This is a list of the Chiefs of Staff of the United States Air Force in order of longevity. There are currently twenty-two Chiefs of Staff on the list and twelve living Chiefs of Staff. The list is in descending order and is correct as of June 3, 2024. The oldest Chief of Staff is David C. Jones (1921 - ), who is currently 102 years, 330 days old.
To account for the different number of leap days within the life of each Chief of Staff, two measures of longevity are given. The first is the number of whole years the Chief of Staff lived, and the number of days past their last birthday. The second lists the total number of days lived by the Chief of Staff.
List
editRank |
Chief of Staff |
Date of Birth |
Date of Death |
Longevity (Years, Days) |
Longevity (Days) |
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1 | David C. Jones | July 9, 1921 | Living | 102 years, 330 days | 37,585 days |
2 | Nathan F. Twining | October 11, 1897 | March 29, 1982 | 84 years, 169 days | 30,849 days |
3 | Lew Allen | September 30, 1925 | January 4, 2010 | 84 years, 96 days | 30,777 days |
4 | Curtis Lemay | November 15, 1906 | October 1, 1990 | 83 years, 320 days | 30,636 days |
5 | Carl A. Spaatz | June 28, 1891 | July 14, 1974 | 83 years, 16 days | 30,331 days |
6 | John P. McConnell | February 7, 1908 | November 21, 1986 | 78 years, 287 days | 28,777 days |
7 | Larry D. Welch | June 9, 1934 | Living | 89 years, 360 days | 32,867 days |
8 | Merrill McPeak | January 9, 1936 | Living | 88 years, 146 days | 32,288 days |
9 | Charles A. Gabriel | January 21, 1928 | September 4, 2003 | 75 years, 226 days | 27,620 days |
10 | Michael Dugan | February 22, 1937 | Living | 87 years, 102 days | 31,878 days |
11 | John M. Loh | March 14, 1938 | Living | 86 years, 81 days | 31,493 days |
12 | Michael E. Ryan | December 24, 1941 | Living | 82 years, 162 days | 30,112 days |
13 | Ronald Fogleman | January 27, 1942 | Living | 82 years, 128 days | 30,078 days |
14 | John D. Ryan | December 10, 1915 | October 27, 1983 | 67 years, 321 days | 24,793 days |
15 | John P. Jumper | February 4, 1945 | Living | 79 years, 120 days | 28,974 days |
16 | Ralph Eberhart | December 6, 1946 | Living | 77 years, 180 days | 28,304 days |
17 | Thomas D. White | August 6, 1901 | December 22, 1965 | 64 years, 138 days | 23,514 days |
18 | Teed M. Moseley | September 3, 1949 | Living | 74 years, 274 days | 27,302 days |
19 | George S. Brown | August 17, 1918 | December 5, 1978 | 60 years, 110 days | 22,025 days |
20 | Norton A. Schwartz | December 14, 1951 | Living | 72 years, 172 days | 26,470 days |
21 | Duncan McNabb | August 8, 1952 | Living | 71 years, 300 days | 26,232 days |
22 | Hoyt Vandenberg | January 24, 1899 | April 2, 1954 | 55 years, 68 days | 20,156 days |
Chiefs of Staff of the United States Air Force | 22 |
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Living | 12 |
Deceased | 10 |