Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Cyber Effects Operations 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]

Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Cyber Effects Operations of the United States Air Force
Incumbent Lieutenant General Leah Lauderback since 5 August 2022
United States Air Force
Abbreviation	A2/6
Member of	Air Staff
Reports to	Secretary of the Air Force Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force
Appointer	The President with Senate advice and consent
Formation	1 July 1957
First holder	Millard Lewis
Deputy	Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance of the United States Air Force

Organization

• Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Cyber Effects Operations: Lt Gen Leah G. Lauderback
  • Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance: Maj Gen Daniel L. Simpson^[2]
    • Director of Remotely Piloted Aircraft and Airborne ISR Capabilities: Brig Gen Stewart A. Hammons^[3]
    • Director of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Operations: Brig Gen Max E. Pearson^[4]
  • Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Cyber Effects Operations: Maj Gen David W. Snoddy
    • Director of Cyberspace Operations and Warfighter Communications:
    • Director of Electromagnetic Spectrum Superiority:

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

No.	Deputy Chief of Staff[5]		Term			Ref.
	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Term length
Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence
1		Major General Millard Lewis	1 July 1957	4 May 1958	307 days	[6]
2		Major General James H. Walsh	5 May 1958	16 July 1961	3 years, 72 days	[7]
3		Major General Robert A. Breitweiser	17 July 1961	14 March 1963	1 year, 240 days	[8]
4		Major General Jack E. Thomas	15 March 1963	30 April 1969	6 years, 46 days	[9]
5		Major General Jamie M. Philpott	1 May 1969	31 October 1969	183 days	[10]
-		Major General Rockly Triantafellu Acting	1 November 1969	10 November 1969	9 days	[11]
6		Major General Rockly Triantafellu	11 November 1969	29 February 1972	2 years, 110 days	[11]
7		Major General George J. Keegan Jr.	1 March 1972	31 December 1976	4 years, 305 days	[12]
8		Major General Eugene R. Tighe Jr.	1 January 1977	31 August 1977	242 days	[13]
9		Major General James L. Brown	15 August 1977	13 April 1980	2 years, 242 days	[14]
10		Major General John B. Marks	10 April 1980	31 July 1983	3 years, 112 days	[15]
11		Major General James C. Pfautz	1 August 1983	30 April 1985	1 year, 272 days	[16]
12		Major General Leonard H. Perroots	1 May 1985	30 September 1985	152 days	[17]
13		Major General Schuyler Bissell	1 October 1985	30 April 1988	2 years, 212 days	[18]
14		Major General C. Norman Wood	2 May 1988	31 March 1990	1 year, 333 days	[19]
15		Major General James R. Clapper	1 April 1990	2 September 1991	1 year, 154 days	[20]
16		Major General Richard O'Lear	3 September 1991	24 May 1993	1 year, 263 days	[21]
17		Major General Ervin J. Rokke	25 May 1993	25 September 1994	1 year, 123 days	[22]
18		Major General Kenneth A. Minihan	11 October 1994	31 August 1995	324 days	[23]
19		Major General A. Bowen Ballard	1 September 1995	31 December 1996	1 year, 15 days	[24]
20		Major General John P. Casciano	16 December 1995	31 December 1996	~3 years, 75 days	[25]
Director of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance
21		Major General John P. Casciano	1 January 1997	March 1999	~2 years, 59 days	[25]
22		Major General Glen D. Shaffer	March 1999	July 2002	~3 years, 122 days	[26]
23		Major General Ronald F. Sams	July 2002	March 2006	~3 years, 243 days	[27]
-		Major General Kevin J. Kennedy Acting	March 2006	July 2006	~122 days	[28]
Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance
24		Lieutenant General David A. Deptula	July 2006	1 October 2010	~4 years, 92 days	[29]
25		Lieutenant General Larry D. James	1 October 2010	June 2013	~2 years, 243 days	[30]
26		Lieutenant General Robert P. Otto	June 2013	November 2016	~3 years, 153 days	[31]
27		Lieutenant General VeraLinn Jamieson	November 2016	February 2019	~2 years, 92 days	[32]
Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Cyber Effects Operations
27		Lieutenant General VeraLinn Jamieson	February 2019	8 November 2019	~280 days	[32]
28		Lieutenant General Mary F. O'Brien	8 November 2019	5 August 2022	2 years, 270 days	[33]
29		Lieutenant General Leah Lauderback	5 August 2022	Incumbent	2 years, 276 days	[34]