This is a list of all commanders, deputy commanders, senior enlisted leaders, and chiefs of staff of the United States European Command.
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Current headquarters staff
Christopher G. Cavoli, Commander
Steven L. Basham, Deputy Commander
Peter B. Andrysiak Jr., Chief of Staff
Gregory L. Holden, Director, Intelligence (J2)[1]
Jason T. Hinds, Director, Operations (J3)
- Richard J. Lebel, Deputy Director, Operations for Information Operations (I/O), Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD), and Nuclear Command, Control and Communications (NC3)
- James G. Kent, Director, Logistics (J4)[2]
- Daniel T. Lasica, Director, Plans, Policy, Strategy, and Capabilities (J5/8)
William R. Daly, Deputy Director, Plans, Policy, Strategy, and Capabilities
- John H. Phillips, Director, Cyber (J6)
- Jessica NMI Meyeraan, Director, Exercises and Assessments (ECJ7)
List of commanders of the United States European Command
| Commander of the United States European Command | |
|---|---|
 Emblem of the United States European Command | |
| Abbreviation | CDRUSEUCOM[3] |
| Reports to | President of the United States Secretary of Defense |
| Seat | Patch Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany |
| Appointer | The President with Senate advice and consent |
| Term length | 3 years |
| Constituting instrument | 10 U.S.C. § 164 |
| Inaugural holder | Matthew Ridgway |
| Formation | 30 May 1952 |
| Deputy | Deputy Commander, U.S. European Command |
| No. | Commander | Term | Service branch | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Duration | ||
| As Commander-in-Chief (CINC), United States European Command | ||||||
| 1 | General Matthew Ridgway (1895–1993) | 30 May 1952 | 11 July 1953 | 1 year, 42 days |  U.S. Army | |
| 2 | General Alfred Gruenther (1899–1983) | 11 July 1953 | 20 November 1956 | 3 years, 132 days | U.S. Army | |
| 3 | General Lauris Norstad (1907–1988) | 20 November 1956 | 1 January 1963 | 6 years, 42 days |  U.S. Air Force | |
| 4 | General Lyman Lemnitzer (1899–1988) | 1 January 1963 | 1 July 1969 | 6 years, 181 days | U.S. Army | |
| 5 | General Andrew Goodpaster (1915–2005) | 1 July 1969 | 15 December 1974 | 5 years, 167 days | U.S. Army | |
| 6 | General Alexander M. Haig Jr. (1924–2010) | 15 December 1974 | 1 July 1979 | 4 years, 198 days | U.S. Army | |
| 7 | General Bernard W. Rogers (1921–2008) | 1 July 1979 | 26 June 1987 | 7 years, 360 days | U.S. Army | |
| 8 | General John Galvin (1929–2015) | 26 June 1987 | 23 June 1992 | 4 years, 363 days | U.S. Army | |
| 9 | General John Shalikashvili (1936–2011) | 23 June 1992 | 22 October 1993 | 1 year, 121 days | U.S. Army | |
| 10 | General George Joulwan (born 1939) | 22 October 1993 | 11 July 1997 | 3 years, 262 days | U.S. Army | |
| 11 | General Wesley Clark (born 1944) | 11 July 1997 | 3 May 2000 | 2 years, 297 days | U.S. Army | |
| 12 | General Joseph Ralston (born 1943) | 3 May 2000 | 17 January 2003 | 2 years, 259 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 13 | General James L. Jones (born 1943) | 17 January 2003 | 7 December 2006 | 3 years, 324 days |  U.S. Marine Corps | |
| As Commander, United States European Command | ||||||
| 14 | General Bantz J. Craddock (born 1949) | 7 December 2006 | 2 July 2009 | 2 years, 207 days | U.S. Army | |
| 15 | Admiral James G. Stavridis (born 1955) | 2 July 2009 | 13 May 2013 | 3 years, 315 days |  U.S. Navy | |
| 16 | General Philip M. Breedlove (born 1955) | 13 May 2013 | 4 May 2016 | 2 years, 357 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 17 | General Curtis M. Scaparrotti (born 1956) | 4 May 2016 | 3 May 2019 | 2 years, 364 days | U.S. Army | |
| 18 | General Tod D. Wolters (born 1960) | 3 May 2019 | 1 July 2022 | 3 years, 59 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 19 | General Christopher G. Cavoli (born c. 1965) | 1 July 2022 | Incumbent | 1 year, 285 days | U.S. Army | |
Commanders of U.S. European Command by branches of service
- Army: 13
- Air Force: 4
- Navy: 1
- Marine Corps: 1
- Space Force: none
- Coast Guard: none
List of deputy commanders of the United States European Command
