - 2004.	3	1969 (ROTC)	32	(1946 - )
175	Leon J. LaPorte	1 May 2002	56	Commander in Chief, United Nations Command; Commander in Chief, ROK; U.S. Combined Forces Command; Commander, U.S. Forces Korea (CINCUNC; CINCCFC; COMUSFK), 2002; Commander, United Nations Command; Commander, ROK; U.S. Combined Forces Command; Commander, U.S. Forces Korea (CDRUNC; CDRCFC; COMUSFK), 2002 - 2006.	4	1968 (ROTC)	34	(1946 - )
176	James T. Hill	18 Aug 2002	56	Commander in Chief, U.S. Southern Command (USCINCSO), 2002; Commander, U.S. Southern Command (CDRUSSOUTHCOM), 2002 - 2004.	2	1968 (ROTC)	34	(1946 - )
177	Kevin P. Byrnes	7 Nov 2002	52	Commanding General, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (CG TRADOC), 2002 - 2005.	3	1969 (OCS)	33	(1950 - )	Relieved, 2005.
178	Burwell B. Bell III	3 Dec 2002	55	Commanding General, U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army (CG USAREUR), 2002 - 2005; Commander, United Nations Command; Commander, ROK; U.S. Combined Forces Command; Commander, U.S. Forces Korea (CDRUNC; CDRCFC; COMUSFK), 2006 - 2008.	6	1969 (ROTC)	33	(1947 - )
179	John P. Abizaid	27 Jun 2003	52	Commander, U.S. Central Command (CDRUSCENTCOM), 2003 - 2007.	4	1973 (USMA)	30	(1951 - )	U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, 2019 - 2021.
180	Bryan D. Brown	25 Aug 2003	55	Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command (CDRUSSOCOM), 2003 - 2007.	4	1970 (OCS)	33	(1948 - )
181	George W. Casey Jr.	1 Dec 2003	55	Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (VCSA), 2003 - 2004; Commanding General, Multi-National Force - )Iraq (CG MNF-I), 2004 - 2007; Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (CSA), 2007 - 2011.	8	1970 (ROTC)	33	(1948 - )
182	Richard A. Cody	24 Jun 2004	54	Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (VCSA), 2004 - 2008.	4	1972 (USMA)	32	(1950 - )
183	Dan K. McNeill	1 Jul 2004	58	Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command (CG FORSCOM), 2004 - 2007; Commander, International Security Assistance Force (CDRISAF), 2007 - 2008.	4	1968 (ROTC)	36	(1946 - )
184	Benjamin S. Griffin	5 Nov 2004	58	Commanding General, U.S. Army Materiel Command (CG AMC), 2004 - 2008.	4	1970 (OCS)	34	(1946 - )
185	Bantz J. Craddock	1 Jan 2005	56	Commander, U.S. Southern Command (CDRUSSOUTHCOM), 2004 - 2006; Supreme Allied Commander, Europe; Commander, U.S. European Command (SACEUR; CDRUSEUCOM), 2006 - 2009.	4	1971 (ROTC)	33	(1949 - )
186	William S. Wallace	13 Oct 2005	59	Commanding General, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (CG TRADOC), 2005 - 2008.	3	1969 (USMA)	36	(1946 - )
187	David D. McKiernan	14 Dec 2005	55	Commanding General, U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army (CG USAREUR), 2005 - 2008; Commander, International Security Assistance Force (CDRISAF), 2008; Commander, International Security Assistance Force; Commander, U.S. Forces - Afghanistan (CDRISAF; CDRUSFOR-A), 2008 - 2009.	4	1972 (ROTC)	33	(1950 - )	Resigned, 2009.
188	William E. Ward	3 May 2006	55	Deputy Commander, U.S. European Command (DCDRUSEUCOM), 2006 - 2007; Commander, U.S. Africa Command (CDRUSAFRICOM), 2007 - 2011.	5	1971 (ROTC)	35	(1949 - )	U.S. Security Coordinator, Israel-Palestinian Authority, 2005.
189	Charles C. Campbell	9 Jan 2007	59	Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command (CG FORSCOM), 2007 - 2010.	3	1970 (ROTC)	37	(1948 - 2016)
190	David H. Petraeus	10 Feb 2007	55	Commanding General, Multi-National Force - )Iraq (CG MNF-I), 2007 - 2008; Commander, U.S. Central Command (CDRUSCENTCOM), 2008 - 2010; Commander, International Security Assistance Force; Commander, U.S. Forces - Afghanistan (CDRISAF; CDRUSFOR-A), 2010 - 2011.	4	1974 (USMA)	33	(1952 - )	Director, Central Intelligence Agency, 2011 - 2012. Son-in-law of Army four-star general William A. Knowlton.
191	Walter L. Sharp	2 Jun 2008	56	Commander, United Nations Command; Commander, ROK; U.S. Combined Forces Command; Commander, U.S. Forces Korea (CDRUNC; CDRCFC; CDRUSFK), 2008 - 2011.	3	1974 (USMA)	34	(1952 - )
192	Peter W. Chiarelli	4 Aug 2008	58	Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (VCSA), 2008 - 2012.	4	1972 (ROTC)	36	(1950 - )
193	Carter F. Ham	28 Aug 2008	56	Commanding General, U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army (CG USAREUR), 2008 - 2011; Commander, U.S. Africa Command (CDRUSAFRICOM), 2011 - 2013.	5	1976 (ROTC)	32	(1952 - )
194	Raymond T. Odierno	16 Sep 2008	54	Commanding General, Multi-National Force - )Iraq (CG MNF-I), 2008 - 2009; Commanding General, U.S. Forces - )Iraq (CG USF-I), 2010; Commander, U.S. Joint Forces Command (CDRUSJFCOM), 2010 - 2011; Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (CSA), 2011 - 2015.	7	1976 (USMA)	32	(1954 - 2021)
195	Ann E. Dunwoody	14 Nov 2008	55	Commanding General, U.S. Army Materiel Command (CG AMC), 2008 - 2012.	4	1975 (direct)	33	(1953 - )	First woman to achieve four-star rank in any service.
196	Martin E. Dempsey	8 Dec 2008	56	Commanding General, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (CG TRADOC), 2008 - 2011; Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (CSA), 2011; Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), 2011 - 2015.	7	1974 (USMA)	34	(1952 - )
197	Stanley A. McChrystal	15 Jun 2009	55	Commander, International Security Assistance Force; Commander, U.S. Forces - Afghanistan (CDRISAF; CDRUSFOR-A), 2009 - 2010.	1	1976 (USMA)	33	(1954 - )	Resigned, 2010.
198	Keith B. Alexander	21 May 2010	58	Commander, U.S. Cyber Command; Director, National Security Agency; Chief, Central Security Service (CDRUSCYBERCOM; DIRNSA; CCSS), 2010 - 2014.	4	1974 (USMA)	36	(1952 - )	Director, National Security Agency, 2005 - 2014.
199	James D. Thurman	3 Jun 2010	57	Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command (CG FORSCOM), 2010 - 2011; Commander, United Nations Command; Commander, ROK; U.S. Combined Forces Command; Commander, U.S. Forces Korea (CDRUNC; CDRCFC; CDRUSFK), 2011 - 2013.	3	1975 (ROTC)	35	(1953 - )
200	Lloyd J. Austin III	1 Sep 2010	57	Commanding General, U.S. Forces - )Iraq (CG USF-I), 2010 - 2011; Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (VCSA), 2012 - 2013; Commander, U.S. Central Command (CDRUSCENTCOM), 2013 - 2016.	6	1975 (USMA)	35	(1953 - )	U.S. Secretary of Defense, 2021 - present.
201	Robert W. Cone	29 Apr 2011	54	Commanding General, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (CG TRADOC), 2011 - 2014.	3	1979 (USMA)	32	(1957 - 2016)
202	Charles H. Jacoby Jr.	3 Aug 2011	57	Commander, U.S. Northern Command; Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command (CDRUSNORTHCOM; CDRNORAD), 2011 - 2014.	3	1978 (USMA)	33	(1954 - )	Chair, Modern War Institute, 2015 - 2019.
203	David M. Rodriguez	12 Sep 2011	57	Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command (CG FORSCOM), 2011 - 2013; Commander, U.S. Africa Command (CDRUSAFRICOM), 2013 - 2016.	5	1976 (USMA)	35	(1954 - )
204	Dennis L. Via	7 Aug 2012	54	Commanding General, U.S. Army Materiel Command (CG AMC), 2012 - 2016.	4	1980 (ROTC)	32	(1958 - )
205	Frank J. Grass	7 Sep 2012	61	Chief, National Guard Bureau (CNGB), 2012 - 2016.	4	1981 (OCS)	31	(1951 - )	Served 12 years in the enlisted ranks before receiving his commission in 1981. First Army National Guard officer to achieve the rank of general.
