Department of the Air Force
DAF
Seal of the U.S. Department of the Air Force
Agency overview
Formed
September 18, 1947
Preceding agency
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
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
Shield
Name
Acronym
Headquarters Location
Air Combat Command
ACC
Joint Base Langley-Eustis , Virginia
First Air Force
1 AF
Tyndall Air Force Base , Panama City, Florida
Ninth Air Force
9 AF
Shaw Air Force Base , South Carolina
Twelfth Air Force
12 AF
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base , Tucson, Arizona
Twenty-Fifth Air Force
25 AF
Langley Air Force Base , Virginia
United States Air Force Warfare Center
USAFWC
Nellis Air Force Base , Nevada
Air Force Command and Control Integration Center
AFC2IC
Langley Air Force Base , Virginia
Air Education and Training Command
AETC
Randolph Air Force Base , San Antonio , Texas
Second Air Force
2 AF
Keesler Air Force Base , Biloxi, Mississippi
Nineteenth Air Force
19 AF
Randolph Air Force Base , San Antonio, Texas
Air Force Recruiting Service
AFRS
Randolph Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas
Air University
AU
Maxwell Air Force Base , Montgomery, Alabama
Wilford Hall Medical Center
WHMC
Lackland Air Force Base , San Antonio , Texas
Air Force Global Strike Command
AFGSC
Barksdale Air Force Base , Louisiana
Eighth Air Force
8 AF
Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana
Twentieth Air Force
20 AF
Francis E. Warren Air Force Base , Cheyenne, Wyoming
Air Force Materiel Command
AFMC
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base , Dayton, Ohio
Air Force Life Cycle Management Center
AFLCMC
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio
Air Force Flight Test Center
AFFTC
Edwards Air Force Base , Palmdale, California
Air Force Global Logistics Support Center
AFGLSA
Scott Air Force Base , Belleville, Illinois
Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center
AFNWC
Kirtland Air Force Base , Albuquerque, New Mexico
Air Force Research Laboratory
AFRL
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio
Air Force Security Assistance Center
AFSAC
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio
Air Armament Center
AAC
Eglin Air Force Base , Fort Walton Beach, Florida
Arnold Engineering Development Center
AEDC
Arnold Air Force Base , Manchester, Tennessee
Electronic Systems Center
ESC
Hanscom Air Force Base , Massachusetts
Air Force Reserve Command
AFRC
Robins Air Force Base , Georgia
Fourth Air Force
4 AF
March Air Reserve Base , Southern California
Tenth Air Force
10 AF
Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth , Texas
Twenty-Second Air Force
22 AF
Dobbins Air Reserve Base , Georgia
Air Reserve Personnel Center
ARPC
Denver , Colorado
Air Force Space Command
AFSPC
Peterson Air Force Base , Colorado Springs, Colorado
Fourteenth Air Force
14 AF
Vandenberg Air Force Base , Lompoc, California
Twenty-Fourth Air Force
24 AF
Lackland Air Force Base , San Antonio , Texas
Space and Missile Systems Center
SMC
Los Angeles Air Force Base , El Segundo, California
Space Innovation and Development Center
SIDC
Schriever Air Force Base , Colorado
Air Force Network Integration Center
AFNIC
Scott Air Force Base , Illinois
Air Force Special Operations Command
AFSOC
Hurlburt Field , Florida
Air Force Special Operations Air Warfare Center
AFSOAWC
Hurlburt Field, Florida
Air Mobility Command
AMC
Scott Air Force Base , Belleville, Illinois
Eighteenth Air Force
18 AF
Scott Air Force Base, Belleville, Illinois
United States Air Force Expeditionary Center
AFEC
Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst , New Jersey
United States Air Forces in Europe
USAFE
Ramstein Air Base , Germany
Third Air Force
3 AF
Ramstein Air Base, Germany
Pacific Air Forces
PACAF
Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam , Hawaii
Fifth Air Force
5 AF
Yokota Air Base , Japan
Seventh Air Force
7 AF
Osan Air Base , South Korea
Eleventh Air Force
11 AF
Elmendorf Air Force Base , Anchorage, Alaska
Direct Reporting Units
The Air Force has a very limited number of Direct Reporting Units:
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
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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