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AIR FORCE Magazine / May 200636
■ 2006 USAF Almanac
How the Air Force Is Organized
There is considerable variation in how the major commands and subordinate units of the Air Force are organized. This overview describes both the typical organization chain and USAF’s Air and Space Expeditionary 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 units of the Air Force are as-signed to one of the major commands. Major commands are headed by gen-eral officers and have broad functional responsibilities. Commands may be divided into numbered air forces.
The fundamental unit of the working Air Force is the wing. The typical Air Force base is built around a wing. Some
wings are commanded by a general officer, while others are headed by a colonel. An objective wing contains an operations group, which includes aircrews, intelligence units, and oth-ers; a maintenance group, which includes maintenance squadrons; a support group, which includes such functions as civil engineers, logistics readiness, and security forces; and a medical group.
Most individual officers and airmen are assigned to a squadron, which may be composed of several flights.
In addition to these units, there are numerous others, including centers, field operating agencies, and direct reporting units.
The 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 organizational unit. USAF groups its power projection and support forces into 10 AEF “buckets of capability.” The 10 AEFs are grouped into five pairs. Initially, these five pairs of AEFs rotated through a 15-month cycle, with each pair assigned to one of five 90-day periods. In Fall 2004, USAF revised its AEF arrangement, extending the
cycles to 20 months, divided into five 120-day periods. The Air Force also incorporated its on-call forces into the standard AEF rotation.
During each 120-day period, a des-ignated pair of AEFs is vulnerable to deployment. Each AEF comprises com-bat air forces (CAF), mobility air forces (MAF), and low-density, high-demand (LD/HD) forces consisting of various active duty, ANG, and AFRC units.
USAF’s LD/HD forces include bat-tle management, combat search and rescue, command and control, and reconnaissance assets. They are in near constant use and, consequently, rotate more frequently than most CAF and MAF elements.
The new expeditionary system began with Cycle 1 in October 1999. Cycle 4, which began June 1, 2003, included two temporary stopgap AEFs, designated AEF Blue (June 1-Oct. 31, 2003) and AEF Silver (Nov. 1, 2003-Feb. 29, 2004), formed in the wake of Operation Iraqi Freedom. They mostly comprised forces not used in the war. During the Blue and Silver deployments, USAF was able to reconstitute its wartime forces for return to the standard rotation cycle. ■
The Air Force in FiguresFacts and
Structure of the Force
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AEF Cycle 6: May 1, 2006-Dec. 31, 2007
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AFRC
Jan. 1, 2007-April 30, 2007 May 1, 2007-Aug. 31, 2007 Sept. 1, 2007-Dec. 31, 2007May 1, 2006-Aug. 31, 2006
AEF 3/AEF 4
Unit Aircraft
75th FS A/OA-1020th BS B-5296th BS B-5219th FS F-15C493rd FS F-15C494th FS F-15E523rd FS F-16C34th FS F-16CG524th FS F-16CG77th FS F-16CJ
113th Wing F-16C144th FW F-16C174th FW F-16C192nd FW F-16C169th FW F-16CJ
93rd BW B-52
Sept. 1, 2006-Dec. 31, 2006
AEF Rotational Combat Air Forces
AEF 1/AEF 2
Unit Aircraft
81st FS A/OA-109th BW B-1B12th FS F-15C58th FS F-15C90th FS F-15E335th FS F-15E421st FS F-16CG23rd FS F-16CJ79th FS F-16CJ
102nd FW F-15A159th FW F-15A131st FW F-15C115th FW F-16C183rd FW F-16C187th FW F-16C
442nd FW A/OA-10926th FW A/OA-10
AEF 5/AEF 6
Unit Aircraft
74th FS A/OA-1023rd BS B-5244th FS F-15C390th FS F-15C/D391st FS F-15E510th FS F-16CG14th FS F-16CJ55th FS F-16CJ27th FS F-22
103rd FW A/OA-10111th FW A/OA-10 175th Wing A/OA-10119th FW F-16A147th FW F-16C148th FW F-16C188th FW F-16C132nd FW F-16CG138th FW F-16CG180th FW F-16CG
AEF 7/AEF 8
Unit Aircraft
354th FS A/OA-1037th BS B-1B67th FS F-15C94th FS F-15C492nd FS F-15E555th FS F-16CG13th FS F-16CJ522nd FS F-16CJ
104th FW A/OA-10110th FW A/OA-10 124th FW A/OA-10114th FW F-16C127th FW F-16C181st FW F-16C
301st FW F-16C482nd FW F-16C
AEF 9/AEF 10
Unit Aircraft
355th FS A/OA-1034th BS B-1B60th FS F-15C71st FS F-15C336th FS F-15E4th FS F-16CG18th FS F-16CG22nd FS F-16CJ389th FS F-16CJ
125th FW F-15A142nd FW F-15A154th FW F-15A120th FW F-16C122nd FW F-16C140th FW F-16C150th FW F-16C158th FW F-16C177th FW F-16C
AcronymsAACS Airborne Air Control SquadronACS Air Control SquadronAG Airlift GroupAMW Air Mobility WingARG Airlift Refueling GroupARW Air Refueling WingAW Airlift Wing BS Bomb SquadronBW Bomb WingECS Electronic Combat SquadronFS Fighter SquadronFW Fighter WingLD/HD Low Density, High DemandRS Reconnaissance SquadronRQS Rescue Squadron
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AEF Cycles Through the Years
Number Dates
Cycle 1 Oct. 1, 1999-Nov. 30, 2000
Cycle 2 Dec. 1, 2000-Feb. 28, 2002
Cycle 3 March 1, 2003-May 31, 2003
Cycle 4 June 1, 2003-Aug. 31, 2004
Cycle 5 Sept. 1, 2004-April 30, 2006
The Air and Space Expeditionary ForceAEF
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AIR FORCE Magazine / May 2006 39
Active
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AFRC
AEF Rotational Mobility Air Forces
May 1, 2006-Aug. 31, 2006
AEF 1/AEF 2
Unit Aircraft
43rd AW C-130317th AG C-130463rd AG C-13060th AMW KC-10305th AMW KC-106th AMW KC-135R19th ARG KC-135R22nd ARW KC-135R92nd ARW KC-135R319th ARW KC-135R
118th AW C-130136th AW C-130152nd AW C-130166th AW C-130
302nd AW C-130913th AW C-130914th AW C-130
Sept. 1, 2006-Dec. 31, 2006
AEF 3/AEF 4
Unit Aircraft
43rd AW C-130317th AG C-130463rd AG C-13060th AMW KC-10305th AMW KC-10 6th AMW KC-135R19th ARG KC-135R22nd ARW KC-135R92nd ARW KC-135R319th ARW KC-135R
109th AW C-130127th Wing C-130143rd AW C-130146th AW C-130156th AW C-130175th Wing C-130
403rd Wing C-130
Jan. 1, 2007-April 30, 2007
AEF 5/AEF 6
Unit Aircraft
43rd AW C-130317th AG C-130463rd AG C-13060th AMW KC-10305th AMW KC-106th AMW KC-135R19th ARG KC-135R22nd ARW KC-135R92nd ARW KC-135R319th ARW KC-135R
133rd AW C-130145th AW C-130182nd AW C-130
May 1, 2007-Aug. 31, 2007
AEF 7/AEF 8
Unit Aircraft
43rd AW C-130317th AG C-130463rd AG C-13060th AMW KC-10305th AMW KC-106th AMW KC-135R19th ARG KC-135R22nd ARW KC-135R92nd ARW KC-135R319th ARW KC-135R
123rd AW C-130124th Wing C-130130th AW C-130153rd AW C-130
Sept. 1, 2007-Dec. 31, 2007
AEF 9/AEF 10
Unit Aircraft
43rd AW C-130317th AG C-130463rd AG C-13060th AMW KC-10305th AMW KC-106th AMW KC-135R19th ARG KC-135R22nd ARW KC-135R92nd ARW KC-135R319th ARW KC-135R
137th AW C-130139th AW C-130165th AW C-130176th Wing C-130179th AW C-130
Active
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AFRC
AEF Rotational Low-Density, High-Demand Forces
May 1, 2006-Aug. 31, 2006
AEF 1/AEF 2
Unit Aircraft
963rd AACS E-3 12th AACS E-816th AACS E-8128th AACS E-841st ECS EC-130H43rd ECS EC-130H41st RQS HH-6066th RQS HH-6071st RQS HC-13038th RS RC-135V/W15th RS MQ-199th RS U-2606th ACS728th ACS
Sept. 1, 2006-Dec. 31, 2006
AEF 3/AEF 4
Unit Aircraft
962nd AACS E-3964th AACS E-312th AACS E-816th AACS E-8128th AACS E-841st ECS EC-130H43rd ECS EC-130H41st RQS HH-6055th RQS HH-6071st RQS HC-13079th RQS HC-13038th RS RC-135V/W15th RS MQ-199th RS U-2726th ACS
Jan. 1, 2007-April 30, 2007
AEF 5/AEF 6
Unit Aircraft
964th AACS E-312th AACS E-816th AACS E-8128th AACS E-841st ECS EC-130H43rd ECS EC-130H66th RQS HH-6079th RQS HC-13038th RS RC-135V/W15th RS MQ-199th RS U-2603rd ACS729th ACS
301st RQS HH-60305th RQS HH-6039th RQS HC-130970th AACS E-3
May 1, 2007-Aug. 31, 2007
AEF 7/AEF 8
Unit Aircraft
960th AACS E-312th AACS E-816th AACS E-8128th AACS E-841st ECS EC-130H43rd ECS EC-130H41st RQS HH-6071st RQS HC-13038th RS RC-135V/W15th RS MQ-199th RS U-2606th ACS726th ACS
101st RQS HH-60129th RQS HH-60102nd RQS HC-130130th RQS HC-130211th RQS HC-130210th RQS
Sept. 1, 2007-Dec. 31, 2007
AEF 9/AEF 10
Unit Aircraft
965th AACS E-312th AACS E-816th AACS E-8128th AACS E-841st ECS EC-130H43rd ECS EC-130H41st RQS HH-6055th RQS HH-6071st RQS HC-13038th RS RC-135V/W15th RS MQ-199th RS U-2606th ACS729th ACS
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AIR FORCE Magazine / May 200640
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AFRC
AEF Rotation Cycle, Expeditionary Combat Support Forces
Note: USAF draws expeditionary combat support (ECS) personnel from the facilities listed here. ECS forces include communicators, contracting personnel, engineers, logisticians, medics, security forces, services, and others needed to establish air expeditionary force locations anywhere in the world.
Jan. 1, 2007-April 30, 2007
AEF 5/AEF 6Base
May 1, 2007-Aug. 31, 2007
AEF 7/AEF 8Base
Sept. 1, 2007-Dec. 31, 2007
AEF 9/AEF 10Base
May 1, 2006-Aug. 31, 2006
AEF 1/AEF 2Base
Sept. 1, 2006-Dec. 31, 2006
AEF 3/AEF 4Base
Andersen AFB, GuamAltus AFB, Okla.Charleston AFB, S.C.Columbus AFB, Miss.Dover AFB, Del.Dyess AFB, Tex.Eglin AFB, Fla.Elmendorf AFB, AlaskaHanscom AFB, Mass.Keesler AFB, Miss.Laughlin AFB, Tex.Luke AFB, Ariz.MacDill AFB, Fla.Maxwell AFB, Ala.McGuire AFB, N.J.Moody AFB, Ga.Patrick AFB, Fla.Peterson AFB, Colo.Pope AFB, N.C.Ramstein AB, GermanyRobins AFB, Ga.Scott AFB, Ill.Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C.Shaw AFB, S.C.Sheppard AFB, Tex.Spangdahlem AB, GermanyTinker AFB, Okla.
