- Chiefs of Chaplains of the United States
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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 advises the Secretary of Defense and the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness on religious, ethical, and moral matters, in addition to a number of policy issues.[1][2]
The current military Chiefs of Chaplains are:
Name Photo Rank and Service Chaplain Corps
EmblemPosition Appointed Donald L. Rutherford 
Major General
US Army
Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army July 22, 2011 Mark L. Tidd 
Rear Admiral
US Navy
Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy August 27, 2010 Cecil R. Richardson 
Major General
US Air Force
Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force May 28, 2008 On February 18, 2011, the Secretary of Defense announced that President Barack Obama had nominated Army Deputy Chief of Chaplains Donald Rutherford for promotion to Major General and assignment as U.S. Army Chief of Chaplains following Chaplain Carvey's retirement.[3]
Chaplains of the Marine Corps and Coast Guard
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 current chaplains are:
Name Photo Rank and Service Position Appointed Margaret G. Kibben 
Rear Admiral
US NavyChaplain of the United States Marine Corps May 14, 2010 Gary P. Weeden 
Captain
US NavyChaplain of the United States Coast Guard June 11, 2010 See also
- Annual International Military Chiefs of Chaplains Conference
- Chaplain General
- Armed Forces Chaplaincy Center
- United States military chaplain symbols
References
- ^ prhome.defense.gov, retrieved May 13, 2011.
- ^ DOD Instruction 5120.08, retrieved May 13, 2011.
- ^ www.army.mil, retrieved May 15, 2011.
Chiefs of Chaplains of the United StatesChiefs of Chaplains Major General Donald Rutherford (Army) • Rear Admiral Mark Tidd (Navy) • Major General Cecil Richardson (Air Force)Senior USMC/USCG Chaplains
(working under USN Chief of Chaplains)Rear Admiral Margaret Kibben (Chaplain of the United States Marine Corps, and Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the U.S. Navy) • Captain Gary Weeden (Chaplain of the Coast Guard)Chiefs of Chaplains (members) MG Douglas L. Carver (USA Chief of Chaplains)
RADM Mark L. Tidd (USN Chief of Chaplains)
Maj Gen Cecil R. Richardson (USAF Chief of Chaplains)Deputy Chiefs of Chaplains (members) BG Donald L. Rutherford (USA Deputy Chief of Chaplains)
RDML Margaret G. Kibben (USN Deputy Chief of Chaplains/ Chaplain of the USMC)
Brig Gen Howard D. Stendahl (USAF Deputy Chief of Chaplains)Executive Director (staff) COL Thomas E. Preston (USA Chaplain)Categories:- United States Department of Defense
- Military chaplains
- American chaplains
- United States military chaplaincy
- American military officers
- Religion in the United States military
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