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AETC Commander Biographies
COMMANDERS
DATES SERVED
Lt Gen Barton K. Yount
23 Jan 42 - 26 Sep 45
Maj Gen James P. Hodges
27 Sep 45 - 12 Apr 46
Lt Gen John K. Cannon
13 Apr 46 - 13 Oct 48
Lt Gen Robert W. Harper
14 Oct 48 - 30 Jun 54
Maj Gen Glenn O. Barcus
1 Jul 54 - 25 Jul 54
Lt Gen Charles T. Myers
26 Jul 54 - 31 Jul 58
Lt Gen Frederic H. Smith, Jr.
1 Aug 58 - 31 Jul 59
Lt Gen James E. Briggs
1 Aug 59 - 31 Jul 63
Lt Gen Robert W. Burns
1 Aug 63 - 10 Aug 64
Lt Gen William W. Momyer
11 Aug 64 - 30 Jun 66
Lt Gen Sam Maddux, Jr.
1 Jul 66 - 31 Aug 70
Lt Gen George B. Simler
1 Sep 70 - 8 Sep 72
Lt Gen William V. McBride
9 Sep 72 - 31 Aug 74
Lt Gen George H. McKee
1 Sep 74 - 28 Aug 75
Gen John W. Roberts
29 Aug 75 - 31 Mar 79
Gen Bennie L. Davis
1 Apr 79 - 28 Jul 81
Gen Thomas M. Ryan, Jr.
29 Jul 81 - 22 Jun 83
Gen Andrew P. Iosue
23 Jun 83 - 27 Aug 86
Lt Gen John A. Shaud
28 Aug 86 - 5 Jun 88
Lt Gen Robert C. Oaks
6 Jun 88 - 24 Jun 90
Lt Gen Joseph W. Ashy
25 Jun 90 - 10 Dec 92
Gen Henry Viccellio, Jr.
11 Dec 92 - 19 Jun 95
Gen Billy J. Boles
20 Jun 95 - 16 Mar 97
Gen Lloyd W. "Fig" Newton
17 Mar 97 - 21 Jun 00
Gen Hal M. Hornburg
22 Jun 00 - 9 Nov 01
Lt Gen John D. Hopper Jr.
10 Nov 01 - 14 Dec 01
Gen Donald G. Cook
15 Dec 01 - 16 Jun 05
Gen William R. Looney III
17 Jun 05 - 2 Jul 08