Leadership of the United States Northern Command

Commander of the United States Northern Command
Commander of the United States Northern Command
	Emblem of the United States Northern Command
	Incumbent; General Glen D. VanHerck, USAF; since 20 August 2020
Abbreviation	CDRUSNORTHCOM
Reports to	President of the United States; Secretary of Defense
Appointer	The President; with Senate advice and consent
Term length	3 years
Constituting instrument	10 U.S.C. § 164
Formation	22 October 2002
First holder	Ralph E. Eberhart
Deputy	Deputy Commander, United States Northern Command

Seal of the United States Northern Command

This is a list of all commanders, deputy commanders, senior enlisted leaders, and chiefs of staff of the United States Northern Command.

Current headquarters staff[]

Glen D. VanHerck, Commander
- A. C. Roper, Deputy Commander
  - Michael P. Holland, Chief of Staff
    - , Director for Intelligence and Information (J2)
    - Kevin A. Huyck, Director for Operations (J3)
      - , Deputy Director for Operations^[1]
      - , Deputy Director for Operations^[2]
    - Daniel Cheever, Director for Plans, Policy and Strategy (J5)^[3]
      - , Deputy Director for Plans, Policy and Strategy^[4]
    - Eric P. DeLange, Director for Cyberspace Operations (J6)

List of commanders of the United States Northern Command[]

No.	Commander		Term			Service branch
No.	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Term length	Service branch
1		Eberhart, Ralph E.General Ralph E. Eberhart (born 1946)	22 October 2002	5 November 2004	2 years, 14 days	U.S. Air Force
2		Keating, Timothy J.Admiral Timothy J. Keating (born 1948)	5 November 2004	23 March 2007	2 years, 138 days	U.S. Navy
3		Renuart, Victor E. Jr.General Victor E. Renuart Jr. (born 1949)	23 March 2007	19 May 2010	3 years, 57 days	U.S. Air Force
4		Winnefeld, James A. Jr.Admiral James A. Winnefeld, Jr. (born 1956)	19 May 2010	3 August 2011	1 year, 76 days	U.S. Navy
5		Jacoby, Charles H. Jr.General Charles H. Jacoby Jr. (born 1954)	3 August 2011	5 December 2014	3 years, 124 days	U.S. Army
6		Gortney, William E.Admiral William E. Gortney (born 1955)	5 December 2014	13 May 2016	1 year, 160 days	U.S. Navy
7		Robinson, Lori J.General Lori J. Robinson (born 1958/1959)	13 May 2016	24 May 2018	2 years, 11 days	U.S. Air Force
8		O'Shaughnessy, Terrence J.General Terrence J. O'Shaughnessy (born 1964/1965)	24 May 2018	20 August 2020	2 years, 73 days	U.S. Air Force
9		VanHerck, Glen D.General Glen D. VanHerck (born 1962)	20 August 2020	Incumbent	1 year, 112 days	U.S. Air Force

Commanders of U.S. Northern Command by branches of service

Air Force: 5
Navy: 3
Army: 1
Space Force: none
Marine Corps: none
Coast Guard: none

List of deputy commanders of the United States Northern Command[]

No.	Deputy Commander^[6]		Term			Service branch
No.	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Term length	Service branch
1		Lieutenant General	1 October 2002	25 June 2004	1 year, 268 days	U.S. Army
–		Major General Raymond F. Rees (born 1944) Acting	25 June 2004	22 July 2004	27 days	U.S. Army
2		Lieutenant General Joseph R. Inge (born 1947)	22 July 2004	29 May 2007	2 years, 311 days	U.S. Army
3		Lieutenant General William G. Webster (born 1951)	29 May 2007	16 January 2009	1 year, 232 days	U.S. Army
4		Lieutenant General H. Steven Blum (born 1946)	16 January 2009	27 May 2010	1 year, 131 days	U.S. Army
5		Lieutenant General Frank J. Grass (born 1951)	3 October 2010	27 August 2012	1 year, 329 days	U.S. Army
6		Lieutenant General Michael Dubie (born 1960)	27 August 2012	31 July 2015	2 years, 338 days	U.S. Air Force
7		Lieutenant General Daniel R. Hokanson (born 1963)	31 July 2015	24 October 2016	1 year, 85 days	U.S. Army
8		Lieutenant General Reynold N. Hoover (born 1961)	24 October 2016	5 November 2018	2 years, 12 days	U.S. Army
9		Vice Admiral Mike Dumont	5 November 2018	~20 March 2021	2 years, 135 days	U.S. Navy
10		Lieutenant General A. C. Roper^[7] (born 1963)	~14 May 2021	Incumbent	~210 days	U.S. Army

List of senior enlisted leaders of the United States Northern Command[]

No.	Senior Enlisted Leader^[6]		Term			Service branch
No.	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Term length	Service branch
1		Chief Master Sergeant ^[8]	1 October 2002	12 January 2004	1 year, 103 days	U.S. Air Force
2		Sergeant Major ^[9]	12 January 2004	26 March 2007	3 years, 73 days	U.S. Marine Corps
3		Command Sergeant Major ^[10]	26 March 2007	21 May 2009	2 years, 56 days	U.S. Army
4		Chief Master Sergeant ^[11]	21 May 2009	15 September 2011	2 years, 117 days	U.S. Air Force
5		Command Sergeant Major ^[12]	15 September 2011	5 November 2014	3 years, 51 days	U.S. Army
6		Fleet Master Chief ^[13]	5 November 2014	21 October 2016	1 year, 351 days	U.S. Navy
7		Chief Master Sergeant ^[14]	21 October 2016	26 January 2018	1 year, 97 days	U.S. Air Force
8		Sergeant Major ^[15]	15 February 2018	29 June 2021	3 years, 134 days	U.S. Marine Corps
9		Sergeant Major ^[16]	29 June 2021	Incumbent	164 days	U.S. Marine Corps

List of chiefs of staff of the United States Northern Command[]

No.	Chief of Staff		Term			Service branch
No.	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Term length	Service branch
1		Major General H. Steven Blum (born 1946)	August 2002	April 2003	~243 days	U.S. Army
2		Major General Raymond F. Rees (born 1944)	May 2003	~3 May 2005	~2 years, 2 days	U.S. Army
3		Major General ^[17]	3 May 2005	June 2008	~3 years, 29 days	U.S. Air Force
4		Major General ^[18]	June 2008	March 2010	~1 year, 273 days	U.S. Air Force
5		Major General ^[19]^[20]	March 2010	~July 2012	~2 years, 122 days	U.S. Air Force
6		Major General Charles D. Luckey^[21] (born 1955)	~July 2012	2016	~5 years, 306 days	U.S. Army
7		Major General ^[22]	2016	~2018	~2 years, 0 days	U.S. Army
8		Major General ^[23]	~2018	~June 2020	~2 years, 152 days	U.S. Army
–		Brigadier General Austin Renforth^[24] Acting	~June 2020	~26 August 2020	~86 days	U.S. Marine Corps
9		Rear Admiral Michael P. Holland^[25]	26 August 2020	Incumbent	1 year, 106 days	U.S. Navy

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