Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force

Vice Chief of Staff
of the Air Force
Vice Chief of Staff; of the Air Force
	Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force flag
	Incumbent; General Larry O. Spencer; since July 27, 2012
	Department of the Air Force; The Air Staff
Reports to	Secretary of the Air Force; Chief of Staff of the Air Force
Seat	The Pentagon, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Appointer	The President; with Senate advice and consent
Term length	No fixed term
Constituting instrument	10 U.S.C. § 8034
Formation	October 1, 1947
First holder	Hoyt Vandenberg
Succession	First in CSAF succession

The Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force (VCSAF) is the second highest-ranking military officer in the United States Air Force. In the event that the Chief of Staff of the Air Force (CSAF) is absent or is unable to perform his duties, 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.^[1] By statute, the VCSAF is appointed as a four-star general.

The current Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force is General Larry O. Spencer.

List of Vice Chiefs of Staff of the Air Force (1947–)

Vice Chiefs of Staff
Number	Name	Tenure
1	Hoyt S. Vandenberg	1947–1948
2	Muir S. Fairchild	1948–1950
3	Nathan F. Twining	1950–1953
4	Thomas D. White	1953–1957
5	Curtis E. LeMay	1957–1961
6	Frederic H. Smith, Jr.	1961–1962
7	William F. McKee	1962–1964
8	John P. McConnell	1964–1965
9	William H. Blanchard	1965–1966
10	Bruce K. Holloway	1966–1968
11	John D. Ryan	1968–1969
12	John C. Meyer	1969–1972
13	Horace M. Wade	1972–1973
14	Richard H. Ellis	1973–1975
15	William V. McBride	1975–1978
16	Lew Allen, Jr.	1978
17	James A. Hill	1978–1980
18	Robert C. Mathis	1980–1982
19	Jerome F. O'Malley	1982–1983
20	Lawrence A. Skantze	1983–1984
21	Larry D. Welch	1984–1985
22	John L. Piotrowski	1985–1987
23	Monroe W. Hatch, Jr.	1987–1990
24	John M. Loh	1990–1991
25	Michael P.C. Carns	1991–1994
26	Thomas S. Moorman, Jr.	1994–1997
27	Ralph Eberhart	1997–1999
28	Lester L. Lyles	1999–2000
29	John W. Handy	2000–2001
30	Robert H. Foglesong	2001–2003
31	T. Michael Moseley	2003–2005
32	John D.W. Corley	2005–2007
33	Duncan J. McNabb	September 2007 - September 5, 2008
34	William M. Fraser III	October 9, 2008 - August 27, 2009
35	Carrol H. Chandler	August 27, 2009 - January 14, 2011
36	Philip M. Breedlove	January 14, 2011 - July 27, 2012
37	Larry O. Spencer	July 27, 2012 - incumbent