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Department of the Air Force
DAF
Seal of the U.S. Department of the Air Force
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Agency overview |
Formed |
September 18, 1947 |
Preceding agency |
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Headquarters |
The Pentagon, Arlington County, Virginia, U.S. |
Employees |
330,159 Regular Air Force
151,360 Civilians
68,872 Air Force Reserve
94,753 Air National Guard |
Annual budget |
$170.6 billion
(2010 Budget Request) |
Agency executive |
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Parent agency |
U.S. Department of Defense |
Website |
www.af.mil |
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 (USAF).
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.
Organizational structure
See Structure of the United States armed forces
Headquarters Air Force
Major Commands
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Shield |
Name |
Acronym |
Headquarters Location |
![Air Combat Command.png](/w/images/thumb/f/f3/Air_Combat_Command.png/40px-Air_Combat_Command.png) |
Air Combat Command |
ACC |
Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia |
![First Air Force - Emblem.jpg](/w/images/thumb/8/88/First_Air_Force_-_Emblem.jpg/20px-First_Air_Force_-_Emblem.jpg) |
First Air Force |
1 AF |
Tyndall Air Force Base, Panama City, Florida |
![Ninth Air Force - Emblem (Cold War).png](/w/images/thumb/2/2e/Ninth_Air_Force_-_Emblem_%28Cold_War%29.png/20px-Ninth_Air_Force_-_Emblem_%28Cold_War%29.png) |
Ninth Air Force |
9 AF |
Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina |
![Twelfth Air Force - Emblem.png](/w/images/thumb/d/df/Twelfth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png/20px-Twelfth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png) |
Twelfth Air Force |
12 AF |
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson, Arizona |
![25th Air Force Shield.jpg](/w/images/thumb/4/42/25th_Air_Force_Shield.jpg/20px-25th_Air_Force_Shield.jpg) |
Twenty-Fifth Air Force |
25 AF |
Langley Air Force Base, Virginia |
![USAF - Warfare Center.png](/w/images/thumb/a/a0/USAF_-_Warfare_Center.png/20px-USAF_-_Warfare_Center.png) |
United States Air Force Warfare Center |
USAFWC |
Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada |
![Air Force Global Cyberspace Integration Center.jpg](/w/images/thumb/1/12/Air_Force_Global_Cyberspace_Integration_Center.jpg/20px-Air_Force_Global_Cyberspace_Integration_Center.jpg) |
Air Force Command and Control Integration Center |
AFC2IC |
Langley Air Force Base, Virginia |
![Air Education and Training Command.png](/w/images/thumb/c/ce/Air_Education_and_Training_Command.png/40px-Air_Education_and_Training_Command.png) |
Air Education and Training Command |
AETC |
Randolph Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas |
![Second Air Force - Emblem (USAF).png](/w/images/thumb/a/a6/Second_Air_Force_-_Emblem_%28USAF%29.png/20px-Second_Air_Force_-_Emblem_%28USAF%29.png) |
Second Air Force |
2 AF |
Keesler Air Force Base, Biloxi, Mississippi |
![Nineteenth Air Force - Emblem.png](/w/images/thumb/6/6d/Nineteenth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png/20px-Nineteenth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png) |
Nineteenth Air Force |
19 AF |
Randolph Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas |
![Afg 030609 010.jpg](/w/images/thumb/c/c0/Afg_030609_010.jpg/20px-Afg_030609_010.jpg) |
Air Force Recruiting Service |
AFRS |
Randolph Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas |
![Air University.png](/w/images/thumb/b/ba/Air_University.png/20px-Air_University.png) |
Air University |
AU |
Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, Alabama |
![59th Medical Wing.png](/w/images/thumb/e/e3/59th_Medical_Wing.png/20px-59th_Medical_Wing.png) |
