Leadership of the United States Southern Command
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This is a list of all commanders, deputy commanders, senior enlisted leaders, and chiefs of staff of the United States Southern Command.
Current combatant command staff
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Alvin Holsey, Commander
Evan Pettus, Military Deputy Commander
Julie L. Nethercot, Chief of Staff
Jeff E. Elliott, Director, Manpower and Personnel (J1)[1]
Dustin A. Shultz, Director, Intelligence (J2)[2]
Brendan C. McPherson, Director, Operations (J3)
Douglas R. Burke, Director, Logistics (J4)[3]
Julian C. Cheater, Director, Plans and Policy (J5)[4]
Anne-Marie R. Wiersgalla, Director, Communication Systems (J6)[5]
Kevin J. Bostick, Director, Exercises and Coalition (J7/9)[6]- Adam Winkleman, Director, Resources and Analysis (J8)[7]
- Javier A. Reina, Deputy Commander for Mobilization and Reserve Affairs[8]
List of commanders of the United States Southern Command
[edit]| Commander of the United States Southern Command | |
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| United States Department of Defense | |
| Type | Unified combatant commander |
| Abbreviation | CDRUSSOUTHOM[9] |
| Reports to | President of the United States Secretary of Defense |
| Seat | MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, U.S. |
| Nominator | Secretary of Defense |
| Appointer | The President with Senate advice and consent |
| Term length | 2–3 years (approx.) |
| Constituting instrument | 10 U.S.C. § 167 |
| Formation | November 1947 |
| First holder | Willis D. Crittenberger |
| Deputy | Deputy Commander, United States Southern Command |
| No. | Commander | Term | Service branch | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | ||
| 1 | Lieutenant General Willis D. Crittenberger (1890–1980) | November 1947 | June 1948 | ~ 213 days |  U.S. Army | |
| 2 | Lieutenant General Matthew B. Ridgway (1895–1993) | June 1948 | October 1949 | ~ 1 year, 122 days | U.S. Army | |
| 3 | Lieutenant General William H. H. Morris Jr. (1890–1971) | October 1949 | April 1952 | ~ 2 years, 183 days | U.S. Army | |
| 4 | Lieutenant General Horace L. McBride (1894–1962) | April 1952 | June 1954 | ~ 2 years, 61 days | U.S. Army | |
| 5 | Lieutenant General William K. Harrison Jr. (1895–1987) | June 1954 | January 1957 | ~ 2 years, 214 days | U.S. Army | |
| 6 | Lieutenant General Robert M. Montague (1899–1958) | January 1957 | February 1958 | ~ 1 year, 31 days | U.S. Army | |
| 7 | Lieutenant General Ridgely Gaither (1903–1992) | April 1958 | July 1960 | ~ 2 years, 91 days | U.S. Army | |
| 8 | Lieutenant General Robert F. Sink (1905–1965) | July 1960 | January 1961 | ~ 184 days | U.S. Army | |
| 9 | General Andrew P. O'Meara (1907–2005) | 6 January 1961 | 22 February 1965 | 4 years, 47 days | U.S. Army | |
| 10 | General Robert W. Porter Jr. (1908–2000) | 22 February 1965 | 18 February 1969 | 3 years, 362 days | U.S. Army | |
| 11 | General George R. Mather (1911–1993) | 18 February 1969 | 20 September 1971 | 2 years, 214 days | U.S. Army | |
| 12 | General George V. Underwood Jr. (1913–1984) | 20 September 1971 | 17 January 1973 | 1 year, 119 days | U.S. Army | |
| 13 | General William B. Rosson (1918–2004) | 17 January 1973 | 1 August 1975 | 2 years, 196 days | U.S. Army | |
| 14 | Lieutenant General Dennis P. McAuliffe | 1 August 1975 | 1 October 1979 | 4 years, 61 days | U.S. Army | |
| 15 | Lieutenant General Wallace H. Nutting (born 1928) | 1 October 1979 | 24 May 1983 | 3 years, 235 days | U.S. Army | |