206	John F. Campbell	8 Mar 2013	56	Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (VCSA), 2013 - 2014; Commander, International Security Assistance Force; Commander, U.S. Forces - Afghanistan (CDRISAF; CDRUSFOR-A), 2014 - 2015; Commander, Resolute Support Mission; Commander, U.S. Forces - Afghanistan (CDRRS; CDRUSFOR-A), 2015 - 2016.	3	1979 (USMA)	34	(1957 - )
207	Daniel B. Allyn	10 May 2013	54	Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command (CG FORSCOM), 2013 - 2014; Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (VCSA), 2014 - 2017.	4	1981 (USMA)	32	(1959 - )
208	Vincent K. Brooks	2 Jul 2013	55	Commanding General, U.S. Army Pacific (CG USARPAC), 2013 - 2016; Commander, United Nations Command; Commander, ROK; U.S. Combined Forces Command; Commander, U.S. Forces Korea (CDRUNC; CDRCFC; COMUSFK), 2016 - 2018.	5	1980 (USMA)	33	(1958 - )
209	Curtis M. Scaparrotti	2 Oct 2013	57	Commander, United Nations Command; Commander, ROK; U.S. Combined Forces Command; Commander, U.S. Forces Korea (CDRUNC; CDRCFC; COMUSFK), 2013 - 2016; Supreme Allied Commander, Europe; Commander, U.S. European Command (SACEUR; CDRUSEUCOM), 2016 - 2019.	6	1978 (USMA)	35	(1956 - )
210	David G. Perkins	14 Mar 2014	57	Commanding General, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (CG TRADOC), 2014 - 2015; Commanding General, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command; Chancellor, Army University (CG TRADOC; Ch. ArmyU), 2015 - 2018.	4	1980 (USMA)	34	(1957 - )
211	Mark A. Milley	15 Aug 2014	56	Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command (CG FORSCOM), 2014 - 2015; Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (CSA), 2015 - 2019; Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), 2019 - 2023.	9	1980 (ROTC)	34	(1958 - )
212	Joseph L. Votel	28 Aug 2014	56	Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command (CDRUSSOCOM), 2014 - 2016; Commander, U.S. Central Command (CDRUSCENTCOM), 2016 - 2019.	5	1980 (USMA)	34	(1958 - )
213	Robert B. Abrams	10 Aug 2015	55	Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command (CG FORSCOM), 2015 - 2018; Commander, United Nations Command; Commander, ROK; U.S. Combined Forces Command; Commander, U.S. Forces Korea (CDRUNC; CDRCFC; COMUSFK), 2018 - 2021.	6	1982 (USMA)	33	(1960 - )	Son of Army four-star general Creighton Abrams; brother of Army four-star general John N. Abrams.
214	John W. Nicholson Jr.	2 Mar 2016	59	Commander, Resolute Support Mission; Commander, U.S. Forces - Afghanistan (CDRRS; CDRUSFOR-A), 2016 - 2018.	2	1982 (USMA)	34	(1957 - )	Nephew of U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert J. Nicholson.
215	Raymond A. Thomas III	30 Mar 2016	58	Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command (CDRUSSOCOM), 2016 - 2019.	3	1980 (USMA)	36	(1958 - )
216	Robert B. Brown	30 Apr 2016	57	Commanding General, U.S. Army Pacific (CG USARPAC), 2016 - 2019.	3	1981 (USMA)	35	(1959 - )
217	Gustave F. Perna	30 Sep 2016	56	Commanding General, U.S. Army Materiel Command (CG AMC), 2016 - 2020; Chief Operating Officer, Operation Warp Speed (COO OWS), 2020 - 2021; Chief Operating Officer, COVID-19 Response for Vaccine and Therapeutics (COO COVID-19 Response), 2021.	5	1981 (VFMAC)	35	(1960 - )
218	James C. McConville	16 Jun 2017	58	Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (VCSA), 2017 - 2019; Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (CSA), 2019 - 2023.	6	1981 (USMA)	36	(1959 - )
219	Stephen J. Townsend	2 Mar 2018	59	Commanding General, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command; Chancellor, Army University (CG TRADOC; Ch. ArmyU), 2018 - 2019; Commander, U.S. Africa Command (CDRUSAFRICOM), 2019 - 2022.	4	1982 (NGCSU)	36	(1959 - )
220	Paul M. Nakasone	4 May 2018	55	Commander, U.S. Cyber Command; Director, National Security Agency; Chief, Central Security Service (CDRUSCYBERCOM; DIRNSA; CCSS), 2018 - 2024.	6	1986 (ROTC)	32	(1963 - )
221	Stephen R. Lyons	24 Aug 2018	56	Commander, U.S. Transportation Command (CDRUSTRANSCOM), 2018 - 2021.	3	1983 (ROTC)	35	(c. 1962 - )
222	John M. Murray	24 Aug 2018	58	Commanding General, U.S. Army Futures Command (CG AFC), 2018 - 2021.	3	1982 (ROTC)	36	(c. 1960 - )
223	Austin S. Miller	2 Sep 2018	57	Commander, Resolute Support Mission; Commander, U.S. Forces - Afghanistan (CDRRS; CDRUSFOR-A), 2018 - 2021.	3	1983 (USMA)	35	(1961 - )
224	Michael X. Garrett	21 Mar 2019	58	Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command (CG FORSCOM), 2019 - 2022.	3	1984 (ROTC)	35	(1961 - )	Chairman, American Battle Monuments Commission, 2023 - present.
225	Richard D. Clarke Jr.	29 Mar 2019	57	Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command (CDRUSSOCOM), 2019 - 2022.	3	1984 (USMA)	35	(1962 - )
226	Paul E. Funk II	21 Jun 2019	57	Commanding General, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command; Chancellor, Army University (CG TRADOC; Ch. ArmyU), 2019 - 2022.	3	1984 (ROTC)	35	(1962 - )	Son and son-in-law of Army lieutenant generals Paul E. Funk and John J. Yeosock.
227	Joseph M. Martin	26 Jul 2019	57	Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (VCSA), 2019 - 2022.	3	1986 (USMA)	33	(1962 - )
228	Paul J. LaCamera	18 Nov 2019	56	Commanding General, U.S. Army Pacific (CG USARPAC), 2019 - 2021; Commander, United Nations Command; Commander, ROK; U.S. Combined Forces Command; Commander, U.S. Forces Korea (CDRUNC; CDRCFC; COMUSFK), 2021 - present.	5	1985 (USMA)	34	(1963 - )
229	Edward M. Daly	2 Jul 2020	55	Commanding General, U.S. Army Materiel Command (CG AMC), 2020 - 2023.	3	1987 (USMA)	33	(1965 - )
230	Daniel R. Hokanson	3 Aug 2020	57	Chief, National Guard Bureau (CNGB), 2020 - present.	4	1986 (USMA)	34	(1963 - )
231	James H. Dickinson	20 Aug 2020	58	Commander, U.S. Space Command (CDRUSSPACECOM), 2020 - 2024.	4	1985 (ROTC)	35	(c. 1962 - )
232	Christopher G. Cavoli	1 Oct 2020	55	Commanding General, U.S. Army Europe and Africa (CG USAREUR-AF), 2020 - 2022; Supreme Allied Commander, Europe; Commander, U.S. European Command (SACEUR; CDRUSEUCOM), 2022 - present.	4	1987 (ROTC)	33	(c. 1965 - )
233	Charles A. Flynn	4 Jun 2021	58	Commanding General, U.S. Army Pacific (CG USARPAC), 2021 - present.	3	1985 (ROTC)	36	(c. 1963 - )	Brother of former National Security Advisor, Michael T. Flynn.
234	Laura J. Richardson	29 Oct 2021	58	Commander, U.S. Southern Command (CDRUSSOUTHCOM), 2021 - present.	3	1986 (ROTC)	35	(1963 - )	First female U.S. Army officer to lead a combatant command.
235	Michael E. Kurilla	1 Apr 2022	56	Commander, U.S. Central Command (CDRUSCENTCOM), 2022 - present.	2	1988 (USMA)	34	(1966 - )
236	Darryl A. Williams	27 Jun 2022	61	Commanding General, U.S. Army Europe and Africa (CG USAREUR-AF), 2022; Commanding General, U.S. Army Europe and Africa; Commander, Allied Land Command (CG USAREUR-AF; CDRLANDCOM), 2022 - present.	2	1983 (USMA)	39	(1961 - )	Superintendent, U.S. Military Academy, 2018 - 2022.
237	Andrew P. Poppas	8 Jul 2022	56	Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command (CG FORSCOM), 2022 - present.	2	1988 (USMA)	34	(c. 1966 - )
238	Randy A. George	5 Aug 2022	58	Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (VCSA), 2022 - 2023; Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (CSA), 2023 - present.	2	1988 (USMA)	34	(1964 - )
239	Bryan P. Fenton	30 Aug 2022	57	Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command (CDRUSSOCOM), 2022 - present.	2	1987 (ROTC)	35	(1965 - )
240	Gary M. Brito	8 Sep 2022	58	Commanding General, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command; Chancellor, Army University (CG TRADOC; Ch. ArmyU), 2022 - present.	2	1987 (ROTC)	35	(1964 - )
241	James E. Rainey	4 Oct 2022	58	Commanding General, U.S. Army Futures Command (CG AFC), 2022 - present.	2	1987 (ROTC)	35	(c. 1964 -)
242	Charles R. Hamilton	16 Mar 2023	56	Commanding General, U.S. Army Materiel Command (CG AMC), 2023 - 2024.	1	1988 (OCS)	35	(c. 1967 - )	Relieved, 2024
243	James J. Mingus	3 Jan 2024	60	Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (VCSA), 2024 - present.	0	1985 (ROTC)	39	(1964 - )
			52.50	Average age at promotion to four stars

UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS FOUR STAR GENERALS
#	Name	Date of rank	Age at Prom	Position	Yrs	Source of Commission	YC	Dates	Notes
1	Alexander A. Vandegrift	21 Mar 1945	58	Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps (CMC), 1944 - 1947.	2	1909 (OCS)	36	(1887 - 1973)	Awarded Medal of Honor, 1942.
