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■ 2010 USAF Almanac

The Air Force in Facts and Figures

Structure of the ForceHow the Air Force Is Organized

There is considerable variation in how the major commands and sub-ordinate units of the Air Force are organized. This overview describes both the typical organization chain and USAF’s Air and Space Expedi-tionary Force.

The Department of Defense (DOD) is a Cabinet agency headed by the Secretary of Defense. It was created in 1947 to consolidate pre-existing military agencies—the War Department and the Navy Department. Subordinate to DOD are the three military depart-ments (Army, Navy, and Air Force), each headed by a civilian Secretary.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) constitute the corporate military leader-ship of DOD. The Chairman and vice chairman of the JCS serve full-time in their positions. The service Chiefs are the military heads of their respective services, although JCS responsibilities take precedence.

The Department of the Air Force is headed by the Secretary of the Air Force, who is supported by a staff called the Secretariat. The Chief of Staff, USAF, heads the Air Staff, and the military heads of the major commands report to the Chief of Staff.

Most Air Force units fall under a major command, which has broad functional responsibilities. Major commands may be divided into numbered air forces.

The fundamental unit of the working Air Force is the wing. An objective wing contains an operations group, which includes aircrews, intelligence units, and others; a maintenance group, which includes maintenance squadrons; a mission support group, which includes such functions as civil engineers, logistics readiness, and security forces; and a medical group.

Most airmen are assigned to a squadron, which may comprise sev-eral flights.

In addition to these units, there are others, including centers, field operating agencies, and direct reporting units. Air and Space Expeditionary Force

To relieve chronic optempo problems stemming from back-to-back deploy-ments and operations, the Air Force developed an expeditionary concept initially called the Expeditionary Aero-space Force. The term EAF has since been supplanted by the term Air and Space Expeditionary Force (AEF). The term AEF also refers to a basic orga-

nizational unit. USAF groups its power projection and support forces into 10 AEF “buckets of capability” operating in five pairs.

Initially, combat air forces (CAF) deployed for a 90-day AEF rotation, with mobility air forces (MAF) and low-density, high-demand (LD/HD) forces operating on longer deployments as needed. In 2004, USAF went to a basic 120-day rotation, while LD/HD forces normally deployed for 180 days. (USAF’s LD/HD forces, including battle management, battlefield airmen, and reconnaissance assets, are in near constant use and rotate more frequently than most CAF and MAF elements.)

In 2009, USAF began arraying its airmen in Tempo Bands with differ-ent deployment-to-dwell ratios. For instance, Tempo Band A, which serves as the baseline group predominantly for CAF forces, deploys for 120 days with a 1:4 ratio—four months deployed to 16 months dwell time. Tempo Bands B through E operate on 180-day rotations, each with its own deploy-to-dwell ratio: B at 1:4, C at 1:3, D at 1:2, and E at 1:1. Thus, an airman in Band C, for instance, would have a six-month deployment fol-lowed by 18 months dwell time. ■

Current Air Force Leaders Date in Position

Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley Oct. 17, 2008

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton A. Schwartz Aug. 12, 2008

Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force CMSAF James A. Roy June 30, 2009

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The title General of the Army for Henry H. Arnold was changed to General of the Air Force by an act of Congress May 7, 1949. The position of Chief of Staff was established by a DOD-approved Army-Air Force Transfer Order issued Sept. 28, 1947.aThe Army Air Corps became a subordinate element of the Army Air Forces June 20, 1941. Since the Army Air Corps had been established by statute in 1926, its disestablish ment required an act of Congress, which did not take place until 1947. Between March 9, 1942, and Sept. 18, 1947, the Army Air Corps continued to exist as a combatant arm, and personnel of the Army Air Forces were still assigned to the Army Air Corps.

Commander (at highest rank)

Chief, Aeronautical DivisionCapt. Charles deForest ChandlerCapt. Arthur S. CowanCapt. Charles deForest ChandlerMaj. Samuel Reber

Chief, Aviation SectionLt. Col. Samuel ReberLt. Col. George O. SquierLt. Col. John B. BennetMaj. Benjamin D. FouloisBrig. Gen. Arthur I. DadeCol. Lawrence Brown

Director of Military AeronauticsMaj. Gen. William L. Kenly(Kept same title three months into absorption by Air Service)

Director of Air ServiceJohn D. RyanMaj. Gen. Charles T. Menoher

Chief of Air ServiceMaj. Gen. Charles T. MenoherMaj. Gen. Mason M. Patrick

Chief of Air CorpsMaj. Gen. Mason M. PatrickMaj. Gen. James E. FechetMaj. Gen. Benjamin D. FouloisMaj. Gen. Oscar WestoverMaj. Gen. Henry H. Arnold

Chief, Army Air ForcesLt. Gen. Henry H. Arnold

Commanding General, AAFGen. of the Army Henry H. ArnoldGen. Carl A. Spaatz

Dates of Service

Aug. 1, 1907-June 30, 1910 July 1, 1910-June 19, 1911June 20, 1911-Sept. 9, 1913Sept. 10, 1913-July 17, 1914

July 18, 1914-May 5, 1916May 20, 1916-Feb. 19, 1917 Feb. 19, 1917-June 30, 1917June 30, 1917-Nov. 12, 1917Nov. 12, 1917-Feb. 27, 1918Feb. 27, 1918-May 20, 1918

May 20, 1918-August 1918

Aug. 28, 1918-Nov. 27, 1918 Jan. 2, 1919-June 4, 1920

June 4, 1920-Oct. 4, 1921 Oct. 5, 1921-July 2, 1926

July 2, 1926-Dec. 13, 1927 Dec. 14, 1927-Dec. 19, 1931 Dec. 20, 1931-Dec. 21, 1935 Dec. 22, 1935-Sept. 21, 1938 Sept. 29, 1938-June 20, 1941

June 20, 1941-March 9, 1942

March 9, 1942-Feb. 9, 1946 Feb. 9, 1946-Sept. 26, 1947

The Nation’s Air Arm and Its Early Leaders

Designation

Aeronautical Division, US Signal CorpsAug. 1, 1907-July 18, 1914

Aviation Section, US Signal CorpsJuly 18, 1914-May 20, 1918

Division of Military Aeronautics, Secre-tary of WarMay 20, 1918-May 24, 1918

Army Air ServiceMay 24, 1918-July 2, 1926

Army Air Corps July 2, 1926-Sept. 18, 1947a

Army Air ForcesJune 20, 1941-Sept. 18, 1947

United States Air ForceSept. 18, 1947

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USAF Leaders Through the Years

USAF Chiefs of Staff

Gen. Carl A. SpaatzGen. Hoyt S. VandenbergGen. Nathan F. TwiningGen. Thomas D. WhiteGen. Curtis E. LeMayGen. John P. McConnellGen. John D. RyanGen. George S. BrownGen. David C. JonesGen. Lew Allen Jr. Gen. Charles A. GabrielGen. Larry D. WelchGen. Michael J. DuganGen. John Michael Loh (acting)Gen. Merrill A. McPeakGen. Ronald R. FoglemanGen. Ralph E. Eberhart (acting)Gen. Michael E. RyanGen. John P. JumperGen. T. Michael MoseleyGen. Duncan J. McNabb (acting)Gen. Norton A. Schwartz

Sept. 26, 1947April 30, 1948June 30, 1953

July 1, 1957June 30, 1961

Feb. 1, 1965Aug. 1, 1969Aug. 1, 1973July 1, 1974July 1, 1978July 1, 1982July 1, 1986July 1, 1990

Sept. 18, 1990Oct. 30, 1990Oct. 26, 1994Sept. 2, 1997Oct. 6, 1997

Sept. 6, 2001Sept. 2, 2005July 12, 2008Aug. 12, 2008

April 29, 1948June 29, 1953June 30, 1957June 30, 1961Jan. 31, 1965July 31, 1969July 31, 1973

June 30, 1974June 20, 1978June 30, 1982June 30, 1986June 30, 1990Sept. 17, 1990Oct. 29, 1990Oct. 25, 1994Sept. 1, 1997Oct. 5, 1997

Sept. 6, 2001Sept. 2, 2005July 12, 2008Aug. 12, 2008

Chief Master Sergeants of the Air ForceCMSAF Paul W. AireyCMSAF Donald L. HarlowCMSAF Richard D. KislingCMSAF Thomas N. BarnesCMSAF Robert D. GaylorCMSAF James M. McCoyCMSAF Arthur L. AndrewsCMSAF Sam E. ParishCMSAF James C. BinnickerCMSAF Gary R. PfingstonCMSAF David J. CampanaleCMSAF Eric W. BenkenCMSAF Frederick J. FinchCMSAF Gerald R. MurrayCMSAF Rodney J. McKinleyCMSAF James A. Roy

April 3, 1967Aug. 1, 1969Oct. 1, 1971Oct. 1, 1973Aug. 1, 1977Aug. 1, 1979Aug. 1, 1981Aug. 1, 1983July 1, 1986Aug. 1, 1990

Oct. 26, 1994Nov. 5, 1996

July 30, 1999July 1, 2002

June 30, 2006June 30, 2009

July 31, 1969Sept. 30, 1971Sept. 30, 1973July 31, 1977July 31, 1979July 31, 1981July 31, 1983

June 30, 1986July 31, 1990Oct. 25, 1994Nov. 4, 1996

July 30, 1999July 1, 2002

June 30, 2006June 30, 2009

USAF Vice Chiefs of StaffApril 28, 1948

March 17, 1950Oct. 9, 1950

June 29, 1953June 30, 1957June 30, 1961June 30, 1962July 31, 1964Jan. 31, 1965May 31, 1966July 31, 1966July 31, 1968July 31, 1969April 30, 1972Oct. 31, 1973Aug. 18, 1975

March 31, 1978June 30, 1978Feb. 29, 1980May 31, 1982

Oct. 5, 1983July 31, 1984July 31, 1985Jan. 31, 1987May 24, 1990

March 25, 1991July 28, 1994July 11, 1997May 26, 1999April 17, 2000

Nov. 5, 2001Aug. 11, 2003Sept. 2, 2005

Sept. 17, 2007Sept. 4, 2008Aug. 27, 2009

Oct. 10, 1947May 27, 1948May 22, 1950Oct. 10, 1950

June 30, 1953July 1, 1957July 1, 1961July 1, 1962Aug. 1, 1964

Feb. 19, 1965June 13, 1966

Aug. 1, 1966Aug. 1, 1968Aug. 1, 1969May 1, 1972Nov. 1, 1973

Sept. 1, 1975April 1, 1978July 1, 1978

March 1, 1980June 1, 1982Oct. 6, 1983Aug. 1, 1984Aug. 1, 1985Feb. 1, 1987

May 25, 1990May 16, 1991July 29, 1994July 11, 1997May 27, 1999April 17, 2000

Nov. 5, 2001Aug. 12, 2003Sept. 2, 2005

Sept. 17, 2007Oct. 8, 2008

Aug. 27, 2009

Gen. Hoyt S. VandenbergGen. Muir S. FairchildLt. Gen. Lauris Norstad (acting)Gen. Nathan F. TwiningGen. Thomas D. WhiteGen. Curtis E. LeMayGen. Frederic H. Smith Jr.Gen. Willliam F. McKeeGen. John P. McConnellGen. William H. BlanchardLt. Gen. Hewitt T. Wheless (acting)Gen. Bruce K. HollowayGen. John D. RyanGen. John C. MeyerGen. Horace M. WadeGen. Richard H. EllisGen. William V. McBrideGen. Lew Allen Jr.Gen. James A. HillGen. Robert C. MathisGen. Jerome F. O’MalleyGen. Lawrence A. SkantzeGen. Larry D. WelchGen. John L. PiotrowskiGen. Monroe W. Hatch Jr.Gen. John Michael LohGen. Michael P. C. CarnsGen. Thomas S. Moorman Jr.Gen. Ralph E. EberhartGen. Lester L. LylesGen. John W. HandyGen. Robert H. FoglesongGen. T. Michael MoseleyGen. John D. W. CorleyGen. Duncan J. McNabbGen. William M. Fraser IIIGen. Carrol H. Chandler

Secretaries of the Air ForceStuart SymingtonThomas K. FinletterHarold E. TalbottDonald A. QuarlesJames H. Douglas Jr.Dudley C. SharpEugene M. ZuckertHarold BrownRobert C. Seamans Jr.John L. McLucas (acting)John L. McLucasJames W. Plummer (acting)Thomas C. ReedJohn C. StetsonHans Mark (acting)Hans MarkVerne OrrRussell A. RourkeEdward C. Aldridge Jr. (acting)Edward C. Aldridge Jr.James F. McGovern (acting)John J. Welch Jr. (acting)Donald B. RiceMichael B. Donley (acting)Gen. Merrill A. McPeak (acting)Sheila E. WidnallF. Whitten Peters (acting)F. Whitten PetersLawrence J. Delaney (acting)James G. RochePeter B. Teets (acting) Michael L. Dominguez (acting)Preston M. Geren (acting)Michael W. WynneMichael B. Donley (acting)Michael B. Donley

Sept. 18, 1947April 24, 1950

Feb. 4, 1953Aug. 15, 1955

May 1, 1957Dec. 11, 1959Jan. 24, 1961

Oct. 1, 1965Feb. 15, 1969May 15, 1973July 18, 1973Nov. 24, 1975

Jan. 2, 1976April 6, 1977

May 18, 1979July 26, 1979Feb. 9, 1981Dec. 9, 1985April 8, 1986June 9, 1986

Dec. 16, 1988April 29, 1989May 22, 1989Jan. 20, 1993July 14, 1993Aug. 6, 1993Nov. 1, 1997

July 30, 1999Jan. 20, 2001 June 1, 2001Jan. 20, 2005

March 25, 2005July 29, 2005Nov. 3, 2005

June 21, 2008Oct. 17, 2008

April 24, 1950Jan. 20, 1953Aug. 13, 1955April 30, 1957Dec. 10, 1959Jan. 20, 1961

Sept. 30, 1965Feb. 15, 1969May 14, 1973July 18, 1973Nov. 23, 1975

Jan. 1, 1976April 6, 1977

May 18, 1979July 26, 1979Feb. 9, 1981

Nov. 30, 1985April 7, 1986June 8, 1986

Dec. 16, 1988April 29, 1989May 21, 1989Jan. 20, 1993July 13, 1993Aug. 5, 1993

Oct. 31, 1997July 30, 1999Jan. 20, 2001June 1, 2001Jan. 20, 2005

March 25, 2005July 29, 2005Nov. 3, 2005

June 20, 2008Oct. 17, 2008

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Air Combat Command

June 1, 1992June 23, 1995Feb. 28, 1996April 5, 1996

June 11, 1999Feb. 8, 2000

Sept. 6, 2001Nov. 14, 2001Nov. 17, 2004

Feb. 6, 2005May 26, 2005

Oct. 2, 2007Sept. 10, 2009

Gen. John Michael LohGen. Joseph W. RalstonLt. Gen. Brett M. Dula (acting)Gen. Richard E. HawleyGen. Ralph E. EberhartGen. John P. JumperLt. Gen. Donald G. Cook (acting)Gen. Hal M. HornburgLt. Gen. Bruce A. Wright (acting)Lt. Gen. William M. Fraser III (acting)Gen. Ronald E. KeysGen. John D. W. CorleyGen. William M. Fraser III

June 22, 1995Feb. 27, 1996April 4, 1996

June 11, 1999Feb. 8, 2000

Sept. 6, 2001Nov. 14, 2001Nov. 17, 2004

Feb. 6, 2005May 26, 2005

Oct. 2, 2007Sept. 10, 2009

Established March 21, 1946. Reassigned to Continental Air Command (1948). Discontinued July 1, 1950. Re-established as a major command and organized Jan. 1, 1951. Redesignated Aerospace Defense Command Jan. 15, 1968. In-activated March 31, 1980.