| 16 | General Paul F. Gorman (born 1927) | 24 May 1983 | 1 March 1985 | 1 year, 281 days | U.S. Army | |
| 17 | General John R. Galvin (1929–2015) | 1 March 1985 | 6 June 1987 | 2 years, 97 days | U.S. Army | |
| 18 | General Frederick F. Woerner Jr. (born 1933) | 6 June 1987 | 1 October 1989 | 2 years, 117 days | U.S. Army | |
| 19 | General Maxwell R. Thurman (1931–1995) | 1 October 1989 | 21 November 1990 | 1 year, 51 days | U.S. Army | |
| 20 | General George A. Joulwan (born 1939) | 21 November 1990 | October 1993 | ~ 2 years, 314 days | U.S. Army | |
| - | Major General Walter T. Worthington Acting | October 1993 | 17 February 1994 | ~ 139 days |  U.S. Air Force | |
| 21 | General Barry McCaffrey (born 1942) | 17 February 1994 | 1 March 1996 | 2 years, 13 days | U.S. Army | |
| - | Rear Admiral James Perkins Acting | 1 March 1996 | 26 June 1996 | 117 days |  U.S. Navy | |
| 22 | General Wesley Clark (born 1944) | 26 June 1996 | 13 July 1997 | 1 year, 17 days | U.S. Army | |
| - | Rear Admiral Walter F. Doran (born 1945) Acting | 13 July 1997 | 25 September 1997 | 74 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 23 | General Charles E. Wilhelm (born 1941) | 25 September 1997 | 8 September 2000 | 2 years, 349 days |  U.S. Marine Corps | |
| 24 | General Peter Pace (born 1945) | 8 September 2000 | 30 September 2001 | 1 year, 22 days | U.S. Marine Corps | |
| - | Major General Gary D. Speer Acting | 30 September 2001 | 18 August 2002 | 322 days | U.S. Army | |
| 25 | General James T. Hill (born 1946) | 18 August 2002 | 9 November 2004 | 2 years, 83 days | U.S. Army | |
| 26 | General Bantz J. Craddock (born 1949) | 9 November 2004 | 19 October 2006 | 1 year, 344 days | U.S. Army | |
| 27 | Admiral James G. Stavridis (born 1955) | 19 October 2006 | 25 June 2009 | 2 years, 249 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 28 | General Douglas M. Fraser (born 1953) | 25 June 2009 | 19 November 2012 | 3 years, 147 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 29 | General John F. Kelly (born 1950) | 19 November 2012 | 14 January 2016 | 3 years, 56 days | U.S. Marine Corps | |
| 30 | Admiral Kurt W. Tidd (born 1956) | 14 January 2016 | 26 November 2018 | 2 years, 316 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 31 | Admiral Craig S. Faller (born 1961) | 26 November 2018 | 29 October 2021 | 2 years, 337 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 32 | General Laura J. Richardson (born 1963) | 29 October 2021 | 7 November 2024 | 3 years, 9 days | U.S. Army | |
| 33 | Admiral Alvin Holsey (born 1965) | 7 November 2024 | Incumbent | 22 days | U.S. Navy | |
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List of military deputy commanders of the United States Southern Command
[edit]| No. | Deputy Commander | Term | Service branch | |||
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| Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | ||
| - | Rear Admiral Jerome F. Smith Jr.[10] | August 1990 | ~July 1994 | ~3 years, 334 days | U.S. Navy | |
| - | Rear Admiral Walter T. Worthington[11] | July 1992 | ~July 1994 | ~2 years | U.S. Air Force | |
| - | Rear Admiral James B. Perkins III[12] | July 1994 | ~December 1996 | ~2 years, 153 days | U.S. Navy | |
| - | Rear Admiral Walter Doran[13] (born 1945) | December 1996 | July 1998 | ~1 year, 212 days | U.S. Navy | |
| - | Major General Gary D. Speer | July 2000 | October 2002 | ~2 years, 92 days | U.S. Army | |