*	Roy S. Geiger	23 Jan 1947	62	(posthumous)	0	1909 (OCS)	38	(1885 - 1947)
2	Clifton B. Cates	1 Jan 1948	55	Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps (CMC), 1948 - 1951.	4	1917 (OCS)	31	(1893 - 1970)
3	Lemuel C. Shepherd Jr.	1 Jan 1952	56	Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps (CMC), 1952 - 1955; Chairman, Inter-American Defense Board, 1956 - 1959.	7	1917 (VMI)	35	(1896 - 1990)
4	Randolph M. Pate	1 Jan 1956	58	Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps (CMC), 1956 - 1959.	4	1921 (VMI)	35	(1898 - 1961)
5	David M. Shoup	1 Jan 1960	56	Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps (CMC), 1960 - 1963.	4	1926 (ROTC)	34	(1904 - 1983)	Awarded Medal of Honor, 1943.
6	Wallace M. Greene Jr.	1 Jan 1964	57	Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps (CMC), 1964 - 1967.	4	1930 (USNA)	34	(1907 - 2003)
7	Leonard F. Chapman Jr.	1 Jan 1968	52	Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps (CMC), 1968 - 1971.	4	1935 (NROTC)	33	(1913 - 2000)	U.S. Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization, 1973 - 1977.
8	Lewis W. Walt	2 Jun 1969	56	Assistant Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps (ACMC), 1968 - 1971.	2	1936 (ROTC)	33	(1913 - 1989)
9	Raymond G. Davis	12 Mar 1971	56	Assistant Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps (ACMC), 1971 - 1972.	1	1938 (ROTC)	33	(1915 - 2003)	Awarded Medal of Honor, 1950.
10	Keith B. McCutcheon	1 Jul 1971	56	Assistant Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps (ACMC), 1971.	0	1937 (ROTC)	34	(1915 - 1971)
11	Robert E. Cushman Jr.	1 Jan 1972	58	Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps (CMC), 1972 - 1975.	4	1935 (USNA)	37	(1914 - 1985)	Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, 1969 - 1971.
12	Earl E. Anderson	31 Mar 1972	53	Assistant Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps (ACMC), 1972 - 1975.	3	1940 (NROTC)	32	(1919 - 2015)
13	Louis H. Wilson Jr.	1 Jul 1975	55	Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps (CMC), 1975 - 1979.	4	1941 (OCS)	34	(1920 - 2005)	Awarded Medal of Honor, 1944.
14	Samuel Jaskilka	4 Mar 1976	57	Assistant Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps (ACMC), 1975 - 1978.	3	1942 (OCS)	34	(1919 - 2012)
15	Robert H. Barrow	1 Jul 1978	56	Assistant Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps (ACMC), 1978 - 1979; Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps (CMC), 1979 - 1983.	5	1942 (OCS)	36	(1922 - 2008)
16	Kenneth McLennan	2 Jul 1979	54	Assistant Commandant; Chief of Staff, U.S. Marine Corps (ACMC/COFS), 1979 - 1981.	3	1945 (OCS)	34	(1925 - 2005)
17	Paul X. Kelley	1 Jul 1981	53	Assistant Commandant/Chief of Staff, U.S. Marine Corps (ACMC/COFS), 1981 - 1983; Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps (CMC), 1983 - 1987.	6	1950 (NROTC)	31	(1928 - 2019)	Chairman, American Battle Monuments Commission, 1991 - 1994, 2001 - 2005.
18	John K. Davis	1 Jul 1983	56	Assistant Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps (ACMC), 1983 - 1986.	3	1950 (NROTC)	33	(1927 - 2019)
19	George B. Crist	22 Nov 1985	54	Commander in Chief, U.S. Central Command (USCINCCENT), 1985 - 1988.	3	1952 (NROTC)	33	(1931)
20	Thomas R. Morgan	1 Jun 1986	56	Assistant Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps (ACMC), 1986 - 1988.	2	1952 (NROTC)	34	(1930)
21	Alfred M. Gray Jr.	1 Jul 1987	59	Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps (CMC), 1987 - 1991.	4	1952 (OCS)	35	(1928 - 2024)
22	Joseph J. Went	1 Jul 1988	58	Assistant Commandant/Chief of Staff, U.S. Marine Corps (ACMC/COFS), 1988 - 1990.	2	1952 (NROTC)	36	(1930)
23	John R. Dailey	1 Aug 1990	56	Assistant Commandant/Chief of Staff, U.S. Marine Corps (ACMC/COFS), 1990 - 1992.	3	1956 (NROTC)	34	(1934)	AssociateDeputy Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1992 - 1999; Director, National Air and Space Museum, 2000 - 2018.
24	Carl E. Mundy Jr.	1 Jul 1991	56	Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps (CMC), 1991 - 1995.	4	1957 (NROTC)	34	(1935 - 2014)	President, United Service Organizations, 1996 - 2000.
25	Joseph P. Hoar	1 Sep 1991	57	Commander in Chief, U.S. Central Command (USCINCCENT), 1991 - 1994.	3	1957 (NROTC)	34	(1934 - 2022)
26	Walter E. Boomer	1 Sep 1992	54	Assistant Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps (ACMC), 1992 - 1994.	2	1960 (NROTC)	32	(1938)
27	Richard D. Hearney	15 Jul 1994	55	Assistant Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps (ACMC), 1994 - 1996.	2	1962 (OCS)	32	(1939)
28	John J. Sheehan	31 Oct 1994	55	Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic/Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Command (SACLANT/CINCLANT), 1994 - 1997.	3	1962 (NROTC)	32	(1940)
29	Charles C. Krulak	29 Jun 1995	53	Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps (CMC), 1995 - 1999.	4	1964 (USNA)	31	(1942)	President, BirminghamSouthern College, 2011 - 2015. Son of Marine Corps lieutenant general Victor H. Krulak.
30	Richard I. Neal	19 Sep 1996	54	Assistant Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps (ACMC), 1996 - 1998.	2	1965 (NROTC)	31	(1942 - 2022)
31	Anthony C. Zinni	8 Aug 1997	54	Commander in Chief, U.S. Central Command (USCINCCENT), 1997 - 2000.	3	1965 (NROTC)	32	(1943)	U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East, 2002 - 2003; U.S. Special Envoy to Qatar, 2017 - 2019.
32	Charles E. Wilhelm	25 Sep 1997	56	Commander in Chief, U.S. Southern Command (USCINCSO), 1997 - 2000.	3	1964 (NROTC)	33	(1941)
33	Terrence R. Dake	5 Sep 1998	54	Assistant Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps (ACMC), 1998 - 2000.	2	1966 (OCS)	32	(1944)
34	James L. Jones	30 Jun 1999	56	Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps (CMC), 1999 - 2003; Supreme Allied Commander, EuropeCommander, U.S. European Command (SACEUR/CDRUSEUCOM), 2003 - 2006.	7	1967 (NROTC)	32	(1943)	National Security Advisor, 2009 - 2010.
35	Peter Pace	8 Sep 2000	55	Commander in Chief, U.S. Southern Command (USCINCSO), 2000 - 2001; Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (VJCS), 2001 - 2005; Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), 2005 - 2007.	7	1967 (USNA)	33	(1945)	Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom, 2008.
36	Carlton W. Fulford Jr.	1 Oct 2000	56	Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command (DCINCEUR), 2000 - 2002; Deputy Commander, U.S. European Command (DCDRUSEUCOM), 2002.	2	1966 (USNA)	34	(1944)
37	Michael J. Williams	1 Nov 2000	57	Assistant Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps (ACMC), 2000 - 2002.	2	1967 (USNA)	33	(1943)
38	William L. Nyland	4 Sep 2002	56	Assistant Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps (ACMC), 2002 - 2005.	3	1968 (NROTC)	34	(1946)
39	Michael W. Hagee	14 Jan 2003	59	Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps (CMC), 2003 - 2006.	3	1968 (USNA)	35	(1944)
40	James E. Cartwright	1 Sep 2004	55	Commander, U.S. Strategic Command (CDRUSSTRATCOM), 2004 - 2007; Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (VJCS), 2007 - 2011.	7	1971 (NROTC)	33	(1949)
41	Robert Magnus	1 Nov 2005	58	Assistant Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps (ACMC), 2005 - 2008.	3	1969 (NROTC)	36	(1947)
42	James T. Conway	13 Nov 2006	59	Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps (CMC), 2006 - 2010.	4	1970 (OCS)	36	(1947)
43	James N. Mattis	9 Nov 2007	57	Supreme Allied Commander Transformation/Commander, U.S. Joint Forces Command (SACT/CDRUSJFCOM), 2007 - 2009; Commander, U.S. Joint Forces Command (CDRUSJFCOM), 2009 - 2010; Commander, U.S. Central Command (CDRUSCENTCOM), 2010 - 2013.	6	1972 (ROTC)	35	(1950)	U.S. Secretary of Defense, 2017 - 2019.
44	James F. Amos	2 Jul 2008	62	Assistant Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps (ACMC), 2008 - 2010; Commandant. U.S. Marine Corps (CMC), 2010 - 2014.	6	1970 (NROTC)	38	(1946)	First naval aviator to become commandant.
