Sam C. Barrett is a retired United States Air Force lieutenant general who last served as the director of logistics of the Joint Staff. He previously served as commander of the Eighteenth Air Force. Prior to his current position, he was the director of operations, strategic deterrence and nuclear integration of the Air Force Materiel Command.

The United States Senate confirmed his promotion to lieutenant general and nomination to become the director for logistics of the Joint Staff, replacing Lieutenant General Giovanni K. Tuck whom he also succeeded as eighteenth Air Force commander.

Effective dates of promotions

RankDate
Second lieutenantJune 1, 1988
First lieutenantJune 1, 1990
CaptainJune 1, 1992
MajorOctober 1, 1999
Lieutenant colonelMarch 1, 2003
ColonelSeptember 1, 2007
Brigadier generalNovember 2, 2013
Major generalSeptember 2, 2017
Lieutenant generalSeptember 4, 2020

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Military offices
Preceded byBret C. BatchelderCommander of the Joint Enabling Capabilities Command 2015–2017Succeeded byLenny J. Richoux
Preceded byBrian S. RobinsonDirector of Operations, Strategic Deterrence, and Nuclear Integration of the Air Mobility Command 2017–2018Succeeded byDarren V. James
Preceded byGiovanni K. TuckCommander of the Eighteenth Air Force 2018–2020Succeeded byKenneth Bibb
Director for Logistics of the Joint Staff 2020–2022Succeeded byLeonard Kosinski