Abraham Lincoln Capital Arpt., Ill.Birmingham Arpt., Ala.Charlotte/Douglas Arpt., N.C.Hickam AFB, HawaiiKey Field, Miss.Lambert-St. Louis Arpt., Mo.Lincoln Arpt., Neb.Louisville Arpt./AGS, Ky.Mansfield Lahm Arpt., OhioMemphis Arpt., Tenn.Minneapolis-St. Paul Arpt./ ARS, Minn.Montgomery Regional Arpt., Ala.NAS JRB New Orleans, La.Niagara Falls Arpt., N.Y.Otis ANGB, Mass.Volk Field ANGB, Wis.
Charleston AFB, S.C.Dover AFB, Del.Duke Field, Fla.Lackland AFB, Tex.NAS JRB New Orleans, La. Scott AFB, Ill.Westover ARB, Mass.Whiteman AFB, Mo.
Andrews AFB, Md.Arnold AFB, Tenn.Barksdale AFB, La.Beale AFB, Calif.Brooks City-Base, Tex.Buckley AFB, Colo.Cannon AFB, N.M.Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.Edwards AFB, Calif.Eielson AFB, AlaskaEllsworth AFB, S.D.Fairchild AFB, Wash.F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo.Goodfellow AFB, Tex.Grand Forks AFB, N.D.Hill AFB, UtahHolloman AFB, N.M.Hurlburt Field, Fla.Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal Los Angeles AFB, Calif.McChord AFB, Wash.Misawa AB, JapanNAS Keflavik, IcelandNellis AFB, Nev.Offutt AFB, Neb.RAF Lakenheath, UKRandolph AFB, Tex.Schriever AFB, Colo.Travis AFB, Calif.Tyndall AFB, Fla.Vandenberg AFB, Calif.Whiteman AFB, Mo.Yokota AB, Japan
Andrews AFB, Md.Channel Islands ANGS, Calif.Fresno Yosemite Arpt., Calif.Hancock Field, N.Y.Klamath Falls Arpt./ Kingsley Field, Ore.Little Rock AFB, Ark.McEntire ANGS, S.C.McGuire AFB, N.J.NAS JRB Fort Worth, Tex.Quonset State Arpt., R.I.Richmond Arpt., Va.Salt Lake City Arpt., UtahSchenectady County Arpt., N.Y.Scott AFB, Ill.Springfield-Beckley Arpt., OhioWill Rogers World Arpt., Okla.
Barksdale AFB, La.March ARB, Calif.Maxwell AFB, Ala.McConnell AFB, Kan.Pittsburgh Arpt./ARS, Pa.Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C.Tinker AFB, Okla.
Aviano AB, ItalyBolling AFB, D.C.Charleston AFB, S.C.Dover AFB, Del.Hanscom AFB, Mass.Hickam AFB, HawaiiIncirlik AB, TurkeyKadena AB, JapanKeesler AFB, Miss.Kirtland AFB, N.M.Lackland AFB, Tex.Langley AFB, Va.Laughlin AFB, Tex.Little Rock AFB, Ark.Luke AFB, Ariz.MacDill AFB, Fla.Malmstrom AFB, Mont.Maxwell AFB, Ala.McConnell AFB, Kan.McGuire AFB, N.J.Minot AFB, N.D.Mountain Home AFB, IdahoRAF Mildenhall, UKRobins AFB, Ga.Scott AFB, Ill.Shaw AFB, S.C.USAF Academy, Colo.Vance AFB, Okla.Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
Bangor Arpt., MaineBradley Arpt., Conn.Des Moines Arpt., IowaDuluth Arpt., Minn.Ellington Field, Tex.Forbes Field, Kan.Hector Arpt., N.D.Fort Smith Arpt., Ark.Greater Peoria Arpt., Ill.Martin State Arpt., Md.McConnell AFB, Kan.McGhee Tyson Arpt., Tenn.New Castle County Arpt., Del.Pittsburgh Arpt./ARS, Pa.Reno/Tahoe Arpt., Nev.Robins AFB, Ga.Savannah Hilton Head Arpt., Ga.Stewart ANGB, N.Y.Toledo Express Arpt., OhioTulsa Arpt., Okla.Sky Harbor Arpt., Ariz.Willow Grove ARS, Pa.
Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.Dobbins ARB, Ga.Minneapolis-St. Paul Arpt./ ARS, Minn.Niagara Falls Arpt./ARS, N.Y.Peterson AFB, Colo.Portland Arpt., Ore.Patrick AFB, Fla.Tinker AFB, Okla.Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
Altus AFB, Okla.Andersen AFB, GuamArnold AFB, Tenn.Buckley AFB, Colo.Cannon AFB, N.M.Columbus AFB, Miss.Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.Dyess AFB, Tex.Edwards AFB, Calif.Eglin AFB, Fla.Elmendorf AFB, AlaskaEllsworth AFB, S.C.Grand Forks AFB, N.D.Hill AFB, UtahHurlburt Field, Fla.Lajes Field, Azores, PortugalLos Angeles AFB, Calif.McChord AFB, Wash.Misawa AB, JapanMoody AFB, Ga.NAS Keflavik, IcelandNellis AFB, Nev.Offutt AFB, Neb.Patrick AFB, Fla.Peterson AFB, Colo.Pope AFB, N.C.RAF Lakenheath, UKRamstein AB, GermanySeymour Johnson AFB, N.C.Sheppard AFB, Tex.Spangdahlem AB, GermanyTinker AFB, Okla.Travis AFB, Calif.Tyndall AFB, Fla.Vandenberg AFB, Calif.
Barnes Arpt., MassBoise Air Terminal, IdahoCheyenne Arpt., Wyo.Eastern West Virginia Arpt., W.Va.Eielson AFB, AlaskaFairchild AFB, Wash.Francis S. Gabreski Arpt., N.Y.Hulman Arpt., Ind.Joe Foss Field, S.D.Kelly City-Base, Tex.Kulis ANGB, AlaskaLuis Munoz Marin Arpt., Puerto RicoMoffett Field, Calif.Pease Intl. Tradeport ANGS, N.H.Selfridge ANGB, Mich.Sioux Gateway Arpt./Col. Bud Day Field, IowaW.K. Kellogg Arpt., Mich.
