Inspector General of the Department of the Air Force | |
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![]() Seal of the Inspector General | |
![]() Flag of an Air Force lieutenant general | |
Department of the Air Force Air Staff | |
Type | Inspector general |
Abbreviation | DAF/IG |
Reports to | Secretary of the Air Force |
Seat | Headquarters Air Force, The Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia |
Appointer | The President with Senate advice and consent |
Term length | 4 years |
Constituting instrument | 10 U.S.C. § 9020 |
Formation | 1947 |
First holder | Maj Gen Junius Jones |
Website | www |
The Inspector General of the Department of the Air Force is responsible for conducting investigations and inspections as directed by the Secretary of the Air Force, Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, and Chief of Space Operations. The position was originally established after World War II as The Air Inspector, which was carried over from the United States Army Air Forces. The current mission of the Inspector General is prescribed by Title 10 (§ 8020) and Title 32 of the United States Code (§ 105) to develop United States Air Force (USAF) and United States Space Force (USSF) policy to assess readiness, discipline and efficiency with a vision to help shape senior leader decisions affecting the readiness of the USAF and USSF to strengthen the nation's defense.
In 1943, Junius Jones was designated The Air Inspector of the United States Army Air Forces and when the United States Air Force (USAF) became an independent service in 1947, he retained his position. [1]
In 1948, The Air Inspector was renamed to the Inspector General of the Air Force.
In December 1971, Lt Gen Louis L. Wilson Jr. oversees the activation of the Air Force Inspection and Safety Center (which became the Air Force Inspection Agency in 1991) to provide independent assessments of acquisition, safety, nuclear surety, operations, logistics, support, and healthcare to USAF senior leaders. It also evaluates USAF activities, personnel, and policies, and provides legal and compliance oversight of all Air Force-level Field Operating Agencies and Direct Reporting Units.
In September 1986, as a result of the Goldwater–Nichols Act, the Inspector General moved directly under the Secretary of the Air Force.
In June 2016, the Air Force IG, and its database contractor Lockheed Martin, came under criticism when 100,000 official records dating back to 2004 were lost due to corrupted data. [2] [3]
In 2021, the Inspector General of the Air Force was renamed the Inspector General of the Department of the Air Force. [4]
The Office of Inspector General of the Department of the Air Force consists of four directorates:
Image | Rank | Name | Begin Date | End Date | Notes |
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![]() | Major General | Junius Wallace Jones | July 1943 | 1947 | (as Air Inspector) |
![]() | Major General | St. Clair Streett | 1948 | 1948 | (as Air Inspector) |
Brig Gen | Adlai H. Gilkeson | 1948 | 1948 | (as Air Inspector) | |
![]() | Maj Gen | Hugh J. Knerr | 1948 | 1949 | |
![]() | Lt Gen | Howard A. Craig | 1949 | 1952 | |
![]() | Lt Gen | Bryant L. Boatner | 1952 | 1954 | |
![]() | Lt Gen | Truman H. Landon | 1954 | 1956 | |
![]() | Lt Gen | Elmer J. Rogers, Jr. | 1956 | 1959 | |
![]() | Lt Gen | Joseph Carroll | 1960 | 1961 | |
![]() | Lt Gen | William H. Blanchard | 1961 | 1963 | |
![]() | Lt Gen | John D. Ryan | August 1963 | 1964 | |
![]() | Lt Gen | Keith K. Compton | August 1964 | 1965 | |
![]() | Lt Gen | William K. Martin | February 1965 | August 1965 | |
| Lt Gen | Glen W. Martin | August 1965 | February 1967 | |
![]() | Lt Gen | Theodore R. Milton | February 1967 | August 1967 | |
![]() | Lt Gen | Joseph H. Moore | August 1967 | 1969 | |
![]() | Lt Gen | Selmon W. Wells | March 1969 | 1971 | |
![]() | Lt Gen | Louis L. Wilson Jr. | 1971 | 1973 | |
![]() | Lt Gen | Gerald W. Johnson | 1973 | 1974 | |
![]() | Lt Gen | Donald G. Nunn | September 1974 | 1976 | |
![]() | Lt Gen | John P. Flynn | September 1976 | 1978 | |
![]() | Lt Gen | Howard M. Lane | October 1978 | 1980 | |
![]() | Lt Gen | Howard W. Leaf | 1980 | 1983 | |
| Lt Gen | Robert W. Bazley | 1983 | 1984 | |
![]() | Lt Gen | Monroe W. Hatch Jr. | September 1984 | 1985 | |
![]() | Lt Gen | Robert D. Springer | August 1985 | 1987 | |
![]() | Lt Gen | Buford D. Lary | July 1987 | 1989 | |
![]() | Lt Gen | Bradley C. Hosmer | September 1989 | June 1991 | |
![]() | Lt Gen | Eugene H. Fischer | August 1991 | 1993 | |
![]() | Lt Gen | Marcus A. Anderson | December 1993 | 1996 | |
![]() | Lt Gen | Richard T. Swope | April 1996 | 1998 | |
![]() | Lt Gen | Nicholas B. Kehoe | September 1998 | 2000 | |
![]() | Lt Gen | Raymond P. Huot | August 2000 | 2003 | |
![]() | Lt Gen | Steven R. Polk | December 2003 | 2006 | |
![]() | Lt Gen | Ronald F. Sams | March 2006 | 2009 | |
![]() | Lt Gen | Marc E. Rogers | June 2009 | 2012 | |
| Lt Gen | Stephen P. Mueller | May 2012 | 2014 | |
| Lt Gen | Gregory A. Biscone | August 2014 | May 2016 | [5] |
![]() | Lt Gen | Anthony J. Rock | May 2016 | November 2017 | [6] |
![]() | Lt Gen | Stayce D. Harris | November 2017 | January 2019 | [7] |
![]() | Lt Gen | Sami D. Said | February 2019 | March 2022 | [8] |
![]() | Lt Gen | Stephen L. Davis | March 2022 | Present | [9] |
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