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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Victoria_Coleman.jpg/330px-Victoria_Coleman.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Victoria_Coleman.jpg/440px-Victoria_Coleman.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="2100" /></a></span></div><div style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;">Incumbent<br /><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Coleman" title="Victoria Coleman">Victoria Coleman</a><br /></div>since April 6, 2021</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Inaugural holder</th><td class="infobox-data">Dr. <a href="/wiki/Ivan_Getting" title="Ivan Getting">Ivan Alexander Getting</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Chief Scientist of the Air Force</b> is the most senior science and technology representative in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_the_Air_Force" title="United States Department of the Air Force">United States Department of the Air Force</a>. The current Chief Scientist of the United States Air Force is <a href="/wiki/Victoria_Coleman" title="Victoria Coleman">Victoria Coleman</a>, sworn in on April 6, 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Roles_and_responsibilities">Roles and responsibilities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_Scientist_of_the_United_States_Air_Force&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Roles and responsibilities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Chief Scientist of the Air Force has several roles and responsibilities, including:<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Serves as chief science and technology adviser to the <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force">Chief of Staff of the Air Force</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Space_Operations" title="Chief of Space Operations">Chief of Space Operations</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_the_Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of the Air Force">Secretary of the Air Force</a></li> <li>Provides assessments on a wide range of scientific and technical issues affecting the Air Force mission</li> <li>Identifies and analyzes technical issues and brings them to the attention of Air Force leaders, and interacts with other Air Staff principals, operational commanders, combatant commands, acquisition, and science and technology communities to address cross-organizational technical issues and solutions</li> <li>Interacts with other services and the Office of the Secretary of Defense on issues affecting the Air Force in-house technical enterprise</li> <li>Serves on the Steering Committee and Senior Review Group of the <a href="/wiki/USAF_Scientific_Advisory_Board" class="mw-redirect" title="USAF Scientific Advisory Board">Air Force Scientific Advisory Board</a>.</li> <li>Principal science and technology representative of the Air Force to the civilian scientific and engineering community and to the public at large</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Products_of_the_Office_of_the_Chief_Scientist">Products of the Office of the Chief Scientist</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_Scientist_of_the_United_States_Air_Force&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Products of the Office of the Chief Scientist"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Office of the Chief Scientist has conducted several strategic studies including: </p> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.af.mil/information/technologyhorizons.asp">Technology Horizons</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130401135722/http://www.af.mil/information/technologyhorizons.asp">Archived</a> April 1, 2013, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20130409222126/http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123289483">Energy Horizons</a><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20130409221734/http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123341931">Cyber Vision 2025</a>, summarized in the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130308051449/http://www.armedforcesjournal.com/2012/12/11483852">Armed Forces Journal</a><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=24b4370f2990aee6988d9e912383c9e3&tab=core&_cview=0">Global Horizons</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Chronological_list_of_Chief_Scientists_of_the_Air_Force">Chronological list of Chief Scientists of the Air Force</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_Scientist_of_the_United_States_Air_Force&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Chronological list of Chief Scientists of the Air Force"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th>Picture </th> <th>Name </th> <th>Term of Office </th> <th>Doctorate </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force">Chief of Staff</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_the_Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of the Air Force">Secretary</a> </th> <th>Military Assistant </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">37 </td> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Victoria_Coleman.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Dr Victoria Coleman"><img alt="Dr Victoria Coleman" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Victoria_Coleman.jpg/75px-Victoria_Coleman.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="105" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Victoria_Coleman.jpg/113px-Victoria_Coleman.