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■ 2006 USAF Almanac

How the Air Force Is Organized

There is considerable variation in how the major commands and subordinate units of the Air Force are organized. This overview describes both the typical organization chain and USAF’s Air and Space Expeditionary Force.

The Department of Defense (DOD) is a Cabinet agency headed by the Secretary of Defense. It was created in 1947 to consolidate pre-existing military agencies—the War Department and the Navy Department. Subordinate to DOD are the three military depart-ments (Army, Navy, and Air Force), each headed by a civilian secretary.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) constitute the corporate military leader-ship of DOD. The Chairman and vice chairman of the JCS serve full-time in their positions. The service chiefs are the military heads of their respective services, although JCS responsibilities take precedence.

The Department of the Air Force is headed by the Secretary of the Air Force, who is supported by a staff called the Secretariat. The Chief of Staff, USAF, heads the Air Staff, and the military heads of the major commands report to the Chief of Staff.

Most units of the Air Force are as-signed to one of the major commands. Major commands are headed by gen-eral officers and have broad functional responsibilities. Commands may be divided into numbered air forces.

The fundamental unit of the working Air Force is the wing. The typical Air Force base is built around a wing. Some

wings are commanded by a general officer, while others are headed by a colonel. An objective wing contains an operations group, which includes aircrews, intelligence units, and oth-ers; a maintenance group, which includes maintenance squadrons; a support group, which includes such functions as civil engineers, logistics readiness, and security forces; and a medical group.

Most individual officers and airmen are assigned to a squadron, which may be composed of several flights.

In addition to these units, there are numerous others, including centers, field operating agencies, and direct reporting units.

The Air and Space Expeditionary Force

To relieve chronic optempo problems stemming from back-to-back deploy-ments and operations, the Air Force developed an expeditionary concept initially called the Expeditionary Aero-space Force. The term EAF has since been supplanted by the term Air and Space Expeditionary Force (AEF). The term AEF also refers to a basic organizational unit. USAF groups its power projection and support forces into 10 AEF “buckets of capability.” The 10 AEFs are grouped into five pairs. Initially, these five pairs of AEFs rotated through a 15-month cycle, with each pair assigned to one of five 90-day periods. In Fall 2004, USAF revised its AEF arrangement, extending the

cycles to 20 months, divided into five 120-day periods. The Air Force also incorporated its on-call forces into the standard AEF rotation.

During each 120-day period, a des-ignated pair of AEFs is vulnerable to deployment. Each AEF comprises com-bat air forces (CAF), mobility air forces (MAF), and low-density, high-demand (LD/HD) forces consisting of various active duty, ANG, and AFRC units.

USAF’s LD/HD forces include bat-tle management, combat search and rescue, command and control, and reconnaissance assets. They are in near constant use and, consequently, rotate more frequently than most CAF and MAF elements.

The new expeditionary system began with Cycle 1 in October 1999. Cycle 4, which began June 1, 2003, included two temporary stopgap AEFs, designated AEF Blue (June 1-Oct. 31, 2003) and AEF Silver (Nov. 1, 2003-Feb. 29, 2004), formed in the wake of Operation Iraqi Freedom. They mostly comprised forces not used in the war. During the Blue and Silver deployments, USAF was able to reconstitute its wartime forces for return to the standard rotation cycle. ■

The Air Force in FiguresFacts and

Structure of the Force


AEF Cycle 6: May 1, 2006-Dec. 31, 2007

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Jan. 1, 2007-April 30, 2007 May 1, 2007-Aug. 31, 2007 Sept. 1, 2007-Dec. 31, 2007May 1, 2006-Aug. 31, 2006

AEF 3/AEF 4

Unit Aircraft

75th FS A/OA-1020th BS B-5296th BS B-5219th FS F-15C493rd FS F-15C494th FS F-15E523rd FS F-16C34th FS F-16CG524th FS F-16CG77th FS F-16CJ

113th Wing F-16C144th FW F-16C174th FW F-16C192nd FW F-16C169th FW F-16CJ

93rd BW B-52

Sept. 1, 2006-Dec. 31, 2006

AEF Rotational Combat Air Forces

AEF 1/AEF 2

Unit Aircraft

81st FS A/OA-109th BW B-1B12th FS F-15C58th FS F-15C90th FS F-15E335th FS F-15E421st FS F-16CG23rd FS F-16CJ79th FS F-16CJ

102nd FW F-15A159th FW F-15A131st FW F-15C115th FW F-16C183rd FW F-16C187th FW F-16C

442nd FW A/OA-10926th FW A/OA-10

AEF 5/AEF 6

Unit Aircraft

74th FS A/OA-1023rd BS B-5244th FS F-15C390th FS F-15C/D391st FS F-15E510th FS F-16CG14th FS F-16CJ55th FS F-16CJ27th FS F-22

103rd FW A/OA-10111th FW A/OA-10 175th Wing A/OA-10119th FW F-16A147th FW F-16C148th FW F-16C188th FW F-16C132nd FW F-16CG138th FW F-16CG180th FW F-16CG

AEF 7/AEF 8

Unit Aircraft

354th FS A/OA-1037th BS B-1B67th FS F-15C94th FS F-15C492nd FS F-15E555th FS F-16CG13th FS F-16CJ522nd FS F-16CJ

104th FW A/OA-10110th FW A/OA-10 124th FW A/OA-10114th FW F-16C127th FW F-16C181st FW F-16C

301st FW F-16C482nd FW F-16C

AEF 9/AEF 10

Unit Aircraft

355th FS A/OA-1034th BS B-1B60th FS F-15C71st FS F-15C336th FS F-15E4th FS F-16CG18th FS F-16CG22nd FS F-16CJ389th FS F-16CJ

125th FW F-15A142nd FW F-15A154th FW F-15A120th FW F-16C122nd FW F-16C140th FW F-16C150th FW F-16C158th FW F-16C177th FW F-16C

AcronymsAACS Airborne Air Control SquadronACS Air Control SquadronAG Airlift GroupAMW Air Mobility WingARG Airlift Refueling GroupARW Air Refueling WingAW Airlift Wing BS Bomb SquadronBW Bomb WingECS Electronic Combat SquadronFS Fighter SquadronFW Fighter WingLD/HD Low Density, High DemandRS Reconnaissance SquadronRQS Rescue Squadron

An F-15 from the 336th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron prepares for takeoff at a for-ward operating location in Southwest Asia. The 336th is based at Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C.

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AEF Cycles Through the Years

Number Dates

Cycle 1 Oct. 1, 1999-Nov. 30, 2000

Cycle 2 Dec. 1, 2000-Feb. 28, 2002

Cycle 3 March 1, 2003-May 31, 2003

Cycle 4 June 1, 2003-Aug. 31, 2004

Cycle 5 Sept. 1, 2004-April 30, 2006

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Active

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AFRC

AEF Rotational Mobility Air Forces

May 1, 2006-Aug. 31, 2006

AEF 1/AEF 2

Unit Aircraft

43rd AW C-130317th AG C-130463rd AG C-13060th AMW KC-10305th AMW KC-106th AMW KC-135R19th ARG KC-135R22nd ARW KC-135R92nd ARW KC-135R319th ARW KC-135R

118th AW C-130136th AW C-130152nd AW C-130166th AW C-130

302nd AW C-130913th AW C-130914th AW C-130

Sept. 1, 2006-Dec. 31, 2006

AEF 3/AEF 4

Unit Aircraft

43rd AW C-130317th AG C-130463rd AG C-13060th AMW KC-10305th AMW KC-10 6th AMW KC-135R19th ARG KC-135R22nd ARW KC-135R92nd ARW KC-135R319th ARW KC-135R

109th AW C-130127th Wing C-130143rd AW C-130146th AW C-130156th AW C-130175th Wing C-130

403rd Wing C-130

Jan. 1, 2007-April 30, 2007

AEF 5/AEF 6

Unit Aircraft


133rd AW C-130145th AW C-130182nd AW C-130

May 1, 2007-Aug. 31, 2007

AEF 7/AEF 8

Unit Aircraft


123rd AW C-130124th Wing C-130130th AW C-130153rd AW C-130

Sept. 1, 2007-Dec. 31, 2007

AEF 9/AEF 10

Unit Aircraft


137th AW C-130139th AW C-130165th AW C-130176th Wing C-130179th AW C-130

Active

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AFRC

AEF Rotational Low-Density, High-Demand Forces

May 1, 2006-Aug. 31, 2006

AEF 1/AEF 2

Unit Aircraft

963rd AACS E-3 12th AACS E-816th AACS E-8128th AACS E-841st ECS EC-130H43rd ECS EC-130H41st RQS HH-6066th RQS HH-6071st RQS HC-13038th RS RC-135V/W15th RS MQ-199th RS U-2606th ACS728th ACS

Sept. 1, 2006-Dec. 31, 2006

AEF 3/AEF 4

Unit Aircraft

962nd AACS E-3964th AACS E-312th AACS E-816th AACS E-8128th AACS E-841st ECS EC-130H43rd ECS EC-130H41st RQS HH-6055th RQS HH-6071st RQS HC-13079th RQS HC-13038th RS RC-135V/W15th RS MQ-199th RS U-2726th ACS

Jan. 1, 2007-April 30, 2007

AEF 5/AEF 6

Unit Aircraft

964th AACS E-312th AACS E-816th AACS E-8128th AACS E-841st ECS EC-130H43rd ECS EC-130H66th RQS HH-6079th RQS HC-13038th RS RC-135V/W15th RS MQ-199th RS U-2603rd ACS729th ACS

301st RQS HH-60305th RQS HH-6039th RQS HC-130970th AACS E-3

May 1, 2007-Aug. 31, 2007

AEF 7/AEF 8

Unit Aircraft

960th AACS E-312th AACS E-816th AACS E-8128th AACS E-841st ECS EC-130H43rd ECS EC-130H41st RQS HH-6071st RQS HC-13038th RS RC-135V/W15th RS MQ-199th RS U-2606th ACS726th ACS

101st RQS HH-60129th RQS HH-60102nd RQS HC-130130th RQS HC-130211th RQS HC-130210th RQS

Sept. 1, 2007-Dec. 31, 2007

AEF 9/AEF 10

Unit Aircraft

965th AACS E-312th AACS E-816th AACS E-8128th AACS E-841st ECS EC-130H43rd ECS EC-130H41st RQS HH-6055th RQS HH-6071st RQS HC-13038th RS RC-135V/W15th RS MQ-199th RS U-2606th ACS729th ACS


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AEF Rotation Cycle, Expeditionary Combat Support Forces

Note: USAF draws expeditionary combat support (ECS) personnel from the facilities listed here. ECS forces include communicators, contracting personnel, engineers, logisticians, medics, security forces, services, and others needed to establish air expeditionary force locations anywhere in the world.

Jan. 1, 2007-April 30, 2007

AEF 5/AEF 6Base

May 1, 2007-Aug. 31, 2007

AEF 7/AEF 8Base

Sept. 1, 2007-Dec. 31, 2007

AEF 9/AEF 10Base

May 1, 2006-Aug. 31, 2006

AEF 1/AEF 2Base

Sept. 1, 2006-Dec. 31, 2006

AEF 3/AEF 4Base

Andersen AFB, GuamAltus AFB, Okla.Charleston AFB, S.C.Columbus AFB, Miss.Dover AFB, Del.Dyess AFB, Tex.Eglin AFB, Fla.Elmendorf AFB, AlaskaHanscom AFB, Mass.Keesler AFB, Miss.Laughlin AFB, Tex.Luke AFB, Ariz.MacDill AFB, Fla.Maxwell AFB, Ala.McGuire AFB, N.J.Moody AFB, Ga.Patrick AFB, Fla.Peterson AFB, Colo.Pope AFB, N.C.Ramstein AB, GermanyRobins AFB, Ga.Scott AFB, Ill.Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C.Shaw AFB, S.C.Sheppard AFB, Tex.Spangdahlem AB, GermanyTinker AFB, Okla.

Abraham Lincoln Capital Arpt., Ill.Birmingham Arpt., Ala.Charlotte/Douglas Arpt., N.C.Hickam AFB, HawaiiKey Field, Miss.Lambert-St. Louis Arpt., Mo.Lincoln Arpt., Neb.Louisville Arpt./AGS, Ky.Mansfield Lahm Arpt., OhioMemphis Arpt., Tenn.Minneapolis-St. Paul Arpt./ ARS, Minn.Montgomery Regional Arpt., Ala.NAS JRB New Orleans, La.Niagara Falls Arpt., N.Y.Otis ANGB, Mass.Volk Field ANGB, Wis.

Charleston AFB, S.C.Dover AFB, Del.Duke Field, Fla.Lackland AFB, Tex.NAS JRB New Orleans, La. Scott AFB, Ill.Westover ARB, Mass.Whiteman AFB, Mo.

