List of Commandants of Cadets of the United States Air Force Academy
# Start End Name Class year
1 1954 1958 Robert M. Stillman USMA 1935
2 1958 1961 Henry R. Sullivan Jr USMA 1939
3 1961 1963 William Seawell USMA 1941
4 1963 1965 Robert William Strong , Jr USMA 1940
5 1965 1967 Louis T. Seith USMA 1943
6 1967 1971 Robin Olds USMA 1943
7 1971 1973 Walter T. Galligan USMA 1945
8 1973 1975 Hoyt S. Vandenberg , Jr USMA 1951
9 1975 1978 Stanley C. Beck USMA 1954
10 1978 1981 Thomas C. Richards Virginia Tech 1956
11 1981 1982 Robert D. Beckel USAFA 1959
12 1982 1984 Anthony J. Burshnick USAFA 1960
13 1984 1986 Marcus A. Anderson USAFA 1961
14 1986 1989 Sam W. Westbrook III USAFA 1963
15 1989 1992 Joseph J. Redden USAFA 1964
16 1992 1993 Richard C. Bethurem USAFA 1966
17 1993 1994 Patrick K. Gamble Texas A & M 1967
18 1994 1996 John D. Hopper Jr USAFA 1969
19 1996 1999 Stephen R. Lorenz USAFA 1973
20 1999 2001 Mark A. Welsh III USAFA 1976
The Commandant of Cadets at the United States Air Force Academy is the officer in charge of the Cadet Wing. Under the Superintendent, the Commandant oversees all of the cadets' military training at the Academy. The position of Commandant has traditionally been filled by an active duty Air Force brigadier general, although occasionally, the office holder has been a major general. Since reorganization in 1994, the Commandant has been dual-hatted as the commander of the 34th Training Wing.