Inspector General of the Air Force

United States Air Force Inspector General of the Air Force
Incumbent Lt Gen Anthony J. Rock since May 2016
Formation	1947
First holder	Maj Gen Junius Jones
Website	Official Website

The Office of Inspector General of the Air Force for the United States Air Force is responsible for conducting investigations and inspections as directed by the Secretary of the Air Force and the Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force. The position in the Air Force 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 Air Force Inspector General is prescribed by Title 10 (§ 8020) and Title 32 of the United States Code (§ 105) to develop Air Force and Air National Guard policy to assess readiness, discipline and efficiency with a vision to help shape senior leader decisions affecting the readiness of the Air Force to strengthen the nation's defense.

The Office of Inspector General 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]

List of U.S. Air Force Inspectors General

Image	Rank	Name	Begin Date	End Date	Notes
	Major General	Jones, Junius WallaceJunius Wallace Jones	000000001943-07-01-0000July 1943	000000001947-01-01-00001947	(as Air Inspector)
	Major General	Streett, St. ClairSt. Clair Streett	000000001948-01-01-00001948	000000001948-01-01-00001948	(as Air Inspector)
	Brigadier General	Gilkeson, Adlai H.Adlai H. Gilkeson	000000001948-01-01-00001948	000000001948-01-01-00001948	(as Air Inspector)
	Major General	Knerr, Hugh J.Hugh J. Knerr	000000001948-01-01-00001948	000000001949-01-01-00001949
	Lt General	Craig, Howard A.Howard A. Craig	000000001949-01-01-00001949	000000001952-01-01-00001952
	Lt General	Boatner, Bryant L.Bryant L. Boatner	000000001952-01-01-00001952	000000001954-01-01-00001954
	Lt General	Landon, Truman H.Truman H. Landon	000000001954-01-01-00001954	000000001956-01-01-00001956
	Lt General	Rogers, Jr., Elmer J.Elmer J. Rogers, Jr.	000000001956-01-01-00001956	?
	Lt General	Carroll, JosephJoseph Carroll	000000001960-01-01-00001960	000000001961-01-01-00001961
	Lt General	Blanchard, William H.William H. Blanchard	000000001961-01-01-00001961	000000001963-01-01-00001963
	Lt General	Ryan, John D.John D. Ryan	000000001963-08-01-0000August 1963	000000001964-01-01-00001964
	Lt General	Compton, Keith K.Keith K. Compton	000000001964-08-01-0000August 1964	000000001965-01-01-00001965
	Lt General	Martin, William K.William K. Martin	000000001965-02-01-0000February 1965	000000001965-08-01-0000August 1965
	Lt General	Martin, Glen W.Glen W. Martin	000000001965-08-01-0000August 1965	000000001967-02-01-0000February 1967
	Lt General	Milton, Theodore R.Theodore R. Milton	000000001967-02-01-0000February 1967	000000001967-08-01-0000August 1967
	Lt General	Moore, Joseph H.Joseph H. Moore	000000001967-08-01-0000August 1967	000000001969-01-01-00001969
	Lt General	Wells, Selmon W.Selmon W. Wells	000000001969-03-01-0000March 1969	000000001971-01-01-00001971
	Lt General	Wilson Jr., Louis L.Louis L. Wilson Jr.	000000001971-01-01-00001971	000000001973-01-01-00001973
	Lt General	Johnson, Gerald W.Gerald W. Johnson	000000001973-01-01-00001973	000000001974-01-01-00001974
	Lt General	Nunn, Donald G.Donald G. Nunn	000000001974-09-01-0000September 1974	000000001976-01-01-00001976
	Major General	Ellis, Billy J.Billy J. Ellis	000000001976-01-01-00001976	000000001977-01-01-00001977
	Lt General	Flynn, John P.John P. Flynn	000000001977-01-01-00001977	000000001978-01-01-00001978
	Lt General	Lane, Howard M.Howard M. Lane	000000001978-01-01-00001978	000000001980-01-01-00001980
	Lt General	Leaf, Howard W.Howard W. Leaf	000000001980-01-01-00001980	000000001983-01-01-00001983
	Lt General	Bazley, Robert W.Robert W. Bazley	000000001983-01-01-00001983	000000001984-01-01-00001984
	Lt General	Hatch Jr., Monroe W.Monroe W. Hatch Jr.	000000001984-01-01-00001984	000000001985-01-01-00001985
	Lt General	Springer, Robert D.Robert D. Springer	000000001985-08-01-0000August 1985	000000001987-01-01-00001987
	Lt General	Lary, Buford D.Buford D. Lary	000000001987-07-01-0000July 1987	000000001989-01-01-00001989
	Lt General	Hosmer, Bradley C.Bradley C. Hosmer	000000001989-09-01-0000September 1989	000000001991-06-01-0000June 1991
	Lt General	Fischer, Eugene H.Eugene H. Fischer	000000001991-08-01-0000August 1991	000000001993-01-01-00001993
	Lt General	Anderson, Marcus A.Marcus A. Anderson	000000001993-12-01-0000December 1993	000000001996-01-01-00001996
	Lt General	Swope, Richard T.Richard T. Swope	000000001996-04-01-0000April 1996	000000001998-01-01-00001998
	Lt General	Kehoe, Nicholas B.Nicholas B. Kehoe	000000001998-09-01-0000September 1998	000000002000-01-01-00002000
	Lt General	Huot, Raymond P.Raymond P. Huot	000000002000-08-01-0000August 2000	000000002003-01-01-00002003
	Lt General	Polk, Steven R.Steven R. Polk	000000002003-12-01-0000December 2003	000000002006-01-01-00002006
	Lt General	Sams, Ronald F.Ronald F. Sams	000000002006-03-01-0000March 2006	000000002009-01-01-00002009
	Lt General	Rogers, Marc E.Marc E. Rogers	000000002009-06-01-0000June 2009	000000002012-01-01-00002012
	Lt General	Mueller, Stephen P.Stephen P. Mueller	000000002012-05-01-0000May 2012	000000002014-01-01-00002014
	Lt General	Biscone, Gregory A.Gregory A. Biscone	000000002014-08-01-0000August 2014	000000002016-05-01-0000May 2016	[4]
	Lt General	Rock, Anthony J.Anthony J. Rock	000000002016-05-01-0000May 2016	Present	[5]

See also

• 2003 United States Air Force Academy sexual assault scandal
• Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense
• Naval Inspector General
• List of Inspectors General of the U.S. Army

References

External links

• USAF IG Official webpage
• 10 U.S. Code § 8020 - Air Force Inspector General: detail; duties