Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force

Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force

Incumbent Brig Gen Trent C. Davis since 5 December 2023
Formation	1949
First holder	Col Peter A. Dunn^[1]
Website	https://www.airforce.com/careers/specialty-careers/chaplain

The Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force is the second senior-most chaplain in the United States Air Force Chaplain Corps, holding the rank of brigadier general, and acting as principal deputy to the Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force.^[2]

Air Force Chaplains

Official Air Force instructions task chaplains with providing "spiritual care and the opportunity for Airmen, their families, and other authorized personnel to exercise their constitutional right to the free exercise of religion."^[3] This goal is accomplished through "religious observances, providing pastoral care, and advising leadership on spiritual, ethical, moral, morale, core values," in addition to additional religious accommodation issues that have already been identified or might arise in the future.^[3]

Additionally, "Chaplain Corps personnel conduct needs assessment based upon the commander’s mission requirements in order to plan and execute religious programs."^[4]

Armed Forces Chaplains Board

As the active duty Deputy Chief of Chaplains for the Air Force, the man or woman holding this position is one of the six chaplains (Chiefs of Chaplains and active duty Deputy Chiefs of Chaplains of the Army, Navy, and Air Force) who together comprise the Armed Forces Chaplains Board, advising the Secretary of Defense and Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness on matters affecting military personnel throughout the U.S. military services.^[4]

U.S. Air Force Deputy Chiefs of Chaplains

	Name	Term began	Term ended
1.	Col Peter A. Dunn	July 1949	August 1950
2.	Brig Gen Augustus F. Gearhard	September 1950	August 1953
3.	Brig Gen Terence P. Finnegan	August 1953	August 1958
4.	Brig Gen Robert P. Taylor	August 1958	September 1962
5.	Brig Gen Edwin R. Chess	September 1962	July 1966
6.	Brig Gen William Leon Clark	August 1966	February 1969
7.	Brig Gen Roy M. Terry	March 1969	July 1970
8.	Brig Gen John F. Albert	August 1970	July 1972
9.	Brig Gen Henry J. Meade	August 1972	July 1974
10.	Brig Gen Thomas M. Groome Jr.	August 1974	July 1976
11.	Brig Gen Richard Carr	August 1976	July 1978
12.	Brig Gen Jeremiah J. Rodell	August 1978	July 1980
13.	Brig Gen John A. Collins	August 1980	July 1982
14.	Brig Gen Stuart E. Barstad	August 1982	November 1985
15.	Brig Gen John P. McDonough	1985	1988
16.	Brig Gen Donald J. Harlin	1988	1991
17.	Brig Gen Arthur S. Thomas	1991	1995
18.	Brig Gen William J. Dendinger	1995	1997
19.	Brig Gen Hiram "Doc" Jones	1997	1999
20.	Brig Gen Lorraine K. Potter	1999	2001
21.	Brig Gen Charles C. Baldwin	2001	April 2004
22.	Brig Gen Cecil Richardson	April 2004	May 2008
23.	Brig Gen David H. Cyr	2008	2011
24.	Brig Gen Howard D. Stendahl	2008	2012
25.	Brig Gen Bobby V. Page	2 August 2012	September 2015
26.	Brig Gen Steven A. Schaick	September 2015^[5]	August 2018
27.	Brig Gen Ronald M. Harvell	August 2018	August 2020
28.	Brig Gen Randall E. Kitchens	August 2020	October 2021
29.	Brig Gen James D. Brantingham	December 2021	January 2023^[6]
30.	Brig Gen Trent C. Davis	5 December 2023	Incumbent

References

^ Hansen, Peter M. (May 1986). "Integration and Utilization of Distinctive Faith Group Chaplains Within the United States Air Force Chaplaincy" (PDF). Air War College, Air University. pp. 33–34. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
^ U.S. Air Force Instruction 52-101, Attachment 2, retrieved 13 May 2011.
^ ^a ^b USAF Instruction 52-101, retrieved 13 May 2011.
^ ^a ^b DOD Instruction 5120.08, retrieved 13 May 2011.
^ "Chaplain (Major General) Steven A. Schaick".
^ Novelly, Thomas (9 February 2023). "Air Force's Deputy Chief of Chaplains Fired". Military.com. Retrieved 22 March 2023.

United States Air Force

Leadership

Structure

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

Personnel and
training

Uniforms and
equipment

History and
traditions

History
Aeronautical Division / Aviation Section / Division of Military Aeronautics / Army Air Service / Army Air Corps / Army Air Forces
"The U.S. Air Force"
Air Force Band
Airman's Creed
Core Values
Flag
Symbol
Memorial
National Museum
Women Airforce Service Pilots
Air Force One / Air Force Two
Honor Guard
Thunderbirds
Service numbers
Air & Space Forces Association

Category

United States Armed Forces

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

Leadership

Components

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

Structure

United States Code
- Title 10
- Title 14
- Title 32
- Title 50
The Pentagon
Installations
Units:
- A
- MC
- N
- AF
- SF
- CG
Logistics
Media
Unit mottoes

Operations
and history

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

Personnel

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

Equipment

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

Category
- A
- MC
- N
- AF
- SF
- CG
Navboxes
- A
- MC
- N
- AF
- SF
- CG

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

Armed Forces Chaplains Board
Chiefs of Chaplains	CH (MG) Thomas L. Solhjem (USA Chief of Chaplains) RADM Gregory N. Todd (USN Chief of Chaplains) CH (Maj Gen) Randall E. Kitchens (USAF Chief of Chaplains)
Deputy Chiefs of Chaplains	CH (BG) William Green Jr. (USA Deputy Chief of Chaplains) Vacant (USN Deputy Chief of Chaplains/ Chaplain of the USMC) CH (Brig Gen) James D. Brantingham (USAF Deputy Chief of Chaplains)