45	Joseph F. Dunford Jr.	23 Oct 2010	55	Assistant Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps (ACMC), 2010 - 2013; Commander, International Security Assistance Force/Commander, U.S. ForcesAfghanistan (CDRISAF/CDRUSFOR-A), 2013 - 2014; Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps (CMC), 2014 - 2015; Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), 2015 - 2019.	9	1977 (OCS)	33	(1955)
46	John R. Allen	18 Jul 2011	58	Commander, International Security Assistance Force/Commander, U.S. ForcesAfghanistan (CDRISAF/CDRUSFOR-A), 2011 - 2013.	2	1976 (USNA)	35	(1953)	Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, 2014 - 2015; President, Brookings Institution, 2017 - 2022.
47	John F. Kelly	19 Nov 2012	62	Commander, U.S. Southern Command (CDRUSSOUTHCOM), 2012 - 2016.	3	1976 (OCS)	36	(1950)	U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, 2017; White House Chief of Staff, 2017 - 2019.
48	John M. Paxton Jr.	15 Dec 2012	61	Assistant Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps (ACMC), 2012 - 2016.	4	1974 (OCS)	38	(1951)
49	Robert B. Neller	24 Sep 2015	62	Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps (CMC), 2015 - 2019.	4	1975 (OCS)	40	(1953)
50	Thomas D. Waldhauser	18 Jul 2016	63	Commander, U.S. Africa Command (CDRUSAFRICOM), 2016 - 2019.	3	1976 (OCS)	40	(1953)
51	Glenn M. Walters	2 Aug 2016	59	Assistant Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps (ACMC), 2016 - 2018.	2	1979 (Citadel)	37	(1957)	President, The Citadel, 2018 - present.
52	Gary L. Thomas	4 Oct 2018	56	Assistant Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps (ACMC), 2018 - 2021.	3	1984 (NROTC)	34	(1962)
53	Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr.	28 Mar 2019	56	Commander, U.S. Central Command (CDRUSCENTCOM), 2019 - 2022.	3	1979 (Citadel)	40	(1957)
54	David H. Berger	11 Jul 2019	60	Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps (CMC), 2019 - 2023.	4	1981 (NROTC)	38	(1959)
55	Eric M. Smith	8 Oct 2021	56	Assistant Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps (ACMC), 2021 - 2023; Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps (CMC), 2023 - present.	3	1987 (Texas A&M)	34	(c. 1965)
56	Michael E. Langley	6 Aug 2022	59	Commander, U.S. Africa Command (CDRUSAFRICOM), 2022 - present.	2	1985 (NROTC)	37	(c. 1963)	First African-American to achieve the rank of general in the Marine Corps.
57	Christopher J. Mahoney	2 Nov 2023	57	Assistant Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps (ACMC), 2023 - present.	1	1987 (NROTC)	36	(c. 1966)
			57.7	Average age promoted to four star rank, not including retired promotions

UNITED STATES NAVY FOUR STAR ADMIRALS PROMOTED AFTER 1945
#	Name	Date of rank	Age at Prom	Position	Yrs	Source of Commission	YC	Dates	Notes
62	Richard S. Edwards Jr.	3 Apr 1945	60	Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet; Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (DCOMINCH; DCNO), 1944-1945; Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 1945-1946; Commander, Western Sea Frontier; Commander, Pacific Reserve Fleet (COMWESTSEAFRON; COMPACRESFLT), 1946-1947.	2	1907 (USNA)	38	(1885-1956)
63	H. Kent Hewitt	3 Apr 1945	58	Commander, U.S. Eighth Fleet (COMEIGHTHFLT), 1943-1945; Commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Europe (COMNAVEUR), 1945-1946; U.S. Naval Representative, U.N. Military Staff Committee (USNAVYMILCOMUNO), 1947-1949.	4	1907 (USNA)	38	(1887-1972)
64	Thomas C. Kinkaid	3 Apr 1945	57	Commander, U.S. Seventh Fleet (COMSEVENTHFLT), 1943-1945; Commander, Eastern Sea Frontier; Commander, Atlantic Reserve Fleet (COMEASTSEAFRON; COMLANTRESFLT), 1946-1950.	5	1908 (USNA)	37	(1888-1972)	Brother-in-law of Navy four-star admiral Husband E. Kimmel.
65	Richmond K. Turner	24 May 1945	60	Commander, Amphibious Forces, Pacific (COMPHIBPAC), 1944-1945; U.S Naval Representative, U.N. Military Staff Committee (USNAVYMILCOMUNO), 1945-1947.	2	1908 (USNA)	37	(1885-1961)
66	Samuel M. Robinson	27 Aug 1945	63	Director, Office of Procurement and Material, 1942-1946.	1	1903 (USNA)	42	(1882-1972)	Administrator, Webb Institute of Naval Architecture, 1946-1951. First staff corps officer to attain rank of admiral.
*	John S. McCain Sr.	6 Sep 1945	61	(posthumous)	0	1906 (USNA)	39	(1884-1945)	Father of Navy four-star admiral John S. McCain Jr.; grandfather of U.S. Senator John S. McCain III.
67	John H. Towers	7 Nov 1945	60	Commander, U.S. Fifth Fleet (COMFIFTHFLT), 1945-1946; Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet; Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas; Military Governor of the Marshall, Caroline, and Mariana Islands (CINCPAC; CINCPOA), 1946-1947; Commander in Chief, Pacific Command; Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet; Military Governor of the Marshall, Caroline, and Mariana Islands (CINCPAC; CINCPACFLT), 1947; Chairman, General Board of the Navy, 1947.	2	1906 (USNA)	39	(1885-1955)
68	DeWitt C. Ramsey	28 Dec 1945	57	Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 1946-1948; Commander in Chief, Pacific Command; Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet; High Commissioner, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (CINCPAC; CINCPACFLT), 1948-1949.	4	1912 (USNA)	33	(1888-1961)
69	Louis E. Denfeld	7 Jan 1946	55	Commander in Chief, Pacific Command; Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet; Military Governor of the Marshall, Caroline, and Mariana Islands (CINCPAC; CINCPACFLT), 1947; Commander in Chief, Pacific Command; Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet; High Commissioner, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (CINCPAC; CINCPACFLT), 1947; Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), 1947-1949.	2	1912 (USNA)	34	(1891-1972)	Candidate for Republican Party nomination for Governor of Massachusetts, 1950. Relieved, 1949.
70	Charles M. Cooke Jr.	8 Jan 1946	60	Commander, U.S. Seventh Fleet (COMSEVENTHFLT), 1946-1947; Commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Western Pacific (COMNAVWESPAC), 1947-1948.	2	1910 (USNA)	36	(1886-1970)
71	Marc A. Mitscher	1 Mar 1946	59	Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (CINCLANTFLT), 1946-1947.	1	1910 (USNA)	36	(1887-1947)	Died in office.
72	Ben Moreell	11 Jun 1946	54	Chief of Naval Material (CNM), 1946.	0	1917 (direct)	29	(1892-1978)
73	Richard L. Conolly	23 Sep 1946	54	Commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Europe (COMNAVEUR), 1946; Commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean (COMNAVEASTLANTMED), 1946-1947; Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces, Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean (CINCNAVEASTLANTMED), 1947-1948; Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces, Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean (CINCNELM), 1948-1950.	4	1914 (USNA)	32	(1892-1962)	President, Naval War College, 1950-1953; President, Long Island University, 1953-1962.
74	William H.P. Blandy	3 Feb 1947	57	Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (CINCLANTFLT), 1947; Commander in Chief, Atlantic Command; Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (CINCLANT; CINCLANTFLT), 1947-1950.	3	1913 (USNA)	34	(1890-1954)
75	Arthur W. Radford	7 Apr 1949	53	Commander in Chief, Pacific Command; Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet; High Commissioner, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (CINCPAC; CINCPACFLT), 1949-1951; Commander in Chief, Pacific Command; Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CINCPAC; CINCPACFLT), 1951-1953; Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), 1953-1957.	8	1916 (USNA)	33	(1896-1973)	Married aunt of Army four-star general Michael S. Davison.
76	Forrest P. Sherman	2 Nov 1949	53	Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), 1949-1951.	2	1917 (USNA)	32	(1896-1951)	Died in office.
77	William M. Fechteler	1 Feb 1950	54	Commander in Chief, Atlantic Command; Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (CINCLANT; CINCLANTFLT), 1950-1951; Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), 1951-1953; Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe (CINCSOUTH), 1953-1956.	6	1916 (USNA)	34	(1896-1967)
78	Robert B. Carney	2 Oct 1950	55	Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces, Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean (CINCNELM), 1950-1951; Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe; Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces, Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean (CINCSOUTH; CINCNELM), 1951-1952; Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe (CINCSOUTH), 1952-1953; Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), 1953-1955.	5	1916 (USNA)	34	(1895-1990)	Aunt married Navy four-star admiral Frank B. Upham.
79	Lynde D. McCormick	22 Dec 1950	55	Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 1950-1951; Commander in Chief, Atlantic Command; Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (CINCLANT; CINCLANTFLT), 1951-1952; Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic; Commander in Chief, Atlantic Command; Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (SACLANT; CINCLANT; CINCLANTFLT), 1952-1954.	4	1915 (USNA)	35	(1895-1956)	President, Naval War College, 1954-1956.