| No. | Deputy Commander[4] | Term | Service branch | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Duration | ||
| As Deputy Commander-in-Chief (DCINC), United States European Command | ||||||
| 1 | General Thomas T. Handy (1892–1982) | 1 August 1952 | 1 April 1954 | 1 year, 243 days | U.S. Army | |
| 2 | General Orval R. Cook (1898–1980) | 1 April 1954 | 1 June 1956 | 2 years, 61 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 3 | General George H. Decker (1902–1980) | 1 June 1956 | 1 June 1957 | 1 year, 0 days | U.S. Army | |
| 4 | General Williston B. Palmer (1899–1973) | 1 June 1957 | 1 October 1959 | 2 years, 122 days | U.S. Army | |
| 5 | General Charles D. Palmer (1902–1999) | 1 October 1959 | 1 March 1962 | 2 years, 151 days | U.S. Army | |
| 6 | General Earle Wheeler (1908–1975) | 1 March 1962 | 2 October 1962 | 215 days | U.S. Army | |
| 7 | General John P. McConnell (1908–1986) | 2 October 1962 | 1 August 1964 | 1 year, 304 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 8 | General Jacob E. Smart (1909–2006) | 1 August 1964 | 28 July 1966 | 1 year, 361 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 9 | General David A. Burchinal (1915–1990) | 28 July 1966 | 19 April 1973 | 6 years, 265 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 10 | General George J. Eade (1921–2018) | 19 April 1973 | 1 September 1975 | 2 years, 135 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 11 | General Robert E. Huyser (1924–1997) | 1 September 1975 | 17 June 1979 | 3 years, 289 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 12 | General James R. Allen (1925–1992) | 17 June 1979 | 25 June 1981 | 2 years, 8 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 13 | General William Y. Smith (1925–2016) | 25 June 1981 | 28 July 1983 | 2 years, 33 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 14 | General Richard L. Lawson (1929–2020) | 28 July 1983 | 20 November 1986 | 3 years, 115 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 15 | General Thomas C. Richards (1930–2020) | 20 November 1986 | September 1989 | ~2 years, 285 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 16 | General James P. McCarthy (born 1935) | September 1989 | October 1992 | ~3 years, 30 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 17 | General Charles G. Boyd (1938–2022) | October 1992[5] | July 1995 | ~2 years, 290 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 18 | General James L. Jamerson (born 1941) | 18 July 1995 | 13 July 1998 | 2 years, 360 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 19 | Admiral Charles S. Abbot (born 1945) | 13 July 1998 | 2 August 2000 | 2 years, 20 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 20 | General Carlton W. Fulford Jr. (born 1944) | 2 August 2000 | 2 December 2002 | 2 years, 122 days | U.S. Marine Corps | |
| As Deputy Commander, United States European Command[6] | ||||||
| 21 | General Charles F. Wald (born 1948) | 2 December 2002 | 3 May 2006 | 3 years, 152 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 22 | General William E. Ward (born 1949) | 3 May 2006 | 1 October 2007 | 1 year, 151 days | U.S. Army | |
| 23 | Vice Admiral Richard K. Gallagher (born 1952) | 1 October 2007 | 2009 | ~1 year, 92 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 24 | Lieutenant General John D. Gardner | 2009 | 2 April 2012[7] | ~3 years, 92 days | U.S. Army | |
| 25 | Vice Admiral Charles W. Martoglio (born 1956) | ~2 April 2012 | 17 July 2014 | ~2 years, 106 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 26 | Lieutenant General William B. Garrett III | 17 July 2014[8] | November 2016 | ~2 years, 107 days | U.S. Army | |
| 27 | Lieutenant General Timothy M. Ray | November 2016 | August 2018 | ~1 year, 273 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 28 | Lieutenant General Stephen M. Twitty (born 1963) | August 2018 | July 2020 | ~1 year, 335 days | U.S. Army | |
| 29 | Lieutenant General Michael L. Howard | 21 July 2020 | ~2 August 2022 | 2 years, 12 days | U.S. Army | |
| 30 | Lieutenant General Steven L. Basham | ~2 August 2022 | Incumbent | 1 year, 253 days | U.S. Air Force | |
