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Structure of theForce
USAFAlmanac■ The Air Force in Facts and Figures
How the Air Force Is Organized
There is considerable variation in how themajor commands and subordinate units ofthe Air Force are organized. This overviewdescribes the typical organization chain.
The Department of Defense (DoD) is aCabinet agency headed by the Secretary ofDefense. It was created in 1947 to consoli-date pre-existing military agencies—the WarDepartment and the Navy Department. Sub-ordinate to DoD are the three military de-partments (Army, Navy, and Air Force),each headed by a civilian secretary.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) consti-tute the corporate military leadership ofDoD. The chairman and vice chairman ofthe JCS serve full-time in their positions.The service chiefs are the military heads
of their respective services, although JCSresponsibilities take precedence.
The Department of the Air Force isheaded by the Secretary of the Air Force,who is supported by a staff called theSecretariat. The Chief of Staff, USAF,heads the Air Staff, and the military headsof the major commands report to the Chiefof Staff.
Most units of the Air Force are assignedto one of the major commands. Majorcommands are headed by general officersand have broad functional responsibili-ties. Commands may be divided into num-bered air forces.
The fundamental unit of the workingAir Force is the wing. The typical air force
base is built around a wing. Until recently,most wings were headed by colonels butnow are usually under the command of ageneral officer. An objective wing typi-cally contains an operations group, whichincludes aircrews, intelligence units, andothers; a logistics group, which can in-clude maintenance and supply squadrons;a support group, which can include suchfunctions as security forces and civil en-gineers; and a medical group.
Most individual officers and airmen areassigned to a squadron, which may becomposed of several flights.
In addition to these, there are numer-ous others, including centers, field oper-ating agencies, and direct reporting units.
These F-15s, F-15Es, F-16s, a B-1B,and a KC-135 were part of a compos-
ite 366th Wing from Mountain HomeAFB, Idaho, that was a forebear of
the Air Force’s ExpeditionaryAerospace Force concept.
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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 wasestablished 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, itsdisestablishment 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 toexist 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,Secretary of WarMay 20, 1918–May 24, 1918
Army Air ServiceMay 24, 1918–July 2, 1926
Army Air CorpsJuly 2, 1926–Sept. 18, 1947a
Army Air ForcesJune 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 intoabsorption 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, 1910July 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, 1917Feb. 19, 1917–May 20, 1918
May 20, 1918–August 1918
Aug. 28, 1918–Nov. 27, 1918Jan. 2, 1919–June 4, 1920
June 4, 1920–Oct. 4, 1921Oct. 5, 1921–July 2, 1926
July 2, 1926–Dec. 13, 1927Dec. 14, 1927–Dec. 19, 1931Dec. 20, 1931–Dec. 21, 1935Dec. 22, 1935–Sept. 21, 1938Sept. 29, 1938–June 20, 1941
June 20, 1941–March 9, 1942
March 9, 1942–Feb. 9, 1946Feb. 9, 1946–Sept. 26, 1947
Sept. 26, 1947–April 29, 1948
The Nation’s Air Arm and Its Early Leaders
At Ft. Myer, Va., in 1909, aviationpioneers and future leaders of the
nation’s air arm lined up for thisgroup photo. They are (l–r) Lt. FrankP. Lahm who joined Orville Wright in
the first test of the Army’s firstairplane that year; Lt. George C.
Sweet, the first Navy officer to fly asa passenger in the Wright Military
Flyer; Maj. Charles McK. Saltzman,who became the Army’s chief signalofficer; Maj. George O. Squier, who
would head the Signal Corps’Aviation Section; Capt. Charles deF.
Chandler, who became Chief of theSignal Corps’ Aeronautical Division;
Lt. Benjamin D. Foulois, who went onto become Chief of the Air Corps;
and 2nd Lt. Frederick E. Humphreys,who that year was the first Army
pilot to solo in the Wright MilitaryFlyer.
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USAFLeaders 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. Ryan
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
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, 1990
Oct. 29, 1990Oct. 25, 1994Sept. 1, 1997Oct. 5, 1997
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. Finch
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, 1999
July 31, 1969Sept. 30, 1971Sept. 30, 1973
July 31, 1977July 31, 1979July 31, 1981July 31, 1983
June 30, 1986July 31, 1990Oct. 25, 1994Nov. 4, 1996
July 30, 1999
Air Combat Command
June 1, 1992June 23, 1995Feb. 28, 1996
April 5, 1996June 11, 1999
Feb. 8, 2000
Gen. John Michael LohGen. Joseph W. RalstonLt. Gen. Brett M. Dula (acting)Gen. Richard E. HawleyGen. Ralph E. EberhartGen. John P. Jumper
June 22, 1995Feb. 27, 1996
April 4, 1996June 11, 1999
Feb. 8, 2000
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 Peters
April 24, 1950Jan. 20, 1953Aug. 13, 1955April 30, 1957Dec. 10, 1959Jan. 20, 1961
Sept. 30, 1965Feb. 15, 1969May 14, 1973July 18, 1973
Nov. 23, 1975Jan. 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, 1999
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, 1999
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
Oct. 10, 1947May 27, 1948May 22, 1950Oct. 10, 1950
June 30, 1953July 1, 1957July 1, 1961July 1, 1962
Aug. 1, 1964Feb. 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
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. Handy
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Established March 21, 1946. Reassigned to Continental Air Command(1948). Discontinued July 1, 1950. Re-established as a major commandand organized Jan. 1, 1951. Redesignated Aerospace Defense CommandJan. 15, 1968. Inactivated 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 Com-munications 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
Now Air Intelligence Agency, an FOA. 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 AAFTechnical Service Command Aug. 31, 1944. Redesignated Air TechnicalService Command July 1, 1945. Redesignated Air Materiel CommandMarch 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, 1949
Aug. 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. Lyles
June 30, 1995May 9, 1997
May 29, 1997April 20, 2000
July 1, 1992June 30, 1995
May 9, 1997May 29, 1997April 20, 2000
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, 1998
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, 1998
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)Maj. Gen. James E. Sherrard III
Formerly Air Force Reserve, AFRC became a major command Feb. 17, 1997.
