Talk:List of United States four-star officers

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[edit] Changes to service tables

  • I removed the Service column from each of the tables of four star officers which only come from a single service. I thought it made the tables easier on the eyes, rather than having the repetitive entry. Since the link to the service itself was removed, I wikilinked the section title for easy reference. Comments/Questions welcome -- MrDolomite | Talk 01:47, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Supplementary information

I got curious how long the current batch of 4-stars had held their rank and what they'd done to rate promotion. It turns out there are a lot of 3-star jobs, but only a handful lead to 4-star rank (basically, people who see the Secretary a lot: the Joint Staff, Senior Military Assistant to the Secretary of Defense, etc.) Kind of interesting, but probably too much of a data dump for the front page.

Morinao 03:51, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

Once you get that high up, its more political. Its who you know. Bunns USMC 14:31, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Joint Chiefs of Staff

Name Year Date of rank 4-star position Start End Previous 3-star positions
Peter Pace 1967 08 Sep 2000 USSOUTHCOM 08 Sep 2000 30 Sep 2001 USMC Forces Atlantic/Europe/South
VCJCS 01 Oct 2001 12 Aug 2005
CJCS 30 Sep 2005 30 Sep 2007
Edmund Giambastiani 1970 2002 USJFCOM/SACT 02 Oct 2002 01 Aug 2005 Sr Military Asst to SecDef; DCNO, N-8; USLANTFLT Submarine Force
VCJCS 12 Aug 2005 27 Jul 2007

[edit] Unified combatant commands

Name Year Date of rank 4-star position Start End Previous 3-star positions
William Fallon 1967 Oct 2000 VCNO  ?? Oct 2000 Aug 2003 Deputy USLANTCOM
USFLTFORCOM  ?? Oct 2003 Feb 2005
USPACOM 26 Feb 2005 12 Mar 2007
USCENTCOM 16 Mar 2007 present
Bantz Craddock 1971 2004 USSOUTHCOM 09 Nov 2004 19 Oct 2006 Sr Military Asst to SecDef
USEUCOM/SACEUR 04 Dec 2006 present
Lance L. Smith 1970 07 Nov 2005 USJFCOM/SACT 10 Nov 2005 present Deputy USCENTCOM
Victor E. Renuart Jr. 1971 23 Mar 2007 USNORTHCOM/NORAD 23 Mar 2007 present Sr Military Asst to SecDef; Director, J-5; Vice PACAF
Timothy Keating 1971 2004 USNORTHCOM/NORAD 05 Nov 2004 23 Mar 2007 Director, Joint Staff; 5th Fleet; DCNO, N-3/N-5
USPACOM 23 Mar 2007 present
James G. Stavridis 1976 18 Oct 2006 USSOUTHCOM 19 Oct 2006 present Sr Military Asst to SecDef
Eric T. Olson 1973 06 Jul 2007 USSOCOM 09 Jul 2007 present Deputy USSOCOM
James E. Cartwright 1971 2004 USSTRATCOM 2004 2007 Director, J-8
VCJCS (nominated)
Norton Schwartz 1973 01 Oct 2005 USTRANSCOM 07 Sep 2005 present Director, Joint Staff; Director, J-3; 11th AF

[edit] Other joint positions

Name Year Date of rank 4-star position Start End Previous 3-star positions
Dan K. McNeill 1968 2004 FORSCOM 07 May 2004 09 Jan 2007 Deputy FORSCOM; JTF Afghanistan; XVIII Airborne Corps
ISAF 04 Feb 2007 present
Burwell B. Bell III 1969 2002? USAREUR/7th Army Dec 2002 13 Dec 2005 Deputy USAREUR/7th Army
USFK Feb 2006 present
David H. Petraeus 1974 10 Feb 2007 MNF-I 10 Feb 2007 present Combined Arms Center; MNSTC-I
William E. Ward 1971 2006 Deputy USEUCOM 03 May 2006 present Deputy USAREUR/7th Army
USAFRICOM (nominated)
Michael V. Hayden 1969 22 Apr 2005 Principal Deputy DNI 21 Apr 2005 26 May 2006 Director, NSA
Director, CIA 26 May 2006 present

[edit] U.S. Army

Name Year Date of rank 4-star position Start End Previous 3-star positions
George W. Casey, Jr. 1970 01 Dec 2003 VCSA Oct 2003 Jul 2004 Director, Joint Staff; Director, J-5
MNF-I Jul 2004 10 Feb 2007
CSA 10 Apr 2007 present
Richard A. Cody 1972 24 Jun 2004 VCSA 24 Jun 2004 present DCSA, G-3
David D. McKiernan 1972 2005 USAREUR 14 Dec 2005 present Deputy FORSCOM; CFLCC/ARCENT/3rd Army
Charles C. Campbell 1970 09 Jan 2007 FORSCOM 09 Jan 2007 present Deputy FORSCOM; 8th Army
Benjamin S. Griffin 1970 2004 AMC 05 Nov 2004 present DCSA, G-8
William S. Wallace 1969 2005 TRADOC 13 Oct 2005 present USA Combined Arms Center; V Corps

