William E MacLure
William E. MacLure is a member of the Senior Executive Service who has served as Director of Security, Special Program Oversight and Information Protection within the Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force (SAF/AA) — the office designated SAF/AAZ, which functions as the Air Force's component-level Special Access Program Central Office (SAPCO).
| Role | Director, Security, Special Program Oversight and Information Protection, Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force (SAF/AAZ) |
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Role in UAP Programs
UAP Gerb's Special Access Required Vol.2 names MacLure among a small group of Senior Executive Service officials — alongside Randall G. Walden, Terry Phillips, and Lee M. Russ — the presenter alleges "operate key positions in legacy activity architecture." The video notes a structural tension in MacLure's role: while SAF/AAZ is nominally the Air Force's component SAPCO with oversight responsibility for Air Force Special Access Programs, the presenter alleges elements of the Air Force's UFO-related "outside activities" — architected under Edward C. Aldridge — were historically routed directly under SAF/AA in a manner that bypassed SAF/AAZ's own oversight authority. The presenter states that whether a given SAF/AAZ director is read into legacy activities appears to depend on the individual director and their personal history within the programs.