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Victoria_Coleman.jpg/150px-Victoria_Coleman.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="2100" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2">Dr. <a href="/wiki/Victoria_Coleman" title="Victoria Coleman">Victoria Coleman</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">April 6, 2021 – present </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Manchester" title="University of Manchester">University of Manchester</a>, Computer Science, 1988 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Q._Brown_Jr." title="Charles Q. Brown Jr.">Charles Q. Brown Jr.</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_P._Roth" title="John P. Roth">John P. Roth</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">Col David Montminy (2022-)<br />Col Jason Vap (2021-2022)<br />Col Mario Serna (2019-2021) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=David_W._Allwin&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="David W. Allwin (page does not exist)">David W. Allwin</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Frank_Kendall_III" title="Frank Kendall III">Frank Kendall III</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">36 </td> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Air_Force_Photo_-_Dr._Richard_J._Joseph.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Air_Force_Photo_-_Dr._Richard_J._Joseph.jpg/75px-Air_Force_Photo_-_Dr._Richard_J._Joseph.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Air_Force_Photo_-_Dr._Richard_J._Joseph.jpg/113px-Air_Force_Photo_-_Dr._Richard_J._Joseph.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Air_Force_Photo_-_Dr._Richard_J._Joseph.jpg/150px-Air_Force_Photo_-_Dr._Richard_J._Joseph.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2">Dr. <a href="/wiki/Richard_J._Joseph" title="Richard J. Joseph">Richard J. Joseph</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">January 2018 – April 5, 2021 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Texas_at_Austin" title="University of Texas at Austin">University of Texas at Austin</a>, Physics, 1979 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Q._Brown_Jr." title="Charles Q. Brown Jr.">Charles Q. Brown Jr.</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Barbara_Barrett" title="Barbara Barrett">Barbara Barrett</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">Col Mario Serna (2019-2021)<br />Col Michelle Ewy (2016-2019) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/David_L._Goldfein" title="David L. Goldfein">David L. Goldfein</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Heather_Wilson" title="Heather Wilson">Heather Wilson</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>35 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:AF_Photo_-_Zacharias.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/AF_Photo_-_Zacharias.jpg/75px-AF_Photo_-_Zacharias.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/AF_Photo_-_Zacharias.jpg/113px-AF_Photo_-_Zacharias.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/AF_Photo_-_Zacharias.jpg/150px-AF_Photo_-_Zacharias.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span> </td> <td>Dr. <a href="/wiki/Greg_Zacharias" title="Greg Zacharias">Greg Zacharias</a> </td> <td>June 2015 – January 2018 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology" title="Massachusetts Institute of Technology">Massachusetts Institute of Technology</a>, Cambridge, Instrumentation, Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1977 </td> <td>Mark Welsh </td> <td>Deborah Lee James </td> <td>Col Michelle Ewy (2016–2019)<br />Col Anne L. Clark (2015–2016) </td></tr> <tr> <td>34 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:AF_photo_-_Endsley.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/AF_photo_-_Endsley.jpg/75px-AF_photo_-_Endsley.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/AF_photo_-_Endsley.jpg/113px-AF_photo_-_Endsley.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/AF_photo_-_Endsley.jpg/150px-AF_photo_-_Endsley.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span> </td> <td>Dr. <a href="/wiki/Mica_Endsley" title="Mica Endsley">Mica Endsley</a> </td> <td>June 2013 – May 2015 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Southern_California" title="University of Southern California">University of Southern California</a>, Industrial & Systems Engineering, 1990 </td> <td>Mark Welsh </td> <td>Deborah Lee James </td> <td>Col Anne L. Clark (2014-2015)<br />Col James (Monty) Greer (2013-2014) </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">33 </td> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MarkMaybury.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/MarkMaybury.jpg/75px-MarkMaybury.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/MarkMaybury.jpg/113px-MarkMaybury.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/MarkMaybury.jpg/150px-MarkMaybury.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2080" data-file-height="2600" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2">Dr. <a href="/wiki/Mark_T._Maybury" class="mw-redirect" title="Mark T. Maybury">Mark T. Maybury</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">October 2010– May 2013 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Cambridge" title="University of Cambridge">University of Cambridge</a>, <a href="/wiki/Computer_Science" class="mw-redirect" title="Computer Science">Computer Science</a> (<a href="/wiki/Artificial_Intelligence" class="mw-redirect" title="Artificial Intelligence">Artificial Intelligence</a>), 1991 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_Welsh" title="Mark Welsh">Mark Welsh</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Michael_B._Donley" title="Michael B. Donley">Michael B. Donley</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">Col James (Monty) Greer (2012–2013)<br />Col Rod Miller (2011–2012)<br />Col Eric Silkowski (2010–2011) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Norton_A._Schwartz" title="Norton A. Schwartz">Norton A. Schwartz</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>32 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USAF,_Dr._Werner_J_A_Dahm.