Beale AFB, Calif.Grissom ARB, Ind.Homestead ARB, Fla.Keesler AFB, Miss.NAS/JRB Fort Worth, Tex.Luke AFB, Ariz.Selfridge ANGB, Mich.Youngstown-Warren Arpt./ ARS, Ohio
Andrews AFB, Md.Aviano AB, ItalyBarksdale AFB, La.Beale AFB, Calif.Bolling AFB, D.C.Brooks City-Base, Tex.Eielson AFB, AlaskaFairchild AFB, Wash.F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo.Goodfellow AFB, Tex.Hickam AFB, HawaiiHill AFB, UtahHolloman AFB, N.M.Incirlik AB, TurkeyKadena AB, JapanKirtland AFB, N.M.Lackland AFB, Tex.Langley AFB, Va.Little Rock AFB, Ark.Malmstrom AFB, Mont.McConnell AFB, Kan.Minot AFB, N.D.Mountain Home AFB, IdahoRAF Mildenhall, UKRandolph AFB, Tex.Schriever AFB, Colo.USAF Academy, Colo.Vance AFB, Okla.Whiteman AFB, Mo.Wright-Patterson AFB, OhioYokota AB, Japan
Atlantic City Arpt., N.J.Buckley AFB, Colo.Burlington Arpt., Vt.Fort Wayne Arpt., Ind.General Mitchell Arpt./ARS, Wis.Great Falls Arpt., Mont.Harrisburg Arpt., Pa.Jacksonville Arpt., Fla.Kirtland AFB, N.M.March ARB, Calif.Nashville Arpt., Tenn.Portland Arpt., Ore.Rickenbacker ANGB, OhioRosecrans Memorial Arpt., Mo.Tucson Arpt., Ariz.Yeager Arpt., W.Va.
Andrews AFB, Md.General Mitchell Arpt./ARS, Wis.Hill AFB, UtahMcChord AFB, Wash.McGuire AFB, N.J.Willow Grove ARS, Pa.Travis AFB, Calif.
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AIR FORCE Magazine / May 200642
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.
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 Forces June 20, 1941-Sept. 18, 1947
United States Air ForceSept. 18, 1947
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. Bennet
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
Chief of Staff, USAFGen. 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-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
Sept. 26, 1947-April 29, 1948
The Nation’s Air Arm and Its Early Leaders
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AIR FORCE Magazine / May 200644
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 Moseley
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, 2005
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, 2005
Chief Master Sergeants of the Air Force
CMSAF 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. Murray
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
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
Air Combat CommandJune 1, 1992
June 23, 1995Feb. 28, 1996April 5, 1996
June 11, 1999Feb. 8, 2000
Sept. 6, 2001Nov. 14, 2001Nov. 17, 2004
Feb. 6, 2005May 26, 2005
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. Keys
June 22, 1995Feb. 27, 1996April 4, 1996
June 11, 1999Feb. 8, 2000
Sept. 6, 2001Nov. 14, 2001Nov. 17, 2004
Feb. 6, 2005May 26, 2005
USAF Vice Chiefs of Staff
April 28, 1948March 17, 1950
Oct. 9, 1950June 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
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
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. Corley
Secretaries of the Air Force
Stuart 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. Wynne
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
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
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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, an 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 Carlson
June 30, 1995May 9, 1997
May 29, 1997April 20, 2000Aug. 22, 2003Aug. 19, 2005
July 1, 1992June 30, 1995
May 9, 1997May 29, 1997April 20, 2000Aug. 22, 2003Aug. 19, 2005
Established as Army Air Corps Flying Training Command Jan. 23, 1942. Redes-ignated 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 III
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
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
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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, 2006
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)
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, 2006
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. Wooley
May 22, 1990June 30, 1991July 22, 1994
July 9, 1997Aug. 5, 1999
Jan. 16, 2002July 1, 2004
June 30, 1991July 22, 1994
July 9, 1997Aug. 5, 1999
Jan. 16, 2002July 1, 2004
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, 2004
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, 2004
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. Bradley
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, 2002
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, 2002
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 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. McNabb
Aug. 22, 1992Oct. 17, 1994July 15, 1996Aug. 3, 1998Nov. 5, 2001
Sept. 7, 2005Oct. 14, 2005
June 1, 1992Aug. 23, 1992Oct. 18, 1994July 15, 1996Aug. 3, 1998Nov. 5, 2001
Sept. 7, 2005 Oct. 14, 2005
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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.
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. Hobbins
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
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
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. Redesignated 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 Superintendents
Lt. 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. Regni
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, 2005
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, 2005
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. Hester
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
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
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 Leaders Through the YearsSecretaries 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. Rumsfeld
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, 2001
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, 2001
US European Command
July 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, 2003
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, USMC
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, 2003
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, 2005
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, USAF
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, 2005
Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Gen. 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, USMC
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, 2005
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, 2005
Vice Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Gen. 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., USN
Feb. 28, 1990Feb. 28, 1994Feb. 27, 1996Feb. 29, 2000
Oct. 1, 2001Aug. 12, 2005
Feb. 6, 1987March 1, 1990March 1, 1994March 1, 1996March 1, 2000
Oct. 1, 2001Aug. 12, 2005
US Central Command
Nov. 27, 1985Nov. 23, 1988Aug. 9, 1991Aug. 5, 1994
Aug. 13, 1997July 6, 2000July 7, 2003
Jan. 1, 1983Nov. 27, 1985Nov. 23, 1988Aug. 9, 1991Aug. 5, 1994
Aug. 13, 1997July 6, 2000July 7, 2003
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 Abizaid, USA
US Northern Command
Gen. Ralph E. Eberhart, USAFAdm. Timothy J. Keating, USN
Oct. 1, 2002Nov. 5, 2004
Nov. 5, 2004
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
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, USAAdm. Richard C. Macke, USNAdm. Joseph W. Prueher, USNAdm. Dennis C. Blair, USNAdm. Thomas B. Fargo, USNAdm. William J. Fallon, 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
US Pacific Command
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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 1993
January 1994February 1996
June 1996July 1997
Sept. 8, 2000Sept. 30, 2001Aug. 18, 2002
Nov. 9, 2004
November 1947June 1948
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 1990December 1993
February 1994March 1996
July 1996August 1997
Sept. 8, 2000Sept. 30, 2001Aug. 18, 2002
Nov. 9, 2004
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.A. Worthington, USAGen. 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. B. John Craddock, USA
Formerly US Caribbean Command (1947). Activated in 1963.