80	Donald B. Duncan	9 Aug 1951	55	Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 1951-1956.	5	1917 (USNA)	34	(1896-1975)	Governor, U.S. Naval Home, 1957-1962. Brother-in-law of U.S. Secretary of Commerce Harry L. Hopkins.
81	Felix B. Stump	27 Jun 1953	59	Commander in Chief, Pacific Command; Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CINCPAC; CINCPACFLT), 1953-1958; Commander in Chief, Pacific Command (CINCPAC), 1958.	5	1917 (USNA)	36	(1894-1972)
82	Jerauld Wright	6 Apr 1954	56	Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic; Commander in Chief, Atlantic Command; Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (SACLANT; CINCLANT; CINCLANTFLT), 1954-1960.	6	1917 (USNA)	37	(1898-1995)	U.S. Ambassador to China, 1963-1965.
83	John H. Cassady	7 Apr 1954	58	Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces, Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean (CINCNELM), 1954-1956.	2	1918 (USNA)	36	(1896-1969)
84	Arleigh A. Burke	6 Jun 1955	54	Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), 1955-1961.	6	1923 (USNA)	32	(1901-1996)	Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1977.
85	Robert P. Briscoe	30 Apr 1956	59	Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe (CINCSOUTH), 1956-1959.	3	1918 (USNA)	38	(1897-1968)
86	Walter F. Boone	1 May 1956	58	Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces, Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean (CINCNELM), 1956-1958; U.S. Military Representative, NATO Military Committee (USMILREP), 1958-1960.	4	1920 (USNA)	36	(1898-1995)	Superintendent, U.S. Naval Academy, 1954-1956; Deputy Associate Administrator for Defense Affairs, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1962-1968.
87	Harry D. Felt	1 Sep 1956	54	Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 1956-1958; Commander in Chief, Pacific Command (CINCPAC), 1958-1964.	8	1923 (USNA)	33	(1902-1992)
88	Maurice E. Curts	29 Apr 1957	59	Deputy Commander in Chief, Pacific Command; Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (DCINCPAC; DCINCPACFLT), 1955-1958; Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), 1958.	1	1919 (USNA)	38	(1898-1976)
89	James L. Holloway Jr.	1 Jan 1958	60	Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces, Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean; Commander in Chief, Specified Command Middle East (CINCNELM; CINCSPECOMME), 1958-1959.	1	1918 (USNA)	40	(1898-1984)	Superintendent, U.S. Naval Academy, 1947-1950; Governor, U.S. Naval Home, 1962-1966. Father of Navy four-star admiral James L. Holloway III.
90	Herbert G. Hopwood	1 Feb 1958	60	Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), 1958-1960.	2	1919 (USNA)	39	(1898-1966)
91	James S. Russell	21 Jul 1958	55	Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 1958-1961; Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe (CINCSOUTH), 1961-1965.	7	1926 (USNA)	32	(1903-1996)
92	Charles R. Brown	1 Jan 1959	60	Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe (CINCSOUTH), 1959-1961.	2	1921 (USNA)	38	(1899-1983)
93	Robert L. Dennison	1 Feb 1959	58	Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces, Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean; Commander in Chief, Specified Command Middle East (CINCNELM; CINCSPECOMME), 1959-1960; Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic; Commander in Chief, Atlantic Command; Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (SACLANT; CINCLANT; CINCLANTFLT), 1960-1963.	4	1923 (USNA)	36	(1901-1980)
94	Harold Page Smith	1 Feb 1960	56	Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces Europe; Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces, Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean (CINCUSNAVEUR; CINCNELM), 1960-1963; Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic; Commander in Chief, Atlantic Command; Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (SACLANT; CINCLANT; CINCLANTFLT), 1963-1965.	5	1924 (USNA)	36	(1904-1993)	Uncle of Navy four-star admiral Leighton W. Smith Jr.
95	John H. Sides	1 Mar 1960	56	Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), 1960-1963.	3	1925 (USNA)	35	(1904-1978)
96	George W. Anderson Jr.	1 Aug 1961	55	Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), 1961-1963.	2	1927 (USNA)	34	(1906-1992)	U.S. Ambassador to Portugal, 1963-1966.
97	Claude V. Ricketts	1 Nov 1961	55	Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 1961-1964.	3	1929 (USNA)	32	(1906-1964)	Died in office.
98	David L. McDonald	1 Apr 1963	57	Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces Europe; Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces, Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean (CINCUSNAVEUR; CINCNELM), 1963; Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), 1963-1967.	4	1928 (USNA)	35	(1906-1997)
99	Charles D. Griffin	26 Jun 1963	57	Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces Europe; Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces, Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean (CINCUSNAVEUR; CINCNELM), 1963; Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces Europe (CINCUSNAVEUR), 1963-1965; Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe (CINCSOUTH), 1965-1968.	5	1927 (USNA)	36	(1906-1996)
100	U.S. Grant Sharp Jr.	27 Sep 1963	57	Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), 1963-1964; Commander in Chief, Pacific Command (CINCPAC), 1964-1968.	5	1927 (USNA)	36	(1906-2001)	Great-aunt married U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant.
101	Thomas H. Moorer	26 Jun 1964	52	Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), 1964-1965; Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic; Commander in Chief, Atlantic Command; Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (SACLANT; CINCLANT; CINCLANTFLT), 1965-1967; Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), 1967-1970; Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), 1970-1974.	10	1933 (USNA)	31	(1912-2004)
102	Horacio Rivero Jr.	31 Jul 1964	54	Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 1964-1968; Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe (CINCSOUTH), 1968-1972.	8	1931 (USNA)	33	(1910-2000)	U.S. Ambassador to Spain, 1972-1974.
103	John S. Thach	25 Mar 1965	60	Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces Europe (CINCUSNAVEUR), 1965-1967.	2	1927 (USNA)	38	(1905-1981)
104	Alfred G. Ward	27 Mar 1965	56	U.S. Military Representative, NATO Military Committee (USMILREP), 1965-1968.	3	1932 (USNA)	33	(1909-1982)
105	Roy L. Johnson	31 Mar 1965	59	Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), 1965-1967.	2	1929 (USNA)	36	(1906-1999)
106	John S. McCain Jr.	1 May 1967	56	Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces Europe (CINCUSNAVEUR), 1967-1968; Commander in Chief, Pacific Command (CINCPAC), 1968-1972.	5	1931 (USNA)	36	(1911-1981)	Son of Navy four-star admiral John S. McCain Sr.; father of U.S. Senator John S. McCain III.
107	Ignatius J. Galantin	19 May 1967	57	Chief of Naval Material (CNM), 1965-1970.	3	1933 (USNA)	34	(1910-2004)
108	Ephraim P. Holmes	17 Jun 1967	59	Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic; Commander in Chief, Atlantic Command; Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (SACLANT; CINCLANT; CINCLANTFLT), 1967-1970.	3	1930 (USNA)	37	(1908-1997)
109	John J. Hyland Jr.	1 Dec 1967	55	Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), 1967-1970.	3	1934 (USNA)	33	(1912-1998)
110	Bernard A. Clarey	17 Jan 1968	56	Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 1968-1970; Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), 1970-1973.	5	1934 (USNA)	34	(1912-1996)
111	Waldemar F.A. Wendt	12 Jul 1968	56	Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces Europe (CINCUSNAVEUR), 1968-1971.	3	1933 (USNA)	35	(1912-1997)
112	Elmo R. Zumwalt Jr.	1 Jul 1970	50	Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), 1970-1974.	4	1942 (USNA)	28	(1920-2000)	Democratic Party nominee for U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1976. Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1998.
113	Charles K. Duncan	1 Sep 1970	59	Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic; Commander in Chief, Atlantic Command; Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (SACLANT; CINCLANT; CINCLANTFLT), 1970-1972.	2	1933 (USNA)	37	(1911-1994)
114	Jackson D. Arnold	14 Oct 1970	58	Chief of Naval Material (CNM), 1970-1971.	1	1934 (USNA)	36	(1912-2007)	First restricted line officer to attain rank of admiral.
115	Ralph W. Cousins	30 Oct 1970	55	Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 1970-1972; Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic; Commander in Chief, Atlantic Command; Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (SACLANT; CINCLANT; CINCLANTFLT), 1972-1975.	5	1937 (USNA)	33	(1915-2009)
116	William F. Bringle	1 Jul 1971	58	Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces Europe (CINCUSNAVEUR), 1971-1973.	2	1937 (USNA)	34	(1913-1999)
117	Isaac C. Kidd Jr.	1 Dec 1971	52	Chief of Naval Material (CNM), 1971-1975; Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic; Commander in Chief, Atlantic Command; Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (SACLANT; CINCLANT; CINCLANTFLT), 1975-1978.	7	1942 (USNA)	29	(1919-1999)
118	Richard G. Colbert	1 Jun 1972	57	Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe (CINCSOUTH), 1972-1973.	1	1937 (USNA)	35	(1915-1973)	President, Naval War College, 1968-1971.
119	Noel A.M. Gayler	1 Sep 1972	58	Commander in Chief, Pacific Command (CINCPAC), 1972-1976.	4	1935 (USNA)	37	(1914-2011)	Director, National Security Agency, 1969-1972.