Sept. 1, 1982July 30, 1984Oct. 1, 1986
Oct. 29, 1987March 29, 1990March 23, 1992
July 1, 1992Sept. 13, 1994Aug. 26, 1996Aug. 14, 1998Feb. 22, 2000
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. Eberhart
July 30, 1984Oct. 1, 1986
Oct. 29, 1987March 29, 1990March 23, 1992
July 1, 1992Sept. 13, 1994Aug. 26, 1996Aug. 14, 1998Feb. 22, 2000
Air Force Space Command
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. Newton
Oct. 13, 1948June 30, 1954July 25, 1954July 31, 1958July 31, 1959July 31, 1963
Aug. 10, 1964June 30, 1966Aug. 30, 1970Sept. 9, 1972
Aug. 31, 1974Aug. 28, 1975
April 1, 1979July 28, 1981
June 22, 1983Aug. 27, 1986June 5, 1988
June 24, 1990Dec. 9, 1992
June 19, 1995March 17, 1997
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, 1974
Aug. 29, 1975April 1, 1979
July 29, 1981June 23, 1983Aug. 28, 1986June 6, 1988
June 25, 1990Dec. 10, 1992June 20, 1995
March 17, 1997
Established as Army Air Corps Flying Training Command Jan. 23, 1942.Redesignated AAF Flying Training Command March 1942, then AAFTraining Command July 31, 1943. Redesignated ATC July 1, 1946.Redesignated AETC July 1, 1993.
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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. Bailey
May 22, 1990June 30, 1991July 22, 1994
July 9, 1997Aug. 5, 1999
June 30, 1991July 22, 1994
July 9, 1997Aug. 5, 1999
Air Mobility Command
Gen. Hansford T. JohnsonGen. Ronald R. FoglemanGen. Robert L. RutherfordGen. Walter KrossGen. Charles T. Robertson Jr.
Aug. 22, 1992Oct. 17, 1994July 15, 1996Aug. 3, 1998
June 1, 1992Aug. 23, 1992Oct. 18, 1994July 15, 1996Aug. 3, 1998
October 1948Sept. 25, 1950
Jan. 4, 1954Aug. 5, 1962
April 19, 1974Jan. 31, 1977April 1, 1981Nov. 1, 1988
Jan. 28, 1994Jan. 28, 1998
Nov. 28, 1945October 1948Oct. 13, 1950Jan. 26, 1954Aug. 6, 1962
April 20, 1974Feb. 1, 1977April 1, 1981Nov. 1, 1988
Jan. 28, 1994Jan. 28, 1998
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.
Air National Guard
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 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 (assumedhistory of Air Services School, dating from 1920). Redesignated AAF SchoolJune 1, 1945. Given Majcom status Nov. 29, 1945. Redesignated AU May12, 1946. Part of ATC between May 1978 and July 1983. Ceased to be aMajcom and was assigned to AETC July 1, 1993.
Air Force Systems Command
Formerly Air Research and Development Command. Redesignated Air ForceSystems 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, 1973
Aug. 31, 1975July 31, 1977
March 13, 1978Feb. 1, 1981Aug. 1, 1984
July 17, 1987April 1, 1990July 1, 1992
Activated as Alaskan Air Force (1942). Redesignated Eleventh Air Force(1942). Redesignated Alaskan Air Command (1945). Redesignated 11th AirForce 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, 1981
Sept. 1, 1983Sept. 27, 1985May 22, 1988
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Electronic Security Command
Formerly USAF Security Service. Redesignated: Electronic Security Com-mand Aug. 1, 1979; Air Force Intelligence Command Oct. 1, 1991; Air In-telligence Agency, an FOA, 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, 1983
April 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. LynnCol. 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
Headquarters Command
Established as Bolling Field Command (1946). Redesignated HeadquartersCommand, 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, 1974
August 1975June 30, 1976
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
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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. RedesignatedStrategic 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. Inactivated 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. William 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). Redesig-nated 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. Martin
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, 2000
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, 2000
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,reorganized and redesignated Northeast Air Command, a new majorcommand, Oct. 1, 1950. Inactivated March 31, 1957.
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
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. Gamble
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, 1998
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, 1998
Activated as Far East Air Forces Aug. 3, 1944. Redesignated Pacific AirCommand, US Army, Dec. 6, 1945. Redesignated FEAF Jan. 1, 1947.Redesignated Pacific Air Forces July 1, 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). MilitaryAir Transport Service established June 1, 1948. Redesignated Military AirliftCommand Jan. 1, 1966. In 1982, the inactivated Air Transport Commandwas consolidated with MAC. Inactivated June 1, 1992.
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DoDLeaders Through the Years
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 AirForces Southern Command July 8, 1963. Inactivated Jan. 1, 1976.
US Air Forces Southern Command/Caribbean
Maj. Gen. Hubert R. HarmonBrig. 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, 1963
July 9, 1966June 14, 1968
April 7, 1972October 1974
Jan. 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. Oelstrom
July 27, 1954July 28, 1956
Aug. 17, 1959July 1, 1962July 1, 1965Aug. 1, 1970Aug. 1, 1974
June 28, 1977June 16, 1981June 16, 1983June 26, 1987
July 1, 1991July 8, 1994Aug. 1, 1997
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, 1997
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, USAFGen. 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, USA
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, 1989Oct. 1, 1993
Oct. 25, 1993Oct. 1, 1997
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, 1997
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, USAF
Feb. 28, 1990Feb. 28, 1994Feb. 27, 1996Feb. 29, 2000
Feb. 6, 1987March 1, 1990March 1, 1994March 1, 1996March 1, 2000
US Central Command
Nov. 27, 1985Nov. 23, 1988
Aug. 9, 1991Aug. 5, 1994
Aug. 13, 1997
Jan. 1, 1983Nov. 27, 1985Nov. 23, 1988
Aug. 9, 1991Aug. 5, 1994
Aug. 13, 1997
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, USMC
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, 1997
May 2000
Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway, USAGen. Alfred M. Gruenther, USAGen. Lauris Norstad, USAFGen. Lyman L. Lemnitzer, USAGen. Andrew J. Goodpaster, USAGen. 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, USAF
Aug. 1, 1952July 11, 1953
Nov. 20, 1956Nov. 1, 1962May 5, 1969Nov. 1, 1974
June 27, 1979June 25, 1987June 23, 1992Oct. 21, 1993July 10, 1997
May 2000
Secretaries 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. Cohen
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, 1997
Sept. 17, 1947March 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, 1997
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US Special Operations Command
June 27, 1990May 20, 1993Feb. 29, 1996
Sept. 25, 1997
Gen. James J. Lindsay, USAGen. Carl W. Stiner, USAGen. Wayne A. Downing, USAGen. Henry H. Shelton, USAGen. Peter J. Schoomaker, USA
April 16, 1987June 27, 1990May 20, 1993Feb. 29, 1996
Nov. 5, 1997
US Strategic Command
Feb. 13, 1994Feb. 21, 1996June 25, 1998
Gen. G. Lee Butler, USAFAdm. Henry G. Chiles Jr., USNGen. Eugene E. Habiger, USAFAdm. Richard W. Mies, USN
June 1, 1992Feb. 14, 1994Feb. 22, 1996June 26, 1998
US Transportation Command
Sept. 21, 1989Aug. 24, 1992Oct. 17, 1994July 14, 1996Aug. 2, 1998
Gen. Duane H. Cassidy, USAFGen. H.T. Johnson, USAFGen. Ronald R. Fogleman, USAFGen. Robert L. Rutherford, USAFGen. Walter Kross, USAFGen. Charles T. Robertson Jr., USAF
July 1, 1987Sept. 22, 1989Aug. 25, 1992Oct. 18, 1994July 15, 1996Aug. 3, 1998
North American Aerospace Defense Command
July 30, 1959July 30, 1962
March 30, 1965July 29, 1966July 31, 1969
Sept. 30, 1973Aug. 29, 1975
Dec. 5, 1977Dec. 31, 1979July 29, 1984Feb. 5, 1987
March 30, 1990June 29, 1992Sept. 12, 1994Aug. 26, 1996Aug. 13, 1998Feb. 22, 2000
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, USAFGen. 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. 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, 2000
NORADLeaders Through the Years
US Pacific Command
Feb. 28, 1947Dec. 3, 1947
April 30, 1949July 10, 1953July 31, 1958
June 30, 1964July 31, 1968Sept. 1, 1972
Aug. 30, 1976Oct. 31, 1979
July 1, 1983Sept. 18, 1985Sept. 30, 1988March 1, 1991July 11, 1994July 19, 1994Jan. 31, 1996Feb. 20, 1999
Adm. John H. Towers, USNAdm. Louis E. Denfeld, USNAdm. 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, USN
Jan. 1, 1947Feb. 28, 1947
Dec. 3, 1947April 30, 1949July 10, 1953July 31, 1958
June 30, 1964July 31, 1968Sept. 1, 1972
Aug. 30, 1976Oct. 31, 1979
July 1, 1983Sept. 18, 1985Sept. 30, 1988March 1, 1991July 11, 1994July 19, 1994Jan. 31, 1996Feb. 20, 1999
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
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
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, USMC
Formerly US Caribbean Command (1947). Activated in 1963.