List of senior enlisted leaders of the United States European Command
| No. | Senior Enlisted Leader[9] | Term | Service branch | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Duration | ||
| 1 | Command Sergeant Major James E. Walthes | 1 December 1996 | 1 November 1998 | 1 year, 335 days | U.S. Army | |
| 2 | Command Sergeant Major Richard A. Young | 1 March 2000 | 15 May 2001 | 1 year, 75 days | U.S. Army | |
| 3 | Command Sergeant Major Phillip J. Kiniery Jr. | 15 May 2001 | 1 March 2002 | 290 days | U.S. Army | |
| 4 | Sergeant Major John M. Mersino | 29 March 2002 | 8 February 2005 | 2 years, 316 days | U.S. Marine Corps | |
| 5 | Command Sergeant Major Michael Bartelle | 8 February 2005 | 25 September 2006 | 1 year, 229 days | U.S. Army | |
| 6 | Command Sergeant Major Mark L. Farley | 25 September 2006 | 8 May 2009 | 2 years, 225 days | U.S. Army | |
| 7 | Fleet Master Chief Roy M. Maddocks Jr. | 8 May 2009[10] | 14 August 2013 | 4 years, 98 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 8 | Chief Master Sergeant Craig A. Adams | 14 August 2013 | 15 September 2015[11] | 2 years, 32 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| - | Chief Master Sergeant James E. Davis Acting [12] | 15 September 2015 | May 2016 | ~229 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 9 | Fleet Master Chief Crispian D. Addington | May 2016 | 2 August 2019 | ~3 years, 93 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 10 | Chief Master Sergeant Phillip L. Easton | 2 August 2019 | 7 June 2022 | 2 years, 309 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 11 | Command Sergeant Major Robert V. Abernethy | 7 June 2022[13] | Incumbent | 1 year, 309 days | U.S. Army | |
List of chiefs of staff of the United States European Command
| No. | Chief of Staff[14] | Term | Service branch | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Duration | ||
| - | Brigadier General Frederic J. Brown (1905–1971) Acting | 1 August 1952 | 25 August 1952 | 24 days | U.S. Army | |
| 1 | Major General Robert Kinder Taylor (1902–1976) | 25 August 1952 | June 1953 | ~280 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 2 | Major General James W. Spry (1900–1983) | 23 August 1953 | June 1954 | ~282 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 3 | Major General Charles D. Palmer (1902–1999) | 7 July 1954 | 21 September 1955 | 1 year, 76 days | U.S. Army | |
| 4 | Major General George Honnen (1897–1974) | 21 September 1955 | March 1957 | ~1 year, 161 days | U.S. Army | |
| 5 | Lieutenant General Glenn O. Barcus (1903–1990) | 1 April 1957 | 1 July 1960 | 3 years, 91 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 6 | Lieutenant General Edward H. Underhill (1907–1983) | 1 July 1960 | 1 June 1963 | 2 years, 335 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 7 | Lieutenant General Russell L. Vittrup (1906–1992) | 1 June 1963 | 1 June 1965 | 2 years, 0 days | U.S. Army | |
| 8 | Lieutenant General John W. Bowen | 1 June 1965 | 26 July 1968 | 3 years, 55 days | U.S. Army | |
| 9 | Vice Admiral John A. Tyree Jr. (1911–2004) | 26 July 1968 | December 1969 | ~1 year, 128 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 10 | Lieutenant General Alexander D. Surles Jr. (1916–1995) | 1 January 1970 | July 1971 | ~1 year, 181 days | U.S. Army | |
| 11 | Lieutenant General James W. Sutherland Jr. (1918–1987) | 2 July 1971 | July 1974 | ~2 years, 364 days | U.S. Army | |
| 12 | Lieutenant General William A. Knowlton (1920–2018) | 6 August 1974 | May 1976 | ~1 year, 269 days | U.S. Army | |
| 13 | Lieutenant General Rolland V. Heiser (1925–2016) | 15 September 1976 | 31 October 1978 | 2 years, 46 days | U.S. Army | |
| 14 | Lieutenant General Robert C. McAlister (1923–2008) | 31 October 1978 | 1 August 1980 | 1 year, 275 days | U.S. Army | |
| 15 | Lieutenant General Robert Haldane (1924–2008) | 1 August 1980 | July 1982 | ~1 year, 334 days | U.S. Army | |
| 16 | Lieutenant General Howard F. Stone (born 1931) | August 1982 | June 1985 | ~2 years, 304 days | U.S. Army | |