Air (Aerospace) Defense Command

Lt. Gen. George E. StratemeyerMaj. Gen. Gordon P. SavilleLt. Gen. Ennis C. WhiteheadGen. Benjamin W. ChidlawMaj. Gen. Frederic H. Smith Jr. (acting)Gen. Earle E. PartridgeLt. Gen. Joseph H. AtkinsonLt. Gen. Robert M. LeeMaj. Gen. Robert H. Terrill (acting)Lt. Gen. Herbert B. ThatcherLt. Gen. Arthur C. Agan Jr.Lt. Gen. Thomas K. McGeheeGen. Seth J. McKeeGen. Lucius D. Clay Jr.Gen. Daniel James Jr.Gen. James E. HillGen. James V. Hartinger

Nov. 30, 1948Sept. 1, 1949

Aug. 24, 1951May 31, 1955July 19, 1955

Sept. 16, 1956Feb. 28, 1961

July 5, 1963July 31, 1963July 31, 1967Feb. 28, 1970June 30, 1973Sept. 30, 1973Aug. 31, 1975Dec. 6, 1977

Dec. 31, 1979March 31, 1980

March 27, 1946Dec. 1, 1948Jan. 1, 1951

Aug. 25, 1951June 1, 1955July 20, 1955

Sept. 17, 1956March 1, 1961

July 6, 1963Aug. 1, 1963Aug. 1, 1967

March 1, 1970July 1, 1973Oct. 1, 1973

Sept. 1, 1975Dec. 6, 1977Jan. 1, 1980

Air Force Communications Command

Formerly Air Force Communications Service. Redesignated Air Force Commu-nications Command Nov. 15, 1979. Redesignated Air Force Command, Control, Communications, and Computer Agency, a FOA, July 1, 1991.

Feb. 15, 1962June 30, 1965Oct. 18, 1965

July 2, 1967Aug. 1, 1969

Oct. 31, 1973Aug. 24, 1975Oct. 31, 1977

June 21, 1979July 27, 1981June 1, 1984

Aug. 28, 1986March 29, 1988

May 16, 1989Nov. 9, 1990July 1, 1991

July 1, 1961Feb. 16, 1962

July 1, 1965Oct. 19, 1965July 15, 1967Aug. 1, 1969Nov. 1, 1973

Aug. 25, 1975Nov. 1, 1977

June 22, 1979July 27, 1981June 1, 1984

Aug. 28, 1986March 29, 1988

May 16, 1989Nov. 9, 1990

Maj. Gen. Harold W. GrantMaj. Gen. Kenneth P. BergquistMaj. Gen. J. Francis Taylor (acting)Maj. Gen. Richard P. KlockoMaj. Gen. Robert W. PaulsonMaj. Gen. Paul R. StoneyMaj. Gen. Donald L. WerbeckMaj. Gen. Rupert H. BurrisMaj. Gen. Robert E. SadlerMaj. Gen. Robert T. HerresMaj. Gen. Robert F. McCarthyMaj. Gen. Gerald L. PratherMaj. Gen. John T. StihlMaj. Gen. James S. Cassity Jr.Maj. Gen. Robert H. LudwigMaj. Gen. John S. Fairfield

See Electronic Security Command.

Air Force Intelligence Command

June 1, 1993Oct. 1, 1993

Maj. Gen. Gary W. O’ShaughnessyMaj. Gen. Kenneth A. Minihan

Oct. 1, 1991June 2, 1993

Organized as AAF Materiel and Services July 17, 1944. Redesignated AAF Technical Service Command Aug. 31, 1944. Redesignated Air Technical Ser-vice Command July 1, 1945. Redesignated Air Materiel Command March 9, 1946. Redesignated Air Force Logistics Command April 1, 1961. Inactivated July 1, 1992.

Air Force Logistics Command

Lt. Gen. Nathan F. TwiningGen. Joseph T. McNarneyLt. Gen. Benjamin W. ChidlawGen. Edwin W. RawlingsLt. Gen. William F. McKee (acting)Gen. Samuel E. AndersonGen. William F. McKeeGen. Mark E. Bradley Jr.Gen. Kenneth B. HobsonGen. Thomas P. GerrityLt. Gen. Lewis L. Mundell (acting)Gen. Jack G. MerrellGen. Jack J. CattonGen. William V. McBrideGen. F. Michael RogersGen. Bryce Poe IIGen. James P. MullinsGen. Earl T. O’LoughlinGen. Alfred G. HansenGen. Charles C. McDonald

Oct. 13, 1947Aug. 31, 1949Aug. 20, 1951Feb. 28, 1959

March 14, 1959July 31, 1961

June 30, 1962July 31, 1965July 31, 1967Feb. 24, 1968

March 28, 1968Sept. 11, 1972Aug. 31, 1974Aug. 31, 1975Jan. 31, 1978July 31, 1981Nov. 1, 1984

July 31, 1987Oct. 31, 1989

July 1, 1992

March 9, 1946Oct. 14, 1947Sept. 1, 1949Aug. 21, 1951March 1, 1959

March 15, 1959Aug. 1, 1961July 1, 1962Aug. 1, 1965Aug. 1, 1967

Feb. 24, 1968March 29, 1968Sept. 12, 1972

Sept. 1, 1974Sept. 1, 1975Feb. 1, 1978Aug. 1, 1981Nov. 1, 1984

July 31, 1987Oct. 31, 1989

Air Force Materiel Command

Gen. Ronald W. YatesGen. Henry Viccellio Jr.Lt. Gen. Kenneth E. Eickmann (acting)Gen. George T. Babbitt Jr.Gen. Lester L. LylesGen. Gregory S. MartinGen. Bruce CarlsonGen. Donald J. Hoffman

June 30, 1995May 9, 1997

May 29, 1997April 20, 2000Aug. 22, 2003Aug. 19, 2005Nov. 21, 2008

July 1, 1992June 30, 1995

May 9, 1997May 29, 1997April 20, 2000Aug. 22, 2003Aug. 19, 2005Nov. 21, 2008

Established as Army Air Corps Flying Training Command Jan. 23, 1942. Redesignated AAF Flying Training Command March 1942, then AAF Training Command July 31, 1943. Redesignated ATC July 1, 1946. Redesignated AETC July 1, 1993.

Air Education and Training Command

Lt. Gen. John K. CannonLt. Gen. Robert W. HarperMaj. Gen. Glenn O. Barcus (acting)Lt. Gen. Charles T. MyersLt. Gen. Frederic H. Smith Jr.Lt. Gen. James E. BriggsLt. Gen. Robert W. BurnsLt. Gen. William W. MomyerLt. Gen. Sam Maddux Jr.Lt. Gen. George B. SimlerLt. Gen. William V. McBrideLt. Gen. George H. McKeeGen. John W. RobertsGen. Bennie L. DavisGen. Thomas M. Ryan Jr.Gen. Andrew P. IosueLt. Gen. John A. ShaudLt. Gen. Robert C. OaksLt. Gen. Joseph W. AshyGen. Henry Viccellio Jr.Gen. Billy J. BolesGen. Lloyd W. NewtonGen. Hal M. HornburgLt. Gen. John D. Hopper Jr. (acting)Gen. Donald G. CookGen. William R. Looney IIIGen. Stephen R. Lorenz

Oct. 13, 1948June 30, 1954July 25, 1954July 31, 1958July 31, 1959July 31, 1963Aug. 10, 1964June 30, 1966Aug. 30, 1970Sept. 9, 1972Aug. 31, 1974Aug. 28, 1975April 1, 1979

July 28, 1981June 22, 1983Aug. 27, 1986June 5, 1988

June 24, 1990Dec. 9, 1992

June 19, 1995March 17, 1997

June 22, 2000Nov. 14, 2001Dec. 17, 2001June 17, 2005

July 2, 2008

April 13, 1946Oct. 14, 1948

July 1, 1954July 26, 1954Aug. 1, 1958Aug. 1, 1959Aug. 1, 1963

Aug. 11, 1964July 1, 1966

Sept. 1, 1970Sept. 9, 1972Sept. 1, 1974Aug. 29, 1975April 1, 1979

July 29, 1981June 23, 1983Aug. 28, 1986June 6, 1988

June 25, 1990Dec. 10, 1992June 20, 1995

March 17, 1997June 22, 2000Nov. 14, 2001Dec. 17, 2001June 17, 2005

July 2, 2008

Air Force Global Strike CommandLt. Gen. Frank G. Klotz Aug. 7, 2010

Formerly Strategic Air Command.

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Sept. 1, 1982July 30, 1984

Oct. 1, 1986Oct. 29, 1987

March 29, 1990March 23, 1992

June 30, 1992Sept. 13, 1994Aug. 26, 1996Aug. 14, 1998Feb. 22, 2000April 19, 2002

April 1, 2006June 26, 2006

Oct. 3, 2007Oct. 12, 2007

Gen. James V. HartingerGen. Robert T. HerresMaj. Gen. Maurice C. PaddenLt. Gen. Donald J. KutynaLt. Gen. Thomas S. Moorman Jr.Gen. Donald J. KutynaGen. Charles A. HornerGen. Joseph W. AshyGen. Howell M. Estes IIIGen. Richard B. MyersGen. Ralph E. EberhartGen. Lance W. LordLt. Gen. Frank G. Klotz (acting)Gen. Kevin P. ChiltonLt. Gen. Michael A. Hamel (acting)Gen. C. Robert Kehler

July 30, 1984Oct. 1, 1986

Oct. 29, 1987March 29, 1990March 23, 1992

June 30, 1992Sept. 13, 1994Aug. 26, 1996Aug. 14, 1998Feb. 22, 2000April 19, 2002

April 1, 2006June 26, 2006

Oct. 3, 2007Oct. 12, 2007

Air Force Space Command

Air Force Special Operations Command

Maj. Gen. Thomas E. EggersMaj. Gen. Bruce L. FisterMaj. Gen. James L. Hobson Jr.Maj. Gen. Charles R. HollandLt. Gen. Maxwell C. BaileyLt. Gen. Paul V. HesterLt. Gen. Michael W. WooleyLt. Gen. Donald C. Wurster

May 22, 1990June 30, 1991July 22, 1994

July 9, 1997Aug. 5, 1999

Jan. 16, 2002July 1, 2004

Nov. 27, 2007

June 30, 1991July 22, 1994

July 9, 1997Aug. 5, 1999

Jan. 16, 2002July 1, 2004

Nov. 27, 2007

Air Force Systems Command

Formerly Air Research and Development Command. Redesignated Air Force Systems Command April 1, 1961. Inactivated July 1, 1992.

Maj. Gen. David M. SchlatterLt. Gen. Earle E. PartridgeLt. Gen. Donald L. PuttLt. Gen. Thomas S. PowerMaj. Gen. John W. Sessums (acting)Lt. Gen. Samuel E. AndersonMaj. Gen. John W. Sessums (acting)Gen. Bernard A. SchrieverGen. James FergusonGen. George S. BrownGen. Samuel C. PhillipsGen. William J. EvansGen. Lew Allen Jr.Gen. Alton D. SlayGen. Robert T. MarshGen. Lawrence A. SkantzeGen. Bernard P. RandolphGen. Ronald W. Yates

Feb. 1, 1950June 24, 1951June 30, 1953April 15, 1954

July 1, 1957Aug. 1, 1957

March 10, 1959April 25, 1959Sept. 1, 1966Sept. 1, 1970Aug. 1, 1973

Sept. 1, 1975Aug. 1, 1977

March 14, 1978Feb. 1, 1981Aug. 1, 1984

July 17, 1987April 1, 1990

June 24, 1951June 20, 1953April 14, 1954June 30, 1957July 31, 1957

March 9, 1959April 24, 1959Aug. 31, 1966Aug. 30, 1970July 31, 1973Aug. 31, 1975July 31, 1977

March 13, 1978Feb. 1, 1981Aug. 1, 1984

July 17, 1987April 1, 1990July 1, 1992

Air Force Reserve Command

Jan. 26, 1972March 15, 1972

April 8, 1975April 16, 1979Oct. 31, 1982Oct. 31, 1986Oct. 31, 1990Oct. 31, 1994June 9, 1998

Sept. 25, 1998June 1, 2004

June 24, 2004June 24, 2008

Aug. 1, 1968Jan. 27, 1972

March 16, 1972April 16, 1975April 17, 1979

Nov. 1, 1982Nov. 1, 1986Nov. 1, 1990Nov. 1, 1994June 9, 1998

Sept. 25, 1998June 1, 2004

June 24, 2004June 24, 2008

Maj. Gen. Rollin B. Moore Jr.Brig. Gen. Alfred Verhulst (acting)Maj. Gen. Homer I. LewisMaj. Gen. William LyonMaj. Gen. Richard BodycombeMaj. Gen. Sloan R. GillMaj. Gen. Roger P. ScheerMaj. Gen. John J. Closner IIIMaj. Gen. Robert A. McIntoshMaj. Gen. David R. Smith (acting)Lt. Gen. James E. Sherrard IIIMaj. Gen. J .J. Batbie Jr. (acting)Lt. Gen. John A. BradleyLt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr.

