and former national commanders who held the position after 1 December 2002 are the only CAP members who hold the CAP rank of major general. Former national commanders who held the position prior to 1 December 2002 and sitting national vice commanders and those who held the position of national vice commander on or after 1 December 2002 are the only CAP members who hold the CAP rank of brigadier general. Since 2012, the national commander of the CAP also has served as the chief executive officer of the CAP Corporation. The current National Commander of the Civil Air Patrol is Major General Edward Phelka. Civil Air Patrol-United States Air Force Civil Air Patrol-United States Air Force (CAP-USAF) is a U.S. Air Force command responsible for ensuring the CAP is organized, trained, and equipped to fulfill Air Force-assigned missions. Operating alongiside the CAP's civilian leadership, CAP-USAF provides day-to-day support, advice, and liaison to the CAP’s more than 60,000 members and provides oversight for CAP programs, with emphasis on safety and program requirements. CAP-USAF personnel are also the primary function interface between other federal agencies and the CAP. As of 2020, CAP-USAF was staffed with approximately 200 active-duty, United States Air Force Reserve, and civilian personnel at CAP National Headquarters at Maxwell Air Force Base and locations in New Jersey (Detachment 1, McGuire Air Force Base), Maryland (Detachment 2, Andrews Air Force Base), Ohio (Detachment 3, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base), Georgia (Detachment 4, Dobbins Air Reserve Base), Minnesota (Detachment 5), Texas (Detachment 6), Colorado (Detachment 7, Peterson Space Force Base), California (Detachment 8, Beale Air Force Base), and Florida, as well as in Puerto Rico and at several overseas Air Force installations. List of officeholders U.S. Army Air Forces/U.S. Air Force commanders Maj Gen John F. Curry, USAAF, Dec 1941 – Mar 1942 Col Earle L. Johnson, USAAF, Mar 1942 – Feb 1947 Brig Gen Frederic H. Smith Jr., USAAF/USAF, February 21, 1947 – September 30, 1947 Maj Gen Lucas V. Beau, USAF, October 1, 1947 – May 1948 Chairman of the National Board (1948–1975) Gen Carl A. Spaatz, USAF (Ret), Aug 1948 – Apr 1959 Col (later Brig Gen) D. Harold Byrd, CAP, Apr 1959 – Apr 1960 Col (later Brig Gen) William C. Whelen, CAP, Apr 1960 – Apr 1962 Col (later Brig Gen) Paul W. Turner, CAP, Sep 1962 – Oct 1965 Brig Gen Lyle W. Castle, CAP,