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Philippine Department Air Force)<br />(83 years, 6 months)<sup id="cite_ref-af.mil_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-af.mil-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a 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<span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_War.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_War.png/23px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_War.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_War.png/35px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_War.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_War.png/46px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_War.png 2x" data-file-width="2383" data-file-height="2358" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a> (<span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US_Army_Air_Corps_Hap_Arnold_Wings.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img 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class="infobox-data">Provide combat-ready air forces for <a href="/wiki/United_States_Indo-Pacific_Command" title="United States Indo-Pacific Command">U.S. Indo-Pacific Command</a> and <a href="/wiki/U.S._Forces_Japan" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Forces Japan">U.S. Forces Japan</a>, along with serving as the <a href="/wiki/Joint_Force_Air_Component_Commander" title="Joint Force Air Component Commander">air component</a> for <a href="/wiki/U.S._Forces_Japan" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Forces Japan">U.S. Forces Japan</a><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Part of</th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Pacific_Air_Forces.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Pacific_Air_Forces.png/23px-Pacific_Air_Forces.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Pacific_Air_Forces.png/35px-Pacific_Air_Forces.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Pacific_Air_Forces.png/46px-Pacific_Air_Forces.png 2x" data-file-width="2341" data-file-height="2321" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Air_Forces" title="Pacific Air Forces">Pacific Air Forces</a><br /> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US_Indo-Pacific_Command_Seal.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/US_Indo-Pacific_Command_Seal.svg/23px-US_Indo-Pacific_Command_Seal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/US_Indo-Pacific_Command_Seal.svg/35px-US_Indo-Pacific_Command_Seal.svg.png 1.5x, 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scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Yokota_Air_Base" title="Yokota Air Base">Yokota Air Base</a>, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Engagements</th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="collapsible-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: left;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold; background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"><div><i>See list</i></div></div> <ul class="mw-collapsible-content" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin-left: 0;"><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Streamer_APC.PNG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Streamer_APC.PNG/200px-Streamer_APC.PNG" decoding="async" width="200" height="14" class="mw-file-element" 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href="https://www.5af.pacaf.af.mil/">www<wbr />.5af<wbr />.pacaf<wbr />.af<wbr />.mil</a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Commanders</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Commander</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general_(United_States)" title="Lieutenant general (United States)">Lt Gen</a> <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Jost" title="Stephen Jost">Stephen F. Jost</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Deputy Commander</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Colonel_(United_States)" title="Colonel (United States)">Col</a> <a href="/w/index.php?title=John_M._Schutte&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John M. Schutte (page does not exist)">John M. Schutte</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Command Chief</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Command_chief_master_sergeant" class="mw-redirect" title="Command chief master sergeant">CMSgt</a> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Shaun_E._Campbell&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Shaun E. Campbell (page does not exist)">Shaun E. Campbell</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Notable<br />commanders</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/George_Kenney" title="George Kenney">George Kenney</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Earle_E._Partridge" title="Earle E. Partridge">Earle E. Partridge</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Samuel_E._Anderson" title="Samuel E. Anderson">Samuel E. Anderson</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Richard_Myers" title="Richard Myers">Richard Myers</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Military unit</div> <p>The <b>Fifth Air Force</b> (<b>5 AF</b>) is a <a href="/wiki/Numbered_Air_Force" title="Numbered Air Force">Numbered Air Force</a> of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a> <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Air_Forces" title="Pacific Air Forces">Pacific Air Forces</a> (PACAF). It is headquartered at <a href="/wiki/Yokota_Air_Base" title="Yokota Air Base">Yokota Air Base</a>, Japan. It is the U.S. Air Force's oldest continuously serving Numbered Air Force. The organization has provided 80 years of continuous air power to the Pacific since its establishment in September 1941.<sup id="cite_ref-factsheet_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-factsheet-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Fifth Air Force is the Headquarters Pacific Air Forces forward element in Japan, and maximizes partnership capabilities and promotes bilateral defense cooperation. In addition, 5 AF is the air component to <a href="/wiki/United_States_Forces_Japan" title="United States Forces Japan">United States Forces Japan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-factsheet_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-factsheet-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Its mission is three-fold. First, it plans, conducts, controls, and coordinates air operations assigned by the PACAF Commander. Fifth Air Force maintains a level of readiness necessary for successful completion of directed military operations. And last, but certainly not least, Fifth Air Force assists in the mutual defense of Japan and enhances regional stability by planning, exercising, and executing joint air operations in partnership with Japan. To achieve this mission, Fifth Air Force maintains its deterrent force posture to protect both U.S. and Japanese interests, and conducts appropriate air operations should deterrence fail.<sup id="cite_ref-factsheet_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-factsheet-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Fifth Air Force is commanded by Lieutenant General <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Jost" title="Stephen Jost">Stephen Jost</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fifth_Air_Force&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Air_Forces_in_Australia" title="United States Army Air Forces in Australia">United States Army Air Forces in Australia</a></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Fifth_Air_Force_-_Emblem_(World_War_II).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Fifth_Air_Force_-_Emblem_%28World_War_II%29.svg/100px-Fifth_Air_Force_-_Emblem_%28World_War_II%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Fifth_Air_Force_-_Emblem_%28World_War_II%29.svg/150px-Fifth_Air_Force_-_Emblem_%28World_War_II%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Fifth_Air_Force_-_Emblem_%28World_War_II%29.svg/200px-Fifth_Air_Force_-_Emblem_%28World_War_II%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="723" data-file-height="726" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <p>Fourteen <a href="/wiki/Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress" title="Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress">Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses</a> that survived the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_the_Philippines_(1941-42)" class="mw-redirect" title="Battle of the Philippines (1941-42)">Battle of the Philippines</a> left Mindanao for <a href="/wiki/Darwin,_Australia" class="mw-redirect" title="Darwin, Australia">Darwin, Australia</a>, between 17 and 20 December 1941, the only aircraft of the <a href="/wiki/Far_East_Air_Force_(United_States)" title="Far East Air Force (United States)">Far East Air Force</a> to escape. After its evacuation from the Philippines on 24 December 1941, FEAF headquarters moved to Australia and was reorganized and redesignated <b>5 Air Force</b> on 5 February 1942, with most of its combat aircraft based on fields on Java. It seemed at the time that the Japanese were advancing just about everywhere. The remaining heavy bombers of the 19th Bombardment Group, based at <a href="/wiki/Malang" title="Malang">Malang</a> on Java, flew missions against the Japanese in an attempt to stop their advance. They were joined in January and February, two or three at a time, by 37 B-17Es and 12 <a href="/wiki/B-24_Liberator" class="mw-redirect" title="B-24 Liberator">LB-30s</a> of the <a href="/wiki/7th_Bomb_Wing" title="7th Bomb Wing">7th Bombardment Group</a>. The small force of bombers, never numbering more than 20 operational at any time, could do little to prevent the invasion of the Netherlands East Indies, launching valiant but futile attacks against the masses of Japanese shipping, with six lost in combat, six in accidents, and 26 destroyed on the ground. </p><p>The 7th Bombardment Group was withdrawn to India in March 1942, leaving the 19th to carry on as the only B-17 Fortress-equipped group in the South Pacific. About this time it was decided that replacement B-17s would not be sent to the southwest Pacific, but be sent exclusively to the <a href="/wiki/Eighth_Air_Force" title="Eighth Air Force">Eighth Air Force</a> which was building up in England. By May, Fifth Air Force's surviving personnel and aircraft were detached to other commands and the headquarters remained unmanned for several months, but elements played a small part in the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea" title="Battle of the Coral Sea">Battle of the Coral Sea</a> (7–8 May 1942) when the 435th Bomb Squadron of the 19th Bomb Group saw the Japanese fleet gathering in <a href="/wiki/Rabaul" title="Rabaul">Rabaul</a> area nearly two weeks before the battle actually took place. Because of the reconnaissance activity of the 435th Bomb Squadron, the US Navy was prepared to cope adequately with the situation. The squadron was commended by the US Navy for its valuable assistance not only for its excellent reconnaissance work but for the part played in the battle. </p><p>Headquarters <b>Fifth Air Force</b> was re-staffed at <a href="/wiki/Brisbane" title="Brisbane">Brisbane</a>, Australia on 18 September 1942 and placed under the command of Major General <a href="/wiki/George_Kenney" title="George Kenney">George Kenney</a>. <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Air_Forces" title="United States Army Air Forces">United States Army Air Forces</a> units in Australia, including Fifth Air Force, were eventually reinforced and re-organised following their initial defeats in the Philippines and the East Indies. At the time that Kenney had arrived, Fifth Air Force was equipped with three fighter groups and five bombardment groups. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break"> <p>Fighter Groups: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/8th_Operations_Group" title="8th Operations Group">8th FG</a> (P-39) Townsville, Australia</li> <li><a href="/wiki/35th_Operations_Group" title="35th Operations Group">35th FG</a> (P-40) Port Moresby, New Guinea</li> <li><a href="/wiki/49th_Operations_Group" title="49th Operations Group">49th FG</a> (P-40) Darwin, Australia</li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break"> <p>Bomber Groups: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/3d_Operations_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="3d Operations Group">3rd BG</a> (B-25, A-20, & A-24) Charters Towers, Australia</li> <li><a href="/wiki/19th_Operations_Group" title="19th Operations Group">19th BG</a> (Non-Operational. Battle scarred from Philippines & Java) Mareeba, Australia</li> <li><a href="/wiki/22d_Operations_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="22d Operations Group">22nd BG</a> (B-26) Woodstock, Australia</li> <li><a href="/wiki/38th_Bombardment_Group" title="38th Bombardment Group">38th BG</a> (B-25) Charters Towers, Australia</li> <li>43rd BG (B-17 until 1943; B-24 1943–1945) Port Moresby, New Guinea</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p>In addition, Fifth Air Force controlled two transport squadrons and one photographic squadron comprising 1,602 officers and 18,116 men. </p><p>Kenney was later appointed commander of Allied air forces in the <a href="/wiki/South_West_Pacific_Area" title="South West Pacific Area">South West Pacific Area</a>, reporting directly to <a href="/wiki/General_Douglas_MacArthur" class="mw-redirect" title="General Douglas MacArthur">General Douglas MacArthur</a>. Under Kenney's leadership, the Fifth Air Force and <a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Air_Force" title="Royal Australian Air Force">Royal Australian Air Force</a> provided the aerial spearhead for MacArthur's island hopping campaign. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="US_Far_East_Air_Forces">US Far East Air Forces</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fifth_Air_Force&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: US Far East Air Forces"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Feaf.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Feaf.gif/100px-Feaf.gif" decoding="async" width="100" height="86" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Feaf.gif/150px-Feaf.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Feaf.gif/200px-Feaf.gif 2x" data-file-width="214" data-file-height="183" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <p>On 4 November 1942, the Fifth Air Force commenced sustained action against the Japanese in Papua New Guinea and was a key component of the <a href="/wiki/New_Guinea_campaign" title="New Guinea campaign">New Guinea campaign</a> (1942–1945). Fifth Air Force engaged the Japanese again in the <a href="/wiki/Philippines_campaign_(1944%E2%80%9345)" class="mw-redirect" title="Philippines campaign (1944–45)">Philippines campaign (1944–45)</a> as well as in the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Okinawa" title="Battle of Okinawa">Battle of Okinawa</a> (1945). </p><p>Fifth Air Force along with <a href="/wiki/Thirteenth_Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Thirteenth Air Force">Thirteenth Air Force</a> in the Central Pacific and <a href="/wiki/Seventh_Air_Force" title="Seventh Air Force">Seventh Air Force</a> in Hawaii were assigned to the newly created <b><a href="/wiki/PACAF" class="mw-redirect" title="PACAF">United States Far East Air Forces</a></b> (FEAF) on 3 August 1944. FEAF was subordinate to the U.S. Army Forces Far East and served as the headquarters of Allied Air Forces Southwest Pacific Area. By 1945, the three numbered air forces were supporting operations throughout the Pacific. FEAF was the functional equivalent in the Pacific of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Strategic_Air_Forces" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Strategic Air Forces">United States Strategic Air Forces</a> (USSTAF) in the <a href="/wiki/European_Theater_of_Operations" class="mw-redirect" title="European Theater of Operations">European Theater of Operations</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Order_of_battle,_1945"><span id="Order_of_battle.2C_1945"></span>Order of battle, 1945</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fifth_Air_Force&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Order of battle, 1945"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Fifth_U.S._Air_Force_Zones_of_Responsibility,_1945-1947.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Fifth_U.S._Air_Force_Zones_of_Responsibility%2C_1945-1947.jpg/220px-Fifth_U.S._Air_Force_Zones_of_Responsibility%2C_1945-1947.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="311" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Fifth_U.S._Air_Force_Zones_of_Responsibility%2C_1945-1947.jpg/330px-Fifth_U.S._Air_Force_Zones_of_Responsibility%2C_1945-1947.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Fifth_U.S._Air_Force_Zones_of_Responsibility%2C_1945-1947.jpg/440px-Fifth_U.S._Air_Force_Zones_of_Responsibility%2C_1945-1947.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1411" data-file-height="1997" /></a><figcaption>Fifth U.S. Air Force Zones of Responsibility, 1945–1947</figcaption></figure> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>V Fighter Command </th> <th>Night Fighter Units </th> <th>V Bomber Command </th> <th>Photo Reconnaissance </th> <th>54th Troop Carrier Wing </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/353d_Special_Operations_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="353d Special Operations Group">3d ACG</a> (<a href="/wiki/P-51" class="mw-redirect" title="P-51">P-51</a>, <a href="/wiki/C-47" class="mw-redirect" title="C-47">C-47</a>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/418th_Night_Fighter_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="418th Night Fighter Squadron">418th NFS</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/3d_Operations_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="3d Operations Group">3d BG (L)</a> (<a href="/wiki/B-25_Mitchell" class="mw-redirect" title="B-25 Mitchell">B-25</a>, <a href="/wiki/Douglas_DB-7" class="mw-redirect" title="Douglas DB-7">A-20</a>) </td> <td>6th RG (<a href="/wiki/F-5_Lightning" class="mw-redirect" title="F-5 Lightning">F-5</a>, <a href="/wiki/F-7_Liberator" class="mw-redirect" title="F-7 Liberator">F-7</a>) </td> <td>2d CCG </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/8th_Operations_Group" title="8th Operations Group">8th FG</a> (<a href="/wiki/P-40" class="mw-redirect" title="P-40">P-40</a>, <a href="/wiki/P-38_Lightning" class="mw-redirect" title="P-38 Lightning">P-38</a>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/421st_Fighter_Squadron" title="421st Fighter Squadron">421st NFS</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/22nd_Bomb_Group_(Red_Raiders)_5th_Army_Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="22nd Bomb Group (Red Raiders) 5th Army Air Force">22d BG</a> (M/H) (<a href="/wiki/B-26_Marauder" class="mw-redirect" title="B-26 Marauder">B-26</a> – <a href="/wiki/B-24_Liberator" class="mw-redirect" title="B-24 Liberator">B-24</a>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/71st_Reconnaissance_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="71st Reconnaissance Group">71st RG</a> (<a href="/wiki/B-25_Mitchell" class="mw-redirect" title="B-25 Mitchell">B-25</a>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/317th_Tactical_Airlift_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="317th Tactical Airlift Group">317th TCG</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/35th_Fighter_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="35th Fighter Group">35th FG</a> (<a href="/wiki/P-47_Thunderbolt" class="mw-redirect" title="P-47 Thunderbolt">P-47</a>, <a href="/wiki/P-51_Mustang" class="mw-redirect" title="P-51 Mustang">P-51</a>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/547th_Night_Fighter_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="547th Night Fighter Squadron">547th NFS</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/38th_Combat_Support_Wing" title="38th Combat Support Wing">38th BG</a> (M) (<a href="/wiki/B-25_Mitchell" class="mw-redirect" title="B-25 Mitchell">B-25</a>) </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/374th_Airlift_Wing" title="374th Airlift Wing">374th TCG</a> (1943 only) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/49th_Operations_Group" title="49th Operations Group">49th FG</a> (P-40, <a href="/wiki/P-47_Thunderbolt" class="mw-redirect" title="P-47 Thunderbolt">P-47</a>, <a href="/wiki/P-38_Lightning" class="mw-redirect" title="P-38 Lightning">P-38</a>) </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/43d_Operations_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="43d Operations Group">43d BG (H)</a> (<a href="/wiki/B-24_Liberator" class="mw-redirect" title="B-24 Liberator">B-24</a>) </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/375th_Operations_Group" title="375th Operations Group">375th TCG</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/58th_Fighter_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="58th Fighter Group">58th FG</a> (P-47) </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/90th_Operations_Group" title="90th Operations Group">90th BG</a> (H) (<a href="/wiki/B-24_Liberator" class="mw-redirect" title="B-24 Liberator">B-24</a>) </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/433rd_Operations_Group" title="433rd Operations Group">433d TCG</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/348th_Fighter_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="348th Fighter Group">348th FG</a> (<a href="/wiki/P-47_Thunderbolt" class="mw-redirect" title="P-47 Thunderbolt">P-47</a>, <a href="/wiki/P-51_Mustang" class="mw-redirect" title="P-51 Mustang">P-51</a>) </td> <td> </td> <td>312th BG (L) (<a href="/wiki/Douglas_DB-7" class="mw-redirect" title="Douglas DB-7">A-20</a>) </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/475th_Fighter_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="475th Fighter Group">475th FG</a> (<a href="/wiki/P-38_Lightning" class="mw-redirect" title="P-38 Lightning">P-38</a>) </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/345th_Bomb_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="345th Bomb Group">345th BG (M)</a> (<a href="/wiki/B-25_Mitchell" class="mw-redirect" title="B-25 Mitchell">B-25</a>) </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/380th_Bomb_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="380th Bomb Group">380th BG (H)</a> (<a href="/wiki/B-24_Liberator" class="mw-redirect" title="B-24 Liberator">B-24</a>) </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>417th BG (L) (<a href="/wiki/Douglas_DB-7" class="mw-redirect" title="Douglas DB-7">A-20</a>) </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><small>LEGEND: ACG – Air Commando Group, FG – Fighter Group, NFS – Night Fighter Squadron, BG (L) – Light Bomb Group, BG (M) – Medium Bomb Group, BG (H) – Heavy Bomb Group, RG – Reconnaissance Group, CCG – Combat Cargo Group, TCG – Troop Carrier Group </small> </p><p>When the war ended, Fifth Air Force had an unmatched record of 3,445 aerial victories, led by the nation's two top fighter aces Major <a href="/wiki/Richard_Bong" title="Richard Bong">Richard Bong</a> and Major <a href="/wiki/Thomas_McGuire" title="Thomas McGuire">Thomas McGuire</a>, with 40 and 38 confirmed victories respectively, and two of Fifth Air Force's ten Medal of Honor recipients. </p><p>Shortly after World War II ended in August, Fifth Air Force relocated to <a href="/wiki/Iruma_Air_Base" title="Iruma Air Base">Irumagawa Air Base</a>, Japan, about 25 September 1945 as part of the <a href="/wiki/Occupied_Japan" class="mw-redirect" title="Occupied Japan">Allied occupation forces</a>. The command remained in Japan until 1 December 1950 performing occupation duties. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Korean_War">Korean War</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fifth_Air_Force&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Korean War"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/USAF_Units_and_Aircraft_of_the_Korean_War" class="mw-redirect" title="USAF Units and Aircraft of the Korean War">USAF Units and Aircraft of the Korean War</a></div><p>  </p><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:FIFTH_AIR_FORCE,_KOREA-With_a_photograph_of_a_Communist_gun_position_in_front_of_him,_Sgt._James_E._Kindseth_moves..._-_NARA_-_542277_-_restored.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/FIFTH_AIR_FORCE%2C_KOREA-With_a_photograph_of_a_Communist_gun_position_in_front_of_him%2C_Sgt._James_E._Kindseth_moves..._-_NARA_-_542277_-_restored.jpg/220px-FIFTH_AIR_FORCE%2C_KOREA-With_a_photograph_of_a_Communist_gun_position_in_front_of_him%2C_Sgt._James_E._Kindseth_moves..._-_NARA_-_542277_-_restored.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="173" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/FIFTH_AIR_FORCE%2C_KOREA-With_a_photograph_of_a_Communist_gun_position_in_front_of_him%2C_Sgt._James_E._Kindseth_moves..._-_NARA_-_542277_-_restored.jpg/330px-FIFTH_AIR_FORCE%2C_KOREA-With_a_photograph_of_a_Communist_gun_position_in_front_of_him%2C_Sgt._James_E._Kindseth_moves..._-_NARA_-_542277_-_restored.