| 17 | Lieutenant General Howard G. Crowell Jr. (born 1932) | June 1985 | ~20 July 1988 | ~3 years, 49 days | U.S. Army | |
| 18 | Lieutenant General Edwin S. Leland Jr. | 20 July 1988 | 1 July 1991 | 2 years, 346 days | U.S. Army | |
| 19 | Lieutenant General Robert D. Chelberg | 1 July 1991 | 4 June 1993 | 1 year, 338 days | U.S. Army | |
| 20 | Lieutenant General Richard F. Keller | 4 June 1993 | 1 December 1996 | 3 years, 180 days | U.S. Army | |
| 21 | Lieutenant General David L. Benton III | 1 December 1996 | 1 November 1998 | 1 year, 335 days | U.S. Army | |
| 22 | Lieutenant General Michael Canavan | 1 November 1998 | 2 November 2000 | 2 years, 1 day | U.S. Army | |
| 23 | Lieutenant General Daniel J. Petrosky | 2 November 2000 | 4 November 2002 | 2 years, 2 days | U.S. Army | |
| 24 | Lieutenant General John B. Sylvester (born 1946) | 4 November 2002 | 2 August 2004 | 1 year, 272 days | U.S. Army | |
| 25 | Lieutenant General Colby M. Broadwater III | 3 August 2004 | 3 May 2006 | 1 year, 273 days | U.S. Army | |
| 26 | Major General William D. Catto | 5 July 2006[15] | ~July 2008 | ~1 year, 362 days | U.S. Marine Corps | |
| 27 | Major General Ken Keen | July 2008 | ~June 2010 | ~1 year, 335 days | U.S. Army | |
| 28 | Rear Admiral Charles W. Martoglio (born 1956) | ~June 2010 | April 2012 | ~1 year, 305 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 29 | Major General Mark A. Barrett | April 2012 | February 2014 | ~1 year, 306 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 30 | Rear Admiral John N. Christenson (born 1958) | February 2014 | August 2015 | ~1 year, 181 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 31 | Rear Admiral John W. Smith Jr. | August 2015 | June 2018 | ~2 years, 304 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 32 | Rear Admiral Patrick A. Piercey | June 2018 | August 2020 | ~2 years, 61 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 33 | Major General David J. Julazadeh | August 2020 | July 2021 | ~304 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 34 | Major General John D. Lamontagne | July 2021 | June 2022 | ~364 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 35 | Major General Adrian L. Spain | July 2022 | 24 July 2023 | ~1 year, 23 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 36 | Major General Peter B. Andrysiak Jr. | 24 July 2023 | Incumbent | 262 days | U.S. Army | |
See also
- Leadership of the United States Africa Command
- Leadership of the United States Northern Command
- Leadership of the United States Space Command
References
- ^ https://www.gomo.army.mil/public/Biography/usa-11790/gregoryl-holden
- ^ https://www.gomo.army.mil/public/Biography/usa-11780/jamesg-kent
- ^ "DOD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms, January 2021" (PDF). jcs.mil. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ "List of Previous Deputy Commanders". 13 January 2009. Archived from the original on 13 January 2009.
- ^ "GENERAL CHARLES G. BOYD". www.af.mil.
- ^ since 24 October 2002
- ^ "U.S. Navy Adm. James G. Stavridis, commander of U.S. European Command and NATO supreme allied commander, Europe, presents the certificate of retirement to U.S. Army Lt. Gen. John D. Gardner during a ceremony in Patch Barracks in Stuttgart, Germany, April 2, 2012. Gardner, the former deputy commander U.S. European Command, retired after 36 years of service in the Army". www.defense.gov.
- ^ "New EUCOM deputy on the job". Stars and Stripes.
- ^ "List of Senior Enlisted Leaders". 1 November 2006. Archived from the original on 1 November 2006.
- ^ "Sailor becomes top NCO at EUCOM". Stars and Stripes.
- ^ "EUCOM enlisted leader relieved for loss of confidence". Stars and Stripes.
- ^ "New EUCOM top enlisted leader comes from 7th Fleet". Stars and Stripes.
- ^ "US European Command Welcomes New Senior Enlisted Leader". U.S. European Command. U.S. European Command Public Affairs. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ "List of Previous Chiefs of Staff". 13 January 2009. Archived from the original on 13 January 2009.
- ^ "Catto is first Marine to serve as EUCOM chief of staff". Stars and Stripes.
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