NORAD Leaders Through the Years 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, 1984Feb. 5, 1987
March 30, 1990June 30, 1992Sept. 12, 1994Aug. 26, 1996Aug. 13, 1998Feb. 22, 2000Nov. 5, 2004
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 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, USN
Sept. 12, 1957Aug. 1, 1959Aug. 1, 1962April 1, 1965Aug. 1, 1966Aug. 1, 1969Oct. 1, 1973
Sept. 1, 1975Dec. 6, 1977Jan. 1, 1980
July 30, 1984Feb. 6, 1987April 1, 1990
June 30, 1992Sept. 13, 1994Aug. 27, 1996Aug. 14, 1998Feb. 22, 2000Nov. 5, 2004
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, 2005
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, USAF
July 1, 1987Sept. 22, 1989Aug. 25, 1992Oct. 18, 1994July 15, 1996Aug. 3, 1998Nov. 5, 2001
Sept. 7, 2005
US Special Operations Command
June 27, 1990May 20, 1993Feb. 29, 1996
Sept. 25, 1997Oct. 27, 2000Sept. 2, 2003
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, USA
April 16, 1987June 27, 1990May 20, 1993Feb. 29, 1996Nov. 5, 1997
Oct. 27, 2000Sept. 2, 2003
US Strategic Command
Feb. 13, 1994Feb. 21, 1996June 25, 1998Nov. 30, 2001
July 9, 2004
Gen. G. Lee Butler, USAFAdm. Henry G. Chiles Jr., USN Gen. Gen. Eugene E. Habiger, USAFAdm. Richard W. Mies, USNAdm. James O. Ellis Jr., USNGen. James E. Cartwright, USMC
June 1, 1992Feb. 14, 1994Feb. 22, 1996June 26, 1998Nov. 30, 2001
July 9, 2004
Merged the functions of US Space Command into STRATCOM Oct. 1, 2002.
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USAF Total Force(As of Sept. 30, 2005)
FYs 2000-05 are actual figures; FY 2006 is an estimate. *FY02 and FY03 rates higher due to Stop-Loss.
Air Force active duty
OfficersEnlistedCadets
Total Air Force active duty
Career re-enlistments (second term)RateFirst-term re-enlistmentsRate
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
FY00
69,023282,356
4,275
355,654
32,04284%
9,91752%
122,61922,782
9,6626,122
161,185
106,36572,34050,304
229,009
16,429
245,438
FY01
68,862280,410
4,299
353,571
30,38084%
10,48556%
122,47422,987
9,9596,450
161,870
108,48574,86947,940
231,294
17,826
249,120
FY05
73,252276,117
4,327
353,696
23,33884%
10,12854%
125,80922,322
9,4456,589
164,165
106,43075,80248,750
230,982
15,241
246,223
FY02
72,032292,061
4,158
368,251
34,09388%*
10,66672%*
123,43921,246
8,8256,296
159,806
112,07576,63241,095
229,802
17,430
247,232
FY03
73,758297,219
4,085
375,062
31,02690%*8,23261%*
122,41920,718
8,1596,410
157,706
108,13774,75436,665
219,556
17,587
237,143
People 2006 USAF Almanac FY04
74,109298,314
4,193
376,616
27,26691%
9,23263%
124,95922,416
9,2046,146
162,725
106,71575,32237,015
219,052
17,340
236,392
FY06 numbers are estimates.
Armed Forces Manpower Trends, End Strength in Thousands(As of Sept. 30, 2005)
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
FY00
356482173373
1,384
10672
353207
4087
865
155230185107
677
FY01
354481173378
1,386
10975
352206
4088
870
155229183104
671
FY02
368487174383
1,412
11277
351207
4088
875
154231185101
671
FY05
354493180363
1,390
10676
333189
4076
821
155221179108
663
FY04
377500178373
1,427
10775
343204
4083
851
154209183105
651
FY03
375499178382
1,434
10875
351212
4188
875
149226182
86
643
USAF Marital Status(As of Sept. 30, 2005)
Total percent marriedPercent of enlistedPercent of officersNumber of USAF couplesNumber married to members of other services
60.858.171.0
20,366
1,400
Does not include 4,327 cadets.
USAF Educational Levels(As of Sept. 30, 2005)
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
5.5
73.6
15.64.60.7
0.01100
51.638.8
1.48.2100
Number
15,159
203,222
43,07412,701
1,933
28276,117
37,79828,422
1,0266,007
73,252
FY06
70,578277,222
4,000
351,800
20,88984%
11,19055%
127,33023,321
9,9436,136
166,730
106,80074,00048,750
229,550
13,976
243,526
FY06
352482175353
1,362
10774
350205
4073
849
157221181108
667
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Ran
k
Active Duty Force Demographics(As of Sept. 30, 2005)
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
Tota
l
123886
1373,548
10,12915,61024,64110,405
8,646
73,252
1
2,6985,559
28,18945,39872,91858,08846,648
7,4249,194
276,117
353,696
Men
123781
1253,1248,819
13,21619,576
8,1056,686
59,781
1
2,3834,933
24,71738,13456,65944,96136,482
5,6267,315
221,211
284,545
Wo
men
015
12424
1,3102,3945,0652,3001,960
13,471
0315626
3,4727,264
16,25913,12710,166
1,7981,879
54,906
69,151
Average ages of military personnel : Officers 35, Enlisted 28
Includes active Title 5 civilians with permanent appoint-ments, US citizens only.
