James C. Slife

James C. Slife (born 1967) is a United States Air Force four-star general who has served as the vice chief of staff of the United States Air Force since December 19, 2023. He most recently served as the deputy chief of staff for operations of the United States Air Force from December 2022 to December 2023.

He served as the commander of Air Force Special Operations Command from June 2019 to December 2022, having previously served as the vice commander from July 2018 to June 2019 and chief of staff of United States Special Operations Command from June 2017 to June 2018. Slife was commissioned through the ROTC program at Auburn University in 1989.

In September 2023, Slife was nominated for promotion to general and appointment as vice chief of staff of the Air Force.