Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Cyber Effects Operations of the United States Air Force
Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Cyber Effects Operations of the United States Air Force | |
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since 5 August 2022 | |
United States Air Force | |
Abbreviation | A2/6 |
Member of | Air Staff |
Reports to | Secretary of the Air Force Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force |
Appointer | The President with Senate advice and consent |
Formation | 1 July 1957 |
First holder | Millard Lewis |
Deputy | Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance of the United States Air Force |
The Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Cyber Effects Operations of the United States Air Force is a position in the United States Air Force tasked with the development and implementation of policy formulation, planning, evaluation, oversight and leadership of Air Force intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and cyber effects operations capabilities. Commonly referred to as the A26, it is held by a lieutenant general who also serves as the representative of the Air Force to the intelligence community. The position is one of among the ten same positions in the Headquarters of the U.S. Air Force. As such, the officeholder of this position serves in the Air Staff. The current holder of this position is Lieutenant General Leah G. Lauderback.[1]
Organization
[edit]- Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Cyber Effects Operations:
Lt Gen Leah G. Lauderback
- Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance:
Maj Gen Daniel L. Simpson[2]
- Director of Remotely Piloted Aircraft and Airborne ISR Capabilities:
Brig Gen Stewart A. Hammons[3]
- Director of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Operations:
Brig Gen Max E. Pearson[4]
- Director of Remotely Piloted Aircraft and Airborne ISR Capabilities:
- Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Cyber Effects Operations:
Maj Gen David W. Snoddy
- Director of Cyberspace Operations and Warfighter Communications:
- Director of Electromagnetic Spectrum Superiority:
- Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance:
List of Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations of the United States Air Force
[edit]No. | Deputy Chief of Staff[5] | Term | Ref. | |||
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Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | ||
Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence | ||||||
1 | Major General Millard Lewis | 1 July 1957 | 4 May 1958 | 307 days | [6] | |
2 | Major General James H. Walsh | 5 May 1958 | 16 July 1961 | 3 years, 72 days | [7] | |
3 | Major General Robert A. Breitweiser | 17 July 1961 | 14 March 1963 | 1 year, 240 days | [8] | |
4 | Major General Jack E. Thomas | 15 March 1963 | 30 April 1969 | 6 years, 46 days | [9] | |
5 | Major General Jamie M. Philpott | 1 May 1969 | 31 October 1969 | 183 days | [10] | |
- | Major General Rockly Triantafellu Acting | 1 November 1969 | 10 November 1969 | 9 days | [11] | |
6 | Major General Rockly Triantafellu | 11 November 1969 | 29 February 1972 | 2 years, 110 days | [11] | |
7 | Major General George J. Keegan Jr. | 1 March 1972 | 31 December 1976 | 4 years, 305 days | [12] | |
8 | Major General Eugene R. Tighe Jr. | 1 January 1977 | 31 August 1977 | 242 days | [13] | |
9 | Major General James L. Brown | 15 August 1977 | 13 April 1980 | 2 years, 242 days | [14] | |
10 | Major General John B. Marks | 10 April 1980 | 31 July 1983 | 3 years, 112 days | [15] | |
11 | Major General James C. Pfautz | 1 August 1983 | 30 April 1985 | 1 year, 272 days | [16] | |
12 | Major General Leonard H. Perroots | 1 May 1985 | 30 September 1985 | 152 days | [17] | |
13 | Major General Schuyler Bissell | 1 October 1985 | 30 April 1988 | 2 years, 212 days | [18] | |
14 | Major General C. Norman Wood | 2 May 1988 | 31 March 1990 | 1 year, 333 days | [19] | |
15 | Major General James R. Clapper | 1 April 1990 | 2 September 1991 | 1 year, 154 days | [20] | |
16 | Major General Richard O'Lear | 3 September 1991 | 24 May 1993 | 1 year, 263 days | [21] | |
17 | Major General Ervin J. Rokke | 25 May 1993 | 25 September 1994 | 1 year, 123 days | [22] | |
18 | Major General Kenneth A. Minihan | 11 October 1994 | 31 August 1995 | 324 days | [23] | |
19 | Major General A. Bowen Ballard | 1 September 1995 | 31 December 1996 | 1 year, 15 days | [24] | |
20 | Major General John P. Casciano | 16 December 1995 | 31 December 1996 | ~3 years, 75 days | [25] | |
Director of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance | ||||||
21 | Major General John P. Casciano | 1 January 1997 | March 1999 | ~2 years, 59 days | [25] | |
22 | Major General Glen D. Shaffer | March 1999 | July 2002 | ~3 years, 122 days | [26] | |
23 | Major General Ronald F. Sams | July 2002 | March 2006 | ~3 years, 243 days | [27] | |
- | Major General Kevin J. Kennedy Acting | March 2006 | July 2006 | ~122 days | [28] | |
Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance | ||||||
24 | Lieutenant General David A. Deptula | July 2006 | 1 October 2010 | ~4 years, 92 days | [29] | |
25 | Lieutenant General Larry D. James | 1 October 2010 | June 2013 | ~2 years, 243 days | [30] | |
26 | Lieutenant General Robert P. Otto | June 2013 | November 2016 | ~3 years, 153 days | [31] | |
27 | Lieutenant General VeraLinn Jamieson | November 2016 | February 2019 | ~2 years, 92 days | [32] | |
Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Cyber Effects Operations | ||||||
27 | Lieutenant General VeraLinn Jamieson | February 2019 | 8 November 2019 | ~280 days | [32] | |
28 | Lieutenant General Mary F. O'Brien | 8 November 2019 | 5 August 2022 | 2 years, 270 days | [33] | |
29 | Lieutenant General Leah Lauderback | 5 August 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 13 days | [34] |
References
[edit]- ^ "OPR:AF A2D Summary of Changes" (PDF).
