No.
|
Director |
Photo |
Term |
Duration |
Service |
President(s) served under
|
1 |
|
Lieutenant General Joseph Carroll |
October 1961 – September 1969 |
7 years, 11 months |
U.S. Air Force |
John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson
|
2 |
|
Lieutenant General Donald V. Bennett |
September 1969 – August 1972 |
2 years, 11 months |
U.S. Army |
Richard Nixon
|
3 |
|
Vice Admiral Vincent P. de Poix |
August 1972 – September 1974 |
2 years, 1 month |
U.S. Navy |
Richard Nixon Gerald Ford
|
4 |
|
Lieutenant General Daniel O. Graham |
September 1974 – December 1975 |
1 year, 3 months |
U.S. Army |
Gerald Ford
|
5 |
|
Lieutenant General Samuel V. Wilson |
May 1976 – August 1977 |
1 year, 3 months |
U.S. Army |
Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter
|
6 |
|
Lieutenant General Eugene F. Tighe |
September 1977 – August 1981 |
3 years, 11 months |
U.S. Air Force |
Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan
|
7 |
|
Lieutenant General James A. Williams |
September 1981 – September 1985 |
4 years |
U.S. Army |
Ronald Reagan
|
8 |
|
Lieutenant General Leonard H. Perroots |
October 1985 – December 1988 |
3 years, 2 months |
U.S. Air Force |
Ronald Reagan
|
9 |
|
Lieutenant General Harry E. Soyster |
December 1988 – September 1991 |
2 years, 9 months |
U.S. Army |
Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush
|
— |
|
Dennis M. Nagy Acting |
September 1991 – November 1991 |
2 months |
U.S. Senior Executive Service |
George H. W. Bush
|
10 |
|
Lieutenant General James R. Clapper |
November 1991 – August 1995 |
3 years, 9 months |
U.S. Air Force |
George H. W. Bush Bill Clinton
|
11 |
|
Lieutenant General Kenneth Minihan |
August 1995 – February 1996 |
7 months |
U.S. Air Force |
Bill Clinton
|
12 |
|
Lieutenant General Patrick M. Hughes |
February 1996 – July 1999 |
3 years, 5 months |
U.S. Army |
Bill Clinton
|
13 |
|
Vice Admiral Thomas R. Wilson |
July 1999 – July 2002 |
3 years |
U.S. Navy |
Bill Clinton George W. Bush
|
14 |
|
Vice Admiral Lowell E. Jacoby |
July 2002 – November 4, 2005 |
3 years, 4 months |
U.S. Navy |
George W. Bush
|
15 |
|
Lieutenant General Michael D. Maples |
November 4, 2005 – March 18, 2009 |
3 years, 4 months |
U.S. Army |
George W. Bush Barack Obama
|
16 |
|
Lieutenant General Ronald Burgess |
March 18, 2009 – July 24, 2012 |
3 years, 4 months |
U.S. Army |
Barack Obama
|
17 |
|
Lieutenant General Michael T. Flynn |
July 24, 2012 – August 7, 2014 |
2 years, 1 month |
U.S. Army |
Barack Obama
|
— |
|
David Shedd Acting |
August 7, 2014 – January 23, 2015 |
5 months |
U.S. Senior Executive Service |
Barack Obama
|
18 |
|
Lieutenant General Vincent R. Stewart |
January 23, 2015 – October 3, 2017 |
2 years, 253 days |
U.S. Marine Corps |
Barack Obama Donald Trump
|
19 |
|
Lieutenant General Robert P. Ashley Jr. |
October 3, 2017 – October 1, 2020 |
2 years, 364 days |
U.S. Army |
Donald Trump
|
20 |
|
Lieutenant General Scott D. Berrier |
October 1, 2020 – February 2, 2024 |
3 years, 124 days |
U.S. Army |
Donald Trump Joe Biden
|
21
|
|
Lieutenant General Jeffrey A. Kruse
|
February 2, 2024 - Present
|
50 days
|
U.S. Air Force
|
Joe Biden
|