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AIR FORCE Magazine / May 2008 46 DOD Leaders Through the Years Secretaries of Defense James V. ForrestalLouis A. JohnsonGeorge C. Marshall Robert A. Lovett Charles E. Wilson Neil H. McElroy Thomas S. Gates Robert S. McNamara Clark M. CliffordMelvin R. Laird Elliot L. Richardson James R. Schlesinger Donald H. Rumsfeld Harold Brown Caspar W. Weinberger Frank C. Carlucci Richard B. Cheney Les Aspin William J. Perry William S. Cohen Donald H. Rumsfeld Robert M. Gates March 28, 1949Sept. 19, 1950Sept. 12, 1951 Jan. 20, 1953Oct. 8, 1957Dec. 1, 1959Jan. 20, 1961Feb. 29, 1968Jan. 20, 1969Jan. 29, 1973May 24, 1973Nov. 19, 1975Jan. 20, 1977Jan. 20, 1981Nov. 23, 1987Jan. 20, 1989Jan. 20, 1993Feb. 3, 1994Jan. 23, 1997Jan. 20, 2001Dec. 18, 2006 Sept. 17, 1947 March 28, 1949Sept. 21, 1950Sept. 17, 1951 Jan. 28, 1953Oct. 9, 1957Dec. 2, 1959Jan. 21, 1961March 1, 1968Jan. 22, 1969Jan. 30, 1973 July 2, 1973 Nov. 20, 1975Jan. 21, 1977Jan. 21, 1981Nov. 23, 1987 March 21, 1989 Jan. 21, 1993Feb. 3, 1994Jan. 24, 1997Jan. 20, 2001Dec. 18, 2006 US European Command July 11, 1953Nov. 20, 1956Nov. 1, 1962May 5, 1969Nov. 1, 1974June 27, 1979June 25, 1987June 23, 1992Oct. 21, 1993July 10, 1997 May 2, 2000Jan. 16, 2003Dec. 4, 2006 Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway, USAGen. Alfred M. Gruenther, USA Gen. Lauris Norstad, USAF Gen. Lyman L. Lemnitzer, USA Gen. Andrew J. Goodpaster, USA Gen. Alexander M. Haig Jr., USA Gen. Bernard W. Rogers, USA Gen. John R. Galvin, USA Gen. John M. Shalikashvili, USA Gen. George A. Joulwan, USA Gen. Wesley K. Clark, USA Gen. Joseph W. Ralston, USAF Gen. James L. Jones, USMCGen. Bantz J. Craddock, USA Aug. 1, 1952July 11, 1953Nov. 20, 1956Nov. 1, 1962May 5, 1969Nov. 1, 1974June 27, 1979June 25, 1987June 23, 1992Oct. 21, 1993July 10, 1997 May 2, 2000Jan. 16, 2003Dec. 4, 2006 Formerly US Atlantic Command, established Dec. 1, 1947, redesignated Oct. 7, 1999. US Joint Forces Command Feb. 1, 1950Aug. 15, 1951April 12, 1954Feb. 28, 1960April 30, 1963April 30, 1965June 17, 1967Sept. 30, 1970Oct. 31, 1972May 30, 1975Sept. 30, 1978Sept. 30, 1982Nov. 27, 1985Nov. 22, 1988May 18, 1990July 13, 1992Oct. 31, 1994Sept. 24, 1997Sept. 5, 2000 Oct. 2, 2002Aug. 1, 2005Nov. 10, 2005Nov. 9, 2007 Adm. William H.P. Blandy, USNAdm. William M. Fechteler, USNAdm. Lynde D. McCormick, USN Adm. Jerauld Wright, USN Adm. Robert L. Dennison, USN Adm. Harold P. Smith, USN Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, USNAdm. Ephraim P. Holmes, USNAdm. Charles K. Duncan, USNAdm. Ralph W. Cousins, USN Adm. Isaac C. Kidd Jr., USNAdm. Harry D. Train II, USN Adm. Wesley D. McDonald, USN Adm. Lee Baggett Jr., USNAdm. Frank B. Kelso II, USN Adm. Leon A. Edney, USNAdm. Paul D. Miller, USN Gen. John J. Sheehan, USMC Adm. Harold W. Gehman Jr., USN Gen. William F. Kernan, USA Adm. Edmund P. Giambastiani Jr., USNLt. Gen. Robert W. Wagner, USA (acting) Gen. Lance L. Smith, USAF Gen. James N. Mattis, USMC Feb. 3, 1947Feb. 1, 1950Aug. 15, 1951April 12, 1954Feb. 28, 1960April 30, 1963April 30, 1965June 17, 1967Sept. 30, 1970Oct. 31, 1972May 30, 1975Sept. 30, 1978Sept. 30, 1982Nov. 27, 1985Nov. 22, 1988May 18, 1990July 13, 1992Oct. 31, 1994Sept. 24, 1997Sept. 5, 2000 Oct. 2, 2002Aug. 1, 2005Nov. 10, 2005Nov. 9, 2007 Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. of the Army Omar N. Bradley Adm. Arthur W. Radford, USNGen. Nathan