Before revision: Directors of NPIC Director Term of office Arthur C. Lundahl May 1953 – July 1973 John J. Hicks July 1973 – May 1978 Brigadier Gen. Rutledge P. Hazzard June 1978 – February 1984 Robert M. Huffstutler Feb 1984 – Jan 1988 Frank J. Ruocco February 1988 – February 1991 Leo A. Hazlewood February 1991 – September 1993 Nancy E. Bone October 1993 – September 1996 Cuban Missile Crisis NPIC first identified the Soviet Union's basing of missiles in Cuba in 1962.
After revision: Directors of NPIC Director Tenure Arthur C. Lundahl May 1953 – July 1973 John J. Hicks July 1973 – May 1978 Brigadier Gen. Rutledge P. Hazzard June 1978 – Februaryruary 1984 Robert M. Huffstutler Feb 1984 – January 1988 Frank J. Ruocco February 1988 – February 1991 Leo A. Hazlewood February 1991 – September 1993 Nancy E. Bone October 1993 – September 1996 Cuban Missile Crisis NPIC first identified the Soviet Union's basing of missiles in Cuba in 1962.