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/FIFTH_AIR_FORCE%2C_KOREA-With_a_photograph_of_a_Communist_gun_position_in_front_of_him%2C_Sgt._James_E._Kindseth_moves..._-_NARA_-_542277_-_restored.jpg/440px-FIFTH_AIR_FORCE%2C_KOREA-With_a_photograph_of_a_Communist_gun_position_in_front_of_him%2C_Sgt._James_E._Kindseth_moves..._-_NARA_-_542277_-_restored.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2919" data-file-height="2289" /></a><figcaption>Fifth Air Force photographic analyst elucidates the location of enemy <a href="/wiki/Flak" class="mw-redirect" title="Flak">flak</a> batteries to plan fighter-bomber attacks, 1952</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:F-86-4fiw.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/F-86-4fiw.jpg/220px-F-86-4fiw.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="137" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/F-86-4fiw.jpg/330px-F-86-4fiw.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/F-86-4fiw.jpg/440px-F-86-4fiw.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="374" /></a><figcaption>North American F-86F-25-NH Sabres of the 4th FIW over Korea. Serial 52-5346 identifiable</figcaption></figure> <p>In 1950, Fifth Air Force was called upon again, becoming the main <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Command" title="United Nations Command">United Nations Command</a> combat air command during the <a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean War</a>, and assisted in bringing about the <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Korean_Armistice_Agreement" class="extiw" title="s:Korean Armistice Agreement">Korean Armistice Agreement</a> that formally ended the war in 1953. </p><p>In the early morning hours of 25 June, North Korea launched a sudden, all-out attack against the south. Reacting quickly to the invasion, Fifth Air Force units provided air cover over the skies of <a href="/wiki/Seoul" title="Seoul">Seoul</a>. The command transferred to Seoul on 1 December 1950, remaining in South Korea until 1 September 1954. </p><p>In this first Jet War, units assigned to the Fifth Air Force racked up an unprecedented 14.5 to 1 victory ratio. By the time the truce was signed in 1953, Fifth Air Force had flown over 625,000 missions, downing 953 North Korean and Chinese aircraft, while close air support accounted for 47 percent of all enemy troop casualties. </p><p>Thirty-eight fighter pilots were identified as aces, including <a href="/wiki/James_Jabara" title="James Jabara">Lieutenant Colonel James Jabara</a>, America's first jet ace; and <a href="/wiki/Joseph_C._McConnell" title="Joseph C. McConnell">Captain Joseph McConnell</a>, the leading Korean War ace with 16 confirmed victories. Additionally, four <a href="/wiki/Medal_of_Honor" title="Medal of Honor">Medals of Honor</a> were awarded to Fifth Air Force members. One other pilot of note was <a href="/wiki/John_Glenn" title="John Glenn">Marine Major John Glenn</a>, who flew for Fifth Air Force as part of an exchange program. </p><p>With the end of combat in Korea, Fifth Air Force returned to normal peacetime readiness Japan in 1954. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cold_War">Cold War</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fifth_Air_Force&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Cold War"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Fifth Air Force played a critical role in establishing the <a href="/wiki/Japan_Air_Self-Defense_Force" title="Japan Air Self-Defense Force">Japan Air Self-Defense Force</a> as well as the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Korea_Air_Force" title="Republic of Korea Air Force">Republic of Korea Air Force</a>. These and other peacetime efforts lasted a decade before the <a href="/wiki/Gulf_of_Tonkin" title="Gulf of Tonkin">Gulf of Tonkin</a> Crisis led to the start of the <a href="/wiki/Vietnam_War" title="Vietnam War">Vietnam War</a>. </p><p>The Fifth Air Force furnished aircraft, aircrews, Support personnel, and supplies throughout the eight years of combat operations in <a href="/wiki/South_Vietnam" title="South Vietnam">South Vietnam</a> and Laos. Since 1972, the command has played active or supporting roles in a variety of issues ranging from being first on the scene at the <a href="/wiki/Korean_Air_Lines_Flight_007" title="Korean Air Lines Flight 007">Korean Air Lines Flight 007</a> shoot down in 1983 to deploying personnel and supplies for the <a href="/wiki/Gulf_War" title="Gulf War">Persian Gulf War</a> in 1990. </p><p>During this time, the size of Fifth Air Force changed as well. With the activation of <a href="/wiki/Seventh_Air_Force" title="Seventh Air Force">Seventh Air Force</a> in 1986, fifth left the Korean Peninsula and focused its energy on continuing the growing bilateral relationship with Japan. </p><p>The Fifth Air force has responded to natural disasters in Japan and abroad, including the <a href="/wiki/Great_Hanshin_earthquake" title="Great Hanshin earthquake">Great Hanshin earthquake</a> in 1995 and <a href="/wiki/Super_Typhoon_Paka" class="mw-redirect" title="Super Typhoon Paka">Super Typhoon Paka</a> in Guam in 1997. Fifth Air Force has reached out to provide assistance to victims of floods, typhoons, volcanoes, and earthquakes throughout the region. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/432d_Tactical_Fighter_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="432d Tactical Fighter Wing">432d Tactical Fighter Wing</a> flew F-16s from Misawa Air Base from July 1, 1984 – October 31, 1994. On the inactivation of the wing, its personnel, aircraft, and other assets were used to reform the <a href="/wiki/35th_Fighter_Wing" title="35th Fighter Wing">35th Fighter Wing</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Present_Day">Present Day</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fifth_Air_Force&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Present Day"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In late 2024, according to the organization's website, major components include the <a href="/wiki/18th_Wing" title="18th Wing">18th Wing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kadena_Air_Base" title="Kadena Air Base">Kadena Air Base</a>, <a href="/wiki/Okinawa_Prefecture" title="Okinawa Prefecture">Okinawa Prefecture</a>, Japan; the 35th Fighter Wing at Misawa Air Base, and the 374th Airlift Wing at Yokota Air Base.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kadena AB hosts the 18th Wing, the largest combat wing in the USAF. The Wing includes F-15 fighters, <a href="/wiki/Boeing_KC-135" class="mw-redirect" title="Boeing KC-135">Boeing KC-135</a> aerial refuelling aircraft, E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft, and HH-60G Pave Hawk rescue helicopters, and represents a major combat presence and capability in the Western Pacific. The <a href="/wiki/35th_Fighter_Wing" title="35th Fighter Wing">35th Fighter Wing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Misawa_Air_Base" title="Misawa Air Base">Misawa Air Base</a>, Japan, includes two squadrons equipped with the Block 50 F-16 variant, dedicated to the <a href="/wiki/Suppression_of_enemy_air_defenses" class="mw-redirect" title="Suppression of enemy air defenses">suppression of enemy air defenses</a>. The final formation is the <a href="/wiki/374th_Airlift_Wing" title="374th Airlift Wing">374th Airlift Wing</a>, at <a href="/wiki/Yokota_Air_Base" title="Yokota Air Base">Yokota Air Base</a>, Japan. </p><p>According to a 2017 study by two US Navy commanders, in case of a surprise Chinese ballistic missile attack against airbases in Japan, more than 200 U.S. aircraft would be trapped or destroyed on the ground in the first hours of the conflict.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Lineage,_assignments,_stations,_and_components"><span id="Lineage.2C_assignments.2C_stations.2C_and_components"></span>Lineage, assignments, stations, and components</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fifth_Air_Force&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Lineage, assignments, stations, and components"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Lineage">Lineage</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fifth_Air_Force&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Lineage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Established as <b>Philippine Department Air Force</b> on 16 August 1941</li></ul> <dl><dd>Activated on 20 September 1941</dd> <dd>Redesignated: <b><a href="/wiki/Far_East_Air_Force_(United_States)" title="Far East Air Force (United States)">Far East Air Force</a></b> on 16 November 1941</dd> <dd>Redesignated: <b>5 Air Force</b> on 5 February 1942</dd> <dd>Redesignated: <b>Fifth Air Force</b>* on 18 September 1942.</dd></dl> <p>Fifth Air Force is not to be confused with a second "Fifth" air force created as a temporary establishment to handle combat operations after the outbreak of hostilities on 25 June 1950, in Korea. This numbered air force was established as <b>Fifth Air Force, Advance</b>, and organized at Itazuki AB, Japan, assigned to Fifth Air Force, on 14 July 1950. It moved to Taegu AB, South Korea, on 24 July 1950, and was redesignated <b>Fifth Air Force in Korea</b> at the same time. After moving, it apparently received command control from U.S. Far East Air Forces. The establishment operated from <a href="/wiki/Pusan" class="mw-redirect" title="Pusan">Pusan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Taegu" class="mw-redirect" title="Taegu">Taegu</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Seoul" title="Seoul">Seoul</a> before being discontinued on 1 December 1950.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2015)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Assignments">Assignments</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fifth_Air_Force&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Assignments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Philippine Department, U.S. Army, 20 September 1941</li> <li>US Forces in Australia (USFIA), 23 December 1941</li></ul> <dl><dd>Redesignated: US Army Forces in Australia (USAFIA), 5 January 1942</dd></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American-British-Dutch-Australian_Command" title="American-British-Dutch-Australian Command">American-British-Dutch-Australian Command</a> (ABDACOM), 23 February 1942</li> <li>Allied Air Force, Southwest Pacific Area (SWPA), 2 November 1942</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Far_East_Air_Forces" class="mw-redirect" title="Far East Air Forces">Far East Air Forces (Provisional)</a>, 15 June 1944</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Far_East_Air_Forces" class="mw-redirect" title="Far East Air Forces">Far East Air Forces</a>, 3 August 1944</li></ul> <dl><dd>Redesignated: Pacific Air Command, United States Army, 6 December 1945</dd> <dd>Redesignated: Far East Air Forces, 1 January 1947</dd> <dd>Redesignated <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Air_Forces" title="Pacific Air Forces">Pacific Air Forces</a>, 1 July 1957—present</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Stations">Stations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fifth_Air_Force&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Stations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break" style="width: 50%;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nichols_Field" title="Nichols Field">Nichols Field</a>, <a href="/wiki/Luzon" title="Luzon">Luzon</a>, 20 September 1941</li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAAF_Base_Darwin" title="RAAF Base Darwin">RAAF Base Darwin</a>, Australia, 31 December 1941</li> <li>Bandoeng, <a href="/wiki/Java" title="Java">Java</a>, 18 January 1942</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080706134606/http://www.macarthurmuseumbrisbane.org/">Brisbane AAB</a>, Australia,c 1 March 1942</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lae_Nadzab_Airport" title="Lae Nadzab Airport">Nadzab Airfield</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Guinea" title="New Guinea">New Guinea</a>, 15 June 1944</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Owi_Airfield" title="Owi Airfield">Owi Airfield</a>, <a href="/wiki/Schouten_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="Schouten Islands">Schouten Islands</a>, <a href="/wiki/Netherlands_East_Indies" class="mw-redirect" title="Netherlands East Indies">Netherlands East Indies</a>, 10 August 1944</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bayug_Airfield" title="Bayug Airfield">Bayug Airfield</a>, <a href="/wiki/Leyte" title="Leyte">Leyte</a>, Philippines, c. 