Andrews AFB, Md.Arnold AFB, Tenn.Barksdale AFB, La.Beale AFB, Calif.Brooks City-Base, Tex.Buckley AFB, Colo.Cannon AFB, N.M.Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.Edwards AFB, Calif.Eielson AFB, AlaskaEllsworth AFB, S.D.Fairchild AFB, Wash.F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo.Goodfellow AFB, Tex.Grand Forks AFB, N.D.Hill AFB, UtahHolloman AFB, N.M.Hurlburt Field, Fla.Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal Los Angeles AFB, Calif.McChord AFB, Wash.Misawa AB, JapanNAS Keflavik, IcelandNellis AFB, Nev.Offutt AFB, Neb.RAF Lakenheath, UKRandolph AFB, Tex.Schriever AFB, Colo.Travis AFB, Calif.Tyndall AFB, Fla.Vandenberg AFB, Calif.Whiteman AFB, Mo.Yokota AB, Japan

Andrews AFB, Md.Channel Islands ANGS, Calif.Fresno Yosemite Arpt., Calif.Hancock Field, N.Y.Klamath Falls Arpt./ Kingsley Field, Ore.Little Rock AFB, Ark.McEntire ANGS, S.C.McGuire AFB, N.J.NAS JRB Fort Worth, Tex.Quonset State Arpt., R.I.Richmond Arpt., Va.Salt Lake City Arpt., UtahSchenectady County Arpt., N.Y.Scott AFB, Ill.Springfield-Beckley Arpt., OhioWill Rogers World Arpt., Okla.

Barksdale AFB, La.March ARB, Calif.Maxwell AFB, Ala.McConnell AFB, Kan.Pittsburgh Arpt./ARS, Pa.Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C.Tinker AFB, Okla.

Aviano AB, ItalyBolling AFB, D.C.Charleston AFB, S.C.Dover AFB, Del.Hanscom AFB, Mass.Hickam AFB, HawaiiIncirlik AB, TurkeyKadena AB, JapanKeesler AFB, Miss.Kirtland AFB, N.M.Lackland AFB, Tex.Langley AFB, Va.Laughlin AFB, Tex.Little Rock AFB, Ark.Luke AFB, Ariz.MacDill AFB, Fla.Malmstrom AFB, Mont.Maxwell AFB, Ala.McConnell AFB, Kan.McGuire AFB, N.J.Minot AFB, N.D.Mountain Home AFB, IdahoRAF Mildenhall, UKRobins AFB, Ga.Scott AFB, Ill.Shaw AFB, S.C.USAF Academy, Colo.Vance AFB, Okla.Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio

Bangor Arpt., MaineBradley Arpt., Conn.Des Moines Arpt., IowaDuluth Arpt., Minn.Ellington Field, Tex.Forbes Field, Kan.Hector Arpt., N.D.Fort Smith Arpt., Ark.Greater Peoria Arpt., Ill.Martin State Arpt., Md.McConnell AFB, Kan.McGhee Tyson Arpt., Tenn.New Castle County Arpt., Del.Pittsburgh Arpt./ARS, Pa.Reno/Tahoe Arpt., Nev.Robins AFB, Ga.Savannah Hilton Head Arpt., Ga.Stewart ANGB, N.Y.Toledo Express Arpt., OhioTulsa Arpt., Okla.Sky Harbor Arpt., Ariz.Willow Grove ARS, Pa.

Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.Dobbins ARB, Ga.Minneapolis-St. Paul Arpt./ ARS, Minn.Niagara Falls Arpt./ARS, N.Y.Peterson AFB, Colo.Portland Arpt., Ore.Patrick AFB, Fla.Tinker AFB, Okla.Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio

Altus AFB, Okla.Andersen AFB, GuamArnold AFB, Tenn.Buckley AFB, Colo.Cannon AFB, N.M.Columbus AFB, Miss.Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.Dyess AFB, Tex.Edwards AFB, Calif.Eglin AFB, Fla.Elmendorf AFB, AlaskaEllsworth AFB, S.C.Grand Forks AFB, N.D.Hill AFB, UtahHurlburt Field, Fla.Lajes Field, Azores, PortugalLos Angeles AFB, Calif.McChord AFB, Wash.Misawa AB, JapanMoody AFB, Ga.NAS Keflavik, IcelandNellis AFB, Nev.Offutt AFB, Neb.Patrick AFB, Fla.Peterson AFB, Colo.Pope AFB, N.C.RAF Lakenheath, UKRamstein AB, GermanySeymour Johnson AFB, N.C.Sheppard AFB, Tex.Spangdahlem AB, GermanyTinker AFB, Okla.Travis AFB, Calif.Tyndall AFB, Fla.Vandenberg AFB, Calif.

Barnes Arpt., MassBoise Air Terminal, IdahoCheyenne Arpt., Wyo.Eastern West Virginia Arpt., W.Va.Eielson AFB, AlaskaFairchild AFB, Wash.Francis S. Gabreski Arpt., N.Y.Hulman Arpt., Ind.Joe Foss Field, S.D.Kelly City-Base, Tex.Kulis ANGB, AlaskaLuis Munoz Marin Arpt., Puerto RicoMoffett Field, Calif.Pease Intl. Tradeport ANGS, N.H.Selfridge ANGB, Mich.Sioux Gateway Arpt./Col. Bud Day Field, IowaW.K. Kellogg Arpt., Mich.

Beale AFB, Calif.Grissom ARB, Ind.Homestead ARB, Fla.Keesler AFB, Miss.NAS/JRB Fort Worth, Tex.Luke AFB, Ariz.Selfridge ANGB, Mich.Youngstown-Warren Arpt./ ARS, Ohio

Andrews AFB, Md.Aviano AB, ItalyBarksdale AFB, La.Beale AFB, Calif.Bolling AFB, D.C.Brooks City-Base, Tex.Eielson AFB, AlaskaFairchild AFB, Wash.F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo.Goodfellow AFB, Tex.Hickam AFB, HawaiiHill AFB, UtahHolloman AFB, N.M.Incirlik AB, TurkeyKadena AB, JapanKirtland AFB, N.M.Lackland AFB, Tex.Langley AFB, Va.Little Rock AFB, Ark.Malmstrom AFB, Mont.McConnell AFB, Kan.Minot AFB, N.D.Mountain Home AFB, IdahoRAF Mildenhall, UKRandolph AFB, Tex.Schriever AFB, Colo.USAF Academy, Colo.Vance AFB, Okla.Whiteman AFB, Mo.Wright-Patterson AFB, OhioYokota AB, Japan

Atlantic City Arpt., N.J.Buckley AFB, Colo.Burlington Arpt., Vt.Fort Wayne Arpt., Ind.General Mitchell Arpt./ARS, Wis.Great Falls Arpt., Mont.Harrisburg Arpt., Pa.Jacksonville Arpt., Fla.Kirtland AFB, N.M.March ARB, Calif.Nashville Arpt., Tenn.Portland Arpt., Ore.Rickenbacker ANGB, OhioRosecrans Memorial Arpt., Mo.Tucson Arpt., Ariz.Yeager Arpt., W.Va.

Andrews AFB, Md.General Mitchell Arpt./ARS, Wis.Hill AFB, UtahMcChord AFB, Wash.McGuire AFB, N.J.Willow Grove ARS, Pa.Travis AFB, Calif.


The title General of the Army for Henry H. Arnold was changed to General of the Air Force by an act of Congress May 7, 1949. The position of Chief of Staff was established by a DOD-approved Army-Air Force Transfer Order issued Sept. 28, 1947.aThe Army Air Corps became a subordinate element of the Army Air Forces June 20, 1941. Since the Army Air Corps had been established by statute in 1926, its disestablish-ment required an Act of Congress, which did not take place until 1947. Between March 9, 1942, and Sept. 18, 1947, the Army Air Corps continued to exist as a combatant arm, and personnel of the Army Air Forces were still assigned to the Army Air Corps.

Designation

Aeronautical Division, US Signal CorpsAug. 1, 1907-July 18, 1914

Aviation Section, US Signal CorpsJuly 18, 1914-May 20, 1918

Division of Military Aeronautics, Secre-tary of WarMay 20, 1918-May 24, 1918

Army Air ServiceMay 24, 1918-July 2, 1926

Army Air Corps July 2, 1926-Sept. 18, 1947a

Army Air Forces June 20, 1941-Sept. 18, 1947

United States Air ForceSept. 18, 1947

Commander (at highest rank)

Chief, Aeronautical DivisionCapt. Charles deForest ChandlerCapt. Arthur S. CowanCapt. Charles deForest ChandlerMaj. Samuel Reber

Chief, Aviation SectionLt. Col. Samuel ReberLt. Col. George O. SquierLt. Col. John B. Bennet

Director of Military AeronauticsMaj. Gen. William L. Kenly(Kept same title three months into absorption by Air Service)

Director of Air ServiceJohn D. RyanMaj. Gen. Charles T. Menoher

Chief of Air ServiceMaj. Gen. Charles T. MenoherMaj. Gen. Mason M. Patrick

Chief of Air CorpsMaj. Gen. Mason M. PatrickMaj. Gen. James E. FechetMaj. Gen. Benjamin D. FouloisMaj. Gen. Oscar WestoverMaj. Gen. Henry H. Arnold

Chief, Army Air ForcesLt. Gen. Henry H. Arnold

Commanding General, AAFGen. of the Army Henry H. ArnoldGen. Carl A. Spaatz

Chief of Staff, USAFGen. Carl A. Spaatz

Dates of Service

Aug. 1, 1907-June 30, 1910 July 1, 1910-June 19, 1911June 20, 1911-Sept. 9, 1913Sept. 10, 1913-July 17, 1914

July 18, 1914-May 5, 1916May 20, 1916-Feb. 19, 1917 Feb. 19, 1917-May 20, 1918

May 20, 1918-August 1918

Aug. 28, 1918-Nov. 27, 1918 Jan. 2, 1919-June 4, 1920

June 4, 1920-Oct. 4, 1921 Oct. 5, 1921-July 2, 1926

July 2, 1926-Dec. 13, 1927 Dec. 14, 1927-Dec. 19, 1931 Dec. 20, 1931-Dec. 21, 1935 Dec. 22, 1935-Sept. 21, 1938 Sept. 29, 1938-June 20, 1941

June 20, 1941-March 9, 1942

March 9, 1942-Feb. 9, 1946 Feb. 9, 1946-Sept. 26, 1947

Sept. 26, 1947-April 29, 1948

The Nation’s Air Arm and Its Early Leaders


USAF Leaders Through the Years

USAF Chiefs of Staff

Gen. Carl A. SpaatzGen. Hoyt S. VandenbergGen. Nathan F. TwiningGen. Thomas D. WhiteGen. Curtis E. LeMayGen. John P. McConnellGen. John D. RyanGen. George S. BrownGen. David C. JonesGen. Lew Allen Jr. Gen. Charles A. GabrielGen. Larry D. WelchGen. Michael J. DuganGen. John Michael Loh (acting)Gen. Merrill A. McPeakGen. Ronald R. FoglemanGen. Ralph E. Eberhart (acting)Gen. Michael E. RyanGen. John P. JumperGen. T. Michael Moseley

Sept. 26, 1947April 30, 1948June 30, 1953

July 1, 1957June 30, 1961

Feb. 1, 1965Aug. 1, 1969Aug. 1, 1973July 1, 1974July 1, 1978July 1, 1982July 1, 1986July 1, 1990

Sept. 18, 1990Oct. 30, 1990Oct. 26, 1994Sept. 2, 1997Oct. 6, 1997

Sept. 6, 2001Sept. 2, 2005

April 29, 1948June 29, 1953June 30, 1957June 30, 1961Jan. 31, 1965July 31, 1969July 31, 1973

June 30, 1974June 20, 1978June 30, 1982June 30, 1986June 30, 1990Sept. 17, 1990Oct. 29, 1990Oct. 25, 1994Sept. 1, 1997Oct. 5, 1997

Sept. 6, 2001Sept. 2, 2005

Chief Master Sergeants of the Air Force

CMSAF Paul W. AireyCMSAF Donald L. HarlowCMSAF Richard D. KislingCMSAF Thomas N. BarnesCMSAF Robert D. GaylorCMSAF James M. McCoyCMSAF Arthur L. AndrewsCMSAF Sam E. ParishCMSAF James C. BinnickerCMSAF Gary R. PfingstonCMSAF David J. CampanaleCMSAF Eric W. BenkenCMSAF Frederick J. FinchCMSAF Gerald R. Murray

April 3, 1967Aug. 1, 1969Oct. 1, 1971Oct. 1, 1973Aug. 1, 1977Aug. 1, 1979Aug. 1, 1981Aug. 1, 1983July 1, 1986Aug. 1, 1990

Oct. 26, 1994Nov. 5, 1996

July 30, 1999July 1, 2002

July 31, 1969Sept. 30, 1971Sept. 30, 1973July 31, 1977July 31, 1979July 31, 1981July 31, 1983

June 30, 1986July 31, 1990Oct. 25, 1994Nov. 4, 1996

July 30, 1999July 1, 2002

Air Combat CommandJune 1, 1992

June 23, 1995Feb. 28, 1996April 5, 1996

June 11, 1999Feb. 8, 2000

Sept. 6, 2001Nov. 14, 2001Nov. 17, 2004

Feb. 6, 2005May 26, 2005

Gen. John Michael LohGen. Joseph W. RalstonLt. Gen. Brett M. Dula (acting)Gen. Richard E. HawleyGen. Ralph E. EberhartGen. John P. JumperLt. Gen. Donald G. Cook (acting)Gen. Hal M. HornburgLt. Gen. Bruce A. Wright (acting)Lt. Gen. William M. Fraser III (acting)Gen. Ronald E. Keys

June 22, 1995Feb. 27, 1996April 4, 1996

June 11, 1999Feb. 8, 2000

Sept. 6, 2001Nov. 14, 2001Nov. 17, 2004

Feb. 6, 2005May 26, 2005

USAF Vice Chiefs of Staff

April 28, 1948March 17, 1950

Oct. 9, 1950June 29, 1953June 30, 1957June 30, 1961June 30, 1962July 31, 1964Jan. 31, 1965May 31, 1966July 31, 1966July 31, 1968July 31, 1969April 30, 1972Oct. 31, 1973Aug. 18, 1975