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/USAF%2C_Dr._Werner_J_A_Dahm.jpg/75px-USAF%2C_Dr._Werner_J_A_Dahm.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="105" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/USAF%2C_Dr._Werner_J_A_Dahm.jpg/113px-USAF%2C_Dr._Werner_J_A_Dahm.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/USAF%2C_Dr._Werner_J_A_Dahm.jpg/150px-USAF%2C_Dr._Werner_J_A_Dahm.jpg 2x" data-file-width="243" data-file-height="340" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Werner_J._A._Dahm" title="Werner J. A. Dahm">Dr. Werner J. A. Dahm</a> </td> <td>October 2008– September 30, 2010 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California_Institute_of_Technology" title="California Institute of Technology">California Institute of Technology</a>, Aeronautics, 1985 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Norton_A._Schwartz" title="Norton A. Schwartz">Norton A. Schwartz</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_B._Donley" title="Michael B. Donley">Michael B. Donley</a> </td> <td>Col Eric Silkowski (2008–2010) </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">31 </td> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:31._Dr._Mark_Lewis_-_color_2004-2008.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/31._Dr._Mark_Lewis_-_color_2004-2008.jpg/75px-31._Dr._Mark_Lewis_-_color_2004-2008.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/31._Dr._Mark_Lewis_-_color_2004-2008.jpg/113px-31._Dr._Mark_Lewis_-_color_2004-2008.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/31._Dr._Mark_Lewis_-_color_2004-2008.jpg/150px-31._Dr._Mark_Lewis_-_color_2004-2008.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1189" data-file-height="1485" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Mark_J._Lewis" title="Mark J. Lewis">Dr. Mark J. Lewis</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">October 2004 – October 2008 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology" title="Massachusetts Institute of Technology">Massachusetts Institute of Technology</a>, Aeronautics & Astronautics, 1988 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/T._Michael_Moseley" title="T. Michael Moseley">T. Michael Moseley</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Wynne" title="Michael Wynne">Michael Wynne</a> </td> <td>Col Robert Fredell (2006–2008) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/John_P._Jumper" title="John P. Jumper">John P. Jumper</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_G._Roche" title="James G. Roche">James G. Roche</a> </td> <td>Col Daniel DeForest (2004–2006) </td></tr> <tr> <td>30 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:30._Dr._Alexander_H._Levis_2001-2004.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/30._Dr._Alexander_H._Levis_2001-2004.jpg/75px-30._Dr._Alexander_H._Levis_2001-2004.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/30._Dr._Alexander_H._Levis_2001-2004.jpg/113px-30._Dr._Alexander_H._Levis_2001-2004.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/30._Dr._Alexander_H._Levis_2001-2004.jpg/150px-30._Dr._Alexander_H._Levis_2001-2004.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1189" data-file-height="1485" /></a></span> </td> <td>Dr. <a href="/w/index.php?title=Alexander_H._Levis&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Alexander H. Levis (page does not exist)">Alexander H. Levis</a> </td> <td>2001–2004 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology" title="Massachusetts Institute of Technology">Massachusetts Institute of Technology</a>, Mechanical Engineering (Control Systems), 1968 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_P._Jumper" title="John P. Jumper">John P. Jumper</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_G._Roche" title="James G. Roche">James G. Roche</a> </td> <td>Col Daniel DeForest (2004)<br />Col John Bedford (Sept. 2001 to 2003)<br />Col Donald Erbschloe (-Dec 2001) </td></tr> <tr> <td>29 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:29._Dr._Louis_S._Metzger_1999-2001.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/29._Dr._Louis_S._Metzger_1999-2001.jpg/75px-29._Dr._Louis_S._Metzger_1999-2001.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/29._Dr._Louis_S._Metzger_1999-2001.jpg/113px-29._Dr._Louis_S._Metzger_1999-2001.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/29._Dr._Louis_S._Metzger_1999-2001.jpg/150px-29._Dr._Louis_S._Metzger_1999-2001.