Chiefs of Chaplains of the United States

In the United States armed forces, the Chiefs of Chaplains of the United States are the senior service chaplains who lead and represent the Chaplain Corps of the United States Army, Navy, and Air Force. The Navy created the first Office of the Chief of Chaplains in 1917; the Army followed in 1920, and the Air Force established its own in 1948 after it became a separate branch.

The three Chiefs of Chaplains and the three active-duty Deputy Chiefs of Chaplains from the Army, Navy, and Air Force comprise the Armed Forces Chaplains Board (AFCB) which provides advice and recommendations to OSD officials (Secretary of Defense and the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness) on policies and issues related to the free exercise of religion and on all matters concerning religion, spiritual readiness, morality, ethics, morale, and military chaplains, in addition to a number of policy issues.^[1]^[2]^[3]

The current military Chiefs of Chaplains are:

Name	Rank and Service	Position	Appointed
William Green Jr.	Major General US Army	Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army	Dec 5, 2023
Gregory N. Todd	Rear Admiral US Navy	Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy	May 16, 2022
Trent C. Davis	Major General US Air Force	Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force	August 9, 2024

Chaplains of the Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and Space Force

As the Marine Corps and Coast Guard do not commission chaplains, the United States Navy Deputy Chief of Chaplains also serves as Chaplain of the United States Marine Corps, and a senior Navy Chaplain holding the rank of Navy Captain serves as Chaplain of the Coast Guard. The Air Force Chief of Chaplains also serves as Chaplain for the United States Space Force. The current chaplains are:

Name	Rank and Service	Position	Appointed
Carey H. Cash	Rear Admiral US Marine Corps	Chaplain of the United States Marine Corps	May 17, 2022
Jennifer D. Bowden	Captain US Navy	Chaplain of the United States Coast Guard	July 2024
Trent C. Davis	Major General US Air Force	Chaplain of the United States Space Force	August 9, 2024

References

^ "Current AFCB Site".
^ Archived AFCB Site at the Wayback Machine (archived 2024-03-26).
^ DOD Instruction 5120.08, The Armed Forces Chaplains Board (24 Apr 2024).

[Current_AFCB_Site-1] "Current AFCB Site".

[Archived_AFCB_Site-2] Archived AFCB Site at the Wayback Machine (archived 2024-03-26).

[DODI_5120.08-3] DOD Instruction 5120.08, The Armed Forces Chaplains Board (24 Apr 2024).

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v t e Chiefs of Chaplains of the United States
Chiefs of Chaplains	Chaplain (Major General) William Green Jr. (Army) Rear Admiral Gregory N. Todd (Navy) Chaplain (Major General) Trent C. Davis (Air Force)
Senior USMC/USCG Chaplains (working under USN Chief of Chaplains)	Rear Admiral Carey H. Cash (Chaplain of the United States Marine Corps, and Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the U.S. Navy) Captain Jennifer Bowden (Chaplain of the United States Coast Guard) Chaplain (Major General) Trent C. Davis (Chaplain of the United States Space Force)

Armed Forces Chaplains Board
Chiefs of Chaplains	CH (MG) William Green Jr. (USA Chief of Chaplains) RADM Gregory N. Todd (USN Chief of Chaplains) CH (Maj Gen) Trent C. Davis (USAF Chief of Chaplains)
Deputy Chiefs of Chaplains	CH (BG) Jack Stumme (USA Deputy Chief of Chaplains) RDML Carey Cash (USN Deputy Chief of Chaplains/ Chaplain of the USMC) CH (Brig Gen) David W. Kelley (USAF Deputy Chief of Chaplains)

Chiefs of Chaplains of the United States

Chaplains of the Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and Space Force

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