Inspector General of the Department of the Air Force

Senior appointment in the United States Air Force

Inspector General of the Department of the Air Force
Seal of the Inspector General
Flag of an Air Force lieutenant general
Incumbent Lieutenant General Stephen L. Davis since March 2, 2022
Department of the Air Force Air Staff
Type	Inspector general
Abbreviation	DAF/IG
Reports to	Secretary of the Air Force
Seat	Headquarters Air Force, The Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia
Appointer	The President with Senate advice and consent
Term length	4 years
Constituting instrument	10 U.S.C. § 9020
Formation	1947
First holder	Maj Gen Junius Jones
Website	www.afinspectorgeneral.af.mil

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 United States 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 United States Air Force (USAF) and United States Space Force (USSF) policy to assess readiness, discipline and efficiency with a vision to help shape senior leader decisions affecting the readiness of the USAF and USSF to strengthen the nation's defense.

History

In 1943, Junius Jones was designated The Air Inspector of the United States Army Air Forces and when the United States Air Force (USAF) became an independent service in 1947, he retained his position.

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 became the Air Force Inspection Agency in 1991) to provide independent assessments of acquisition, safety, nuclear surety, operations, logistics, support, and healthcare to USAF senior leaders. It also evaluates USAF 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.

In 2021, the Inspector General of the Air Force was renamed the Inspector General of the Department of the Air Force.

Organization

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. The Air Force Office of Special Investigations is a field operating agency that provides independent criminal investigative, counterintelligence and protective service operations and identifies, investigates, and neutralizes serious criminal, terrorist, and espionage threats to personnel and resources of the Air Force and Space Force.

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	Howard A. Craig	1949	1952
Lt Gen	Bryant L. Boatner	1952	1954
Lt Gen	Truman H. Landon	1954	1956
Lt Gen	Elmer J. Rogers, Jr.	1956	1959
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	Selmon W. Wells	March 1969	1971
Lt Gen	Louis L. Wilson Jr.	1971	1973
Lt Gen	Gerald W. Johnson	1973	1974
Lt Gen	Donald G. Nunn	September 1974	1976
Lt Gen	John P. Flynn	September 1976	1978
Lt Gen	Howard M. Lane	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	Buford D. Lary	July 1987	1989
Lt Gen	Bradley C. Hosmer	September 1989	June 1991
Lt Gen	Eugene H. Fischer	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	Raymond P. Huot	August 2000	2003
Lt Gen	Steven R. Polk	December 2003	2006
Lt Gen	Ronald F. Sams	March 2006	2009
Lt Gen	Marc E. Rogers	June 2009	2012
Lt Gen	Stephen P. Mueller	May 2012	2014
Lt Gen	Gregory A. Biscone	August 2014	May 2016
Lt Gen	Anthony J. Rock	May 2016	November 2017
Lt Gen	Stayce D. Harris	November 2017	January 2019
Lt Gen	Sami D. Said	February 2019	March 2022
Lt Gen	Stephen L. Davis	March 2022	Present