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1189" data-file-height="1485" /></a></span> </td> <td>Dr. <a href="/w/index.php?title=Louis_S._Metzger&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Louis S. Metzger (page does not exist)">Louis S. Metzger</a> </td> <td>1999–2001 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology" title="Massachusetts Institute of Technology">Massachusetts Institute of Technology</a>, Electrical Engineering, 1975 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Michael_E._Ryan" title="Michael E. Ryan">Michael E. Ryan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_G._Roche" title="James G. Roche">James G. Roche</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Lawrence_J._Delaney" title="Lawrence J. Delaney">Lawrence J. Delaney</a><br /><a href="/wiki/F._Whitten_Peters" title="F. Whitten Peters">F. Whitten Peters</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">Col Donald Erbschloe (1998–2001) </td></tr> <tr> <td>28 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:28._danhastings97_1997-1999.tif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/28._danhastings97_1997-1999.tif/lossless-page1-75px-28._danhastings97_1997-1999.tif.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="95" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/28._danhastings97_1997-1999.tif/lossless-page1-113px-28._danhastings97_1997-1999.tif.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/28._danhastings97_1997-1999.tif/lossless-page1-150px-28._danhastings97_1997-1999.tif.png 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="569" /></a></span> </td> <td>Dr. <a href="/wiki/Daniel_E._Hastings" title="Daniel E. Hastings">Daniel E. Hastings</a> </td> <td>1997–1999 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology" title="Massachusetts Institute of Technology">Massachusetts Institute of Technology</a>, Plasma Physics, 1980; (B.A. Oxford in Mathematics) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/F._Whitten_Peters" title="F. Whitten Peters">F. Whitten Peters</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">27 </td> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:27._Dr._Edward_A._Feigenbaum_1994-1997.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/27._Dr._Edward_A._Feigenbaum_1994-1997.jpg/75px-27._Dr._Edward_A._Feigenbaum_1994-1997.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/27._Dr._Edward_A._Feigenbaum_1994-1997.jpg/113px-27._Dr._Edward_A._Feigenbaum_1994-1997.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/27._Dr._Edward_A._Feigenbaum_1994-1997.jpg/150px-27._Dr._Edward_A._Feigenbaum_1994-1997.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1180" data-file-height="1456" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2">Dr. <a href="/wiki/Ed_Feigenbaum" class="mw-redirect" title="Ed Feigenbaum">Ed Feigenbaum</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">1994–1997 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Carnegie_Institute_of_Technology" class="mw-redirect" title="Carnegie Institute of Technology">Carnegie Institute of Technology</a> (now Carnegie Mellon University) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ronald_R._Fogleman" class="mw-redirect" title="Ronald R. Fogleman">Ronald R. Fogleman</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Sheila_E._Widnall" class="mw-redirect" title="Sheila E. Widnall">Sheila E. Widnall</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">Col <a href="/w/index.php?title=Harvey_Dahljelm&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Harvey Dahljelm (page does not exist)">Harvey Dahljelm</a> (1994–1998) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Merrill_A._McPeak" class="mw-redirect" title="Merrill A. McPeak">Merrill A. McPeak</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>26 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:26._Dr._George_Abrahamson_1991-1994.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/26._Dr._George_Abrahamson_1991-1994.jpg/75px-26._Dr._George_Abrahamson_1991-1994.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/26._Dr._George_Abrahamson_1991-1994.jpg/113px-26._Dr._George_Abrahamson_1991-1994.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/26._Dr._George_Abrahamson_1991-1994.jpg/150px-26._Dr._George_Abrahamson_1991-1994.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1152" data-file-height="1435" /></a></span> </td> <td>Dr. <a href="/w/index.php?title=George_R._Abrahamson&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="George R. Abrahamson (page does not exist)">George R. Abrahamson</a> </td> <td>1991–1994 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Merrill_A._McPeak" class="mw-redirect" title="Merrill A. McPeak">Merrill A. McPeak</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Merrill_A._McPeak" class="mw-redirect" title="Merrill A. McPeak">Merrill A. McPeak</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Michael_B._Donley" title="Michael B. Donley">Michael B. Donley</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Donald_B._Rice" class="mw-redirect" title="Donald B. Rice">Donald B. Rice</a> </td> <td>Col James Whiting (1991–1994) </td></tr> <tr> <td>25 </td> <td> </td> <td>Dr. <a href="/w/index.php?title=Robert_W._Selden&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Robert W. Selden (page does not exist)">Robert W. Selden</a> </td> <td>1988–1991 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_M._Loh" title="John M. Loh">John M. Loh</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Michael_Dugan_(general)" title="Michael Dugan (general)">Michael Dugan</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Larry_D._Welch" title="Larry D. Welch">Larry D. Welch</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Donald_B._Rice" class="mw-redirect" title="Donald B. Rice">Donald B. Rice</a><br /><a href="/wiki/John_J._Welch,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="John J. Welch, Jr.">John J. Welch, Jr.