Lt Gen David Deptula is a Senior Fellow with the Flatter Executive Cadre.
Lieutenant General, U.S. Air Force.
Summary: Lt. Gen. David A. Deptula was the first Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. He was responsible to the Secretary and Chief of Staff of the Air Force for policy formulation, planning, evaluation, oversight and leadership of Air Force intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities. As the Air Force’s Senior Official of the Intelligence Community he was directly responsible to the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence. Lt. Gen. Deptula completed ROTC at the University of Virginia as a distinguished graduate in 1974, and remained to complete a master’s degree in 1976. Earning his wings in 1977, he has flown more than 3,000 hours (400 in combat) to include multiple operational fighter command assignments. He has taken part in operations, planning and joint warfighting at unit, major command, service headquarters and combatant command levels. He has served on two congressional commissions charged with outlining America’s future defense posture – the Commission on Roles and Missions of the Armed Forces and the National Defense Panel. Prior to assuming his last position, he served as Commander of the General George C. Kenney Warfighting Headquarters, and Vice Commander, Pacific Air Forces.