| - | Lieutenant General Glenn Spears (born 1956) | June 2006 | July 2009 | ~3 years, 30 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| - | Lieutenant General Ken Keen (born 1952) | 2009 | May 2011 | ~1 year, 319 days | U.S. Army | |
| - | Vice Admiral Joseph D. Kernan (born 1955) | May 2011 | September 2013 | ~2 years, 123 days | U.S. Navy | |
| - | Lieutenant General Kenneth E. Tovo (born 1961) | September 2013 | June 2015 | ~1 year, 273 days | U.S. Army | |
| - | Lieutenant General Joseph P. DiSalvo (born 1965) | June 2015 | August 2018 | ~3 years, 61 days | U.S. Army | |
| - | Lieutenant General Michael T. Plehn (born 1965) | 22 October 2018 | 20 December 2020 | 2 years, 59 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| - | Lieutenant General Andrew A. Croft (born 1965) | 20 December 2020 | 1 February 2023 | 2 years, 43 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| - | Vice Admiral Alvin Holsey (born 1965) | 1 February 2023 | 7 November 2024 | 1 year, 280 days | U.S. Navy | |
| - | Lieutenant General Evan Pettus | 7 November 2024 | Incumbent | 22 days | U.S. Air Force | |
![Jerome F. Smith Jr.[10]](/wiki/File:Portrait_gray.png)
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List of senior enlisted leaders of the United States Southern Command
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| No. | Senior enlisted leader | Term | Service branch | |||
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| Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | ||
| - | Command Sergeant Major Michael M. Balch[14] | 6 December 2004 | ~August 2009 | ~4 years, 252 days | U.S. Army | |
| - | Sergeant Major Louis M. Espinal[15] | 9 October 2009 | ~April 2012 | ~2 years, 189 days | U.S. Marine Corps | |
| - | Command Sergeant Major Eric J. Geressy[16] | April 2012 | August 2014 | ~1 year, 212 days | U.S. Army | |
| - | Command Sergeant Major William B. Zaiser | ~August 2014 | 6 January 2017 | ~2 years, 144 days | U.S. Army | |
| - | Sergeant Major Bryan K. Zickefoose[17] | 6 January 2017 | 17 August 2020 | 3 years, 224 days | U.S. Marine Corps | |
| - | Command Sergeant Major Benjamin Jones | 17 August 2020 | 6 September 2023 | 3 years, 20 days | U.S. Army | |
| - | Sergeant Major Rafael Rodriguez[18] | 6 September 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 84 days | U.S. Marine Corps | |
![Michael M. Balch[14]](/wiki/File:CSM_Michael_M._Balch.jpg)
![Louis M. Espinal[15]](/wiki/File:SgtMaj_Louis_M._Espinal.jpg)
![Eric J. Geressy[16]](/wiki/File:CSM_Eric_J._Geressy.jpg)
![Bryan K. Zickefoose[17]](/wiki/File:Bryan_K._Zickefoose_(3).jpg)
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![Rafael Rodriguez[18]](/wiki/File:SgtMaj_Rafael_Rodriguez_(4).jpg)
List of chiefs of staff of the United States Southern Command
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| No. | Chief of Staff | Term | Service branch | |||
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| Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | ||
| - | Major General Juan G. Ayala[19] (born 1956) | June 2010 | May 2012 | ~1 year, 335 days | U.S. Marine Corps | |
| - | Major General Joseph P. DiSalvo[20] | May 2012 | June 2013 | ~1 year, 31 days | U.S. Army | |
| - | Major General Mark C. Nowland (born 1958) | June 2013 | December 2014 | ~1 year, 183 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| - | Major General Michael T. Plehn (born 1965) | January 2015 | June 2017 | ~2 years, 151 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| - | Major General Jon A. Norman[21] | June 2017 | July 2018 | ~1 year, 30 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| - | Major General Patricia M. Anslow[22] | July 2018 | June 2020 | ~1 year, 336 days | U.S. Army | |
