Air Staff Chief Communicators

Director of Communications (AFOAC)

Maj Gen Francis L. Ankenbrandt	1947 - 1951
Maj Gen Raymond C. Maude	1951 - 1953
Maj Gen (later Lt Gen) Gordon A. Blake	1953 - 1955

Director of Communications-Electronics (AFOAC)

Maj Gen (later Lt Gen) Gordon A. Blake	1955 - 1956
Maj Gen Alvin L. Pachynski	1956 - 1958
Maj Gen (later Lt Gen) Harold W. Grant	1958 - 1960

Director of Telecommunications (AFOAC)

Maj Gen (later Lt Gen) Harold W. Grant	1960 - 1961
Maj Gen John B. Bestic	1961 - 1962

Director of Command Control and Communications (AFOCC)

1962 - 1965

Director of Command Control and Communications (AF/PRC)

Maj Gen (later Lt Gen) Gordon T. Gould, Jr.	1965 - 1971
Maj Gen (later Lt Gen) Lee M. Paschall	1971 - 1974
Maj Gen Robert L. Edge	1974 - 1975

Assistant Chief of Staff for Communications and Computer Resources (AF/KR)

Maj Gen Robert L. Edge	1975 - 1977
Maj Gen (later Gen) Robert T. Herres	1977 - 1978

Director of Command, Control and Communications (AF/XOK)

1978 - 1979

Director of Command and Control and Telecommunications (AF/XOK)

Maj Gen William G. Mac Laren, Jr.	1979 - 1981
Maj Gen Gerald L. Prather	1981 - 1983

Assistant Chief of Staff for Information Systems (AF/SI)

Maj Gen Gerald L. Prather	1983 - 1984
Maj Gen John T. Stihl	1984 - 1986

Assistant Chief of Staff for Systems for Command, Control, Communications and Computers (AF/SC)

Maj Gen John T. Stihl	1986 - 1986
Maj Gen (later Lt Gen) Robert H. Ludwig	1986 - 1989
Brig Gen (later Lt Gen) Albert J. Edmonds	1989 - 1990

Deputy Chief of Staff for Command, Control, Communications, and Computers (AF/SC)

Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications and Information (AF/SC)

Lt Gen John S. Fairfield	1996 - 1996
Lt Gen William J. Donahue	1996 - 1997

Director of Communications and Information (AF/SC)

Lt Gen William J. Donahue	1997 - 2000
Lt Gen John L. Woodward, Jr.	2000 - 2000

Chief of Staff for Communications and Information (AF/SC)

2000 - 2001

Chief of Staff for Warfighting Integration (AF/XI)

Lt Gen Leslie F. Kenne	2002 - 2003
Lt Gen (later Gen) William T. Hobbins	2003 - 2005
Lt. Gen. Michael W. Peterson	2005 - 2009

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