Formerly Air Force Reserve, AFRC became a major command Feb. 17, 1997.

Air University

May 17, 1948Oct. 15, 1948July 27, 1951Feb. 28, 1953April 14, 1953May 31, 1955

June 30, 1958July 31, 1961Dec. 31, 1963July 31, 1965July 31, 1968July 31, 1970Oct. 31, 1973Aug. 31, 1975

July 1, 1979July 24, 1981Aug. 1, 1984Nov. 6, 1986

July 12, 1988Oct. 6, 1989Jan. 4, 1990

Oct. 26, 1992June 30, 1993

March 15, 1946May 17, 1948Oct. 16, 1948July 28, 1951

March 1, 1953April 15, 1953June 1, 1955July 15, 1958Aug. 1, 1961Jan. 1, 1964Aug. 1, 1965Aug. 1, 1968Aug. 1, 1970Nov. 1, 1973

Sept. 1, 1975July 1, 1979

July 24, 1981Aug. 1, 1984Nov. 6, 1986

July 12, 1988Oct. 6, 1989Jan. 4, 1990

Oct. 27, 1992

Maj. Gen. Muir S. FairchildMaj. Gen. Robert W. HarperGen. George C. KenneyLt. Gen. Idwal H. EdwardsMaj. Gen. John DeF. Barker (acting)Lt. Gen. Laurence S. KuterLt. Gen. Dean C. StrotherLt. Gen. Walter E. ToddLt. Gen. Troup Miller Jr.Lt. Gen. Ralph P. Swofford Jr.Lt. Gen. John W. Carpenter IIILt. Gen. Albert P. ClarkLt. Gen. Alvan C. Gillem IILt. Gen. F. Michael RogersLt. Gen. Raymond B. FurlongLt. Gen. Stanley M. UmsteadLt. Gen. Charles G. ClevelandLt. Gen. Thomas C. RichardsLt. Gen. Truman SpangrudLt. Gen. Ralph E. HavensMaj. Gen. David C. ReedLt. Gen. Charles G. BoydLt. Gen. Jay W. Kelley

Established as AAF School of Applied Tactics Oct. 16, 1943 (assumed history of Air Services School, dating from 1920). Redesignated AAF School June 1, 1945. Given Majcom status Nov. 29, 1945. Redesignated AU May 12, 1946. Part of ATC between May 1978 and July 1983. Ceased to be a Majcom and was assigned to AETC July 1, 1993.

Air Proving Ground Command

Designated a center December 1957.

August 1948June 1950July 1952April 1955July 1957

Maj. Gen. Carl A. BrandtMaj. Gen. William E. KepnerMaj. Gen. Bryant L. BoatnerMaj. Gen. Patrick W. TimberlakeMaj. Gen. Robert W. Burns

October 1946August 1948

July 1950July 1952

August 1955

Air National Guard

October 1948Sept. 25, 1950

Jan. 4, 1954Aug. 5, 1962

April 19, 1974Jan. 31, 1977April 1, 1981Nov. 1, 1988

Jan. 28, 1994Jan. 28, 1998Dec. 3, 2001June 3, 2002May 20, 2006Nov. 17, 2008

Feb. 2, 2009

Nov. 28, 1945October 1948Oct. 13, 1950Jan. 26, 1954Aug. 6, 1962

April 20, 1974Feb. 1, 1977April 1, 1981Nov. 1, 1988

Jan. 28, 1994Jan. 28, 1998Dec. 3, 2001June 3, 2002May 20, 2006Nov. 17, 2008

Feb. 2, 2009

Col. William A. R. RobertsonMaj. Gen. George G. FinchMaj. Gen. Earl T. RicksMaj. Gen. Winston P. WilsonMaj. Gen. I. G. BrownMaj. Gen. John J. PeschMaj. Gen. John T. GuiceMaj. Gen. John B. ConawayMaj. Gen. Philip G. KilleyMaj. Gen. Donald W. ShepperdMaj. Gen. Paul A. Weaver Jr.Brig. Gen. David A. Brubaker (acting)Lt. Gen. Daniel James IIILt. Gen. Craig R. McKinleyMaj. Gen. Emmett R. Titshaw Jr. (acting)Lt. Gen. Harry M. Wyatt III

Air Mobility Command

Gen. Hansford T. JohnsonGen. Ronald R. FoglemanGen. Robert L. RutherfordGen. Walter KrossGen. Charles T. Robertson Jr.Gen. John W. HandyLt. Gen. Christopher A. Kelly (acting) Gen. Duncan J. McNabbGen. Arthur J. LichteGen. Raymond E. Johns Jr.

Aug. 22, 1992Oct. 17, 1994July 15, 1996Aug. 3, 1998Nov. 5, 2001

Sept. 7, 2005Oct. 14, 2005Sept. 7, 2007Nov. 20, 2009

June 1, 1992Aug. 23, 1992Oct. 18, 1994July 15, 1996Aug. 3, 1998Nov. 5, 2001

Sept. 7, 2005 Oct. 14, 2005Sept. 7, 2007Nov. 20, 2009

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Activated as Alaskan Air Force (1942). Redesignated Eleventh Air Force (1942). Redesignated Alaskan Air Command (1945). Redesignated 11th Air Force Aug. 9, 1990, under PACAF.

Alaskan Air Command

Feb. 25, 1949Dec. 27, 1950Oct. 14, 1952Feb. 26, 1953

Feb. 1, 1956Feb. 24, 1956July 16, 1956Oct. 23, 1956

June 27, 1957Aug. 18, 1957Aug. 13, 1958July 19, 1961July 25, 1961Aug. 8, 1963

Aug. 14, 1963Nov. 14, 1966July 24, 1969July 31, 1972June 5, 1973

March 2, 1974March 18, 1974

June 30, 1975Oct. 14, 1976

June 30, 1978April 1, 1981

Aug. 31, 1983Sept. 26, 1985May 22, 1988Aug. 9, 1990

Brig. Gen. Joseph H. AtkinsonBrig. Gen. Frank A. Armstrong Jr.Maj. Gen. William D. OldBrig. Gen. W. R. AgeeMaj. Gen. George R. AchesonBrig. Gen. T. Alan Bennett (acting)Lt. Gen. Joseph H. AtkinsonMaj. Gen. Frank A. Armstrong Jr.Maj. Gen. James H. DaviesLt. Gen. Frank A. Armstrong Jr.Brig. Gen. Kenneth H. GibsonMaj. Gen. C. F. NecrasonBrig. Gen. Jack A. Gibbs (acting)Maj. Gen. Wendell W. BowmanCol. Alfred Walton (acting)Maj. Gen. James C. JensenMaj. Gen. Thomas E. MooreMaj. Gen. Joseph A. CunninghamMaj. Gen. Donavon F. SmithMaj. Gen. Charles W. Carson Jr.Col. David T. Stockman (acting)Maj. Gen. Jack K. GambleLt. Gen. James E. HillLt. Gen. M. L. BoswellLt. Gen. Winfield W. Scott Jr.Lt. Gen. Lynwood E. ClarkLt. Gen. Bruce K. BrownLt. Gen. David L. NicholsLt. Gen. Thomas G. McInerney

Oct. 1, 1946Feb. 26, 1949Dec. 27, 1950Oct. 27, 1952Feb. 26, 1953

Feb. 1, 1956Feb. 24, 1956July 17, 1956Oct. 24, 1956

June 28, 1957Aug. 19, 1957Aug. 14, 1958July 20, 1961July 26, 1961Aug. 9, 1963

Aug. 15, 1963Nov. 15, 1966July 25, 1969Aug. 1, 1972

June 18, l973March 3, 1974

March 19, 1974July 1, 1975

Oct. 15, 1976July 1, 1978April 1, 1981Sept. 1, 1983

Sept. 27, 1985May 22, 1988

Continental Air Command

Established Dec. 1, 1948. Inactivated Aug. 1, 1968.

Lt. Gen. George E. StratemeyerLt. Gen. Ennis C. WhiteheadMaj. Gen. Willis H. HaleLt. Gen. Leon W. JohnsonLt. Gen. Charles B. Stone IIILt. Gen. William E. HallLt. Gen. Gordon A. BlakeLt. Gen. Edward J. TimberlakeLt. Gen. Henry Viccellio Sr.

Dec. 1, 1948April 15, 1949Dec. 14, 1950Feb. 18, 1952Dec. 15, 1955

July 1, 1957Sept. 30, 1961

July 1, 1962Aug. 1, 1966

April 15, 1949Dec. 14, 1950Feb. 18, 1952Dec. 14, 1955June 30, 1957Sept. 30, 1961June 30, 1962

July 1966Aug. 1, 1968

Electronic Security Command

Formerly USAF Security Service. Redesignated: Electronic Security Command Aug. 1, 1979; Air Force Intelligence Command Oct. 1, 1991; Air Intelligence Agency, Oct. 1, 1993.

July 5, 1949Feb. 21, 1951Feb. 13, 1953

Jan. 3, 1957Aug. 5, 1959

Sept. 20, 1959Aug. 31, 1962Oct. 15, 1965July 18, 1969Feb. 23, 1973May 16, 1974July 31, 1975Jan. 18, 1979July 31, 1983April 16, 1985Aug. 14, 1989

Oct. 1, 1991

Oct. 26, 1948July 6, 1949

Feb. 22, 1951Feb. 14, 1953

Jan. 4, 1957Aug. 6, 1959

Sept. 21, 1959Sept. 1, 1962Oct. 16, 1965July 19, 1969Feb. 24, 1973May 17, 1974Aug. 1, 1975

Jan. 19, 1979Aug. 1, 1983

April 17, 1985Aug. 15, 1989

Col. Roy H. Lynn Col. Travis M. HetheringtonMaj. Gen. Roy H. LynnMaj. Gen. Harold H. BassettMaj. Gen. Gordon L. BlakeMaj. Gen. John B. AckermanMaj. Gen. Millard LewisMaj. Gen. Richard P. KlockoMaj. Gen. Louis E. CoiraMaj. Gen. Carl W. StapletonMaj. Gen. Walter T. GalliganMaj. Gen. Howard P. SmithMaj. Gen. Kenneth D. BurnsMaj. Gen. Doyle E. LarsonMaj. Gen. John B. MarksMaj. Gen. Paul H. MartinMaj. Gen. Gary W. O’Shaughnessy

Pacific Air Command/Seventh Air Force

Formerly Seventh Air Force. Redesignated Pacific Air Command Dec. 15, 1947. Discontinued June 1, 1949.

Maj. Gen. Ralph H. WootenBrig. Gen. Robert F. Travis

Aug. 31, 1948June 1, 1949

April 1947Sept. 1, 1948

Northeast Air Command

Maj. Gen. Lyman P. WhittenMaj. Gen. Charles T. MyersLt. Gen. Glenn O. Barcus

Oct. 6, 1950March 14, 1952

July 26, 1954

March 14, 1952July 26, 1954

March 31, 1957

Newfoundland Base Command, part of Military Air Transport Service, reorga-nized and redesignated Northeast Air Command, a new major command, Oct. 1, 1950. Inactivated March 31, 1957.

Military Airlift Command

Maj. Gen. Robert W. HarperLt. Gen. Laurence S. KuterLt. Gen. Joseph SmithLt. Gen. William H. TunnerGen. Joe W. Kelly Jr.Gen. Howell M. Estes Jr.Gen. Jack J. CattonLt. Gen. Jay T. Robbins (acting)Gen. Paul K. CarltonGen. William G. Moore Jr.Gen. Robert E. HuyserGen. James R. AllenGen. Thomas M. Ryan Jr.Gen. Duane H. CassidyGen. Hansford T. Johnson

June 1, 1948Oct. 28, 1951

June 30, 1958May 31, 1960July 18, 1964July 31, 1969

Sept. 12, 1972Sept. 25, 1972

March 31, 1977June 30, 1979June 26, 1981June 30, 1983Sept. 19, 1985Sept. 20, 1989

June 1, 1992

July 1, 1947June 1, 1948

Nov. 15, 1951July 1, 1958

June 1, 1960July 19, 1964Aug. 1, 1969

Sept. 12, 1972Sept. 26, 1972

April 1, 1977July 1, 1979

June 26, 1981July 1, 1983

Sept. 20, 1985Sept. 20, 1989

Antecedents: AAC Ferrying Command (1941); AAF Ferrying Command (1942); Air Transport Command (1942, inactivated June 1, 1948). Military Air Transport Service established June 1, 1948. Redesignated Military Airlift Command Jan. 1, 1966. In 1982, the inactivated Air Transport Command was consolidated with MAC. Inactivated June 1, 1992.

Headquarters Command

Established as Bolling Field Command (1946). Redesignated Headquarters Command, USAF, March 17, 1958. Inactivated in 1976.

Brig. Gen. Burton M. HoveyBrig. Gen. Sydney D. GrubbsBrig. Gen. Morris J. LeeBrig. Gen. Stoyte O. RossMaj. Gen. Reuben C. Hood Jr. Maj. Gen. Brooke E. AllenMaj. Gen. Rollen H. AnthisMaj. Gen. Milton B. AdamsMaj. Gen. Nils O. OhmanMaj. Gen. John L. LockeMaj. Gen. Maurice R. ReillyMaj. Gen. William C. Norris

Jan. 3, 1946Dec. 14, 1948

Oct. 2, 1950June 14, 1952

Aug. 1, 1956Aug. 3, 1959

Jan. 10, 1966Dec. 1, 1967July 5, 1968May 1, 1972

Feb. 26, 1974Sept. 1, 1975

Dec. 13, 1948Oct. 1, 1950

June 13, 1952July 4, 1956

June 30, 1959Dec. 31, 1965Nov. 30, 1967June 30, 1968April 30, 1972Feb. 25, 1974August 1975

June 30, 1976

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Strategic Air Command

Gen. George C. KenneyGen. Curtis E. LeMayGen. Thomas S. PowerGen. John D. RyanGen. Joseph J. NazzaroGen. Bruce K. HollowayGen. John C. MeyerGen. Russell E. DoughertyGen. Richard H. EllisGen. Bennie L. DavisGen. Larry D. WelchGen. John T. ChainGen. George L. Butler

Oct. 18, 1948June 30, 1957Nov. 30, 1964Jan. 31, 1967July 28, 1968April 30, 1972July 31, 1974July 31, 1977July 31, 1981July 31, 1985

June 30, 1986Jan. 31, 1991June 1, 1992

March 21, 1946Oct. 19, 1948

July 1, 1957Dec. 1, 1964Feb. 1, 1967

July 29, 1968May 1, 1972Aug. 1, 1974Aug. 1, 1977Aug. 1, 1981Aug. 1, 1985July 1, 1986Feb. 1, 1991

Established as Continental Air Forces Dec. 13, 1944. Redesignated Strategic Air Command March 21, 1946. Inactivated June 1, 1992. Redesignated Air Force Global Strike Command and reactivated Aug. 7, 2009.

