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Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force

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Senior chaplain of the US Air Force

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Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force

Flag of an Air Force major general
Incumbent Major General Trent C. Davis since 9 August 2024
Formation	11 June 1948
First holder	Maj Gen Charles I. Carpenter
Deputy	Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force
Website	https://www.airforce.com/careers/specialty-careers/chaplain

Thechief of chaplains of the United States Air Force (HAF/HC) is the senior chaplain in theUnited States Air Force, the functional leader of theUnited States Air Force Chaplain Corps, and the senior advisor on religious issues to thesecretary andchief of staff of the U.S. Air Force. Since 2019, the Chief of Chaplains of the Air Force has also served concurrently as Chief of Chaplains of theUnited States Space Force.

The position has been held by Major General Trent C. Davis since 9 August 2024.

No.	Name	Took office	Left office	Term length
1	Maj GenCharles I. Carpenter	11 June 1948	14 August 1958	10 years, 64 days
2	Maj GenTerence P. Finnegan	15 August 1958	1 July 1962	3 years, 320 days
3	Maj GenRobert P. Taylor	1 September 1962	31 July 1966	3 years, 333 days
4	Maj GenEdwin R. Chess	1 August 1966	1 August 1970	4 years, 0 days
5	Maj GenRoy M. Terry	10 August 1970	1 August 1974	3 years, 356 days
6	Maj GenHenry J. Meade	2 August 1974	1 August 1978	3 years, 364 days
7	Maj GenRichard Carr	1 November 1978	31 July 1982	3 years, 272 days
8	Maj GenJohn A. Collins	1 August 1982	1 November 1985	3 years, 92 days
9	Maj GenStuart E. Barstad	2 November 1985	1 November 1988	2 years, 365 days
10	Maj GenJohn P. McDonough	1 December 1988	1 December 1991	3 years, 0 days
11	Maj GenDonald J. Harlin	2 December 1991	1 August 1995	3 years, 242 days
12	Maj GenArthur S. Thomas	1 August 1995	1 August 1997	2 years, 0 days
13	Maj GenWilliam J. Dendinger	1 June 1997	1 May 2001	3 years, 334 days
14	Maj GenLorraine K. Potter	24 May 2001	1 June 2004	3 years, 8 days
15	Maj GenCharles C. Baldwin	2 June 2004	27 May 2008	3 years, 360 days
16	Maj GenCecil R. Richardson	28 May 2008	1 June 2012	4 years, 4 days
17	Maj GenHoward D. Stendahl	31 August 2012	29 August 2015	2 years, 363 days
18	Maj GenDondi E. Costin	30 August 2015	20 August 2018	2 years, 355 days
19	Maj GenSteven A. Schaick	21 August 2018	2 July 2021	2 years, 315 days
20	Maj GenRandall E. Kitchens	October 2021	9 August 2024	~2 years, 299 days
21	Maj GenTrent C. Davis	9 August 2024	present	1 year, 83 days

Leadership

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

Personnel and
training

Uniforms and
equipment

History and
traditions

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

Leadership

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

Structure

Operations
andhistory

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

Personnel

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

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

v t e Chiefs of Chaplains of the United States
Chiefs of Chaplains	Chaplain (Major General) William Green Jr. (Army) Rear Admiral Gregory N. Todd (Navy) Chaplain (Major General) Trent C. Davis (Air Force)
Senior USMC/USCG Chaplains (working under USN Chief of Chaplains)	Rear Admiral Carey H. Cash(Chaplain of the United States Marine Corps, and Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the U.S. Navy) Captain Jennifer Bowden (Chaplain of the United States Coast Guard) Chaplain (Major General) Trent C. Davis (Chaplain of the United States Space Force)

Armed Forces Chaplains Board
Chiefs of Chaplains	CH(MG)William Green Jr. (USA Chief of Chaplains) RADM Gregory N. Todd (USN Chief of Chaplains) CH(Maj Gen) Trent C. Davis (USAF Chief of Chaplains)
Deputy Chiefs of Chaplains	CH(BG) Jack Stumme (USA Deputy Chief of Chaplains) RDML Carey Cash (USN Deputy Chief of Chaplains/Chaplain of the USMC) CH(Brig Gen) David W. Kelley (USAF Deputy Chief of Chaplains)

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