Chiefs of Chaplains of the United States

US Armed Forces chaplain rank

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 (the 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 | Photo | Rank and service | Chaplain Corps
emblem | Position | Appointed

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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

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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 | Photo | Rank and service | Position | Appointed

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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

## See also

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* International Military Chiefs of Chaplains Conference
* Chaplain General
* Armed Forces Chaplaincy Center
* Religious symbolism in the United States military

## References

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

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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)

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United States Armed Forces

Legend
A = Army
MC = Marine Corps
N = Navy
AF = Air Force
SF = Space Force
CG = Coast Guard

Leadership|

* President of the United States
* Secretary of Defense
* Deputy Secretary of Defense
* Secretary of Homeland Security
* Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security
* Joint Chiefs of Staff
* Chairman
* Vice Chairman
* Committees on Armed Services
* Senate
* House
* Active duty four-star officers
* Active duty three-star officers
* United States military seniority
* National Security Act of 1947
* Goldwater–Nichols Act

Components|

| Military departments|

* Department of Defense
* Secretary
* Department of the Army
* Secretary
* Department of the Navy
* Secretary
* Department of the Air Force
* Secretary
* Department of Homeland Security
* Secretary

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Service branches
and heads|

* Chief of Staff of the United States Army
* Commandant of the Marine Corps
* Chief of Naval Operations
* Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force
* Chief of Space Operations
* Commandant of the Coast Guard

Reserve components|

* Reserves:
* A
* MC
* N
* AF
* CG
* National Guard:
* A
* AF

Civilian auxiliaries|

* Military Auxiliary Radio System
* Marine Corps Cyber Auxiliary
* Merchant Marine
* Civil Air Patrol
* Coast Guard Auxiliary

Unified combatant
command|

* Africa
* Central
* European
* Indo-Pacific
* Northern
* Southern
* Space
* Cyber
* Special Operations
* Strategic
* Transportation

Structure|

* United States Code
* Title 10
* Title 14
* Title 32
* Title 50
* The Pentagon
* Installations
* Units:
* A
* MC
* N
* AF
* SF
* CG
* Logistics
* Media
* Unit mottoes

Operations
and history|

* Budget
* Current deployments
* Conflicts
* Wars
* Civil affairs

History|

* A
* MC
* N
* AF
* SF
* CG

Timeline|

* Colonial
* World War II

Demographics|

* African Americans
* Asian Americans
* Buddhist Americans
* Jewish Americans
* Muslim Americans
* Sikh Americans
* Hispanic Americans
* Civil War
* Air Force
* Coast Guard
* Marine Corps
* Navy
* Academy

History centers|

* Army Center of Military History
* Marine Corps History Division
* Naval History and Heritage Command
* Air Force Historical Research Agency

War artists|

* Army Art Program
* Air Force Art Program

Personnel|

| Training|

* Service academies:
* A (prep)
* MC/N (prep)
* AF/SF (prep)
* CG
* Merchant Marine
* ROTC
* A
* MC/N
* AF/SF
* Officer candidate/training school:
* A
* MC
* N
* AF/SF
* Warrant officer:
* A
* MEPS
* ASVAB
* The Basic School (MC)
* Enlisted recruit training:
* A
* MC
* N
* AF/SF
* CG
* Other education

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Uniforms|

* Uniforms:
* A
* MC
* N
* AF
* SF
* CG
* Awards & decorations:
* Inter-service
* A
* MC/N
* AF/SF
* CG
* Foreign
* International
* Devices
* Badges:
* Identification
* A
* MC
* N
* AF
* SF
* CG

Ranks|

* Officer:
* A
* MC
* N
* AF
* SF
* CG
* Warrant officers
* Enlisted:
* A
* MC
* N
* AF
* SF
* CG

Other|

* Oath:
* Enlistment
* Officer
* Creeds & Codes:
* Code of Conduct
* NCO
* A
* MC
* N
* AF
* CG
* Service numbers:
* A
* MC
* N
* AF
* CG
* Military Occupational Specialty/Rating/Air Force Specialty Code
* Pay
* Uniform Code of Military Justice
* Judge Advocate General's Corps
* Military Health System/Tricare
* Separation
* Veterans Affairs
* Conscription
* Chiefs of Chaplains:
* A
* MC
* N
* AF
* CG

Equipment|

* A (Designations)
* MC:
* vehicles
* weapons
* other
* N
* AF
* CG

| Land|

* Individual weapons
* Crew-served weapons
* Vehicles (active)

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Sea|

* All watercraft
* Ships:
* A
* N
* active
* future
* AF
* CG
* MSC
* Weapons:
* N
* Reactors

Air|

* Aircraft
* World War I
* active
* future
* Aircraft designation
* Helicopter arms

Other|

* WWII equipment
* Nuclear football
* Electronics (designations)
* Flags:
* A
* MC
* N
* AF
* SF
* CG
* Ensign
* Jack
* Guidons
* Food
* WMDs:
* Nuclear
* Biological
* Chemical

* Category
* A
* MC
* N
* AF
* SF
* CG
* Navboxes
* A
* MC
* N
* AF
* SF
* CG

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)

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