Wilford Hall Medical Center |
WHMC |
Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas |
![Air Force Global Strike Command.png](/w/images/thumb/f/f4/Air_Force_Global_Strike_Command.png/40px-Air_Force_Global_Strike_Command.png) |
Air Force Global Strike Command |
AFGSC |
Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana |
![Eighth Air Force - Emblem.png](/w/images/thumb/3/3b/Eighth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png/20px-Eighth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png) |
Eighth Air Force |
8 AF |
Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana |
![Twentieth Air Force - Emblem.png](/w/images/thumb/f/fb/Twentieth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png/20px-Twentieth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png) |
Twentieth Air Force |
20 AF |
Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Cheyenne, Wyoming |
![Air Force Materiel Command.png](/w/images/thumb/f/f8/Air_Force_Materiel_Command.png/40px-Air_Force_Materiel_Command.png) |
Air Force Materiel Command |
AFMC |
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio |
![Air Force Life Cycle Management Center.png](/w/images/thumb/1/1c/Air_Force_Life_Cycle_Management_Center.png/20px-Air_Force_Life_Cycle_Management_Center.png) |
Air Force Life Cycle Management Center |
AFLCMC |
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio |
![Air Force Flight Test Center.png](/w/images/thumb/c/cf/Air_Force_Flight_Test_Center.png/20px-Air_Force_Flight_Test_Center.png) |
Air Force Flight Test Center |
AFFTC |
Edwards Air Force Base, Palmdale, California |
![Emblem of the USAF - Global Logistical Support Center.png](/w/images/thumb/b/bd/Emblem_of_the_USAF_-_Global_Logistical_Support_Center.png/20px-Emblem_of_the_USAF_-_Global_Logistical_Support_Center.png) |
Air Force Global Logistics Support Center |
AFGLSA |
Scott Air Force Base, Belleville, Illinois |
![Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center.png](/w/images/thumb/6/6f/Air_Force_Nuclear_Weapons_Center.png/20px-Air_Force_Nuclear_Weapons_Center.png) |
Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center |
AFNWC |
Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, New Mexico |
![Air Force Research Laboratory.svg](/w/images/thumb/1/1c/Air_Force_Research_Laboratory.svg/20px-Air_Force_Research_Laboratory.svg.png) |
Air Force Research Laboratory |
AFRL |
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio |
![USAF - Security Assistance Center.png](/w/images/thumb/d/d4/USAF_-_Security_Assistance_Center.png/20px-USAF_-_Security_Assistance_Center.png) |
Air Force Security Assistance Center |
AFSAC |
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio |
![Air Armament Center.png](/w/images/thumb/1/1a/Air_Armament_Center.png/20px-Air_Armament_Center.png) |
Air Armament Center |
AAC |
Eglin Air Force Base, Fort Walton Beach, Florida |
![Arnold Engineering Development Center.png](/w/images/thumb/8/8a/Arnold_Engineering_Development_Center.png/20px-Arnold_Engineering_Development_Center.png) |
Arnold Engineering Development Center |
AEDC |
Arnold Air Force Base, Manchester, Tennessee |
![USAF - Electronic Systems Center.png](/w/images/thumb/4/45/USAF_-_Electronic_Systems_Center.png/20px-USAF_-_Electronic_Systems_Center.png) |
Electronic Systems Center |
ESC |
Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts |
![Air Force Reserve Command.png](/w/images/thumb/f/f7/Air_Force_Reserve_Command.png/40px-Air_Force_Reserve_Command.png) |
Air Force Reserve Command |
AFRC |
Robins Air Force Base, Georgia |
![Fourth Air Force - Emblem.png](/w/images/thumb/e/e4/Fourth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png/20px-Fourth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png) |
Fourth Air Force |