Tactical Air Command

Established March 21, 1946. Reassigned to Continental Air Command (1948). Removed from CAC and returned to major command status Dec. 1, 1950. Inacti-vated June 1, 1992.

Lt. Gen. Elwood R. QuesadaMaj. Gen. Robert M. LeeMaj. Gen. Glenn O. BarcusGen. John K. CannonGen. Otto P. WeylandGen. Frank F. EverestGen. Walter C. Sweeney Jr.Gen. Gabriel P. DisoswayGen. William W. MomyerGen. Robert J. DixonGen. W. L. CreechGen. Jerome F. O’MalleyGen. Robert D. RussGen. John Michael Loh

March 21, 1946Dec. 24, 1948July 17, 1950Jan. 25, 1951April 1, 1954Aug. 1, 1959Oct. 1, 1961Aug. 1, 1965Aug. 1, 1968Oct. 1, 1973May 1, 1978Nov. 1, 1984

May 22, 1985March 27, 1991

Nov. 23, 1948June 20, 1950Jan. 25, 1951

March 31, 1954July 31, 1959

Sept. 30, 1961July 31, 1965July 31, 1968

Sept. 30, 1973April 30, 1978

Nov. 1, 1984April 20, 1985

March 26, 1991June 1, 1992

Activated as 8th Air Force (1942). Redesignated Eighth Air Force Sept. 18, 1942. Redesignated US Strategic Air Forces in Europe (1944). Redesignated USAFE Aug. 7, 1945.

US Air Forces in Europe

Brig. Gen. John F. McBlain (acting)Lt. Gen. Curtis E. LeMayLt. Gen. John K. CannonGen. Lauris NorstadLt. Gen. William H. TunnerGen. Frank F. EverestGen. Frederic H. Smith Jr.Gen. Truman H. LandonGen. Gabriel P. DisoswayGen. Bruce K. HollowayGen. Maurice A. PrestonGen. Horace M. WadeGen. Joseph R. HolzappleGen. David C. JonesGen. John W. VogtGen. Richard H. EllisGen. William J. EvansGen. John W. PaulyGen. Charles A. GabrielGen. Billy M. MinterGen. Charles L. Donnelly Jr.Gen. William L. KirkGen. Michael J. DuganGen. Robert C. OaksGen. James L. JamersonGen. Richard E. HawleyGen. Michael E. RyanLt. Gen. William J. Begert (acting)Gen. John P. JumperGen. Gregory S. MartinGen. Robert H. Foglesong Gen. William T. HobbinsMaj. Gen. Marc E. Rogers (acting)Gen. Roger A. Brady

Oct. 20, 1947Oct. 15, 1948Jan. 20, 1951July 26, 1953

June 30, 1957July 31, 1959

June 30, 1961July 31, 1963July 31, 1965July 31, 1966July 31, 1968Jan. 31, 1969Aug. 31, 1971June 30, 1974Aug. 31, 1975July 31, 1977Aug. 1, 1978Aug. 1, 1980

June 30, 1982Nov. 1, 1984May 1, 1987

April 12, 1989June 26, 1990July 29, 1994July 16, 1995April 4, 1996Oct. 5, 1997Dec. 5, 1997

Jan. 13, 2000Aug. 12, 2003Dec. 6, 2005

Dec. 10, 2007Jan. 17, 2008

Aug. 14, 1947Oct. 20, 1947Oct. 16, 1948Jan. 21, 1951July 27, 1953

July 1, 1957Aug. 1, 1959July 1, 1961Aug. 1, 1963Aug. 1, 1965Aug. 1, 1966Aug. 1, 1968Feb. 1, 1969

Sept. 1, 1971July 1, 1974

Sept. 1, 1975Aug. 1, 1977Aug. 1, 1978Aug. 1, 1980July 1, 1982Nov. 1, 1984May 1, 1987

April 12, 1989June 26, 1990July 29, 1994July 17, 1995April 4, 1996Oct. 6, 1997Dec. 5, 1997

Jan. 13, 2000Aug. 12, 2003Dec. 6, 2005

Dec. 10, 2007Jan. 17, 2008

Activated as Panama Canal Air Force (1940). Redesignated Caribbean Air Force (1941). Redesignated 6th Air Force Feb. 5, 1942, then Sixth Air Force Sept. 18, 1942. Redesignated Caribbean Air Command July 31, 1946. Re desig nated US Air Forces Southern Command July 8, 1963. Inactivated Jan. 1, 1976.

US Air Forces Southern Command/Caribbean

Maj. Gen. Hubert R. Harmon Brig. Gen. Glen C. Jamison (acting)Maj. Gen. Willis H. HaleBrig. Gen. Rosenham BeamBrig. Gen. Emil C. KielMaj. Gen. Reuben C. Hood Jr. Maj. Gen. Truman H. LandonMaj. Gen. Leland S. StranathanMaj. Gen. Robert A. BreitweiserMaj. Gen. Reginald J. ClizbeMaj. Gen. Kenneth O. SanbornMaj. Gen. Arthur G. SalisburyMaj. Gen. James M. Breedlove

Oct. 3, 1947Nov. 12, 1947Oct. 19, 1949Nov. 5, 1950

June 10, 1953June 16, 1956

June 1, 1959Sept. 8, 1963July 9, 1966

June 14, 1968April 7, 1972

October 1974Jan. 1, 1976

July 31, 1946Oct. 4, 1947

Nov. 13, 1947Oct. 20, 1949Nov. 6, 1950

June 11, 1953June 20, 1956

Aug. 3, 1959Sept. 11, 1963

Aug. 6, 1966June 14, 1968

April 7, 1972October 1974

USAF Academy SuperintendentsLt. Gen. Hubert R. HarmonMaj. Gen. James E. BriggsMaj. Gen. William S. StoneMaj. Gen. Robert H. WarrenLt. Gen. Thomas S. Moorman Sr.Lt. Gen. Albert P. ClarkLt. Gen. James R. AllenLt. Gen. Kenneth L. TallmanMaj. Gen. Robert E. KelleyLt. Gen. Winfield W. Scott Jr.Lt. Gen. Charles R. HammLt. Gen. Bradley C. HosmerLt. Gen. Paul E. SteinLt. Gen. Tad J. OelstromLt. Gen. John R. DallagerLt. Gen. John W. Rosa Jr.Lt. Gen. John F. RegniLt. Gen. Michael C. Gould

July 27, 1954July 28, 1956Aug. 17, 1959

July 1, 1962July 1, 1965Aug. 1, 1970Aug. 1, 1974

June 28, 1977June 16, 1981June 16, 1983June 26, 1987

July 1, 1991July 8, 1994Aug. 1, 1997June 9, 2000June 1, 2003Oct. 24, 2005June 9, 2009

July 27, 1956Aug. 16, 1959June 30, 1962June 30, 1965July 31, 1970July 31, 1974

June 27, 1977June 15, 1981June 15, 1983June 25, 1987

July 1, 1991July 7, 1994

July 31, 1997June 9, 2000June 1, 2003Oct. 24, 2005June 9, 2009

Pacific Air Forces

Lt. Gen. Ennis C. WhiteheadLt. Gen. George E. StratemeyerLt. Gen. Earle E. Partridge (acting)Gen. Otto P. WeylandGen. Earle E. PartridgeGen. Laurence S. KuterGen. Emmett O’Donnell Jr. Gen. Jacob E. SmartGen. Hunter Harris Jr.Gen. John D. RyanGen. Joseph J. NazzaroGen. Lucius D. Clay Jr.Gen. John W. VogtGen. Louis L. Wilson Jr.Lt. Gen. James A. HillLt. Gen. James D. HughesLt. Gen. Arnold W. BraswellGen. Jerome F. O’MalleyGen. Robert W. BazleyGen. Jack I. GregoryGen. Merrill A. McPeakLt. Gen. James B. DavisGen. Jimmie V. AdamsGen. Robert L. RutherfordGen. John G. LorberGen. Richard B. MyersGen. Patrick K. GambleLt. Gen. Lansford E. Trapp (acting)Gen. William J. BegertGen. Paul V. HesterGen. Carrol H. ChandlerGen Gary L. North

April 25, 1949May 20, 1951June 9, 1951

March 25, 1954May 31, 1955July 31, 1959July 31, 1963July 31, 1964Jan. 31, 1967July 31, 1968July 31, 1971

Sept. 30, 1973June 30, 1974May 31, 1977

June 14, 1978July 1, 1981

Sept. 30, 1983Nov. 1, 1984

Dec. 16, 1986July 22, 1988Oct. 30, 1990Feb. 19, 1991Jan. 25, 1993Oct. 12, 1994

July 7, 1997July 23, 1998April 9, 2001May 4, 2001July 2, 2004

Nov. 30, 2007Aug. 19, 2009

Dec. 30, 1945April 26, 1949May 21, 1951

June 10, 1951March 26, 1954

June 1, 1955Aug. 1, 1959Aug. 1, 1963Aug. 1, 1964Feb. 1, 1967Aug. 1, 1968Aug. 1, 1971Oct. 1, 1973July 1, 1974

June 1, 1977June 15, 1978

July 1, 1981Oct. 8, 1983Nov. 1, 1984

Dec. 16, 1986July 22, 1988Nov. 5, 1990

Feb. 19, 1991Jan. 26, 1993Oct. 12, 1994

July 7, 1997July 23, 1998April 9, 2001May 4, 2001July 2, 2004

Nov. 30, 2007Aug. 19, 2009

Activated as Far East Air Forces Aug. 3, 1944. Redesignated Pacific Air Com-mand, US Army, Dec. 6, 1945. Redesignated FEAF Jan. 1, 1947. Redesignated Pacific Air Forces July 1, 1957.

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DOD LeadersSecretaries of Defense

James V. ForrestalLouis A. JohnsonGeorge C. MarshallRobert A. LovettCharles E. WilsonNeil H. McElroyThomas S. GatesRobert S. McNamaraClark M. CliffordMelvin R. LairdElliot L. RichardsonJames R. SchlesingerDonald H. RumsfeldHarold BrownCaspar W. WeinbergerFrank C. CarlucciRichard B. CheneyLes AspinWilliam J. PerryWilliam S. CohenDonald H. RumsfeldRobert M. Gates

March 28, 1949Sept. 19, 1950Sept. 12, 1951Jan. 20, 1953

Oct. 8, 1957Dec. 1, 1959

Jan. 20, 1961Feb. 29, 1968Jan. 20, 1969Jan. 29, 1973May 24, 1973Nov. 19, 1975Jan. 20, 1977Jan. 20, 1981Nov. 23, 1987Jan. 20, 1989Jan. 20, 1993Feb. 3, 1994

Jan. 23, 1997Jan. 20, 2001Dec. 18, 2006

Sept. 17, 1947 March 28, 1949Sept. 21, 1950Sept. 17, 1951Jan. 28, 1953

Oct. 9, 1957Dec. 2, 1959

Jan. 21, 1961March 1, 1968Jan. 22, 1969Jan. 30, 1973

July 2, 1973Nov. 20, 1975Jan. 21, 1977Jan. 21, 1981Nov. 23, 1987

March 21, 1989Jan. 21, 1993Feb. 3, 1994

Jan. 24, 1997Jan. 20, 2001Dec. 18, 2006

US European CommandJuly 11, 1953Nov. 20, 1956

Nov. 1, 1962May 5, 1969Nov. 1, 1974

June 27, 1979June 25, 1987June 23, 1992Oct. 21, 1993July 10, 1997May 2, 2000

Jan. 16, 2003Dec. 4, 2006

June 30, 2009

Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway, USAGen. Alfred M. Gruenther, USAGen. Lauris Norstad, USAFGen. Lyman L. Lemnitzer, USAGen. Andrew J. Goodpaster, USA Gen. Alexander M. Haig Jr., USAGen. Bernard W. Rogers, USAGen. John R. Galvin, USAGen. John M. Shalikashvili, USAGen. George A. Joulwan, USAGen. Wesley K. Clark, USAGen. Joseph W. Ralston, USAFGen. James L. Jones, USMCGen. Bantz J. Craddock, USAAdm. James G. Stavridis, USN

Aug. 1, 1952July 11, 1953Nov. 20, 1956

Nov. 1, 1962May 5, 1969Nov. 1, 1974

June 27, 1979June 25, 1987June 23, 1992Oct. 21, 1993July 10, 1997May 2, 2000

Jan. 16, 2003Dec. 4, 2006

June 30, 2009

Formerly US Atlantic Command, established Dec. 1, 1947, redesignated Oct. 7, 1999.