Excludes Title 32 technicians, temporary employees, and foreign/local nationals.
Does not include approximately 2,380 personnel in pay band demonstration projects.
aScientific and Technical.
bSenior Executive Service (Includes ES, IE, and IP).
The Civilian Force(As of Sept. 30, 2005)
Force
0555
172551
107256832197
74801000
1,583
Air Force Civilian Personnel: Average Age and Length of Service
General scheduleFederal wage systemAverage age
Average length of service (overall)
484547
15.3 years
Wage Grade
Grade
123456789101112131415161718
Total
Force
20122274124743943
1,4703,0882,780
12,0293,1771,425
21935
2000
26,451
Wage Grade Leader
Grade
123456789101112131415161718
Total
Wage Grade Supervisory
Grade
123456789101112131415161718
Total
Force
91618274979
118200773
1,042427220138179
84482915
3,471
General Schedule/
Other
Force
12733
1,4392,3157,1784,8248,9861,614
12,252754
16,72218,83211,644
3,8961,302
000
35213
44
92,795
Grade
123456789101112131415161718STa SESb Other
Total
Air Force Personnel Strength(As of Sept. 30, 2005)
2006 number is an estimate.
Year
19751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006
Year
1941194219431944194519461947194819491950195119521953195419551956195719581959196019611962196319641965196619671968196919701971197219731974
Year
1907190819091910191119121913191419151916191719181919192019211922192319241925192619271928192919301931193219331934193519361937193819391940
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
Strength
152,125764,415
2,197,1142,372,2922,282,259
455,515305,827387,730419,347411,277788,381973,474977,593947,918959,946909,958919,835871,156840,028814,213820,490883,330868,644855,802823,633886,350897,426904,759862,062791,078755,107725,635690,999643,795
Strength
612,551585,207570,479569,491559,450557,969570,302582,845592,044597,125601,515608,199607,035576,446570,880535,233510,432470,315444,351426,327400,409389,001377,385367,470360,590355,654353,571368,251375,062376,616353,696351,800
Academy Cadets 774 4,3273,553
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USAF Personnel by Geographic Area
(As of Sept. 30, 2005)
Total military personnel
US territory and special locations
Total in foreign countries
Western and southern EuropeGermanyUKItalyTurkeySpainAll other countries
East Asia and PacificJapan/OkinawaSouth KoreaAll other countries
Africa, Near East, South AsiaKuwaitSaudi ArabiaEgyptAll other countries
Western hemisphereCanadaAll other countries
Other areas
353,696
276,155
77,541
33,94715,460
9,4774,4251,686
3192,580
22,75213,535
9,044173
2,5751,717
7045
743
37089
281
17,897
USAF Personnel Strength by Commands, FOAs, and DRUs(As of Sept. 30, 2005)
Military
95,34662,62221,703
36719,12212,96850,57832,82428,412
323,942
170
3196
228217
25120
111
103359
529130
22716
30515
1,6256847
60435
09
63414
71537629132
6,178
52593
702,2501,641
4,606
14,6434,327
353,696
Civilian
12,07314,84156,29514,131
6,4381,1418,7958,0425,424
127,180
15781358110
57315
3938256025
10523
07
1125
9416
6760
1081,037
57143
505013
180480200
05,179
17195
291,293
701
2,235
29,5710
164,165
Total
107,41977,46377,99814,49825,56014,10959,37340,86633,836
451,122
32781389206285532
64158
3661
128464
759137
33921
39931
2,30168
1551,641
92143
59113427251
1,017829132
11,357
69788
993,5432,342
6,841
44,2144,327
517,861
Major commandsAir Combat Command (ACC)Air Education and Training Command (AETC)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 Environmental ExcellenceAir Force Civil Engineer Support AgencyAir Force C2ISR Center*Air Force Communications AgencyAir Force Cost Analysis AgencyAir Force Flight Standards AgencyAir Force Frequency Management AgencyAir Force Historical Research AgencyAir Force Inspection AgencyAir Force Legal Services AgencyAir Force Logistics Management AgencyAir Force Manpower AgencyAir Force Medical Operations AgencyAir Force Medical Support AgencyAFNSEPA*Air Force News AgencyAFNWCA*Air Force Office of Special InvestigationsAir Force Operations GroupAir Force Pentagon Communications AgencyAir Force Personnel Center Air Force Personnel Operations AgencyAir Force Real Property AgencyAir Force Review Boards AgencyAir Force Safety CenterAir Force Security Forces CenterAir Force Services AgencyAir Force Technical Applications CenterAir Force Weather AgencyAir National Guard Readiness CenterTotal FOA
Direct Reporting Units (DRUs)Air Force Doctrine CenterAir Force Operational Test and Evaluation CenterAir Force Studies and Analyses AgencyUnited States Air Force Academy (not cadets) Air Force District of Washington
Total DRUs
Other Other unitsUSAFA cadetsTotal for all categories
*AFC2ISR Center is Air Force Command & Control, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Center; AFNSEPA is Air Force National Security Emergency Preparedness Agency; AFNWCA is Air Force Nuclear Weapons & Counter-proliferation Agency.
4,327
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Specialties in the Enlisted Force(As of Sept. 30, 2005)
Code
1A1C1N1S1T1W2A2E2F2G2M2P2R2S2T2W3A3C3E3H3M3N3P3S3V4A-V4Y5J5R6C6F7S89
Career Field
Aircrew OperationsCommand Control Systems OperationsIntelligenceSafetyAircrew ProtectionWeatherManned Aerospace MaintenanceCommunications-Electronics SystemsFuels Logistics PlansMissile & Space Systems MaintenancePrecision MeasurementMaintenance Management SystemsSupply Transportation & Vehicle MaintenanceMunitions & Weapons Information ManagementCommunications-Computer SystemsCivil EngineeringHistorianMorale, Welfare, Recreation, & ServicesPublic AffairsSecurity ForcesMission SupportVisual InformationMedicalDental ParalegalChapel Services SupportContractingFinancialSpecial InvestigationSpecial Duty IdentifiersReporting IdentifiersUnassignedTotal
Percentages have been rounded.