[edit] U.S. Navy

Name Year Date of rank 4-star position Start End Previous 3-star positions
Michael G. Mullen 1968 2003 VCNO Aug 2003 Aug 2004 DCNO, N-8; 2nd Fleet
USNAVEUR 2004 2005
CNO 22 Jul 2005 29 Sep 2007
CJCS 01 Oct 2007
Patrick M. Walsh 1977 Apr 2007 VCNO Apr 2007 present NAVCENT/5th Fleet
Gary Roughead 1973 2005 USPACFLT 08 Jul 2005 08 May 2007 Deputy USPACOM
USFLTFORCOM 17 May 2007 29 Sep 2007
CNO 29 Sep 2007 present
Henry G. Ulrich III 1972 2005 USNAVEUR 23 May 2005 present 6th Fleet
Mark P. Fitzgerald 1973 (nominated) USNAVEUR (nominated) Director, Navy Staff; 2nd Fleet
Robert F. Willard 1973 2005 VCNO 2005 Apr 2007 Director, J-8; 7th Fleet, Deputy CINCPAC
USPACFLT 08 May 2007 present
Kirkland H. Donald 1975 2004 Director, NNP 05 Nov 2004 present USLANTFLT Submarine Force

[edit] U.S. Air Force

Name Year Date of rank 4-star position Start End Previous 3-star positions
T. Michael Moseley 1971 01 Oct 2003 VCSAF Aug 2003 02 Sep 2005 9th AF
CSAF 02 Sep 2005 present
John D.W. Corley 1973 01 Nov 2005 VCSAF 02 Sep 2005 present Principal Deputy, Asst Sec Air Force for Acquisition
ACC (nominated)
Ronald E. Keys 1967 27 May 2005 ACC May 2005 present DCSAF Air and Space Operations; AAFSE/16th AF
William R. Looney III 1972 01 Aug 2005 AETC Jun 2005 present Aeronautical Systems Center; Electronics Systems Center
Bruce Carlson 1971 01 Sep 2005 AFMC Aug 2005 present 8th AF; Director, J-8
Kevin P. Chilton 1976 26 Jun 2006 AFSPC 26 Jun 2006 present 8th AF
USSTRATCOM (nominated)
C. Robert Kehler 1975 (nominated) AFSPC (nominated) Deputy USSTRATCOM
Duncan J. McNabb 1974 01 Dec 2005 AMC Oct 2005 present Director, J-4; DCSAF Plans and Programs
VCSAF (nominated)
Arthur J. Lichte 1971 AMC (nominated) Asst VCSAF; Vice USAFE
Paul V. Hester 1971 01 Aug 2004 PACAF Jul 2004 present AFSOC; USF Japan/5th AF
Carrol H. Chandler 1974 (nominated) PACAF DCSAF Air and Space Operations; Alaskan Command/11th AF
William T. Hobbins 1969 01 Feb 2006 USAFE Dec 2005 present DCSAF Warfighting Integration; 12th AF

[edit] U.S. Marine Corps

Name Year Date of rank 4-star position Start End Previous 3-star positions
James Conway 1970 13 Nov 2006 CMC 13 Nov 2006 present Director, J-3; I MEF
Robert Magnus 1969 08 Sep 2005 ACMC 08 Sep 2005 present DCMC Programs and Resources

[edit] Other

Name Year Date of rank 4-star position Start End Previous 3-star positions
Thad W. Allen 1971 25 May 2006 CCG 25 May 2006 present Coast Guard Chief of Staff
John O. Agwunobi 2005 17 Dec 2005 ASH 17 Dec 2005 present Florida Secretary of Health/State Health Officer

[edit] Director of the Joint Staff

The Director of the Joint Staff is a statutory 3-star position whose presence on a resume is a remarkably good predictor of eventual 4-star rank. The Director is selected by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and approved by the Secretary of Defense. Of the last 18 former Directors, 17 were promoted to 4-star rank within a year of leaving the post, and the eighteenth was appointed under the outgoing administration and lacked the confidence of the incoming Secretary of Defense.

