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United States Department of the Air Force Information

The 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 and it includes all elements and units of the United States Air Force.

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 four Assistant Secretaries for Acquisition, Financial Management & Comptroller, Installations, Environment & Logistics, Manpower & Reserve Affairs and a General Counsel. The highest ranking military officer in the department is the Chief of Staff of the Air Force who is the senior uniformed adviser to the Secretary, represents the Air Force on the Joint Chiefs of Staff, heads the Air Staff and is assisted in the latter capacity by the Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force.

By direction of the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Air Force assigns Air Force units - apart from those units performing duties enumerated in 10 U.S.C. § 8013 unless otherwise directed - to the Commanders of the Combatant Commands. Only the Secretary of Defense (and the President) has the authority to approve transfer of forces between Combatant Commands.

Contents

Organizational structure

See Structure of the United States armed forces

Headquarters Air Force

Office of the Secretary of the Air Force

The 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/CVA - Assistant Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force
      • A1 - DCS for Manpower, Personnel and Services
      • A2 - DCS for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance
      • A3/5 - DCS for Operations, Plans and Requirements
      • A4/7 - DCS for Logistics, Installations and Mission Support
      • A8 - DCS for Strategic Plans and Programs
      • A9 - Director for Analyses, Assessments and Lessons Learned
      • A10 - DCS for Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration Office
    • AF/HC - Chief of Chaplains
    • AF/JA - Judge Advocate General of the Air Force
    • AF/SG - Surgeon General of the Air Force
    • AF/ST - Chief Scientist of the Air Force

Major Commands

Main article: List of Major Commands of the United States Air Force
Shield Name Acronym Headquarters Location
Air Combat Command ACC Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia
First Air Force Tyndall Air Force Base, Panama City, Florida
Ninth Air Force Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina
Twelfth Air Force Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson, Arizona
United States Air Force Warfare Center Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada
Air Education and Training Command AETC Randolph Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas
Second Air Force Keesler Air Force Base, Biloxi, Mississippi
Nineteenth Air Force Randolph Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas
Air Force Recruiting Service Randolph Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas
Air University Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, Alabama
Wilford Hall Medical Center Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas
Air Force Global Strike Command AFGSC Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana
Eighth Air Force Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana
Twentieth Air Force Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Cheyenne, Wyoming
Air Force Materiel Command AFMC Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio
Aeronautical Systems Center Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio
Air Force Flight Test Center Edwards Air Force Base, Palmdale, California
Air Force Global Logistics Support Center Scott Air Force Base, Belleville, Illinois
Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Air Force Research Laboratory Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio
Air Force Security Assistance Center Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio
Air Armament Center Eglin Air Force Base, Fort Walton Beach, Florida
Arnold Engineering Development Center Arnold Air Force Base, Manchester, Tennessee
Electronic Systems Center Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts
Air Force Reserve Command AFRC Robins Air Force Base, Georgia
Fourth Air Force March Air Reserve Base, Southern California
Tenth Air Force Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas
Twenty-Second Air Force Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia
Air Reserve Personnel Center Denver, Colorado
Air Force Space Command AFSPC Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Fourteenth Air Force Vandenberg Air Force Base, Lompoc, California
Twenty-Fourth Air Force Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas
Space and Missile Systems Center Los Angeles Air Force Base, El Segundo, California
Space Innovation and Development Center Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado
Air Force Network Integration Center Scott Air Force Base, Illinois
Air Force Special Operations Command AFSOC Hurlburt Field, Florida
Twenty-Third Air Force Hurlburt Field, Florida
Special Operations Training Center Hurlburt Field, Florida
Air Mobility Command AMC Scott Air Force Base, Belleville, Illinois
Eighteenth Air Force Scott Air Force Base, Belleville, Illinois
United States Air Force Expeditionary Center Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey
United States Air Forces in Europe USAFE Ramstein Air Base, Germany
Third Air Force Ramstein Air Base, Germany
Seventeenth Air Force Ramstein Air Base, Germany
Pacific Air Forces PACAF Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii
Fifth Air Force Yokota Air Base, Japan
Seventh Air Force Osan Air Base, South Korea
Eleventh Air Force Elmendorf Air Force Base, Anchorage, Alaska
Thirteenth Air Force Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii

Direct Reporting Units

Main article: Direct Reporting Unit

The Air Force has a very limited number of Direct Reporting Units:

Shield Name Acronym Headquarters Location
Air Force District of Washington AFDW Joint Base Andrews Naval Air Facility, Maryland
Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center AFOTEC Kirtland Air Force Base New Mexico
United States Air Force Academy USAFA United States Air Force Academy, Colorado

Field Operating Agencies

Main article: List of United States Air Force Field Operating Agencies

Field Operating Agencies (FOA) perform field activities beyond the scope of any of the Major Commands. Their activities are specialized or associated with an Air Force wide mission, and their heads report directly to a functional manager in either the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force or the Air Staff.

Shield Name Acronym Headquarters Location
Air Force Agency for Modeling and Simulation AFAMS Orlando, Florida
Air Force Audit Agency AFAA Washington, D.C.
Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment AFCEE Port San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency AFCESA Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida
Air Force Network Integration Center AFNIC Scott Air Force Base, Illinois
Air Force Cost Analysis Agency AFCAA Arlington, Virginia
Air Force Flight Standards Agency AFFSA Washington, D.C.
Air Force Frequency Management Agency[1] AFFMA Alexandria, Virginia
Air Force Historical Research Agency AFHRA Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, Alabama
Air Force Inspection Agency AFIA Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico
Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency AFISRA Lackland Air Force Base, Texas
Air Force Legal Operations Agency AFLOA Bolling Air Force Base, District of Columbia
Air Force Logistics Management Agency AFLMA Gunter Annex, Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, Alabama
Air Force Manpower Agency AFMA[2] Randolph Air Force Base, Texas
Air Force Medical Operations Agency AFMOA Lackland Air Force Base, Texas
Air Force Medical Support Agency AFMSA Bolling Air Force Base, District of Columbia
Air Force Office of Special Investigations AFOSI Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia
Air Force Personnel Center AFPC [3] Randolph Air Force Base, Texas
Air Force Personnel Operations Agency AFPOA Washington, D.C.
Air Force Public Affairs Agency AFPAA San Antonio, Texas
Air Force Real Property Agency AFRPA Lackland Air Force Base, Texas
Air Force Review Boards Agency AFRBA Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland
Air Force Safety Center AFSC Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico
Air Force Security Forces Center AFSFC Lackland Air Force Base, Texas
Air Force Services Agency AFSVA San Antonio, Texas
Air Force Weather Agency AFWA Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska
Global Cyberspace Integration Center GCIC Langley Air Force Base, Virginia

See also

References

"Airman Magazine: The Book 2010 - Personnel Facts and Figures". Airman Magazine, Volume 54 Number 3.

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