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1917 Earl .H. Sherbondy
1917-1919 Lt Pearce
1919 Capt Harrison W. Flickinger
1919 Lt Harvey D. Cutler
1919-1920 Mr Cratchfield
Jul 1920 – Jan 1922 Capt George B. Patterson
Jan 1922 – Nov 1928 Mr Thomas C. McMahon
Nov 1928 – Feb 1929 Capt Shiras A. Blair
Feb 1929 – Nov 1930 Lt Samuel P. Mills
Nov 1930 – Apr 1931 Lt Harold R. Wells
Apr 1931 – Jun 1935 Capt Dache M. Reeves
Jun 1935 – Jan 1937 Maj William J. Hanlon
Jan 1937 – Aug 1938 Maj Albert W. Stevens
Aug 1938 – Sep 1938 Lt Harold W. Bowman
Sep 1938 – Jun 1939 Maj Jesse A. Maderasz (acting director)
Jun 1939 – Jan 1940 Maj E.P. Gaines
Jan 1940 – Jul 1941 Maj John H. Fite
Jul 1941 – Nov 1941 Maj John H. Van Cleve
Nov 1941 – Dec 1942 Lt Col Francis M.S. Miller
Dec 1942 – Sep 1945* Col John M. Hayward
Sep 1945 – Dec 1946 Col Donald L. Putt
Dec 1946 – Jul 1949 Col Howard M. Mc Coy
Jul 1949 – Sep 1951 Col Harold E. Watson%
Sep 1951 – Aug 1952 Col Frank L. Dunn
Aug 1952 – Sep 1952 Col John A. O’Mara
Sep 1952 – Oct 1953 Brig Gen William M. Garland
Oct 1953 – Jul 1954 Col George L. Wertenbaker
Jul 1954 – Jul 1958 Maj Gen Harold E. Watson
Jul 1958 – Dec 1958 Col John G. Ericksen
Dec 1958 – Feb 1961 Maj Gen Charles B. Dougher
Feb 1961 – Jul 1964** Brig Gen Arthur J. Pierce
Jul 1964 – Aug 1966 Brig Gen Arthur W. Cruikshank, Jr.
Aug 1966 – Nov 1968 Col Raymond S. Sleeper
Nov 1968 – Jul 1974 Col George R. Weinbrenner
Jul 1974 – Jul 1975 Col James W. Rawers
Jul 1975 – Jan 1977 Col John B. Marks, Jr.
Jan 1977 – Jun 1981 Col Howard E. Wright
Jun 1981 – Feb 1983 Col David S. Watrous
Feb 1983 – Jun 1986 Col Earl A Pontius
Jul 1986 – Aug 1988 Col Gary Culp
Aug 1988 – Jun 1992 Brig Gen Francis C. Gideon
Jun 1992 – Jul 1994 Col James E. Miller, Jr.
Jul 1994 – Aug 1996 Col Gary D. Payton
Aug 1996 – Dec 1997 Col Kenneth K. Dumm
Dec 1997 – Sep 2000 Col Richard G. Annas
Sep 2000 – Jul 2002 Col Steven R. Capenos
Jul 2002 – Sept 2004 Col Mark C. Christian
Sept 2004 – Jul 2006 Col Joseph J. Pridotkas
Jul 2006 – June 2008 Col Karen A. Cleary
Jun 2008 – June 2010 Col D. Scott George (BG Select)
Jun 2010 – May 2012 Col Kathleen C. Sakura
May 2012 – Jun 2014 Col Aaron M. Prupas
Jun 2014 – May 2016 Col Leah G. Lauderback (BG Select)
Jun 2016 – Jun 2018 Col Sean P. Larkin
Jul 2018 – Jun 2020 Col Parker H. Wright (BG Select)
Jul 2020 – Jun 2022 Col Maurizio D. Calabrese (BG Select)
Jul 2022 – Jul 2024 Col Ariel Batungbacal
Jul 2024 - Present Col Kenneth Stremmel
*Col James Jackson is shown as Chief in Feb 43
**NASIC Lineage Began Jul 1961
According to the History, Watson took over the AMC Intelligence Department on 8 August 1949
Jun 2022- Jun 2024 Colonel Marqus Randall
Jun 2024 - Present Col Marcus Starks
Insert Vice-Commanders
1917 Foreign Data Section; Airplane Engineering Department
1918 Technical Publications and Library Department; Airplane Engineering Department
1920 Technical Data Section; Engineering Division, Army Air Services
15 Oct 1926 Technical Data Branch; Materiel Division
22 Aug 1935 Army Aeronautical Museum; Materiel Division
Feb 1940 Technical Data Branch; Materiel Division
Technical Data Section - Jul 1941
Army Air Forces Materiel Center
3 Dec 1942 Technical Data Laboratory; Army Air Forces Materiel Center; AAF Air Technical Service Command
1 Jul 1945 T-2 Intelligence; Air Materiel Command
10 Oct 1947 Intelligence Department; Air Materiel Command