US Joint Forces CommandFeb. 1, 1950

Aug. 15, 1951April 12, 1954Feb. 28, 1960April 30, 1963April 30, 1965June 17, 1967Sept. 30, 1970Oct. 31, 1972May 30, 1975

Sept. 30, 1978Sept. 30, 1982Nov. 27, 1985Nov. 22, 1988May 18, 1990July 13, 1992Oct. 31, 1994

Sept. 24, 1997Sept. 5, 2000Oct. 2, 2002Aug. 1, 2005

Nov. 10, 2005Nov. 9, 2007

Adm. William H. P. Blandy, USNAdm. William M. Fechteler, USNAdm. Lynde D. McCormick, USNAdm. Jerauld Wright, USNAdm. Robert L. Dennison, USNAdm. Harold P. Smith, USNAdm. Thomas H. Moorer, USNAdm. Ephraim P. Holmes, USNAdm. Charles K. Duncan, USNAdm. Ralph W. Cousins, USNAdm. Isaac C. Kidd Jr., USNAdm. Harry D. Train II, USNAdm. Wesley D. McDonald, USNAdm. Lee Baggett Jr., USNAdm. Frank B. Kelso II, USNAdm. Leon A. Edney, USNAdm. Paul D. Miller, USNGen. John J. Sheehan, USMCAdm. Harold W. Gehman Jr., USNGen. William F. Kernan, USAAdm. Edmund P. Giambastiani Jr., USNLt. Gen. Robert W. Wagner, USA (acting)Gen. Lance L. Smith, USAFGen. James N. Mattis, USMC

Feb. 3, 1947Feb. 1, 1950

Aug. 15, 1951April 12, 1954Feb. 28, 1960April 30, 1963April 30, 1965June 17, 1967Sept. 30, 1970Oct. 31, 1972May 30, 1975

Sept. 30, 1978Sept. 30, 1982Nov. 27, 1985Nov. 22, 1988May 18, 1990July 13, 1992Oct. 31, 1994

Sept. 24, 1997Sept. 5, 2000

Oct. 2, 2002Aug. 1, 2005

Nov. 10, 2005Nov. 9, 2007

Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of StaffGen. of the Army Omar N. BradleyAdm. Arthur W. Radford, USNGen. Nathan F. Twining, USAFGen. Lyman L. Lemnitzer, USAGen. Maxwell D. Taylor, USAGen. Earle G. Wheeler, USAAdm. Thomas H. Moorer, USNGen. George S. Brown, USAF Gen. David C. Jones, USAFGen. John W. Vessey Jr., USAAdm. William J. Crowe Jr., USNGen. Colin L. Powell, USAAdm. David Jeremiah, USN (acting)Gen. John M. Shalikashvili, USAGen. Henry H. Shelton, USAGen. Richard B. Myers, USAFGen. Peter Pace, USMCAdm. Michael G. Mullen, USN

Aug. 16, 1949Aug. 15, 1953Aug. 15, 1957

Oct. 1, 1960Oct. 1, 1962July 3, 1964July 2, 1970July 1, 1974

June 21, 1978June 18, 1982

Oct. 1, 1985Oct. 1, 1989 Oct. 1, 1993

Oct. 25, 1993Oct. 1, 1997Oct. 1, 2001

Sept. 30, 2005Oct. 1, 2007

Aug. 15, 1953Aug. 15, 1957

Sept. 30, 1960Sept. 30, 1962

July 1, 1964July 2, 1970July 1, 1974

June 20, 1978June 18, 1982Sept. 30, 1985Sept. 30, 1989Sept. 30, 1993Oct. 24, 1993

Sept. 30, 1997Oct. 1, 2001

Sept. 30, 2005Oct. 1, 2007

Vice Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of StaffGen. Robert T. Herres, USAFAdm. David E. Jeremiah, USNAdm. William A. Owens, USNGen. Joseph W. Ralston, USAFGen. Richard B. Myers, USAFGen. Peter Pace, USMCAdm. Edmund P. Giambastiani Jr., USNGen. James E. Cartwright, USMC

Feb. 28, 1990Feb. 28, 1994Feb. 27, 1996Feb. 29, 2000

Oct. 1, 2001Aug. 12, 2005

Aug. 3, 2007

Feb. 6, 1987March 1, 1990March 1, 1994March 1, 1996March 1, 2000

Oct. 1, 2001Aug. 12, 2005

Aug. 4, 2007

US Central CommandNov. 27, 1985Nov. 23, 1988Aug. 9, 1991Aug. 5, 1994

Aug. 13, 1997July 6, 2000July 7, 2003

March 16, 2007March 31, 2008

Oct. 31, 2008

Jan. 1, 1983Nov. 27, 1985Nov. 23, 1988Aug. 9, 1991Aug. 5, 1994

Aug. 13, 1997July 6, 2000July 7, 2003

March 16, 2007March 31, 2008

Oct. 31, 2008

Gen. Robert C. Kingston, USAGen. George B. Crist, USMCGen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, USAGen. Joseph P. Hoar, USMCGen. J. H. Binford Peay III, USAGen. Anthony C. Zinni, USMCGen. Tommy R. Franks, USAGen. John P. Abizaid, USAAdm. William J. Fallon, USNLt. Gen. Martin E. Dempsey (acting), USAGen. David H. Petraeus, USA

US Northern CommandGen. Ralph E. Eberhart, USAFAdm. Timothy J. Keating, USNGen. Victor E. Renuart Jr., USAF

Oct. 1, 2002Nov. 5, 2004

March 23, 2007

Nov. 5, 2004March 23, 2007

Feb. 28, 1947Dec. 3, 1947

April 30, 1949July 10, 1953July 31, 1958

June 30, 1964July 31, 1968Sept. 1, 1972Aug. 30, 1976Oct. 31, 1979

July 1, 1983Sept. 18, 1985Sept. 30, 1988March 1, 1991July 11, 1994July 19, 1994Jan. 31, 1996Feb. 20, 1999

May 2, 2002Feb. 26, 2005

March 12, 2007March 26, 2007

Oct. 19, 2009

Adm. John H. Towers, USNAdm. Louis E. Denfeld, USN Adm. Dewitt C. Ramsey, USNAdm. Arthur W. Radford, USNAdm. Felix B. Stump, USNAdm. Harry D. Felt, USNAdm. U.S. Grant Sharp, USNAdm. John S. McCain Jr., USNAdm. Noel A. M. Gayler, USNAdm. Maurice E. Weisner, USNAdm. Robert L. J. Long, USNAdm. William J. Crowe Jr., USNAdm. Ronald J. Hays Jr., USNAdm. Huntington Hardisty, USNAdm. Charles R. Larson, USNLt. Gen. Harold T. Fields, USA (acting)Adm. Richard C. Macke, USNAdm. Joseph W. Prueher, USNAdm. Dennis C. Blair, USNAdm. Thomas B. Fargo, USNAdm. William J. Fallon, USNLt. Gen. Daniel P. Leaf, USAF (acting)Adm. Timothy J. Keating, USNAdm. Robert F. Willard, USN

Jan. 1, 1947Feb. 28, 1947Dec. 3, 1947

April 30, 1949July 10, 1953July 31, 1958

June 30, 1964July 31, 1968Sept. 1, 1972Aug. 30, 1976Oct. 31, 1979

July 1, 1983Sept. 18, 1985Sept. 30, 1988March 1, 1991July 11, 1994July 19, 1994Jan. 31, 1996Feb. 20, 1999

May 2, 2002Feb. 26, 2005

March 12, 2007March 26, 2007

Oct. 19, 2009

US Pacific Command

US Africa CommandGen. William E. Ward, USA Oct. 1, 2008

Through the Years

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US Southern Command

June 1948October 1949

April 1952June 1954

January 1957February 1958

July 1960January 1961

June 1963February 1965February 1969

September 1971January 1973

July 1975September 1979

May 1983March 1985

June 1987July 1989

November 1990November 1993February 1994February 1996

June 1996July 1997

Sept. 8, 2000Sept. 30, 2001Aug. 18, 2002

Nov. 9, 2004Oct. 19, 2006

June 25, 2009

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October 1949April 1952June 1954

January 1957April 1958July 1960

January 1961June 1963

February 1965February 1969

September 1971January 1973August 1975

October 1979May 1983

March 1985June 1987

September 1989November 1990November 1993February 1994

March 1996July 1996

August 1997Sept. 8, 2000

Sept. 30, 2001Aug. 18, 2002

Nov. 9, 2004Oct. 19, 2006

June 25, 2009

Lt. Gen. Willis Crittenberger, USALt. Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway, USALt. Gen. William H. H. Morris, USALt. Gen. Horace L. McBride, USALt. Gen. William K. Harrison, USALt. Gen. Robert M. Montague, USALt. Gen. Ridgely Gaither, USALt. Gen. Robert F. Sink, USALt. Gen. Andrew P. O’Meara, USAGen. Andrew P. O’Meara, USAGen. Robert W. Porter, USAGen. George R. Mather, USAGen. George V. Underwood, USAGen. William B. Rosson, USALt. Gen. Dennis P. McAuliffe, USALt. Gen. Wallace H. Nutting, USAGen. Paul F. Gorman, USAGen. John R. Galvin, USAGen. Fred F. Woerner, USAGen. Maxwell R. Thurman, USAGen. George A. Joulwan, USAMaj. Gen. W. L. Worthington, USAF (acting)Gen. Barry McCaffrey, USARAdm. James Perkins, USNGen. Wesley K. Clark, USAGen. Charles E. Wilhelm, USMCGen. Peter Pace, USMCMaj. Gen. G. D. Speer, USA (acting)Gen. James T. Hill, USAGen. Bantz J. Craddock, USAAdm. James G. Stavridis, USNGen. Douglas M. Fraser

Formerly US Caribbean Command (1947). Activated in 1963.

NORAD Leaders North American Aerospace Defense Command

July 30, 1959July 30, 1962

March 30, 1965July 29, 1966July 31, 1969

Sept. 30, 1973Aug. 29, 1975Dec. 5, 1977

Dec. 31, 1979July 30, 1984

Gen. Earle E. Partridge, USAFGen. Laurence S. Kuter, USAFGen. John K. Gerhart, USAFGen. Dean C. Strother, USAFGen. Raymond J. Reeves, USAFGen. Seth J. McKee, USAFGen. Lucius D. Clay Jr., USAFGen. Daniel James Jr., USAFGen. James E. Hill, USAFGen. James V. Hartinger, USAF

Sept. 12, 1957Aug. 1, 1959Aug. 1, 1962April 1, 1965Aug. 1, 1966Aug. 1, 1969Oct. 1, 1973

Sept. 1, 1975Dec. 6, 1977Jan. 1, 1980

US Space Command

Feb. 5, 1987March 30, 1990

June 30, 1992Sept. 12, 1994Aug. 26, 1996Aug. 13, 1998Feb. 22, 2000

Oct. 1, 2002

Gen. Robert T. Herres, USAFGen. John L. Piotrowski, USAFGen. Donald J. Kutyna, USAFGen. Charles A. Horner, USAFGen. Joseph W. Ashy, USAFGen. Howell M. Estes III, USAFGen. Richard B. Myers, USAFGen. Ralph E. Eberhart, USAF

Sept. 23, 1985Feb. 6, 1987April 1, 1990

June 30, 1992Sept. 13, 1994Aug. 27, 1996Aug. 14, 1998Feb. 22, 2000

Deactivated Oct. 1, 2002, when its functions merged with US Strategic Command.

US Transportation Command

Sept. 21, 1989Aug. 24, 1992Oct. 17, 1994July 14, 1996Aug. 2, 1998

Nov. 5, 2001Sept. 7, 2005Aug. 11, 2008Sept. 4, 2008

Gen. Duane H. Cassidy, USAFGen. H. T. Johnson, USAFGen. Ronald R. Fogleman, USAFGen. Robert L. Rutherford, USAFGen. Walter Kross, USAFGen. Charles T. Robertson Jr., USAFGen. John W. Handy, USAFGen. Norton A. Schwartz, USAFVAdm. Ann E. Rondeau, USN (acting)Gen. Duncan J. McNabb, USAF

July 1, 1987Sept. 22, 1989Aug. 25, 1992Oct. 18, 1994July 15, 1996Aug. 3, 1998Nov. 5, 2001

Sept. 7, 2005Aug. 12, 2008Sept. 5, 2008

US Special Operations CommandJune 27, 1990May 20, 1993Feb. 29, 1996

Sept. 25, 1997Oct. 27, 2000Sept. 2, 2003July 9, 2007

Gen. James J. Lindsay, USAGen. Carl W. Stiner, USAGen. Wayne A. Downing, USAGen. Henry H. Shelton, USAGen. Peter J. Schoomaker, USAGen. Charles R. Holland, USAFGen. Bryan D. Brown, USAAdm. Eric T. Olson, USN

April 16, 1987June 27, 1990May 20, 1993Feb. 29, 1996Nov. 5, 1997

Oct. 27, 2000Sept. 2, 2003July 9, 2007

US Strategic CommandFeb. 13, 1994Feb. 21, 1996June 25, 1998Nov. 30, 2001

July 9, 2004Aug. 10, 2007

Oct. 3, 2007

Gen. G. Lee Butler, USAFAdm. Henry G. Chiles Jr., USN Gen. Eugene E. Habiger, USAFAdm. Richard W. Mies, USNAdm. James O. Ellis Jr., USNGen. James E. Cartwright, USMCLt. Gen. C. Robert Kehler, USAF (acting)Gen. Kevin P. Chilton, USAF

June 1, 1992Feb. 14, 1994Feb. 22, 1996June 26, 1998Nov. 30, 2001

July 9, 2004Aug. 10, 2007

Oct. 3, 2007

Merged the functions of US Space Command into STRATCOM Oct. 1, 2002.

