Commander of the Air Force Research Laboratory

The Commander of Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is responsible for managing the Air Force's science and technology program as well as additional customer funded research and development. The commander is also responsible for a workforce of approximately 10,800 people in the laboratory's component technology directorates, the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, and the 711th Human Performance Wing.

Below is a list of commanders of Air Force Research Laboratory and the terms in office.

List of commanders of the Air Force Research Laboratory[]

No.	Name	Term start	Term end	Term length
1	Major General ^[1]	Apr 1997	2000
2	Major General Paul D. Nielsen	Apr 2000	2004
3	Major General Perry L. Lamy	Jun 2004	Nov 2005
4	Major General Ted F. Bowlds	January 2006	November 2007
5	Major General Curtis M. Bedke	Oct 2007	Feb 2010
6	Major General Ellen M. Pawlikowski	February 12, 2010	May 2011
7	Major General Neil McCasland	May 2011	July 2013
8	Major General Thomas J. Masiello	July 29, 2013	May 2016
9	Major General Robert D. McMurry Jr.^[2]	May 2016	May 2, 2017
10	Major General William T. Cooley^[3]	May 2, 2017	January 15, 2020	2 years, 258 days
11	Brigadier General Evan Dertien^[4]	January 15, 2020	June 18, 2020	155 days
12	Major General Heather L. Pringle^[5]	June 18, 2020	Incumbent	1 year, 239 days