Randall E. Kitchens

Chaplain, (Brig. Gen.) Randall E. Kitchens is the Deputy Chief of Chaplains, Headquarters, U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia. As a member of the special staff of the Chief of Staff, Chaplain Kitchens assists the Chief of Chaplains in establishing guidance on all matters pertaining to the religious and moral welfare of Air Force personnel and their dependents. Chaplain Kitchens directs and maintains a trained, equipped and professional Chaplain Corps of approximately 2,000 chaplains and religious affairs Airmen from active duty and Air Reserve components. As a member of the Armed Forces Chaplain Board, he and other members advise the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff on religious, ethical and quality-of-life concerns.

Chaplain Kitchens was ordained as a Southern Baptist minister in 1983. He entered the Air Force Reserves in 1987 and served as both a Chaplain Candidate and Chaplain. Chaplain Kitchens then entered the active duty Air Force as a Chaplain in February 1993. He has served as Protestant Chaplain, Installation Chaplain, Unit Chaplain, Senior Protestant Chaplain, Wing Chaplain, Staff Chaplain, Deputy Commandant, Academy Chaplain, and Command Chaplain. Prior to his current position, Chaplain Kitchens was the Command Chaplain, Air Force Global Strike Command/Air Forces Strategic, Barksdale AFB, Louisiana.