Assigned
8,66111,68811,167
3702,4842,480
58,94611,721
4,126756
2,401864
1,5428,199
12,59515,397
8,53614,22217,908
734,0231,461
23,8688,0901,313
19,1892,495
969446
1,3443,016
8877,1587,419
303276,117
Percent
3.14.24.00.10.90.9
21.34.21.50.30.90.30.63.04.65.63.15.26.50.01.50.58.62.90.56.90.90.40.20.51.10.32.62.70.1100
Specialties in the Officer Force(As of Sept. 30, 2005)
Total does not include 4,327 cadets. Percentages have been rounded.
Code
XO11121314151621313233343536384X51526162636465718X9X
Utilization Field Title
Commander & DirectorPilot NavigatorSpace, Missile, Command & ControlIntelligenceWeatherOperations SupportLogisticsSecurity ForcesCivil EngineeringCommunications-Computer SystemsMWR & ServicesPublic AffairsPersonnelManpowerMedicalLawChaplainScientific/ResearchDevelopmental EngineeringAcquisitionContractingFinancialSpecial InvestigationsSpecial Duty IdentifiersReporting IdentifiersOther Total
Assigned
1,24412,483
3,8505,0733,119
7071,3454,273
9401,4854,371
596478
1,748303
11,3811,278
604947
2,6982,8761,004
915396
1,4927,184
46273,252
Percent
1.717.0
5.36.94.31.01.85.81.32.06.00.80.72.40.4
15.51.70.81.33.73.91.41.20.52.09.80.6100
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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 2006 USAF Almanac
Air Force Budget—A 10-Year Perspective(Budget authority in millions of current and constant FY07 dollars)
Current dollarsMilitary personnel Operation & maintenance Procurement RDT&E Military construction Family housing Rev. & mgmt. funds Trust & receipts Total
Constant FY07 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 Total
FY03$28,732
43,25431,38018,825
1,6341,536
31-147
$125,245
$32,05548,25735,01021,002
1,8231,714
35-164
$139,732
13.523.032.126.7
-11.69.3
22.2
FY97$19,186
22,72814,24714,017
1,5671,135
790-453
$73,217
$24,55529,08918,23417,940
2,0061,4531,011-580
$93,708
-2.9-5.5
-10.510.319.2-1.3-1.9
FY98$19,111
25,17415,25814,265
1,5371,114
234-409
$76,284
$24,07431,71219,22117,970
1,9361,403
295-515
$96,095
-2.09.05.40.2
-3.5-3.42.5
FY99$19,357
27,10718,43413,807
8621,0821,510-246
$81,913
$23,85933,41222,72217,018
1,0621,3341,861-303
$100,965
-0.95.4
18.2-5.3
-45.1-5.05.1
FY00$20,217
27,25418,75514,511
1,1741,158
434-453
$83,050
$24,10032,48822,35717,298
1,3991,380
517-540
$99,000
1.0-2.8-1.61.6
31.73.5
-1.9
FY01$20,956
29,32822,05414,297
1,4101,084
515-95
$89,549
$24,30034,00825,57416,579
1,6351,257
597-110
$103,840
0.84.7
14.4-4.216.8-8.94.9
Numbers do not add due to rounding.
FY04$29,681
39,25232,46020,290
1,8311,441
690-110
$125,535
$32,24442,64135,26222,042
1,9891,565
750-119
$136,373
0.6-11.6
0.74.99.1
-8.7-2.4
FY05$28,230
33,74832,19420,754
1,3521,667
0-121
$117,824
$29,65935,45633,82421,804
1,4201,751
0-127
$123,788
-8.0-16.8
-4.1-1.1
-28.611.9-9.2
FY02$24,751
34,36423,22914,519
1,8061,374
292-108
$100,227
$28,24939,22126,51216,571
2,0611,568
333-123
$114,392
16.215.3
3.70.0
26.124.810.2
FY06$29,760
39,15332,49822,612
1,4492,018
42-125
$127,407
$30,41540,01433,21323,109
1,4812,062
43-128
$130,210
2.512.9-1.86.04.3
17.85.2
Air Force Major Force Programs (Total obligation authority in billions of constant FY07 dollars)
ForcesStrategic Forces General-Purpose ForcesAirlift ForcesGuard and Reserve ForcesSpecial Operations ForcesTotal
Support Intelligence & CommunicationsResearch & DevelopmentCentral Supply & MaintenanceTraining, Medical, & PersonnelAdministration & OtherTotal
FY01
$4.525.712.1
9.90.5
$52.6
$24.88.25.7
10.62.0
$51.3
FY03
$5.839.316.811.2
0.6$73.6
$34.09.76.7
13.22.5
$66.0
FY05
$4.355.313.312.1
0.7$85.6
$35.49.15.06.22.3
$58.0
FY97
$4.720.210.5
8.60.5
$44.5
$22.310.0
4.710.0
1.8$48.8
FY98
$5.320.711.1
9.10.5
$46.6
$23.19.84.8
10.11.8
$49.5
FY99
$5.222.112.6
9.40.5
$49.7
$23.78.85.2
10.11.8
$49.6
FY00
$4.822.612.3
9.40.5
$49.6
$22.99.15.4
10.11.9
$49.4
FY02
$5.330.513.910.3
0.6$60.5
$26.17.95.7
11.82.1
$53.5
FY04
$6.035.614.811.5
0.7$68.5
$34.710.6
5.913.4
2.7$67.2
FY06
$7.535.614.213.0
0.0$70.4
$37.010.6
5.313.1
2.4$68.5
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Per
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Bu
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98969492908886848280787674727068
Fiscal Year
040200
DOD Agencies
06 08 10
Defense Department Budget Topline(In billions of current and constant FY07 dollars)
Budget authority(current $)
Budget authority(constant FY07 $)
Outlays(current $)
Outlays(constant FY07 $)
Numbers have been rounded.Does not include supplemental appropriations to cover costs of the war in Iraq.
