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
Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force flag
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 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. 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

No.	Vice Chief of Staff		Term
	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Term length
1		General Hoyt S. Vandenberg (1899–1954)	10 Oct 1947	28 Apr 1948	201 days
2		General Muir S. Fairchild (1894–1950)	27 May 1948	17 Mar 1950	1 year, 294 days
-	General Lauris Norstad (Acting) (1907–1988)	2 May 1950	9 Oct 1950	160 days
3		General Nathan F. Twining (1897–1982)	10 Oct 1950	29 Jun 1953	2 years, 262 days
4		General Thomas D. White (1901–1965)	30 Jun 1953	30 Jun 1957	4 years, 0 days
5		General Curtis E. LeMay (1906–1990)	1 Jul 1957	30 Jun 1961	3 years, 364 days
6		General Frederic H. Smith Jr. (1908–1980)	1 Jul 1961	30 Jun 1962	364 days
7		General William F. McKee (1906–1987)	1 Jul 1962	31 Jul 1964	2 years, 30 days
8		General John P. McConnell (1908–1986)	1 Aug 1964	31 Jan 1965	183 days
9		General William H. Blanchard (1916–1966)	19 Feb 1965	31 May 1966	1 year, 101 days
-		Lieutenant General Hewitt T. Wheless (Acting)	13 Jun 1966	31 Jul 1966	48 days
10		General Bruce K. Holloway (1912–1999)	1 Aug 1966	31 Jul 1968	1 year, 365 days
11		General John D. Ryan (1915–1983)	1 Aug 1968	31 Jul 1969	364 days
12		General John C. Meyer (1919–1975)	1 Aug 1969	30 Apr 1972	2 years, 273 days
13		General Horace M. Wade (1916–2001)	1 May 1972	31 Oct 1973	1 year, 183 days
14		General Richard H. Ellis (1919–1989)	1 Nov 1973	18 Aug 1975	1 year, 290 days
15		General William V. McBride (born 1922)	19 Aug 1975	31 Mar 1978	2 years, 224 days
16		General Lew Allen Jr. (1925–2010)	1 Apr 1978	30 Jun 1978	90 days
17		General James A. Hill (1923–2010)	1 Jul 1978	29 Feb 1980	1 year, 243 days
18		General Robert C. Mathis (1927–2016)	1 Mar 1980	31 May 1982	2 years, 91 days
19		General Jerome F. O'Malley (1932–1985)	1 Jun 1982	5 Oct 1983	1 year, 126 days
20		General Lawrence A. Skantze (1928–2018)	6 Oct 1983	31 Jul 1984	299 days
21		General Larry D. Welch (born 1934)	1 Aug 1984	31 Jul 1985	364 days
22		General John L. Piotrowski (born 1934)	1 Aug 1985	31 Jan 1987	1 year, 183 days
23		General Monroe W. Hatch Jr. (born 1933)	1 Feb 1987	1 Jun 1990	3 years, 120 days
24		General John M. Loh (born 1938)	4 Jun 1990	1 Apr 1991	301 days
25		General Michael P. C. Carns (born 1937)	16 May 1991	28 Jul 1994	3 years, 73 days
26		General Thomas S. Moorman Jr. (1940–2020)	29 Jul 1994	11 Jul 1997	2 years, 347 days
27		General Ralph Eberhart (born 1946)	11 Jul 1997	26 May 1999	1 year, 319 days
28		General Lester L. Lyles (born 1946)	27 May 1999	16 Apr 2000	325 days
29		General John W. Handy (born 1944)	17 Apr 2000	4 Nov 2001	1 year, 201 days
30		General Robert H. Foglesong (born 1945)	5 Nov 2001	Aug 2003	~1 year, 269 days
31		General T. Michael Moseley (born 1949)	Aug 2003	1 Sep 2005	~2 years, 31 days
32		General John D. W. Corley (born 1951)	Sep 2005	Sep 2007	~2 years, 0 days
33		General Duncan J. McNabb (born 1952)	Sep 2007	5 Sep 2008	~1 year, 4 days
34		General William M. Fraser III (born 1952)	9 October 2008	May 2009	~204 days
35		General Carrol Chandler (born 1952)	27 August 2009	13 January 2011	1 year, 139 days
36		General Philip M. Breedlove (born 1955)	14 January 2011	29 July 2012	1 year, 197 days
37		General Larry O. Spencer (born 1954)	29 July 2012	17 August 2015	3 years, 19 days
38		General David L. Goldfein (born 1959)	17 August 2015	1 July 2016	319 days
39		General Stephen W. Wilson (born 1959/1960)	22 July 2016	16 November 2020	4 years, 117 days
40		General David W. Allvin (born 1963)	16 November 2020	Incumbent	1 year, 171 days

See also

• Under Secretary of the Air Force
• Chief Master Sergeant of the 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