4 AF |
March Air Reserve Base, Southern California |
![Tenth Air Force - Emblem.png](/w/images/thumb/f/fe/Tenth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png/20px-Tenth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png) |
Tenth Air Force |
10 AF |
Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas |
![Twenty-Second Air Force - Emblem.png](/w/images/thumb/1/10/Twenty-Second_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png/20px-Twenty-Second_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png) |
Twenty-Second Air Force |
22 AF |
Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia |
![USAF - Air Reserve Personnel Center.png](/w/images/thumb/2/21/USAF_-_Air_Reserve_Personnel_Center.png/20px-USAF_-_Air_Reserve_Personnel_Center.png) |
Air Reserve Personnel Center |
ARPC |
Denver, Colorado |
![Air Force Space Command.png](/w/images/thumb/3/3c/Air_Force_Space_Command.png/40px-Air_Force_Space_Command.png) |
Air Force Space Command |
AFSPC |
Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado Springs, Colorado |
![Fourteenth Air Force - Emblem.png](/w/images/thumb/0/04/Fourteenth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png/20px-Fourteenth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png) |
Fourteenth Air Force |
14 AF |
Vandenberg Air Force Base, Lompoc, California |
![Twenty-Fourth Air Force - Emblem.png](/w/images/thumb/8/8d/Twenty-Fourth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png/20px-Twenty-Fourth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png) |
Twenty-Fourth Air Force |
24 AF |
Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas |
![Space and Missile Systems Center.png](/w/images/thumb/8/8f/Space_and_Missile_Systems_Center.png/20px-Space_and_Missile_Systems_Center.png) |
Space and Missile Systems Center |
SMC |
Los Angeles Air Force Base, El Segundo, California |
![Space Innovation and Development Center.png](/w/images/thumb/c/c0/Space_Innovation_and_Development_Center.png/20px-Space_Innovation_and_Development_Center.png) |
Space Innovation and Development Center |
SIDC |
Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado |
![AFNIC shield.jpg](/w/images/thumb/7/72/AFNIC_shield.jpg/20px-AFNIC_shield.jpg) |
Air Force Network Integration Center |
AFNIC |
Scott Air Force Base, Illinois |
![Shield of the United States Air Force Special Operations Command.svg](/w/images/thumb/c/cc/Shield_of_the_United_States_Air_Force_Special_Operations_Command.svg/40px-Shield_of_the_United_States_Air_Force_Special_Operations_Command.svg.png) |
Air Force Special Operations Command |
AFSOC |
Hurlburt Field, Florida |
![USAF - Special Operations Training Center.png](/w/images/thumb/2/20/USAF_-_Special_Operations_Training_Center.png/20px-USAF_-_Special_Operations_Training_Center.png) |
Air Force Special Operations Air Warfare Center |
AFSOAWC |
Hurlburt Field, Florida |
![Air Mobility Command.svg](/w/images/thumb/9/9b/Air_Mobility_Command.svg/40px-Air_Mobility_Command.svg.png) |
Air Mobility Command |
AMC |
Scott Air Force Base, Belleville, Illinois |
![Eighteenth Air Force - Emblem.png](/w/images/thumb/9/90/Eighteenth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png/20px-Eighteenth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png) |
Eighteenth Air Force |
18 AF |
Scott Air Force Base, Belleville, Illinois |
![United States Air Force Expeditionary Center.png](/w/images/thumb/7/7f/United_States_Air_Force_Expeditionary_Center.png/20px-United_States_Air_Force_Expeditionary_Center.png) |
United States Air Force Expeditionary Center |
AFEC |
Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey |
![United States Air Forces in Europe.png](/w/images/thumb/5/53/United_States_Air_Forces_in_Europe.png/40px-United_States_Air_Forces_in_Europe.png) |
