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U.S. Transportation Command leadership From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of all commanders, deputy commanders, senior enlisted leaders, and chiefs of staff of the United States Transportation Command.
Commander of the United States Transportation Command | |
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United States Department of Defense | |
Type | Unified combatant commander |
Abbreviation | CDRUSTRANSCOM[7] |
Reports to | President of the United States Secretary of Defense |
Seat | Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, U.S. |
Nominator | Secretary of Defense |
Appointer | The President with Senate advice and consent |
Term length | 2–3 years (approx.) |
Constituting instrument | 10 U.S.C. § 164 |
Formation | 1 July 1987 |
First holder | Duane H. Cassidy |
Deputy | Deputy Commander, United States Transportation Command |
No. | Commander | Term | Service branch | |||
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Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | ||
1 | Duane H. Cassidy (1933–2016) | General1 July 1987 | 21 September 1989 | 2 years, 82 days | U.S. Air Force | |
2 | Hansford T. Johnson (born 1936) | General22 September 1989 | 24 August 1992 | 2 years, 337 days | U.S. Air Force | |
3 | Ronald Fogleman (born 1942) | General25 August 1992 | 17 October 1994 | 2 years, 53 days | U.S. Air Force | |
4 | Robert L. Rutherford (1938–2013) | General18 October 1994 | 14 July 1996 | 1 year, 270 days | U.S. Air Force | |
5 | Walter Kross (born 1942) | General15 July 1996 | 2 August 1998 | 2 years, 18 days | U.S. Air Force | |
6 | Charles T. Robertson Jr. (born 1946) | General3 August 1998 | 5 November 2001 | 3 years, 94 days | U.S. Air Force | |
7 | John W. Handy (born 1944) | General5 November 2001 | 7 September 2005 | 3 years, 306 days | U.S. Air Force | |
8 | Norton A. Schwartz (born 1951) | General7 September 2005 | 11 August 2008 | 2 years, 339 days | U.S. Air Force | |
– | Ann E. Rondeau (born 1951) Acting | Vice Admiral12 August 2008 | 5 September 2008 | 23 days | U.S. Navy | |
9 | Duncan McNabb (born 1952) | General5 September 2008 | 14 October 2011 | 3 years, 39 days | U.S. Air Force | |
10 | William M. Fraser III (born 1952) | General14 October 2011 | 5 May 2014 | 2 years, 203 days | U.S. Air Force | |
11 | Paul J. Selva (born 1958) | General5 May 2014 | 31 July 2015 | 1 year, 87 days | U.S. Air Force | |
– | William A. Brown (born 1960) Acting | Vice Admiral31 July 2015 | 26 August 2015 | 26 days | U.S. Navy | |
12 | Darren W. McDew (born 1960) | General26 August 2015 | 28 August 2018 | 3 years, 2 days | U.S. Air Force | |
13 | Stephen R. Lyons | General24 August 2018 | 15 October 2021 | 3 years, 52 days | U.S. Army | |
14 | Jacqueline Van Ovost (born 1965) | General15 October 2021 | Incumbent | 2 years, 325 days | U.S. Air Force |
No. | Deputy Commander | Term | Service branch | |||
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Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | ||
1 | Albert J. Herberger (1931–2022) | Vice AdmiralSeptember 1987 | February 1990 | ~2 years, 153 days | U.S. Navy | |
2 | Paul D. Butcher (born c. 1931) | Vice AdmiralFebruary 1990 | March 1991 | ~1 year, 28 days | U.S. Navy | |
3 | James D. Starling (born 1936) | Lieutenant General17 June 1991 | 30 August 1993 | 2 years, 74 days | U.S. Army | |
4 | Kenneth R. Wykle (born 1941) | Lieutenant General30 August 1993 | September 1995 | ~2 years, 16 days | U.S. Army | |
5 | Hubert G. Smith (born c. 1940) | Lieutenant GeneralSeptember 1995 | August 1997 | ~1 year, 334 days | U.S. Army | |
6 | Roger G. Thompson Jr. | Lieutenant GeneralAugust 1997 | October 1999 | ~2 years, 61 days | U.S. Army | |