20 November 1944</li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Jose_Airport_(Mindoro)" title="San Jose Airport (Mindoro)">McGuire Field</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mindoro" title="Mindoro">Mindoro</a>, Philippines, January 1945</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clark_Air_Base" title="Clark Air Base">Clark Field</a>, <a href="/wiki/Luzon" title="Luzon">Luzon</a>, Philippines, April 1945</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Motobu_Airfield" title="Motobu Airfield">Hamasaki (Motobu Airfield)</a>, <a href="/wiki/Okinawa_Prefecture" title="Okinawa Prefecture">Okinawa</a>, 4 August 1945</li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break" style="width: 50%;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Iruma_Air_Base" title="Iruma Air Base">Irumagawa AB</a>, Japan, c. 25 September 1945</li> <li>Tokyo, Japan, 13 January 1946</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nagoya" title="Nagoya">Nagoya</a>, Japan, 20 May 1946</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seoul_Air_Base" title="Seoul Air Base">Seoul AB (K-16)</a>, Korea, 1 December 1950</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taegu" class="mw-redirect" title="Taegu">Taegu AB (K-2)</a>, Korea, 22 December 1950</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seoul_Air_Base" title="Seoul Air Base">Seoul AB (K-16)</a>, 15 June 1951</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Osan_AB" class="mw-redirect" title="Osan AB">Osan AB</a>, Korea, 25 January 1954</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nagoya_Airfield" title="Nagoya Airfield">Nagoya AB (later, Nagoya AS; Moriyama AS)</a>, Japan, 1 September 1954</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fuch%C5%AB,_Tokyo" title="Fuchū, Tokyo">Fuchu AS</a>, Japan, 1 July 1957</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yokota_AB" class="mw-redirect" title="Yokota AB">Yokota AB</a>, Japan, 11 November 1974–present</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Major_components">Major components</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fifth_Air_Force&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Major components"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Commands</b> </p> <ul><li>V Air Force Service: 18 June 1943 – 15 June 1944</li> <li>V Air Service Area: 9 January 1944 – 15 June 1944</li> <li><a href="/wiki/V_Bomber_Command" title="V Bomber Command">5 Bomber (later, V Bomber)</a>: 14 November 1941 – 31 May 1946</li> <li><a href="/wiki/V_Fighter_Command" title="V Fighter Command">V Fighter</a>: 25 August 1942 – 31 May 1946</li> <li><a href="/wiki/5th_Interceptor_Command" title="5th Interceptor Command">5 Interceptor</a>: 4 November 1941 – 6 April 1942</li></ul> <dl><dd>Became Army Air Force Infantry unit during <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_the_Philippines_(1941%E2%80%9342)" class="mw-redirect" title="Battle of the Philippines (1941–42)">Battle of the Philippines (1941–42)</a> (20 December 1941 – 9 April 1942)</dd></dl> <ul><li>Far East Air Service (later, 5 Air Force Base; V Air Force Base): 28 October 1941 – 2 November 1942</li></ul> <p><b>Divisions</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/39th_Air_Division" title="39th Air Division">39th Air Division</a>: 1 September 1954 – 15 January 1968</li> <li><a href="/wiki/41st_Air_Division" title="41st Air Division">41st Air Division</a>: 1 September 1954 – 15 January 1968</li> <li><a href="/wiki/43d_Air_Division" title="43d Air Division">43d Air Division</a>: 1 September 1954 – 1 October 1957</li> <li><a href="/wiki/313th_Air_Division" title="313th Air Division">313th Air Division</a>: 1 March 1955 – 1 October 1991</li> <li><a href="/wiki/314th_Air_Division" title="314th Air Division">314th Air Division</a>: 31 May 1946 – 1 March 1950; 1 December 1950 – 18 May 1951; 15 March 1955 – 8 September 1986</li> <li><a href="/wiki/315th_Air_Division" title="315th Air Division">315 Air Division (formerly, 315 Composite Wing)</a>: 1 June 1946 – 1 March 1950.</li></ul> <p><b>Wings</b> (incomplete listing) </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/8th_Fighter_Wing" title="8th Fighter Wing">8th Fighter Wing</a>, later 8th Tactical Fighter Wing, 1950s</li> <li><a href="/wiki/18th_Wing" title="18th Wing">18th Wing</a>: 1 Oct 1991-.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/35th_Fighter_Wing" title="35th Fighter Wing">35th Fighter Wing</a>: 1 Oct 1994-.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/51st_Fighter_Wing" title="51st Fighter Wing">51st Fighter Wing</a>: 1955-September 1986</li> <li><a href="/wiki/374th_Airlift_Wing" title="374th Airlift Wing">374th Airlift Wing</a>: 1 Apr 1992-.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/432d_Tactical_Fighter_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="432d Tactical Fighter Wing">432d Tactical Fighter Wing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Misawa_Air_Base" title="Misawa Air Base">Misawa Air Base</a>, Japan: July 1, 1984 – May 31, 1991; 432d Fighter Wing from June 1, 1991 - October 31, 1994 (wing personnel and assets thereafter used to reactivate 35th Fighter Wing)</li> <li>6100th Support Wing, <a href="/wiki/Tachikawa_Air_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Tachikawa Air Base">Tachikawa Air Base</a>, Japan: "Brigadier General Thomas R. FORD Replaced Col. Lewis B. MENG as commander of 6100th Support Wing effective" 11 June 1962. "6100 Support Wing was Major Air Command control (MAJCON) unit directly subordinate to Headquarters (HQ) 5 Air Force. Contains.. functions of various subordinate elements of 6100 Support Wing (Kanto Base Command)."<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p><b>Groups</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2nd_Combat_Cargo_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="2nd Combat Cargo Group">2nd Combat Cargo Group</a>: October 1944-15 January 1946</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_commanders">List of commanders</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fifth_Air_Force&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: List of commanders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lt._Gen._Rupp_takes_command_of_U.S._military_in_Japan_210827-F-VB704-2259.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Lt._Gen._Rupp_takes_command_of_U.S._military_in_Japan_210827-F-VB704-2259.jpg/220px-Lt._Gen._Rupp_takes_command_of_U.S._military_in_Japan_210827-F-VB704-2259.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Lt._Gen._Rupp_takes_command_of_U.S._military_in_Japan_210827-F-VB704-2259.jpg/330px-Lt._Gen._Rupp_takes_command_of_U.S._military_in_Japan_210827-F-VB704-2259.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Lt._Gen._Rupp_takes_command_of_U.S._military_in_Japan_210827-F-VB704-2259.jpg/440px-Lt._Gen._Rupp_takes_command_of_U.S._military_in_Japan_210827-F-VB704-2259.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3906" data-file-height="2930" /></a><figcaption>Incoming Fifth Air Force commander, Lt. Gen. <a href="/wiki/Ricky_Rupp" title="Ricky Rupp">Ricky Rupp</a> receives the command guidon from Gen. <a href="/wiki/Kenneth_S._Wilsbach" title="Kenneth S. Wilsbach">Kenneth S. Wilsbach</a>, commander of the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Air_Forces" title="Pacific Air Forces">Pacific Air Forces</a>, on 26 August 2021.</figcaption></figure> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th colspan="2">Commander </th> <th colspan="3">Term </th></tr> <tr> <th>Portrait </th> <th>Name </th> <th>Took office </th> <th>Left office </th> <th>Term length </th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Henry_B._Clagett.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Henry B. Clagett"><img alt="Henry B. Clagett" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Henry_B._Clagett.jpg/100px-Henry_B._Clagett.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Henry_B._Clagett.jpg/150px-Henry_B._Clagett.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/08/Henry_B._Clagett.jpg 2x" data-file-width="195" data-file-height="243" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Clagett, Henry B.</span>Brigadier General<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Henry_B._Clagett&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Henry B. Clagett (page does not exist)">Henry B. Clagett</a></b></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">20 September 1941</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">7 October 1941</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7001170000000000000♠"></span>17 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">2</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:General_Brereton.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Lewis H. Brereton"><img alt="Lewis H. Brereton" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/General_Brereton.jpg/100px-General_Brereton.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/General_Brereton.jpg/150px-General_Brereton.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/General_Brereton.jpg/200px-General_Brereton.jpg 2x" data-file-width="974" data-file-height="1214" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Brereton, Lewis H.</span>Major General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Lewis_H._Brereton" title="Lewis H. Brereton">Lewis H. Brereton</a></b></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">7 October 1941</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">24 February 1942</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002140000000000000♠"></span>140 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">3</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lt._Gen._George_C._Kenney.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="George C. Kenney"><img alt="George C. Kenney" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Lt._Gen._George_C._Kenney.jpg/100px-Lt._Gen._George_C._Kenney.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="141" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Lt._Gen._George_C._Kenney.jpg/150px-Lt._Gen._George_C._Kenney.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Lt._Gen._George_C._Kenney.jpg/200px-Lt._Gen._George_C._Kenney.jpg 2x" data-file-width="563" data-file-height="796" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Kenney, George C.</span>Lieutenant General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/George_C._Kenney" class="mw-redirect" title="George C. Kenney">George C. Kenney</a></b></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">3 September 1942</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">15 June 1944</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002651000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 286 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">4</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ennis_Whitehead.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Ennis C. Whitehead"><img alt="Ennis C. Whitehead" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Ennis_Whitehead.jpg/100px-Ennis_Whitehead.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Ennis_Whitehead.jpg/150px-Ennis_Whitehead.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Ennis_Whitehead.jpg/200px-Ennis_Whitehead.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1487" data-file-height="1844" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Lieutenant General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Ennis_C._Whitehead" class="mw-redirect" title="Ennis C. Whitehead">Ennis C. Whitehead</a></b></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">15 June 1944</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">4 October 1945</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002476000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 111 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">5</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lt_Gen_Kenneth_B._Wolfe.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Kenneth B. Wolfe"><img alt="Kenneth B. Wolfe" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Lt_Gen_Kenneth_B._Wolfe.jpg/100px-Lt_Gen_Kenneth_B._Wolfe.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="123" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Lt_Gen_Kenneth_B._Wolfe.jpg/150px-Lt_Gen_Kenneth_B._Wolfe.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Lt_Gen_Kenneth_B._Wolfe.jpg/200px-Lt_Gen_Kenneth_B._Wolfe.