Commander-in-Chief of the North American Aerospace Defense Command
The NORAD commander-in-chief is always a United States Department of Defense four-star General or equivalent confirmed by the US Senate and is also in command of USNORTHCOM, while the Deputy Commander is always Canadian. Since 2004 commanders have included Admirals.
Number | Name | Photo | Start of term | End | Subsequent position(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | General Earle E. Partridge, USAF | 1957 | 1959 | Head, National Command and Control Task Force[1] | |
2 | General Laurence S. Kuter, USAF | 1959 | 1962 | ||
3 | General John K. Gerhart, USAF | 1962 | 1965 | ||
4 | General Dean C. Strother, USAF | 1965 | 1966 | ||
5 | General Raymond J. Reeves, USAF | 1966 | 1969 | ||
6 | General Seth J. McKee, USAF | 1969 | 1973 | ||
7 | General Lucius D. Clay, Jr., USAF | 1973 | 1975 | ||
8 | General Daniel James, Jr., USAF | 1975 | 1977 | ||
9 | General James E. Hill, USAF | 1977 | 1979 | ||
10 | General James V. Hartinger, USAF | 1980 | 1984 | ||
11 | General Robert T. Herres, USAF | 1984 | 1987 | 1st Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1987–1990) | |
12 | General John L. Piotrowski, USAF | 1987 | 1990 | ||
13 | General Donald J. Kutyna, USAF | 1990 | 1992 | ||
14 | General Charles A. "Chuck" Horner, USAF | June, 1992 | September, 1994 | ||
15 | General Joseph W. Ashy, USAF | September, 1994 | August, 1996 | ||
16 | General Howell M. Estes III, USAF | August, 1996 | 14 August 1998 | ||
17 | General Richard B. Myers, USAF | 14 August 1998 | 22 February 2000 | 5th Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (2000–2001) 15th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (2001–2005) | |
18 | General Ralph E. "Ed" Eberhart, USAF | 22 February 2000 | 5 November 2004 | ||
19 | Admiral Timothy J. Keating, USN | 5 November 2004 | 23 March 2007 | Commander, U.S. Pacific Command (2007–2009) | |
20 | General Victor E. Renuart Jr., USAF | 23 March 2007 | 19 May 2010 | ||
21 | Admiral James A. Winnefeld, Jr., USN | 19 May 2010 | 3 August 2011 | 5th Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (2011–2015) | |
22 | General Charles H. Jacoby Jr., USA | 3 August 2011 | 5 December 2014 | ||
23 | Admiral Bill Gortney, USN | 5 December 2014 | 13 May 2016 | ||
24 | General Lori Robinson, USAF | 13 May 2016 |
Deputy commanders
In recent years deputy commanders have always been Canadian air force lieutenant generals. Prior to the 1968 unification of the Canadian Forces, the deputy commanders were RCAF Air Marshals.[2]
Number | Name | Photo | Start of term | End | Notable positions held before or after |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Air Marshal Roy Slemon, CB, CBE, CD | 12 September 1957 | 14 August 1964 | Chief of the Air Staff | |
2 | Air Marshal Clarence Rupert Dunlap, CBE, CD | 15 August 1964 | 25 August 1967 | Chief of the Air Staff | |
3 | Air Marshal William R. MacBrien OBE, CD | 26 August 1967 | 22 January 1969 | ||
4 | Lieutenant-General Frederick Ralph Sharp CMM, DFC, CD | 23 January 1969 | 14 September 1969 | Chief of the Defence Staff (1969–1972) | |
5 | Lieutenant-General Edwin Reyno | September 1969 | August 1972 | ||
6 | Lieutenant-General Reginald J. Lane, DSO, DFC, CD | September 1972 | October 1974 | ||
7 | Lieutenant-General Richard C. Stovel, AFC, CD | October 1974 | September 1976 | ||
8 | Lieutenant-General David R. Adamson | September 1976 | August 1978 | ||
9 | Lieutenant-General Kenneth E. Lewis | 18 August 1978 | 24 June 1980 | Commander of Air Command | |
10 | Lieutenant-General Kenneth J. Thorneycroft | June 1980 | May 1983 | ||
11 | Lieutenant-General Donald C. MacKenzie | May 1983 | August 1986 | ||
12 | Lieutenant-General Donald M. McNaughton | August 1986 | August 1989 | ||
13 | Lieutenant-General Robert W. Morton, CMM, CD | August 1989 | August 1992 | ||
14 | Lieutenant-General Brian L. Smith | August 1992 | August 1994 | ||
15 | Lieutenant-General J. D. O'Blenis | August 1994 | August 1995 | ||
16 | Lieutenant-General L. W. F. Cuppens | August 1995 | April 1998 | ||
17 | Lieutenant-General G C Macdonald, CMM, MVO, CD | April 1998 | August 2001 | Vice Chief of Defence Staff, Canadian Forces (2001-2004) | |
18 | Lieutenant-General Ken R. Pennie, CMM, CD | 8 August 2001 | 14 July 2003 | Chief of the Air Staff (2003–2005) | |
19 | Lieutenant-General Rick Findley, CMM, MSC, CD | 14 July 2003 | 2 August 2007 | ||
20 | Lieutenant-General Charles Bouchard, OC, CMM, MSC, CD | 2 August 2007 | 10 July 2009 | ||
21 | Lieutenant-General Marcel Duval, CMM, CD | 10 July 2009 | 15 August 2011 | ||
21 | Lieutenant-General Thomas J. Lawson, CMM, CD | 15 August 2011 | 4 September 2012 | Chief of the Defence Staff | |
22 | Lieutenant-General Alain Parent, CMM, CD | 4 September 2012 | 1 July 2015 | ||
23 | Lieutenant-General Pierre St-Amand, CMM, CD | 1 July 2015 |
References
- ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=AIBRdaeLeXMC&pg=PA35&lpg=PA35&dq=Earle+Partridge+retire&source=bl&ots=943IYp8pPm&sig=C2iv6_XR-Jj6pidh6TXOHGyMCg0&hl=en&sa=X&ei=760pU7PkGsP10gGE4oCoCQ&ved=0CF8Q6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=Earle%20Partridge%20retire&f=false
- ↑ Veale, Thomas F. (2008). Guarding What You Value Most: North American Aerospace Defense Command, Celebrating 50 Years. Government Printing Office. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-16-080436-6.
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