Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force

The Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force is the second senior-most Chaplain in the United States Air Force Chaplain Service, holding the rank of Brigadier General, and acting as principal deputy to the Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force.[1]

Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force
Incumbent Brig Gen Ronald M. Harvell since August 2018
Formation	1950
First holder	Brig Gen Augustus F. Gearhard
Website	chaplaincorps.af.mil

The current Deputy Chief of Chaplains is Chaplain (Brigadier General) Ronald M. Harvell.[2]

Air Force Chaplains

Official Air Force instructions task chaplains with providing "spiritual care and the opportunity for Airmen, their families, and other authorized personnel to exercise their constitutional right to the free exercise of religion."[3] This goal is accomplished through "religious observances, providing pastoral care, and advising leadership on spiritual, ethical, moral, morale, core values," in addition to additional religious accommodation issues that have already been identified or might arise in the future.[3]

Additionally, "Chaplain Corps personnel conduct needs assessment based upon the commander’s mission requirements in order to plan and execute religious programs."[4]

Armed Forces Chaplains Board

As the active duty Deputy Chief of Chaplains for the Air Force, the man or woman holding this position is one of the six chaplains (Chiefs of Chaplains and active duty Deputy Chiefs of Chaplains of the Army, Navy, and Air Force) who together comprise the Armed Forces Chaplains Board, advising the Secretary of Defense and Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness on matters affecting military personnel throughout the U.S. military services.[4]

U.S. Air Force Deputy Chiefs of Chaplains

	Name	Photo	Term began	Term ended
1.	Brig Gen Augustus F. Gearhard		1950	1953
2.	Brig Gen Terence P. Finnegan		1953	1958
3.	Brig Gen Robert P. Taylor		1958	1962
4.	Brig Gen Edwin R. Chess		1962	1966
5.	Brig Gen William Leon Clark		1966	1968
6.	Brig Gen Roy M. Terry		1968	1970
7.	Brig Gen John F. Albert		1970	1972
8.	Brig Gen Henry J. Meade		1972	1974
9.	Brig Gen Thomas M. Groome Jr.		1974	1976
10.	Brig Gen Richard Carr		1976	1978
11.	Brig Gen Jeremiah J. Rodell		1978	1980
12.	Brig Gen John A. Collins		1980	1982
13.	Brig Gen Stuart E. Barstad		1982	1985
14.	Brig Gen John P. McDonough		1985	1988
15.	Brig Gen Donald J. Harlin		1988	1991
16.	Brig Gen Arthur S. Thomas		1991	1995
17.	Brig Gen William J. Dendinger		1995	1997
18.	Brig Gen Hiram "Doc" Jones		1997	1999
19.	Brig Gen Lorraine K. Potter		1999	2001
20.	Brig Gen Charles C. Baldwin		2001	April 2004
21.	Brig Gen Cecil Richardson		April 2004	May 2008
22.	Brig Gen David H. Cyr		2008	2011
23.	Brig Gen Howard D. Stendahl		2008	2012
24.	Brig Gen Bobby V. Page		August 2, 2012	September 2015
25.	Brig Gen Steven A. Schaick		September 2015[5]	August 2018
26.	Brig Gen Ronald M. Harvell		August 2018	present

See also

• Armed Forces Chaplains Board
• Chiefs of Chaplains of the United States
• Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force
• Military chaplain
• Chaplain

References

1. U.S. Air Force Instruction 52-101, Attachment 2, retrieved May 13, 2011.
2. Elrod, Brandon (August 29, 2018). "Baptist promoted to Air Force Deputy Chief of Chaplains". Baptist Press. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
3. USAF Instruction 52-101, retrieved May 13, 2011.
4. DOD Instruction 5120.08, retrieved May 13, 2011.
5. http://www.af.mil/AboutUs/Biographies/Display/tabid/225/Article/630919/chaplain-brigadier-general-steven-a-schaick.aspx