US Space Command
Feb. 5, 1987March 30, 1990
June 29, 1992Sept. 12, 1994Aug. 26, 1996Aug. 13, 1998Feb. 22, 2000
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
Formerly US Atlantic Command, established Dec. 1, 1947, redesignatedOct. 7, 1999.
US Joint Forces Command
Feb. 1, 1950Aug. 15, 1951April 12, 1954Feb. 28, 1960April 30, 1963April 30, 1965June 17, 1967Sept. 30, 1970
Oct. 31, 1972May 30, 1975
Sept. 30, 1978Sept. 30, 1982Nov. 27, 1985Nov. 22, 1988May 18, 1990July 13, 1992Oct. 31, 1994
Sept. 24, 1997
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., USN
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, 1997
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People
USAF Educational Levels(As of Sept. 30, 1999)
Numbers are rounded and may not sum to totals.Total does not include 4,103 cadets.
Enlisted
LevelBelow high schoolHigh schoolSome college (< 2 years)AA/AS degree2–3 years collegeBaccalaureate degreeMaster’s degree or higherTotal
Officers
LevelBelow baccalaureate/ unknownBaccalaureate degreeMaster’s degreeDoctoral and professional degreesTotal
Percent0.038.18
54.4814.2517.77
4.59
0.69100.00
Percent
1.26
42.5546.33
9.86100.00
Number87
23,416
155,89540,78250,855
13,147
1,987286,169
Number
887
29,91932,578
6,93470,318
USAF Total Force(As of Sept. 30, 1999)
Numbers are rounded and may not sum to totals. FYs 1994–99 are actual figures; FY 2000 is an estimate.
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)ANGTechnicians: AFRCIndirect hire—foreign nationals
Total civilian personnel
Guard and Reserve
Air National Guard, Selected ReserveAFRC, paidAFRC, nonpaid
Total Ready Reserve
Standby
Total Guard and Reserve
FY99
70,318286,169
4,103
360,590
30,39284%
8,19649%
126,68522,892
9,4706,693
165,740
105,71571,77254,271
231,758
17,129
248,887
FY97
73,983299,373
4,029
377,385
34,90086%
12,30056%
139,51723,404
9,4226,841
179,184
110,02373,31166,827
250,161
14,500
264,661
FY00
69,587284,190
4,000
357,777
31,90086%
12,50052%
121,61622,589
9,7856,121
160,111
106,67873,70852,700
233,086
17,622
250,708
FY94
81,003341,317
4,007
426,327
41,00089%
13,10060%
155,38524,063
9,3987,643
196,489
113,58779,62198,848
292,056
9,926
301,982
FY95
78,444317,938
4,027
400,409
37,20088%
13,50065%
146,18024,174
9,4326,643
186,429
109,82678,70699,000
287,532
14,435
301,967
FY96
76,388308,608
4,005
389,001
37,20087%
12,90059%
143,66223,931
9,4366,695
183,724
110,47176,13871,910
258,519
14,437
272,956
FY98
71,892291,590
3,988
367,470
31,30085%
10,40054%
133,33223,388
9,3766,749
172,845
108,09871,97056,459
236,527
16,042
252,569
Armed Forces Manpower Trends, End Strength in Thousands(As of Sept. 30, 1999)
Active duty military
Air ForceArmyMarine CorpsNavy
Total
Selected Guard and Reserve
Air National GuardAFRCArmy National GuardArmy ReserveMarine Corps ReserveNaval Reserve
Total
Direct-hire civilianb
Air Forcec
Armyc
Navy/Marine CorpsDefense agencies
Totalc
Numbers are rounded and may not sum to totals.aProgrammed manpower as of FY 2000 Clinton Administration DoD budget.bFull-time equivalents.cIncludes Army and Air National Guard technicians, who were converted from state to federal employees in FY 1969.
FY00
358480173372
1,383
10774
350205
4090
866
162219198120
699
FY01a
357480173372
1,382
10774
340205
4090
856
160214192116
683
FY94
426541174469
1,611
11480
397260
41108
998
263266188151
868
FY95
400509175435
1,519
11078
375241
41101
946
249249182142
822
FY96
389491175417
1,472
11074
370226
4298
920
238229176135
779
FY97
377492174396
1,439
11072
370213
4295
902
237214175135
760
FY98
367484173382
1,407
10872
362205
4193
881
174237211126
748
FY99
361479173373
1,386
10774
357208
4091
877
169227204120
719
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Includes active Title 5 civilians with permanentappointments, US citizens only.
Excludes Title 32 technicians, temporary employees,and foreign/local nationals.
aScientific and Technical.
bSenior Executive Service (Includes ES, IE, and IP).
The Civilian Force(As of Sept. 30, 1999)
Wage Grade
Grade
123456789101112131415161718
Total
Force
128583455209
1,5971,0661,7423,3733,129
13,0393,5011,590
21251
1000
30,676
Wage GradeLeader
Grade
123456789101112131415161718
Total
Force
010
51
15383682
213601103
59410000
1,168
Wage GradeSupervisory
Grade
123456789101112131415161718
Total
Force
1636244172
123161220891
1,086411238140159105
472716
3,813
GeneralSchedule/
Other
Force
0142272
1,0043,726
10,2636,4568,9071,233
12,224770
15,77018,22811,170
3,2681,294
00
26160442
95,355
Grade
123456789101112131415161718STa
SESb
Other
Total
Air Force Personnel Strength(As of Sept. 30, 1999)
2000 number is programmed.