March 31, 1978June 30, 1978Feb. 29, 1980May 31, 1982

Oct. 5, 1983July 31, 1984July 31, 1985Jan. 31, 1987May 24, 1990

March 25, 1991July 28, 1994July 11, 1997May 26, 1999April 17, 2000

Nov. 5, 2001Aug. 11, 2003Sept. 2, 2005

Oct. 10, 1947May 27, 1948May 22, 1950Oct. 10, 1950

June 30, 1953July 1, 1957July 1, 1961July 1, 1962Aug. 1, 1964

Feb. 19, 1965June 13, 1966

Aug. 1, 1966Aug. 1, 1968Aug. 1, 1969May 1, 1972Nov. 1, 1973

Sept. 1, 1975April 1, 1978July 1, 1978

March 1, 1980June 1, 1982Oct. 6, 1983Aug. 1, 1984Aug. 1, 1985Feb. 1, 1987

May 25, 1990May 16, 1991July 29, 1994July 11, 1997May 27, 1999April 17, 2000

Nov. 5, 2001Aug. 12, 2003Sept. 2, 2005

Gen. Hoyt S. VandenbergGen. Muir S. FairchildLt. Gen. Lauris Norstad (acting)Gen. Nathan F. TwiningGen. Thomas D. WhiteGen. Curtis E. LeMayGen. Frederic H. Smith Jr.Gen. Willliam F. McKeeGen. John P. McConnellGen. William H. BlanchardLt. Gen. Hewitt T. Wheless (acting)Gen. Bruce K. HollowayGen. John D. RyanGen. John C. MeyerGen. Horace M. WadeGen. Richard H. EllisGen. William V. McBrideGen. Lew Allen Jr.Gen. James A. HillGen. Robert C. MathisGen. Jerome F. O’MalleyGen. Lawrence A. SkantzeGen. Larry D. WelchGen. John L. PiotrowskiGen. Monroe W. Hatch Jr.Gen. John Michael LohGen. Michael P.C. CarnsGen. Thomas S. Moorman Jr.Gen. Ralph E. EberhartGen. Lester L. LylesGen. John W. HandyGen. Robert H. FoglesongGen. T. Michael MoseleyGen. John D.W. Corley

Secretaries of the Air Force

Stuart SymingtonThomas K. FinletterHarold E. TalbottDonald A. QuarlesJames H. Douglas Jr.Dudley C. SharpEugene M. ZuckertHarold BrownRobert C. Seamans Jr.John L. McLucas (acting)John L. McLucasJames W. Plummer (acting)Thomas C. ReedJohn C. StetsonHans Mark (acting)Hans MarkVerne OrrRussell A. RourkeEdward C. Aldridge Jr. (acting)Edward C. Aldridge Jr.James F. McGovern (acting)John J. Welch Jr. (acting)Donald B. RiceMichael B. Donley (acting)Gen. Merrill A. McPeak (acting)Sheila E. WidnallF. Whitten Peters (acting)F. Whitten PetersLawrence J. Delaney (acting)James G. RochePeter B. Teets (acting) Michael L. Dominguez (acting)Preston M. Geren (acting)Michael W. Wynne

Sept. 18, 1947April 24, 1950

Feb. 4, 1953Aug. 15, 1955

May 1, 1957Dec. 11, 1959Jan. 24, 1961

Oct. 1, 1965Feb. 15, 1969May 15, 1973July 18, 1973Nov. 24, 1975

Jan. 2, 1976April 6, 1977

May 18, 1979July 26, 1979Feb. 9, 1981Dec. 9, 1985April 8, 1986June 9, 1986

Dec. 16, 1988April 29, 1989May 22, 1989Jan. 20, 1993July 14, 1993Aug. 6, 1993Nov. 1, 1997

July 30, 1999Jan. 20, 2001 June 1, 2001Jan. 20, 2005

March 25, 2005July 29, 2005Nov. 3, 2005

April 24, 1950Jan. 20, 1953Aug. 13, 1955April 30, 1957Dec. 10, 1959Jan. 20, 1961

Sept. 30, 1965Feb. 15, 1969May 14, 1973July 18, 1973Nov. 23, 1975

Jan. 1, 1976April 6, 1977

May 18, 1979July 26, 1979Feb. 9, 1981

Nov. 30, 1985April 7, 1986June 8, 1986

Dec. 16, 1988April 29, 1989May 21, 1989Jan. 20, 1993July 13, 1993Aug. 5, 1993

Oct. 31, 1997July 30, 1999Jan. 20, 2001June 1, 2001Jan. 20, 2005

March 25, 2005July 29, 2005Nov. 3, 2005


Established March 21, 1946. Reassigned to Continental Air Command (1948). Discontinued July 1, 1950. Re-established as a major command and organized Jan. 1, 1951. Redesignated Aerospace Defense Command Jan. 15, 1968. In-activated March 31, 1980.

Air (Aerospace) Defense Command

Lt. Gen. George E. StratemeyerMaj. Gen. Gordon P. SavilleLt. Gen. Ennis C. WhiteheadGen. Benjamin W. ChidlawMaj. Gen. Frederic H. Smith Jr. (acting)Gen. Earle E. PartridgeLt. Gen. Joseph H. AtkinsonLt. Gen. Robert M. LeeMaj. Gen. Robert H. Terrill (acting)Lt. Gen. Herbert B. ThatcherLt. Gen. Arthur C. Agan Jr.Lt. Gen. Thomas K. McGeheeGen. Seth J. McKeeGen. Lucius D. Clay Jr.Gen. Daniel James Jr.Gen. James E. HillGen. James V. Hartinger

Nov. 30, 1948Sept. 1, 1949

Aug. 24, 1951May 31, 1955July 19, 1955

Sept. 16, 1956Feb. 28, 1961

July 5, 1963July 31, 1963July 31, 1967Feb. 28, 1970June 30, 1973Sept. 30, 1973Aug. 31, 1975Dec. 6, 1977

Dec. 31, 1979March 31, 1980

March 27, 1946Dec. 1, 1948Jan. 1, 1951

Aug. 25, 1951June 1, 1955July 20, 1955

Sept. 17, 1956March 1, 1961

July 6, 1963Aug. 1, 1963Aug. 1, 1967

March 1, 1970July 1, 1973Oct. 1, 1973

Sept. 1, 1975Dec. 6, 1977Jan. 1, 1980

Air Force Communications Command

Formerly Air Force Communications Service. Redesignated Air Force Commu-nications Command Nov. 15, 1979. Redesignated Air Force Command, Control, Communications, and Computer Agency, an FOA, July 1, 1991.

Feb. 15, 1962June 30, 1965Oct. 18, 1965

July 2, 1967Aug. 1, 1969

Oct. 31, 1973Aug. 24, 1975Oct. 31, 1977

June 21, 1979July 27, 1981June 1, 1984

Aug. 28, 1986March 29, 1988

May 16, 1989Nov. 9, 1990July 1, 1991

July 1, 1961Feb. 16, 1962

July 1, 1965Oct. 19, 1965July 15, 1967Aug. 1, 1969Nov. 1, 1973

Aug. 25, 1975Nov. 1, 1977

June 22, 1979July 27, 1981June 1, 1984

Aug. 28, 1986March 29, 1988

May 16, 1989Nov. 9, 1990

Maj. Gen. Harold W. GrantMaj. Gen. Kenneth P. BergquistMaj. Gen. J. Francis Taylor (acting)Maj. Gen. Richard P. KlockoMaj. Gen. Robert W. PaulsonMaj. Gen. Paul R. StoneyMaj. Gen. Donald L. WerbeckMaj. Gen. Rupert H. BurrisMaj. Gen. Robert E. SadlerMaj. Gen. Robert T. HerresMaj. Gen. Robert F. McCarthyMaj. Gen. Gerald L. PratherMaj. Gen. John T. StihlMaj. Gen. James S. Cassity Jr.Maj. Gen. Robert H. LudwigMaj. Gen. John S. Fairfield

See Electronic Security Command.

Air Force Intelligence Command

June 1, 1993Oct. 1, 1993

Maj. Gen. Gary W. O’ShaughnessyMaj. Gen. Kenneth A. Minihan

Oct. 1, 1991June 2, 1993

Organized as AAF Materiel and Services July 17, 1944. Redesignated AAF Technical Service Command Aug. 31, 1944. Redesignated Air Technical Ser-vice Command July 1, 1945. Redesignated Air Materiel Command March 9, 1946. Redesignated Air Force Logistics Command April 1, 1961. Inactivated July 1, 1992.

Air Force Logistics Command

Lt. Gen. Nathan F. TwiningGen. Joseph T. McNarneyLt. Gen. Benjamin W. ChidlawGen. Edwin W. RawlingsLt. Gen. William F. McKee (acting)Gen. Samuel E. AndersonGen. William F. McKeeGen. Mark E. Bradley Jr.Gen. Kenneth B. HobsonGen. Thomas P. GerrityLt. Gen. Lewis L. Mundell (acting)Gen. Jack G. MerrellGen. Jack J. CattonGen. William V. McBrideGen. F. Michael RogersGen. Bryce Poe IIGen. James P. MullinsGen. Earl T. O’LoughlinGen. Alfred G. HansenGen. Charles C. McDonald

Oct. 13, 1947Aug. 31, 1949Aug. 20, 1951Feb. 28, 1959

March 14, 1959July 31, 1961

June 30, 1962July 31, 1965July 31, 1967Feb. 24, 1968

March 28, 1968Sept. 11, 1972Aug. 31, 1974Aug. 31, 1975Jan. 31, 1978July 31, 1981Nov. 1, 1984

July 31, 1987Oct. 31, 1989

July 1, 1992

March 9, 1946Oct. 14, 1947Sept. 1, 1949Aug. 21, 1951March 1, 1959

March 15, 1959Aug. 1, 1961July 1, 1962Aug. 1, 1965Aug. 1, 1967

Feb. 24, 1968March 29, 1968Sept. 12, 1972

Sept. 1, 1974Sept. 1, 1975Feb. 1, 1978Aug. 1, 1981Nov. 1, 1984

July 31, 1987Oct. 31, 1989

Air Force Materiel Command

Gen. Ronald W. YatesGen. Henry Viccellio Jr.Lt. Gen. Kenneth E. Eickmann (acting)Gen. George T. Babbitt Jr.Gen. Lester L. LylesGen. Gregory S. MartinGen. Bruce Carlson

June 30, 1995May 9, 1997

May 29, 1997April 20, 2000Aug. 22, 2003Aug. 19, 2005

July 1, 1992June 30, 1995

May 9, 1997May 29, 1997April 20, 2000Aug. 22, 2003Aug. 19, 2005

Established as Army Air Corps Flying Training Command Jan. 23, 1942. Redes-ignated AAF Flying Training Command March 1942, then AAF Training Command July 31, 1943. Redesignated ATC July 1, 1946. Redesignated AETC July 1, 1993.

Air Education and Training Command

Lt. Gen. John K. CannonLt. Gen. Robert W. HarperMaj. Gen. Glenn O. Barcus (acting)Lt. Gen. Charles T. MyersLt. Gen. Frederic H. Smith Jr.Lt. Gen. James E. BriggsLt. Gen. Robert W. BurnsLt. Gen. William W. MomyerLt. Gen. Sam Maddux Jr.Lt. Gen. George B. SimlerLt. Gen. William V. McBrideLt. Gen. George H. McKeeGen. John W. RobertsGen. Bennie L. DavisGen. Thomas M. Ryan Jr.Gen. Andrew P. IosueLt. Gen. John A. ShaudLt. Gen. Robert C. OaksLt. Gen. Joseph W. AshyGen. Henry Viccellio Jr.Gen. Billy J. BolesGen. Lloyd W. NewtonGen. Hal M. HornburgLt. Gen. John D. Hopper Jr. (acting)Gen. Donald G. CookGen. William R. Looney III

Oct. 13, 1948June 30, 1954July 25, 1954July 31, 1958July 31, 1959July 31, 1963Aug. 10, 1964June 30, 1966Aug. 30, 1970Sept. 9, 1972Aug. 31, 1974Aug. 28, 1975April 1, 1979

July 28, 1981June 22, 1983Aug. 27, 1986June 5, 1988

June 24, 1990Dec. 9, 1992

June 19, 1995March�17, 1997

June 22, 2000Nov. 14, 2001Dec. 17, 2001June 17, 2005

April 13, 1946Oct. 14, 1948

July 1, 1954July 26, 1954Aug. 1, 1958Aug. 1, 1959Aug. 1, 1963

Aug. 11, 1964July 1, 1966

Sept. 1, 1970Sept. 9, 1972Sept. 1, 1974Aug. 29, 1975April 1, 1979

July 29, 1981June 23, 1983Aug. 28, 1986June 6, 1988

June 25, 1990Dec. 10, 1992June 20, 1995

March 17, 1997June 22, 2000Nov. 14, 2001Dec. 17, 2001June 17, 2005


Sept. 1, 1982July 30, 1984

Oct. 1, 1986Oct. 29, 1987

March 29, 1990March 23, 1992

June 30, 1992Sept. 13, 1994Aug. 26, 1996Aug. 14, 1998Feb. 22, 2000April 19, 2002

April 1, 2006

Gen. James V. HartingerGen. Robert T. HerresMaj. Gen. Maurice C. PaddenLt. Gen. Donald J. KutynaLt. Gen. Thomas S. Moorman Jr.Gen. Donald J. KutynaGen. Charles A. HornerGen. Joseph W. AshyGen. Howell M. Estes IIIGen. Richard B. MyersGen. Ralph E. EberhartGen. Lance W. LordLt. Gen. Frank G. Klotz (acting)

July 30, 1984Oct. 1, 1986

Oct. 29, 1987March 29, 1990March 23, 1992

June 30, 1992Sept. 13, 1994Aug. 26, 1996Aug. 14, 1998Feb. 22, 2000April 19, 2002

April 1, 2006

Air Force Space Command

Air Force Special Operations Command

Maj. Gen. Thomas E. EggersMaj. Gen. Bruce L. FisterMaj. Gen. James L. Hobson Jr.Maj. Gen. Charles R. HollandLt. Gen. Maxwell C. BaileyLt. Gen. Paul V. HesterLt. Gen. Michael W. Wooley

May 22, 1990June 30, 1991July 22, 1994

July 9, 1997Aug. 5, 1999

Jan. 16, 2002July 1, 2004

June 30, 1991July 22, 1994

July 9, 1997Aug. 5, 1999

Jan. 16, 2002July 1, 2004

Air Force Systems Command

Formerly Air Research and Development Command. Redesignated Air Force Systems Command April 1, 1961. Inactivated July 1, 1992.

