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Leadership & Organization History

 

National Air and Space Intelligence Center Commanders (NASIC & Predecessors)

1917-Present

National Space Intelligence Center Commanders (NSIC)

1922- Present

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

NSIC Vice-Commanders 

 

Insert Vice-Commanders

NSIC Chief Scientists

NSIC Command Chiefs

NASIC Historical Names

 

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

NASIC Vice-Commanders

NSIC Historical Names 

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.

NASIC Chief Scientists

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

NASIC Superintendents & Command Chiefs

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           

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