</a><br /><a href="/wiki/James_F._McGovern" title="James F. McGovern">James F. McGovern</a> </td> <td>Col Dan Heitz (1988–1989) and Col John Woody (1989–1991) </td></tr> <tr> <td>24 </td> <td> </td> <td>Dr. <a href="/w/index.php?title=Harold_W._Sorenson&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Harold W. Sorenson (page does not exist)">Harold W. Sorenson</a> </td> <td>1985–1988 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_California,_Los_Angeles" title="University of California, Los Angeles">UCLA</a>, Electrical Engineering, 1966 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Larry_D._Welch" title="Larry D. Welch">Larry D. Welch</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Charles_A._Gabriel" title="Charles A. Gabriel">Charles A. Gabriel</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edward_C._Aldridge_Jr." title="Edward C. Aldridge Jr.">Edward C. Aldridge Jr.</a><br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=Russell_A._Rourkee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Russell A. Rourkee (page does not exist)">Russell A. Rourkee</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Verne_Orr" title="Verne Orr">Verne Orr</a> </td> <td>Col Robert Hovde (1983–1987) and Col Robert Lancaster (1987–1988) </td></tr> <tr> <td>23 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:23._Dr._Allen_R._Stubberud_1983-1985.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/23._Dr._Allen_R._Stubberud_1983-1985.jpg/75px-23._Dr._Allen_R._Stubberud_1983-1985.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="97" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/23._Dr._Allen_R._Stubberud_1983-1985.jpg/113px-23._Dr._Allen_R._Stubberud_1983-1985.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/23._Dr._Allen_R._Stubberud_1983-1985.jpg/150px-23._Dr._Allen_R._Stubberud_1983-1985.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1120" data-file-height="1442" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Allen_R._Stubberud&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Allen R. Stubberud (page does not exist)">Allen R. Stubberud</a> </td> <td>1983–1985 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_California,_Los_Angeles" title="University of California, Los Angeles">UCLA</a>, Engineering </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_A._Gabriel" title="Charles A. Gabriel">Charles A. Gabriel</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Verne_Orr" title="Verne Orr">Verne Orr</a> </td> <td>Col Robert Hovde (1983–1987) </td></tr> <tr> <td>22 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Edwin_B._Stear&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Edwin B. Stear (page does not exist)">Edwin B. Stear</a> </td> <td>1979–1982 </td> <td> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Lew_Allen_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Lew Allen Jr.">Lew Allen Jr.</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hans_Mark" title="Hans Mark">Hans Mark</a> </td> <td>Col Michael Mottern (1982–1983)<br />Col Robert Bannach (1981–1982) </td></tr> <tr> <td>21 </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:HarryvantreesIEEE.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/HarryvantreesIEEE.JPG/70px-HarryvantreesIEEE.JPG" decoding="async" width="70" height="123" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/HarryvantreesIEEE.JPG/105px-HarryvantreesIEEE.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/HarryvantreesIEEE.JPG/140px-HarryvantreesIEEE.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1003" data-file-height="1764" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harry_L._Van_Trees" title="Harry L. Van Trees">Harry L. Van Trees</a> </td> <td>1978–1979 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_C._Stetson" title="John C. Stetson">John C. Stetson</a> </td> <td>Col Robert Dundervill Jr. (1977–1981) </td></tr> <tr> <td>20 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fumio_Robert_Naka&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Fumio Robert Naka (page does not exist)">Fumio Robert Naka</a> </td> <td>1975–1978 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_C._Jones" title="David C. Jones">David C. Jones</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_C._Stetson" title="John C. Stetson">John C. Stetson</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Thomas_C._Reed" title="Thomas C. Reed">Thomas C. Reed</a><br /><a href="/wiki/James_W._Plummer" title="James W. Plummer">James W. Plummer</a> </td> <td>BGen Charles Cabell Jr. (1976–1977) </td></tr> <tr> <td>19 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MIYarymovych1968.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/MIYarymovych1968.jpg/75px-MIYarymovych1968.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="103" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/MIYarymovych1968.jpg/113px-MIYarymovych1968.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/MIYarymovych1968.jpg/150px-MIYarymovych1968.jpg 2x" data-file-width="689" data-file-height="945" /></a></span> </td> <td>Dr. <a href="/wiki/Michael_I._Yarymovych" title="Michael I. Yarymovych">Michael I. Yarymovych</a> </td> <td>1973–1975 </td> <td>B. Eng Sc. in Aeronautical Engineering, <a href="/wiki/New_York_University" title="New York University">New York University</a> 1955, D Eng SC, 1960 <a href="/wiki/Columbia_University" title="Columbia University">Columbia University</a>, Institute of Flight Structures </td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_C._Jones" title="David C. Jones">David C. Jones</a><br /><a href="/wiki/George_S._Brown" class="mw-redirect" title="George S. Brown">George S. Brown</a><br /><a href="/wiki/John_Dale_Ryan" title="John Dale Ryan">John Dale Ryan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_W._Plummer" title="James W. Plummer">James W. Plummer</a><br /><a href="/wiki/John_L._McLucas" title="John L. McLucas">John L. McLucas</a> </td> <td>Col James Strub (1974–1976) </td></tr> <tr> <td>18 </td> <td> </td> <td>Dr. <a href="/wiki/Eugene_E._Covert" title="Eugene E. Covert">Eugene E. Covert</a> </td> <td>1972–1973 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/MIT" class="mw-redirect" title="MIT"> MIT PhD Magnetohydrodynamics</a> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/John_Dale_Ryan" title="John Dale Ryan">John D. Ryan</a> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Robert_C._Seamans,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Robert C. Seamans, Jr.">Robert C. Seamans, Jr.