Maj. Gen. David M. SchlatterLt. Gen. Earle E. PartridgeLt. Gen. Donald L. PuttLt. Gen. Thomas S. PowerMaj. Gen. John W. Sessums (acting)Lt. Gen. Samuel E. AndersonMaj. Gen. John W. Sessums (acting)Gen. Bernard A. SchrieverGen. James FergusonGen. George S. BrownGen. Samuel C. PhillipsGen. William J. EvansGen. Lew Allen Jr.Gen. Alton D. SlayGen. Robert T. MarshGen. Lawrence A. SkantzeGen. Bernard P. RandolphGen. Ronald W. Yates

Feb. 1, 1950June 24, 1951June 30, 1953April 15, 1954

July 1, 1957Aug. 1, 1957

March 10, 1959April 25, 1959Sept. 1, 1966Sept. 1, 1970Aug. 1, 1973

Sept. 1, 1975Aug. 1, 1977

March 14, 1978Feb. 1, 1981Aug. 1, 1984

July 17, 1987April 1, 1990

June 24, 1951June 20, 1953April 14, 1954June 30, 1957July 31, 1957

March 9, 1959April 24, 1959Aug. 31, 1966Aug. 30, 1970July 31, 1973Aug. 31, 1975July 31, 1977

March 13, 1978Feb. 1, 1981Aug. 1, 1984

July 17, 1987April 1, 1990July 1, 1992

Air Force Reserve Command

Jan. 26, 1972March 15, 1972

April 8, 1975April 16, 1979Oct. 31, 1982Oct. 31, 1986Oct. 31, 1990Oct. 31, 1994June 9, 1998

Sept. 25, 1998June 1, 2004

June 24, 2004

Aug. 1, 1968Jan. 27, 1972

March 16, 1972April 16, 1975April 17, 1979

Nov. 1, 1982Nov. 1, 1986Nov. 1, 1990Nov. 1, 1994June 9, 1998

Sept. 25, 1998June 1, 2004

June 24, 2004

Maj. Gen. Rollin B. Moore Jr.Brig. Gen. Alfred Verhulst (acting)Maj. Gen. Homer I. LewisMaj. Gen. William LyonMaj. Gen. Richard BodycombeMaj. Gen. Sloan R. GillMaj. Gen. Roger P. ScheerMaj. Gen. John J. Closner IIIMaj. Gen. Robert A. McIntoshMaj. Gen. David R. Smith (acting)Lt. Gen. James E. Sherrard IIIMaj. Gen. J.J. Batbie Jr. (acting)Lt. Gen. John A. Bradley

Formerly Air Force Reserve, AFRC became a major command Feb. 17, 1997.

Air University

May 17, 1948Oct. 15, 1948July 27, 1951Feb. 28, 1953April 14, 1953May 31, 1955

June 30, 1958July 31, 1961Dec. 31, 1963July 31, 1965July 31, 1968July 31, 1970Oct. 31, 1973Aug. 31, 1975

July 1, 1979July 24, 1981Aug. 1, 1984Nov. 6, 1986

July 12, 1988Oct. 6, 1989Jan. 4, 1990

Oct. 26, 1992June 30, 1993

March 15, 1946May 17, 1948Oct. 16, 1948July 28, 1951

March 1, 1953April 15, 1953June 1, 1955July 15, 1958Aug. 1, 1961Jan. 1, 1964Aug. 1, 1965Aug. 1, 1968Aug. 1, 1970Nov. 1, 1973

Sept. 1, 1975July 1, 1979

July 24, 1981Aug. 1, 1984Nov. 6, 1986

July 12, 1988Oct. 6, 1989Jan. 4, 1990

Oct. 27, 1992

Maj. Gen. Muir S. FairchildMaj. Gen. Robert W. HarperGen. George C. KenneyLt. Gen. Idwal H. EdwardsMaj. Gen. John DeF. Barker (acting)Lt. Gen. Laurence S. KuterLt. Gen. Dean C. StrotherLt. Gen. Walter E. ToddLt. Gen. Troup Miller Jr.Lt. Gen. Ralph P. Swofford Jr.Lt. Gen. John W. Carpenter IIILt. Gen. Albert P. ClarkLt. Gen. Alvan C. Gillem IILt. Gen. F. Michael RogersLt. Gen. Raymond B. FurlongLt. Gen. Stanley M. UmsteadLt. Gen. Charles G. ClevelandLt. Gen. Thomas C. RichardsLt. Gen. Truman SpangrudLt. Gen. Ralph E. HavensMaj. Gen. David C. ReedLt. Gen. Charles G. BoydLt. Gen. Jay W. Kelley

Established as AAF School of Applied Tactics Oct. 16, 1943 (assumed history of Air Services School, dating from 1920). Redesignated AAF School June 1, 1945. Given Majcom status Nov. 29, 1945. Redesignated AU May 12, 1946. Part of ATC between May 1978 and July 1983. Ceased to be a Majcom and was assigned to AETC July 1, 1993.

Air Proving Ground Command

Designated a center December 1957.

August 1948June 1950July 1952April 1955July 1957

Maj. Gen. Carl A. BrandtMaj. Gen. William E. KepnerMaj. Gen. Bryant L. BoatnerMaj. Gen. Patrick W. TimberlakeMaj. Gen. Robert W. Burns

October 1946August 1948

July 1950July 1952

August 1955

Air National Guard

October 1948Sept. 25, 1950

Jan. 4, 1954Aug. 5, 1962

April 19, 1974Jan. 31, 1977April 1, 1981Nov. 1, 1988

Jan. 28, 1994Jan. 28, 1998Dec. 3, 2001June 3, 2002

Nov. 28, 1945October 1948Oct. 13, 1950Jan. 26, 1954Aug. 6, 1962

April 20, 1974Feb. 1, 1977April 1, 1981Nov. 1, 1988

Jan. 28, 1994Jan. 28, 1998Dec. 3, 2001June 3, 2002

Col. William A.R. RobertsonMaj. Gen. George G. FinchMaj. Gen. Earl T. RicksMaj. Gen. Winston P. WilsonMaj. Gen. I.G. BrownMaj. Gen. John J. PeschMaj. Gen. John T. GuiceMaj. Gen. John B. ConawayMaj. Gen. Philip G. KilleyMaj. Gen. Donald W. ShepperdMaj. Gen. Paul A. Weaver Jr.Brig. Gen. David A. Brubaker (acting)Lt. Gen. Daniel James III

Air Mobility Command

Gen. Hansford T. JohnsonGen. Ronald R. FoglemanGen. Robert L. RutherfordGen. Walter KrossGen. Charles T. Robertson Jr.Gen. John W. HandyLt. Gen. Christopher A. Kelly (acting) Gen. Duncan J. McNabb

Aug. 22, 1992Oct. 17, 1994July 15, 1996Aug. 3, 1998Nov. 5, 2001

Sept. 7, 2005Oct. 14, 2005

June 1, 1992Aug. 23, 1992Oct. 18, 1994July 15, 1996Aug. 3, 1998Nov. 5, 2001

Sept. 7, 2005 Oct. 14, 2005


Activated as Alaskan Air Force (1942). Redesignated Eleventh Air Force (1942). Redesignated Alaskan Air Command (1945). Redesignated 11th Air Force Aug. 9, 1990, under PACAF.

Alaskan Air Command

Feb. 25, 1949Dec. 27, 1950Oct. 14, 1952Feb. 26, 1953

Feb. 1, 1956Feb. 24, 1956July 16, 1956Oct. 23, 1956

June 27, 1957Aug. 18, 1957Aug. 13, 1958July 19, 1961July 25, 1961Aug. 8, 1963

Aug. 14, 1963Nov. 14, 1966July 24, 1969July 31, 1972June 5, 1973

March 2, 1974March 18, 1974

June 30, 1975Oct. 14, 1976

June 30, 1978April 1, 1981

Aug. 31, 1983Sept. 26, 1985May 22, 1988Aug. 9, 1990

Brig. Gen. Joseph H. AtkinsonBrig. Gen. Frank A. Armstrong Jr.Maj. Gen. William D. OldBrig. Gen. W.R. AgeeMaj. Gen. George R. AchesonBrig. Gen. T. Alan Bennett (acting)Lt. Gen. Joseph H. AtkinsonMaj. Gen. Frank A. Armstrong Jr.Maj. Gen. James H. DaviesLt. Gen. Frank A. Armstrong Jr.Brig. Gen. Kenneth H. GibsonMaj. Gen. C.F. NecrasonBrig. Gen. Jack A. Gibbs (acting)Maj. Gen. Wendell W. BowmanCol. Alfred Walton (acting)Maj. Gen. James C. JensenMaj. Gen. Thomas E. MooreMaj. Gen. Joseph A. CunninghamMaj. Gen. Donavon F. SmithMaj. Gen. Charles W. Carson Jr.Col. David T. Stockman (acting)Maj. Gen. Jack K. GambleLt. Gen. James E. HillLt. Gen. M.L. BoswellLt. Gen. Winfield W. Scott Jr.Lt. Gen. Lynwood E. ClarkLt. Gen. Bruce K. BrownLt. Gen. David L. NicholsLt. Gen. Thomas G. McInerney

Oct. 1, 1946Feb. 26, 1949Dec. 27, 1950Oct. 27, 1952Feb. 26, 1953

Feb. 1, 1956Feb. 24, 1956July 17, 1956Oct. 24, 1956

June 28, 1957Aug. 19, 1957Aug. 14, 1958July 20, 1961July 26, 1961Aug. 9, 1963

Aug. 15, 1963Nov. 15, 1966July 25, 1969Aug. 1, 1972

June 18, l973March 3, 1974

March 19, 1974July 1, 1975

Oct. 15, 1976July 1, 1978April 1, 1981Sept. 1, 1983

Sept. 27, 1985May 22, 1988

Continental Air Command

Established Dec. 1, 1948. Inactivated Aug. 1, 1968.

Lt. Gen. George E. StratemeyerLt. Gen. Ennis C. WhiteheadMaj. Gen. Willis H. HaleLt. Gen. Leon W. JohnsonLt. Gen. Charles B. Stone IIILt. Gen. William E. HallLt. Gen. Gordon A. BlakeLt. Gen. Edward J. TimberlakeLt. Gen. Henry Viccellio Sr.

Dec. 1, 1948April 15, 1949Dec. 14, 1950Feb. 18, 1952Dec. 15, 1955

July 1, 1957Sept. 30, 1961

July 1, 1962Aug. 1, 1966

April 15, 1949Dec. 14, 1950Feb. 18, 1952Dec. 14, 1955June 30, 1957Sept. 30, 1961June 30, 1962

July 1966Aug. 1, 1968

Electronic Security Command

Formerly USAF Security Service. Redesignated: Electronic Security Command Aug. 1, 1979; Air Force Intelligence Command Oct. 1, 1991; Air Intelligence Agency, Oct. 1, 1993.

July 5, 1949Feb. 21, 1951Feb. 13, 1953

Jan. 3, 1957Aug. 5, 1959

Sept. 20, 1959Aug. 31, 1962Oct. 15, 1965July 18, 1969Feb. 23, 1973May 16, 1974July 31, 1975Jan. 18, 1979July 31, 1983April 16, 1985Aug. 14, 1989

Oct. 1, 1991

Oct. 26, 1948July 6, 1949

Feb. 22, 1951Feb. 14, 1953

Jan. 4, 1957Aug. 6, 1959

Sept. 21, 1959Sept. 1, 1962Oct. 16, 1965July 19, 1969Feb. 24, 1973May 17, 1974Aug. 1, 1975

Jan. 19, 1979Aug. 1, 1983

April 17, 1985Aug. 15, 1989

Col. Roy H. Lynn Col. Travis M. HetheringtonMaj. Gen. Roy H. LynnMaj. Gen. Harold H. BassettMaj. Gen. Gordon L. BlakeMaj. Gen. John B. AckermanMaj. Gen. Millard LewisMaj. Gen. Richard P. KlockoMaj. Gen. Louis E. CoiraMaj. Gen. Carl W. StapletonMaj. Gen. Walter T. GalliganMaj. Gen. Howard P. SmithMaj. Gen. Kenneth D. BurnsMaj. Gen. Doyle E. LarsonMaj. Gen. John B. MarksMaj. Gen. Paul H. MartinMaj. Gen. Gary W. O’Shaughnessy

Pacific Air Command/Seventh Air Force

Formerly Seventh Air Force. Redesignated Pacific Air Command Dec. 15, 1947. Discontinued June 1, 1949.

