Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force

Not to be confused with Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force.

Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force
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Incumbent General David W. Allvin since 16 November 2020
United States Air Force Air Staff
Abbreviation	VCSAF
Reports to	Secretary of the Air Force Chief of Staff of the Air Force
Seat	The Pentagon, Arlington County, Virginia, United States
Appointer	The President with Senate advice and consent
Term length	4 years fixed term
Constituting instrument	10 U.S.C. § 8034
Formation	October 1, 1947
First holder	Hoyt Vandenberg

The vice chief of staff of the Air Force (VCSAF) is the second highest-ranking military officer in the United States Air Force. If the chief of staff of the Air Force (CSAF) is absent or is unable to perform his duties, then the VCSAF assumes the duties and responsibilities of the CSAF. The VCSAF may also perform other duties that the secretary of defense (SECDEF), the secretary of the Air Force (SECAF) or the CSAF assigns to him. The VCSAF is appointed by the president of the United States and must be confirmed via majority vote by the Senate. By statute, the VCSAF is appointed as a four-star general.

The current vice chief of staff of the Air Force is General David W. Allvin.

List of Vice Chiefs of Staff of the Air Force

No.	Vice Chief of Staff		Term
	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Term length
1		Vandenberg, HoytGeneral Hoyt S. Vandenberg (1899–1954)	10 October 1947	28 April 1948	201 days
2		Fairchild, MuirGeneral Muir S. Fairchild (1894–1950)	27 May 1948	17 March 1950	1 year, 294 days
-		Norstad, LaurisGeneral Lauris Norstad (1907–1988) Acting	2 May 1950	9 October 1950	160 days
3		Twining, NathanGeneral Nathan F. Twining (1897–1982)	10 October 1950	29 June 1953	2 years, 262 days
4		White, ThomasGeneral Thomas D. White (1901–1965)	30 June 1953	30 June 1957	4 years, 0 days
5		LeMay, CurtisGeneral Curtis E. LeMay (1906–1990)	1 July 1957	30 June 1961	3 years, 364 days
6		Smith, FredericGeneral Frederic H. Smith Jr. (1908–1980)	1 July 1961	30 June 1962	364 days
7		McKee, WilliamGeneral William F. McKee (1906–1987)	1 July 1962	31 July 1964	2 years, 30 days
8		McConnell, JohnGeneral John P. McConnell (1908–1986)	1 August 1964	31 January 1965	183 days
9		Blanchard, WilliamGeneral William H. Blanchard (1916–1966)	19 February 1965	31 May 1966	1 year, 101 days
-		Wheless, HewittLieutenant General Hewitt T. Wheless Acting	13 June 1966	31 July 1966	48 days
10		Holloway, BruceGeneral Bruce K. Holloway (1912–1999)	1 August 1966	31 July 1968	1 year, 365 days
11		Ryan, JohnGeneral John D. Ryan (1915–1983)	1 August 1968	31 July 1969	364 days
12		Meyer, JohnGeneral John C. Meyer (1919–1975)	1 August 1969	30 April 1972	2 years, 273 days
13		Wade, HoraceGeneral Horace M. Wade (1916–2001)	1 May 1972	31 October 1973	1 year, 183 days
14		Ellis, RichardGeneral Richard H. Ellis (1919–1989)	1 November 1973	18 August 1975	1 year, 290 days
15		McBride, WilliamGeneral William V. McBride (1922–2022)	19 August 1975	31 March 1978	2 years, 224 days
16		Allen, LewGeneral Lew Allen Jr. (1925–2010)	1 April 1978	30 June 1978	90 days
17		Hill, JamesGeneral James A. Hill (1923–2010)	1 July 1978	29 February 1980	1 year, 243 days
18		Mathis, RobertGeneral Robert C. Mathis (1927–2016)	1 March 1980	31 May 1982	2 years, 91 days
19		O'Malley, JeromeGeneral Jerome F. O'Malley (1932–1985)	1 June 1982	5 October 1983	1 year, 126 days
20		Skantze, LawrenceGeneral Lawrence A. Skantze (1928–2018)	6 October 1983	31 July 1984	299 days
21		Welch, LarryGeneral Larry D. Welch (born 1934)	1 August 1984	31 July 1985	364 days
22		Piotrowski, JohnGeneral John L. Piotrowski (born 1934)	1 August 1985	31 January 1987	1 year, 183 days
23		Hatch, MonroeGeneral Monroe W. Hatch Jr. (born 1933)	1 February 1987	1 June 1990	3 years, 120 days
24		Loh, JohnGeneral John M. Loh (born 1938)	4 June 1990	1 April 1991	301 days
25		Carns, MichaelGeneral Michael P. C. Carns (born 1937)	16 May 1991	28 July 1994	3 years, 73 days
26		Moorman, ThomasGeneral Thomas S. Moorman Jr. (1940–2020)	29 July 1994	11 July 1997	2 years, 347 days
27		Eberhart, RalphGeneral Ralph Eberhart (born 1946)	11 July 1997	26 May 1999	1 year, 319 days
28		Lyles, LesterGeneral Lester L. Lyles (born 1946)	27 May 1999	17 April 2000	326 days
29		Handy, JohnGeneral John W. Handy (born 1944)	17 April 2000	5 November 2001	1 year, 202 days
30		Foglesong, RobertGeneral Robert H. Foglesong (born 1945)	5 November 2001	11 August 2003	1 year, 279 days
31		Moseley, Teed MichaelGeneral T. Michael Moseley (born 1949)	12 August 2003	2 September 2005	2 years, 21 days
32		Corley, JohnGeneral John D. W. Corley (born 1951)	2 September 2005	17 September 2007	2 years, 15 days
33		McNabb, DuncanGeneral Duncan J. McNabb (born 1952)	17 September 2007	4 September 2008	353 days
34		Fraser, WilliamGeneral William M. Fraser III (born 1952)	8 October 2008	27 August 2009	322 days
35		Chandler, CarrolGeneral Carrol Chandler (born 1952)	27 August 2009	14 January 2011	1 year, 140 days
36		Breedlove, PhilipGeneral Philip M. Breedlove (born 1955)	14 January 2011	27 July 2012	1 year, 195 days
37		Spencer, LarryGeneral Larry O. Spencer (born 1954)	27 July 2012	6 August 2015	3 years, 10 days
38		Goldfein, DavidGeneral David L. Goldfein (born 1959)	6 August 2015	1 July 2016	330 days
39		Wilson, StephenGeneral Stephen W. Wilson (born 1959/1960)	22 July 2016	16 November 2020	4 years, 117 days
40		Allvin, DavidGeneral David W. Allvin (born 1963)	16 November 2020	Incumbent	2 years, 298 days

See also

• Under Secretary of the Air Force
• Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force
• Director of Staff of the United States Air Force
• Vice Chief of Staff of the Army
• Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps
• Vice Chief of Naval Operations
• Vice Chief of Space Operations
• Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard