List of active duty United States three-star officers
There are currently 163 active-duty three-star officers in the uniformed services of the United States: 51 in the Army, 19 in the Marine Corps, 37 in the Navy, 45 in the Air Force, five in the Space Force, four in the Coast Guard, one in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, and one in the United States Maritime Service.
List of designated three-star positions[edit]
Department of Defense[edit]
Office of the Secretary of Defense[edit]
Joint Staff[edit]
Position insignia | Position | Photo | Incumbent | Service branch |
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Office of the Joint Staff | ||||
Director of the Joint Staff (DJS) | Lieutenant General Douglas A. Sims II[10] | U.S. Army | ||
Joint Staff directorates | ||||
Director for Intelligence (J-2), Joint Staff | Lieutenant General Dimitri Henry[11] | U.S. Marine Corps | ||
Director for Operations (J-3), Joint Staff | Vacant | |||
Director for Logistics (J-4), Joint Staff | Lieutenant General Leonard J. Kosinski[12] | U.S. Air Force | ||
Director for Strategy, Plans and Policy (J-5), Joint Staff and Senior Member, United States Delegation to the United Nations Military Staff Committee | Vacant | |||
Director, Command, Control, Communications and Computers and Cyber and Chief Information Officer (J-6), Joint Staff | Lieutenant General David T. Isaacson[13] | U.S. Army | ||
Director for Joint Force Development (J-7), Joint Staff | Lieutenant General Dagvin R.M. Anderson[14] | U.S. Air Force | ||
Director of Force Structure, Resources and Assessment (J-8), Joint Staff | Vice Admiral Sara A. Joyner[15] | U.S. Navy |
Unified Combatant Commands[edit]
Other joint positions[edit]
Department of the Army[edit]
Position insignia | Position | Photo | Incumbent | Service branch |
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Office of the Secretary | ||||
Director of Hypersonics, Directed Energy, Space and Rapid Acquisition, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology) | Lieutenant General Robert A. Rasch Jr.[43] | U.S. Army | ||
Military Deputy for Budget to the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller) | Lieutenant General Paul A. Chamberlain[44] | U.S. Army | ||
Inspector General of the United States Army (IG) | Lieutenant General Donna W. Martin[45] | U.S. Army |
United States Army[edit]
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Position insignia | Position | Photo | Incumbent | Service branch |
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Office of the Secretary | ||||
Principal Military Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition) | Vice Admiral Francis D. Morley[86] | U.S. Navy | ||
Naval Inspector General (NAVIG) and Special Assistant for Inspection Support (N09G) | Vice Admiral John V. Fuller[87] | U.S. Navy | ||
Judge Advocate General of the Navy (JAG), Special Assistant for Legal Services (N09J) and Department of Defense Representative for Ocean Policy Affairs (REPOPA) | Vice Admiral Darse E. Crandall Jr.[88] | U.S. Navy |
United States Marine Corps[edit]
Position insignia | Position | Photo | Incumbent | Service branch |
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Headquarters Marine Corps | ||||
Director of the Marine Corps Staff (DMCS) | Lieutenant General Gregg P. Olson[89] | U.S. Marine Corps | ||
Deputy Commandant for Manpower and Reserve Affairs (DC M&RA) | Lieutenant General James F. Glynn[90] | U.S. Marine Corps | ||
Deputy Commandant for Plans, Policies, and Operations (DC, PP&O) | Lieutenant General James W. Bierman Jr.[91] | U.S. Marine Corps | ||
Deputy Commandant for Aviation (DCA) | Lieutenant General Bradford J. Gering[92] | U.S. Marine Corps | ||
Deputy Commandant, Installations and Logistics (DC I&L) | Lieutenant General Edward D. Banta[93] | U.S. Marine Corps | ||
Deputy Commandant for Combat Development and Integration (DC, CD&I) and Commanding General, Marine Corps Combat Development Command (MCCDC) | Lieutenant General Karsten S. Heckl[94] | U.S. Marine Corps | ||
Deputy Commandant for Programs and Resources (DC P&R) | Lieutenant General James H. Adams III[95] | U.S. Marine Corps | ||
Deputy Commandant for Information (DCI) and Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Strategic Command (MARFORSTRAT) | Lieutenant General Matthew G. Glavy[96] | U.S. Marine Corps | ||
Supporting establishment | ||||
Commanding General, U.S. Marine Corps Training and Education Command (TECOM) | Lieutenant General Kevin M. Iiams[97] | U.S. Marine Corps | ||
Operating forces | ||||
Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command (MARFORCOM), Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Northern Command (MARFORNORTH) and Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic (FMFLANT) | Lieutenant General Brian W. Cavanaugh[98] | U.S. Marine Corps | ||
Commanding General, II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF) | Lieutenant General David A. Ottignon[99] | U.S. Marine Corps | ||
Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific (MARFORPAC) and Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific (FMFPAC) | Lieutenant General William M. Jurney[100] | U.S. Marine Corps | ||
Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Japan (MARFORJ) and Commanding General, III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF) | Lieutenant General Roger B. Turner Jr.[101][102] | U.S. Marine Corps | ||
Commanding General, I Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF) | Lieutenant General Michael S. Cederholm[103] | U.S. Marine Corps | ||
Marine Forces Reserve | ||||
Commander, Marine Forces Reserve (MARFORRES) and Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South (MARFORSOUTH) | Lieutenant General Leonard F. Anderson IV[104] | U.S. Marine Corps |
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Position insignia | Position | Photo | Incumbent | Service branch |
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Office of the Chief of Naval Operations | ||||
Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Manpower, Personnel, Training, and Education (N1/NT) and Chief of Naval Personnel (CNP) | Vice Admiral Richard J. Cheeseman Jr.[105] | U.S. Navy | ||
Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare (N2/N6) and Director of Naval Intelligence (DNI) | Vice Admiral Karl O. Thomas[106][107] | U.S. Navy | ||
Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Plans and Strategy (N3/N5) | Vice Admiral Eugene H. Black III[108] | U.S. Navy | ||
Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Installations and Logistics (N4) | Vice Admiral Jeffrey T. Jablon[109] | U.S. Navy | ||
Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfighting Development (N7) | Vice Admiral Daniel W. Dwyer[110] | U.S. Navy | ||
Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Integration of Capabilities and Resources (N8) | Vice Admiral John B. Skillman[111][112] | U.S. Navy | ||
Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfighting Requirements and Capabilities (N9) | Vice Admiral James E. Pitts[113][112] | U.S. Navy | ||
Chief of Navy Reserve (N095) and Commander, Navy Reserve Force (CNRF) | Vice Admiral John B. Mustin[114] | U.S. Navy | ||
Type commands | ||||
Commander, Naval Air Forces (COMNAVAIRFOR) and Commander, Naval Air Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMNAVAIRPAC) | Vice Admiral Daniel L. Cheever[107] | U.S. Navy | ||
Commander, Naval Information Forces (NAVIFOR) | Vice Admiral Kelly A. Aeschbach[115] | U.S. Navy | ||
Commander, Submarine Forces (COMSUBFOR), Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (COMSUBLANT), Commander, Allied Submarine Command (ASC), Commander, Task Force 114 (CTF-114),[116] Commander, Task Force 88 (CTF-88) and Commander, Task Force 46 (CTF-46) | Vice Admiral Robert M. Gaucher[117] | U.S. Navy | ||
Commander, Naval Surface Forces (COMNAVSURFOR) and Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMNAVSURFPAC) | Vice Admiral Brendan R. McLane[118][119] | U.S. Navy | ||
Operating forces (and subordinated units) | ||||
Deputy Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFF), Deputy Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Northern Command (NAVNORTH), Deputy Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Strategic Command (NAVSTRAT) and Commander, Task Force 80 (CTF-80) | Vice Admiral John E. Gumbleton[120] | U.S. Navy | ||
Commander, U.S. Second Fleet (C2F), Commander, Joint Force Command – Norfolk (JFC-NF) and Director, Combined Joint Operations from the Sea Center of Excellence (CJOS COE) | Vice Admiral Douglas G. Perry[121] | U.S. Navy | ||
Commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet (C6F), Commander, Task Force Six, Commander, Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (COMSTRIKFORNATO), Deputy Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa (CNE-CNA) and Joint Force Maritime Component Commander Europe | Vice Admiral Thomas E. Ishee[122] | U.S. Navy | ||
Deputy Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (USPACFLT) | Vice Admiral Blake L. Converse[123][124] | U.S. Navy | ||
Commander, U.S. Third Fleet (C3F) | Vice Admiral Michael E. Boyle[125] | U.S. Navy | ||
Commander, U.S. Seventh Fleet (C7F) | Vice Admiral Frederick W. Kacher[126] | U.S. Navy | ||
Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT), Commander, U.S. Fifth Fleet (C5F) and Commander, Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) | Vice Admiral George M. Wikoff[127] | U.S. Navy | ||
Commander, U.S. Fleet Cyber Command (FCC), Commander, U.S. Tenth Fleet (C10F), Commander, U.S. Navy Space Command (NAVSPACECOM) and Commander, Joint Force Headquarters - U.S. Fleet Cyber Command (JFHQ-FCC) | Vice Admiral Craig A. Clapperton[128] | U.S. Navy | ||
Shore establishment | ||||
Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) | Vice Admiral James P. Downey[129][130] | U.S. Navy | ||
Commander, Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) | Vice Admiral Carl P. Chebi[131] | U.S. Navy | ||
Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC) | Vice Admiral Christopher S. Gray[132] | U.S. Navy | ||
Director for Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) | Vice Admiral Johnny R. Wolfe Jr.[133] | U.S. Navy | ||
Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy (USNA) | Vice Admiral Yvette M. Davids[134] | U.S. Navy |
Department of the Air Force[edit]
Position insignia | Position | Photo | Incumbent | Service branch |
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Office of the Secretary | ||||
Military Deputy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (SAF/AQ) | Lieutenant General Dale R. White[135] | U.S. Air Force | ||
Inspector General of the Department of the Air Force (DAF/IG) | Lieutenant General Stephen L. Davis[136] | U.S. Air Force |
United States Air Force[edit]
United States Space Force[edit]
Position insignia | Position | Photo | Incumbent | Service branch |
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Space Staff | ||||
Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Operations, Cyber, and Nuclear (S3/4/6/7/10) | Lieutenant General DeAnna M. Burt[167] | U.S. Space Force | ||
Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Strategy, Plans, Programs, Requirements, and Analysis (S5/8) | Lieutenant General Shawn N. Bratton[168] | U.S. Space Force | ||
Field commands | ||||
Commander, Space Operations Command (SpOC) | Lieutenant General David N. Miller Jr.[169] | U.S. Space Force | ||
Commander, Space Systems Command (SSC) | Lieutenant General Philip A. Garrant[170] | U.S. Space Force | ||
Commander, U.S. Space Forces – Space (S4S) and Combined Joint Force Space Component Commander, U.S. Space Command | Lieutenant General Douglas A. Schiess[171] | U.S. Space Force |
Department of Homeland Security[edit]
United States Coast Guard[edit]
Position insignia | Position | Photo | Incumbent | Service branch |
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Headquarters support units | ||||
Deputy Commandant for Operations (DCO) | Vice Admiral Peter W. Gautier[172] | U.S. Coast Guard | ||
Deputy Commandant for Mission Support (DCMS) | Vice Admiral Paul F. Thomas[173] | U.S. Coast Guard | ||
Area commands | ||||
Commander, Coast Guard Atlantic Area (USCGLANTAREA) and Director, Department of Homeland Security Joint Task Force – East (JTF-E) | Vice Admiral Kevin E. Lunday[174] | U.S. Coast Guard | ||
Commander, Coast Guard Pacific Area (PACAREA) and Commander, Defense Force West | Vice Admiral Andrew J. Tiongson[175] | U.S. Coast Guard |
Department of Health and Human Services[edit]
United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps[edit]
Position insignia | Position | Photo | Incumbent | Service branch |
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Office of the Surgeon General | ||||
Surgeon General of the United States (SG) | Vice Admiral Vivek H. Murthy[176] | U.S. Public Health Service |
Department of Transportation[edit]
United States Maritime Service[edit]
Position insignia | Position | Photo | Incumbent | Service branch |
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United States Merchant Marine Academy | ||||
Superintendent of the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) | Vice Admiral Joanna M. Nunan[177] | U.S. Maritime Service |
List of pending appointments[edit]
Current position | Designated position insignia | Designated position | Photo | Name | Service branch | Status and date |
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Joint assignments | ||||||
In transit | Director for Operations (J-3), Joint Staff | Lieutenant General Alexus G. Grynkewich | U.S. Air Force | Confirmed by the Senate 31 January 2024[178][179] | ||
Director, Supply, Ordnance and Logistics Operations Division (N41), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations | Director for Logistics (J-4), Joint Staff | Rear Admiral Dion D. English | U.S. Navy | Nomination sent to the Senate 18 April 2024[180][181] | ||
Vice Director for Strategy, Plans and Policy (J-5), Joint Staff | Director for Strategy, Plans and Policy (J-5), Joint Staff and Senior Member, United States Delegation to the United Nations Military Staff Committee | Major General Joseph P. McGee | U.S. Army | Nomination sent to the Senate 8 April 2024[182][183] | ||
The Adjutant General, Georgia | Deputy Commander, U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) and Vice Commander, U.S. Element, North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) | Major General Thomas M. Carden Jr. | U.S. Army | Confirmed by the Senate 31 January 2024[184][185] | ||
Commander, U.S. Air Force Warfare Center (USAFWC) | Commander, Alaskan Command (ALCOM) and Commander, Eleventh Air Force (11 AF) | Major General Case A. Cunningham | U.S. Air Force | Nomination sent to the Senate 22 March 2024[186][187] | ||
Commander, Joint Enabling Capabilities Command (JECC) | Commander, U.S. Forces Japan (USFJ) and Commander, Fifth Air Force (5 AF) | Major General Stephen F. Jost |