Maj. Gen. Ralph H. WootenBrig. Gen. Robert F. Travis

Aug. 31, 1948June 1, 1949

April 1947Sept. 1, 1948

Northeast Air Command

Maj. Gen. Lyman P. WhittenMaj. Gen. Charles T. MyersLt. Gen. Glenn O. Barcus

Oct. 6, 1950March 14, 1952

July 26, 1954

March 14, 1952July 26, 1954

March 31, 1957

Newfoundland Base Command, part of Military Air Transport Service, reorga-nized and redesignated Northeast Air Command, a new major command, Oct. 1, 1950. Inactivated March 31, 1957.

Military Airlift Command

Maj. Gen. Robert W. HarperLt. Gen. Laurence S. KuterLt. Gen. Joseph SmithLt. Gen. William H. TunnerGen. Joe W. Kelly Jr.Gen. Howell M. Estes Jr.Gen. Jack J. CattonLt. Gen. Jay T. Robbins (acting)Gen. Paul K. CarltonGen. William G. Moore Jr.Gen. Robert E. HuyserGen. James R. AllenGen. Thomas M. Ryan Jr.Gen. Duane H. CassidyGen. Hansford T. Johnson

June 1, 1948Oct. 28, 1951

June 30, 1958May 31, 1960July 18, 1964July 31, 1969

Sept. 12, 1972Sept. 25, 1972

March 31, 1977June 30, 1979June 26, 1981June 30, 1983Sept. 19, 1985Sept. 20, 1989

June 1, 1992

July 1, 1947June 1, 1948

Nov. 15, 1951July 1, 1958

June 1, 1960July 19, 1964Aug. 1, 1969

Sept. 12, 1972Sept. 26, 1972

April 1, 1977July 1, 1979

June 26, 1981July 1, 1983

Sept. 20, 1985Sept. 20, 1989

Antecedents: AAC Ferrying Command (1941); AAF Ferrying Command (1942); Air Transport Command (1942, inactivated June 1, 1948). Military Air Transport Service established June 1, 1948. Redesignated Military Airlift Command Jan. 1, 1966. In 1982, the inactivated Air Transport Command was consolidated with MAC. Inactivated June 1, 1992.

Headquarters Command

Established as Bolling Field Command (1946). Redesignated Headquarters Command, USAF, March 17, 1958. Inactivated in 1976.

Brig. Gen. Burton M. HoveyBrig. Gen. Sydney D. GrubbsBrig. Gen. Morris J. LeeBrig. Gen. Stoyte O. RossMaj. Gen. Reuben C. Hood Jr. Maj. Gen. Brooke E. AllenMaj. Gen. Rollen H. AnthisMaj. Gen. Milton B. AdamsMaj. Gen. Nils O. OhmanMaj. Gen. John L. LockeMaj. Gen. Maurice R. ReillyMaj. Gen. William C. Norris

Jan. 3, 1946Dec. 14, 1948

Oct. 2, 1950June 14, 1952

Aug. 1, 1956Aug. 3, 1959

Jan. 10, 1966Dec. 1, 1967July 5, 1968May 1, 1972

Feb. 26, 1974Sept. 1, 1975

Dec. 13, 1948Oct. 1, 1950

June 13, 1952July 4, 1956

June 30, 1959Dec. 31, 1965Nov. 30, 1967June 30, 1968April 30, 1972Feb. 25, 1974August 1975

June 30, 1976


Strategic Air Command

Gen. George C. KenneyGen. Curtis E. LeMayGen. Thomas S. PowerGen. John D. RyanGen. Joseph J. NazzaroGen. Bruce K. HollowayGen. John C. MeyerGen. Russell E. DoughertyGen. Richard H. EllisGen. Bennie L. DavisGen. Larry D. WelchGen. John T. ChainGen. George L. Butler

Oct. 18, 1948June 30, 1957Nov. 30, 1964Jan. 31, 1967July 28, 1968April 30, 1972July 31, 1974July 31, 1977July 31, 1981July 31, 1985

June 30, 1986Jan. 31, 1991June 1, 1992

March 21, 1946Oct. 19, 1948

July 1, 1957Dec. 1, 1964Feb. 1, 1967

July 29, 1968May 1, 1972Aug. 1, 1974Aug. 1, 1977Aug. 1, 1981Aug. 1, 1985July 1, 1986Feb. 1, 1991

Established as Continental Air Forces Dec. 13, 1944. Redesignated Strategic Air Command March 21, 1946. Inactivated June 1, 1992.

Tactical Air Command

Established March 21, 1946. Reassigned to Continental Air Command (1948). Removed from CAC and returned to major command status Dec. 1, 1950. Inacti-vated June 1, 1992.

Lt. Gen. Elwood R. QuesadaMaj. Gen. Robert M. LeeMaj. Gen. Glenn O. BarcusGen. John K. CannonGen. Otto P. WeylandGen. Frank F. EverestGen. Walter C. Sweeney Jr.Gen. Gabriel P. DisoswayGen. William W. MomyerGen. Robert J. DixonGen. W.L. CreechGen. Jerome F. O’MalleyGen. Robert D. RussGen. John Michael Loh

March 21, 1946Dec. 24, 1948July 17, 1950Jan. 25, 1951April 1, 1954Aug. 1, 1959Oct. 1, 1961Aug. 1, 1965Aug. 1, 1968Oct. 1, 1973May 1, 1978Nov. 1, 1984

May 22, 1985March 27, 1991

Nov. 23, 1948June 20, 1950Jan. 25, 1951

March 31, 1954July 31, 1959

Sept. 30, 1961July 31, 1965July 31, 1968

Sept. 30, 1973April 30, 1978

Nov. 1, 1984April 20, 1985

March 26, 1991June 1, 1992

Activated as 8th Air Force (1942). Redesignated Eighth Air Force Sept. 18, 1942. Redesignated US Strategic Air Forces in Europe (1944). Redesignated USAFE Aug. 7, 1945.

US Air Forces in Europe

Brig. Gen. John F. McBlain (acting)Lt. Gen. Curtis E. LeMayLt. Gen. John K. CannonGen. Lauris NorstadLt. Gen. William H. TunnerGen. Frank F. EverestGen. Frederic H. Smith Jr.Gen. Truman H. LandonGen. Gabriel P. DisoswayGen. Bruce K. HollowayGen. Maurice A. PrestonGen. Horace M. WadeGen. Joseph R. HolzappleGen. David C. JonesGen. John W. VogtGen. Richard H. EllisGen. William J. EvansGen. John W. PaulyGen. Charles A. GabrielGen. Billy M. MinterGen. Charles L. Donnelly Jr.Gen. William L. KirkGen. Michael J. DuganGen. Robert C. OaksGen. James L. JamersonGen. Richard E. HawleyGen. Michael E. RyanLt. Gen. William J. Begert (acting)Gen. John P. JumperGen. Gregory S. MartinGen. Robert H. Foglesong Gen. William T. Hobbins

Oct. 20, 1947Oct. 15, 1948Jan. 20, 1951July 26, 1953

June 30, 1957July 31, 1959

June 30, 1961July 31, 1963July 31, 1965July 31, 1966July 31, 1968Jan. 31, 1969Aug. 31, 1971June 30, 1974Aug. 31, 1975July 31, 1977Aug. 1, 1978Aug. 1, 1980

June 30, 1982Nov. 1, 1984May 1, 1987

April 12, 1989June 26, 1990July 29, 1994July 16, 1995April 4, 1996Oct. 5, 1997Dec. 5, 1997

Jan. 13, 2000Aug. 12, 2003Dec. 6, 2005

Aug. 14, 1947Oct. 20, 1947Oct. 16, 1948Jan. 21, 1951July 27, 1953

July 1, 1957Aug. 1, 1959July 1, 1961Aug. 1, 1963Aug. 1, 1965Aug. 1, 1966Aug. 1, 1968Feb. 1, 1969

Sept. 1, 1971July 1, 1974

Sept. 1, 1975Aug. 1, 1977Aug. 1, 1978Aug. 1, 1980July 1, 1982Nov. 1, 1984May 1, 1987

April 12, 1989June 26, 1990July 29, 1994July 17, 1995April 4, 1996Oct. 6, 1997Dec. 5, 1997

Jan. 13, 2000Aug. 12, 2003Dec. 6, 2005

Activated as Panama Canal Air Force (1940). Redesignated Caribbean Air Force (1941). Redesignated 6th Air Force Feb. 5, 1942, then Sixth Air Force Sept. 18, 1942. Redesignated Caribbean Air Command July 31, 1946. Redesignated US Air Forces Southern Command July 8, 1963. Inactivated Jan. 1, 1976.

US Air Forces Southern Command/Caribbean

Maj. Gen. Hubert R. Harmon Brig. Gen. Glen C. Jamison (acting)Maj. Gen. Willis H. HaleBrig. Gen. Rosenham BeamBrig. Gen. Emil C. KielMaj. Gen. Reuben C. Hood Jr. Maj. Gen. Truman H. LandonMaj. Gen. Leland S. StranathanMaj. Gen. Robert A. BreitweiserMaj. Gen. Reginald J. ClizbeMaj. Gen. Kenneth O. SanbornMaj. Gen. Arthur G. SalisburyMaj. Gen. James M. Breedlove

Oct. 3, 1947Nov. 12, 1947Oct. 19, 1949Nov. 5, 1950

June 10, 1953June 16, 1956

June 1, 1959Sept. 8, 1963July 9, 1966

June 14, 1968April 7, 1972

October 1974Jan. 1, 1976

July 31, 1946Oct. 4, 1947

Nov. 13, 1947Oct. 20, 1949Nov. 6, 1950

June 11, 1953June 20, 1956

Aug. 3, 1959Sept. 11, 1963

Aug. 6, 1966June 14, 1968

April 7, 1972October 1974

USAF Academy Superintendents

Lt. Gen. Hubert R. HarmonMaj. Gen. James E. BriggsMaj. Gen. William S. StoneMaj. Gen. Robert H. WarrenLt. Gen. Thomas S. Moorman Sr.Lt. Gen. Albert P. ClarkLt. Gen. James R. AllenLt. Gen. Kenneth L. TallmanMaj. Gen. Robert E. KelleyLt. Gen. Winfield W. Scott Jr.Lt. Gen. Charles R. HammLt. Gen. Bradley C. HosmerLt. Gen. Paul E. SteinLt. Gen. Tad J. OelstromLt. Gen. John R. DallagerLt. Gen. John W. Rosa Jr.Lt. Gen. John F. Regni

July 27, 1954July 28, 1956Aug. 17, 1959

July 1, 1962July 1, 1965Aug. 1, 1970Aug. 1, 1974

June 28, 1977June 16, 1981June 16, 1983June 26, 1987

July 1, 1991July 8, 1994Aug. 1, 1997June 9, 2000June 1, 2003Oct. 24, 2005

July 27, 1956Aug. 16, 1959June 30, 1962June 30, 1965July 31, 1970July 31, 1974

June 27, 1977June 15, 1981June 15, 1983June 25, 1987

July 1, 1991July 7, 1994

July 31, 1997June 9, 2000June 1, 2003Oct. 24, 2005

Pacific Air Forces

Lt. Gen. Ennis C. WhiteheadLt. Gen. George E. StratemeyerLt. Gen. Earle E. Partridge (acting)Gen. Otto P. WeylandGen. Earle E. PartridgeGen. Laurence S. KuterGen. Emmett O’Donnell Jr. Gen. Jacob E. SmartGen. Hunter Harris Jr.Gen. John D. RyanGen. Joseph J. NazzaroGen. Lucius D. Clay Jr.Gen. John W. VogtGen. Louis L. Wilson Jr.Lt. Gen. James A. HillLt. Gen. James D. HughesLt. Gen. Arnold W. BraswellGen. Jerome F. O’MalleyGen. Robert W. BazleyGen. Jack I. GregoryGen. Merrill A. McPeakLt. Gen. James B. DavisGen. Jimmie V. AdamsGen. Robert L. RutherfordGen. John G. LorberGen. Richard B. MyersGen. Patrick K. GambleLt. Gen. Lansford E. Trapp (acting)Gen. William J. BegertGen. Paul V. Hester

April 25, 1949May 20, 1951June 9, 1951

March 25, 1954May 31, 1955July 31, 1959July 31, 1963July 31, 1964Jan. 31, 1967July 31, 1968July 31, 1971

Sept. 30, 1973June 30, 1974May 31, 1977

June 14, 1978July 1, 1981

Sept. 30, 1983Nov. 1, 1984

Dec. 16, 1986July 22, 1988Oct. 30, 1990Feb. 19, 1991Jan. 25, 1993Oct. 12, 1994

July 7, 1997July 23, 1998April 9, 2001May 4, 2001July 2, 2004

Dec. 30, 1945April 26, 1949May 21, 1951

June 10, 1951March 26, 1954

June 1, 1955Aug. 1, 1959Aug. 1, 1963Aug. 1, 1964Feb. 1, 1967Aug. 1, 1968Aug. 1, 1971Oct. 1, 1973July 1, 1974

June 1, 1977June 15, 1978

July 1, 1981Oct. 8, 1983Nov. 1, 1984

Dec. 16, 1986July 22, 1988Nov. 5, 1990

Feb. 19, 1991Jan. 26, 1993Oct. 12, 1994

July 7, 1997July 23, 1998April 9, 2001May 4, 2001July 2, 2004

Activated as Far East Air Forces Aug. 3, 1944. Redesignated Pacific Air Com-mand, US Army, Dec. 6, 1945. Redesignated FEAF Jan. 1, 1947. Redesignated Pacific Air Forces July 1, 1957.