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2274" data-file-height="2806" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Major General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Kenneth_B._Wolfe" title="Kenneth B. Wolfe">Kenneth B. Wolfe</a></b></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">4 October 1945</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">16 January 1948</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002834000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 104 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">6</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gen_Thomas_Dresser_White.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Thomas D. White"><img alt="Thomas D. White" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Gen_Thomas_Dresser_White.jpg/100px-Gen_Thomas_Dresser_White.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Gen_Thomas_Dresser_White.jpg/150px-Gen_Thomas_Dresser_White.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Gen_Thomas_Dresser_White.jpg/200px-Gen_Thomas_Dresser_White.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1405" data-file-height="1800" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Major General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Thomas_D._White" title="Thomas D. White">Thomas D. White</a></b></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">16 January 1948</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">6 October 1948</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002264000000000000♠"></span>264 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">7</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Earle_Everard_Partridge.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Earle E. Partridge"><img alt="Earle E. Partridge" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Earle_Everard_Partridge.jpg/100px-Earle_Everard_Partridge.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="145" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Earle_Everard_Partridge.jpg/150px-Earle_Everard_Partridge.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Earle_Everard_Partridge.jpg/200px-Earle_Everard_Partridge.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="1445" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Lieutenant General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Earle_E._Partridge" title="Earle E. Partridge">Earle E. Partridge</a></b></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">6 October 1948</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">21 May 1951</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002957000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 227 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">8</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Brig_Gen_Edward_J._Timberlake.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Edward J. Timberlake"><img alt="Edward J. Timberlake" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Brig_Gen_Edward_J._Timberlake.jpg/100px-Brig_Gen_Edward_J._Timberlake.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="126" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Brig_Gen_Edward_J._Timberlake.jpg/150px-Brig_Gen_Edward_J._Timberlake.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Brig_Gen_Edward_J._Timberlake.jpg/200px-Brig_Gen_Edward_J._Timberlake.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2261" data-file-height="2851" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Major General<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Edward_J._Timberlake&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Edward J. Timberlake (page does not exist)">Edward J. Timberlake</a></b></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">21 May 1951</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1 June 1951</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7001110000000000000♠"></span>11 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">9</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Frank_F_Everest.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Frank F. Everest"><img alt="Frank F. Everest" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Frank_F_Everest.jpg/100px-Frank_F_Everest.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Frank_F_Everest.jpg/150px-Frank_F_Everest.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Frank_F_Everest.jpg/200px-Frank_F_Everest.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6110" data-file-height="7584" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Major General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Frank_F._Everest" title="Frank F. Everest">Frank F. Everest</a></b></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1 June 1951</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">30 May 1952</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002364000000000000♠"></span>364 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">10</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lt_Gen_Glenn_O._Barcus.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Glenn O. Barcus"><img alt="Glenn O. Barcus" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Lt_Gen_Glenn_O._Barcus.jpg/100px-Lt_Gen_Glenn_O._Barcus.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Lt_Gen_Glenn_O._Barcus.jpg/150px-Lt_Gen_Glenn_O._Barcus.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Lt_Gen_Glenn_O._Barcus.jpg/200px-Lt_Gen_Glenn_O._Barcus.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4087" data-file-height="5331" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Lieutenant General<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glenn_O._Barcus&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Glenn O. Barcus (page does not exist)">Glenn O. Barcus</a></b></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">30 May 1952</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">31 May 1953</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002366000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 1 day</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">11</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Samuel_E_Anderson.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Samuel E. Anderson"><img alt="Samuel E. Anderson" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Samuel_E_Anderson.jpg/100px-Samuel_E_Anderson.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="114" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Samuel_E_Anderson.jpg/150px-Samuel_E_Anderson.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Samuel_E_Anderson.jpg/200px-Samuel_E_Anderson.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1572" data-file-height="1788" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Lieutenant General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Samuel_E._Anderson" title="Samuel E. Anderson">Samuel E. Anderson</a></b></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">31 May 1953</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1 June 1954</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002366000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 1 day</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">12</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Roger_Ramey.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Roger M. Ramey"><img alt="Roger M. Ramey" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Roger_Ramey.jpg/100px-Roger_Ramey.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="173" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Roger_Ramey.jpg/150px-Roger_Ramey.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c5/Roger_Ramey.jpg 2x" data-file-width="187" data-file-height="324" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Lieutenant General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Roger_M._Ramey" title="Roger M. Ramey">Roger M. Ramey</a></b></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1 June 1954</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">20 June 1956</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002750000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 19 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">13</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:GEN_Smith,_Frederic_Harrison,_Jr_(VCSAF).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Frederic H. Smith Jr."><img alt="Frederic H. Smith Jr." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/GEN_Smith%2C_Frederic_Harrison%2C_Jr_%28VCSAF%29.jpg/100px-GEN_Smith%2C_Frederic_Harrison%2C_Jr_%28VCSAF%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="126" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/GEN_Smith%2C_Frederic_Harrison%2C_Jr_%28VCSAF%29.jpg/150px-GEN_Smith%2C_Frederic_Harrison%2C_Jr_%28VCSAF%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/GEN_Smith%2C_Frederic_Harrison%2C_Jr_%28VCSAF%29.jpg/200px-GEN_Smith%2C_Frederic_Harrison%2C_Jr_%28VCSAF%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2228" data-file-height="2811" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Lieutenant General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Frederic_H._Smith_Jr." title="Frederic H. Smith Jr.">Frederic H. Smith Jr.</a></b></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">20 June 1956</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">4 August 1958</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002775000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 45 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">14</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:LGEN_Burns,_Robert_Whitney.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Robert W. Burns"><img alt="Robert W. Burns" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/LGEN_Burns%2C_Robert_Whitney.jpg/100px-LGEN_Burns%2C_Robert_Whitney.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/LGEN_Burns%2C_Robert_Whitney.jpg/150px-LGEN_Burns%2C_Robert_Whitney.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/LGEN_Burns%2C_Robert_Whitney.jpg/200px-LGEN_Burns%2C_Robert_Whitney.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1376" data-file-height="1744" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Lieutenant General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Robert_Whitney_Burns" title="Robert Whitney Burns">Robert W. Burns</a></b></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">4 August 1958</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">6 July 1961</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003106700000000000♠"></span>2 years, 336 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">-</td><td style="; background: #E6E6AA"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Portrait_gray.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Robert F. Tate"><img alt="Robert F. Tate" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Portrait_gray.png/100px-Portrait_gray.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Portrait_gray.png/150px-Portrait_gray.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Portrait_gray.png/200px-Portrait_gray.png 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">Major General<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Robert_F._Tate&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Robert F. Tate (page does not exist)">Robert F. Tate</a></b><br /><small><i>Acting</i></small></td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">6 July 1961</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">2 August 1961</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><span data-sort-value="7001270000000000000♠"></span>27 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">15</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:GEN_Smart,_Jacob_E.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Jacob E. Smart"><img alt="Jacob E. Smart" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/GEN_Smart%2C_Jacob_E.jpg/100px-GEN_Smart%2C_Jacob_E.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="131" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/GEN_Smart%2C_Jacob_E.jpg/150px-GEN_Smart%2C_Jacob_E.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/GEN_Smart%2C_Jacob_E.jpg/200px-GEN_Smart%2C_Jacob_E.jpg 2x" data-file-width="558" data-file-height="732" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Lieutenant General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Jacob_E._Smart" title="Jacob E. Smart">Jacob E. Smart</a></b></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">2 August 1961</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">30 July 1963</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002727000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 362 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">16</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Preston_Gen_MA.