Year
1970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000
Year
1939194019411942194319441945194619471948194919501951195219531954195519561957195819591960196119621963196419651966196719681969
Year
19071908190919101911191219131914191519161917191819191920192119221923192419251926192719281929193019311932193319341935193619371938
Strength
31327112351
114122208311
1,218195,023
25,6039,050
11,6499,6429,441
10,5479,6709,674
10,07810,54912,13113,53114,78015,02815,09915,86116,24717,23319,14721,089
Strength
23,45551,165
152,125764,415
2,197,1142,372,2922,282,259
455,515305,827387,730419,347411,277788,381973,474977,593947,918959,946909,958919,835871,156840,028814,213820,490883,330868,644855,802823,633886,350897,426904,759862,062
Strength
791,078755,107725,635690,999643,795612,551585,207570,479569,491559,450557,969570,302582,845592,044597,125601,515608,199607,035576,446570,880535,233510,432470,315444,351426,327400,409389,001377,385367,470360,590357,777
Air Force Civilian Personnel:Average Age and Length of Service
Average length of service(overall)General scheduleFederal wage systemAverage age
17.2 years17.2 years17.6 years46.3 years
Oth
er
Min
ori
ties
Gra
de
To
tal
Bla
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s
Wo
me
n
Active Duty Force Demographics(As of Sept. 30, 1999)
Officers
GeneralColonelLieutenant ColonelMajorCaptainFirst LieutenantSecond Lieutenant
Total
Enlisted
Chief Master Sergeantof the Air Force
Chief Master SergeantSenior Master SergeantMaster SergeantTechnical SergeantStaff SergeantSergeant/Senior AirmanAirman First ClassAirmanAirman Basic
Total
Total personnel
2723,937
10,25215,56025,696
6,9577,644
70,318
12,9495,873
28,39139,77869,64764,43648,92213,29812,874
286,169
356,487
9167710881
1,598565493
4,423
5571,1335,8747,975
12,20210,586
8,9322,4712,228
51,958
56,381
9302
1,2772,2754,8491,5041,624
11,840
294712
3,0824,606
10,71015,26312,453
3,7293,119
53,968
65,808
068
232548
1,721653828
4,050
69173
1,2161,9803,9055,8335,6441,5181,287
21,625
25,675
Average ages of military personnel: Officers 35, Enlisted 28Total does not include 4,103 cadets.
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USAF Personnel byGeographic Area
(As of Sept. 30, 1999)
Total militarypersonnel
US territory andspecial locations
Total in foreigncountries
Western and southernEuropeGermanyUKTurkeyItalySpainAll other countries
East Asia and PacificJapan/OkinawaSouth KoreaGuamAll other countries
Africa, Near East,South AsiaSaudi ArabiaEgyptAll other countries
Western hemispherePanamaCanadaAll other countries
Other areas
360,590
293,945
66,645
33,42614,811
9,4651,8614,263
2532,773
24,51913,581
8,6801,937
321
8,0425,119
742,849
610299
76235
48
Active Duty Force by Grade(As of Sept. 30, 1999)
Grade
Officers
GeneralLieutenant GeneralMajor GeneralBrigadier GeneralColonelLieutenant ColonelMajorCaptainFirst LieutenantSecond LieutenantTotalCadets
Enlisted
Chief Master Sergeantof the Air Force
Chief Master SergeantSenior Master SergeantMaster SergeantTechnical SergeantStaff SergeantSergeant/Senior AirmanAirman First ClassAirmanAirman BasicTotal
Total strength
Number
113587
1393,937
10,25215,56025,696
6,9577,644
70,3184,103
12,9495,873
28,39139,77869,64764,43648,92213,29812,874
286,169
360,590
USAF Personnel Strength by Commands, FOAs, and DRUs(As of Sept. 30, 1999)
Major commands
Air 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 Base Conversion AgencyAir Force Center for Environmental ExcellenceAir Force Civil Engineer Support AgencyAir Force Cost Analysis AgencyAir Force Flight Standards AgencyAir Force Historical Research AgencyAir Force History Support OfficeAir Force Inspection AgencyAir Force Legal Services AgencyAir Force Logistics Management AgencyAir Force Manpower & Innovation AgencyAir Force Medical Operations AgencyAir Force Medical Support AgencyAir Force News AgencyAir Force Office of Special InvestigationsAir Force Operations GroupAir Force Personnel CenterAir Force Personnel Operations AgencyAir Force Program Executive OfficeAir Force Real Estate AgencyAir Force Review Boards AgencyAir Force Safety CenterAir Force Security Forces CenterAir Force Services AgencyAir Force Studies and Analyses AgencyAir Force Technical Applications CenterAir Force Weather AgencyAir Intelligence AgencyAir National Guard Readiness CenterTotal FOAs
Direct Reporting Units (DRUs)
Air Force Communications & Information CenterAir Force Doctrine CenterAir Force Operational Test and Evaluation CenterUnited States Air Force Academy11th WingTotal DRUs
Other
Other active dutyUSAFA cadets
Total for all categories
Military
85,90665,40028,647
42818,210
9,13151,58032,28926,020
317,611
182
0398620
12784
113401
53113
6951
3431,434
212987
4232 01169
253100
73539604
10,735118
16,656
81176
5172,7611,6395,804
16,4164,103
360,590
Civilian
10,81713,93661,47314,720
4,139571
7,9918,4685,064
127,179
12882262370129
3427592921
12717816926
100421
71,005
201212355313
18620 0
1832,012
4286,652
66512
2061,933
8873,703
28,2060
165,740
Total
96,72379,33690,12015,14822,349
9,70259,57140,75731,084
444,790
30884262409215
54154
6733
134528
70194138
77443
1,855219
1,99262441246
122266286
93539787
12,747546
23,308
1,47688
7234,6942,5269,507
44,6224,103
526,330
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AIR FORCE Magazine / May 2000 57
On an exercise high in the moun-tains of Alaska, a pararescueman
practices rescuing “a downed pilotwith a broken leg”—actually anotherpararescueman. Pararescue person-nel come under the Aircrew Protec-tion career field, with the Air Force
Specialty Code 1T2X1.
Specialties in the Officer Force(As of Sept. 30, 1999)
Total does not include 4,103 cadets. Percentages have been rounded.
