Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army

Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army
U.S. Army Chief of Chaplains flag
Incumbent CH (MG) Paul K. Hurley since May 22, 2015
Formation	June 4, 1920
First holder	CH (COL) John T. Axton
Website	Official Website

The Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army (CCH) is the chief supervising officer of the U.S. Army Chaplain Corps. (Chaplains do not hold commanding authority).^[1] From 1775 to 1920, chaplains were attached to separate units. The Office of the Chief of Chaplains was created by the National Defense Act of 1920 in order to better organize the Chaplaincy.^[2] The current CCH is Chaplain (Major General) Paul K. Hurley.

U.S. Army Chiefs of Chaplains

	Name	Term began	Term ended
1.	CH (COL) John T. Axton	July 15, 1920	April 6, 1928
2.	CH (COL) Edmund P. Easterbrook	April 7, 1928	December 22, 1929
3.	CH (COL) Julian E. Yates	December 23, 1929	December 22, 1933
4.	CH (COL) Alva J. Brasted	December 23, 1933	December 22, 1937
5.	CH (MG) William R. Arnold	December 23, 1937	February 14, 1945
6.	CH (MG) Luther D. Miller	April 12, 1945	August 1, 1949
7.	CH (MG) Roy H. Parker	August 2, 1949	May 27, 1952
8.	CH (MG) Ivan L. Bennett	May 28, 1952	April 30, 1954
9.	CH (MG) Patrick J. Ryan	May 1, 1954	October 30, 1958
10.	CH (MG) Frank A. Tobey	November 1, 1958	October 31, 1962
11.	CH (MG) Charles E. Brown, Jr.	November 1, 1962	July 31, 1967
12.	CH (MG) Francis L. Sampson	August 1, 1967	July 31, 1971
13.	CH (MG) Gerhardt W. Hyatt	August 3, 1971	July 29, 1975
14.	CH (MG) Orris E. Kelly	August 1, 1975	July 1, 1979
15.	CH (MG) Kermit D. Johnson	July 2, 1979	June 30, 1982
16.	CH (MG) Patrick J. Hessian	July 1, 1982	June 30, 1986
17.	CH (MG) Norris L. Einertson	July 1, 1986	August 26, 1990
18.	CH (MG) Matthew A. Zimmerman, Jr.	August 27, 1990	August 6, 1994
19.	CH (MG) Donald W. Shea	August 7, 1994	May 31, 1999
20.	CH (MG) Gaylord T. Gunhus	July 1, 1999	July 28, 2003
21.	CH (MG) David H. Hicks	August 16, 2003	July 11, 2007
22.	CH (MG) Douglas L. Carver	July 12, 2007	July 21, 2011
23.	CH (MG) Donald L. Rutherford	July 22, 2011	May 21, 2015
24.	CH (MG) Paul K. Hurley	May 22, 2015	Incumbent

2008 meeting of current and former Army Chiefs of Chaplains, Arlington, VA

References

↑ Army Command Policy (PDF). Department of the Army. 2010.
↑ Army Birthdays. Retrieved July 6, 2010.

United States Army

Leadership

Components
and
commands

Army commands	Forces Training and Doctrine Materiel

Service components	Africa Central Europe Pacific North South Special Operations Surface Deployment and Distribution Space and Missile Defense

Direct reporting units	Second Army Medical Intelligence and Security Criminal Investigation Corps of Engineers Military District of Washington Test and Evaluation Military Academy Reserve Acquisition Support Center Installation Management

Field armies	First Third Fifth Sixth Seventh Eighth Ninth

Branches	Acquisition Corps Adjutant General's Corps Air Defense Artillery Branch Armor Branch Aviation Branch Army Band Chaplain Corps Chemical Corps Civil Affairs Corps Corps of Engineers Dental Corps Field Artillery Corps Finance Corps Infantry Branch Inspector General's Corps Judge Advocate General's Corps Logistics Branch Medical Corps Medical Service Corps Medical Specialist Corps Military Intelligence Corps Military Police Corps Nurse Corps Ordnance Corps Psychological Operations Quartermaster Corps Signal Corps Special Forces Transportation Corps Veterinary Corps

