Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force

Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force
Incumbent Maj Gen Dondi E. Costin since August 30, 2015
Formation	June 11, 1948
First holder	Maj Gen Charles I. Carpenter
Website	chaplaincorps.af.mil

The Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force (HAF/HC) is the senior chaplain in the United States Air Force, the functional leader of the U.S. Air Force Chaplain Corps, and the senior advisor on religious issues to the Secretary and Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force.

The current Chief of Chaplains is Major General Dondi E. Costin.

U.S. Air Force Chiefs of Chaplains

	Name	Photo	Term began	Term ended
1.	Maj Gen Charles I. Carpenter		June 11, 1948	August 14, 1958
2.	Maj Gen Terence P. Finnegan		August 15, 1958	July 1, 1962
3.	Maj Gen Robert P. Taylor		September 1, 1962	July 31, 1966
4.	Maj Gen Edwin R. Chess		August 1, 1966	August 1, 1970
5.	Maj Gen Roy M. Terry		August 10, 1970	August 1, 1974
6.	Maj Gen Henry J. Meade		August 2, 1974	August 1, 1978
7.	Maj Gen Richard Carr		November 1, 1978	July 31, 1982
8.	Maj Gen John A. Collins		August 1, 1982	November 1, 1985
9.	Maj Gen Stuart E. Barstad		November 2, 1985	November 1, 1988
10.	Maj Gen John P. McDonough		December 1, 1988	December 1, 1991
11.	Maj Gen Donald J. Harlin		December 2, 1991	August 1, 1995
12.	Maj Gen Arthur S. Thomas		August 1, 1995	August 1, 1997
13.	Maj Gen William J. Dendinger		June 1, 1997	May 1, 2001
14.	Maj Gen Lorraine K. Potter		May 24, 2001	June 1, 2004
15.	Maj Gen Charles C. Baldwin		June 2, 2004	May 27, 2008
16.	Maj Gen Cecil R. Richardson		May 28, 2008	June 1, 2012
17.	Maj Gen Howard D. Stendahl		August 31, 2012	August 29, 2015
18.	Maj Gen Dondi E. Costin		August 30, 2015	Present

See also

• Armed Forces Chaplains Board
• Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force
• Chiefs of Chaplains of the United States
• International Military Chiefs of Chaplains Conference