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Maurice A. Preston"><img alt="Maurice A. Preston" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Preston_Gen_MA.jpg/100px-Preston_Gen_MA.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="144" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Preston_Gen_MA.jpg/150px-Preston_Gen_MA.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Preston_Gen_MA.jpg/200px-Preston_Gen_MA.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1332" data-file-height="1912" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Lieutenant General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Maurice_A._Preston" title="Maurice A. Preston">Maurice A. Preston</a></b></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">30 July 1963</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1 August 1966</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003109800000000000♠"></span>3 years, 2 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">17</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seth_J_McKee.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Seth J. McKee"><img alt="Seth J. McKee" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Seth_J_McKee.jpg/100px-Seth_J_McKee.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="135" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Seth_J_McKee.jpg/150px-Seth_J_McKee.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Seth_J_McKee.jpg/200px-Seth_J_McKee.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1380" data-file-height="1863" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Lieutenant General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Seth_J._McKee" title="Seth J. McKee">Seth J. McKee</a></b></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1 August 1966</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">13 July 1968</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002712000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 347 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">18</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lt_Gen_Thomas_K._McGehee.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Thomas K. McGehee"><img alt="Thomas K. McGehee" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Lt_Gen_Thomas_K._McGehee.jpg/100px-Lt_Gen_Thomas_K._McGehee.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="138" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Lt_Gen_Thomas_K._McGehee.jpg/150px-Lt_Gen_Thomas_K._McGehee.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Lt_Gen_Thomas_K._McGehee.jpg/200px-Lt_Gen_Thomas_K._McGehee.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1360" data-file-height="1876" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Lieutenant General<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thomas_K._McGehee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Thomas K. McGehee (page does not exist)">Thomas K. McGehee</a></b></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">13 July 1968</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">24 February 1970</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002591000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 226 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">19</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lt_Gen_Gordon_M._Graham.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Gordon M. Graham"><img alt="Gordon M. Graham" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Lt_Gen_Gordon_M._Graham.JPG/100px-Lt_Gen_Gordon_M._Graham.JPG" decoding="async" width="100" height="123" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Lt_Gen_Gordon_M._Graham.JPG/150px-Lt_Gen_Gordon_M._Graham.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Lt_Gen_Gordon_M._Graham.JPG/200px-Lt_Gen_Gordon_M._Graham.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1795" data-file-height="2215" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Lieutenant General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Gordon_M._Graham" title="Gordon M. Graham">Gordon M. Graham</a></b></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">24 February 1970</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">15 November 1972</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002995000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 265 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">20</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Pursley_Robert_E.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Robert E. Pursley"><img alt="Robert E. Pursley" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Pursley_Robert_E.JPG/100px-Pursley_Robert_E.JPG" decoding="async" width="100" height="149" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Pursley_Robert_E.JPG/150px-Pursley_Robert_E.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Pursley_Robert_E.JPG/200px-Pursley_Robert_E.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="1490" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Lieutenant General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Robert_E._Pursley" title="Robert E. Pursley">Robert E. Pursley</a></b></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">15 November 1972</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1 March 1974</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002471000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 106 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">-</td><td style="; background: #E6E6AA"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Portrait_gray.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Edward P. McNeff"><img alt="Edward P. McNeff" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Portrait_gray.png/100px-Portrait_gray.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Portrait_gray.png/150px-Portrait_gray.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Portrait_gray.png/200px-Portrait_gray.png 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><a href="/wiki/Major_general_(United_States)" title="Major general (United States)">Major General</a><br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Edward_P._McNeff&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Edward P. McNeff (page does not exist)">Edward P. McNeff</a></b><br /><small><i>Acting</i></small></td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">1 March 1974</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">8 May 1974</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><span data-sort-value="7001680000000000000♠"></span>68 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">21</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Galligan_wt.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Walter T. Galligan"><img alt="Walter T. Galligan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Galligan_wt.jpg/100px-Galligan_wt.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="139" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Galligan_wt.jpg/150px-Galligan_wt.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Galligan_wt.jpg/200px-Galligan_wt.jpg 2x" data-file-width="966" data-file-height="1341" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Lieutenant General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Walter_T._Galligan" title="Walter T. Galligan">Walter T. Galligan</a></b></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">8 May 1974</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">22 June 1977</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003114100000000000♠"></span>3 years, 45 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">22</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Loving_gg.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="George G. Loving Jr."><img alt="George G. Loving Jr." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Loving_gg.jpg/100px-Loving_gg.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Loving_gg.jpg/150px-Loving_gg.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Loving_gg.jpg/200px-Loving_gg.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1571" data-file-height="1970" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Lieutenant General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/George_G._Loving_Jr." title="George G. Loving Jr.">George G. Loving Jr.</a></b></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">22 June 1977</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">14 June 1979</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002722000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 357 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">23</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:General-William-Ginn.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="William H. Ginn Jr."><img alt="William H. Ginn Jr." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/General-William-Ginn.jpg/100px-General-William-Ginn.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/General-William-Ginn.jpg/150px-General-William-Ginn.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/General-William-Ginn.jpg/200px-General-William-Ginn.jpg 2x" data-file-width="275" data-file-height="340" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Lieutenant General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/William_H._Ginn_Jr." title="William H. Ginn Jr.">William H. Ginn Jr.</a></b></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">14 June 1979</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">5 August 1981</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002783000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 52 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">24</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Charles_L_Donnelly_Jr.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Charles L. Donnelly Jr."><img alt="Charles L. Donnelly Jr." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Charles_L_Donnelly_Jr.jpg/100px-Charles_L_Donnelly_Jr.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="126" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Charles_L_Donnelly_Jr.jpg/150px-Charles_L_Donnelly_Jr.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Charles_L_Donnelly_Jr.jpg/200px-Charles_L_Donnelly_Jr.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2280" data-file-height="2874" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Lieutenant General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Charles_L._Donnelly_Jr." title="Charles L. Donnelly Jr.">Charles L. Donnelly Jr.</a></b></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">5 August 1981</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">19 July 1984</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003107900000000000♠"></span>2 years, 349 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">25</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Edward_L._Tixier.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Edward L. Tixier"><img alt="Edward L. Tixier" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Edward_L._Tixier.jpg/100px-Edward_L._Tixier.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="138" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Edward_L._Tixier.jpg/150px-Edward_L._Tixier.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Edward_L._Tixier.jpg/200px-Edward_L._Tixier.jpg 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="413" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Lieutenant General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Edward_L._Tixier" title="Edward L. Tixier">Edward L. Tixier</a></b></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">19 July 1984</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">22 January 1988</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003128200000000000♠"></span>3 years, 187 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">26</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:General_James_Burr_Davis.JPEG" class="mw-file-description" title="James B. Davis"><img alt="James B. Davis" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/General_James_Burr_Davis.JPEG/100px-General_James_Burr_Davis.JPEG" decoding="async" width="100" height="126" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/General_James_Burr_Davis.JPEG/150px-General_James_Burr_Davis.JPEG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/General_James_Burr_Davis.JPEG/200px-General_James_Burr_Davis.JPEG 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3013" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Lieutenant General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/James_B._Davis_(general)" title="James B. Davis (general)">James B. Davis</a></b></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">22 January 1988</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">18 July 1991</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003127300000000000♠"></span>3 years, 177 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">-</td><td style="; background: #E6E6AA"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Brig_Gen_James_M._Johnston_III.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="James M. Johnston III"><img alt="James M. Johnston III" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Brig_Gen_James_M._Johnston_III.jpg/100px-Brig_Gen_James_M._Johnston_III.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="126" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Brig_Gen_James_M._Johnston_III.jpg/150px-Brig_Gen_James_M._Johnston_III.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Brig_Gen_James_M._Johnston_III.jpg/200px-Brig_Gen_James_M._Johnston_III.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2367" data-file-height="2990" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">Brigadier General<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=James_M._Johnston_III&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="James M. Johnston III (page does not exist)">James M. Johnston III</a></b><br /><small><i>Acting</i></small></td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">18 July 1991</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">9 August 1991</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><span data-sort-value="7001220000000000000♠"></span>22 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">27</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Richard_E_Hawley.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Richard E. Hawley"><img alt="Richard E. Hawley" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Richard_E_Hawley.jpg/100px-Richard_E_Hawley.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Richard_E_Hawley.jpg/150px-Richard_E_Hawley.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Richard_E_Hawley.jpg/200px-Richard_E_Hawley.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2200" data-file-height="2739" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Lieutenant General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Richard_E._Hawley" title="Richard E. Hawley">Richard E. Hawley</a></b></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">9 August 1991</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">13 November 1993</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002827000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 96 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">28</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lt_Gen_Richard_B._Myers.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Richard B. Myers"><img alt="Richard B. Myers" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Lt_Gen_Richard_B._Myers.jpg/100px-Lt_Gen_Richard_B._Myers.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Lt_Gen_Richard_B._Myers.jpg/150px-Lt_Gen_Richard_B._Myers.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Lt_Gen_Richard_B._Myers.jpg/200px-Lt_Gen_Richard_B._Myers.jpg 2x" data-file-width="271" data-file-height="336" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Lieutenant General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Richard_B._Myers" class="mw-redirect" title="Richard B. Myers">Richard B. Myers</a></b></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">13 November 1993</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">18 June 1996</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002948000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 218 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">29</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lt_Gen_Ralph_E._Eberhart.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Ralph E. Eberhart"><img alt="Ralph E. Eberhart" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Lt_Gen_Ralph_E._Eberhart.jpg/100px-Lt_Gen_Ralph_E._Eberhart.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Lt_Gen_Ralph_E._Eberhart.jpg/150px-Lt_Gen_Ralph_E._Eberhart.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Lt_Gen_Ralph_E._Eberhart.jpg/200px-Lt_Gen_Ralph_E._Eberhart.jpg 2x" data-file-width="265" data-file-height="338" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Lieutenant General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Ralph_E._Eberhart" class="mw-redirect" title="Ralph E. Eberhart">Ralph E. Eberhart</a></b></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">18 June 1996</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">27 June 1997</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002374000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 9 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">30</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lt_Gen_John_B._Hall_Jr.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="John B. Hall Jr."><img alt="John B. Hall Jr." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Lt_Gen_John_B._Hall_Jr.jpg/100px-Lt_Gen_John_B._Hall_Jr.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="139" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Lt_Gen_John_B._Hall_Jr.jpg/150px-Lt_Gen_John_B._Hall_Jr.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Lt_Gen_John_B._Hall_Jr.jpg/200px-Lt_Gen_John_B._Hall_Jr.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2109" data-file-height="2924" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Lieutenant General<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_B._Hall_Jr.&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John B. Hall Jr. (page does not exist)">John B. Hall Jr.</a></b></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">27 June 1997</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">3 September 1999</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002798000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 68 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">31</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lt_Gen_Paul_V._Hester.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Paul V. Hester"><img alt="Paul V. Hester" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Lt_Gen_Paul_V._Hester.jpg/100px-Lt_Gen_Paul_V._Hester.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="126" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Lt_Gen_Paul_V._Hester.jpg/150px-Lt_Gen_Paul_V._Hester.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Lt_Gen_Paul_V._Hester.jpg/200px-Lt_Gen_Paul_V._Hester.jpg 2x" data-file-width="266" data-file-height="336" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Lieutenant General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Paul_V._Hester" title="Paul V. Hester">Paul V. Hester</a></b></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">3 September 1999</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">19 November 2001</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002808000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 77 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">32</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lt_Gen_Thomas_C._Waskow.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Thomas C. Waskow"><img alt="Thomas C. Waskow" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Lt_Gen_Thomas_C._Waskow.jpg/100px-Lt_Gen_Thomas_C._Waskow.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Lt_Gen_Thomas_C._Waskow.jpg/150px-Lt_Gen_Thomas_C._Waskow.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Lt_Gen_Thomas_C._Waskow.jpg/200px-Lt_Gen_Thomas_C._Waskow.jpg 2x" data-file-width="260" data-file-height="325" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Lieutenant General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Thomas_C._Waskow" title="Thomas C. Waskow">Thomas C. Waskow</a></b></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">19 November 2001</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">10 February 2005</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003117900000000000♠"></span>3 years, 83 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">33</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lt_Gen_Bruce_A._Wright.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Bruce A. Wright"><img alt="Bruce A. Wright" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Lt_Gen_Bruce_A._Wright.jpg/100px-Lt_Gen_Bruce_A._Wright.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Lt_Gen_Bruce_A._Wright.jpg/150px-Lt_Gen_Bruce_A._Wright.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Lt_Gen_Bruce_A._Wright.jpg/200px-Lt_Gen_Bruce_A._Wright.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2310" data-file-height="2962" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Lieutenant General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Bruce_A._Wright" title="Bruce A. Wright">Bruce A. Wright</a></b></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">10 February 2005</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">25 February 2008</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003111000000000000♠"></span>3 years, 15 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">34</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:LTG_Edward_A._Rice,_Jr.,_USAF.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Edward A. Rice Jr."><img alt="Edward A. Rice Jr." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/LTG_Edward_A._Rice%2C_Jr.%2C_USAF.jpg/100px-LTG_Edward_A._Rice%2C_Jr.%2C_USAF.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="129" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/LTG_Edward_A._Rice%2C_Jr.%2C_USAF.jpg/150px-LTG_Edward_A._Rice%2C_Jr.%2C_USAF.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/LTG_Edward_A._Rice%2C_Jr.%2C_USAF.jpg/200px-LTG_Edward_A._Rice%2C_Jr.%2C_USAF.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2065" data-file-height="2670" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Lieutenant General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Edward_A._Rice_Jr." title="Edward A. Rice Jr.">Edward A. Rice Jr.</a></b></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">25 February 2008</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">October 2010</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">~<span data-sort-value="7002949000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 218 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">35</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Burton_M._Field_(3).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Burton M. Field"><img alt="Burton M. Field" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Burton_M._Field_%283%29.jpg/100px-Burton_M._Field_%283%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="134" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Burton_M._Field_%283%29.jpg/150px-Burton_M._Field_%283%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Burton_M._Field_%283%29.jpg/200px-Burton_M._Field_%283%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2238" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Lieutenant General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Burton_M._Field" title="Burton M. Field">Burton M. Field</a></b></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">October 2010</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">20 July 2012</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">~<span data-sort-value="7002658000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 293 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">36</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:LIEUTENANT_GENERAL_SALVATORE_A._%22SAM%22_ANGELELLA_USAF.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Salvatore A. Angelella"><img alt="Salvatore A. Angelella" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/LIEUTENANT_GENERAL_SALVATORE_A._%22SAM%22_ANGELELLA_USAF.JPG/100px-LIEUTENANT_GENERAL_SALVATORE_A._%22SAM%22_ANGELELLA_USAF.JPG" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/LIEUTENANT_GENERAL_SALVATORE_A._%22SAM%22_ANGELELLA_USAF.JPG/150px-LIEUTENANT_GENERAL_SALVATORE_A._%22SAM%22_ANGELELLA_USAF.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/LIEUTENANT_GENERAL_SALVATORE_A._%22SAM%22_ANGELELLA_USAF.JPG/200px-LIEUTENANT_GENERAL_SALVATORE_A._%22SAM%22_ANGELELLA_USAF.