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The Assistant Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force was a position in the United States Air Force held by a lieutenant general who also served as the director of the Air Staff.^[1][2] The holder of the position oversees the administration and organization of the Air Staff, which develops policies, plans and programs; establishes requirements; and provides resources to support the Air Force's mission. He also serves as Deputy Chairman of the Air Force Council, and is the Air Force accreditation official for the international Corps of Air Attachés.

The following officers served as Assistant Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force:^[1][2]

No.	Assistant Vice Chief of Staff		Term
	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Term length
1		Major General William F. McKee (1906–1987)	27 Sep 1947	23 Apr 1953	5 years, 208 days
-		Major General Robert Whitney Burns (1908–1964) Acting	24 Apr 1953	10 May 1953	16 days
2		Major General Robert Whitney Burns (1908–1964)	11 May 1953	30 Jun 1955	2 years, 50 days
3		Major General Jacob E. Smart (1909–2006)	15 Jun 1955	4 Sep 1959	4 years, 81 days
4		Major General Richard M. Montgomery (1911–1987)	24 Aug 1959	31 Aug 1962	3 years, 7 days
5		Major General John K. Hester (1916–1965)	1 Aug 1962	30 Sep 1964	2 years, 60 days
6		Major General William K. Martin	1 Oct 1964	18 Feb 1965	140 days
7		Lieutenant General Hewitt T. Wheless	19 Feb 1965	12 Jul 1968	3 years, 144 days
8		Lieutenant General Seth J. McKee (1916–2016)	13 Jul 1968	11 Jul 1969	363 days
-		Lieutenant General John Wilson Carpenter III (1916–1996) Acting	12 Jul 1969	31 Jul 1969	19 days
9		Lieutenant General John Wilson Carpenter III (1916–1996)	1 Aug 1969	1 Jul 1970	334 days
10		Lieutenant General Austin J. Russell	1 Aug 1970	30 Sep 1973	3 years, 60 days
11		Lieutenant General Duward Crow (1919–1997)	1 Oct 1973	31 Jul 1974	303 days
12		Lieutenant General Marion L. Boswell (1923–2002)	1 Aug 1974	14 Oct 1976	2 years, 74 days
13		Lieutenant General William G. Moore Jr. (1920–2012)	1 Oct 1976	3 Mar 1977	153 days
14		Lieutenant General Wilbur L. Creech (1927–2003)	2 May 1977	28 Feb 1978	302 days
15		Lieutenant General Howard M. Fish (1923–2020)	1 Mar 1978	31 May 1979	1 year, 91 days
16		Lieutenant General Marion L. Boswell (1923–2002)	1 Jun 1979	30 Jun 1981	2 years, 29 days
17		Lieutenant General Hans H. Driessnack (1927–2006)	1 Jul 1981	30 Jun 1983	1 year, 364 days
18		Lieutenant General Howard W. Leaf (1923–2009)	1 Jul 1983	30 Sep 1984	1 year, 91 days
19		Lieutenant General Robert H. Reed (1929–2017)	10 Oct 1984	30 Jun 1986	1 year, 263 days
20		Lieutenant General Carl R. Smith	1 Jul 1986	31 Jan 1991	4 years, 214 days
21		Lieutenant General Charles A. May	1 Feb 1991	15 Jul 1992	1 year, 165 days
22		Lieutenant General Thomas G. McInerney (born 1937)	15 Jul 1992	30 Jun 1994	1 year, 350 days
23		Lieutenant General James A. Fain	24 Oct 1994	1 May 1995	189 days
24		Lieutenant General Lloyd W. Newton (born 1942)	3 Jun 1995	7 Mar 1997	1 year, 277 days
25		Lieutenant General David L. Vesely	17 Mar 1997	30 Sep 1999	2 years, 197 days
26		Lieutenant General William J. Begert (born 1946)	1 Oct 1999	30 Apr 2001	1 year, 211 days
27		Lieutenant General Lance W. Lord (born 1946)	1 May 2001	31 Mar 2002	334 days
28		Lieutenant General Joseph P. Wehrle Jr.	1 Apr 2002	30 Sep 2003	1 year, 182 days
-		Lieutenant General Richard E. Brown Acting	1 Jun 2004	30 Jul 2004	59 days
-		Lieutenant General Kevin P. Chilton (born 1954) Acting	1 Aug 2004	30 Jun 2005	333 days
29		Lieutenant General Arthur J. Lichte (born 1949)	1 Jul 2005	Aug 2007	~2 years, 31 days
30		Lieutenant General Frank Klotz (born 1950)	Aug 2007	24 Jul 2009	~1 year, 357 days
31		Lieutenant General William L. Shelton (born 1954)	27 Jul 2009	13 Dec 2010	1 year, 139 days
32		Lieutenant General Richard Y. Newton III	14 Dec 2010	27 Apr 2012	1 year, 135 days
33		Lieutenant General Frank Gorenc (born 1957)	27 Apr 2012	August 2013	~1 year, 96 days
34		Lieutenant General Stephen L. Hoog[3]	August 2013	July 2015	~1 year, 334 days
35		Lieutenant General John W. Hesterman III[4]	July 2015	August 2016	~1 year, 31 days
36		Lieutenant General Stayce Harris[5] (born 1959)	August 2016	November 2017	~1 year, 92 days

Lt Gen Stayce Harris became the last to hold the office, but the position of Director of Staff remained.^[6]

No.	Director of Staff		Term
	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Term length
1		Lieutenant General Jacqueline Van Ovost[7] (born 1965)	November 2017	April 2020	~2 years, 152 days
2		Lieutenant General Timothy G. Fay[8]	April 2020	July 6, 2021	~1 year, 96 days
3		Lieutenant General Kevin B. Schneider[9]	September 8, 2021	January 30, 2024	2 years, 144 days
4		Lieutenant General Scott L. Pleus	January 30, 2024	Incumbent	298 days