Maj. Gen. Butler B. Miltonberger, USAMaj. Gen. Kenneth F. Cramer, USA Maj. Gen. Raymond H. Fleming, USA (acting) Maj. Gen. Raymond H. Fleming, USA Maj. Gen. Earl T. Ricks, USAF (acting) Maj. Gen. Edgar C. Erickson, USA Maj. Gen. Winston P. Wilson, USAF (acting) Maj. Gen. Donald W. McGowan, USA Maj. Gen. Winston P. Wilson, USAF Maj. Gen. Francis S. Greenlief, USA Lt. Gen. La Vern E. Weber, USA Lt. Gen. Emmett H. Walker Jr., USA Lt. Gen. Herbert R. Temple Jr., USA Lt. Gen. John B. Conaway, USAF Maj. Gen. Raymond F. Rees, USA (acting) Lt. Gen. Edward D. Baca, USA Lt. Gen. Russell C. Davis, USAF Maj. Gen. Raymond F. Rees, USA (acting) Lt. Gen. H. Steven Blum, USA Gen. Craig R. McKinley, USAF

National Guard Bureau

Feb. 1, 1946Sept. 30, 1947

Sept. 5, 1950Aug. 14, 1951Feb. 16, 1953June 22, 1953

June 1, 1959July 20, 1959Aug. 31, 1963Sept. 1, 1971Aug. 16, 1974Aug. 16, 1982Aug. 16, 1986

Feb. 1, 1990Jan. 1, 1994Oct. 1, 1994Aug. 4, 1998Aug. 4, 2002

April 11, 2003Nov. 17, 2008

Sept. 29, 1947Sept. 4, 1950Aug. 13, 1951Feb. 15, 1953June 21, 1953May 31, 1959July 19, 1959Aug. 30, 1963Aug. 31, 1971June 23, 1974Aug. 15, 1982Aug. 15, 1986Jan. 31, 1990Dec. 1, 1993

July 31, 1994July 31, 1998Aug. 3, 2002

April 10, 2003Nov. 16, 2008

Through the Years

Gen. Robert T. Herres, USAFGen. John L. Piotrowski, USAFGen. Donald J. Kutyna, USAFGen. Charles A. Horner, USAFGen. Joseph W. Ashy, USAFGen. Howell M. Estes III, USAFGen. Richard B. Myers, USAFGen. Ralph E. Eberhart, USAFAdm. Timothy J. Keating, USNGen. Victor E. Renuart Jr., USAF

July 30, 1984Feb. 6, 1987April 1, 1990

June 30, 1992Sept. 13, 1994Aug. 27, 1996Aug. 14, 1998Feb. 22, 2000Nov. 5, 2004

March 23, 2007

Feb. 5, 1987March 30, 1990

June 30, 1992Sept. 12, 1994Aug. 26, 1996Aug. 13, 1998Feb. 22, 2000Nov. 5, 2004

March 23, 2007

AIR FORCE Magazine / May 201052

USAF Total Force(As of Sept. 30, 2009)

FYs 2004-09 are actual figures; FY10 is an estimate.

Air Force active duty

OfficersEnlistedCadets

Total Air Force active duty

Civilian personnel

Direct hire (excluding technicians)ANG techniciansAFRC techniciansIndirect hire—foreign nationals

Total civilian personnel

Guard and Reserve

Air National Guard, Selected ReserveAFRC, Selected ReserveAFRC, Individual Ready Reserve

Total Ready Reserve

Standby

Total Guard and Reserve

FY08

64,805258,092

4,482

327,379

122,70322,342

9,5006,563

161,108

107,68167,49049,301

224,472

10,384

234,856

People 2010 USAF Almanac

Armed Forces Manpower Trends, End Strength in Thousands(As of Sept. 30, 2009)

Active duty military

Air ForceArmyMarine CorpsNavy

Total

Selected Guard and Reserve

Air National GuardAFRCArmy National GuardArmy ReserveMarine Corps ReserveNaval Reserve

Total

Direct-hire civilian (full-time equivalents)

Air ForceArmyNavy/Marine CorpsDefense agencies

Total

USAF Marital Status(As of Sept. 30, 2009)

Total percent marriedPercent of enlistedPercent of officersNumber of USAF couplesNumber married to members of other services

59.356.371.2

16,394

1,373

Does not include cadets.

USAF Educational Levels(As of Sept. 30, 2009)

EnlistedHigh schoolSome college (< 2 years)AA/AS degree or equivalent hoursBachelor’s degreeMaster’s degreeProfessional or doctoral degreeTotal

OfficersBachelor’s degreeMaster’s degreeDoctoral degree Professional degreeTotal

Percent

5.0

69.8

18.95.40.9

0.0100

46.742.3

1.49.6100

Number

13,168

183,819

49,77314,221

2,370

0.0263,351

30,58727,705

9176,288

65,496

FY09

333553203329

1,418

10968

358205

3967

846

155247186115

703

FY05

73,252276,117

4,327

353,696

125,80922,322

9,4456,589

164,165

106,43075,80248,750

230,982

15,241

246,223

FY09

65,496263,351

4,561

333,408

123,10622,391

9,1476,346

160,990

109,19667,98643,182

220,364

10,530

230,894

FY04

74,109298,314

4,193

376,616

124,95922,416

9,2046,146

162,725

106,71575,32237,015

219,052

17,340

236,392

FY07

65,722263,372

4,401

333,495

121,12422,724

9,1726,496

159,516

106,25671,14645,469

222,871

10,675

233,546

FY06

70,539273,990

4,424

348,953

130,57221,997

9,4356,935

168,939

105,66074,07544,904

224,639

10,932

235,571

FY05

354493180363

1,390

10676

333189

4076

820

155221179108

663

FY04

377500178373

1,428

10775

343204

4083

852

154209183105

651

FY06

349505180350

1,384

10674

346190

4071

827

158220178104

660

FY07

334522187338

1,381

10671

353190

3970

829

156220176105

657

FY08

328544199332

1,403

10768

351198

4068

832

155262182

96

695

FY10

63,866263,834

4,000

331,700

135,09422,71210,437

6,359

174,602

106,70069,50042,056

218,256

9,457

227,713

FY10

332562202329

1,425

10770

358205

4066

846

168234189126

717

AIR FORCE Magazine / May 2010 53

Average ages of military personnel : Officers 35, Enlisted 29

Excludes Title 32 technicians, temporary employees, and foreign/local nationals.

Does not include 2,689 personnel in demonstration projects.

aNational Security Personnel System.bScientific and Technical. cSenior Executive Service.

The Civilian Force(As of Sept. 30, 2009)

0403

152929

124228958250106

2811000

1,776

Air Force Civilian Personnel

General ScheduleNSPSWage SystemWage System LeaderWage System Supervisor

474744 4949

Wage Grade

684

278104561941

1,0682,0752,255

12,6073,2951,518

26729

1000

25,089

Wage Grade Leader

Wage Grade SupervisorPayband

1234

Total

01216235280

125187698

1,054420207175150

805733

9

3,378

General Schedule/

Other

123456789101112131415161718STb SESc OtherTotal

Active Duty Air Force Personnel Strength(As of Sept. 30, 2009)

2010 number is an estimate.

Year

1977197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010

Year

19421943194419451946194719481949195019511952195319541955195619571958195919601961196219631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976

Year

19071908190919101911191219131914191519161917191819191920192119221923192419251926192719281929193019311932193319341935193619371938193919401941

Strength

31327112351

114122208311

1,218195,023

25,6039,050

11,6499,6429,441

10,5479,6709,674

10,07810,54912,13113,53114,78015,02815,09915,86116,24717,23319,14721,08923,45551,165

152,125

Strength

764,4152,197,1142,372,2922,282,259

455,515305,827387,730419,347411,277788,381973,474977,593947,918959,946909,958919,835871,156840,028814,213820,490883,330868,644855,802823,633886,350897,426904,759862,062791,078755,107725,635690,999643,795612,551585,207

Strength

570,479569,491559,450557,969570,302582,845592,044597,125601,515608,199607,035576,446570,880535,233510,432470,315444,351426,327400,409389,001377,385367,470360,590355,654353,571368,251375,062376,616353,696348,953333,495327,379333,408331,700

Ran

k

Active Duty Ranks(As of Sept. 30, 2009)

Officers

GeneralLieutenant GeneralMajor GeneralBrigadier GeneralColonelLieutenant ColonelMajorCaptainFirst LieutenantSecond Lieutenant

Total

Enlisted

Chief Master Sergeant of the Air ForceChief Master SergeantSenior Master SergeantMaster SergeantTechnical SergeantStaff SergeantSergeant/Senior AirmanAirman First ClassAirmanAirman Basic

Total

Total Personnel

Men

1439

106156

3,67610,08214,04523,364

7,2086,806

65,496

1

2,6415,178

26,15941,50568,94251,88648,909

7,37910,751

263,351

Wo

men

143896

1393,2758,752

11,63618,563

5,5905,296

53,399

12,3684,509

22,29133,53054,27640,98338,655

5,9288,845

211,386

268,424Academy Cadets

9223,639

01

1017

4011,3302,4094,8011,6181,510

12,097

0273669

3,8687,975

14,66610,90310,254

1,4511,906

51,965

64,984

Tota

l

NSPSa

4,43931,747

3,98226

40,194

133

2421,5235,0623,0987,0641,1108,301

53310,476

9,9012,881

31163

0000

28263

50,944

Average Age

Average Length of Service

15.515.413.619.521.3

Grade

4,561333,408

AIR FORCE Magazine / May 201054

USAF Personnel by Geographic Area

(As of Sept. 30, 2009)

Total military personnel

US territory and special locations

Total in foreign countries

Western and Southern EuropeGermanyUKItalyTurkeyPortugalBelgiumSpainAll other countries

East Asia and PacificJapan/OkinawaSouth KoreaAll other countries

Africa, Near East, South AsiaDjiboutiQatarUnited Arab EmiratesSaudi ArabiaAll other countries

Western HemisphereHondurasCanadaAll other countries

Other areas

333,408

276,247

57,161

30,90214,741

8,4794,0801,528

655450369600

21,04312,711

8,202130

741217186

8381

174

327177

8367

4,148

USAF Personnel Strength by Commands, FOAs, and DRUs(As of Sept. 30, 2009)

Military

77,89259,959

17518,627

28620,72512,27445,97529,76325,644

291,320

90

318328

347150

780

8869

11,511495

38165181164

1,51852

7651430

1510

1250

34157

94492

17,463

4,232398

2,0616,691

13,3734,561

17,934333,408

Total

88,26374,516

17676,75813,31728,63113,10454,77537,89431,356

418,790

22726499200114397200

7957

122125

13,363738

54452302224

2,14852

1,7165594

1679161

123377220

1,124671

24,573

5,594556

3,4599,609

36,8654,561

41,426494,398

Major CommandsAir Combat Command (ACC)Air Education and Training Command (AETC)Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC)Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC)Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC)Air Force Space Command (AFSPC)Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)Air Mobility Command (AMC)Pacific Air Forces (PACAF)United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE)Total Major Commands

Field Operating Agencies (FOAs)Air Force Agency for Modeling and SimulationAir Force Audit AgencyAir Force Center for Engineering & the EnvironmentAir Force Civil Engineer Support AgencyAir Force Cost Analysis AgencyAir Force Financial Services CenterAir Force Flight Standards AgencyAir Force Global Cyberspace Integration CenterAir Force Historical Research AgencyAir Force Inspection AgencyAir Force Intelligence Analysis AgencyAir Force Intel, Surveillance, & Reconnaissance AgencyAir Force Legal Operations AgencyAir Force Logistics Management AgencyAir Force Manpower AgencyAir Force Medical Operations AgencyAir Force Medical Support AgencyAir Force Office of Special InvestigationsAir Force Operations GroupAir Force Personnel Center Air Force Personnel Operations AgencyAir Force Petroleum AgencyAir Force Public Affairs AgencyAir Force Real Property AgencyAir Force Review Boards AgencyAir Force Safety CenterAir Force Security Forces CenterAir Force Services AgencyAir Force Weather AgencyAir National Guard Readiness CenterTotal FOAs

Direct Reporting Units (DRUs)Air Force District of WashingtonAir Force Operational Test and Evaluation CenterUnited States Air Force Academy (excluding cadets) Total DRUs

Other Other USAFA CadetsTotal OtherTotal Strength

Civilian

10,37114,557

158,13113,031

7,906830

8,8008,1315,712

127,470

13726468117

865050

1573456

1,852243

16287121

60630

0951

41641691497336

163180579

7,110

1,362158

1,3982,918

23,4920

23,492160,990

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AIR FORCE Magazine / May 201056

Terms ExplainedFunding levels can be expressed in several ways. Budget authority is the value of new obligations that the federal government is authorized to incur. These include some obligations to be met in later years. Figures can also be expressed in outlays (actual expenditures, some of which are covered by amounts that were authorized in previ-ous years).

Another difference concerns the value of money. When funding is in current or then-year dollars, no adjustment for infla-tion has taken place. This is the actual amount of dollars that has been or is to be spent, budgeted, or forecast. When funding is expressed in constant dollars, or real dollars, the effect of inflation has been factored out to make direct comparisons between budget years possible. A specific

year, often the present one, is chosen as a baseline for constant dollars.

Normally, Congress first authorizes pay-ment, then appropriates it. Authorization is an act of Congress that establishes or continues a federal program or agency and sets forth guidelines to which it must adhere. Appropriation is an act of Congress that enables federal agencies to spend money for specific purposes.

Budgets

FY09$33,482

55,22944,18226,289

3,1021,087

251-96

$163,526

$34,73157,29045,83127,270

3,2181,128

260-100

$169,627

4.56.21.2

-0.90.89.04.0

FY08$32,180

52,22543,81626,630

3,0891,001-934

-96$157,909

$32,24753,95745,26927,513

3,1911,034-965

-99$163,146

-2.54.36.84.4

27.8-49.2

2.1

FY04$29,681

39,25232,46020,290

1,8311,441

690-110

$125,536

$34,91746,17738,18623,869

2,1541,695

812-129

$147,682

0.6-11.6

0.74.99.1

-8.7-2.4

FY10$34,835

52,31340,02728,175

2,845569

79-136

$158,707

$35,28852,99340,54728,541

2,882576

80-138

$160,770

1.6-7.5

-11.54.7

-10.4-48.9

-5.2

FY01$20,956

29,32822,05414,297

1,4101,084

515-95

$89,549

$26,31536,82827,69417,953

1,7711,361

647-119

$112,450

0.84.7

14.4-4.216.8-8.94.9

FY02$24,751

34,36423,22914,519

1,8061,374

292-108

$100,228

$30,59142,47328,71017,945

2,2321,698

361-133

$123,878

16.215.3

3.70.0

26.124.810.2

FY05$30,344

39,75235,11720,551

1,4991,680-667-359

$127,918

$34,52345,22739,95423,381

1,7051,911-759-408

$145,536

-1.1-2.14.6

-2.0-20.812.8-1.5

FY06$31,398

46,70935,98922,220

2,1832,0861,252-180

$141,657

$34,61551,49439,67624,496

2,4072,3001,380-198

$156,170

0.313.9-0.74.8

41.120.3

7.3

FY03$28,732

43,25431,38018,825

1,6341,536

31-147

$125,245

$34,71352,25837,91322,744

1,9741,856

37-178

$151,318

13.523.032.126.7

-11.69.3

22.2

FY07$31,789

48,23739,54224,566

2,3281,900

666-80

$148,947

$34,09151,73042,40626,345

2,4972,038

714-86

$159,734

-1.50.56.97.53.7

-11.42.3

Air Force Budget—A 10-Year Perspective(Budget authority in millions of current and constant FY11 dollars;

excludes costs of the Global War on Terror.)