Code
X011121314151621313233343536384X51526162636465718X9X
Utilization Field Title
Commander & DirectorPilotNavigatorSpace, Missile, Command & ControlIntelligenceWeatherOperations SupportAircraft Maintenance & MunitionsSecurity ForcesCivil EngineeringCommunications–Computer SystemsMWR & ServicesPublic AffairsPersonnelManpowerMedicalLawChaplainScientific/ResearchDevelopmental EngineeringAcquisitionContractingFinancialSpecial InvestigationsSpecial Duty IdentifiersReporting IdentifiersOtherTotal
Assigned
87212,316
4,5194,7242,753
7051,5733,961
7561,4344,124
339399
1,599314
12,9101,312
589955
2,3802,368
985900374
2,0745,079
470,318
Percent
1.217.5
6.46.73.91.02.25.61.12.05.90.50.62.30.4
18.41.90.81.43.43.41.41.30.52.97.20.0100
Percent
2.34.24.10.10.90.9
21.45.01.30.30.90.40.64.24.35.24.14.66.30.01.60.67.60.03.50.30.67.40.90.40.20.41.50.32.21.50.0100
Specialties in the Enlisted Force(As of Sept. 30, 1999)
Code
1A1C1N1S1T1W2A2E2F2G2M2P2R2S2T2W3A3C3E3H3M3N3P3R3S3U3V4X4Y5J5R6C6F7S89
Career Field
Aircrew OperationsCommand Control Systems OperationsIntelligenceSafetyAircrew ProtectionWeatherManned Aerospace MaintenanceCommunications–Electronics SystemsFuelsLogistics PlansMissile & Space Systems MaintenancePrecision MeasurementMaintenance Management SystemsSupplyTransportation & Vehicle MaintenanceMunitions & WeaponsInformation ManagementCommunications–Computer SystemsCivil EngineeringHistorianMorale, Welfare, Recreation, & ServicesPublic AffairsSecurity ForcesPrinting ManagementMission SupportManpowerVisual InformationMedicalDentalParalegalChapel Service SupportContractingFinancialSpecial InvestigationSpecial Duty IdentifiersReporting IdentifiersUnassignedTotal
Assigned
6,58011,89311,783
4062,5912,462
61,16714,381
3,616793
2,6031,2741,706
12,15212,25514,86311,70613,13017,887
1064,7201,604
21,6860
10,149783
1,57721,233
2,7181,014
4461,2714,216
7456,3104,339
4286,169
Percentages have been rounded.
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AIR FORCE Magazine / May 200058
Terms ExplainedFunding levels can be expressed in sev-eral ways. Budget authority is the valueof new obligations that the federal gov-ernment is authorized to incur. Theseinclude some obligations to be met inlater years. Figures can also be expressedin outlays (actual expenditures, some ofwhich are covered by amounts that wereauthorized in previous years).
Another difference concerns the valueof money. When funding is in current orthen-year dollars, no adjustment for in-flation has taken place. This is the actualamount of dollars that has been or is to bespent, budgeted, or forecast. When fund-ing is expressed in constant dollars, orreal dollars, the effect of inflation hasbeen factored out to make direct compari-sons between budget years possible. A
specific year, often the present one, ischosen as a baseline for constant dollars.
Normally, Congress first authorizes pay-ment, then appropriates it. Authoriza-tion is an act of Congress that estab-lishes or continues a federal program oragency and sets forth guidelines to whichit must adhere. Appropriation is an act ofCongress that enables federal agenciesto spend money for specific purposes.
Budgets
Air Force Budget—A 10-Year Perspective(Budget authority in current and constant $ millions)
Current dollarsMilitary personnelOperations and maintenanceProcurementRDT&EMilitary constructionFamily housingRev. and mgmt. fundsTrust and receiptsTotal
Constant FY01 dollarsMilitary personnelOperations and maintenanceProcurementRDT&EMilitary constructionFamily housingRev. and mgmt. fundsTrust and receiptsTotal
Percentage real growthMilitary personnelOperations and maintenanceProcurementRDT&EMilitary constructionFamily housingTotal
FY9122,75529,06124,04112,207
1,117888
1,672-485
91,257
30,85434,98928,12214,458
1,3021,0411,981-575
112,172
-0.34.1
-22.9-12.9-25.2
-2.3-7.0
FY9221,38122,81623,24912,867
1,2001,112
n/a-286
82,340
28,16728,46326,54614,852
1,3671,277
n/a-329
100,341
-8.7-18.7
-5.62.75.0
22.7-10.5
FY9320,14122,17921,80312,979
1,0531,212
n/a-221
79,146
25,40826,84324,38814,654
1,1771,361
n/a-249
93,580
-9.8-5.7-8.1-1.3
-13.96.6
-6.7
FY9418,16824,52517,71612,021
1,554923n/a
-33274,575
22,36929,03019,45513,331
1,7041,016
n/a-365
86,539
-12.08.1
-20.2-9.044.8
-25.3-7.5
FY9519,60224,56116,52911,787
8161,106
n/a-470
73,933
23,56328,77517,83212,822
8971,198
n/a-508
84,578
5.3-0.9-8.3-3.8
-47.417.9-2.3
FY9619,30923,51915,55812,427
1,2851,124
n/a-231
72,992
22,69026,92116,52513,265
1,3651,195
n/a-245
81,717
-3.7-6.4-7.33.5
52.2-0.3-3.4
FY9719,18622,72814,24714,017
1,5671,135
790-453
73,218
21,93125,36114,95414,733
1,6481,191
822-422
80,167
-3.3-5.8-9.511.120.7-0.3-1.9
FY9819,11125,17415,25814,265
1,5371,114
234-409
76,284
21,16027,14815,87514,855
1,6021,158
242-423
81,617
-3.57.06.20.8
-2.8-2.81.8
FY9919,35727,10718,43413,807
8621,0821,510-246
81,913
20,79628,74418,97414,223
8881,1151,548-253
86,035
-1.75.9
19.5-4.3
-44.6-3.75.4
FY0020,23525,83018,33014,487
1,4241,162
28-289
81,207
20,89027,15918,61514,725
1,4461,184
29-293
83,755
0.5-5.5-1.93.5
62.86.2
-2.7
Air Force Major Force Programs(Total Obligation Authority in FY01 constant $ billions)
ForcesStrategic ForcesGeneral-Purpose ForcesAirlift ForcesGuard and Reserve ForcesSpecial Operations ForcesTotal
SupportIntelligence & CommunicationsResearch & DevelopmentCentral Supply & MaintenanceTraining, Medical, & General PersonnelAdministration & OtherTotal
FY91
15.325.5
6.17.00.3
54.2
20.49.6
10.814.4
1.656.8
FY92
12.821.2
7.17.40.3
48.8
21.89.17.4
10.01.6
49.9
FY93
10.019.1
8.37.60.4
45.4
21.68.56.69.81.5
48.0
FY94
6.518.3
8.97.70.4
41.8
20.97.64.69.01.5
43.6
FY95
5.317.6
9.38.00.5
40.7
18.38.54.69.31.5
42.2
FY96
5.317.5
9.07.70.5
40.0
18.78.64.39.21.5
42.3
FY97
4.017.2
8.97.50.5
38.1
18.58.24.18.71.5
41.0
FY98
4.517.5
9.37.80.5
39.6
19.28.24.18.81.5
41.8
FY99
4.418.910.8
8.20.4
42.7
20.07.34.48.71.6
42.0
FY00
4.219.210.3
8.30.4
42.4
19.57.44.88.91.6
42.2
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USAF
Service Shares
Per
cen
t o
f D
oD
Bu
dg
et
98969492908886848280787674727068
Fiscal Year
040200
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
-5
Defense Department Budget Topline($ billions)
FY99
278.4
292.6
261.4
274.6
FY00
279.9
287.8
277.5
285.3
FY01
291.1
291.1
277.5
277.5
FY02
294.8
288.6
284.3
278.4
FY03
300.9
288.2
293.0
281.2
FY04
308.3
288.3
301.9
282.9
FY05
316.4
288.8
315.8
289.0
Budget authority(current $)
Budget authority(constant FY01 $)
Outlays(current $)
Outlays(constant FY01 $)
Fiscal 2001 figures are those contained in the Clinton Administration’s budget request. Numbers have been rounded.