21 May 1951 Air Technical Intelligence Center;(1125th Field Activities Group); Director/Intelligence, HQ USAF
21 Sep 1959 Aerospace Technical Intelligence Center; Director/Intelligence, HQ USAF
1 Jul 1961 Foreign Technology Division; Air Force Systems Command
1 Oct 1991 Air Force Foreign Technology Center; Air Force Intelligence Command
1 Jan 1992 - Foreign Aerospace Science and Technology Center; Air Force Intelligence Command
1 Oct 1993 - National Air Intelligence Center; Air Intelligence Agency
20 Feb 2003 National Air and Space Intelligence Center; Air Intelligence Agency; (Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency – 8 June 2007); HQ U.S. Air Force/A2 – 29 September 2014
Col Richard T. Carlisle 1961-1965
Col Florian A. Holm 1965-1967
Col Richard A. House Dec 1967- Oct 1970
Col John W. Farr Oct 1970 – Nov 1972
Col James W. Rawers Nov 1972- Jul 1974
Col Earl W. Anderson Aug 1974- Sep 1975
Col Harold B. “Tex” Owens Apr 1977- Jul 1979
Col Cortlandt M. Taylor May 1980 – Jun 1981
Col Jimmie D. Caldwell Jul 1981 – Jan 1985
Col Larry L. Benson Jan 1985 – Aug 1985
Col George A. Smith, Jr. Aug 1985 – Jan 1989
Col Larry L. Benson Jan 1989 – Aug 1992
Col Daniel G. Kniola Aug 1992 – Dec 1993
Col John M. Vloet Jan 1994 – Apr 1994
Col Larry D. Daniel Jun 1994 – Aug 1997
Col Richard Annas Sep 1997- Dec 1997
None Dec 1997 – Apr 1999
Col John C. Sides Apr 1999 – Jul 2000
Col Michael C. Hockett Jul 2000 – Jul 2004
Col Mark Anderson Jul 2004 – Jul 2005
Col Donald R. Greiman Jul 2005 – 13 Jul 2007
Col Craig S. Harm 13 Jul 2007 – 12 Jun 2009
Col Mark Hess 12 Jun 2009 – Jun 2011
Col Timothy J. Traub, Jr. Jun 2011 – Jun 2013
Col Charles E. Hogan II Jun 2013 – Jun 2015
Col Trisha Sexton Jun 2015 – May 2017
Col Jed Cohen Jun 2017 – Jul 2019
Col Paul Harmer Jul 2019 – Jun 2022
Col Jeri D. Torrero Jul 2021 – Present
The National Space Intelligence Center was designated as a field operating agency of Headquarters U.S. Space Force, June 28, 2024. NSIC is headquartered and co-located with the National Air and Space Intelligence Center at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, and is comprised of two units: the 1st Space Analysis Squadron and the 2nd Space Analysis Squadron. Prior to its designation as a FOA, the organization was known as Space Delta 18 (National Space Intelligence Center), under Space Operations Command.
A. Francis Arcier ~ Feb 1948 – 1963
Dr. Anthony J. Cacioppo ~ Jul 1963 – Jun 1986
Dr. Joe E. Dollar ~ Jan 1987-Oct 1997
Mr. Charles A. Mangio ~ Dec 1997 – Jan 2003
Mr. Phillip E. Lathrop ~ Apr 2003 – Apr 2005
Mr. Gary A. O’Connell ~ Jul 2005 – Aug 2014
Mr. Curt Rowland ~ Sep 2014 – Oct 2018
There were 3 interim CA’s between Oct 2018 and Oct 2019
Mr. Duane Harrison ~ Oct 2019 – Present
Superintendents
CMSgt James H. Tagg 1992 – 1994
CMSgt Douglas Murden 1994 – 1996
CMSgt William E. Meyer 1996 – Jun 1999
CMSgt John M. Langenbach Jun 1999 – Jun 2002
CMSgt James R. Britt Jun 2002 – Apr 2004
CMSgt Gregory S. Garland Apr 2004 – Jul 2005
CMSgt Joseph P. Lew Jul 2005 – Jun 2007
CMSgt Michael J. Stephenson Jun 2007 – Mar 2010
Command Chiefs
*CMSgt Michael P. Ronayne Mar 2010 – Nov 2011
CMSgt Michael C. Perry Nov 2011 – Sep 2014
CMSgt Troy L. Eden Sep 2014 – Oct 2015
CMSgt Michelle R. Jackson Dec 2015 – Jun 2017
CMSgt Christopher A. Easter Jun 2017 – Jun 2020
CMSgt Kimberly J. Pollard Jun 2020 – Jun 2022
CMSgt Carlos E. Labrador, Jul 2022 – Present
*First NASIC Command Chief as of 18 March 2010