Lieutenant General Michael David Maples, USA (born 1949) served as the 16th Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), appointed on November 4, 2005. He received his third star on November 29. Maples also commanded the Joint Functional Component Command for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (JFCC-ISR) for the United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM). He transferred his Directorship of the Defense Intelligence Agency and his Command of JFCC-ISR to LTG Ronald Burgess on March 18, 2009. Maples formally served as the Vice Director of Management of the Joint Staff.