Service Shares(Budget authority, constant $ billions)
FY05
85.2
72.9
90.1
40.6
288.8
29.5%
25.3%
31.2%
14.1%
FY04
85.0
72.9
90.1
40.3
288.3
29.5%
25.3%
31.3%
14.0%
FY03
85.5
72.9
90.1
39.7
288.2
29.7%
25.3%
31.3%
13.8%
FY01
85.3
70.6
91.7
43.5
291.1
29.3%
24.3%
31.5%
14.9%
FY02
86.4
72.8
88.9
40.5
288.6
30.0%
25.2%
30.8%
14.0%
FY00
83.5
71.5
89.7
43.1
287.8
29.0%
24.8%
31.2%
15.0%
FY99
86.1
71.9
88.1
46.6
292.6
29.4%
24.6%
30.1%
15.9%
Air Force
Army
Navy
Defense agencies, DoD–wide
Total
Percent of budget authority
Air Force
Army
Navy
Defense agencies, DoD–wide
Army
Navy
DoD Agencies
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Explanatory Note
Data for 1962–99 are historical. Data for 2000–01 are projec-tions. These four tables are based on “The Economic andBudget Outlook: Fiscal Years 2001–10,” published by theCongressional Budget Office, January 2000. (Constant dollarfigures are derived.)
Federal Budget CategoriesConstant FY01 $ billions
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
TotalOutlays
$621.5
639.4
672.0
659.8
729.6
828.7
899.3
878.7
885.7
911.7
969.5
972.3
960.4
1,085.9
1,148.3
1,186.7
1,236.3
1,220.5
1,260.7
1,311.9
1,358.4
1,426.8
1,441.6
1,545.8
1,587.7
1,553.6
1,582.1
1,622.0
1,686.2
1,710.2
1,730.6
1,714.0
1,730.9
1,751.0
1,751.9
1,755.5
1,772.7
1,787.5
1,811.5
1,839.0
Deficit/Surplus
$41.9
28.0
45.0
10.9
20.5
80.8
170.6
2.9
48.0
138.0
135.3
74.3
34.8
220.4
265.5
176.1
180.5
114.3
189.2
174.6
266.8
447.7
383.2
441.6
465.2
319.4
351.6
354.9
455.8
506.4
520.1
445.6
373.8
318.9
238.3
138.2
39.2
+0.9
+23.6
+11.0
Entitlements
$201.9
208.0
220.6
221.6
235.4
267.8
301.4
309.7
328.3
376.9
423.6
459.0
466.7
553.9
584.4
591.0
613.2
598.4
621.7
656.5
675.4
724.7
686.3
732.2
740.2
733.7
750.7
779.4
843.7
906.9
896.9
895.6
927.8
944.6
962.0
982.6
1,006.8
1,025.2
1,044.5
1,071.0
Defense
$306.1
308.5
311.9
284.7
320.0
378.8
415.0
395.8
370.8
342.6
333.3
305.1
287.7
286.3
277.7
282.8
281.9
282.8
287.2
305.6
338.6
370.5
385.8
413.4
438.9
437.1
432.4
431.1
403.8
412.8
379.0
355.6
334.3
316.1
298.6
297.9
289.8
289.2
289.8
291.2
Federal Budget CategoriesCurrent $ billions
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
283.0
291.2
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
Deficit/Surplus
$5.9
4.0
6.5
1.6
3.1
12.6
27.7
0.5
8.7
26.1
26.4
15.4
8.0
55.3
70.5
49.8
54.9
38.7
72.7
74.0
120.1
208.0
185.7
221.7
238.0
169.3
194.0
205.2
277.8
321.6
340.5
300.5
258.9
226.4
174.1
103.4
30.0
+0.7
+23.0
+11.0
Entitlements
$34.7
36.2
38.9
39.7
43.4
50.9
59.7
64.7
72.5
86.9
100.8
116.0
130.9
169.5
189.2
203.8
227.5
247.1
291.4
339.4
370.8
410.6
405.6
448.3
461.8
474.2
505.1
549.6
627.0
702.3
716.1
736.5
783.6
817.7
856.9
896.3
938.6
976.8
1,020.0
1,071.0
TotalOutlays
$106.8
111.3
118.5
118.2
134.5
157.5
178.1
183.6
195.6
210.2
230.7
245.7
269.4
332.3
371.8
409.2
458.7
504.0
590.9
678.2
745.8
808.4
851.9
946.4
990.5
1,004.1
1,064.5
1,143.7
1,253.2
1,324.4
1,381.7
1,409.5
1,461.9
1,515.8
1,560.6
1,601.3
1,652.6
1,703.0
1,769.0
1,839.0
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Federal Budget Outlay CategoriesPercentages of GDP
25
20
15
10
5
062
CP
I p
erc
en
tag
e c
ha
ng
e
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
CPI=Consumer Price Index
Inflation Rates
% change
1.01.31.31.62.93.14.25.55.74.43.26.2
11.09.15.86.57.6
11.313.510.3
6.23.24.33.61.93.64.14.85.44.23.13.02.72.52.92.42.22.22.52.4
Year
1962196319641965196619671968196919701971197219731974197519761977197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001
Defense
Entitlements
Other
72 82 92 01 62 01989592898683807774716865
Year
1962196319641965196619671968196919701971197219731974197519761977197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001
Defense
9.28.98.67.47.88.99.48.78.17.36.75.95.65.65.24.94.74.74.95.25.86.15.96.16.26.15.85.65.25.44.94.54.13.73.53.33.13.02.92.8
Deficit/Surplus
1.00.71.00.20.41.63.20.10.92.42.21.20.63.54.12.52.51.52.72.43.76.04.85.45.43.63.93.84.85.45.54.63.73.12.31.30.30.0
+0.2+0.1
Entitlements
6.16.06.15.85.76.36.96.87.18.08.68.89.1
10.910.910.310.3
9.910.711.111.511.910.510.810.510.210.110.210.911.811.511.211.311.211.111.010.910.710.610.7
TotalOutlays
18.818.518.517.217.819.420.519.319.319.419.618.718.721.321.420.720.720.121.622.223.123.522.122.922.521.621.221.221.822.322.221.521.020.720.319.619.118.718.518.3
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AIR FORCE Magazine / May 200062
Hazardous Duty Pay(Effective Jan. 1, 2000)
Pay GradeO-10O-9O-8O-7O-6O-5O-4O-3O-2O-1E-9E-8E-7E-6E-5E-4E-3E-2E-1
Monthly Rate$150$150$150$150$250$250$225$175$150$150$200$200$200$175$150$150$150$150$150
Provided to qualified rated officers and flight surgeons.
