Commanders 16th Pursuit Group Maj Robert L. Walsh 2 Sep 33 Lt Col Willis H. Hale Sep 38 Maj Arthur L. Bump ca. 1939 Capt Robert J. Browne 24 Feb 41 Lt Col Otto P. Weyland 20 May 41 Maj John A. H. Miller 1 Mar 42 Lt Col Philip B. Klein 10 Apr 42 Lt Col Hiette S. Williams, Jr. Sep 42 Maj James K. Johnson ca. 1943 Maj Edwin Bishop, Jr. 25 Sep 43 1st Air Commando Group Col Philip G. Cochran 29 Mar 44 Col Clinton B. Gaty 20 May 44 Col Robert W. Hall 7 Apr 45 1st Air Commando Wing Lt Col Miles M. Doyle 27 Apr 62 Col Chester A. Jack 29 Apr 62 Col Gerald F. Dix 19 Mar 63 Col Harry C. Aderholt 28 Mar 64 Col Hugh G. Fly 1 Dec 65 Col Alpheus W. Blizzard, Jr. 3 Apr 67 Col Albert S. Pouloit 9 Sep 67 1st Special Operations Wing Col Leonard Volet 14 Feb 69 Col Robert W. Gates 15 Jul 69 Col Michael C. Horgan 31 Oct 70 Col James H. Montrose 1 Apr 73 Brig Gen William H. Holton 11 Jan 74 Col Edward Levell, Jr. 1 Jul 76 Col Richard H. Dunwoody 29 Jul 77 Col T. W. A. Stuart 13 Sep 80 Col Hugh L. Cox III 26 Jul 82 Col Hugh L. Hunter 1 Mar 83 Col Leonard A. Butler 12 Jul 85 Col Hanson L. Scott 13 Jul 86 Col Dale E. Stovall 13 Jul 87 Col George A. Gray III 21 Jun 89 Col Charles R. Holland 20 Jun 91 Brig Gen Maxwell C. Bailey 7 Jun 93 16th Special Operations Wing Brig Gen Norton A. Schwartz 2 Jun 95 Col Richard L. Comer 16 May 97 Col Donald C. Wurster 12 Jun 98 Col David J. Scott 29 Jul 99 Col Lyle M. Koenig Jr 29 Jun 01 Col Frank J. Kisner 28 Jun 02 Col Otis G. Mannon 24 Oct 03 Col Norman J. Brozenick Jr. 7 July 05 1st Special Operations Wing Col Norman J. Brozenick Jr. 16 Nov 06 Col Marshall B. Webb 3 Jul 07 Col. Gregory Lengyel 21 Nov 08