Oct 1965 – Oct 1968 Brig Gen F. Ward Reilly, CAP, Oct 1968 – Oct 1970 Brig Gen Samuel H. DuPont, Jr., CAP, Oct 1970 – Oct 1973 Brig Gen William M. Patterson, CAP, Oct 1973 – Aug 1975 CAP National Commanders (1975–present) USAAF/CAP-USAF Commanders U.S. Army Air Forces and U.S. Air Force national commanders of the CAP prior to its 1948 incorporation are considered part of the lineage of the command history of CAP-USAF. Maj Gen John F. Curry, USAAF, Dec 1941 – Mar 1942 Col Earle L. Johnson, USAAF, Mar 1942 – Feb 1947 Brig Gen Frederic H. Smith Jr., USAF, February 21, 1947 – September 30, 1947 Maj Gen Lucas V. Beau, USAF, October 1, 1947 – December 31, 1955 Maj Gen Walter R. Agee, USAF, January 1, 1956 – March 31, 1959 Brig Gen Stephen D. McElroy, USAF, April 1, 1959 – December 15, 1961 Col Paul C. Ashworth, USAF, December 15, 1961 – July 31, 1964 Col Joe L. Mason, USAF, August 1, 1964 – April 30, 1967 Brig Gen William W. Wilcox, USAF, May 1, 1967 – October 31, 1968 Maj Gen Walter B. Putnam, USAF, November 1, 1968 – October 31, 1969 Brig Gen Richard N. Ellis, USAF, November 1, 1969 – October 31, 1972 Brig Gen Leslie J. Westberg, USAF, November 1, 1972 – August 28, 1975 Brig Gen Car S. Miller, USAF, August 29, 1975 – Nov 1977 Brig Gen Paul E. Gardner, USAF, Nov 1977 – July 31, 1980 Brig Gen H. W. Miller, USAF, August 1, 1980 – Aug 1981 Brig Gen David L. Patton, USAF, Aug 1981 – May 1984 Col John T. Massingale Jr., USAF, May 1984 – October 31, 1989 Col Clyde O. Westbrook Jr., USAF, November 1, 1989 – Jun 1990 Col Joseph M. Nall, USAF, Jun 1990 – Aug 1992 Col Ronald T. Sampson, USAF, Aug 1992 – Mar 1995 Col Garland W. Padgett Jr., USAF, Mar 1995 – May 1998 Col Dennis B. Parkhurst, USAF, May 1998 – Jul 2001 Col Albert A. Allenback, USAF, Jul 2001 – Jul 2002 Col George C. Vogt, USAF, Jul 2002 – Oct 2005 Col Russell D. Hodgkins Jr., USAF, Oct 2005 – Apr 2009 Col William R. (Bill) Ward, USAF, Apr 2009 – June 31, 2011 Col George H. Ross III, USAF, July 1, 2011 – October 4, 2011 Col Paul D. Gloyd II, USAF, October