- ^ "MAJOR GENERAL DANIEL L. SIMPSON". www.af.mil.
- ^ "BRIGADIER GENERAL STEWART A. HAMMONS". www.af.mil.
- ^ "BRIGADIER GENERAL MAX E. PEARSON". www.af.mil.
- ^ https://media.defense.gov/2013/Apr/10/2001329974/-1/-1/0/AFD-130410-035.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "MAJOR GENERAL MILLARD LEWIS". www.af.mil.
- ^ "MAJOR GENERAL JAMES H. WALSH". www.af.mil.
- ^ "LIEUTENANT GENERAL ROBERT ALLEN BREITWEISER". www.af.mil.
- ^ "MAJOR GENERAL JACK EUGENE THOMAS". www.af.mil.
- ^ "LIEUTENANT GENERAL JAMMIE M. PHILPOTT". www.af.mil.
- ^ a b "MAJOR GENERAL ROCKLY TRIANTAFELLU". www.af.mil.
- ^ "MAJOR GENERAL GEORGE J. KEEGAN JR". www.af.mil.
- ^ "LIEUTENANT GENERAL EUGENE F. TIGHE JR". www.af.mil.
- ^ "MAJOR GENERAL JAMES L. BROWN". www.af.mil.
- ^ "MAJOR GENERAL JOHN B. MARKS". www.af.mil.
- ^ "MAJOR GENERAL JAMES C. PFAUTZ". www.af.mil.
- ^ "LIEUTENANT GENERAL LEONARD H. PERROOTS". www.af.mil.
- ^ "MAJOR GENERAL SCHUYLER BISSELL". www.af.mil.
- ^ "LIEUTENANT GENERAL C. NORMAN WOOD". www.af.mil.
- ^ "LIEUTENANT GENERAL JAMES R. CLAPPER JR". www.af.mil.
- ^ "MAJOR GENERAL RICHARD J. O". www.af.mil.
- ^ "LIEUTENANT GENERAL ERVIN J. ROKKE". www.af.mil.
- ^ "LIEUTENANT GENERAL KENNETH A. MINIHAN". www.af.mil.
- ^ "MAJOR GENERAL A. BOWEN BALLARD". www.af.mil.
- ^ a b "MAJOR GENERAL JOHN P. CASCIANO". www.af.mil.
- ^ "MAJOR GENERAL GLEN D. SHAFFER". www.af.mil.
- ^ "LIEUTENANT GENERAL RONALD F. SAMS". www.af.mil.
- ^ "MAJOR GENERAL KEVIN J. KENNEDY". www.af.mil.
- ^ "LIEUTENANT GENERAL DAVID A. DEPTULA". www.af.mil.
- ^ "LIEUTENANT GENERAL LARRY D. JAMES". www.af.mil.
- ^ "LIEUTENANT GENERAL ROBERT P. "BOB" OTTO". www.af.mil.
- ^ a b "LIEUTENANT GENERAL VERALINN JAMIESON". www.af.mil.
- ^ "LIEUTENANT GENERAL MARY F. O'BRIEN". www.af.mil.
- ^ Lt Gen Leah Lauderback [@USAF_A26] (5 August 2022). "Please welcome Lt Gen Lauderback as our new A2/6" (Tweet) – via Twitter.