Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Cyber Effects Operations of the United States Air Force

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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 emblem.jpg
Lt Gen Leah G. Lauderback.jpg
Incumbent
Lieutenant General Leah Lauderback
since 5 August 2022
United States Air Force
AbbreviationA2/6
Member of Air Staff
Reports to Secretary of the Air Force
Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force
AppointerThe President
with Senate advice and consent
Formation1 July 1957
First holderMillard Lewis
DeputyAssistant 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]

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Organization

List of Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations of the United States Air Force

No.Deputy Chief of Staff [5] TermRef.
PortraitNameTook officeLeft officeTerm length
Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence
1
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Major General
Millard Lewis
1 July 19574 May 1958307 days [6]
2
Maj Gen James H. Walsh.webp
Major General
James H. Walsh
5 May 195816 July 19613 years, 72 days [7]
3
Maj Gen Robert A. Breitweiser.jpg
Major General
Robert A. Breitweiser
17 July 196114 March 19631 year, 240 days [8]
4
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Major General
Jack E. Thomas
15 March 196330 April 19696 years, 46 days [9]
5
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Major General
Jamie M. Philpott
1 May 196931 October 1969183 days [10]
-
Maj Gen Rockly Triantafellu.jpg
Major General
Rockly Triantafellu
Acting
1 November 196910 November 19699 days [11]
6
Maj Gen Rockly Triantafellu.jpg
Major General
Rockly Triantafellu
11 November 196929 February 19722 years, 110 days [11]
7
Maj Gen George J. Keegan Jr.jpg
Major General
George J. Keegan Jr.
1 March 197231 December 19764 years, 305 days [12]
8
Lt Gen Eugene R. Tighe Jr.jpg
Major General
Eugene R. Tighe Jr.
1 January 197731 August 1977242 days [13]
9
Maj Gen James L. Brown.webp
Major General
James L. Brown
15 August 197713 April 19802 years, 242 days [14]
10
Maj Gen John B. Marks.jpg
Major General
John B. Marks
10 April 198031 July 19833 years, 112 days [15]
11
Maj Gen James C. Pfautz (2).jpg
Major General
James C. Pfautz
1 August 198330 April 19851 year, 272 days [16]
12
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Major General
Leonard H. Perroots
1 May 198530 September 1985152 days [17]
13
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Major General
Schuyler Bissell
1 October 198530 April 19882 years, 212 days [18]
14
Lt Gen C. Norman Wood.webp
Major General
C. Norman Wood
2 May 198831 March 19901 year, 333 days [19]
15
James R Clapper.jpg
Major General
James R. Clapper
1 April 19902 September 19911 year, 154 days [20]
16
Maj Gen Richard O'Lear.webp
Major General
Richard O'Lear
3 September 199124 May 19931 year, 263 days [21]
17
Lt Gen Ervin J. Rokke.jpg
Major General
Ervin J. Rokke
25 May 199325 September 19941 year, 123 days [22]
18
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Major General
Kenneth A. Minihan
11 October 199431 August 1995324 days [23]
19
Maj Gen A. Bowen Ballard.webp
Major General
A. Bowen Ballard
1 September 199531 December 19961 year, 15 days [24]
20
Maj Gen John P. Casciano.jpg
Major General
John P. Casciano
16 December 199531 December 1996~3 years, 75 days [25]
Director of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance
21
Maj Gen John P. Casciano.jpg
Major General
John P. Casciano
1 January 1997March 1999~2 years, 59 days [25]
22
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Major General
Glen D. Shaffer
March 1999July 2002~3 years, 122 days [26]
23
LtGen Ronald F Sams.jpg
Major General
Ronald F. Sams
July 2002March 2006~3 years, 243 days [27]
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Maj Gen Kevin J. Kennedy.jpg
Major General
Kevin J. Kennedy
Acting
March 2006July 2006~122 days [28]
Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance
24
USAF LTGEN David Deptula (01).jpg
Lieutenant General
David A. Deptula
July 20061 October 2010~4 years, 92 days [29]
25
Larry D. James, Lt Gen.jpg
Lieutenant General
Larry D. James
1 October 2010June 2013~2 years, 243 days [30]
26
Lt. Gen. Robert P. "Bob" Otto USAF.JPG
Lieutenant General
Robert P. Otto
June 2013November 2016~3 years, 153 days [31]
27
VeraLinn Jamieson (3).jpg
Lieutenant General
VeraLinn Jamieson
November 2016February 2019~2 years, 92 days [32]
Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Cyber Effects Operations
27
VeraLinn Jamieson (3).jpg
Lieutenant General
VeraLinn Jamieson
February 20198 November 2019~280 days [32]
28
Lt Gen Mary F. O'Brien (2).jpg
Lieutenant General
Mary F. O'Brien
8 November 20195 August 20222 years, 270 days [33]
29
Lt Gen Leah G. Lauderback.jpg
Lieutenant General
Leah Lauderback
5 August 2022Incumbent272 days [34]

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