United States Air Forces in Europe |
USAFE |
Ramstein Air Base, Germany |
![Third Air Force - Emblem.png](/w/images/thumb/a/ae/Third_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png/20px-Third_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png) |
Third Air Force |
3 AF |
Ramstein Air Base, Germany |
![Pacific Air Forces.png](/w/images/thumb/e/e5/Pacific_Air_Forces.png/40px-Pacific_Air_Forces.png) |
Pacific Air Forces |
PACAF |
Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii |
![Fifth Air Force - Emblem.png](/w/images/thumb/d/d3/Fifth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png/20px-Fifth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png) |
Fifth Air Force |
5 AF |
Yokota Air Base, Japan |
![Seventh Air Force - Emblem.png](/w/images/thumb/9/91/Seventh_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png/20px-Seventh_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png) |
Seventh Air Force |
7 AF |
Osan Air Base, South Korea |
![Eleventh Air Force - Emblem.png](/w/images/thumb/f/fa/Eleventh_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png/20px-Eleventh_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png) |
Eleventh Air Force |
11 AF |
Elmendorf Air Force Base, Anchorage, Alaska |
Direct Reporting Units
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The Air Force has a very limited number of Direct Reporting Units:
Field Operating Agencies
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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.png](/w/images/thumb/8/81/Air_Force_Agency_for_Modeling_and_Simulation.png/40px-Air_Force_Agency_for_Modeling_and_Simulation.png) |
Air Force Agency for Modeling and Simulation |
AFAMS |
Orlando, Florida |
![Air Force Audit Agency.png](/w/images/thumb/4/40/Air_Force_Audit_Agency.png/40px-Air_Force_Audit_Agency.png) |
Air Force Audit Agency |
AFAA |
Washington, D.C. |
![Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment.jpg](/w/images/thumb/4/44/Air_Force_Center_for_Engineering_and_the_Environment.jpg/40px-Air_Force_Center_for_Engineering_and_the_Environment.jpg) |
Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment |
AFCEE |
Port San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas |
![Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency.png](/w/images/thumb/c/cc/Air_Force_Civil_Engineer_Support_Agency.png/40px-Air_Force_Civil_Engineer_Support_Agency.png) |
Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency |
AFCESA |
Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida |
![Air Force Cost Analysis Agency.png](/w/images/thumb/f/f0/Air_Force_Cost_Analysis_Agency.png/40px-Air_Force_Cost_Analysis_Agency.png) |
Air Force Cost Analysis Agency |
AFCAA |
Arlington, Virginia |
![Air Force Flight Standards Agency.png](/w/images/thumb/8/81/Air_Force_Flight_Standards_Agency.png/40px-Air_Force_Flight_Standards_Agency.png) |
Air Force Flight Standards Agency |
AFFSA |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
![Air Force Frequency Management Agency.png](/w/images/thumb/5/5e/Air_Force_Frequency_Management_Agency.png/40px-Air_Force_Frequency_Management_Agency.png) |
Air Force Frequency Management Agency[1] |
AFFMA |
Alexandria, Virginia |
![Air Force Historical Research Agency.png](/w/images/thumb/0/0b/Air_Force_Historical_Research_Agency.png/40px-Air_Force_Historical_Research_Agency.png) |
Air Force Historical Research Agency |
AFHRA |
Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, Alabama |
![Air Force Inspection Agency.png](/w/images/thumb/2/2a/Air_Force_Inspection_Agency.png/40px-Air_Force_Inspection_Agency.png) |
Air Force Inspection Agency |
AFIA |
Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico |
![Air Force ISR Agency.png](/w/images/thumb/1/18/Air_Force_ISR_Agency.png/40px-Air_Force_ISR_Agency.png) |
Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency |
AFISRA |
Lackland Air Force Base, Texas |
![Air Force Legal Operations Agency.png](/w/images/thumb/d/dc/Air_Force_Legal_Operations_Agency.png/40px-Air_Force_Legal_Operations_Agency.png) |
Air Force Legal Operations Agency |
AFLOA |
Bolling Air Force Base, District of Columbia |
![Air Force Logistics Management Agency.png](/w/images/thumb/7/74/Air_Force_Logistics_Management_Agency.png/40px-Air_Force_Logistics_Management_Agency.png) |
Air Force Logistics Management Agency |
AFLMA |
Gunter Annex, Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, Alabama |
![Air Force Manpower Agency.png](/w/images/thumb/8/86/Air_Force_Manpower_Agency.png/40px-Air_Force_Manpower_Agency.png) |
Air Force Manpower Agency |
AFMA[2] |
Randolph Air Force Base, Texas |
![Air Force Medical Operations Agency.png](/w/images/thumb/b/b6/Air_Force_Medical_Operations_Agency.png/40px-Air_Force_Medical_Operations_Agency.png) |
Air Force Medical Operations Agency |
AFMOA |
Lackland Air Force Base, Texas |
![Air Force Medical Support Agency.jpg](/w/images/thumb/3/37/Air_Force_Medical_Support_Agency.jpg/40px-Air_Force_Medical_Support_Agency.jpg) |
Air Force Medical Support Agency |
AFMSA |
Bolling Air Force Base, District of Columbia |
![AFNIC shield.jpg](/w/images/thumb/7/72/AFNIC_shield.jpg/40px-AFNIC_shield.jpg) |
Air Force Network Integration Center |
AFNIC |
Scott Air Force Base, Illinois |
![Air Force Office of Special Investigations.png](/w/images/thumb/e/e3/Air_Force_Office_of_Special_Investigations.png/40px-Air_Force_Office_of_Special_Investigations.png) |
Air Force Office of Special Investigations |
AFOSI |
Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia |
![Air Force Personnel Center.png](/w/images/thumb/2/24/Air_Force_Personnel_Center.png/40px-Air_Force_Personnel_Center.png) |
Air Force Personnel Center |
AFPC [3] |
Randolph Air Force Base, Texas |
![Air Force Personnel Operations Agency.png](/w/images/thumb/f/f3/Air_Force_Personnel_Operations_Agency.png/40px-Air_Force_Personnel_Operations_Agency.png) |
Air Force Personnel Operations Agency |
AFPOA |
Washington, D.C. |
![Air Force Public Affairs Agency.jpg](/w/images/thumb/c/cc/Air_Force_Public_Affairs_Agency.jpg/40px-Air_Force_Public_Affairs_Agency.jpg) |
Air Force Public Affairs Agency |
AFPAA |
San Antonio, Texas |
![Air Force Real Property Agency.png](/w/images/thumb/4/4e/Air_Force_Real_Property_Agency.png/40px-Air_Force_Real_Property_Agency.png) |
Air Force Real Property Agency |
AFRPA |
Lackland Air Force Base, Texas |
![DOD FOA AFRBA LOGO.png](/w/images/thumb/7/75/DOD_FOA_AFRBA_LOGO.png/40px-DOD_FOA_AFRBA_LOGO.png) |
Air Force Review Boards Agency |
AFRBA |
Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland |
![Air Force Safety Center.png](/w/images/thumb/e/e0/Air_Force_Safety_Center.png/40px-Air_Force_Safety_Center.png) |
Air Force Safety Center |
AFSC |
Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico |
![Air Force Security Forces Center.jpg](/w/images/thumb/4/46/Air_Force_Security_Forces_Center.jpg/40px-Air_Force_Security_Forces_Center.jpg) |
Air Force Security Forces Center |
AFSFC |
Lackland Air Force Base, Texas |
![Air Force Services Agency.jpg](/w/images/thumb/4/4e/Air_Force_Services_Agency.jpg/40px-Air_Force_Services_Agency.jpg) |
Air Force Services Agency |
AFSVA |
San Antonio, Texas |
![Air Force Weather Agency.png](/w/images/thumb/c/cf/Air_Force_Weather_Agency.png/40px-Air_Force_Weather_Agency.png) |
Air Force Weather Agency |
AFWA |
Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska |
History
The department has suffered many problems in aircraft acquisition over the years.
See also
Notes and references
Bibliography
External links
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