Inspector General of the Department of the Air Force

Inspector General of the Department of the Air Force
Inspector General of the Department of the Air Force
	Incumbent; Lt Gen Sami D. Said; since February 2019
Formation	1947
First holder	Maj Gen Junius Jones
Website	Official Website

The Inspector General of the Department of the Air Force is responsible for conducting investigations and inspections as directed by the Secretary of the Air Force, Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, and Chief of Space Operations. The position was originally established after World War II as The Air Inspector, which was carried over from the Army Air Forces. The current mission of the Inspector General is prescribed by Title 10 (§ 8020) and Title 32 of the United States Code (§ 105) to develop Air Force and Space Force policy to assess readiness, discipline and efficiency with a vision to help shape senior leader decisions affecting the readiness of the Air Force and Space Force to strengthen the nation's defense.

The Office of Inspector General of the Department of the Air Force consists of four directorates:

The complaints resolution program investigates complaints and potential cases of fraud, waste, and abuse.
The inspection system program is designed to evaluate different levels of command in the Air Force to accurately assess the effectiveness of key processes, procedures and requirements based on either public law, executive orders, directives and instructions. The Air Force Inspection Agency heads the inspection program and operates under direction of the Air Force Inspector General.
A senior officials inquiry program to conduct inquiries and investigations of complaints and allegations made against senior Air Force officials (particularly generals and senior executive service members).
A special investigations directorate which provides policy, planning, program evaluation, and resources for the Air Force's security and investigative activities along with foreign counterintelligence programs

History[]

In 1943, Junius Jones was designated The Air Inspector of the Army Air Forces and when the AAF became the U.S. Air Force in 1947, he retained his position.^[1]

In 1948, The Air Inspector was renamed to the Inspector General of the Air Force.

In December 1971, Lt Gen Louis L. Wilson Jr. oversees the activation of the Air Force Inspection and Safety Center (which later became the Air Force Inspection Agency in 1991) to provide independent assessments of acquisition, safety, nuclear surety, operations, logistics, support, and healthcare to Air Force senior leaders. It also evaluates Air Force activities, personnel, and policies, and provides legal and compliance oversight of all Air Force-level Field Operating Agencies and Direct Reporting Units.

In September 1986, as a result of the Goldwater–Nichols Act, the Inspector General moved directly under the Secretary of the Air Force.

In June 2016, the Air Force IG, and its database contractor Lockheed Martin, came under criticism when 100,000 official records dating back to 2004 were lost due to corrupted data.^[2]^[3]

In 2021, the Inspector General of the Air Force was renamed the Inspector General of the Department of the Air Force.^[4]

List of Inspectors General of the Department of the Air Force[]

Rank	Name	Begin Date	End Date	Notes
Major General	Junius Wallace Jones	July 1943	1947	(as Air Inspector)
Major General	St. Clair Streett	1948	1948	(as Air Inspector)
Brig Gen	Adlai H. Gilkeson	1948	1948	(as Air Inspector)
Maj Gen	Hugh J. Knerr	1948	1949
Lt Gen		1949	1952
Lt Gen	Bryant L. Boatner	1952	1954
Lt Gen	Truman H. Landon	1954	1956
Lt Gen	Elmer J. Rogers, Jr.	1956	?
Lt Gen	Joseph Carroll	1960	1961
Lt Gen	William H. Blanchard	1961	1963
Lt Gen	John D. Ryan	August 1963	1964
Lt Gen	Keith K. Compton	August 1964	1965
Lt Gen	William K. Martin	February 1965	August 1965
Lt Gen	Glen W. Martin	August 1965	February 1967
Lt Gen	Theodore R. Milton	February 1967	August 1967
Lt Gen	Joseph H. Moore	August 1967	1969
Lt Gen		March 1969	1971
Lt Gen	Louis L. Wilson Jr.	1971	1973
Lt Gen	Gerald W. Johnson	1973	1974
Lt Gen		September 1974	1976
Lt Gen	John P. Flynn	September 1976	1978
Lt Gen		October 1978	1980
Lt Gen	Howard W. Leaf	1980	1983
Lt Gen	Robert W. Bazley	1983	1984
Lt Gen	Monroe W. Hatch Jr.	September 1984	1985
Lt Gen	Robert D. Springer	August 1985	1987
Lt Gen		July 1987	1989
Lt Gen	Bradley C. Hosmer	September 1989	June 1991
Lt Gen		August 1991	1993
Lt Gen	Marcus A. Anderson	December 1993	1996
Lt Gen	Richard T. Swope	April 1996	1998
Lt Gen	Nicholas B. Kehoe	September 1998	2000
Lt Gen		August 2000	2003
Lt Gen		December 2003	2006
Lt Gen		March 2006	2009
Lt Gen		June 2009	2012
Lt Gen		May 2012	2014
Lt Gen	Gregory A. Biscone	August 2014	May 2016	^[5]
Lt Gen	Anthony J. Rock	May 2016	November 2017	^[6]
Lt Gen	Stayce D. Harris	November 2017	January 2019	^[7]
Lt Gen	Sami D. Said	February 2019	Present	^[8]