Commander of the Air Force Research Laboratory

The commander of Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is responsible for managing the Air Force's science and technology program as well as additional customer funded research and development. The commander is also responsible for a workforce of approximately 10,800 people in the laboratory's component technology directorates, the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, and the 711th Human Performance Wing.

Below is a list of commanders of Air Force Research Laboratory and the terms in office.

List of commanders of the Air Force Research Laboratory

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !{{abbr\|No.\|Number}} !Photo !Name !Term start !Term end !Term length
1	100px	Major General Richard R. Paul{{Cite web \|url=http://www.af.mil/information/bios/bio.asp?bioID=6705 \|title=Biographies : MAJOR GENERAL RICHARD R. PAUL \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121212033615/http://www.af.mil/information/bios/bio.asp?bioID=6705 \|archive-date=12 December 2012 \|url-status=dead}}	Apr 1997	2000
2	100px	Major General [https://archive.today/20121212023442/http://www.af.mil/information/bios/bio.asp?bioID=6609 Paul D. Nielsen]	Apr 2000	2004
3	100px	Major General [https://archive.today/20121212021501/http://www.af.mil/information/bios/bio.asp?bioID=6133 Perry L. Lamy]	Jun 2004	Nov 2005
4	100px	Major General Ted F. Bowlds	January 2006	November 2007
5	100px	Major General [https://archive.today/20121212032902/http://www.af.mil/information/bios/bio.asp?bioID=4640 Curtis M. Bedke]	Oct 2007	Feb 2010
6	100px	Major General Ellen M. Pawlikowski	February 12, 2010	May 2011
7	\|100px	\|Major General Neil McCasland	May 2011	July 2013
8	100px	Major General Thomas J. Masiello	July 29, 2013	May 2016
9	100px	Major General Robert D. McMurry Jr.{{Cite web\|url=https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/108605/robert-d-mcmurry-jr/\|title = Lieutenant General Robert D. Mcmurry Jr}}	May 2016	May 2, 2017
10	100px	Major General William T. Cooley{{Cite web\|url=https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/579032/major-general-william-t-cooley.aspx\|title=Major General William T. Cooley\|access-date=2020-10-28\|archive-date=2020-11-01\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101071228/https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/579032/major-general-william-t-cooley.aspx\|url-status=dead}}	May 2, 2017	January 15, 2020	{{ayd\|May 2, 2017\|January 15, 2020}}
11	100px	Brigadier General Evan Dertien{{Cite web\|url=https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/1217356/evan-c-dertien/\|title = Major General Evan C. Dertien}}	January 15, 2020	June 18, 2020	{{ayd\|January 15, 2020\|June 18, 2020}}
12	100px	Major General Heather L. Pringle{{Cite web\|url=https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/1554624/heather-l-pringle/\|title=Major General Heather L. Pringle}}	June 18, 2020	June 5, 2023	{{ayd\|June 18, 2020\|June 5, 2023}}
13	100px	Major General Scott A. Cain	June 5, 2023	July 10, 2024	{{ayd\|June 5, 2023\|July 10, 2024}}
14	100px	Brigadier General Jason E. Bartolomei	July 10, 2024{{cite web\|last=Gnau\|first=Jason\|url=https://www.daytondailynews.com/local/air-force-research-laboratory-is-set-to-welcome-a-new-commander/CM766FLPANCG3HLJELCT5FNKOQ/\|title=Air Force Research Laboratory is set to welcome a new commander\|date=2024-06-25\|access-date=2024-07-10\|website=Dayton Daily News}}	Incumbent	{{ayd\|July 10, 2024}}

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Air Force Research Laboratory Commanders

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