</a> </td> <td>Col Thaddeus Welch Jr. (1971–1974) </td></tr> <tr> <td>17 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:17._Dr._James_W._Mar_1970-1972.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/17._Dr._James_W._Mar_1970-1972.jpg/75px-17._Dr._James_W._Mar_1970-1972.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="97" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/17._Dr._James_W._Mar_1970-1972.jpg/113px-17._Dr._James_W._Mar_1970-1972.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/17._Dr._James_W._Mar_1970-1972.jpg/150px-17._Dr._James_W._Mar_1970-1972.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1120" data-file-height="1442" /></a></span> </td> <td>Dr. <a href="/wiki/James_W._Mar" title="James W. Mar">James W. Mar</a> </td> <td>1970–1972 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/MIT" class="mw-redirect" title="MIT"> MIT Undergraduate 1941; PhD MIT, Civil Engineering</a> </td> <td rowspan="4">LtCol Frank Attinger Jr. (1966–1971) </td></tr> <tr> <td>16 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_J._Welch,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="John J. Welch, Jr.">John J. Welch, Jr.</a> </td> <td>1969–1970 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/MIT" class="mw-redirect" title="MIT">Undergraduate MIT Mechanical Engineering 1951</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>15 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:15._Dr._John_C._Fisher_1968-1969.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/15._Dr._John_C._Fisher_1968-1969.jpg/75px-15._Dr._John_C._Fisher_1968-1969.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="95" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/15._Dr._John_C._Fisher_1968-1969.jpg/113px-15._Dr._John_C._Fisher_1968-1969.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/15._Dr._John_C._Fisher_1968-1969.jpg/150px-15._Dr._John_C._Fisher_1968-1969.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1136" data-file-height="1435" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_C._Fisher_(USAF)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John C. Fisher (USAF) (page does not exist)">John C. Fisher</a> </td> <td>1968–1969 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ohio_State_University" title="Ohio State University">Undergraduate Ohio State, Physics</a>, <a href="/wiki/MIT" class="mw-redirect" title="MIT"> MIT PhD</a> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/John_P._McConnell_(general)" title="John P. McConnell (general)">John P. McConnell</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_C._Seamans,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Robert C. Seamans, Jr.">Robert C. Seamans, Jr.</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Harold_Brown_(Secretary_of_Defense)" title="Harold Brown (Secretary of Defense)">Harold Brown</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>14 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Robert_H._Cannon,_Jr.&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Robert H. Cannon, Jr. (page does not exist)">Robert H. Cannon, Jr.</a> </td> <td>1966–1968 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Rochester" title="University of Rochester"> University of Rochester 1944</a> <a href="/wiki/MIT" class="mw-redirect" title="MIT">PhD Mechanical Engineering MIT 1950</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Harold_Brown_(Secretary_of_Defense)" title="Harold Brown (Secretary of Defense)">Harold Brown</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>13 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_G._Loewy" class="mw-redirect" title="Robert G. Loewy">Robert G. Loewy</a> </td> <td>1965–1966 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rensselaer_Polytechnic_Institute" title="Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute">RPI</a>, <a href="/wiki/MIT" class="mw-redirect" title="MIT">MIT Masters 1948</a> </td> <td rowspan="4">Col Mike Zubon (1962–1966) </td></tr> <tr> <td>12 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:12._Dr._Winston_R._Markey_-_1964-1965.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/12._Dr._Winston_R._Markey_-_1964-1965.jpg/75px-12._Dr._Winston_R._Markey_-_1964-1965.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/12._Dr._Winston_R._Markey_-_1964-1965.jpg/113px-12._Dr._Winston_R._Markey_-_1964-1965.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/12._Dr._Winston_R._Markey_-_1964-1965.jpg/150px-12._Dr._Winston_R._Markey_-_1964-1965.