120	Maurice F. Weisner	1 Sep 1972	55	Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 1972-1973; Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), 1973-1976; Commander in Chief, Pacific Command (CINCPAC), 1976-1979.	7	1941 (USNA)	31	(1917-2006)
121	James L. Holloway III	1 Sep 1973	51	Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 1973-1974; Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), 1974-1978.	5	1942 (USNA)	31	(1922-2019)	Son of Navy four-star admiral James L. Holloway Jr.
122	Worth H. Bagley	1 Sep 1973	49	Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces Europe (CINCUSNAVEUR), 1973-1974; Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 1974-1975.	2	1947 (USNA)	26	(1924-2016)	Son of Navy four-star admiral David W. Bagley; brother of Navy four-star admiral David H. Bagley; great-aunt married Navy five-star admiral William D. Leahy; great-aunt married U.S. Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels.
123	Hyman G. Rickover	16 Nov 1973	73	Director, Division of Nuclear Reactors, 1948-1982.	9	1922 (USNA)	51	(1900-1986)	Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1980; Congressional Gold Medal, 1958 and 1982.
124	Means Johnston Jr.	25 Nov 1973	57	Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe (CINCSOUTH), 1973-1975.	2	1939 (USNA)	34	(1916-1989)
125	Harold E. Shear	24 May 1974	56	Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces Europe (CINCUSNAVEUR), 1974-1975; Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 1975-1977; Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe (CINCSOUTH), 1977-1980.	6	1942 (USNA)	32	(1918-1999)	Administrator, U.S. Maritime Administration, 1981-1985.
126	John P. Weinel	2 Aug 1974	58	U.S. Military Representative, NATO Military Committee (USMILREP), 1974-1977.	3	1939 (USNA)	35	(1916-2004)
127	Frederick H. Michaelis	19 Apr 1975	58	Chief of Naval Material (CNM), 1975-1978.	3	1940 (USNA)	35	(1917-1992)
128	David H. Bagley	21 May 1975	55	Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces Europe (CINCUSNAVEUR), 1975-1977.	2	1943 (USNA)	32	(1920-1992)	Son of Navy four-star admiral David W. Bagley; brother of Navy four-star admiral Worth H. Bagley; great-aunt married Navy five-star admiral William D. Leahy; great-aunt married U.S. Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels.
129	Stansfield Turner	1 Sep 1975	52	Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe (CINCSOUTH), 1975-1977; Director of Central Intelligence (DCI), 1977-1981.	4	1946 (USNA)	29	(1923-2018)	President, Naval War College, 1972-1974.
130	Daniel J. Murphy	28 May 1976	54	Deputy to the Director of Central Intelligence for the Intelligence Community (D; DCI; IC), 1976-1977.	1	1943 (OCS)	33	(1922-2001)	U.S. Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, 1977-1981; Chief of Staff to the U.S. Vice President, 1981-1985.
131	Thomas B. Hayward	12 Aug 1976	52	Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), 1976-1978; Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), 1978-1982.	6	1947 (USNA)	29	(1924-2022)
132	Robert L. J. Long	5 Jul 1977	57	Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 1977-1979; Commander in Chief, Pacific Command (CINCPAC), 1979-1983.	6	1943 (USNA)	34	(1920-2002)
133	Donald C. Davis	9 May 1978	57	Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), 1978-1981.	3	1943 (USNA)	35	(1921-1998)
134	Alfred J. Whittle Jr.	1 Aug 1978	54	Chief of Naval Material (CNM), 1978-1981.	3	1945 (USNA)	33	(1924-1993)
135	Harry D. Train II	1 Oct 1978	51	Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic; Commander in Chief, Atlantic Command; Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (SACLANT; CINCLANT; CINCLANTFLT), 1978-1982.	4	1949 (USNA)	29	(1927-
136	James D. Watkins	18 Sep 1979	52	Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 1979-1981; Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), 1981-1982; Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), 1982-1986.	7	1949 (USNA)	30	(1927-2012)	Chairman, Watkins Commission, 1987-1988; U.S. Secretary of Energy, 1989-1993.
137	William J. Crowe Jr.	30 May 1980	55	Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe (CINCSOUTH), 1980-1983; Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces Europe; Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe (CINCUSNAVEUR; CINCSOUTH), 1983; Commander in Chief, Pacific Command (CINCPAC), 1983; Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Command (USCINCPAC), 1983-1985; Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), 1985-1989.	9	1947 (USNA)	33	(1925-2007)	Chairman, President's Intelligence Advisory Board, 1993-1994; U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom, 1994-1997. Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom, 2000.
138	Bobby R. Inman	12 Feb 1981	50	Deputy Director of Central Intelligence (DDCI), 1981-1982.	1	1952 (OCS)	29	(1931- )	Director of Naval Intelligence, 1974-1976; Director, National Security Agency, 1977-1981. First naval intelligence specialist to attain rank of admiral.
139	William N. Small	1 Jul 1981	54	Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 1981-1983; Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces Europe; Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe (CINCUSNAVEUR; CINCSOUTH), 1983-1985.	4	1948 (USNA)	33	(1927-2016)
140	John G. Williams Jr.	1 Jul 1981	57	Chief of Naval Material (CNM), 1981-1983.	2	1947 (USNA)	34	(1924-1991)
141	George E.R. Kinnear II	31 Jul 1981	53	U.S. Military Representative, NATO Military Committee (USMILREP), 1981-1982.	1	1948 (OCS)	33	(1928-2015)
142	Kinnaird R. McKee	2 Mar 1982	53	Director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion; Deputy Administrator, NNSA's Naval Reactors (NAVSEA 08), 1982-1988.	6	1951 (USNA)	31	(1929-2013)	Superintendent, U.S. Naval Academy, 1975-1978.
143	Sylvester R. Foley Jr.	28 May 1982	54	Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), 1982-1985.	3	1950 (USNA)	32	(1928-2019)	U.S. Assistant Secretary of Energy for Defense Programs, 1985-1988.
144	Wesley L. McDonald	1 Oct 1982	58	Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic; Commander in Chief, Atlantic Command; Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (SACLANT; CINCLANT; CINCLANTFLT), 1982-1983; Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic; Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Command; Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (SACLANT; USCINCLANT; CINCLANTFLT), 1983-1985.	3	1946 (USNA)	36	(1924-2009)
145	Ronald J. Hays	29 Apr 1983	55	Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 1983-1985; Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Command (USCINCPAC), 1985-1988.	5	1950 (USNA)	33	(1928-2021)
146	Steven A. White	1 Aug 1983	55	Chief of Naval Material (CNM), 1983-1985.	2	1952 (NROTC)	31	(1928-2021)	Manager of Nuclear Power, Tennessee Valley Authority, 1986-1988.
147	Lee Baggett Jr.	30 May 1985	58	Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces Europe; Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe (CINCUSNAVEUR; CINCSOUTH), 1985; Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic; Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Command (SACLANT; USCINCLANT), 1985-1988.	3	1950 (USNA)	35	(1927-1999)
148	James A. Lyons Jr.	16 Sep 1985	58	Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), 1985-1987.	2	1952 (USNA)	33	(1927-2018)
149	Carlisle A.H. Trost	4 Oct 1985	55	Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet; Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Command (CINCLANTFLT; DCINCLANT), 1985-1986; Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), 1986-1990.	5	1953 (USNA)	32	(1930-2020)
150	James B. Busey IV	17 Oct 1985	53	Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 1985-1987; Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces Europe; Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe (CINCUSNAVEUR; CINCSOUTH), 1987-1989.	4	1954 (NAVCAD)	31	(1932-2023)	Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration, 1989-1991; U.S. Deputy Secretary of Transportation, 1991-1992.
151	Arthur S. Moreau Jr.	15 Nov 1985	54	Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces Europe; Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe (CINCUSNAVEUR; CINCSOUTH), 1985-1986.	1	1953 (USNA)	32	(1931-1986) Died in office.
152	Frank B. Kelso II	13 Jun 1986	53	Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet; Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Command (CINCLANTFLT; DCINCLANT), 1986; Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (CINCLANTFLT), 1986-1988; Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic; Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Command (SACLANT; USCINCLANT), 1988-1990; Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), 1990-1994.	8	1956 (USNA)	30	(1933-2013)
153	Huntington Hardisty	11 Mar 1987	58	Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 1987-1988; Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Command (USCINCPAC), 1988-1991.	4	1952 (USNA)	35	(1929-2003)	President, Naval War College, 1977.
154	Powell F. Carter Jr.	1 Oct 1987	56	U.S. Military Representative, NATO Military Committee (USMILREP), 1987-1988; Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (CINCLANTFLT), 1988-1991.	4	1955 (USNA)	32	(1931-2017)
155	David E. Jeremiah	1 Oct 1987	53	Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), 1987-1990; Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (VJCS), 1990-1994.	7	1956 (OCS)	32	(1934-2013)
156	Leon A. Edney	1 Oct 1988	53	Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 1988-1990; Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic; Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Command (SACLANT; USCINCLANT), 1990-1992.	4	1957 (USNA)	31	(1935-
157	Bruce DeMars	1 Nov 1988	53	Director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion; Deputy Administrator, NNSA's Naval Reactors (NAVSEA 08), 1988-1996.	8	1957 (USNA)	31	(1935-
158	James R. Hogg	1 Dec 1988	54	U.S. Military Representative, NATO Military Committee (USMILREP), 1988-1991.	3	1956 (USNA)	32	(1934-
159	Jonathan T. Howe	1 Jun 1989	54	Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces Europe; Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe (CINCUSNAVEUR; CINCSOUTH), 1989-1991; Deputy National Security Advisor, 1991-1993.	3	1957 (USNA)	32	(1935- )	U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Politico-Military Affairs, 1982-1984; Special Representative of the U.N. Secretary General for Somalia, 1993-1994.