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Lieutenant General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Salvatore_A._Angelella" title="Salvatore A. Angelella">Salvatore A. Angelella</a></b></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">20 July 2012</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">5 June 2015</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003105000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 320 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">37</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:LIEUTENANT_GENERAL_JOHN_L._DOLAN.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="John L. Dolan"><img alt="John L. Dolan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/LIEUTENANT_GENERAL_JOHN_L._DOLAN.JPG/100px-LIEUTENANT_GENERAL_JOHN_L._DOLAN.JPG" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/LIEUTENANT_GENERAL_JOHN_L._DOLAN.JPG/150px-LIEUTENANT_GENERAL_JOHN_L._DOLAN.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/LIEUTENANT_GENERAL_JOHN_L._DOLAN.JPG/200px-LIEUTENANT_GENERAL_JOHN_L._DOLAN.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Lieutenant General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/John_L._Dolan" title="John L. Dolan">John L. Dolan</a></b></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">5 June 2015</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">6 October 2016</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002489000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 123 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">38</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:LIEUTENANT_GENERAL_JERRY_P._MARTINEZ.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Jerry P. Martinez"><img alt="Jerry P. Martinez" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/LIEUTENANT_GENERAL_JERRY_P._MARTINEZ.jpg/100px-LIEUTENANT_GENERAL_JERRY_P._MARTINEZ.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/LIEUTENANT_GENERAL_JERRY_P._MARTINEZ.jpg/150px-LIEUTENANT_GENERAL_JERRY_P._MARTINEZ.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/LIEUTENANT_GENERAL_JERRY_P._MARTINEZ.jpg/200px-LIEUTENANT_GENERAL_JERRY_P._MARTINEZ.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Lieutenant General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Jerry_P._Martinez" title="Jerry P. Martinez">Jerry P. Martinez</a></b></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">6 October 2016</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">5 February 2019</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002852000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 122 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">39</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lt._Gen._Kevin_B._Schneider.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Kevin B. Schneider"><img alt="Kevin B. Schneider" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Lt._Gen._Kevin_B._Schneider.jpg/100px-Lt._Gen._Kevin_B._Schneider.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Lt._Gen._Kevin_B._Schneider.jpg/150px-Lt._Gen._Kevin_B._Schneider.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Lt._Gen._Kevin_B._Schneider.jpg/200px-Lt._Gen._Kevin_B._Schneider.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Lieutenant General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Kevin_B._Schneider" class="mw-redirect" title="Kevin B. Schneider">Kevin B. Schneider</a></b></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">5 February 2019</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">27 August 2021</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002934000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 203 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">40</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lt_Gen_Ricky_N._Rupp.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Ricky N. Rupp"><img alt="Ricky N. Rupp" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Lt_Gen_Ricky_N._Rupp.jpg/100px-Lt_Gen_Ricky_N._Rupp.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Lt_Gen_Ricky_N._Rupp.jpg/150px-Lt_Gen_Ricky_N._Rupp.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Lt_Gen_Ricky_N._Rupp.jpg/200px-Lt_Gen_Ricky_N._Rupp.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2530" data-file-height="3162" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Lieutenant General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Ricky_N._Rupp" class="mw-redirect" title="Ricky N. Rupp">Ricky N. Rupp</a></b></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">27 August 2021</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">8 October 2024</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003113800000000000♠"></span>3 years, 42 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">41</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lt_Gen_Stephen_F._Jost_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Stephen F. Jost"><img alt="Stephen F. Jost" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Lt_Gen_Stephen_F._Jost_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Lt_Gen_Stephen_F._Jost_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Lt_Gen_Stephen_F._Jost_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Lt_Gen_Stephen_F._Jost_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Lt_Gen_Stephen_F._Jost_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Lt_Gen_Stephen_F._Jost_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2344" data-file-height="2929" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Lieutenant General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Stephen_F._Jost" class="mw-redirect" title="Stephen F. Jost">Stephen F. 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four-star generals">Four-star generals</a></li> <li>Three-star generals <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_lieutenant_generals_in_the_United_States_Air_Force_before_1960" title="List of lieutenant generals in the United States Air Force before 1960">1940–1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_lieutenant_generals_from_2000_to_2009" title="List of United States Air Force lieutenant generals from 2000 to 2009">2000–2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_lieutenant_generals_from_2010_to_2019" title="List of United States Air Force lieutenant generals from 2010 to 2019">2010–2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_lieutenant_generals_since_2020" title="List of United States Air Force lieutenant generals since 2020">2020–present</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_House_Committee_on_Armed_Services" title="United States House Committee on Armed Services">House Armed Services Committee</a> <ul><li><a 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class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Commands</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Reserve_Command" title="Air Force Reserve Command">Reserve</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_National_Guard" title="Air National Guard">Air National Guard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_Field_Operating_Agencies" title="List of United States Air Force Field Operating Agencies">Field Operating Agencies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_installations" title="List of United States Air Force installations">Installations</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Direct Reporting Units</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_District_of_Washington" title="Air Force District of Washington">District of Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Operational_Test_and_Evaluation_Center" title="Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center">Operational Test and Evaluation Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Academy" title="United States Air Force Academy">USAF Academy</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_major_commands_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="List of major commands of the United States Air Force">Major commands</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Air_Combat_Command" title="Air Combat Command">ACC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Education_and_Training_Command" title="Air Education and Training Command">AETC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Global_Strike_Command" title="Air Force Global Strike Command">AFGSC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Materiel_Command" title="Air Force Materiel Command">AFMC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Reserve_Command" title="Air Force Reserve Command">AFRC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Special_Operations_Command" title="Air Force Special Operations Command">AFSOC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Mobility_Command" title="Air Mobility Command">AMC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Air_Forces" title="Pacific Air Forces">PACAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Forces_in_Europe_%E2%80%93_Air_Forces_Africa" title="United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa">USAFE–AFAFRICA</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Numbered_Air_Force" title="Numbered Air Force">Numbered Air Forces</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/First_Air_Force" title="First Air Force">First</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Air_Force" title="Second Air Force">Second</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Third_Air_Force" title="Third Air Force">Third</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fourth_Air_Force" title="Fourth Air Force">Fourth</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Fifth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seventh_Air_Force" title="Seventh Air Force">Seventh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eighth_Air_Force" title="Eighth Air Force">Eighth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ninth_Air_Force" title="Ninth Air Force">Ninth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tenth_Air_Force" title="Tenth Air Force">Tenth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eleventh_Air_Force" title="Eleventh Air Force">Eleventh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Twelfth_Air_Force" title="Twelfth Air Force">Twelfth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thirteenth_Expeditionary_Air_Force" title="Thirteenth Expeditionary Air Force">Thirteenth Expeditionary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fifteenth_Air_Force" title="Fifteenth Air Force">Fifteenth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sixteenth_Air_Force" title="Sixteenth Air Force">Sixteenth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eighteenth_Air_Force" title="Eighteenth Air Force">Eighteenth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nineteenth_Air_Force" title="Nineteenth Air Force">Nineteenth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Twentieth_Air_Force" title="Twentieth Air Force">Twentieth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Twenty-Second_Air_Force" title="Twenty-Second Air Force">Twenty-Second</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_wings_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="List of wings of the United States Air Force">Wings</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_groups_and_wings_of_the_United_States_Air_National_Guard" title="List of groups and wings of the United States Air National Guard">ANG</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_Groups" title="List of United States Air Force Groups">Groups</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_groups_and_wings_of_the_United_States_Air_National_Guard" title="List of groups and wings of the United States Air National Guard">ANG</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_squadrons" title="List of United States Air Force squadrons">Squadrons</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_National_Guard_Squadrons" title="List of United States Air National Guard Squadrons">ANG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_Security_Forces_squadrons" title="List of United States Air Force Security Forces squadrons">Security Forces</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reserve_components_of_the_United_States_Armed_Forces#Civilian_auxiliaries_distinguished" title="Reserve components of the United States Armed Forces">Civilian auxiliary</a>: <a href="/wiki/Civil_Air_Patrol" title="Civil Air Patrol">Civil Air Patrol</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Personnel and<br /> training</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_personnel" title="List of United States Air Force personnel">Personnel</a></li> <li>Rank <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_officer_rank_insignia" title="United States Air Force officer rank insignia">officers</a></li> <li><a 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