F. Twining, USAFGen. Lyman L. Lemnitzer, USA Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor, USAGen. Earle G. Wheeler, USA Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, USNGen. George S. Brown, USAF Gen. David C. Jones, USAF Gen. John W. Vessey Jr., USAAdm. William J. Crowe Jr., USN Gen. Colin L. Powell, USA Adm. David Jeremiah, USN (acting) Gen. John M. Shalikashvili, USA Gen. Henry H. Shelton, USAGen. Richard B. Myers, USAF Gen. Peter Pace, USMC Adm. Michael G. Mullen, USN Aug. 16, 1949Aug. 15, 1953Aug. 15, 1957 Oct. 1, 1960Oct. 1, 1962July 3, 1964July 2, 1970July 1, 1974 June 21, 1978June 18, 1982 Oct. 1, 1985Oct. 1, 1989 Oct. 1, 1993Oct. 25, 1993Oct. 1, 1997Oct. 1, 2001Sept. 30, 2005 Oct. 1, 2007 Aug. 15, 1953Aug. 15, 1957Sept. 30, 1960Sept. 30, 1962 July 1, 1964July 2, 1970July 1, 1974 June 20, 1978June 18, 1982Sept. 30, 1985Sept. 30, 1989Sept. 30, 1993Oct. 24, 1993Sept. 30, 1997 Oct. 1, 2001 Sept. 30, 2005 Oct. 1, 2007 Vice Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Robert T. Herres, USAFAdm. David E. Jeremiah, USNAdm. William A. Owens, USNGen. Joseph W. Ralston, USAFGen. Richard B. Myers, USAF Gen. Peter Pace, USMC Adm. Edmund P. Giambastiani Jr., USN Gen. James E. Cartwright, USMC Feb. 28, 1990Feb. 28, 1994Feb. 27, 1996Feb. 29, 2000Oct. 1, 2001Aug. 12, 2005Aug. 3, 2007 Feb. 6, 1987 March 1, 1990March 1, 1994March 1, 1996March 1, 2000 Oct. 1, 2001 Aug. 12, 2005Aug. 4, 2007 US Central Command Nov. 27, 1985Nov. 23, 1988Aug. 9, 1991Aug. 5, 1994Aug. 13, 1997 July 6, 2000July 7, 2003 March 16, 2007March 31, 2008 Jan. 1, 1983Nov. 27, 1985Nov. 23, 1988Aug. 9, 1991Aug. 5, 1994Aug. 13, 1997 July 6, 2000July 7, 2003 March 16, 2007March 31, 2008 Gen. Robert C. Kingston, USA Gen. George B. Crist, USMC Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, USA Gen. Joseph P. Hoar, USMC Gen. J.H. Binford Peay III, USAGen. Anthony C. Zinni, USMC Gen. Tommy R. Franks, USA Gen. John Abizaid, USA Adm. William J. Fallon, USN Lt. Gen. Martin Dempsey (acting) US Northern Command Gen. Ralph E. Eberhart, USAFAdm. Timothy J. Keating, USN Gen. Victor E. Renuart Jr., USAF Oct. 1, 2002Nov. 5, 2004 March 23, 2007 Nov. 5, 2004 March 23, 2007 Feb. 28, 1947Dec. 3, 1947April 30, 1949July 10, 1953July 31, 1958June 30, 1964July 31, 1968Sept. 1, 1972Aug. 30, 1976Oct. 31, 1979 July 1, 1983 Sept. 18, 1985Sept. 30, 1988March 1, 1991July 11, 1994July 19, 1994Jan. 31, 1996Feb. 20, 1999 May 2, 2002Feb. 26, 2005 March 12, 2007March 26, 2007 Adm. John H. Towers, USN Adm. Louis E. Denfeld, USN Adm. Dewitt C. Ramsey, USNAdm. Arthur W. Radford, USN Adm. Felix B. Stump, USN Adm. Harry D. Felt, USN Adm. U.S. Grant Sharp, USN Adm. John S. McCain Jr., USN Adm. Noel A.M. Gayler, USN Adm. Maurice E. Weisner, USN Adm. Robert L.J. Long, USN Adm. William J. Crowe Jr., USNAdm. Ronald J. Hays Jr., USNAdm. Huntington Hardisty, USN Adm. Charles R. Larson, USN Lt. Gen. Harold T. Fields, USA (acting) Adm. Richard C. Macke, USNAdm. Joseph W. Prueher, USN Adm. Dennis C. Blair, USN Adm. Thomas B. Fargo, USNAdm. William J. Fallon, USN Lt. Gen. Daniel P. Leaf, USAF (acting) Adm. Timothy J. Keating, USN Jan. 1, 1947Feb. 28, 1947Dec. 3, 1947April 30, 1949July 10, 1953July 31, 1958June 30, 1964July 31, 1968Sept. 1, 1972Aug. 30, 1976Oct. 31, 1979 July 1, 1983 Sept. 18, 1985Sept. 30, 1988March 1, 1991July 11, 1994July 19, 1994Jan. 31, 1996Feb. 20, 1999 May 2, 2002Feb. 26, 2005 March 12, 2007March 26, 2007 US Pacific Command