Morinao 03:51, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

Start End Incumbent Previous position Next position Start End Rank
Jul 1981 Aug 1983 LtGen James E. Dalton, USAF Cmdt, Industrial College of the Armed Forces CoS SHAPE Aug 1983 Jun 1985 Gen
Aug 1983 1985 LTG Jack N. Merritt, USA Cmdt, US Army War College US Rep NATO Military Committee 1985 Oct 1987 GEN
1985 Aug 1987 VADM Powell F. Carter Jr., USN Deputy Director, Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff US Rep NATO Military Committee 1987 1988 ADM
USLANTFLT Nov 1988 Jan 1991 ADM
Aug 1987 Nov 1988 LTG Robert W. RisCassi, USA DCSA, G-3 VCSA Nov 1988 Jun 1990 GEN
USFK Jun 1990 1993 GEN
Nov 1988 Sep 1989 LtGen Hansford T. Johnson, USAF Deputy USCENTCOM USTRANSCOM Sep 1989 Aug 1992 Gen
Sep 1989 May 1991 LtGen Michael P.C. Carns, USAF Deputy CINCPAC VCSAF May 1991 Jul 1994 Gen
May 1991 Dec 1992 LtGen Henry Vicellio, Jr., USAF DCSAF, A-4/A-7 AETC Dec 1992 Jun 1995 Gen
AFMC Jun 1995 Jun 1997 Gen
Dec 1992 Jul 1994 VADM Richard C. Macke, USN Director, J-6 USPACOM Jul 1994 Jan 1996 ADM
Jul 1994 Jul 1996 LtGen Walter Kross, USAF 15th AF USTRANSCOM Jul 1996 Sep 1998 Gen
Jul 1996 Feb 1999 VADM Dennis C. Blair, USN Assoc DCIA, military support USPACOM Feb 1999 May 2002 ADM
Feb 1999 Sep 1999 VADM Vern Clark, USN Director, J-3 USLANTCOM Sep 1999 Jul 2000 ADM
CNO Jul 2000 Jul 2005 ADM
Sep 1999 Jul 2000 LtGen Carlton W. Fulford, USMC Vice Director, Joint Staff Deputy USEUCOM Jul 2000 Feb 2003 Gen
Jul 2000 Oct 2001 VADM Scott Fry, USN Director, J-3 6th Fleet Oct 2001 Nov 2003 VADM
Oct 2001 Jan 2003 LTG John Abizaid, USA Director, J-5 Deputy USCENTCOM Jan 2003 Jul 2003 LTG
USCENTCOM Jul 2003 Mar 2007 GEN
Jan 2003 Oct 2003 LTG George W. Casey, Jr., USA Director, J-5 VCSA Oct 2003 Jul 2004 GEN
MNF-I Jul 2004 Feb 2007 GEN
CSA Apr 2007 present GEN
Oct 2003 Oct 2004 VADM Timothy J. Keating, USN 5th Fleet USNORTHCOM Nov 2004 Mar 2007 ADM
USPACOM Mar 2007 present ADM
Oct 2004 Aug 2005 LtGen Norton A. Schwartz, USAF Director, J-3 USTRANSCOM Sep 2005 present Gen
Aug 2005 present LTG Walter L. Sharp, USA Director, J-5 USFK GEN

[edit] Senior Military Assistant to the Secretary of Defense

Proximity to the Secretary of Defense really is a fast track to that fourth star. Other former SMA's: GEN Colin Powell, ADM William A. Owens, GEN John P. Jumper, GEN Paul Kern, GEN James L. Jones, ADM Gregory G. Johnson.

Morinao 04:33, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

FYI: de:Senior Military Assistant to the Secretary of Defense --GrummelJS 15:28, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
Start End Incumbent Other 3-star positions Next position Start End Rank
??? 2001 Aug 2002 VADM Edmund P. Giambastiani, Jr., USN DCNO, N-8; USLANTFLT Submarine Force USJFCOM/SACT Oct 2002 Aug 2005 ADM
VCJCS Aug 2005 present ADM
Aug 2002 Jul 2004 LTG Bantz J. Craddock, USA (none) USSOUTHCOM Nov 2004 Oct 2006 GEN
USEUCOM/SACEUR Dec 2006 present GEN
Jul 2004 Aug 2006 VADM James G. Stavridis, USN (none) USSOUTHCOM Oct 2006 present ADM
Aug 2006 Feb 2007 LtGen Victor E. Renuart, Jr., USAF Director, J-5; Vice PACAF USNORTHCOM Mar 2007 present Gen
Feb 2007 present LTG Peter W. Chiarelli, USA Special Asst to USCENTCOM; MNC-Iraq

[edit] Deputy Commander, USEUCOM

The new position of Commander, USAFRICOM has apparently replaced Deputy Commander, USEUCOM as a four-star position. Rear Adm. Richard K. Gallagher has been nominated as Deputy Commander, USEUCOM, with rank of vice admiral.[1] Morinao 02:46, 5 September 2007 (UTC)