Officers in pay grade O-7 are paid $200 per month. Officers in pay grade O-8 or above are paid$206 per month.
Continuous pay ends following the 25th year of service. Grades O-6 and below with more than25 years of service may receive $250 per month for continued operational flying.
Aviation Career Incentive Pay(Effective Jan. 1, 2000)
MonthlyRate
$585 495 385 250
Years of Serviceas an Officer
more than 22more than 23more than 24
more than 25
MonthlyRate
$125 156 188 206 650
840
Years ofAviation Service
as an Officer
2 or fewer more than 2more than 3more than 4more than 6
more than 14
Amounts have been rounded to the nearest dollar.aBasic pay for pay grades 0-7 through 0-10 is limited to $10,850.10, regardless of cumulative years of service.bCommissioned officers with more than four years’ active service as enlisted members.Basic pay while serving as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff or Chief of Staff of the Air Force is $12,488.70, regardless of cumulative years of service, but the generalofficer cap of $10,850.10 applies, as well.Basic pay while serving as Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force is $4,719, regardless of cumulative years of service.
E-9E-8E-7E-6E-5E-4E-3E-2E-1 4 mos.+E-1
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Housing Allowance(Effective Jan. 1, 2000)
WithDependents
$1,113.601,113.601,113.601,113.601,002.60
966.60852.00704.70601.80538.20
757.50683.40631.50
723.60667.20619.50572.40514.80447.30416.40396.90396.90
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
$904.80904.80904.80904.80830.10799.50740.70594.00471.00396.90
641.10544.80468.90
549.00504.00430.50389.70359.40312.60306.60249.00222.30
Subsistence Allowance(Effective Jan. 1, 2000)
Officers
Enlisted Members
When on leave or authorized tomess separately
When rations in-kind are notavailable
When assigned to duty underemergency conditions where noUS mess facilities are available
E-1
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AIR FORCE Magazine / May 2000 65
EquipmentTotal Active Inventory (TAI): aircraft assigned to operating forces for mission,training, test, or maintenance. Includes primary, backup, and attrition aircraft.Primary Aircraft Inventory (PAI): aircraft assigned to meet Primary AircraftAuthorization (PAA).
Bomber
B-1B-2B-52Total
Fighter/Attack
A-10OA-10F-15F-16F-22F-117YF-15YF-117Total
Helicopter
HH-60HH/UH-1TH-53Total
Reconnaissance/BM/C3I
E-3E-4E-8E-9EC-18EC-130EC-135EC-137OC-135RC-135RQ-1U-2WC-135Total
Special Ops Forces
AC-130MC-130MH-53MH-60Total
Tanker
HC-130
Active Duty Inventory(As of Sept. 30, 1999)
Type TAI PAI Type TAI PAI
732185
179
12393
614777
253
13
1,666
5463
6123
324503
22312
226
312
133
215538
4118
10
561449
119
11472
537687
444
03
1,461
4552
4101
283623
16212
168
290
116
194535
8107
9
KC-10KC-135NKC-135Total
Trainer
AT-38T-1T-3T-6T-37T-38T-39T-41T-43TE-8TU-2C-18C-135G-3G-4G-7G-9G-10G-11UV-18Total
Transport
C-5C-9C-12C-17C-20C-21C-32C-37C-130C-135C-137C-141NC-130VC-25Total
Total Active
59255
3327
93180110
1417416
33
1114223
1494123
1,279
812332551376
42
19142
10122
588
4,413
54229
3295
73118111
2330287
33
1004022
1084022
971
702338461275
42
16451
8522
529
3,699
20
7625
116584801
18
8
2
12223235
1323
122
2281
15276
1,360
18
721898
467655
15
5
0
10204214
1222
112
2180
16263
1,170
Air National Guard Inventory(As of Sept. 30, 1999)
Type TAI PAI
Bomber
B-1
Fighter/Attack
A-10OA-10F-15F-16Total
Helicopter
HH-60G
Reconnaissance/BM/C3I
EC-130
Special Ops Forces
MC-130
Tanker
HC-130KC-135Total
Transport
C-5C-21C-22C-26C-38C-130C-135C-141Total
Total ANG
Bomber
B-52
Fighter/Attack
A-10OA-10F-16Total
Helicopter
HH-60
Reconnaissance/BM/C3I
WC-130
Special Ops Forces
MC-130
Tanker
HC-130KC-135Total
Transport
C-5C-130C-141Total
Total AFRC
9
272470
121
23
10
9
76976
32111
39182
430
8
396
60105
21
10
12
86472
289740
165
393
Air Force Reserve CommandInventory
(As of Sept. 30, 1999)
Type TAI PAI
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AIR FORCE Magazine / May 200066
Total Number of USAF Aircraft in Service Over Time(As of Sept. 30, 1999)
Type of aircraft
BomberTankerFighter/interceptor/attackReconnaissance/electronic warfareTransportSearch & rescue (fixed wing)Helicopter (includes rescue)TrainerUtility/observation/other
Total active dutyAir National GuardAFRC
Total active duty, ANG, and AFRCTotal aircraft, including
foreign-government-owned
FY98
179317
1,613211610
9165
1,24796
4,4471,351
430
6,228
6,327
FY93
225391
1,848241749
84203
1,15095
4,9861,653
543
7,182
7,276
FY94
178326
1,781225733
34189
1,188107
4,7611,586
468
6,815
7,028
FY95
183325
1,750318690
12123
1,205104
4,7101,461
462
6,633
6,725
FY96
185314
1,637257654
9174
1,19398
4,5211,426
447
6,394
6,476
FY97
177310
1,631252612
9178
1,23498
4,5011,375
454
6,330
6,412
FY99
179317
1,594211592
10165
1,24798
4,4131,360
430
6,203
6,302
Age of the Active Duty Fleet(As of Sept. 30, 1999)
Age in Years
A/OA-10B-1B-2B-52C-5C-9KC-10C-12C-17C-18a
C-20C-21C-25C-32C-37C-130b
C-135b
C-137b
C-141b
E-3E-4E-8F-15F-16F-22F-117c
G-3G-4G-7G-9G-10G-11H-1b
H-53b
H-60b
RQ-1T-1T-3T-6T-37T-38T-39T-41T-43U-2UV-18Total
Percentd
0–3
2
28
42
4482
76
24
1
193
2%
3–6
13
1922
14
19
132
4
12
106110
415
9%
6–9
5
8
1
18
1
192
238
5621
20
50
493
11%
9–12
261
31
34
1
8
124285
114
621
6
522
12%
12–15
47
19
32
851
12
1
10793
4
14
388
9%
15–18117
198
33
25
9
12112
15
10
10
343
8%
21–24
19
31
13
6
4
275
2%
24+
853123
218293
1101
4
2
6338
417509
33
114
1,806
41%
Average17.812.3
5.137.817.828.514.719.8
3.312.611.914.7
8.91.00.8
27.137.716.232.919.825.3
3.013.8
9.11.78.48.6
14.014.012.6
4.64.2
28.726.8
9.41.74.94.60.2
36.232.538.629.525.516.015.520.5
aIncludes EC-18. bIncludes all types. cIncludes YF-117. dPercentages are rounded.
