Leadership of the National Reconnaissance Office explained

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.

PhotoNameTerm of OfficePresidential Administration(s)Significant events
Dr. Richard M. Bissell, Jr.September 1961 – February 1962[1] KennedyCo-director with Dr. Charyk
Dr. Joseph V. CharykSeptember 6, 1961 – March 1, 1963KennedyFirst NRO co-director
Dr. Brockway McMillanMarch 1, 1963 – October 1, 1965Kennedy/Johnson
Dr. Alexander H. FlaxOctober 1, 1965 – March 17, 1969Johnson
Dr. John L. McLucasMarch 17, 1969 – December 20, 1973Nixon
Mr. James W. PlummerDecember 21, 1973 – June 28, 1976Nixon/Ford
Mr. Thomas C. ReedAugust 9, 1976 – April 7, 1977Ford/Carter
Dr. Hans MarkAugust 3, 1977 – October 7, 1979Carter
Dr. Robert J. HermannOctober 8, 1979 – August 2, 1981Carter/Reagan
Mr. Edward (Pete) C. Aldridge, Jr.August 3, 1981 – December 16, 1988Reagan
Mr. Martin C. FagaSeptember 28, 1989 – March 5, 1993Bush/ClintonDeclassification of NRO
Mr. Jeffrey K. HarrisMay 19, 1994 – February 26, 1996ClintonDeclassification of CORONA/ARGON/LANYARD
Mr. Keith R. HallMarch 28, 1997 – December 13, 2001Clinton/BushSeptember 11, 2001 attacks
Mr. Peter B. TeetsDecember 2001 – March 2005Bush
Dr. Donald M. KerrJuly 2005 – October 5, 2007Bush
Mr. Scott F. LargeOctober 19, 2007 – April 18, 2009[2] Bush/Obama
General Bruce Carlson, USAF (Ret.)June 12, 2009 – July 20, 2012[3] Obama
Ms. Betty J. SappJuly 20, 2012 – April 4, 2019First woman NRO Director
Dr. Christopher ScoleseAugust 5, 2019 – presentTrump/BidenFirst presidentially-appointed and Senate-confirmed NRO Director[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NRO Directors . 2019-04-26 .
  2. http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=11426 DoD Names New NRO Director, 19 Oct 2007
  3. http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=12745 Director of National Reconnaissance Office Named, 12 Jun 2009
  4. Web site: Dr. Christopher Scolese . nro.gov . . June 11, 2021.

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