Leadership of the National Reconnaissance Office

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The Director of the National Reconnaissance Office (DNRO) of the United States is responsible to the Secretary of Defense (through the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence) and the Director of National Intelligence for all national space and assigned airborne reconnaissance activities. The DNRO provides top-level management direction to the NRO in response to Secretary of Defense and Director of National Intelligence requirements.

Chronological list of National Reconnaissance Office directors

This is a list of directors of the NRO, and the terms in office.

Photo Name Term of Office Presidential Administration(s) Significant events
File:Richard M. Bissell Jr.jpg Dr. Richard M. Bissell, Jr. September 1961 – February 1962[1] Kennedy Co-director with Dr. Charyk
File:Joseph V. Charyk.jpg Dr. Joseph V. Charyk September 6, 1961 – March 1, 1963 Kennedy First NRO co-director
File:Brockway McMillan.jpg Dr. Brockway McMillan March 1, 1963 – October 1, 1965 Kennedy/Johnson
File:Alexander H. Flax.jpg Dr. Alexander H. Flax October 1, 1965 – March 17, 1969 Johnson
File:John L. McLucas.jpg Dr. John L. McLucas March 17, 1969 – December 20, 1973 Nixon
File:James W. Plummer.jpg Mr. James W. Plummer December 21, 1973 – June 28, 1976 Nixon/Ford
File:Thomas C. Reed.jpg Mr. Thomas C. Reed August 9, 1976 – April 7, 1977 Ford/Carter
File:Hans Mark.jpg Dr. Hans Mark August 3, 1977 – October 7, 1979 Carter
File:Robert J. Hermann.jpg Dr. Robert J. Hermann October 8, 1979 – August 2, 1981 Carter/Reagan
File:Edward C. Aldridge Jr.jpg Mr. Edward (Pete) C. Aldridge, Jr. August 3, 1981 – December 16, 1988 Reagan
File:Martin C. Faga.JPEG Mr. Martin C. Faga September 28, 1989 – March 5, 1993 Bush/Clinton Declassification of NRO
File:Jeffrey K. Harris.jpg Mr. Jeffrey K. Harris May 19, 1994 – February 26, 1996 Clinton Declassification of CORONA/ARGON/LANYARD
File:Keith Hall 2.PNG Mr. Keith R. Hall March 28, 1997 – December 13, 2001 Clinton/Bush September 11, 2001 attacks
File:Peter B. Teets.jpg Mr. Peter B. Teets December 2001 – March 2005 Bush
File:Donald M. Kerr.jpg Dr. Donald M. Kerr July 2005 – October 5, 2007 Bush
File:Scott Large NRO.png Mr. Scott F. Large October 19, 2007 – April 18, 2009[2] Bush/Obama
File:Bruce Carlson NRO.jpg General Bruce Carlson, USAF (Ret.) June 12, 2009 – July 20, 2012[3] Obama
File:Betty J. Sapp official photo (cropped).jpg Ms. Betty J. Sapp July 20, 2012 – April 4, 2019 Obama/Trump First woman NRO Director
File:Christopher J. Scolese (4).jpg Dr. Christopher Scolese August 5, 2019 – present Trump/Biden First presidentially-appointed and Senate-confirmed NRO Director[4]

List of Deputy Directors of National Reconnaissance Office

No. Deputy Director Term
Portrait Name Took office Left office Term length
1Major General
John T. Sheridan		July 2006June 2008~1 year, 336 days
2Major General
Ellen M. Pawlikowski
(born 1956)		June 2008January 2010~1 year, 214 days
3Major General
Susan K. Mashiko		January 2010June 2013~3 years, 151 days
4Major General
Anthony J. Cotton		June 2013November 2015~2 years, 153 days
5Major General
Stephen Denker		November 2015~25 June 2018~2 years, 222 days
6Brigadier General
Mark Baird
(1965–2023)		~25 June 2018December 2018~173 days
–Brigadier General
Christopher Povak
(born 1970)
Acting		December 20188 July 2019~205 days
7Major General
Michael Guetlein
(born 1967)		8 July 2019[5]9 August 20212 years, 32 days
8Major General
Donna D. Shipton
(born c. 1970)		9 August 2021[6]22 August 20221 year, 13 days
9Major General
Christopher Povak
(born 1970)		9 September 2022[7]Incumbent2 years, 123 days

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NRO Directors". Retrieved 2019-04-26.
  2. ↑ DoD Names New NRO Director, 19 Oct 2007
  3. ↑ Director of National Reconnaissance Office Named, 12 Jun 2009
  4. ↑ "Dr. Christopher Scolese" (PDF). nro.gov. NRO. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  5. ↑ "New NRO Deputy Director assumes command".
  6. ↑ "NRO welcomes new deputy director, Maj. Gen. Donna Shipton".
  7. ↑ https://www.nro.gov/Portals/65/documents/news/press/2022/2022%20NRO%20welcomes%20new%20deputy%20director_9Sept22.pdf [bare URL PDF]
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