Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force

Chief of Chaplains of the
United States Air Force
Incumbent
Maj Gen Dondi E. Costin
since August 30, 2015
Formation June 11, 1948
First holder Maj Gen Charles I. Carpenter
Website chaplaincorps.af.mil

The Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force (HAF/HC) is the senior chaplain in the United States Air Force, the functional leader of the U.S. Air Force Chaplain Corps, and the senior advisor on religious issues to the Secretary and Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force.

The current Chief of Chaplains is Major General Dondi E. Costin.

U.S. Air Force Chiefs of Chaplains

NamePhotoTerm beganTerm ended
1.Maj Gen Charles I. CarpenterJune 11, 1948August 14, 1958
2.Maj Gen Terence P. FinneganAugust 15, 1958July 1, 1962
3.Maj Gen Robert P. TaylorSeptember 1, 1962July 31, 1966
4.Maj Gen Edwin R. ChessAugust 1, 1966August 1, 1970
5.Maj Gen Roy M. TerryAugust 10, 1970August 1, 1974
6.Maj Gen Henry J. MeadeAugust 2, 1974August 1, 1978
7.Maj Gen Richard CarrNovember 1, 1978July 31, 1982
8.Maj Gen John A. CollinsAugust 1, 1982November 1, 1985
9.Maj Gen Stuart E. BarstadNovember 2, 1985November 1, 1988
10.Maj Gen John P. McDonoughDecember 1, 1988December 1, 1991
11.Maj Gen Donald J. HarlinDecember 2, 1991August 1, 1995
12.Maj Gen Arthur S. ThomasAugust 1, 1995August 1, 1997
13.Maj Gen William J. DendingerJune 1, 1997May 1, 2001
14.Maj Gen Lorraine K. PotterMay 24, 2001June 1, 2004
15.Maj Gen Charles C. BaldwinJune 2, 2004May 27, 2008
16.Maj Gen Cecil R. RichardsonMay 28, 2008June 1, 2012
17.Maj Gen Howard D. StendahlAugust 31, 2012August 29, 2015
18.Maj Gen Dondi E. CostinAugust 30, 2015Present

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