| - | Rear Admiral Yvette M. Davids[23] (born 1967) | June 2020 | July 2022 | ~2 years, 30 days | U.S. Navy | |
| - | Major General Scott A. Jackson[24] (born 1970) | July 2022 | July 2024 | ~1 year, 352 days | U.S. Army | |
| - | Major General Julie L. Nethercot | July 2024 | Incumbent | ~151 days | U.S. Marine Corps | |
![Juan G. Ayala[19]](/wiki/File:Juan_G._Ayala.jpg)
![Joseph P. DiSalvo[20]](/wiki/File:MG_Joseph_P._DiSalvo.jpg)
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![Jon A. Norman[21]](/wiki/File:Maj_Gen_Jon_A._Norman_(2).jpg)
![Patricia M. Anslow[22]](/wiki/File:Patricia_M._Anslow.jpg)
![Yvette M. Davids[23]](/wiki/File:Yvette_M._Davids_(3).jpg)
![Scott A. Jackson[24]](/wiki/File:MG_Scott_A._Jackson_(3).jpg)
See also
[edit]- United States Southern Command
- Leadership of the United States Africa Command
- Leadership of the United States European Command
- Leadership of the United States Indo-Pacific Command
- Leadership of the United States Northern Command
- Leadership of the United States Space Command
- Leadership of the United States Cyber Command
- Leadership of the United States Strategic Command
- Leadership of the United States Transportation Command
References
[edit]- ^ "J1 Manpower and Personnel". www.southcom.mil.
- ^ "U.S. Southern Command > About > Leadership > J2 Intelligence". www.southcom.mil.
- ^ "U.S. Southern Command > About > Leadership > J4 Logistics". www.southcom.mil.
- ^ "U.S. Southern Command > About > Leadership > J5 Strategy, Policy, and Plans". www.southcom.mil.
- ^ "U.S. Southern Command > About > Leadership > J6 Communication Systems". www.southcom.mil.
- ^ "U.S. Southern Command > About > Leadership > J7/9 Exercises and Coalition Affairs Directorate". www.southcom.mil.
- ^ "U.S. Southern Command > About > Leadership > J8 Resources & Analysis". www.southcom.mil.
- ^ "Maj. Gen. Javier A. Reina". www.southcom.mil.
- ^ "DOD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms, January 2021" (PDF). jcs.mil. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA245845.pdf
- ^ "MAJOR GENERAL WALTER T. WORTHINGTON". Air Force.
- ^ https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA316653.pdf
- ^ https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA350989.pdf
- ^ "Command Sergeant Major's Biography - U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM)". 26 February 2009. Archived from the original on 26 February 2009.
- ^ "Sergeant Major's Biography - U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM)". Archived from the original on 24 November 2010.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20121031153211/http://www.southcom.mil/aboutus/Pages/Sergeant-Major-Eric-J-Geressy.aspx
- ^ "Sergeant Major Bryan K. Zickefoose". U.S. Department of Defense.
- ^ "Sgt. Major Rafael Rodriguez assumes duties as U.S. Southern Command's Senior Enlisted Lead". U.S. Southern Command.
- ^ "Pages - Chief of Staff, SOUTHCOM". 17 March 2012. Archived from the original on 17 March 2012.
- ^ "Chief of Staff, SOUTHCOM". 8 May 2013. Archived from the original on 8 May 2013.
- ^ "MAJOR GENERAL JON A. NORMAN". Air Force.
- ^ "National Guard Biography". www.nationalguard.mil.
- ^ "Rear Adm. Yvette M. Davids > U.S. Southern Command > Bio Article View". 27 June 2022. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022.
- ^ "Maj. Gen. Scott A. Jackson". U.S. Southern Command.