This is a list of all commanders, deputy commanders, senior enlisted leaders, and chiefs of staff of the United States Africa Command.
This is a list of all commanders, deputy commanders, senior enlisted leaders, and chiefs of staff of the United States Africa Command.
Michael E. Langley , Commander 
Kirk W. Smith , Deputy Commander 
David J. Francis , Chief of Staff [1] 
Melvin G. Carter , Director, Intelligence (J2) [2] 
Claude K. Tudor , Director, Operations/Cyber (J3) 
Timothy E. Brennan , Deputy Director, Operations/Cyber (J3/6) [3] Fridrik Fridriksson , Deputy Director, Operations/Cyber (J3/6) [4] 
George E. Bresnihan , Director, Logistics (J4) [5] Kenneth Ekman , Director, Strategy, Engagement, and Programs (J5) Jon E. Solem , Deputy Director, Plans and Strategic Integration (J5) [6] 
Peter Bailey , Deputy Director, Strategy, Engagement, and Programs (J5) [7] 
Jesse A. Philipps , Director, C4 Systems (J6) and Chief Information Officer [8] | Commander of the United States Africa Command | |
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 Emblem of the United States Africa Command | |
| Abbreviation | CDRUSAFRICOM [9] |
| 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 | 1 October 2007 |
| First holder | William E. Ward |
| Deputy | Deputy Commander, United States Africa Command |
| No. | Commander | Term | Service branch | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | ||
| 1 | General William E. Ward (born 1949) | 1 October 2007 | 9 March 2011 | 3 years, 159 days |  U.S. Army | |
| 2 | General Carter F. Ham (born 1952) | 9 March 2011 | 5 April 2013 | 2 years, 27 days | U.S. Army | |
| 3 | General David M. Rodriguez (born 1954) | 5 April 2013 | 18 July 2016 | 3 years, 104 days | U.S. Army | |
| 4 | General Thomas D. Waldhauser (born 1953) | 18 July 2016 | 26 July 2019 | 3 years, 8 days |  U.S. Marine Corps | |
| 5 | General Stephen J. Townsend (born 1959) | 26 July 2019 | 9 August 2022 | 3 years, 14 days | U.S. Army | |
| 6 | General Michael Langley (born 1961/1962) | 9 August 2022 | Incumbent | 1 year, 198 days | U.S. Marine Corps | |
Commanders of U.S. Africa Command by branch of service
| No. | Deputy Commander | Term | Service branch | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | ||
| 1 | Vice Admiral Robert T. Moeller [11] (1951–2011) | 10 October 2007 | 12 April 2010 | 2 years, 184 days |  U.S. Navy | |
| 2 | Vice Admiral Charles J. Leidig [13] (born 1955) | August 2010 | June 2013 | ~2 years, 304 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 3 | Lieutenant General Steven A. Hummer (born 1952) | June 2013 | ~June 2015 | ~2 years, 21 days | U.S. Marine Corps | |
| 4 | Vice Admiral Michael T. Franken (born 1957) | ~22 June 2015 | ~2 August 2017 | ~2 years, 41 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 5 | Lieutenant General James C. Vechery (born 1966) | ~2 August 2017 | ~4 August 2020 | ~3 years, 2 days |  U.S. Air Force | |
| 6 | Lieutenant General Kirk W. Smith | ~4 August 2020 | Incumbent | ~3 years, 203 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| No. | Senior enlisted leader | Term | Service branch | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | ||
| 1 | Command Sergeant Major Mark S. Ripka [15] | 1 November 2007 | 11 March 2011 | 3 years, 130 days | U.S. Army | |
| 2 | Chief Master Sergeant Jack Johnson Jr. [17] | 11 March 2011 | July 2013 | ~2 years, 112 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 3 | Command Sergeant Major Darrin J. Bohn [19] | July 2013 | 27 September 2016 | ~3 years, 88 days | U.S. Army | |
| 4 | Chief Master Sergeant Ramón Colón-López [21] (born 1971) | 27 September 2016 | November 2019 | ~3 years, 35 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| - | Command Master Chief Ryan P. Burton Acting | November 2019 | 28 February 2020 | ~119 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 5 | Sergeant Major Richard D. Thresher | 28 February 2020 | 1 May 2023 | 3 years, 62 days | U.S. Marine Corps | |
| 6 | Sergeant Major Michael P. Woods | 1 May 2023 | Incumbent | 298 days | U.S. Marine Corps | |
| No. | Chief of Staff | Term | Service branch | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | ||
| 1 | Major General Michael A. Snodgrass [23] | 1 October 2007 | 7 October 2010 | 3 years, 6 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 2 | Major General Richard J. Sherlock Jr. [25] | 7 October 2010 | 1 June 2011 | 237 days | U.S. Army | |
| 3 | Major General H. D. Polumbo Jr. [27] | 1 June 2011 | 23 March 2012 | 296 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 4 | Major General O.G. Mannon [29] | 23 March 2012 | February 2014 | ~1 year, 315 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 5 | Major General Michael J. Kingsley [31] | February 2014 | June 2016 | ~2 years, 121 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 6 | Major General Roger L. Cloutier | June 2016 | July 2018 | ~2 years, 30 days | U.S. Army | |
| 7 | Major General Todd B. McCaffrey | July 2018 | June 2020 | ~1 year, 336 days | U.S. Army | |
| 8 | Major General William K. Gayler | July 2020 | ~21 June 2021 | ~355 days | U.S. Army | |
| 9 | Major General Joel K. Tyler | 21 June 2021 | 9 June 2023 | 1 year, 353 days | U.S. Army | |
| 10 | Major General David J. Francis | 9 June 2023 [32] | Incumbent | 259 days | U.S. Army | |
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