Maj Gen Charles Corcoran, USAF (ret.)

Maj. Gen. (ret.) Charles S. Corcoran is a 2025 JINSA Generals and Admirals Program participant. He is the former Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Forces Central Command, and the former Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force.

Maj. Gen. (ret.) Corcoran earned his commission from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1992. He has commanded the 525th Fighter Squadron, the 325th Operations Group, the 3rd Wing, and the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing. He has served as the Executive Assistant to the Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force and in the Secretary of the Air Force and Chief of Staff of the Air Force Executive Action Group. He has served in the headquarters staff of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s Allied Air Command, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, and Air Forces Africa. Maj. Gen. (ret.) Corcoran also previously served as Commander of the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada.

He is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Weapons School and a command pilot with more than 3,200 flying hours, including more than 440 combat hours, primarily in the F-22 Raptor and F-15 Eagle.