DOD Leaders Through the YearsSecretaries of Defense

James V. ForrestalLouis A. JohnsonGeorge C. MarshallRobert A. LovettCharles E. WilsonNeil H. McElroyThomas S. GatesRobert S. McNamaraClark M. CliffordMelvin R. LairdElliot L. RichardsonJames R. SchlesingerDonald H. RumsfeldHarold BrownCaspar W. WeinbergerFrank C. CarlucciRichard B. CheneyLes AspinWilliam J. PerryWilliam S. CohenDonald H. Rumsfeld

March 28, 1949Sept. 19, 1950Sept. 12, 1951Jan. 20, 1953

Oct. 8, 1957Dec. 1, 1959

Jan. 20, 1961Feb. 29, 1968Jan. 20, 1969Jan. 29, 1973May 24, 1973Nov. 19, 1975Jan. 20, 1977Jan. 20, 1981Nov. 23, 1987Jan. 20, 1989Jan. 20, 1993Feb. 3, 1994

Jan. 23, 1997Jan. 20, 2001

Sept. 17, 1947 March 28, 1949Sept. 21, 1950Sept. 17, 1951Jan. 28, 1953

Oct. 9, 1957Dec. 2, 1959

Jan. 21, 1961March 1, 1968Jan. 22, 1969Jan. 30, 1973

July 2, 1973Nov. 20, 1975Jan. 21, 1977Jan. 21, 1981Nov. 23, 1987

March 21, 1989Jan. 21, 1993Feb. 3, 1994

Jan. 24, 1997Jan. 20, 2001

US European Command

July 11, 1953Nov. 20, 1956

Nov. 1, 1962May 5, 1969Nov. 1, 1974

June 27, 1979June 25, 1987June 23, 1992Oct. 21, 1993July 10, 1997May 2, 2000

Jan. 16, 2003

Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway, USAGen. Alfred M. Gruenther, USAGen. Lauris Norstad, USAFGen. Lyman L. Lemnitzer, USAGen. Andrew J. Goodpaster, USA Gen. Alexander M. Haig Jr., USAGen. Bernard W. Rogers, USAGen. John R. Galvin, USAGen. John M. Shalikashvili, USAGen. George A. Joulwan, USAGen. Wesley K. Clark, USAGen. Joseph W. Ralston, USAFGen. James L. Jones, USMC

Aug. 1, 1952July 11, 1953Nov. 20, 1956

Nov. 1, 1962May 5, 1969Nov. 1, 1974

June 27, 1979June 25, 1987June 23, 1992Oct. 21, 1993July 10, 1997May 2, 2000

Jan. 16, 2003

Formerly US Atlantic Command, established Dec. 1, 1947, redesignated Oct. 7, 1999.

US Joint Forces CommandFeb. 1, 1950

Aug. 15, 1951April 12, 1954Feb. 28, 1960April 30, 1963April 30, 1965June 17, 1967Sept. 30, 1970Oct. 31, 1972May 30, 1975

Sept. 30, 1978Sept. 30, 1982Nov. 27, 1985Nov. 22, 1988May 18, 1990July 13, 1992Oct. 31, 1994

Sept. 24, 1997Sept. 5, 2000Oct. 2, 2002Aug. 1, 2005

Nov. 10, 2005

Adm. William H.P. Blandy, USNAdm. William M. Fechteler, USNAdm. Lynde D. McCormick, USNAdm. Jerauld Wright, USNAdm. Robert L. Dennison, USNAdm. Harold P. Smith, USNAdm. Thomas H. Moorer, USNAdm. Ephraim P. Holmes, USNAdm. Charles K. Duncan, USNAdm. Ralph W. Cousins, USNAdm. Isaac C. Kidd Jr., USNAdm. Harry D. Train II, USNAdm. Wesley D. McDonald, USNAdm. Lee Baggett Jr., USNAdm. Frank B. Kelso II, USNAdm. Leon A. Edney, USNAdm. Paul D. Miller, USNGen. John J. Sheehan, USMCAdm. Harold W. Gehman Jr., USNGen. William F. Kernan, USAAdm. Edmund P. Giambastiani Jr., USNLt. Gen. Robert W. Wagner, USA (acting)Gen. Lance L. Smith, USAF

Feb. 3, 1947Feb. 1, 1950

Aug. 15, 1951April 12, 1954Feb. 28, 1960April 30, 1963April 30, 1965June 17, 1967Sept. 30, 1970Oct. 31, 1972May 30, 1975

Sept. 30, 1978Sept. 30, 1982Nov. 27, 1985Nov. 22, 1988May 18, 1990July 13, 1992Oct. 31, 1994

Sept. 24, 1997Sept. 5, 2000

Oct. 2, 2002Aug. 1, 2005

Nov. 10, 2005

Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Gen. of the Army Omar N. BradleyAdm. Arthur W. Radford, USNGen. Nathan F. Twining, USAFGen. Lyman L. Lemnitzer, USAGen. Maxwell D. Taylor, USAGen. Earle G. Wheeler, USAAdm. Thomas H. Moorer, USNGen. George S. Brown, USAF Gen. David C. Jones, USAFGen. John W. Vessey Jr., USAAdm. William J. Crowe Jr., USNGen. Colin L. Powell, USAAdm. David Jeremiah, USN (acting)Gen. John M. Shalikashvili, USAGen. Henry H. Shelton, USAGen. Richard B. Myers, USAFGen. Peter Pace, USMC

Aug. 16, 1949Aug. 15, 1953Aug. 15, 1957

Oct. 1, 1960Oct. 1, 1962July 3, 1964July 2, 1970July 1, 1974

June 21, 1978June 18, 1982

Oct. 1, 1985Oct. 1, 1989 Oct. 1, 1993

Oct. 25, 1993Oct. 1, 1997Oct. 1, 2001

Sept. 30, 2005

Aug. 15, 1953Aug. 15, 1957

Sept. 30, 1960Sept. 30, 1962

July 1, 1964July 2, 1970July 1, 1974

June 20, 1978June 18, 1982Sept. 30, 1985Sept. 30, 1989Sept. 30, 1993Oct. 24, 1993

Sept. 30, 1997Oct. 1, 2001

Sept. 30, 2005

Vice Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Gen. Robert T. Herres, USAFAdm. David E. Jeremiah, USNAdm. William A. Owens, USNGen. Joseph W. Ralston, USAFGen. Richard B. Myers, USAFGen. Peter Pace, USMCAdm. Edmund P. Giambastiani Jr., USN

Feb. 28, 1990Feb. 28, 1994Feb. 27, 1996Feb. 29, 2000

Oct. 1, 2001Aug. 12, 2005

Feb. 6, 1987March 1, 1990March 1, 1994March 1, 1996March 1, 2000

Oct. 1, 2001Aug. 12, 2005

US Central Command

Nov. 27, 1985Nov. 23, 1988Aug. 9, 1991Aug. 5, 1994

Aug. 13, 1997July 6, 2000July 7, 2003

Jan. 1, 1983Nov. 27, 1985Nov. 23, 1988Aug. 9, 1991Aug. 5, 1994

Aug. 13, 1997July 6, 2000July 7, 2003

Gen. Robert C. Kingston, USAGen. George B. Crist, USMCGen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, USAGen. Joseph P. Hoar, USMCGen. J.H. Binford Peay III, USAGen. Anthony C. Zinni, USMCGen. Tommy R. Franks, USAGen. John Abizaid, USA

US Northern Command

Gen. Ralph E. Eberhart, USAFAdm. Timothy J. Keating, USN

Oct. 1, 2002Nov. 5, 2004

Nov. 5, 2004

Feb. 28, 1947Dec. 3, 1947

April 30, 1949July 10, 1953July 31, 1958

June 30, 1964July 31, 1968Sept. 1, 1972Aug. 30, 1976Oct. 31, 1979

July 1, 1983Sept. 18, 1985Sept. 30, 1988March 1, 1991July 11, 1994July 19, 1994Jan. 31, 1996Feb. 20, 1999

May 2, 2002Feb. 26, 2005

Adm. John H. Towers, USNAdm. Louis E. Denfeld, USN Adm. Dewitt C. Ramsey, USNAdm. Arthur W. Radford, USNAdm. Felix B. Stump, USNAdm. Harry D. Felt, USNAdm. U.S. Grant Sharp, USNAdm. John S. McCain Jr., USNAdm. Noel A.M. Gayler, USNAdm. Maurice E. Weisner, USNAdm. Robert L.J. Long, USNAdm. William J. Crowe Jr., USNAdm. Ronald J. Hays Jr., USNAdm. Huntington Hardisty, USNAdm. Charles R. Larson, USNLt. Gen. Harold T. Fields, USAAdm. Richard C. Macke, USNAdm. Joseph W. Prueher, USNAdm. Dennis C. Blair, USNAdm. Thomas B. Fargo, USNAdm. William J. Fallon, USN

Jan. 1, 1947Feb. 28, 1947Dec. 3, 1947

April 30, 1949July 10, 1953July 31, 1958

June 30, 1964July 31, 1968Sept. 1, 1972Aug. 30, 1976Oct. 31, 1979

July 1, 1983Sept. 18, 1985Sept. 30, 1988March 1, 1991July 11, 1994July 19, 1994Jan. 31, 1996Feb. 20, 1999

May 2, 2002Feb. 26, 2005

US Pacific Command


US Southern Command

June 1948October 1949

April 1952June 1954

January 1957February 1958

July 1960January 1961

June 1963February 1965February 1969

September 1971January 1973

July 1975September 1979

May 1983March 1985

June 1987July 1989

November 1990November 1993

January 1994February 1996

June 1996July 1997

Sept. 8, 2000Sept. 30, 2001Aug. 18, 2002

Nov. 9, 2004

November 1947June 1948

October 1949April 1952June 1954

January 1957April 1958July 1960

January 1961June 1963

February 1965February 1969

September 1971January 1973August 1975

October 1979May 1983

March 1985June 1987

September 1989November 1990December 1993

February 1994March 1996

July 1996August 1997

Sept. 8, 2000Sept. 30, 2001Aug. 18, 2002

Nov. 9, 2004

Lt. Gen. Willis Crittenberger, USALt. Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway, USALt. Gen. William H.H. Morris, USALt. Gen. Horace L. McBride, USALt. Gen. William K. Harrison, USALt. Gen. Robert M. Montague, USALt. Gen. Ridgely Gaither, USALt. Gen. Robert F. Sink, USALt. Gen. Andrew P. O’Meara, USAGen. Andrew P. O’Meara, USAGen. Robert W. Porter, USAGen. George R. Mather, USAGen. George V. Underwood, USAGen. William B. Rosson, USALt. Gen. Dennis P. McAuliffe, USALt. Gen. Wallace H. Nutting, USAGen. Paul F. Gorman, USAGen. John R. Galvin, USAGen. Fred F. Woerner, USAGen. Maxwell R. Thurman, USAGen. George A. Joulwan, USAMaj. Gen. W.A. Worthington, USAGen. Barry McCaffrey, USARAdm. James Perkins, USNGen. Wesley K. Clark, USAGen. Charles E. Wilhelm, USMCGen. Peter Pace, USMCMaj. Gen. G.D. Speer, USA (acting)Gen. James T. Hill, USAGen. B. John Craddock, USA

Formerly US Caribbean Command (1947). Activated in 1963.

NORAD Leaders Through the Years North American Aerospace Defense Command

July 30, 1959July 30, 1962

March 30, 1965July 29, 1966July 31, 1969

Sept. 30, 1973Aug. 29, 1975Dec. 5, 1977

Dec. 31, 1979July 30, 1984Feb. 5, 1987

March 30, 1990June 30, 1992Sept. 12, 1994Aug. 26, 1996Aug. 13, 1998Feb. 22, 2000Nov. 5, 2004

Gen. Earle E. Partridge, USAFGen. Laurence S. Kuter, USAFGen. John K. Gerhart, USAFGen. Dean C. Strother, USAFGen. Raymond J. Reeves, USAFGen. Seth J. McKee, USAFGen. Lucius D. Clay Jr., USAFGen. Daniel James Jr., USAFGen. James E. Hill, USAFGen. James V. Hartinger, USAF Gen. Robert T. Herres, USAFGen. John L. Piotrowski, USAFGen. Donald J. Kutyna, USAFGen. Charles A. Horner, USAFGen. Joseph W. Ashy, USAFGen. Howell M. Estes III, USAFGen. Richard B. Myers, USAFGen. Ralph E. Eberhart, USAFAdm. Timothy J. Keating, USN

Sept. 12, 1957Aug. 1, 1959Aug. 1, 1962April 1, 1965Aug. 1, 1966Aug. 1, 1969Oct. 1, 1973

Sept. 1, 1975Dec. 6, 1977Jan. 1, 1980

July 30, 1984Feb. 6, 1987April 1, 1990

June 30, 1992Sept. 13, 1994Aug. 27, 1996Aug. 14, 1998Feb. 22, 2000Nov. 5, 2004

US Space Command

Feb. 5, 1987March 30, 1990

June 30, 1992Sept. 12, 1994Aug. 26, 1996Aug. 13, 1998Feb. 22, 2000

Oct. 1, 2002

Gen. Robert T. Herres, USAFGen. John L. Piotrowski, USAFGen. Donald J. Kutyna, USAFGen. Charles A. Horner, USAFGen. Joseph W. Ashy, USAFGen. Howell M. Estes III, USAFGen. Richard B. Myers, USAFGen. Ralph E. Eberhart, USAF

Sept. 23, 1985Feb. 6, 1987April 1, 1990

June 30, 1992Sept. 13, 1994Aug. 27, 1996Aug. 14, 1998Feb. 22, 2000

Deactivated Oct. 1, 2002, when its functions merged with US Strategic Command.