160	Charles R. Larson	1 Mar 1990	54	Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), 1990-1991; Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Command (USCINCPAC), 1991-1994; Superintendent, U.S. Naval Academy, 1994-1998.	8	1958 (USNA)	32	(1936-2014)	Superintendent, U.S. Naval Academy, 1983-1986; Democratic Party nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Maryland, 2002.
161	Jerome L. Johnson	1 Jul 1990	55	Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 1990-1992.	2	1956 (NROTC)	34	(1935- )
162	Paul D. Miller	1 Feb 1991	50	Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (CINCLANTFLT), 1991-1992; Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic; Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Command (SACLANT; USCINCLANT), 1992-1993; Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic; Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Command (SACLANT; USCINCACOM), 1993-1994.	3	1964 (OCS)	27	(1941- )
163	William D. Smith	22 Feb 1991	58	U.S. Military Representative, NATO Military Committee (USMILREP), 1991-1993.	2	1955 (USNA)	36	(1933-2020)
164	Robert J. Kelly	1 Mar 1991	53	Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), 1991-1994.	3	1959 (USNA)	32	(1938- )
165	Jeremy M. Boorda	2 Mar 1992	54	Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces Europe; Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe (CINCUSNAVEUR; CINCSOUTH), 1991-1994; Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), 1994-1996.	4	1962 (OCS)	30	(1938-1996)	Died in office.
166	William O. Studeman	9 Apr 1992	52	Deputy Director of Central Intelligence (DDCI), 1992-1995.	3	1962 (NROTC)	30	(1940- )	Director of Naval Intelligence, 1985-1988; Director, National Security Agency, 1988-1992. Father of Navy rear admiral Michael W. Studeman.
167	Stanley R. Arthur	6 Jul 1992	57	Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 1992-1995.	3	1957 (NROTC)	35	(1935- )
168	Henry H. Mauz Jr.	1 Aug 1992	56	Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (CINCLANTFLT), 1992-1994.	2	1959 (USNA)	33	(1936- )
169	Henry G. Chiles Jr.	14 Feb 1994	56	Commander in Chief, U.S. Strategic Command (USCINCSTRAT), 1994-1996.	2	1960 (USNA)	34	(1938- )
170	William A. Owens	1 Mar 1994	56	Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (VJCS), 1994-1996.	2	1962 (USNA)	32	(1940- )
171	Leighton W. Smith Jr.	1 May 1994	55	Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces Europe; Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe (CINCUSNAVEUR; CINCSOUTH), 1994-1996.	2	1962 (USNA)	32	(1939- )	Nephew of Navy four-star admiral Harold Page Smith.
172	Richard C. Macke	1 Oct 1994	56	Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Command (USCINCPAC), 1994-1996.	2	1960 (USNA)	34	(1938-2022)	Relieved, 1996.
173	Ronald J. Zlatoper	5 Oct 1994	53	Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), 1994-1996.	2	1963 (NROTC)	31	(1941-2022)
174	William J. Flanagan Jr.	1 Nov 1994	51	Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (CINCLANTFLT), 1994-1996.	2	1964 (MMA)	30	(1943- )
175	Joseph W. Prueher	1 Jun 1995	53	Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 1995-1996; Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Command (USCINCPAC), 1996-1999.	4	1964 (USNA)	31	(1942- )	U.S. Ambassador to China, 1999-2001.
176	Jay L. Johnson	1 Apr 1996	50	Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 1996; Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), 1996-2000.	4	1968 (USNA)	28	(1946- )
177	Thomas J. Lopez	31 Jul 1996	56	Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces Europe; Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe (CINCUSNAVEUR; CINCSOUTH), 1996-1998.	2	1964 (NROTC)	32	(1940- )
178	Frank L. Bowman	1 Oct 1996	52	Director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion; Deputy Administrator, NNSA's Naval Reactors (NAVSEA 08), 1996-2004.	8	1966 (NROTC)	30	(1944- )
179	Harold W. Gehman Jr.	1 Oct 1996	54	Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 1996-1997; Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic; Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Command (SACLANT; USCINCACOM), 1997-1999; Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic; Commander in Chief, U.S. Joint Forces Command (SACLANT; USCINCJFCOM), 1999-2000.	4	1965 (NROTC)	31	(1942- )
180	Archie R. Clemins	1 Jan 1997	54	Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), 1996-1999.	2	1966 (NROTC)	31	(1943-2020)
181	J. Paul Reason	1 Feb 1997	56	Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (CINCLANTFLT), 1996-1999.	2	1965 (USNA)	32	(1941- )	First African-American to achieve the rank of admiral.
182	Donald L. Pilling	30 Oct 1997	54	Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 1997-2000.	3	1965 (USNA)	32	(1943-2008)
183	Richard W. Mies	1 Aug 1998	54	Commander in Chief, U.S. Strategic Command (USCINCSTRAT), 1998-2001.	3	1967 (USNA)	31	(1944- )
184	Charles S. Abbot	1 Sep 1998	53	Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command (DCINCEUR), 1998-2000.	2	1966 (USNA)	32	(1945- )	Deputy Director, Office of Homeland Security, 2001-2003.
185	James O. Ellis	1 Jan 1999	52	Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces Europe; Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe (CINCUSNAVEUR; CINCSOUTH), 1998-2001; Commander in Chief, U.S. Strategic Command (USCINCSTRAT), 2001-2002; Commander, U.S. Strategic Command (CDRUSSTRATCOM), 2002-2004.	5	1969 (USNA)	30	(1947- )
186	Dennis C. Blair	1 May 1999	53	Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Command (USCINCPAC), 1999-2002.	3	1968 (USNA)	31	(1946- )	President, Institute for Defense Analyses, 2003-2006; Director of National Intelligence, 2009-2010.
187	Vernon E. Clark	1 Nov 1999	55	Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (CINCLANTFLT), 1999-2000; Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), 2000-2005.	6	1968 (OCS)	31	(1944- )
188	Thomas B. Fargo	1 Dec 1999	51	Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), 1999-2002; Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Command (USCINCPAC), 2002; Commander, U.S. Pacific Command (CDRUSPACOM), 2002-2005.	6	1970 (USNA)	29	(1948- )
189	Robert J. Natter	1 Sep 2000	55	Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (CINCLANTFLT), 2000-2001; Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet; Commander, Fleet Forces Command (CINCLANTFLT; COMFLTFORCOM), 2001-2002; Commander, Fleet Forces Command; Commander, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (COMFLTFORCOM; COMLANTFLT), 2002-2003.	3	1967 (USNA)	33	(1945- )
190	William J. Fallon	1 Nov 2000	56	Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 2000-2003; Commander, Fleet Forces Command; Commander, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (COMFLTFORCOM; COMLANTFLT), 2003-2005; Commander, U.S. Pacific Command (CDRUSPACOM), 2005-2007; Commander, U.S. Central Command (CDRUSCENTCOM), 2007-2008.	8	1967 (NROTC)	33	(1944- )	Resigned, 2008.
191	Gregory G. Johnson	24 Oct 2001	55	Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces Europe; Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe (CINCUSNAVEUR; CINCSOUTH), 2001-2002; Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe; Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe (COMUSNAVEUR; CINCSOUTH), 2002-2004; Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe; Commander, Allied Joint Force Command Naples (COMUSNAVEUR; COMJFC Naples), 2004.	3	1969 (NROTC)	32	(1946- )
192	Walter F. Doran	4 May 2002	57	Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), 2002; Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMPACFLT), 2002-2005.	3	1967 (NROTC)	35	(1945- )
193	Edmund P. Giambastiani Jr.	2 Oct 2002	54	Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic; Commander, U.S. Joint Forces Command (SACLANT; CDRUSJFCOM), 2002-2003; Supreme Allied Commander Transformation; Commander, U.S. Joint Forces Command (SACT; CDRUSJFCOM), 2003-2005; Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (VJCS), 2005-2007.	5	1970 (USNA)	32	(1948- )
194	Michael G. Mullen	28 Aug 2003	57	Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 2003-2004; Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe; Commander, Allied Joint Force Command Naples (COMUSNAVEUR; COMJFC Naples), 2004-2005; Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), 2005-2007; Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), 2007-2011.	8	1968 (USNA)	35	(1946- )
195	John B. Nathman	1 Dec 2004	56	Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 2004-2005; Commander, Fleet Forces Command; Commander, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (COMFLTFORCOM; COMLANTFLT), 2005-2006; Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command (COMUSFF), 2006-2007.	3	1970 (USNA)	34	(1948- )
196	Timothy J. Keating	1 Jan 2005	56	Commander, U.S. Northern Command; Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command (CDRUSNORTHCOM; CDRNORAD), 2004-2007; Commander, U.S. Pacific Command (CDRUSPACOM), 2007-2009.	5	1971 (USNA)	34	(1949- )
197	Kirkland H. Donald	1 Jan 2005	52	Director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion; Deputy Administrator, NNSA's Naval Reactors (NAVSEA 08), 2004-2012.	8	1975 (USNA)	30	(1953- )
198	Robert F. Willard	18 Mar 2005	55	Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 2005-2007; Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMPACFLT), 2007-2009; Commander, U.S. Pacific Command (CDRUSPACOM), 2009-2012.	7	1973 (USNA)	32	(1950- )
199	Henry G. Ulrich III	22 Jul 2005	55	Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe; Commander, Allied Joint Force Command Naples (COMUSNAVEUR; COMJFC Naples), 2005-2007.	2	1972 (USNA)	33	(1950- )
200	Gary Roughead	1 Sep 2005	54	Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMPACFLT), 2005-2007; Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command (COMUSFF), 2007; Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), 2007-2011.	6	1973 (USNA)	32	(1951- )
201	James G. Stavridis	18 Oct 2006	51	Commander, U.S. Southern Command (CDRUSSOUTHCOM), 2006-2009; Commander, U.S. European Command; Supreme Allied Commander Europe (CDRUSEUCOM; SACEUR), 2009-2013.	7	1976 (USNA)	30	(1955- )	Dean, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, 2013-2018.
