The listing below provides an overview and history of the Air Force Historical Foundation’s leadership since the organization’s establishment in 1953, as well as its bases of operation over the years.
Presidents
- General Carl A. Spaatz (1953)
- General Hoyt Vandenberg (1953-1954)
- Maj. General Benjamin D. Foulois (1954-1965)
- General Curtis E. LeMay (1965-1967)
- General Bernard A. Schriever (1967-1970)
- Maj. General Ramsay D. Potts (1970-1974)
- Lt. General John B. McPherson (1974-1983)
- Brig. General Brian S. Gunderson (1983-1987)
- General Bryce Poe II (1987-1996)
- General William Y. Smith (1996-2003)
- Lt. General Michael A. Nelson (2003-2009)
- Maj. General Dale W. Meyerrose (2009-2017)
- Lt. General Christopher D. Miller (2017-Present)
Locations
1953 – 1965 Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
1965 – 1970 Bolling Air Force Base, D.C.
1970 – 1974 Washington, D.C
1974 – 1982 Bolling Air Force Base, D.C.
1982 – Present Andrews AFB, Maryland
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Executive Directors
- Maj. General Orvil A. Anderson (1956-1964)
- Maj. General Dale O. Smith (1965-1966)
- Brig. General Monro MacCloskey (1967-1974)
- Colonel William C. Moore (1974-1976)
- Colonel James L. Cannell (1977-1981)
- Colonel Louis H. Cummings (1982-1997) *
- Lt. Colonel Maynard Y. Binge (1996-2000)
- Colonel Joseph A. Marston (2000-2004)
- Colonel George K. Williams (2004-2006)
- Colonel Charles Thomas Bradley (2006-2010)
- Lt. Col James A. Vertenten (2010-present)
Prior to establishing the Executive Director position, the following personnel were Secretaries of the Foundation:
- Maj. General Robert W. Burns – 1953 (acting)
- Maj. General Lawrence S. Kuter – 1954
- Maj. General Dean C. Strother – 1955
* First paid Executive Director