United States Under Secretary of the Air Force

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Under Secretary of
the Air Force
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Incumbent
Gina Ortiz Jones
since July 26, 2021
Department of the Air Force
StyleMadam Under Secretary
The Honorable
Reports toSecretary of the Air Force
SeatThe Pentagon, Arlington County, Virginia, United States
NominatorThe President
with the advice and consent of the Senate
Term lengthNo fixed term
Constituting instrument10 U.S.C. § 9015
Inaugural holderArthur S. Barrows
FormationSeptember 18, 1947
Succession17th in SecDef succession by seniority of appointment
DeputyDeputy Under Secretary of the Air Force (Management) and Deputy Chief Management Office
SalaryExecutive Schedule, level III
Websitewww.af.mil

The Under Secretary of the Air Force (USECAF, or SAF/US), sometimes referred to as the Under Secretary of the Department of the Air Force,[1] is the second-highest ranking civilian official in the Department of the Air Force of the United States of America, serving directly under the Secretary of the Air Force. In the absence of the Secretary, the Under Secretary exercises all the powers and duties of the Secretary and serves as Acting Secretary when the position of Secretary is vacant.[2] The Under Secretary of the Air Force is appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.

The Secretary and Under Secretary, together with two military officers (the Chief of Staff of the Air Force and the Chief of Space Operations), constitute the senior leadership team of the Department of the Air Force.

The Under Secretary of the Air Force supervises the following officials:

List of Under Secretaries of the Air Force[]

Under Secretaries of the Air Force
No. Portrait Name Tenure
1 Portrait gray.png Arthur S. Barrows September 26, 1947 – April 21, 1950
2 John McCone.jpg John A. McCone June 15, 1950 – October 12, 1951
3 Roswell Gilpatric.PNG Roswell L. Gilpatric October 19, 1951 – February 5, 1953
4 James H. Douglas, Jr..jpg James H. Douglas, Jr. March 3, 1953 – April 30, 1957
5 Portrait gray.png Malcolm A. MacIntyre June 5, 1957 – July 31, 1959
6 The Air Force Role In Developing International Outer Space Law (Terrill, 1999) Page 022-1.jpg Dudley C. Sharp August 3, 1959 – December 10, 1959
7 Joseph V. Charyk.jpg Joseph V. Charyk January 28, 1960 – March 1, 1963
8 Brockway McMillan.jpg Brockway McMillan June 12, 1963 – September 30, 1965
9 Portrait gray.png Norman S. Paul October 1965 – September 1967
10 Portrait gray.png Townsend Hoopes September 1967 – February 1969
11 John L McLucas.jpg John L. McLucas February 1969 – July 19, 1973
12 James W. Plummer.jpg James W. Plummer December 21, 1973 – June 28, 1976
13 Hans Mark.jpg Hans M. Mark 1977 – July 26, 1979
14 AntoniaHandlerChayes1980.jpeg Antonia Handler Chayes 1979–1981
15 Edward C. Aldridge Jr.jpg Edward C. Aldridge, Jr. 1981 – June 9, 1986
16 Portrait of James F. McGovern, Under Secretary of the Air Force.jpg James McGovern December 1986 – April 29, 1989
17 Anne N. Foreman (1989).png Anne N. Foreman May 1, 1989 – January 20, 1993
18 Rudy de Leon, official military photo, 1997.jpg Rudy de Leon 1994–1997
19 F. Whitten Peters 01.jpg F. Whitten Peters 1997 – July 30, 1999
20 Carol DiBattiste, Under Secretary of the Air Force.jpg Carol A. DiBattiste 1999 August – January 20, 2001
Acting Dr Lawrence J Delaney, Acting Secretary of the Air Force.jpg Lawrence J. Delaney January 20, 2001 – May 31, 2001
21 Peter B. Teets, Under Secretary of the Air Force.jpg Peter B. Teets 2001–2005
22 Ronald M Sega, Under Secretary of the Air Force.jpg Ronald M. Sega August 2005 – August 2007
Vacancy 2007–2010
23 Erin C Conaton, Under Secretary of the Air Force, official portrait.jpg Erin C. Conaton March 15, 2010 – January 23, 2012
Acting Dr Jamie M. Morin, USAF.jpg Jamie M. Morin July 3, 2012 – April 28, 2013
24 Eric Fanning.jpg Eric Fanning April 18, 2013 – February 17, 2015
25 Lisa S. Disbrow, USAF, 2014.JPG Lisa S. Disbrow March 30, 2015 – June 30, 2017
Acting Patricia Zarodkiewicz official photo.jpg June 30, 2017 – August 3, 2017
26 Matthew Donovan official photo.jpg Matthew Donovan August 3, 2017 – December 27, 2019
Acting John P. Roth.jpg John P. Roth June 1, 2019 – October 18, 2019
Acting Shon Manasco official photo.jpg Shon J. Manasco December 27, 2019 – January 20, 2021
Acting Anthony P. Reardon.jpg February 2, 2021 – July 26, 2021
27 UnderSecAF Gina Ortiz Jones portrait.jpg Gina Ortiz Jones July 26, 2021 – present

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ https://facebook.com/USairforce/videos/416675599780986/
  2. ^ "10 U.S. Code § 9015 - Under Secretary of the Air Force". LII / Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 5 July 2021.

Sources[]

  • HAF MISSION DIRECTIVE 1–2, UNDER SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE, 8 SEPTEMBER 2008, accessed on 2011-01-10.
  • Department of Defense Key Officials 1947–2004. Washington, D.C.: Historical Office, Office of the Secretary of Defense, 2004
  • Office of the Secretary of the Air Force – Organizational and Functional Charts 1947–1984. Washington, D.C.; Office of Air Force History, 1985
  • Report To The Congress – Use of Missile Procurement Funds To Finance Research And Development Efforts – B-146876. Washington, D.C.; Comptroller General of the United States, 1969
  • Watson, George M., Office of the Secretary of the Air Force 1947–65. Washington, D.C.; Center for Air Force History, 1993

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