202	Patrick M. Walsh	5 Apr 2007	52	Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 2007-2009; Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMPACFLT), 2009-2012.	5	1977 (USNA)	30	(1955- )
203	Eric T. Olson	6 Jul 2007	55	Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command (CDRUSSOCOM), 2007-2011.	4	1973 (USNA)	34	(1952- )	First Navy SEAL to achieve the rank of admiral.
204	Jonathan W. Greenert	29 Sep 2007	54	Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command (COMUSFF), 2007-2009; Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 2009-2011; Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), 2011-2015.	8	1975 (USNA)	32	(1953- )
205	Mark P. Fitzgerald	30 Nov 2007	56	Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe; Commander, Allied Joint Force Command Naples (COMUSNAVEUR; COMJFC Naples), 2007-2009; Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe; Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Africa; Commander, Allied Joint Force Command Naples (COMUSNAVEUR; COMUSNAVAF; COMJFC Naples), 2009-2010.	3	1973 (NROTC)	34	(1951- )
206	John C. Harvey Jr.	24 Jul 2009	58	Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command (COMUSFF), 2009-2012.	3	1973 (USNA)	36	(1951- )	Virginia Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs, 2014-2017.
207	James A. Winnefeld Jr.	19 May 2010	54	Commander, U.S. Northern Command; Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command (CDRUSNORTHCOM; CDRNORAD), 2010-2011; Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (VJCS), 2011-2015.	5	1978 (NROTC)	32	(1956)	Chair, President's Intelligence Advisory Board, 2022-present.
208	Samuel J. Locklear III	6 Oct 2010	56	Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe; Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Africa; Commander, Allied Joint Force Command Naples (COMUSNAVEUR; COMUSNAVAF; COMJFC Naples), 2010-2012; Commander, U.S. Pacific Command (CDRUSPACOM), 2012-2015.	5	1977 (USNA)	33	(1954)
209	William H. McRaven	8 Aug 2011	56	Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command (CDRUSSOCOM), 2011-2014.	3	1977 (NROTC)	34	(1955)	Chancellor, University of Texas System, 2015-2018.
210	Mark E. Ferguson III	22 Aug 2011	55	Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 2011-2014; Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe; Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Africa; Commander, Allied Joint Force Command Naples (COMUSNAVEUR; COMUSNAVAF; COMJFC Naples), 2014-2016.	5	1978 (USNA)	33	(1956)
211	Cecil D. Haney	20 Jan 2012	57	Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMPACFLT), 2012-2013; Commander, U.S. Strategic Command (CDRUSSTRATCOM), 2013-2016.	4	1978 (USNA)	34	(1955)
212	Bruce W. Clingan	24 Feb 2012	57	Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe; Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Africa; Commander, Allied Joint Force Command Naples (COMUSNAVEUR; COMUSNAVAF; COMJFC Naples), 2012-2014.	2	1977 (NROTC)	34	(1955)
213	William E. Gortney	14 Sep 2012	57	Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command (COMUSFF), 2012-2014; Commander, U.S. Northern Command; Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command (CDRUSNORTHCOM; CDRNORAD), 2014-2016.	4	1977 (AOCS)	35	(1955)
214	John M. Richardson	2 Nov 2012	52	Director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion; Deputy Administrator, NNSA's Naval Reactors (NAVSEA 08), 2012-2015; Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), 2015-2019.	7	1982 (USNA)	31	(1960)
215	Harry B. Harris Jr.	16 Oct 2013	57	Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMPACFLT), 2013-2015; Commander, U.S. Pacific Command (CDRUSPACOM), 2015-2018.	5	1978 (USNA)	35	(1956)	U.S. Ambassador to South Korea, 2018-2021. First Asian)American to achieve the rank of admiral.
216	Michael S. Rogers	3 Apr 2014	55	Commander, U.S. Cyber Command; Director, National Security Agency; Chief, Central Security Service (COMUSCYBERCOM; DIRNSA; CCSS), 2014-2018.	4	1981 (NROTC)	33	(1959)	First Information Warfare Community officer to achieve the rank of admiral.
217	Michelle J. Howard	1 Jul 2014	54	Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 2014-2016; Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe - Naval Forces Africa; Commander, Allied Joint Force Command Naples (COMUSNAVEUR-NAVAF & COMJFC Naples), 2016-2017.	3	1982 (USNA)	32	(1960)	Chair, The Naming Commission, 2021-2022. First woman to achieve the rank of admiral.
218	Philip S. Davidson	19 Dec 2014	54	Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command; Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Northern Command (COMUSFF; COMUSNAVNORTHCOM), 2014-2018; Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (CDRUSINDOPACOM), 2018-2021.	7	1982 (USNA)	32	(1960)
219	Scott H. Swift	27 May 2015	58	Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMPACFLT), 2015-2018.	3	1979 (AOCS)	36	(1957)
220	James F. Caldwell Jr.	14 Aug 2015	56	Director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion; Deputy Administrator, NNSA's Naval Reactors (NAVSEA 08), 2015-2024.	9	1981 (USNA)	34	(1959)	Great-grandson of Navy four-star admiral Jehu V. Chase.
221	Kurt W. Tidd	14 Jan 2016	60	Commander, U.S. Southern Command (CDRUSSOUTHCOM), 2016-2018.	2	1978 (USNA)	38	(1956)	Son of Navy vice admiral Emmett H. Tidd; brother of Navy rear admiral Mark L. Tidd.
222	William F. Moran	31 May 2016	58	Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 2016-2019.	3	1981 (USNA)	35	(1958)
223	James G. Foggo III	20 Oct 2017	58	Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa; Commander, Allied Joint Force Command Naples (COMCNE-CNA & COMJFC Naples), 2017-2020.	3	1981 (USNA)	36	(1959)
224	Christopher W. Grady	4 May 2018	56	Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command; Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Northern Command (COMUSFF; COMUSNAVYNORTH), 2018-2019; Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command; Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Northern Command; Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Strategic Command; Joint Force Maritime Component Commander (COMUSFF; COMUSNAVYNORTH; NAVSTRAT; JFMCC), 2019-2021; Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (VJCS), 2021-present.	6	1984 (NROTC)	34	(1962)
225	John C. Aquilino	17 May 2018	57	Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMPACFLT), 2018-2021; Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (CDRUSINDOPACOM), 2021-2024.	6	1984 (USNA)	34	(1961)
226	Craig S. Faller	26 Nov 2018	57	Commander, U.S. Southern Command (CDRUSSOUTHCOM), 2018-2021.	3	1983 (USNA)	35	(1961)
227	Robert P. Burke	10 Jun 2019	57	Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 2019-2020; Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa; Commander, Allied Joint Force Command Naples (COMCNE-CNA & COMJFC Naples), 2020-2022.	3	1983 (NROTC)	36	(1962)
228	Michael M. Gilday	22 Aug 2019	57	Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), 2019-2023.	4	1985 (USNA)	34	(1962)
229	Charles A. Richard	18 Nov 2019	60	Commander, U.S. Strategic Command (CDRUSSTRATCOM), 2019-2022.	3	1982 (NROTC)	37	(1959)
230	William K. Lescher	29 May 2020	62	Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 2020-2022.	2	1980 (USNA)	40	(1958)
231	Samuel J. Paparo Jr.	5 May 2021	57	Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMPACFLT), 2021-2024; Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (CDRUSINDOPACOM), 2024-present.	3	1987 (NROTC)	34	(1964)
232	Daryl L. Caudle	7 Dec 2021	58	Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command; Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Northern Command; Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Strategic Command; Joint Force Maritime Component Commander (COMUSFF; COMUSNAVYNORTH; NAVSTRAT; JFMCC), 2021-present.	3	1985 (OCS)	36	(1963)
233	Stuart B. Munsch	27 Jun 2022	60	Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa; Commander, Allied Joint Force Command Naples (COMCNE-CNA & COMJFC Naples), 2022-present.	2	1985 (USNA)	37	(1962)
234	Lisa M. Franchetti	2 Sep 2022	58	Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 2022-2023; Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), 2023-present.	2	1985 (NROTC)	37	(1964)
235	James W. Kilby	5 Jan 2024	61	Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 2024-present.	0	1986 (USNA)	38	(1963)
236	William J. Houston	10 Jan 2024	56	Director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion; Deputy Administrator, NNSA's Naval Reactors (NAVSEA 08), 2024-present.	0	1990 (NROTC)	34	(1968)
237	Stephen T. Koehler	5 Apr 2024	60	Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMPACFLT), 2024-present.	0	1986 (NROTC)	38	(1964)
			56.04	Average age at promotion to four stars