US Transportation Command

Sept. 21, 1989Aug. 24, 1992Oct. 17, 1994July 14, 1996Aug. 2, 1998

Nov. 5, 2001Sept. 7, 2005

Gen. Duane H. Cassidy, USAFGen. H.T. Johnson, USAFGen. Ronald R. Fogleman, USAFGen. Robert L. Rutherford, USAFGen. Walter Kross, USAFGen. Charles T. Robertson Jr., USAFGen. John W. Handy, USAFGen. Norton A. Schwartz, USAF

July 1, 1987Sept. 22, 1989Aug. 25, 1992Oct. 18, 1994July 15, 1996Aug. 3, 1998Nov. 5, 2001

Sept. 7, 2005

US Special Operations Command

June 27, 1990May 20, 1993Feb. 29, 1996

Sept. 25, 1997Oct. 27, 2000Sept. 2, 2003

Gen. James J. Lindsay, USAGen. Carl W. Stiner, USAGen. Wayne A. Downing, USAGen. Henry H. Shelton, USAGen. Peter J. Schoomaker, USAGen. Charles R. Holland, USAFGen. Bryan D. Brown, USA

April 16, 1987June 27, 1990May 20, 1993Feb. 29, 1996Nov. 5, 1997

Oct. 27, 2000Sept. 2, 2003

US Strategic Command

Feb. 13, 1994Feb. 21, 1996June 25, 1998Nov. 30, 2001

July 9, 2004

Gen. G. Lee Butler, USAFAdm. Henry G. Chiles Jr., USN Gen. Gen. Eugene E. Habiger, USAFAdm. Richard W. Mies, USNAdm. James O. Ellis Jr., USNGen. James E. Cartwright, USMC

June 1, 1992Feb. 14, 1994Feb. 22, 1996June 26, 1998Nov. 30, 2001

July 9, 2004

Merged the functions of US Space Command into STRATCOM Oct. 1, 2002.


USAF Total Force(As of Sept. 30, 2005)

FYs 2000-05 are actual figures; FY 2006 is an estimate. *FY02 and FY03 rates higher due to Stop-Loss.

Air Force active duty

OfficersEnlistedCadets

Total Air Force active duty

Career re-enlistments (second term)RateFirst-term re-enlistmentsRate

Civilian personnel

Direct hire (excluding technicians)ANG techniciansAFRC techniciansIndirect hire—foreign nationals

Total civilian personnel

Guard and Reserve

Air National Guard, Selected ReserveAFRC, Selected ReserveAFRC, Individual Ready Reserve

Total Ready Reserve

Standby

Total Guard and Reserve

FY00

69,023282,356

4,275

355,654

32,04284%

9,91752%

122,61922,782

9,6626,122

161,185

106,36572,34050,304

229,009

16,429

245,438

FY01

68,862280,410

4,299

353,571

30,38084%

10,48556%

122,47422,987

9,9596,450

161,870

108,48574,86947,940

231,294

17,826

249,120

FY05

73,252276,117

4,327

353,696

23,33884%

10,12854%

125,80922,322

9,4456,589

164,165

106,43075,80248,750

230,982

15,241

246,223

FY02

72,032292,061

4,158

368,251

34,09388%*

10,66672%*

123,43921,246

8,8256,296

159,806

112,07576,63241,095

229,802

17,430

247,232

FY03

73,758297,219

4,085

375,062

31,02690%*8,23261%*

122,41920,718

8,1596,410

157,706

108,13774,75436,665

219,556

17,587

237,143

People 2006 USAF Almanac FY04

74,109298,314

4,193

376,616

27,26691%

9,23263%

124,95922,416

9,2046,146

162,725

106,71575,32237,015

219,052

17,340

236,392

FY06 numbers are estimates.

Armed Forces Manpower Trends, End Strength in Thousands(As of Sept. 30, 2005)

Active duty military

Air ForceArmyMarine CorpsNavy

Total

Selected Guard and Reserve

Air National GuardAFRCArmy National GuardArmy ReserveMarine Corps ReserveNaval Reserve

Total

Direct-hire civilian (full-time equivalents)

Air ForceArmyNavy/Marine CorpsDefense agencies

Total

FY00

356482173373

1,384

10672

353207

4087

865

155230185107

677

FY01

354481173378

1,386

10975

352206

4088

870

155229183104

671

FY02

368487174383

1,412

11277

351207

4088

875

154231185101

671

FY05

354493180363

1,390

10676

333189

4076

821

155221179108

663

FY04

377500178373

1,427

10775

343204

4083

851

154209183105

651

FY03

375499178382

1,434

10875

351212

4188

875

149226182

86

643

USAF Marital Status(As of Sept. 30, 2005)

Total percent marriedPercent of enlistedPercent of officersNumber of USAF couplesNumber married to members of other services

60.858.171.0

20,366

1,400

Does not include 4,327 cadets.

USAF Educational Levels(As of Sept. 30, 2005)

EnlistedHigh schoolSome college (< 2 years)AA/AS degree or equivalent hoursBachelor’s degreeMaster’s degreeProfessional or doctoral degreeTotal

OfficersBachelor’s degreeMaster’s degreeDoctoral degree Professional degreeTotal

Percent

5.5

73.6

15.64.60.7

0.01100

51.638.8

1.48.2100

Number

15,159

203,222

43,07412,701

1,933

28276,117

37,79828,422

1,0266,007

73,252

FY06

70,578277,222

4,000

351,800

20,88984%

11,19055%

127,33023,321

9,9436,136

166,730

106,80074,00048,750

229,550

13,976

243,526

FY06

352482175353

1,362

10774

350205

4073

849

157221181108

667


Ran

k

Active Duty Force Demographics(As of Sept. 30, 2005)

Officers

GeneralLieutenant GeneralMajor GeneralBrigadier GeneralColonelLieutenant ColonelMajorCaptainFirst LieutenantSecond Lieutenant

Total

Enlisted

Chief Master Sergeant of the Air ForceChief Master SergeantSenior Master SergeantMaster SergeantTechnical SergeantStaff SergeantSergeant/Senior AirmanAirman First ClassAirmanAirman Basic

Total

Total personnel

Tota

l

123886

1373,548

10,12915,61024,64110,405

8,646

73,252

1

2,6985,559

28,18945,39872,91858,08846,648

7,4249,194

276,117

353,696

Men

123781

1253,1248,819

13,21619,576

8,1056,686

59,781

1

2,3834,933

24,71738,13456,65944,96136,482

5,6267,315

221,211

284,545

Wo

men

015

12424

1,3102,3945,0652,3001,960

13,471

0315626

3,4727,264

16,25913,12710,166

1,7981,879

54,906

69,151

Average ages of military personnel : Officers 35, Enlisted 28

Includes active Title 5 civilians with permanent appoint-ments, US citizens only.

Excludes Title 32 technicians, temporary employees, and foreign/local nationals.

Does not include approximately 2,380 personnel in pay band demonstration projects.

aScientific and Technical.

bSenior Executive Service (Includes ES, IE, and IP).

The Civilian Force(As of Sept. 30, 2005)

Force

0555

172551

107256832197

74801000

1,583

Air Force Civilian Personnel: Average Age and Length of Service

General scheduleFederal wage systemAverage age

Average length of service (overall)

484547

15.3 years

Wage Grade

Grade

123456789101112131415161718

Total

Force

20122274124743943

1,4703,0882,780

12,0293,1771,425

21935

2000

26,451

Wage Grade Leader

Grade

123456789101112131415161718

Total

Wage Grade Supervisory

Grade

123456789101112131415161718

Total

Force

91618274979

118200773

1,042427220138179

84482915

3,471

General Schedule/

Other

Force

12733

1,4392,3157,1784,8248,9861,614

12,252754

16,72218,83211,644

3,8961,302

000

35213

44

92,795

Grade

123456789101112131415161718STa SESb Other

Total

Air Force Personnel Strength(As of Sept. 30, 2005)

2006 number is an estimate.

Year

19751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006

Year

1941194219431944194519461947194819491950195119521953195419551956195719581959196019611962196319641965196619671968196919701971197219731974

Year

1907190819091910191119121913191419151916191719181919192019211922192319241925192619271928192919301931193219331934193519361937193819391940

Strength

31327112351

114122208311

1,218195,023

25,6039,050

11,6499,6429,441

10,5479,6709,674

10,07810,54912,13113,53114,78015,02815,09915,86116,24717,23319,14721,08923,45551,165

Strength

152,125764,415

2,197,1142,372,2922,282,259

455,515305,827387,730419,347411,277788,381973,474977,593947,918959,946909,958919,835871,156840,028814,213820,490883,330868,644855,802823,633886,350897,426904,759862,062791,078755,107725,635690,999643,795

Strength

612,551585,207570,479569,491559,450557,969570,302582,845592,044597,125601,515608,199607,035576,446570,880535,233510,432470,315444,351426,327400,409389,001377,385367,470360,590355,654353,571368,251375,062376,616353,696351,800

Academy Cadets 774 4,3273,553


USAF Personnel by Geographic Area

(As of Sept. 30, 2005)

Total military personnel

US territory and special locations

Total in foreign countries

Western and southern EuropeGermanyUKItalyTurkeySpainAll other countries

East Asia and PacificJapan/OkinawaSouth KoreaAll other countries

Africa, Near East, South AsiaKuwaitSaudi ArabiaEgyptAll other countries

Western hemisphereCanadaAll other countries

Other areas

353,696

276,155

77,541

33,94715,460

9,4774,4251,686

3192,580

22,75213,535

9,044173

2,5751,717

7045

743

37089

281

17,897

USAF Personnel Strength by Commands, FOAs, and DRUs(As of Sept. 30, 2005)

Military

95,34662,62221,703

36719,12212,96850,57832,82428,412

323,942

170

3196

228217

25120

111

103359

529130

22716

30515

1,6256847

60435

09

63414

71537629132

6,178

52593

702,2501,641

4,606

14,6434,327

353,696

Civilian

12,07314,84156,29514,131

6,4381,1418,7958,0425,424

127,180

15781358110

57315

3938256025

10523

07

1125

9416

6760

1081,037

57143

505013

180480200

05,179

17195

291,293

701

2,235

29,5710

164,165

Total

107,41977,46377,99814,49825,56014,10959,37340,86633,836

451,122

32781389206285532

64158

3661

128464

759137

33921

39931

2,30168

1551,641

92143

59113427251

1,017829132

11,357

69788

993,5432,342

6,841

44,2144,327

517,861

Major commandsAir Combat Command (ACC)Air Education and Training Command (AETC)Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC)Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC)Air Force Space Command (AFSPC)Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)Air Mobility Command (AMC)Pacific Air Forces (PACAF)United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE)Total major commands

Field Operating Agencies (FOAs)Air Force Agency for Modeling and SimulationAir Force Audit AgencyAir Force Center for Environmental ExcellenceAir Force Civil Engineer Support AgencyAir Force C2ISR Center*Air Force Communications AgencyAir Force Cost Analysis AgencyAir Force Flight Standards AgencyAir Force Frequency Management AgencyAir Force Historical Research AgencyAir Force Inspection AgencyAir Force Legal Services AgencyAir Force Logistics Management AgencyAir Force Manpower AgencyAir Force Medical Operations AgencyAir Force Medical Support AgencyAFNSEPA*Air Force News AgencyAFNWCA*Air Force Office of Special InvestigationsAir Force Operations GroupAir Force Pentagon Communications AgencyAir Force Personnel Center Air Force Personnel Operations AgencyAir Force Real Property AgencyAir Force Review Boards AgencyAir Force Safety CenterAir Force Security Forces CenterAir Force Services AgencyAir Force Technical Applications CenterAir Force Weather AgencyAir National Guard Readiness CenterTotal FOA

Direct Reporting Units (DRUs)Air Force Doctrine CenterAir Force Operational Test and Evaluation CenterAir Force Studies and Analyses AgencyUnited States Air Force Academy (not cadets) Air Force District of Washington

Total DRUs

Other Other unitsUSAFA cadetsTotal for all categories

*AFC2ISR Center is Air Force Command & Control, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Center; AFNSEPA is Air Force National Security Emergency Preparedness Agency; AFNWCA is Air Force Nuclear Weapons & Counter-proliferation Agency.

