Naval History and Heritage Command

Established on 12 July 1921, the Bureau was under this name until 18 August 1959, when the Bureau merged with the Bureau of Ordnance to form the Bureau of Naval Weapons. On 1 May 1966, functions were divided and the Naval Air Systems Command was created.

1.	1921-1933	RADM William A. Moffett	July 1921
2.	1933-1936	RADM Ernest J. King	June 1933
3.	1936-1939	RADM Arthur B. Cook	June 1936
4.	1939-1942	RADM John H. Towers	June 1939
5.	1942-1943	RADM John S. McCain	October 1942
6.	1943-1945	RADM DeWitt C. Ramsey	August 1943
7.	1945-1947	RADM Harold B. Sallada	June 1945
8.	1947-1951	RADM Alfred M. Pride	May 1947
9.	1951-1953	RADM Thomas S. Combs	May 1951
10.	1953-1955	RADM Apollo Soucek	June 1953
11.	1955-1957	RADM James S. Russell	March 1955
12.	1957-1959	RADM Robert E. Dixon	July 1957
Bureau of Naval Weapons
13.	1959-1962	RADM Paul D. Stroop	September 1959
14.	1962-1964	RADM Kleber S. Masterson	October 1962
15.	1964-1964	RADM Wellington T. Hines (acting)	March 1964
16.	1964-1966	RADM Allen M. Shinn	May 1964
Naval Air Systems Command
17.	1966-1969	RADM Robert L. Townsend	September 1966
18.	1969-1971	RADM Thomas J. Walker III	February 1969
19.	1971-1973	RADM Thomas R. McClellan	April 1971
20.	1973-1976	VADM Kent L. Lee	August 1973
21.	1976-1980	VADM Forrest S. Peterson	October 1976
22.	1980-1983	VADM Ernest R. Seymour	May 1980
23.	1983-1985	VADM James B. Busey	July 1983
24.	1985-1989	VADM Joesph B. Wilkinson	September 1985
25.	1989-1991	VADM Richard C. Gentz	September 1989
26.	1991-1991	VADM William C. Bowes	March 1991
27.	1995-2000	VADM John A. Lockard	March 1995
28.	2000-2003	VADM Joe W. Dyer	June 2000
29.	2003-2007	VADM Walter B. Massenburg	February 2003
30.	2007-2010	VADM David J. Venlet	February 2007
31.	2010-2012	VADM David Architel	May 2010
32.	2012-2015	VADM David Dunaway	September 2012
33.	2015-2018	VADM Paul Grosklags	October 2015
34	2018–Present	VADM G. Dean Peters	May 2018

Note: RADM = Rear Admiral, VADM = Vice Admiral.

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