List of Chiefs of Staff of The Army (1903-Present)
| # | Name | Photo | Term began | Term ended | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | LTG Samuel B. M. Young | August 15, 1903 | January 8, 1904 | ||
| 2. | LTG Adna Chaffee | August 19, 1904 | January 14, 1906 | ||
| 3. | LTG John C. Bates | January 15, 1906 | April 13, 1906 | ||
| 4. | MG J. Franklin Bell | April 14, 1906 | April 21, 1910 | ||
| 5. | MG Leonard Wood | April 22, 1910 | April 21, 1914 | ||
| 6. | MG William W. Wotherspoon | April 22, 1914 | November 16, 1914 | ||
| 7. | MG Hugh L. Scott | November 17, 1914 | September 22, 1917 | ||
| 8. | GEN Tasker H. Bliss | September 23, 1917 | May 19, 1918 | ||
| 9. | GEN Peyton C. March | May 20, 1918 | June 30, 1921 | ||
| 10. | General of the Armies John J. Pershing | July 1, 1921 | September 13, 1924 | ||
| 11. | MG John L. Hines | September 14, 1924 | November 20, 1926 | ||
| 12. | GEN Charles Pelot Summerall | November 21, 1926 | November 20, 1930 | ||
| 13. | GA Douglas MacArthur | November 21, 1930 | October 1, 1935 | ||
| 14. | GEN Malin Craig | October 2, 1935 | August 31, 1939 | ||
| 15. | GA George C. Marshall | September 1, 1939 | November 18, 1945 | ||
| 16. | GA Dwight D. Eisenhower | November 19, 1945 | February 6, 1948 | ||
| 17. | GEN Omar Bradley | February 7, 1948 | August 15, 1949 | ||
| 18. | GEN J. Lawton Collins | August 16, 1949 | August 14, 1953 | ||
| 19. | GEN Matthew B. Ridgway | August 15, 1953 | June 29, 1955 | ||
| 20. | GEN Maxwell D. Taylor | June 30, 1955 | June 30, 1959 | ||
| 21. | GEN Lyman L. Lemnitzer | July 1, 1959 | September 30, 1960 | ||
| 22. | GEN George H. Decker | October 1, 1960 | September 30, 1962 | ||
| 23. | GEN Earle G. Wheeler | October 1, 1962 | July 2, 1964 | ||
| 24. | GEN Harold K. Johnson | July 3, 1964 | July 2, 1968 | ||
| 25. | GEN William C. Westmoreland | July 3, 1968 | June 30, 1972 | ||
| GEN Bruce Palmer, Jr. | July 1, 1972 | October 11, 1972 | Acting | ||
| 26. | GEN Creighton W. Abrams | October 12, 1972 | September 4, 1974 | Died in office | |
| 27. | GEN Frederick C. Weyand | October 3, 1974 | September 30, 1976 | ||
| 28. | GEN Bernard W. Rogers | October 1, 1976 | June 21, 1979 | ||
| 29. | GEN Edward C. Meyer | June 22, 1979 | June 21, 1983 | ||
| 30. | GEN John A. Wickham, Jr. | July 23, 1983 | June 23, 1987 | ||
| 31. | GEN Carl E. Vuono | June 23, 1987 | June 21, 1991 | ||
| 32. | GEN Gordon R. Sullivan | June 21, 1991 | June 20, 1995 | ||
| 33. | GEN Dennis J. Reimer | June 20, 1995 | June 21, 1999 | ||
| 34. | GEN Eric K. Shinseki | June 21, 1999 | June 11, 2003 | ||
| 35. | GEN Peter J. Schoomaker | August 1, 2003 | April 10, 2007 | ||
| 36. | GEN George W. Casey, Jr. | April 10, 2007 | April 10, 2011 | ||
| 37. | GEN Martin E. Dempsey | April 11, 2011 | September 7, 2011 | Term shortened due to appointment as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff | |
| 38. | GEN Raymond T. Odierno | September 7, 2011 | Present |
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