Leadership of the National Reconnaissance Office
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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.
List of Deputy Directors of National Reconnaissance Office
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!Name !Took office !Left office !Term length {{Officeholder table | order = 1 | military_rank = Major General | image = John T. Sheridan.jpg | officeholder = John T. Sheridan | officeholder_sort = | born_year = | died_year = | term_start = July 2006 | term_end = June 2008 | timeinoffice = ~{{ayd|15 July 2006|15 June 2008}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = 2 | military_rank = Major General | image = Maj Gen Ellen M. Pawlikowski.jpg | officeholder = Ellen M. Pawlikowski | officeholder_sort = | born_year = 1956 | died_year = | term_start = June 2008 | term_end = January 2010 | timeinoffice = ~{{ayd|15 June 2008|15 January 2010}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = 3 | military_rank = Major General | image = Susan K. Mashiko.jpg | officeholder = Susan K. Mashiko | officeholder_sort = | born_year = | died_year = | term_start = January 2010 | term_end = June 2013 | timeinoffice = ~{{ayd|15 January 2010|15 June 2013}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = 4 | military_rank = Major General | image = Anthony J. Cotton (3).jpg | officeholder = Anthony J. Cotton | officeholder_sort = | born_year = | died_year = | term_start = June 2013 | term_end = November 2015 | timeinoffice = ~{{ayd|15 June 2013|15 November 2015}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = 5 | military_rank = Major General | image = Maj Gen Stephen T. Denker.jpg | officeholder = Stephen Denker | officeholder_sort = | born_year = | died_year = | term_start = November 2015 | term_end = ~25 June 2018 | timeinoffice = ~{{ayd|15 November 2015|25 June 2018}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = 6 | military_rank = Brigadier General | image = Brig Gen Mark A. Baird (2).jpg | officeholder = Mark Baird | officeholder_sort = | born_year = 1965 | died_year = 2023 | term_start = ~25 June 2018 | term_end = December 2018 | timeinoffice = ~{{ayd|25 June 2018|15 December 2018}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = – | military_rank = Brigadier General | image = Brig Gen Christopher S. Povak (1).jpg | officeholder = Christopher Povak | officeholder_sort = | born_year = 1970 | died_year = | term_start = December 2018 | term_end = 8 July 2019 | timeinoffice = ~{{ayd|15 December 2018|8 July 2019}} | acting = y }} {{Officeholder table | order = 7 | military_rank = Major General | image = Maj Gen Michael A. Guetlein (2) (cropped).jpg | officeholder = Michael Guetlein | officeholder_sort = | born_year = 1967 | died_year = | term_start = 8 July 2019{{Cite web|url=https://www.nro.gov/News-and-Media/News-Articles/Article/1898709/new-nro-deputy-director-assumes-command/|title=New NRO Deputy Director assumes command|work=National Reconnaissance Office }} | term_end = 9 August 2021 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|8 July 2019|9 August 2021}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = 8 | military_rank = Major General | image = Maj Gen Donna D. Shipton.jpg | officeholder = Donna D. Shipton | officeholder_sort = | born_year = {{circa|1970}} | died_year = | term_start = 9 August 2021{{Cite web|url=https://www.nro.gov/News-and-Media/Article/2726013/nro-welcomes-new-deputy-director-maj-gen-donna-shipton/|title = NRO welcomes new deputy director, Maj. Gen. Donna Shipton| work=National Reconnaissance Office }} | term_end = 22 August 2022 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|9 August 2021|22 August 2022}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = 9 | military_rank = Major General | image = Maj Gen Christopher S. Povak (2) (cropped).jpg | officeholder = Christopher Povak | officeholder_sort = | born_year = 1970 | died_year = | term_start = 9 September 2022https://www.nro.gov/Portals/65/documents/news/press/2022/2022%20NRO%20welcomes%20new%20deputy%20director_9Sept22.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=September 2022}} | timeinoffice = {{ayd|9 September 2022}} }} |
See also
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