The NORAD commander-in-chief is always a United States Department of Defense four-star General or equivalent confirmed by the US Senate and is also in command of USNORTHCOM, while the Deputy Commander is always Canadian. Since 2004 commanders have included Admirals.
| Number | Name | Photo | Start of term | End | Subsequent position(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Earle E. Partridge, USAF | 
|
1957 | 1959 | Head, National Command and Control Task Force[1] |
| 2 | General Laurence S. Kuter, USAF | 
|
1959 | 1962 | |
| 3 | General John K. Gerhart, USAF | 
|
1962 | 1965 | |
| 4 | General Dean C. Strother, USAF | 
|
1965 | 1966 | |
| 5 | General Raymond J. Reeves, USAF | 
|
1966 | 1969 | |
| 6 | General Seth J. McKee, USAF | 
|
1969 | 1973 | |
| 7 | General Lucius D. Clay, Jr., USAF | 
|
1973 | 1975 | |
| 8 | General Daniel James, Jr., USAF | 
|
1975 | 1977 | |
| 9 | General James E. Hill, USAF | 
|
1977 | 1979 | |
| 10 | General James V. Hartinger, USAF | 
|
1980 | 1984 | |
| 11 | General Robert T. Herres, USAF | 
|
1984 | 1987 | 1st Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1987–1990) |
| 12 | General John L. Piotrowski, USAF | 
|
1987 | 1990 | |
| 13 | General Donald J. Kutyna, USAF | 
|
1990 | 1992 | |
| 14 | General Charles A. "Chuck" Horner, USAF | 
|
June 1992 | September 1994 | |
| 15 | General Joseph W. Ashy, USAF | 
|
September 1994 | August 1996 | |
| 16 | General Howell M. Estes III, USAF | 
|
August 1996 | 14 August 1998 | |
| 17 | General Richard B. Myers, USAF | 
|
14 August 1998 | 22 February 2000 | 5th Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (2000–2001) 15th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (2001–2005) |
| 18 | General Ralph E. "Ed" Eberhart, USAF | 
|
22 February 2000 | 5 November 2004 | |
| 19 | Admiral Timothy J. Keating, USN | 
|
5 November 2004 | 23 March 2007 | Commander, U.S. Pacific Command (2007–2009) |
| 20 | General Victor E. Renuart Jr., USAF | 
|
23 March 2007 | 19 May 2010 | |
| 21 | Admiral James A. Winnefeld, Jr., USN | 
|
19 May 2010 | 3 August 2011 | 5th Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (2011–2015) |
| 22 | General Charles H. Jacoby Jr., USA | 
|
3 August 2011 | 5 December 2014 | |
| 23 | Admiral Bill Gortney, USN | 
|
5 December 2014 | 13 May 2016 | |
| 24 | General Lori Robinson, USAF | 
|
13 May 2016 | 24 May 2018 | |
| 25 | General Terrence J. O'Shaughnessy, USAF | 
|
24 May 2018 |
Deputy commanders[]
In recent years deputy commanders have always been Canadian air force lieutenant generals. Prior to the 1968 unification of the Canadian Forces, the deputy commanders were RCAF Air Marshals.[2]
| Number | Name | Photo | Start of term | End | Notable positions held before or after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Air Marshal Roy Slemon, CB, CBE, CD | 12 September 1957 | 14 August 1964 | Chief of the Air Staff | |
| 2 | Air Marshal Clarence Rupert Dunlap, CBE, CD | 15 August 1964 | 25 August 1967 | Chief of the Air Staff | |
| 3 | Air Marshal William R. MacBrien OBE, CD | 26 August 1967 | 22 January 1969 | ||
| 4 | Lieutenant-General Frederick Ralph Sharp CMM, DFC, CD | 23 January 1969 | 14 September 1969 | Chief of the Defence Staff (1969–1972) | |
| 5 | Lieutenant-General Edwin Reyno | September 1969 | August 1972 | ||
| 6 | Lieutenant-General Reginald J. Lane, DSO, DFC, CD | September 1972 | October 1974 | ||
| 7 | Lieutenant-General Richard C. Stovel, AFC, CD | October 1974 | September 1976 | ||
| 8 | Lieutenant-General David R. Adamson | September 1976 | August 1978 | ||
| 9 | Lieutenant-General Kenneth E. Lewis | 18 August 1978 | 24 June 1980 | Commander of Air Command | |
| 10 | Lieutenant-General Kenneth J. Thorneycroft | June 1980 | May 1983 | ||
| 11 | Lieutenant-General Donald C. MacKenzie | 
|
May 1983 | August 1986 | |
| 12 | Lieutenant-General Donald M. McNaughton | August 1986 | August 1989 | ||
| 13 | Lieutenant-General Robert W. Morton, CMM, CD | August 1989 | August 1992 | ||
| 14 | Lieutenant-General Brian L. Smith | August 1992 | August 1994 | ||
| 15 | Lieutenant-General J. D. O'Blenis | August 1994 | August 1995 | ||
| 16 | Lieutenant-General L. W. F. Cuppens | August 1995 | April 1998 | ||
| 17 | Lieutenant-General G C Macdonald, CMM, MVO, CD | 
|
April 1998 | August 2001 | Vice Chief of Defence Staff, Canadian Forces (2001-2004) |
| 18 | Lieutenant-General Ken R. Pennie, CMM, CD | 
|
8 August 2001 | 14 July 2003 | Chief of the Air Staff (2003–2005) |
| 19 | Lieutenant-General Rick Findley, CMM, MSC, CD | 
|
14 July 2003 | 2 August 2007 | |
| 20 | Lieutenant-General Charles Bouchard, OC, CMM, MSC, CD | 
|
2 August 2007 | 10 July 2009 | |
| 21 | Lieutenant-General Marcel Duval, CMM, CD | 
|
10 July 2009 | 15 August 2011 | |
| 21 | Lieutenant-General Thomas J. Lawson, CMM, CD | 
|
15 August 2011 | 4 September 2012 | Chief of the Defence Staff |
| 22 | Lieutenant-General Alain Parent, CMM, CD | 
|
4 September 2012 | 1 July 2015 | |
| 23 | Lieutenant-General Pierre St-Amand, CMM, CD | 
|
1 July 2015 | 20 July 2018[3] | |
| 24 | Lieutenant General Christopher J. Coates, CMM, MSM, CD | 20 July 2018[3] | present |
References[]
- ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=AIBRdaeLeXMC&pg=PA35&lpg=PA35&dq=Earle+Partridge+retire&source=bl&ots=943IYp8pPm&sig=C2iv6_XR-Jj6pidh6TXOHGyMCg0&hl=en&sa=X&ei=760pU7PkGsP10gGE4oCoCQ&ved=0CF8Q6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=Earle%20Partridge%20retire&f=false
- ↑ Veale, Thomas F. (2008). Guarding What You Value Most: North American Aerospace Defense Command, Celebrating 50 Years. Government Printing Office. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-16-080436-6.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "NORAD TOCA". NORAD Public Affairs. 20 July 2018. http://www.norad.mil/Newsroom/Press-Releases/Article/1580612/norad-toca/.
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