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1130" data-file-height="1420" /></a></span> </td> <td>Dr. <a href="/w/index.php?title=Winston_R._Markey&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Winston R. Markey (page does not exist)">Winston R. Markey</a> </td> <td>1964–1965 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/MIT" class="mw-redirect" title="MIT">BS Aeronautical Engineering, MIT, 1951</a>, PhD MIT Aero Instrumentation </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_P._McConnell_(general)" title="John P. McConnell (general)">John P. McConnell</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Curtis_E._LeMay" class="mw-redirect" title="Curtis E. LeMay">Curtis E. LeMay</a> </td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Eugene_M._Zuckert" title="Eugene M. Zuckert">Eugene M. Zuckert</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>11 </td> <td> </td> <td>Dr. <a href="/w/index.php?title=Robert_W._Buchheim&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Robert W. Buchheim (page does not exist)">Robert W. Buchheim</a> </td> <td>1963–1964 </td> <td> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Curtis_E._LeMay" class="mw-redirect" title="Curtis E. LeMay">Curtis E. LeMay</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td> </td> <td>Dr. <a href="/w/index.php?title=Launor_F._Carter&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Launor F. Carter (page does not exist)">Launor F. Carter</a> </td> <td>1962–1963 </td> <td>Physiology </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td> </td> <td>Dr. <a href="/w/index.php?title=Leonard_S._Sheingold&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leonard S. Sheingold (page does not exist)">Leonard S. Sheingold</a> </td> <td>1961–1962 </td> <td> </td> <td>Col Loyd Jensen (1961–1962) </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Alexander_H._Flax.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Alexander_H._Flax.jpg/75px-Alexander_H._Flax.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="97" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Alexander_H._Flax.jpg/113px-Alexander_H._Flax.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Alexander_H._Flax.jpg/150px-Alexander_H._Flax.jpg 2x" data-file-width="216" data-file-height="278" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alexander_H._Flax" title="Alexander H. Flax">Alexander H. Flax</a> </td> <td>1959–1961 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_University" title="New York University">New York University, Aeronautical Engineering, 1940</a> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Thomas_D._White" title="Thomas D. White">Thomas D. White</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dudley_C._Sharp" title="Dudley C. Sharp">Dudley C. Sharp</a><br /><a href="/wiki/James_H._Douglas,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="James H. Douglas, Jr.">James H. Douglas, Jr.</a> </td> <td rowspan="3">Col David Pearsall (1957–1961) </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Joseph_V._Charyk.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Joseph_V._Charyk.jpg/75px-Joseph_V._Charyk.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="95" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Joseph_V._Charyk.jpg/113px-Joseph_V._Charyk.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Joseph_V._Charyk.jpg/150px-Joseph_V._Charyk.jpg 2x" data-file-width="216" data-file-height="275" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joseph_V._Charyk" title="Joseph V. Charyk">Joseph V. Charyk</a> </td> <td>1959 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Alberta" title="University of Alberta">Univ of Alberta, Engineering Physics 1942</a>; <a href="/wiki/California_Institute_of_Technology" title="California Institute of Technology">California Institute of Technology PhD 1946</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/James_H._Douglas,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="James H. Douglas, Jr.">James H. Douglas, Jr.</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:6._George_E._Valley_Jr._1957-1958.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/6._George_E._Valley_Jr._1957-1958.jpg/75px-6._George_E._Valley_Jr._1957-1958.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/6._George_E._Valley_Jr._1957-1958.jpg/113px-6._George_E._Valley_Jr._1957-1958.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/6._George_E._Valley_Jr._1957-1958.jpg/150px-6._George_E._Valley_Jr._1957-1958.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1124" data-file-height="1392" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_E._Valley_Jr." title="George E. Valley Jr.">George E. Valley Jr.</a> </td> <td>1957–1958 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Rochester" title="University of Rochester">University of Rochester</a>, Physics, 1939 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Courtland_D._Perkins&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Courtland D. Perkins (page does not exist)">Courtland D. Perkins</a> </td> <td>1956–1957 </td> <td>M.S. <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology" title="Massachusetts Institute of Technology">MIT</a> 1941; <a href="/wiki/Princeton_University" title="Princeton University">Princeton</a> Honorary PhD, 2001 </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Nathan_F._Twining" title="Nathan F. Twining">Nathan F. Twining</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_H._Douglas,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="James H. Douglas, Jr.">James H. Douglas, Jr.</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Donald_A._Quarles" title="Donald A. Quarles">Donald A. Quarles</a> </td> <td rowspan="3">Col John Taylor (1954–1957) </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Guyford_Stever.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Guyford_Stever.jpg/75px-Guyford_Stever.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="112" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Guyford_Stever.jpg/113px-Guyford_Stever.