Installations

Training

Uniforms and
insignia

Coats of arms	Air Defense Artillery Armor Aviation Artillery Cavalry Engineer Infantry

Equipment

History and
traditions

Category
Portal

United States Armed Forces

Book
Portal
- A
- MC
- N
- AF
- CG
Category
- A
- MC
- N
- AF
- CG
- PHS
- NOAA
Navbox
- A
- MC
- N
- AF
- CG

Leadership

Commander-in-chief: President of the United States
Secretary of Defense
Deputy Secretary of Defense
Joint Chiefs of Staff:
- Chairman
- Vice Chairman
United States Congress: Committees on Armed Services:
- Senate
- House
Active duty four-star officers
Highest ranking officers in history
National Security Act of 1947
Goldwater–Nichols Act

Organization

Service departments	Department of Defense (Secretary): Army (Secretary) Navy (Secretary) Air Force (Secretary) Department of Homeland Security (Secretary): Coast Guard

Branches	Army (Chief of Staff) Marine Corps (Commandant) Navy (Chief of Naval Operations) Air Force (Chief of Staff) Coast Guard (Commandant)

Other uniformed services	Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (Surgeon General) NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps (Director)

Reserve components	Reserves: A MC N AF CG National Guard: A AF Naval militias State defense forces

Civilian auxiliaries	Military Auxiliary Radio System Merchant Marine Civil Air Patrol Coast Guard Auxiliary

Unified Combatant Command	Northern Central European Pacific Southern Africa Special Operations Strategic Transportation

Structure

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

Operations and history

Personnel

Training	MEPS ASVAB Recruit training: A MC N AF CG Officer candidate school: A MC N AF Warrant: A MC Service academies: A (prep) N (prep) AF (prep) CG Merchant Marine PHS Junior/Reserve Officers' Training Corps: A: MJC/SMC MC/N AF Medical Other education

Uniforms	Uniforms: A MC N AF CG Awards & decorations: Inter-service A MC/N AF CG PHS NOAA Foreign International Devices Badges: Identification A MC N AF CG

Ranks	Enlisted: A MC N AF CG Warrant officers Officer: A MC N AF CG PHS NOAA

Other	Oath: Enlistment Office 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) AF CG MSC NOAA Weapons: N CG Aircraft: N CG NOAA Reactors

Air	Aircraft World War I active Aircraft designation Missiles Helicopter arms

Other	Electronics (designations) Flags: A MC N AF CG Ensign Jack Guidons Food WMDs: Nuclear Biological Chemical

Legend: A = Army; MC = Marine Corps; N = Navy; AF = Air Force; CG = Coast Guard; PHS = Public Health Service; NOAA = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; MSC = Military Sealift Command

Chiefs of Chaplains of the United States

Chiefs of Chaplains	Chaplain (Major General) Paul K. Hurley (Army) Rear Admiral Margaret_G._Kibben (Navy) Chaplain (Major General) Howard D. Stendahl (Air Force)

Senior USMC/USCG Chaplains (working under USN Chief of Chaplains)	Rear Admiral Brent W. Scott (Chaplain of the United States Marine Corps, and Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the U.S. Navy) Captain Gregory N. Todd (Chaplain of the Coast Guard)

Armed Forces Chaplains Board

Chiefs of Chaplains (members)	CH (MG) Paul K. Hurley (USA Chief of Chaplains) RADM Margaret G. Kibben (USN Chief of Chaplains) CH (Maj Gen) Howard D. Stendahl (USAF Chief of Chaplains)

Deputy Chiefs of Chaplains (members)	CH (BG) Donald L. Rutherford (USA Deputy Chief of Chaplains) RDML Margaret G. Kibben (USN Deputy Chief of Chaplains/ Chaplain of the USMC) CH (Brig Gen) Bobby V. Page (USAF Deputy Chief of Chaplains)

Executive Director (staff)	CH (COL) Thomas E. Preston (USA Chaplain)

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Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army

U.S. Army Chiefs of Chaplains

See also

References