Service Shares(In billions of constant FY07 dollars)
Budget authority
Air Force
Army
Navy
Defense agencies, DOD-wide
Total
Percent of budget authority
Air Force
Army
Navy
Defense agencies, DOD-wide
FY11
$132.6
114.6
137.5
76.6
$461.3
28.7%
24.9%
29.8%
16.6%
FY05
$126.2
107.7
128.4
69.8
$420.4
30.0%
25.6%
30.5%
16.6%
FY06
$126.8
101.3
125.2
66.5
$419.8
30.2%
24.1%
29.8%
15.8%
FY07
$130.4
111.8
127.4
69.7
$439.3
29.7%
25.4%
29.0%
15.9%
FY08
$136.1
113.5
131.5
73.1
$454.0
30.0%
25.0%
29.0%
16.1%
FY09
$132.6
115.0
136.9
78.6
$462.7
28.7%
24.8%
29.6%
17.0%
FY10
$132.9
114.9
137.8
76.8
$462.0
28.8%
24.9%
29.8%
16.6%
NavyUSAF
Army
FY11
$504.2
$461.3
$500.9
$458.3
FY07
$439.3
$439.3
$503.1
$503.1
FY08
$464.2
$454.0
$473.2
$462.8
FY09
$483.8
$462.7
$473.0
$452.4
FY10
$493.9
$462.0
$486.1
$454.7
FY06
$410.8
$419.8
$510.4
$521.6
FY05
$400.1
$420.4
$473.7
$497.7
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
-5
Service Shares
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Amounts have been rounded to the nearest dollar.aBasic pay for pay grades O-7 through O-10 is limited to $12,666.60. Basic pay for O-6 and below is limited to $11,158.20. bCommissioned officers with more than four years’ active service as enlisted members.While serving as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff or Chief of Staff of the Air Force, basic pay is $15,615.90.For the Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, basic pay is $6,499.50.
E-9E-8E-7E-6E-5E-4E-3E-2E-1 4 mos.+E-1
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Housing Allowance(Effective Jan. 1, 2006)
WithDependents
$1,429.201,429.201,429.201,429.201,286.701,240.201,093.20
904.50771.90690.90
972.30877.20810.90
928.50856.50795.00734.40660.90574.20534.30509.40509.40
PayGrade
O-10O-9O-8O-7O-6O-5O-4O-3O-2O-1
O-3EO-2EO-1E
E-9E-8E-7E-6E-5E-4E-3E-2E-1
WithoutDependents
$1,161.601,161.601,161.601,161.601,065.601,026.00
950.70762.30604.20509.40
822.90699.30601.80
704.40646.80552.30499.80461.10400.80393.30319.50285.30
As part of the 2004 defense budget, Congress authorized DOD to implement a new performance-based pay system for SES members. On Jan. 1, 2004, a new SES pay scale reflecting only the minimum and maximum levels of pay replaced the old fixed SES pay levels (ES-1 through ES-6). The pay scale does not include locality pay.
Senior Executive Service
SES Pay System Structure Minimum Maximum
Certified SES performance appraisal system $109,808 $165,200Noncertified SES performance appraisal system $109,808 $152,000
Annual Pay for Federal Civilians(Effective Jan. 1, 2006)
General Schedule
Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $16,352 $16,898 $17,442 $17,983 $18,527 $18,847 $19,383 $19,925 $19,947 $20,450 GS-2 18,385 18,822 19,431 19,947 20,169 20,762 21,355 21,948 22,541 23,134GS-3 20,060 20,729 21,398 22,067 22,736 23,405 24,074 24,743 25,412 26,081GS-4 22,519 23,270 24,021 24,772 25,523 26,274 27,025 27,776 28,527 29,278GS-5 25,195 26,035 26,875 27,715 28,555 29,395 30,235 31,075 31,915 32,755GS-6 28,085 29,021 29,957 30,893 31,829 32,765 33,701 34,637 35,573 36,509GS-7 31,209 32,249 33,289 34,329 35,369 36,409 37,449 38,489 39,529 40,569GS-8 34,563 35,715 36,867 38,019 39,171 40,323 41,475 42,627 43,779 44,931GS-9 38,175 39,448 40,721 41,994 43,267 44,540 45,813 47,086 48,359 49,632GS-10 42,040 43,441 44,842 46,243 47,644 49,045 50,446 51,847 53,248 54,649GS-11 46,189 47,729 49,269 50,809 52,349 53,889 55,429 56,969 58,509 60,049GS-12 55,360 57,205 59,050 60,895 62,740 64,585 66,430 68,275 70,120 71,965GS-13 65,832 68,026 70,220 72,414 74,608 76,802 78,996 81,190 83,384 85,578GS-14 77,793 80,386 82,979 85,572 88,165 90,758 93,351 95,944 98,537 101,130GS-15 91,507 94,557 97,607 100,657 103,707 106,757 109,807 112,857 115,907 118,957
Subsistence Allowance(Effective Jan. 1, 2006)
Officers $187.49/month
Enlisted Members $272.26/month
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Source: “The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2007-16,” published by the Congressional Budget Office, January 2006; Budget of the United States Government Historical Tables, Fiscal Year 2007.(Constant dollar figures are derived.)
Historical Federal Budget Data
Current dollars
Defense
$52.6
53.7
55.0
51.0
59.0
72.0
82.2
82.7
81.9
79.0
79.3
77.1
80.7
87.6
89.9
97.5
104.6
116.8
134.6
158.0
185.9
209.9
228.0
253.1
273.8
282.5
290.9
304.0
300.1
319.7
302.6
292.4
282.3
273.6
266.0
271.7
270.2
275.5
295.0
306.1
348.9
404.9
454.1
493.6
Year
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
Deficit/
Surplus
$5.9
4.0
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