7 | Daniel G. Brown | Lieutenant GeneralOctober 1999 | 29 August 2002 | ~2 years, 318 days | U.S. Army | |
8 | Gary H. Hughey (born c. 1948) | Lieutenant General29 August 2002 | 18 November 2004 | 2 years, 81 days | U.S. Marine Corps | |
9 | Robert T. Dail (born 1953) | Lieutenant General18 November 2004 | August 2006 | ~1 year, 270 days | U.S. Army | |
10 | Ann E. Rondeau (born 1951) | Vice AdmiralDecember 2006 | June 2009 | ~2 years, 182 days | U.S. Navy | |
11 | Mark D. Harnitchek (born 1955) | Vice AdmiralJune 2009 | August 2011 | ~2 years, 61 days | U.S. Navy | |
12 | Kathleen M. Gainey (born 1956) | Lieutenant GeneralAugust 2011 | 13 October 2013 | ~2 years, 59 days | U.S. Army | |
13 | William A. Brown (born 1958) | Vice Admiral13 October 2013 | 24 August 2015 | 1 year, 315 days | U.S. Navy | |
14 | Stephen R. Lyons (born 1961) | Lieutenant General24 August 2015 | August 2017 | ~1 year, 356 days | U.S. Army | |
15 | John J. Broadmeadow (born c. 1961) | Lieutenant GeneralAugust 2017 | 2 July 2019 | ~1 year, 321 days | U.S. Marine Corps | |
16 | Dee Mewbourne (born 1961) | Vice Admiral2 July 2019 | 29 July 2022 | 3 years, 27 days | U.S. Navy | |
17 | John P. Sullivan (born c. 1966) | Lieutenant General29 July 2022 | 18 July 2024 | 1 year, 355 days | U.S. Army | |
18 | Jered Helwig | Lieutenant General18 July 2024[8] | Incumbent | 48 days | U.S. Army |
No. | Senior enlisted leader | Term | Service branch | |||
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Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | ||
1 | Chief Master Sergeant Kenneth J. McQuiston | 21 February 2006 | 12 November 2009 | 3 years, 264 days | U.S. Air Force | |
2 | Command Sergeant Major Tomás R. Hawkins | 10 December 2009 | 10 November 2011 | 1 year, 335 days | U.S. Army | |
3 | Chief Master Sergeant Martin S. Klukas | 10 November 2011 | 28 March 2014 | 2 years, 138 days | U.S. Air Force | |
4 | Chief Master Sergeant William W. Turner | 28 March 2014 | 10 May 2016 | 2 years, 43 days | U.S. Air Force | |
5 | Chief Master Sergeant Matthew M. Caruso | 10 May 2016 | 1 November 2018 | 2 years, 175 days | U.S. Air Force | |
6 | Chief Master Sergeant Jason L. France | 1 November 2018 | 30 March 2021 | 2 years, 149 days | U.S. Air Force | |
7 | Fleet Master Chief Donald O. Myrick[10] | 30 March 2021 | 6 July 2023 | 2 years, 98 days | U.S. Navy | |
8 | Chief Master Sergeant Brian P. Kruzelnick[12] | 6 July 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 60 days | U.S. Air Force |
No. | Chief of Staff | Term | Service branch | |||
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Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | ||
1 | Major General Carlos D. Pair (1949–2022) | 19 June 2000 | December 2005 | ~5 years, 179 days | U.S. Army | |
3 | Major General William H. Johnson | 18 January 2006 | 13 August 2010 | ~4 years, 210 days | U.S. Army | |
4 | Major General Gregory E. Couch (born c. 1957) | August 2010 | 31 March 2014 | ~3 years, 228 days | U.S. Army | |
5 | Major General David G. Clarkson (born c. 1960) | 31 March 2014 | 22 February 2017 | 2 years, 328 days | U.S. Army | |
6 | Major General John C. Flournoy Jr. (born c. 1964) | 22 February 2017 | 7 June 2019 | 2 years, 105 days | U.S. Air Force | |
7 | Major General Deborah Kotulich (born c. 1968) | 7 June 2019 | May 2021 | ~1 year, 334 days | U.S. Army | |
8 | Major General Vincent B. Barker (born c. 1964) | May 2021 | 19 May 2023 | ~2 years, 4 days | U.S. Army | |
9 | Major General Susan E. Henderson (born c. 1967) | 19 May 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 108 days | U.S. Army |
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