List of commanders of Tactical Air Command

Tactical Air Command
Tactical Air Command
	Shield of Tactical Air Command
Active	21 March 1946 – 1 June 1992; (46 years)
Country	United States of America
Branch	United States Army Air Forces; (21 March 1946 – 18 September 1947); United States Air Force; (18 September 1947–1 June 1992)
Type	Major Command
Headquarters	Langley AFB, Virginia
Motto(s)	Vigilance for Freedom
Anniversaries	21 March 1946 - Founding
Engagements	European Theater of World War II; Berlin airlift; Cold War;

Active21 March 1946 – 1 June 1992
(46 years)

Country

BranchUnited States Army Air Forces
(21 March 1946 – 18 September 1947)
United States Air Force
(18 September 1947–1 June 1992)

The Commander, Tactical Air Command was the most senior officer and head of the United States Air Force command called TAC.

#	Name	Dates
11	John M. Loh	1991-1992
10	Robert D. Russ	1985-1991
9	Jerome F. O'Malley	1984-1985
8	Wilbur L. Creech	1978-1984
7	Robert J. Dixon	1973-1978
6	William W. Momyer	1968-1973
5	Gabriel P. Disosway	1965-1968
4	Walter C. Sweeney, Jr.	1961-1965
3	Frank F. Everest	1959-1961
2	Otto P. Weyland	1954-1959
1	John K. Cannon	1951-1954

#	Name	Dates	Notes
1	Glenn O. Barcus	January 1951 – May 1951	Designated as Deputy Commander ^[1]
2	Otto P. Weyland	May 1951 – 1952	Designated as Deputy Commander ^[2]
3	Frank F. Everest	May 1952 – April 1953	Designated as Deputy Commander ^[3]
4	Earl W. Barnes	April 1953 – February 1956	Designated as Deputy Commander ^[4]
5	William Eckert	July 1956 – February 1960	^[5]
6	Jacob E. Smart	January 1960 – August 1961	^[6]
7	Gabriel P. Disosway	1961 – November 1962	^[7]
8	Charles B. Westover	November 1962 – August 1965	^[8]
9	Albert P. Clark	August 1965 – August 1968	^[9]
10	Gordon M. Graham	August 1968 – February 1970	^[10]
11	Jay T. Robbins	February 1970 - August 1972	^[11]
12	Dale S. Sweat	August 1972 – September 1974	^[12]
13	Robert Hails	August 1974 – February 1975	^[13]
14	Sanford K. Moats	September 1975 – July 1977	^[14]
15	James A. Knight Jr.	July 1977 – March 1979	^[15]
16	Robert C. Mathis	March 1979 – March 1980	^[16]
17	Philip C. Gast	March 1980 – July 1980	^[17]
18	Thomas H. McMullen	July 1980 – August 1982	^[18]
19	Robert D. Russ	October 1982 – July 1983	^[19]
20	Robert E. Kelley	July 1983 – September 1986	^[20]
21	James R. Brown	October 1986 – July 1988	^[21]
22	Jimmie V. Adams	August 1988 – March 1989	^[22]
23	Henry Viccellio Jr.	May 1989 – September 1989	^[23]
24	Joseph W. Ashy	September 1989 – June 1990	^[24]
25	Thomas A. Baker	July 1990 – May 1991	^[25]
26	Donald Snyder	May 1991 – July 1992	^[26]

List of Vice Commanders of Tactical Air Command

Tactical Air Command
Shield of Tactical Air Command
Active	21 March 1946 – 1 June 1992 (46 years)
Country	United States of America
Branch	United States Army Air Forces (21 March 1946 – 18 September 1947) United States Air Force (18 September 1947–1 June 1992)
Type	Major Command
Headquarters	Langley AFB, Virginia
Motto(s)	Vigilance for Freedom
Anniversaries	21 March 1946 - Founding
Engagements	European Theater of World War II Berlin airlift Cold War