Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army

Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army

Incumbent CH (BG) Thomas L. Solhjem since July 31, 2015
Formation	1942
First holder	CH (BG) George F. Rixey

The Deputy Chief of Chaplains (DCCH) serves as the chief strategist for the U.S. Army Chaplain Corps and senior coordinating general officer for actions assigned to Assistant Chiefs of Chaplains (Reserve Component) and the USACHCS Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army. As directed by the CCH, serves as the intermediate rater for senior-level active duty chaplains. The current DCCH is Chaplain (Brigadier General) Thomas L. Solhjem..^[1]

U.S. Army Deputy Chiefs of Chaplains

	Name	Term began	Term ended
1.	CH (BG) George F. Rixey	1942	1945
2.	CH (BG) Patrick J. Ryan	April 1946	July 1948
3.	CH (BG) James H. O'Neill	August 1948	July 1952
4.	CH (BG) Patrick J. Ryan	August 1952	April 1954
5.	CH (BG) Frank A. Tobey	July 1954	October 1958
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12.	CH (BG) Gerhardt W. Hyatt	1970	1971
13.	CH (BG) Aloysius J. McElwee	1971	1973
14.	CH (BG) Thaddeus F. Malanowski	1973	1978
12.	CH (BG) Kermit D. Johnson	1978	1979
13.	CH (BG) Patrick J. Hessian	1979	1982
14.	CH (BG) Paul O. Forsberg	1982	1985
15.	CH (BG) Norris L. Einertson	1985	1986
16.	CH (BG) Charles J. McDonnell	1986	1989
17.	CH (BG) Matthew A. Zimmerman, Jr.	1989	1990
18.	CH (BG) Donald W. Shea	1990	1994
19.	CH (BG) Gaylord T. Gunhus	November 1, 1994	June 2, 1999
20.	CH (BG) David H. Hicks	July 1, 1999	April 13, 2003
21.	CH (BG) Jerome A. Haberek	April 14, 2003	September 26, 2005
22.	CH (BG) Douglas L. Carver	September 27, 2005	July 11, 2007
23.	CH (BG) Donald L. Rutherford	November 16, 2007	July 22, 2011
24.	CH (BG) Charles R. Bailey	July 28, 2011	July 31, 2015
25.	CH (BG) Thomas L. Solhjem	July 31, 2015	Incumbent

References

↑ "Deputy Chief of Chaplains, Chaplain (Brigadier General) Thomas L. Solhjem". United States Army.

United States Army

Leadership

Components
and
commands

Army commands	Forces Training and Doctrine Materiel

Service components	Africa Central Europe Pacific North South Special Operations Surface Deployment and Distribution Space and Missile Defense

Direct reporting units	Second Army Medical Intelligence and Security Criminal Investigation Corps of Engineers Military District of Washington Test and Evaluation Military Academy Reserve Acquisition Support Center Installation Management

Field armies	First Second Third Fifth Sixth Seventh Eighth Ninth

Branches	Acquisition Corps Adjutant General's Corps Air Defense Artillery Branch Armor Branch Aviation Branch Army Band Chaplain Corps Chemical Corps Civil Affairs Corps Corps of Engineers Dental Corps Field Artillery Corps Finance Corps Infantry Branch Inspector General's Corps Judge Advocate General's Corps Logistics Branch Medical Corps Medical Service Corps Medical Specialist Corps Military Intelligence Corps Military Police Corps Nurse Corps Ordnance Corps Psychological Operations Quartermaster Corps Signal Corps Special Forces Transportation Corps Veterinary Corps

Installations

Training

Uniforms and
insignia

Coats of arms	Air Defense Artillery Aviation Engineer Support US Army Units

Equipment

Premier
ensembles

History and
traditions

Category
Portal

United States Armed Forces

Book
Portal
- A
- MC
- N
- AF
- CG
Category
- A
- MC
- N
- AF
- CG
- PHS
- NOAA
Navbox
- A
- MC
- N
- AF
- CG