Current dollarsMilitary personnel Operation & maintenance Procurement RDT&E Military construction Family housing Rev. & mgmt. funds Trust & receipts Total

Constant FY11 dollarsMilitary personnel Operation & maintenance Procurement RDT&E Military construction Family housing Rev. & mgmt. funds Trust & receipts Total

Percentage real growthMilitary personnel Operation & maintenance Procurement RDT&E Military construction Family housing TotalNumbers do not add due to rounding.

Air Force Major Force Programs (Total obligation authority in billions of constant FY11 dollars)

ForcesStrategic Forces General-Purpose ForcesAirlift ForcesGuard and Reserve ForcesSpecial Operations ForcesTotal

Support Intelligence & CommunicationsResearch & DevelopmentCentral Supply & MaintenanceTraining, Medical, & PersonnelAdministration & OtherTotal

FY09

$5.339.111.614.4

0.9$71.4

$43.910.0

5.711.8

2.8$74.2

FY03

$6.342.518.212.0

0.6$79.7

$36.810.5

7.214.3

2.7$71.4

FY05

$4.657.813.812.6

0.088.9

37.19.75.26.52.4

$60.9

FY07

$5.937.516.813.5

0.8$74.5

$39.910.9

5.312.5

2.3$70.9

FY01

$4.927.913.110.7

0.5$57.0

$26.98.96.2

11.42.1

$55.5

FY02

$5.733.015.111.1

0.6$65.5

$28.38.56.2

12.72.2

$58.0

FY04

$6.538.616.012.5

0.7$74.2

$37.511.5

6.514.5

2.9$72.9

FY06

$6.340.718.413.7

0.7$79.7

$41.910.9

5.713.9

2.9$75.3

FY08

$5.839.113.613.8

0.9$73.3

$40.710.2

5.811.7

2.4$70.8

Numbers do not add due to rounding.

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Per

cen

t o

f D

OD

Bu

dg

et

DOD Agencies

NavyUSAFArmy

40

35

30

25

20

15

10

5

0

-5

Service and Agency Shares of Total DOD Budget

Service and Agency Shares of Total DOD Budget(Budget authority in billions of constant FY11 dollars)

($ billions)Defense Budget Authority

No War Costs, Current dollars

No War Costs, Constant FY11 dollars

With War Costs, Current dollars

With War Costs, Constant FY11 dollars

Planned2012

$566.4

$559.0

$616.4

$608.4

2009

$513.3

$532.5

$658.4

$683.0

2010

$530.7

$537.6

$660.3

$668.9

2011

$548.9

$548.9

$708.2

$708.2

2014

$597.8

$576.0

$647.8

$624.1

2013

$581.8

$567.3

$631.8

$616.1

2015

$616.0

586.4

666.0

634.0

($ billions)

Current dollars

Constant FY11 dollars

Planned

Defense Outlays

2012

$649.3

$640.9

2009

$633.8

$657.4

2010

$684.4

$693.3

2011

$714.4

$714.4

2014

$638.5

$615.2

2013

$629.7

$614.1

2015

$652.8

$621.4

98969492908886848280787674727068

Fiscal Year

040200 06 08 10 12 14

DollarsPlanned

2011

$150.0143.4160.6

94.9548.9

27.3%26.1%29.3%17.3%

2013

$155.0148.2166.0

98.1567.3

27.3%26.1%29.3%17.3%

2015

$160.2153.2171.6101.4586.4

27.3%26.1%29.3%17.3%

2009

$146.5144.4152.9

88.7532.5

27.5%27.1%28.7%16.7%

2010

$145.3141.5157.8

93.0537.6

27.0%26.3%29.4%17.3%

2012

$152.8146.0163.6

96.7559.0

27.3%26.1%29.3%17.3%

2014

$157.4150.5168.5

99.6576.0

27.3%26.1%29.3%17.3%

Air ForceArmyNavy/Marine CorpsDefense agenciesTotal

Air ForceArmyNavyDefense agencies

Percentages

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25

20

15

10

5

0

Entitlements

Defense

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CP

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Inflation Rates

62 65 70 74 78 82 86 90 94 98 02 06 09

14

12

10

8

6

4

2

0

-2

% change

1.01.31.31.62.93.14.25.55.74.43.26.2

11.09.15.86.57.6

11.313.510.3

6.23.24.33.61.93.64.14.85.44.23.03.02.62.83.02.31.62.23.42.81.62.32.73.43.22.83.8

-0.4

Year

196219631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009

Other

Year

196219631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009

Defense

9.39.08.67.47.88.99.58.78.17.36.75.95.65.65.24.94.74.74.95.25.86.15.96.16.26.15.85.65.25.44.84.44.03.73.43.33.13.03.03.03.33.73.94.03.93.94.24.6

Deficit/Surplus

1.00.71.00.20.41.63.20.10.92.42.21.20.53.54.02.52.51.62.72.43.76.04.85.35.43.63.83.84.85.45.54.63.73.12.31.30.30.00.90.33.04.94.94.03.32.54.4

10.9

Entitlements

6.16.06.15.85.76.36.96.87.28.18.68.99.1

10.910.910.310.3

9.910.711.111.511.910.510.810.510.210.110.110.911.811.511.211.311.111.110.910.910.610.510.711.311.711.511.611.711.712.416.1

Total Outlays

18.818.618.517.217.819.420.519.419.319.519.618.718.721.321.420.720.720.221.722.223.123.522.222.822.521.621.321.221.922.322.121.421.020.620.219.519.118.518.218.219.119.719.619.920.119.620.724.7

Percentages of GDP

Federal Budget Outlay Categories

62 65 70 74 78 82 86 90 94 98 02 06 09

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9

5553

108

14

11

56469

423 9 3

92 149

15

375

8

455095

8

10

56469

38 3 8 3

88 140

13

343

Air Force Reserve Command Inventory

(As of Sept. 30, 2009)

Type TAI PAI

EquipmentTotal active inventory (TAI): aircraft assigned to operating forces for mission, training, test, or maintenance. Includes primary, backup, and attrition reserve aircraft. Primary aircraft inventory (PAI): aircraft assigned to meet primary aircraft authori-zation (PAA).

92134438664

4

187

119

45

9173182

338

21223

16210

241

17

1,153

8795

366548

4

123

114

30

7170177

3082223

15810

215

15

989

Air National Guard Inventory(As of Sept. 30, 2009)

Type TAI PAI

Fighter/Attack

A-10F-15A-DF-16Total

Special Ops Forces

MC-130

Reconnaissance/BM/C3I

E-8EC-130RC-26WC-130Total

Tanker

HC-130KC-135Total

Transport

C-5C-17C-21C-32C-38C-40C-130LC-130Total

Helicopter

HH-60

Total ANG

USAF Aircraft Flying Hours(In thousands, as of Sept. 30, 2009)

Active duty

ANG

AFRC

Total

FY08

1,418

331

186

1,935

FY05

1,615

368

160

2,143

FY07

1,517

338

195

2,050

FY09

1,004

214

94

1,312

FY03

1,700

426

193

2,319

FY04

1,708

393

177

2,278

FY06

1,611

351

202

2,164

Type TAI PAI Type TAI PAI

Bomber

B-1B-2B-52Total

Fighter/Attack

A-10F-15C-DF-15EF-16F-22ATotal

Special Ops Forces

AC-130CV-22MC-130Total

Reconnaissance/BM/C3I

E-3E-4EC-130MC-12MQ-1MQ-9OC-135RC-135RQ-4U-2Total

Tanker

HC-130KC-10KC-135Total

662068

154

208233221665141

1,468

25125289

324

1531

12635

2251733

320

1959

182260

511645

112

176201192551120

1,240

19124071

263

100

11035

2201229

247

1954

160233

Transport

C-5C-12C-17C-20C-21C-32C-37C-40C-130VC-25Total

Helicopter

HH-60H-1Total

Trainer

T-1T-6T-38T-41T-43T-51GlidersUV-18Total

Total Active

3628

1731035

410

4 150

2452

6891

159

179431456

473

313

1,114

4,016

3027

1201031

471

1392

371

6268

130

138323411

473

302

918

3,322

Active Duty Inventory(As of Sept. 30, 2009)

Bomber B-52

Fighter/Attack A-10 F-16 Total

Special Ops Forces MC-130

Reconnaissance/BM/C3I WC-130

Tanker HC-130 KC-135 Total

Transport C-5 C-9 C-17 C-40 C-130 Total

Helicopter HH-60

Total AFRC

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0-3 3-6 6-9 9-12 12-15 15-18 18-21 21-24 24+ Total Average

A-10 208 208 27.8B-1 66 66 22.1B-2 1 10 6 3 20 15.1B-52 68 68 47.8C-5 6 27 3 36 23.2 (K)C-10 1 23 35 59 24.7C-12 4 24 28 26.4C-17 33 32 42 30 20 15 1 173 7.7C-20 1 1 8 10 20.7C-21 1 34 35 24.7(V)C-25 2 2 18.9C-32 4 4 11.0C-37 1 6 3 10 7.9C-40 2 2 4 5.6 C-130 18 7 1 3 3 15 26 16 172 261 31.2C-135 209 209 47.0CV-22 7 5 12 2.5E-3 32 32 29.8E-4 4 4 35.3F-15C-D 9 90 134 233 25.3F-15E 4 6 16 72 119 4 221 17.4F-16 1 21 8 32 205 291 83 24 665 18.2F-22 69 60 12 141 3.1H-1 91 91 37.9H-60 6 14 31 8 9 68 19.4MC-12 24 1 6 31 1.8MQ-1 126 126 2.0MQ-9 30 5 35 1.6RQ-4 10 6 1 17 2.9T-1 1 90 88 179 14.9T-6 161 162 96 12 431 4.0T-38 456 456 42.2T-41 4 4 40.1T-43 7 7 35.4T-51 3 3 4.1U-2 2 11 20 33 26.2UV-18 1 2 3 25.5Gliders 5 25 1 31 7.7Total 479 293 218 84 158 416 491 341 1,536 4,016 22.8Percent 12% 7% 5% 2% 4% 10% 12% 8% 38%

Age of the Active Duty Fleet(As of Sept. 30, 2009)

Age in Years

Type of aircraft

BomberFighter/attackHelicopterReconnaissance/BM/C3ISpecial Ops ForcesTankerTrainerTransport

Total active dutyAir National GuardAFRC

Total active duty, ANG, and AFRCTotal aircraft, including foreign-government-owned

FY08

1531,496

170292

94262

1,074449

3,9901,213

370

5,573

5,603

Total Number of USAF Aircraft in Service Over Time(As of Sept. 30, 2009)

FY04

1721,627

160132

99301

1,277516

4,2841,326

408

6,018

6,107

FY09

1541,468

159320

89260

1,114452

4,0161,153

375

5,544

5,587

FY03

1731,628

129135101325

1,308529

4,3281,312

433

6,073

6,167

FY05

1731,622

169134

98285

1,267525

4,2731,313

400

5,986

6,057

FY06

1721,619

160137103278

1,284529

4,2821,321

410

6,013

6,072

FY07

1731,552

160266100277

1,111454

4,0931,289

396

5,778

5,811

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Age of the Air Force Reserve Command Fleet(As of Sept. 30, 2009)

Age in Years

0-3 3-6 6-9 9-12 12-15 15-18 18-21 21-24 24+ Total AverageA-10 55 55 28.9B-52 9 9 47.6C-5 5 11 26 42 31.7C-9 3 3 34.5C-17 8 1 9 4.7C-40 3 3 2.2C-130 1 7 6 4 12 16 19 21 36 122 22.2C-135 64 64 48.1F-16 9 44 53 21.8H-60 15 15 18.7Total 4 15 7 4 12 16 48 76 193 375 27.7Percent 1% 4% 2% 1% 3% 4% 13% 20% 51%

Age of the Air National Guard Fleet(As of Sept. 30, 2009)

Age in Years

0-3 3-6 6-9 9-12 12-15 15-18 18-21 21-24 24+ Total AverageA-10 92 92 29.1C-5 33 33 37.8C-17 8 8 5.5C-21 4 17 21 24.4(R)C-26 6 5 11 15.3C-32 1 1 2 6.2C-38 2 2 11.5C-40 1 2 3 6.3C-130 7 7 7 13 31 35 16 23 62 201 21.4C-135 173 173 48.4E-8 2 7 6 2 1 18 9.5F-15A-D 134 134 29.0F-16 16 18 140 240 24 438 21.0H-60 7 10 17 18.7Total 7 19 17 21 55 65 167 267 535 1,153 26.6Percent 1% 2% 1% 2% 5% 6% 14% 23% 46%

DMSP: Defense Meteorological Satellite Program; DSCS: Defense Satellite Communications System; DSP: Defense Support Program; GPS: Global Positioning System; SBIRS: Space

Based Infrared System; WGS: Wideband Global SATCOM

Type of system

Minuteman III ICBMPeacekeeper ICBMTotal ICBMs

DMSP satelliteDSCS satelliteDSP satellite (data classified)GPS satelliteMilstar satelliteSBIRS satelliteWGS satellite

Total satellites

ICBMs and Spacecraft in Service(As of Sept. 30, 2009)

FY04

5006

506

211—30

5

48

FY09

4500

450

58

—30

522

52

FY07

4500

450

29

—30

5

46

FY03

50023

523

210—28

5

45

FY05

5000

500

29

—29

5

45

FY06

4500

450

29

—30

5

46

FY08

4500

450

29

—31

5

2

49

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USAF Aircraft Tail Markings

MNMOMTMTNMNYOF

OH

OH

OHOK

OKOKOSOTOT

OTOTPARARSSASCSDSJSPSWTDTX

TYVNWAWIWMWMWPWVWWXLYJ

ZZ

F-16C/DF-15C/D, F-15EB-52HUH-1NF-16C/DMQ-9RC-135S/U/V/W, TC-135, OC-135B F-16C/D

C-130

F-16C/DKC-135R

F-16C/DE-3B/C A-10, F-16C/DF-15C/D, F-15E, F-16C/D A-10, F-15, F-16A/C, F-22B-52MQ-1A-10AT-1A, T-6A, T-38C, T-43AC-130EF-16C/DF-16C/DF-16C/DF-15EA-10A/C, F-16C/DF-16C/CJ/DQF-4 F-16C/D

F-15C/D, F-22T-1, T-6, T-38C VariousF-16C/DB-2B-2A, T-38AF-16C/DC-130HF-16C/MT-1, T-6, T-38CC-12J, C-130H,UH-1NE-3B/C, F-15C/D, KC-135R/T, HH-60G

148th FW (ANG), Duluth Arpt., Minn.366th FW, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho5th BW, Minot AFB, N.D. 91st MW, Minot AFB, N.D. 150th FW (ANG), Kirtland AFB, N.M.174th RS (ANG), Hancock Fld., N.Y.55th Wing, Offutt AFB, Neb.