18–2199
51
10
1509
3
1
278
6%
Total216
7321858123593255
51376
242
301293
3101
3246
615777
256
314
9412
634458
6180110
1417509
33
1135
34,413
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Age of the Air National Guard Fleet(As of Sept. 30, 1999)
Age in Years
A-10B-1C-5C-21C-22C-26C-38C-130C-135C-141F-15F-16H-60TotalPercent
0–3
27
91%
Percentages have been rounded.
21–24
76
766%
3–6
8
44
185
756%
6–9
4
25
502
816%
9–12
5
22
15811
19614%
12–15
15
23
31
224
27520%
15–1833
14
112
15912%
18–2168
19
3922
14811%
Average18.812.328.412.014.7
5.61.5
19.139.433.321.512.6
8.819.7
24+
13
88224
151
34125%
Total101
2013
23
122
250224
15116584
181,360
Age of the Air Force Reserve Command Fleet(As of Sept. 30, 1999)
Age in Years
0–3
7
72%
3–6
24
246%
6–9
9
1625
6%
9–12
18
367
6114%
12–15
18
34
5212%
15–184
6
102%
18–2147
4711%
21–24
1
10.2%
24+
931556939
20347%
Average19.037.528.319.338.732.911.8
9.122.9
Percentages have been rounded.
A-10B-52C-5C-130C-135C-141F-16H-60TotalPercent
Total51
932
13769397023
430
DMSP: Defense Meteorological Satellite Program DSCS: Defense Satellite Communications System DSP: Defense Support Program GPS: Global Positioning SystemSatellite data show the number of satellites that are mission capable.
ICBMs and Spacecraft in Service(As of Sept. 30, 1999)
Type of system
Minuteman II ICBMMinuteman III ICBMPeacekeeper ICBM
Total ICBMs
DMSP satelliteDSCS satelliteDSP satellite (data classified)GPS satelliteMilstar
Total satellites
FY98
0530
50
580
25
—26
2
35
FY97
0530
50
580
25
—26
2
35
FY93
0500
50
550
25
—24—
31
FY94
0500
50
550
25
—24
1
32
FY95
0530
50
580
35
—25
2
35
FY96
0530
50
580
25
—26
2
35
FY99
0500
50
550
25
—26
2
35
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AIR FORCE Magazine / May 200068
USAF Aircraft Flying Hours(In thousands, as of Sept. 30, 1999)
Description
Minuteman over MassachusettsRed stripe with “Happy Hooligans” logoDark gray bison’s skull against prairie/mountain profileSubdued hawk with banner in talonsGray lightning boltBlack falcon with talons extended and “California” logoTexas star on subdued jagged stripes with “Houston” logoStars of Little Dipper constellation and “Duluth” logoBlack falcon with “Vermont” on subdued stripeStylized “Jersey Devil” and “New Jersey” logoSubdued eagle and “Oregon” logoStarburst state flag and “Arizona” logo
Air National Guard Air Defense Unit Fin Flashes
Aircraft
F-15A/BF-16A/BF-16A/BF-15A/BF-15A/BF-16C/DF-16C/DF-16A/BF-16C/DF-16C/DF-15A/BF-16A/B
Unit and Location
102nd FW, Otis ANGB, Mass.119th FW, Hector IAP, N.D.120th FW, Great Falls IAP, Mont.a
123rd FS (142nd FW), Portland IAP, Ore.125th FW, Jacksonville IAP, Fla.144th FW, Fresno Air Terminal, Calif.147th FW, Ellington Field, Texasa
148th FW, Duluth IAP, Minn.158th FW, Burlington IAP, Vt.a
177th FW, Atlantic City IAP, N.J.a
114th FS (173rd FW), Klamath Falls IAP, Ore.b
162nd FW, Tucson IAP, Ariz.b
aGeneral-purpose units (no longer air defense only).bANG training units.
USAF Squadrons by Mission Type(As of Sept. 30, 1999)
Active duty
ANG
AFRC
Total
FY93
1,993
442
149
2,584
FY94
1,750
412
155
2,317
FY95
1,709
403
141
2,253
FY96
1,657
380
144
2,181
FY97
1,680
375
150
2,205
FY98
1,644
361
149
2,154
FY99
1,633
357
142
2,132
Active forcesBomberAir refuelingStrategic command & controlFighterReconnaissanceElectronic warfareSpecial Operations ForcesGround theater air controlAirborne theater air controlWeatherRescueTheater airliftLong-range airliftSpecial missionAeromedical airliftICBMSpace operationsSpace communicationsSpace warningSpace surveillanceSpace launchRange
Total
Reserve forcesANG Selected ReserveAFRCSpace operations
Total
Grand total
FY99
1024
246
03
138807
1220
23
1410
18652
204
8862
3
153
357
FY97
1023
154
43
165907
1317
23
1410
18652
213
8860
1
149
362
FY95
1024
154
43
155706
1215
23
1493
11952
214
8948
1
138
352
FY96
1023
154
43
165717
1215
23
1410
29752
212
8748
1
136
348
FY98
1025
247
03
138807
1120
23
1410
18652
205
8862
3
153
358
Aircraft per Active DutyUSAF Squadron
(As of Sept. 30, 1999)
Aircraft
A/OA-10B-1BB-2B-52C-5C-9AC-17C-130AC-130EC-130HHC-130P/NMC-130MH-53JMH-60GKC-10AKC-135C-141BE-3F-15F-15EF-16F-117AHH-60G
Number
12161020