Leadership

Commander-in-chief: President of the United States
Secretary of Defense
Deputy Secretary of Defense
Joint Chiefs of Staff:
- Chairman
- Vice Chairman
United States Congress: Committees on Armed Services:
- Senate
- House
Active duty four-star officers
Highest ranking officers in history
National Security Act of 1947
Goldwater–Nichols Act

Organization

Service departments	Department of Defense (Secretary): Army (Secretary) Navy (Secretary) Air Force (Secretary) Department of Homeland Security (Secretary): Coast Guard

Branches	Army (Chief of Staff) Marine Corps (Commandant) Navy (Chief of Naval Operations) Air Force (Chief of Staff) Coast Guard (Commandant)

Other uniformed services	Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (Surgeon General) NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps (Director)

Reserve components	Reserves: A MC N AF CG National Guard: A AF Naval militias State defense forces

Civilian auxiliaries	Military Auxiliary Radio System Merchant Marine Civil Air Patrol Coast Guard Auxiliary

Unified Combatant Command	Northern Central European Pacific Southern Africa Special Operations Strategic Transportation

Structure

United States Code
- Title 10
- Title 14
- Title 32
- Title 50
The Pentagon
Installations
Units:
- A
- MC
- N
- AF
- CG
Logistics
Media

Operations and history

Personnel

Training	MEPS ASVAB Recruit training: A MC N AF CG Officer candidate school: A MC N AF Warrant: A MC Service academies: A (prep) N (prep) AF (prep) CG Merchant Marine PHS Junior/Reserve Officers' Training Corps: A: MJC/SMC MC/N AF Medical Other education

Uniforms	Uniforms: A MC N AF CG Awards & decorations: Inter-service A MC/N AF CG PHS NOAA Foreign International Devices Badges: Identification A MC N AF CG

Ranks	Enlisted: A MC N AF CG Warrant officers Officer: A MC N AF CG PHS NOAA

Other	Oath: Enlistment Office Creeds & Codes: Code of Conduct NCO A MC N AF CG Service numbers: A MC N AF CG Military Occupational Specialty/Rating/Air Force Specialty Code Pay Uniform Code of Military Justice Judge Advocate General's Corps Military Health System/TRICARE Separation Veterans Affairs Conscription Chiefs of Chaplains: A MC N AF CG

Equipment

Land	Individual weapons Crew-served weapons Vehicles (active)

Sea	All watercraft Ships: A N (active) AF CG MSC NOAA Weapons: N CG Aircraft: N CG NOAA Reactors

Air	Aircraft World War I active Aircraft designation Missiles Helicopter arms

Other	Nuclear football Electronics (designations) Flags: A MC N AF CG Ensign Jack Guidons Food WMDs: Nuclear Biological Chemical

Legend: A = Army; MC = Marine Corps; N = Navy; AF = Air Force; CG = Coast Guard; PHS = Public Health Service; NOAA = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; MSC = Military Sealift Command

Chiefs of Chaplains of the United States

Chiefs of Chaplains	Chaplain (Major General) Paul K. Hurley (Army) Rear Admiral Margaret_G._Kibben (Navy) Chaplain (Major General) Dondi E. Costin (Air Force)

Senior USMC/USCG Chaplains (working under USN Chief of Chaplains)	Rear Admiral Brent W. Scott (Chaplain of the United States Marine Corps, and Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the U.S. Navy) Captain Gregory N. Todd (Chaplain of the Coast Guard)

Armed Forces Chaplains Board

Chiefs of Chaplains	CH (MG) Paul K. Hurley (USA Chief of Chaplains) RADM Margaret G. Kibben (USN Chief of Chaplains) CH (Maj Gen) Dondi E. Costin (USAF Chief of Chaplains)

Deputy Chiefs of Chaplains	CH (BG) Thomas L. Solhjem (USA Deputy Chief of Chaplains) RDML Brent W. Scott (USN Deputy Chief of Chaplains/ Chaplain of the USMC) CH (Brig Gen) Steven A. Schaick (USAF Deputy Chief of Chaplains)

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Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army

U.S. Army Deputy Chiefs of Chaplains

See also

References