178th FW (ANG), Springfield-Beckley Arpt., Ohio179th AW (ANG), Mansfield Lahm Arpt., Ohio180th FW (ANG), Toledo Exp. Arpt., Ohio137th ARW (ANG), Will Rogers World Arpt., Okla.138th FW (ANG), Tulsa Arpt., Okla.552nd ACW, Tinker AFB, Okla.51st FW, Osan AB, South Korea85th TES, 53rd Wing, Eglin AFB, Fla.422nd TES, 53rd Wing, Nellis AFB, Nev.

49th TES, 53rd Wing, Barksdale AFB, La.Det. 4, 53rd Wing, Creech AFB, Nev.111th FW (ANG), Willow Grove ARS, Pa.12th FTW, Randolph AFB, Tex.86th AW, Ramstein AB, Germany149th FW (ANG), Lackland AFB, Tex.169th FW (ANG), McEntire ANGS, S.C.114th FW (ANG), Joe Foss Fld., S.D.4th FW, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C.52nd FW, Spangdahlem AB, Germany20th FW, Shaw AFB, S.C.53rd Wing, Tyndall AFB, Fla.301st FW (AFRC), NAS JRB Fort Worth, Tex.325th FW, Tyndall AFB, Fla.71st FTW, Vance AFB, Okla. 57th Wing, Nellis AFB, Nev. 115th FW (ANG), Truax Fld., Wis.72nd TES, 53rd Wing, Whiteman AFB, Mo.509th BW, Whiteman AFB, Mo. 8th FW, Kunsan AB, South Korea130th AW (ANG), Yeager Arpt., W.Va.35th FW, Misawa AB, Japan47th FTW, Laughlin AFB, Tex.374th AW, Yokota AB, Japan

18th Wing, Kadena AB, Japan

ACAFAK

AKAKAL

ATAVAZBBBBBCBDCACA

CACBCHCOCRCTDDCDMDMDRDYDYEDEFELENET

FCFEFFFFFLFMFSFTGAGA

HDHH

HH

HLHOIAIDINJZKCKSLALFLILNMAMDMIMMMN

F-16C/DGliders, T-41, T-51, UV-18C-12F/J, C-17, E-3B,F-15C, F-22F-16C/D C-17, C-130F-16C/D

F-16C/DF-16C/DF-16C/DT-38A, RQ-4, U-2RQ-4, U-2C-21B-52H, A-10A HC-130, HH-60F-16C/D

MQ-1T-1, T-6, T-38MQ-1, MQ-9F-16C/DC-130HC-21KC-135F-16C/DA-10A/CEC-130E/HHH-60GB-1BB-1BVariousMQ-1B-1BT-38CA-10A, F-15A/B/C/D/E, F-16A/B/C/D, UH-1NUH-1NUH-1NF-15C/D, F-22F-22HC-130N/P, HH-60GF-16C/DA-10AA-10, HC-130P, HH-60GE-8CC-130

QF-4C-17, C-37, C-40

C-17, F-15C/D, KC-135RF-16C/DF-22, MQ-1, MQ-9, T-38A F-16C/DA-10F-16C/DF-15C/DA-10C-21B-52HF-16C/DHC-130, HH-60F-15C/E, HH-60GF-15C/DA-10A/CA-10UH-1NC-130H

177th FW (ANG), Atlantic City Arpt., N.J.USAF Academy, Colo.3rd Wing, JB Elmendorf, Alaska

354th FW, Eielson AFB, Alaska176th Wing (ANG), Kulis ANGB, Alaska187th FW (ANG), Montgomery Regional Arpt., Ala. ANG-AFRC Test Center, Tucson Arpt., Ariz.31st FW, Aviano AB, Italy162nd FW (ANG), Tucson Arpt., Ariz.9th RW, Beale AFB, Calif.Det. 2, 53rd Wing, Beale AFB, Calif.110th FW (ANG), W. K. Kellogg Arpt., Mich.917th Wing (AFRC), Barksdale AFB, La.129th RQW (ANG), Moffett Field, Calif.144th FW (ANG), Fresno Yosemite Arpt., Calif.163rd RS (ANG), March ARB, Calif.14th FTW, Columbus AFB, Miss.432nd Wing, Creech AFB, Nev.140th Wing (ANG), Buckley AFB, Colo.302nd AW (AFRC), Peterson AFB, Colo.103rd AW (ANG), Bradley Arpt., Conn.100th ARW, RAF Mildenhall, UK113th Wing (ANG), JB Andrews, Md.355th FW, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.355th Wing, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.943rd RQG (AFRC), Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz. 7th BW, Dyess AFB, Tex.337th TES, 53rd Wing, Dyess AFB, Tex.412th TW, Edwards AFB, Calif.147th RG (ANG), Ellington Fld., Tex.28th BW, Ellsworth AFB, S.D.80th FTW, Sheppard AFB, Tex.46th TW, Eglin AFB, Fla.

336th TRG, Fairchild AFB, Wash.90th MW, F. E. Warren AFB, Wyo. 1st FW, JB Langley, Va.192nd FW (ANG), JB Langley, Va.920th RQW (AFRC), Patrick AFB, Fla.482nd FW (AFRC), Homestead ARB, Fla.188th FW (ANG), Fort Smith Arpt., Ark.23rd Wing, Moody AFB, Ga.116th ACW (ACC, ANG), Robins AFB, Ga.165th AW (ANG), Savannah Hilton Head Arpt., Ga.Det. 1, 53rd Wing, Holloman AFB, N.M.15th AW, JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii154th Wing (ANG), JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii388th FW, Hill AFB, Utah49th FW, Holloman AFB, N.M.132nd FW (ANG), Des Moines Arpt., Iowa124th Wing (ANG), Boise Air Term., Idaho122nd FW (ANG), Fort Wayne, Ind.159th FW (ANG), NAS JRB New Orleans 442nd FW (AFRC), Whiteman AFB, Mo.45th AS, Keesler AFB, Miss.2nd BW, Barksdale AFB, La. 56th FW, Luke AFB, Ariz.106th RQW (ANG), F. S. Gabreski Arpt., N.Y.48th FW, RAF Lakenheath, UK 104th FW (ANG), Barnes Arpt., Mass.175th Wing (ANG), Martin State Arpt., Md.127th Wing (ANG), Selfridge ANGB, Mich.341st MW, Malmstrom AFB, Mont. 133rd AW (ANG), Minn.-St. Paul Arpt./ARS

Code Aircraft Unit and Location Code Aircraft Unit and Location

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AirmanBasic(E-1)

Noinsignia

Airman(E-2)

AirmanFirstClass(E-3)

SeniorAirman(E-4)

StaffSergeant(E-5)

TechnicalSergeant(E-6)

USAF Grades and Insignia

SecondLieutenant(O-1)

FirstLieutenant(O-2)

Captain(O-3)

Major(O-4)

LieutenantColonel(O-5)

Colonel(O-6)

BrigadierGeneral(O-7)

MajorGeneral(O-8)

LieutenantGeneral(O-9)

General(O-10)

MasterSergeant(E-7)

SeniorMasterSergeant(E-8)

ChiefMasterSergeant(E-9)

ChiefMasterSergeantoftheAirForce

FirstSergeantThediamonddevice,shown

hereonseniormastersergeantstripes,denotesanE-7throughE-9whoadvisesandassistsasquadroncommanderinman-

agingunitactivities.

Officer

CommandChiefMasterSergeant

ThestardeviceshownheredenotesanE-9whoservesina9E000position,formerlyknown

asaseniorenlistedadvisor.

Enlisted

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*Alsoawardedwithgold,silver,orbronzedevices.Thegoldframeontheribbondenotesaunitcitation;without,anindividualcitation.

KosovoCampaignMedal

JointMeritoriousUnitAward

JointServiceCommendationMedal

AirForceCommendationMedal

PurpleHeart

JointServiceAchievementMedal

AirForceAchievementMedal

AirForceOrganizationalExcellenceAward

AerialAchievementMedal

AirMedalMeritoriousServiceMedal(AF)

DefenseMeritoriousServiceMedal

DefenseSuperiorServiceMedal

LegionofMerit DistinguishedFlyingCross

Airman’sMedal BronzeStarMedal

DistinguishedServiceMedal(AF)

DefenseDistinguishedServiceMedal

AirForceCrossMedalofHonor(AF)

Awards and Decorations—Currently Awarded Ribbons

MilitaryOutstandingVolunteerServiceMedal

SilverStar

GoodConductMedal

PresidentialUnitCitation(AF) GallantUnitCitation AirForceMeritorious

UnitAwardAirForceOutstanding

UnitAward

CombatReadinessMedal

PrisonerofWarMedal AirForceGoodConductMedal

AirReserveForcesMeritoriousServiceMedal

OutstandingAirmanoftheYearRibbon

AirForceRecognitionRibbon

NationalDefenseServiceMedal

AntarcticaServiceMedal

ArmedForcesExpeditionaryMedal

VietnamServiceMedal SouthwestAsiaServiceMedal

GlobalWaronTerrorismServiceMedal

GlobalWaronTerrorismExpeditionaryMedal

KoreaDefenseServiceMedal

ArmedForcesServiceMedal

HumanitarianServiceMedal

Air&SpaceCampaignMedal

AirForceOverseasRibbon-Short

AirForceOverseasRibbon-Long

AirForceLongevityServiceAwardRibbon

USAFBasicMilitaryTrainingInstructor

Ribbon

AirForceRecruiterRibbon

ArmedForcesReserveMedal

USAFNCOPMEGraduateRibbon

USAFBasicMilitaryTrainingHonor

GraduateRibbon

SmallArmsExpertMarksmanshipRibbon

AirForceTrainingRibbon

RVNGallantryCrosswithPalm*

RepublicofVietnamCampaignMedal

KuwaitLiberationMedal,KingdomofSaudiArabia

KuwaitLiberationMedal,GovernmentofKuwait

AirForceExpeditionaryService

Ribbon

AfghanistanCampaignMedal

IraqCampaignMedal

AirForceCombatActionMedal

UnitedNationsMedal

NATOMeritoriousServiceMedal

Article5NATOMedal-EagleAssist

Article5NATOMedal-ActiveEndeavor

Non-Article5NATOMedal-Balkans

Non-Article5NATOMedal-ISAF

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Pararescue

MexicanServiceMedal

Pre-WorldWarI WorldWarIIThroughKoreanWar

Women’sArmyCorpsServiceMedal

WorldWarI

VictoryMedal

Awards and Decorations—Previously Awarded Ribbons

AmericanDefenseServiceMedal

KoreanServiceMedal

European–African–MiddleEasternCampaignMedal

WorldWarIIVictoryMedal

ArmyofOccupationMedal

MedalforHumaneAction

Asiatic–PacificCampaignMedal

AmericanCampaignMedal

PhilippineDefenseRibbon

PhilippineLiberationRibbon

PhilippineIndependenceRibbon

RepublicofKoreaKoreanWarService

Medal

UnitedNationsServiceMedal

ROKPresidentialUnitCitation

PhilippinePresidentialUnitCitation

Currently Awarded Devices

Previously Awarded Devices

SilverStarisworninthesamemannerasthebronzestar,buteachisworninlieu

offivebronzeservicestars.

SilverandBronzeStarsWhenworntogetheronasingle

ribbon,silverstarswillbeworntothewearer’srightofanybronzestar.

BronzeOakLeafClusterrepresentssecondandsubsequent

entitlementsofawards.

SilverOakLeafClusterrepresentsthesixth,11th,etc.,

entitlementsorisworninlieuoffivebronzeOLCs.

Silver/BronzeOakLeafClustersSilverOLCsareworntothewearer’srightofthebronzeOLCsonthesameribbon.

HourglassDeviceisissuedfortheArmedForces

ReserveMedalinbronzefor10yearsofservice,silverfor20,andgoldfor

30years.

BerlinAirliftDeviceiswornwiththeArmyofOccupa-tionMedaltodenoteserviceof90consecutivedaysindirectsupport

oftheBerlinAirlift,June26,1948,toSept.30,1949.

ValorDevicerepresentsvaloranddoesnotdenote

anadditionalaward.Onlyonemaybeearnedonanyribbon.Itisworntothewearer’srightofanyclusterson

thesameribbon.

ADeviceiswornwiththeOverseasRibbon

ShorttodenoteservicenorthoftheArcticCircle.Onlyoneiswornontheribbon.Itisworntothewearer’srightofanyclustersonthesameribbon.

BeretsSevenUSAFspecialtiesareauthorizedtowearacoloredberetalongwiththecrestofthatparticularfield.

WeatherParachutistSecurityForces

CombatControl

TacticalAirliftLiaisonOfficer/ALO

BronzeStarrepresentsparticipationincam-

paignsoroperations,multiplequalifi-cations,oranadditionalawardtoanyofthevariousribbonsonwhichitis

authorized.

ArrowheadDeviceiswornwithArmyandAirForce

campaignmedalstodenoteparticipa-tionincombatparachute,glider,or

amphibiousassaultlanding.

Disk“WinteredOver”DeviceiswornwiththeAntarcticaServiceMedaltodenotemultiple“winters

over”—bronzeforonewinter;gold,two;silver,three.

MobilityDeviceiswornwiththeArmedForcesReserveMedaltodenoteactive

dutyforatleastonedayduringacontingency.Anumbertotherightofthedevicedenotesthetotalnumber

ofmobilizations.

SurvivalEvasion

TacticalAirCommandandControl