4,327


Specialties in the Enlisted Force(As of Sept. 30, 2005)

Code

1A1C1N1S1T1W2A2E2F2G2M2P2R2S2T2W3A3C3E3H3M3N3P3S3V4A-V4Y5J5R6C6F7S89

Career Field

Aircrew OperationsCommand Control Systems OperationsIntelligenceSafetyAircrew ProtectionWeatherManned Aerospace MaintenanceCommunications-Electronics SystemsFuels Logistics PlansMissile & Space Systems MaintenancePrecision MeasurementMaintenance Management SystemsSupply Transportation & Vehicle MaintenanceMunitions & Weapons Information ManagementCommunications-Computer SystemsCivil EngineeringHistorianMorale, Welfare, Recreation, & ServicesPublic AffairsSecurity ForcesMission SupportVisual InformationMedicalDental ParalegalChapel Services SupportContractingFinancialSpecial InvestigationSpecial Duty IdentifiersReporting IdentifiersUnassignedTotal

Percentages have been rounded.

Assigned

8,66111,68811,167

3702,4842,480

58,94611,721

4,126756

2,401864

1,5428,199

12,59515,397

8,53614,22217,908

734,0231,461

23,8688,0901,313

19,1892,495

969446

1,3443,016

8877,1587,419

303276,117

Percent

3.14.24.00.10.90.9

21.34.21.50.30.90.30.63.04.65.63.15.26.50.01.50.58.62.90.56.90.90.40.20.51.10.32.62.70.1100

Specialties in the Officer Force(As of Sept. 30, 2005)

Total does not include 4,327 cadets. Percentages have been rounded.

Code

XO11121314151621313233343536384X51526162636465718X9X

Utilization Field Title

Commander & DirectorPilot NavigatorSpace, Missile, Command & ControlIntelligenceWeatherOperations SupportLogisticsSecurity ForcesCivil EngineeringCommunications-Computer SystemsMWR & ServicesPublic AffairsPersonnelManpowerMedicalLawChaplainScientific/ResearchDevelopmental EngineeringAcquisitionContractingFinancialSpecial InvestigationsSpecial Duty IdentifiersReporting IdentifiersOther Total

Assigned

1,24412,483

3,8505,0733,119

7071,3454,273

9401,4854,371

596478

1,748303

11,3811,278

604947

2,6982,8761,004

915396

1,4927,184

46273,252

Percent

1.717.0

5.36.94.31.01.85.81.32.06.00.80.72.40.4

15.51.70.81.33.73.91.41.20.52.09.80.6100

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Terms ExplainedFunding levels can be expressed in several ways. Budget authority is the value of new obligations that the federal government is authorized to incur. These include some obligations to be met in later years. Figures can also be expressed in outlays (actual expenditures, some of which are covered by amounts that were authorized in previ-ous years).

Another difference concerns the value of money. When funding is in current or then-year dollars, no adjustment for infla-tion has taken place. This is the actual amount of dollars that has been or is to be spent, budgeted, or forecast. When funding is expressed in constant dollars, or real dollars, the effect of inflation has been factored out to make direct comparisons between budget years possible. A specific

year, often the present one, is chosen as a baseline for constant dollars.

Normally, Congress first authorizes pay-ment, then appropriates it. Authorization is an act of Congress that establishes or continues a federal program or agency and sets forth guidelines to which it must adhere. Appropriation is an act of Congress that enables federal agencies to spend money for specific purposes.

Budgets 2006 USAF Almanac

Air Force Budget—A 10-Year Perspective(Budget authority in millions of current and constant FY07 dollars)

Current dollarsMilitary personnel Operation & maintenance Procurement RDT&E Military construction Family housing Rev. & mgmt. funds Trust & receipts Total

Constant FY07 dollarsMilitary personnel Operation & maintenance Procurement RDT&E Military construction Family housing Rev. & mgmt. funds Trust & receipts Total

Percentage real growthMilitary personnel Operation & maintenance Procurement RDT&E Military construction Family housing Total

FY03$28,732

43,25431,38018,825

1,6341,536

31-147

$125,245

$32,05548,25735,01021,002

1,8231,714

35-164

$139,732

13.523.032.126.7

-11.69.3

22.2

FY97$19,186

22,72814,24714,017

1,5671,135

790-453

$73,217

$24,55529,08918,23417,940

2,0061,4531,011-580

$93,708

-2.9-5.5

-10.510.319.2-1.3-1.9

FY98$19,111

25,17415,25814,265

1,5371,114

234-409

$76,284

$24,07431,71219,22117,970

1,9361,403

295-515

$96,095

-2.09.05.40.2

-3.5-3.42.5

FY99$19,357

27,10718,43413,807

8621,0821,510-246

$81,913

$23,85933,41222,72217,018

1,0621,3341,861-303

$100,965

-0.95.4

18.2-5.3

-45.1-5.05.1

FY00$20,217

27,25418,75514,511

1,1741,158

434-453

$83,050

$24,10032,48822,35717,298

1,3991,380

517-540

$99,000

1.0-2.8-1.61.6

31.73.5

-1.9

FY01$20,956

29,32822,05414,297

1,4101,084

515-95

$89,549

$24,30034,00825,57416,579

1,6351,257

597-110

$103,840

0.84.7

14.4-4.216.8-8.94.9

Numbers do not add due to rounding.

FY04$29,681

39,25232,46020,290

1,8311,441

690-110

$125,535

$32,24442,64135,26222,042

1,9891,565

750-119

$136,373

0.6-11.6

0.74.99.1

-8.7-2.4

FY05$28,230

33,74832,19420,754

1,3521,667

0-121

$117,824

$29,65935,45633,82421,804

1,4201,751

0-127

$123,788

-8.0-16.8

-4.1-1.1

-28.611.9-9.2

FY02$24,751

34,36423,22914,519

1,8061,374

292-108

$100,227

$28,24939,22126,51216,571

2,0611,568

333-123

$114,392

16.215.3

3.70.0

26.124.810.2

FY06$29,760

39,15332,49822,612

1,4492,018

42-125

$127,407

$30,41540,01433,21323,109

1,4812,062

43-128

$130,210

2.512.9-1.86.04.3

17.85.2

Air Force Major Force Programs (Total obligation authority in billions of constant FY07 dollars)

ForcesStrategic Forces General-Purpose ForcesAirlift ForcesGuard and Reserve ForcesSpecial Operations ForcesTotal

Support Intelligence & CommunicationsResearch & DevelopmentCentral Supply & MaintenanceTraining, Medical, & PersonnelAdministration & OtherTotal

FY01

$4.525.712.1

9.90.5

$52.6

$24.88.25.7

10.62.0

$51.3

FY03

$5.839.316.811.2

0.6$73.6

$34.09.76.7

13.22.5

$66.0

FY05

$4.355.313.312.1

0.7$85.6

$35.49.15.06.22.3

$58.0

FY97

$4.720.210.5

8.60.5

$44.5

$22.310.0

4.710.0

1.8$48.8

FY98

$5.320.711.1

9.10.5

$46.6

$23.19.84.8

10.11.8

$49.5

FY99

$5.222.112.6

9.40.5

$49.7

$23.78.85.2

10.11.8

$49.6

FY00

$4.822.612.3

9.40.5

$49.6

$22.99.15.4

10.11.9

$49.4

FY02

$5.330.513.910.3

0.6$60.5

$26.17.95.7

11.82.1

$53.5

FY04

$6.035.614.811.5

0.7$68.5

$34.710.6

5.913.4

2.7$67.2

FY06

$7.535.614.213.0

0.0$70.4

$37.010.6

5.313.1

2.4$68.5


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Fiscal Year

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DOD Agencies

06 08 10

Defense Department Budget Topline(In billions of current and constant FY07 dollars)

Budget authority(current $)

Budget authority(constant FY07 $)

Outlays(current $)

Outlays(constant FY07 $)

Numbers have been rounded.Does not include supplemental appropriations to cover costs of the war in Iraq.

Service Shares(In billions of constant FY07 dollars)

Budget authority

Air Force

Army

Navy

Defense agencies, DOD-wide

Total

Percent of budget authority

Air Force

Army

Navy

Defense agencies, DOD-wide

FY11

$132.6

114.6

137.5

76.6

$461.3

28.7%

24.9%

29.8%

16.6%

FY05

$126.2

107.7

128.4

69.8

$420.4

30.0%

25.6%

30.5%

16.6%

FY06

$126.8

101.3

125.2

66.5

$419.8

30.2%

24.1%

29.8%

15.8%

FY07

$130.4

111.8

127.4

69.7

$439.3

29.7%

25.4%

29.0%

15.9%

FY08

$136.1

113.5

131.5

73.1

$454.0

30.0%

25.0%

29.0%

16.1%

FY09

$132.6

115.0

136.9

78.6

$462.7

28.7%

24.8%

29.6%

17.0%

FY10

$132.9

114.9

137.8

76.8

$462.0

28.8%

24.9%

29.8%

16.6%

NavyUSAF

Army

FY11

$504.2

$461.3

$500.9

$458.3

FY07

$439.3

$439.3

$503.1

$503.1

FY08

$464.2

$454.0

$473.2

$462.8

FY09

$483.8

$462.7

$473.0

$452.4

FY10

$493.9

$462.0

$486.1

$454.7

FY06

$410.8

$419.8

$510.4

$521.6

FY05

$400.1

$420.4

$473.7

$497.7

40

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25

20

15

10

5

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Service Shares


Amounts have been rounded to the nearest dollar.aBasic pay for pay grades O-7 through O-10 is limited to $12,666.60. Basic pay for O-6 and below is limited to $11,158.20. bCommissioned officers with more than four years’ active service as enlisted members.While serving as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff or Chief of Staff of the Air Force, basic pay is $15,615.90.For the Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, basic pay is $6,499.50.

E-9E-8E-7E-6E-5E-4E-3E-2E-1 4 mos.+E-1


Housing Allowance(Effective Jan. 1, 2006)

WithDependents

$1,429.201,429.201,429.201,429.201,286.701,240.201,093.20

904.50771.90690.90

972.30877.20810.90

928.50856.50795.00734.40660.90574.20534.30509.40509.40

PayGrade

O-10O-9O-8O-7O-6O-5O-4O-3O-2O-1

O-3EO-2EO-1E

E-9E-8E-7E-6E-5E-4E-3E-2E-1

WithoutDependents

$1,161.601,161.601,161.601,161.601,065.601,026.00

950.70762.30604.20509.40

822.90699.30601.80

704.40646.80552.30499.80461.10400.80393.30319.50285.30

As part of the 2004 defense budget, Congress authorized DOD to implement a new performance-based pay system for SES members. On Jan. 1, 2004, a new SES pay scale reflecting only the minimum and maximum levels of pay replaced the old fixed SES pay levels (ES-1 through ES-6). The pay scale does not include locality pay.

Senior Executive Service

SES Pay System Structure Minimum Maximum

Certified SES performance appraisal system $109,808 $165,200Noncertified SES performance appraisal system $109,808 $152,000

Annual Pay for Federal Civilians(Effective Jan. 1, 2006)

General Schedule

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10

GS-1 $16,352 $16,898 $17,442 $17,983 $18,527 $18,847 $19,383 $19,925 $19,947 $20,450 GS-2 18,385 18,822 19,431 19,947 20,169 20,762 21,355 21,948 22,541 23,134GS-3 20,060 20,729 21,398 22,067 22,736 23,405 24,074 24,743 25,412 26,081GS-4 22,519 23,270 24,021 24,772 25,523 26,274 27,025 27,776 28,527 29,278GS-5 25,195 26,035 26,875 27,715 28,555 29,395 30,235 31,075 31,915 32,755GS-6 28,085 29,021 29,957 30,893 31,829 32,765 33,701 34,637 35,573 36,509GS-7 31,209 32,249 33,289 34,329 35,369 36,409 37,449 38,489 39,529 40,569GS-8 34,563 35,715 36,867 38,019 39,171 40,323 41,475 42,627 43,779 44,931GS-9 38,175 39,448 40,721 41,994 43,267 44,540 45,813 47,086 48,359 49,632GS-10 42,040 43,441 44,842 46,243 47,644 49,045 50,446 51,847 53,248 54,649GS-11 46,189 47,729 49,269 50,809 52,349 53,889 55,429 56,969 58,509 60,049GS-12 55,360 57,205 59,050 60,895 62,740 64,585 66,430 68,275 70,120 71,965GS-13 65,832 68,026 70,220 72,414 74,608 76,802 78,996 81,190 83,384 85,578GS-14 77,793 80,386 82,979 85,572 88,165 90,758 93,351 95,944 98,537 101,130GS-15 91,507 94,557 97,607 100,657 103,707 106,757 109,807 112,857 115,907 118,957

Subsistence Allowance(Effective Jan. 1, 2006)

Officers $187.49/month

Enlisted Members $272.26/month


Source: “The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2007-16,” published by the Congressional Budget Office, January 2006; Budget of the United States Government Historical Tables, Fiscal Year 2007.(Constant dollar figures are derived.)

Historical Federal Budget Data

Current dollars

Defense

$52.6

53.7

55.0

51.0

59.0

72.0

82.2

82.7

81.9

79.0

79.3

77.1

80.7

87.6

89.9

97.5

104.6

116.8

134.6

158.0

185.9

209.9

228.0

253.1

273.8

282.5

290.9

304.0

300.1

319.7

302.6

292.4

282.3

273.6

266.0

271.7

270.2

275.5

295.0

306.1

348.9

404.9

454.1

493.6

Year

1962

1963

1964

1965

1966

1967

1968

1969

1970

1971

1972

1973

1974

1975

1976

1977

1978

1979

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

Deficit/

Surplus

$5.9

4.0

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