United States Department of the Air Force

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United States Department of the Air Force
Seal of the US Air Force.svg
Seal of the U.S. Department of the Air Force
Agency overview
FormedSeptember 18, 1947; 73 years ago (1947-09-18)
Preceding agency
  • Department of War
Jurisdiction United States Air Force
 United States Space Force
HeadquartersThe Pentagon, Arlington County, Virginia, U.S.
Employees330,159 Regular Air Force
151,360 Civilians
68,872 Air Force Reserve
94,753 Air National Guard
Annual budget$170,239,441,000
(FY2018)
Agency executives
Parent agencyU.S. Department of Defense
Websitewww.af.mil

The United States Department of the Air Force (DAF) is one of the three military departments within the Department of Defense of the United States of America. The Department of the Air Force was formed on September 18, 1947, per the National Security Act of 1947 (codified into Title 10 of the United States Code) and it is the military department within which the United States Air Force and the United States Space Force are organized.

The Department of the Air Force is headed by the Secretary of the Air Force (SAF/OS), a civilian, who has the authority to conduct all of its affairs, subject to the authority, direction and control of the Secretary of Defense. The Secretary of the Air Force's principal deputy is the Under Secretary of the Air Force (SAF/US). Their senior staff assistants in the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force are five Assistant Secretaries for Acquisition, Financial Management & Comptroller, Installations, Environment & Logistics, Manpower & Reserve Affairs, Space Acquisition and Integration and a General Counsel. The highest-ranking military officers in the Department, and senior military advisers to the secretary, are the Chief of Staff of the Air Force and Chief of Space Operations.

By direction of the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Air Force assigns Air Force and Space Force units – apart from those units performing duties enumerated in 10 U.S.C. § 9013 unless otherwise directed – to the combatant commands. Only the Secretary of Defense and the President have the authority to approve a transfer of forces between combatant commands.[1]

Organizational structure[]

See Structure of the United States Armed Forces

Headquarters Department of the Air Force[2][]

Secretariat[]

Office of the Secretary of the Air Force seal.jpg Office of the Secretary of the Air Force

Service staffs[]

Headquarters US Air Force Badge.png Air Staff

  • AF/CC – Chief of Staff of the Air Force
    • AF/CV – Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force
    • CMSAF – Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force
    • AF/DS – Director of Staff of the Air Force
    • A1 – DCS for Manpower, Personnel and Services
    • A2/6 – DCS for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance and Cyber Effects Operations
    • A3 – DCS for Operations, Plans and Requirements
    • A5 – DCS for Strategy, Integration and Requirements
    • A4/7 – DCS for Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection
    • A8 – DCS for Plans and Programs
    • A9 – Director for Studies, Analysis and Assessments
    • A10 – DCS for Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration
    • AF/CVS – Director of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response
    • AF/HC – Chief of Chaplains
    • AF/HO – Air Force Historian
    • AF/JA – Judge Advocate General of the Air Force
    • AF/SE – Chief of Safety of the Air Force
    • AF/SG – Surgeon General of the Air Force
    • AF/ST – Chief Scientist of the Air Force
    • AF/TE – Director of Test and Evaluation
    • NGB/CF – Director of Air National Guard

Space Staff Badge.png Space Staff

Service branches[]

  • Structure of the United States Air Force
  • Structure of the United States Space Force

Budget[]

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Staff
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Military departments
Military service branches
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Unified combatant commands
Geographic combatant commands
Functional combatant commands
  • v
  • t

According to the FY2019_Budget_Request_Overview_Book[3] | 8-12, the Department of Defense claims the Department of the Air Force is as follows

Department of the Air Force
Air Force Base + OCO + Emergency FY 2018 FY 2019 Request Delta

FY19 - FY18

Military Personnel 35,607,366 38,954,308 +3,346,942
Operation and Maintenance 58,191,005 61,407,391 +3,216,386
Procurement 45,654,160 50,541,275 +4,887,115
RDT&E 28,198,426 40,492,614 +12,294,188
Military Construction 2,191,451 2,303,699 +112,248
Family Housing 333,500 395,720 +62,220
Revolving and Management Funds 63,533 77,644 +14,111
Total 170,239,441 194,172,651 +23,933,210

*$ in thousands

Numbers May Not Add Due to Rounding

See also[]

Notes and references[]

  1. ^ 10 U.S.C. § 162
  2. ^ "Air Force Senior Leaders". Retrieved on 14 December 2017
  3. ^ "FY2019_Budget_Request_Overview_Book.pdf" (PDF). Retrieved 2018-10-29.

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