Rocky Mountain Region Commanders

Col Thomas E. Knight - Jul 1951 to Sep 1954 Col Charles Boettcher II - Sep 1954 to 2 Mar 1958 Col Ernest E. Allaby - 2 Mar 1958 to 15 Jul 1960 Col Robert M. Jackson - 15 Jul 1960 to 1 Sep 1961 Col Charles F. Howard - 1 Sep 1961 to 16 Oct 1962 Col Harlon W. Bement - 16 Oct 1962 to 14 Nov 1963 Col John T. Vance - 14 Nov 1963 to 7 Jan 1966 Col Donald E. Hale - 7 Jan 1966 to 16 Jul 1970 Col Richard D. Law - 16 Jul 1970 to 13 Apr 1972 Col Frank L. Swaim - 13 Apr 1972 to 4 Nov 1974 Col Clarence M. Fountain - 4 Nov 1974 to 10 Jul 1976 Col Larry D. Miller - 10 Jul 1976 to 4 Aug 1984 Col Virginia E. Smith - 4 Aug 1984 to 18 Nov 1993 Col James C. Bobick - 18 Nov 1993 to 17 Aug 1994 Col Robert W. Kirkwood - 17 Aug 1994 to 17 Feb 1996 Col Gary H. Tobey - 17 Feb 1996 to 27 Feb 2000 Col David L. Floyd - 27 Feb 2000 to 22 Sep 2001 Col Lynda C. Robinson - 22 Sep 2001 to 2005 Col Russell E. Chazell - 2005 to 2010 Col Robert M. Bost - 2010 to Present

Archival Confirmation:
Civil Air Patrol Board - National Executive Board Members Col. Leverett Davis 27 Aug 47 to 25 May 50 Col. Thomas E. Knight 25 May 50 to 4 May 54 NEB Members became Region Directors o/a 28 Sep 51 Col. Charles Boettcher II 13 Sep 54 to 2 Mar 58 8 Jun 51 NB Minutes. Col. Thomas E. Knight was NEB member. 1951 Annual Report. Col. Thomas E. Knight was Reg. Dir. 12 May 54 GO 23. Col. Thomas E. Knight resigned as Reg. Dir. eff 4 May 54 13 May 54 GO 24. No Dir. given for RMR in NEB appointments. NOTE: RMR Deputy Director resigned per GO 29 2 Jun 54 17 Sep 54 GO 42. Col. Charles Boettcher II, Comdr. Colorado Wing, aptd. Dir. RMR (per NEB 13 Sep 54). (Committee of Wing Commanders designated to handle affairs of Rocky Mountain Region is dissolved.) 3 Mar 58 NEB Minutes. Col. Charles Boettcher II resigned as Reg. Comdr. but remained as NEB member. Col. Ernest E. Allaby aptd. Reg. Comdr. 9 Jun 60 GO 23. Col. Ernest E. Allaby aptd. to NEC Reg. Rep. vice Col. Charles Boettcher II eff 1 Jun 60 25 Feb 61 NB Minutes. Temp. Col. Robert M. Jackson to Col. & Reg. Comdr. (Eff date of command 15 Jul 60.) 25 Aug 61 NEC Minutes. Col. Robert M. Jackson resigned as Reg. Comdr. eff 1 Sep 61

30 Mar 62 NEC Minutes. Col. Charles F. Howard from Act. to Reg. Comdr. 5 Apr 62 PANHQ 17. Col. Charles F. Howard to Reg. Comdr. eff 26 Aug 61 6 May 62 NB Minutes. Col. Charles F. Howard & Col. Ernest E. Allaby was Reg. Rep. 7 Sep 62 NB Minutes. Col. Harlon W. Bement was NEC Reg. Rep. 22 Oct 62 PANHQ 51. Col. Harlon W. Bement aptd. Reg. Comdr. eff 16 Oct 62 12 Oct 63 NB Minutes. Col. Harlon W. Bement was Reg. Comdr. 1963-5 Annual Reports. Col. John T. Vance was Reg. Comdr. 30 Oct 64 NB Minutes. Col. John T. Vance was Reg. Comdr. 29 Oct 65 NB Minutes. Col. John T. Vance was Reg. Comdr. 31 Jan 66 PANHQ 05. Col. Donald E. Hale aptd. Reg. Comdr. eff 7 Jan 66 3 Feb 66 PANHQ 06. PANHQ 05 amended to read "eff 4 Feb 66" 20 Jul 70 PANHQ 31. Col. Richard D. Law aptd. Reg. Comdr. vice Col. Donald E. Hale replaced eff 16 Jul 70 10 Apr 72 PANHQ 13. Col. Frank L. Swaim aptd. Reg. Comdr. vice Col. Richard D. Law reassigned eff 13 Apr 72 4 Nov 74 PANHQ 33. Col. Clarence M. Fountain aptd. Reg. Comdr. vice Col. Frank L. Swaim reassigned eff 4 Nov 74 17 Jun 76 PANHQ 20. Col. Larry D. Miller aptd. Reg. Comdr. vice Col. Clarence M. Fountain reassigned eff 10 Jul 76 6 Aug 84 PANHQ 44. Col. Virginia E. Smith; vice Col. Larry D. Miller eff 4 Aug 84 31 Jul 91 PANHQ 32. Col. Virginia E. Smith reaptd. Reg. Comdr. eff 4 Aug 91 31 Jul 92 PANHQ 41. Col. Virginia E. Smith reaptd. Reg. Comdr. eff 4 Aug 92 2 Aug 93 PANHQ 28. Col. Virginia E. Smith reaptd. Reg. Comdr. eff 4 Aug 93 10 Nov 93 PANHQ 50. Col. James C. Bobick; vice Col. Virginia E. Smith eff 18 Nov 93 16 Aug 94 PANHQ 55. Col. Robert W. Kirkwood; vice Col. James C. Bobick eff 17 Aug 94 20 Feb 96 PANHQ 9. Col. Gary H. Tobey aptd Reg. Comdr. vice Col. Robert W. Kirkwood eff 17 Feb 96. Col. Gary H. Tobey to Perm. Col. eff 17 Feb 96 10 Feb 2000 PANHQ 7. Col. David L. Floyd; vice Col. Gary H. Tobey eff 27 Feb 2000 24 Sep 2001 PANHQ 59. Col. Lynda C. Robinson ; vice Col. David L. Floyd eff 22 Sep 2001 22 Sep 2005 PANHQ 79. Col. Lynda C. Robinson extended to 8 Oct 2005, eff 22 Sep 2005.

Researched by Louisa Morse, Col, CAP Updated by Mark Hess, Lt Col, CAP (As of 5 Sept 2013)