List of commanders-in-chief of the Strategic Air Command
# List of commanders-in-chief of the Strategic Air Command

The Commander-in-Chief, Strategic Air Command (CINCSAC) was the most senior officer and head of the Strategic Air Command (SAC).

## List of SAC Commanders-in-Chief

| | Name | Term began | Term ended | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Gen George Kenney | March 21, 1946 | October 15, 1948 | (1889–1977) Designated as Commanding General |
| 2 | Gen Curtis LeMay | October 19, 1948 | June 30, 1957 | (1906–1993) Designated as Commanding General (1948–1953) and Commander (1953–1957) Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force (1957-1961) Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force (1961-1965) |
| 3 | Gen Thomas S. Power | July 1, 1957 | November 30, 1964 | (1905–1970) |
| 4 | Gen John Dale Ryan | December 1, 1964 | January 31, 1967 | (1915–1983) Commanders-in-Chief of The Pacific Air Forces (1967-1968) Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force (1968-1969) Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force (1969-1973) |
| 5 | Gen Joseph J. Nazzaro | February 1, 1967 | July 31, 1968 | (1913–1990) Commanders-in-Chief of The Pacific Air Forces (1968-1971) |
| 6 | Gen Bruce K. Holloway | August 1, 1968 | April 30, 1972 | (1912–1999) Commander-in-Chief of The United States Air Forces in Europe 1965–1966. Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, 1966–1968. |
| 7 | Gen John C. Meyer | May 1, 1972 | July 31, 1974 | (1919–1975) Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, 1969–1972. |
| 8 | Gen Russell E. Dougherty | August 1, 1974 | July 31, 1977 | (1920–2007) |
| 9 | Gen Richard H. Ellis | August 1, 1977 | July 31, 1981 | (1919–1989) Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, 1973–1975. Commander-in-Chief of The United States Air Forces in Europe 1975–1977. |
| 10 | Gen Bennie L. Davis | August 1, 1981 | July 31, 1985 | (1928–2012) |
| 11 | Gen Larry D. Welch | August 1, 1985 | June 22, 1986 | (born 1934) Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force (1984-1985) Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force (1986-1990) |
| 12 | Gen John T. Chain, Jr. | June 22, 1986 | January 24, 1991 | (1934–2021) |
| 13 | Gen George Lee Butler | January 25, 1991 | June 1, 1992 | (born 1939) Commander-in-Chief of The United States Strategic Command (USCINCSTRAT), 1992–1994. |

Three out of the Thirteen Commanders-in-Chief of the Strategic Air Command later on served as Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis LeMay, General John D. Ryan and General Larry D. Welch.

## List of SAC Vice Commanders-in-Chief

| | Name | Term began | Term ended | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1. | Maj Gen St. Clair Streett | March 21, 1946 | January 9, 1947 | (1893–1970) Designated as Deputy Commander |
| 2. | Maj Gen Clements McMullen | January 10, 1947 | October 25, 1948 | (1892–1959) Designated as Deputy Commander |
| 3. | Maj Gen Thomas S. Power | October 26, 1948 | April 14, 1954 | (1905–1970) Designated as Deputy Commander (1948–52) Vice Commander (1952–54) |
| 4. | Lt Gen Francis H. Griswold | May 3, 1954 | June 30, 1961 | (1904–1989) Designated as Vice Commander (1954–55) |
| 5. | Lt Gen John P. McConnell | July 1, 1961 | September 30, 1962 | (1908–1986) |
| 6. | Lt Gen Hunter Harris Jr. | October 1, 1962 | July 31, 1964 | (1909–1987) |
| 7. | Lt Gen John Dale Ryan | August 1, 1964 | November 30, 1964 | (1915–1983) |
| 8. | Lt Gen Joseph J. Nazzaro | December 1, 1964 | January 31, 1967 | (1913–1990) |
| 9. | Lt Gen Keith K. Compton | February 1, 1967 | July 31, 1969 | (1915–2004) |
| 10. | Lt Gen Glen W. Martin | August 1, 1969 | September 30, 1973 | (1916–1994) |
| 11. | Lt Gen James M. Keck | October 1, 1974 | June 30, 1977 | (1921–2018) |
| 12. | Lt Gen James E. Hill | August 1, 1977 | December 5, 1977 | (1921–1999) |
| 13. | Lt Gen Edgar S. Harris Jr. | December 6, 1977 | June 27, 1978 | (1925–2018) |
| 13. | Lt Gen Lloyd R. Leavitt Jr. | June 28, 1978 | August 31, 1981 | (1928–2016) |
| 13. | Lt Gen George D. Miller | September 1, 1981 | August 31, 1984 | (born 1930) |
| 13. | Lt Gen William J. Campbell | August 31, 1984 | July 26, 1985 | (1931–2017) |
| 13. | Lt Gen Monroe W. Hatch Jr. | July 27, 1985 | January 29, 1987 | (born 1933) |
| 13. | Lt Gen Kenneth L. Peek Jr. | January 30, 1987 | September 9, 1988 | (born 1932) |
| 13. | Lt Gen Donald O. Aldridge | September 9, 1988 | May 30, 1991 | (born 1932) |
| 13. | Lt Gen Leo W. Smith II | June 1, 1991 | June 1, 1992 | (born 1936) |