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/Guyford_Stever.jpg 2x" data-file-width="139" data-file-height="208" /></a></span> </td> <td>Dr. <a href="/wiki/Horton_Guyford_Stever" class="mw-redirect" title="Horton Guyford Stever">Horton Guyford Stever</a> </td> <td>1955–1956 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California_Institute_of_Technology" title="California Institute of Technology">California Institute of Technology</a>, Physics, 1941 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Donald_A._Quarles" title="Donald A. Quarles">Donald A. Quarles</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Harold_E._Talbott" title="Harold E. Talbott">Harold E. Talbott</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td> </td> <td>Dr. <a href="/wiki/Chalmers_W._Sherwin" title="Chalmers W. Sherwin">Chalmers W. Sherwin</a> </td> <td>1954–1955 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Chicago" title="University of Chicago">University of Chicago</a>, Experimental Physics 1940 (with Arthur Dempster) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harold_E._Talbott" title="Harold E. Talbott">Harold E. Talbott</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_T._Griggs" title="David T. Griggs">David T. Griggs</a> </td> <td>1951–1952 </td> <td>Junior Fellow in Geology at <a href="/wiki/University_of_Harvard" class="mw-redirect" title="University of Harvard">University of Harvard</a> </td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Hoyt_S._Vandenberg" class="mw-redirect" title="Hoyt S. Vandenberg">Hoyt S. Vandenberg</a> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Thomas_K._Finletter" title="Thomas K. Finletter">Thomas K. Finletter</a> </td> <td>Col Theodore Walkowicz(1950–1954) </td></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dr._Louis_Nicot_Ridenour_1950-1951.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Dr._Louis_Nicot_Ridenour_1950-1951.jpg/75px-Dr._Louis_Nicot_Ridenour_1950-1951.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="99" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Dr._Louis_Nicot_Ridenour_1950-1951.jpg/113px-Dr._Louis_Nicot_Ridenour_1950-1951.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Dr._Louis_Nicot_Ridenour_1950-1951.jpg/150px-Dr._Louis_Nicot_Ridenour_1950-1951.jpg 2x" data-file-width="243" data-file-height="321" /></a></span> </td> <td>Dr. <a href="/wiki/Louis_Ridenour" title="Louis Ridenour">Louis N. Ridenour</a> reported to MGen Gordon P. Saville DCS/D </td> <td>1950–1951 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California_Institute_of_Technology" title="California Institute of Technology">California Institute of Technology</a>, Physics, 1936 </td> <td>Col Peter Shenk (1950) </td></tr> <tr> <td>– </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lt._General_James_Doolittle,_head_and_shoulders.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Lt._General_James_Doolittle%2C_head_and_shoulders.jpg/75px-Lt._General_James_Doolittle%2C_head_and_shoulders.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="98" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Lt._General_James_Doolittle%2C_head_and_shoulders.jpg/113px-Lt._General_James_Doolittle%2C_head_and_shoulders.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Lt._General_James_Doolittle%2C_head_and_shoulders.jpg/150px-Lt._General_James_Doolittle%2C_head_and_shoulders.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2490" data-file-height="3254" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Doolittle" title="Jimmy Doolittle">Gen James Harold "Jimmy" Doolittle</a> (Special Assistant for Scientific Matters) </td> <td>1951 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/MIT" class="mw-redirect" title="MIT">MIT</a> Sc.D. in Aeronautics, June 1925 </td></tr> <tr> <td>– </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ivan_A._Getting" class="mw-redirect" title="Ivan A. Getting">Dr. Ivan Alexander Getting</a> (Special Assistant for Evaluation) </td> <td>1950 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Oxford" title="University of Oxford">University of Oxford</a> (Rhodes Scholar), Astrophysics, 1935 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/William_S._Symington" class="mw-redirect" title="William S. Symington">William S. 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title="Seventh Air Force">Seventh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eighth_Air_Force" title="Eighth Air Force">Eighth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ninth_Air_Force" title="Ninth Air Force">Ninth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tenth_Air_Force" title="Tenth Air Force">Tenth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eleventh_Air_Force" title="Eleventh Air Force">Eleventh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Twelfth_Air_Force" title="Twelfth Air Force">Twelfth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thirteenth_Expeditionary_Air_Force" title="Thirteenth Expeditionary Air Force">Thirteenth Expeditionary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fifteenth_Air_Force" title="Fifteenth Air Force">Fifteenth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sixteenth_Air_Force" title="Sixteenth Air Force">Sixteenth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eighteenth_Air_Force" title="Eighteenth Air Force">Eighteenth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nineteenth_Air_Force" title="Nineteenth Air Force">Nineteenth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Twentieth_Air_Force" title="Twentieth Air 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