Air Staff Chief Communicators Air Staff Chief Communicators Director of Communications (AFOAC) Maj Gen Francis L. Ankenbrandt 1947 - 1951 Maj Gen Raymond C. Maude 1951 - 1953 Maj Gen (later Lt Gen) Gordon A. Blake 1953 - 1955 Director of Communications-Electronics (AFOAC) Maj Gen (later Lt Gen) Gordon A. Blake 1955 - 1956 Maj Gen Alvin L. Pachynski 1956 - 1958 Maj Gen (later Lt Gen) Harold W. Grant 1958 - 1960 Director of Telecommunications (AFOAC) Maj Gen (later Lt Gen) Harold W. Grant 1960 - 1961 Maj Gen John B. Bestic 1961 - 1962 Director of Command Control and Communications (AFOCC) Maj Gen J. Francis Taylor, Jr. 1962 - 1965 Director of Command Control and Communications (AF/PRC) Maj Gen (later Lt Gen) Gordon T. Gould, Jr. 1965 - 1971 Maj Gen (later Lt Gen) Lee M. Paschall 1971 - 1974 Maj Gen Robert L. Edge 1974 - 1975 Assistant Chief of Staff for Communications and Computer Resources (AF/KR) Maj Gen Robert L. Edge 1975 - 1977 Maj Gen (later Gen) Robert T. Herres 1977 - 1978 Director of Command, Control and Communications (AF/XOK) Maj Gen (later Gen) Robert T. Herres 1978 - 1979 Director of Command and Control and Telecommunications (AF/XOK) Maj Gen William G. Mac Laren, Jr. 1979 - 1981 Maj Gen Gerald L. Prather 1981 - 1983 Assistant Chief of Staff for Information Systems (AF/SI) Maj Gen Gerald L. Prather 1983 - 1984 Maj Gen John T. Stihl 1984 - 1986 Assistant Chief of Staff for Systems for Command, Control, Communications and Computers (AF/SC) Maj Gen John T. Stihl 1986 - 1986 Maj Gen (later Lt Gen) Robert H. Ludwig 1986 - 1989 Brig Gen (later Lt Gen) Albert J. Edmonds 1989 - 1990 Deputy Chief of Staff for Command, Control, Communications, and Computers (AF/SC) Lt Gen Robert H. Ludwig 1990 - 1992 Lt Gen Carl G. O'Berry 1992 - 1995 Lt Gen John S. Fairfield 1995 - 1996 Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications and Information (AF/SC) Lt Gen John S. Fairfield 1996 - 1996 Lt Gen William J. Donahue 1996 - 1997 Director of Communications and Information (AF/SC) Lt Gen William J. Donahue 1997 - 2000 Lt Gen John L. Woodward, Jr. 2000 - 2000 Chief of Staff for Communications and Information (AF/SC) Lt Gen John L. Woodward, Jr. 2000 - 2001 Chief of Staff for Warfighting Integration (AF/XI) Lt Gen Leslie F. Kenne 2002 - 2003 Lt Gen (later Gen) William T. Hobbins 2003 -2005 Lt. Gen. Michael W. Peterson 2005 - 2009