Chiefs of Chaplains of the United States

In the United States armed forces, the Chiefs of Chaplains of the United States are the senior service chaplains who lead and represent the Chaplain Corps of the United States Army, Navy, and Air Force. The Navy created the first Office of the Chief of Chaplains in 1917; the Army followed in 1920, and the Air Force established its own in 1948 after it became a separate branch.

The three Chiefs of Chaplains and the three active-duty Deputy Chiefs of Chaplains from the Army, Navy, and Air Force comprise the Armed Forces Chaplains Board (AFCB) which advises the Secretary of Defense and the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness on religious, ethical, and moral matters, in addition to a number of policy issues.[1][2]

The current military Chiefs of Chaplains are:

NamePhotoRank and ServiceChaplain Corps
Emblem		PositionAppointed
Thomas L. Solhjem
Major General
US Army
Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army
May 31, 2019
Brent W. Scott
Rear Admiral
US Navy
Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy
July 23, 2018
Steven A. Schaick
Major General
US Air Force
Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force
August 21, 2018

Chaplains of the Marine Corps and Coast Guard

As the Marine Corps and Coast Guard do not commission chaplains, the United States Navy Deputy Chief of Chaplains also serves as Chaplain of the United States Marine Corps, and a senior Navy Chaplain holding the rank of Navy Captain serves as Chaplain of the Coast Guard. The current chaplains are:

NamePhotoRank and ServicePositionAppointed
Gregory N. Todd
Rear Admiral
US Navy
Chaplain of the United States Marine Corps
June 21, 2018
Thomas J. Walcott
Captain
US Navy
Chaplain of the United States Coast Guard
April 12, 2018

See also

References
  1. prhome.defense.gov Archived 2011-06-30 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved May 13, 2011.
  2. DOD Instruction 5120.08, retrieved May 13, 2011.
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