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■ 2003 USAF Almanac

How the Air Force Is Organized

There is considerable variation inhow the major commands and subor-dinate units of the Air Force are orga-nized. This overview describes boththe typical organization chain andUSAF’s Expeditionary Air and SpaceForce.

The Department of Defense(DOD) is a Cabinet agency headedby the Secretary of Defense. It wascreated in 1947 to consolidate pre-existing military agencies—the WarDepartment and the Navy Depart-ment. Subordinate to DOD are thethree military departments (Army,Navy, and Air Force), each headedby a civilian secretary.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS)constitute the corporate military lead-ership of DOD. The chairman andvice chairman of the JCS serve full-time in their positions. The servicechiefs are the military heads of theirrespective services, although JCS re-sponsibilities take precedence.

The Department of the Air Forceis headed by the Secretary of the AirForce, who is supported by a staffcalled the Secretariat. The Chief ofStaff, USAF, heads the Air Staff, andthe military heads of the major com-mands report to the Chief of Staff.

Most units of the Air Force areassigned to one of the major com-mands. Major commands are headedby general officers and have broadfunctional responsibilities. Com-mands may be divided into numberedair forces.

The fundamental unit of the work-

ing Air Force is the wing. The typicalair force base is built around a wing.Some wings are commanded by ageneral officer, while others areheaded by a colonel. An objectivewing contains an operations group,which includes aircrews, intelligenceunits, and others; a maintenancegroup, which includes maintenancesquadrons; a support group, whichincludes such functions as civil engi-neers, logistics readiness, and secu-rity forces; and a medical group.

Most individual officers and air-men are assigned to a squadron,which may be composed of severalflights.

In addition to these units, there arenumerous others, including centers,field operating agencies, and directreporting units.

The Expeditionary Air and SpaceForce

To help solve chronic deploymentproblems stemming from back-to-back contingencies and long-stand-ing operations, the Air Force devel-oped the Expeditionary Air and SpaceForce concept. The EAF groupsUSAF’s power projection and sup-port forces into 10 “buckets of capa-bility,” called Air and Space Expedi-tionary Forces (AEF). The 10 AEFsare divided into five pairs. All fivepairs of AEFs rotate through a 15-month cycle, which is divided intofive 90-day periods. During each 90-day period, a different pair of AEFs isvulnerable to deployment. Each stan-

dard AEF has a lead combat wing,plus various active duty, ANG, andAFRC Combat Air Forces (CAF) unitstasked to support it.

Each AEF rotation cycle also fea-tures on-call forces, headed by twoactive duty Air Expeditionary Wings(AEWs), and Mobility Air Forces(MAF), headed by a lead mobilitywing. The designated AEWs, sup-ported by on-call ANG and AFRCunits, provide additional combat ca-pability to handle pop-up crises. TheAEWs and MAFs operate on 120-dayrotational periods. (USAF announcedin 2002 that it planned to merge laterthis year the forces of its two AEWsinto the 10 AEFs to help cover opera-tional demands.)

USAF’s critical enablers, includ-ing battle management, combatsearch and rescue, command andcontrol, and reconnaissance assets,are not assigned to a particular AEF,since these low-density, high-de-mand (LD/HD) forces are in nearconstant use.

The Air Force inFiguresFacts and

Structure of the Force

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EAF The Expeditionary Air and Space Force

Lead CAFWing

ActiveSquadrons

ANG Units

AFRC Units

Aircraft

Sept. 1, 2002–Nov. 30, 2002

AEF 5

355th Wing

13th FS23rd BS44th FS354th FS510th FS

174th FW122nd FW144th FW

A-10B-52F-15CF-16CF-16CGF-16CJKC-10

AEF 6

20th FW

27th FS78th FS

119th FW148th FW188th FW120th FW132nd FW138th FW180th FW116th BW184th BW

B-1BF-15CF-16CF-16CGF-16CJKC-10

Dec. 1, 2002–Feb. 28, 2003

AEF 7

27th FW

14th FS20th BS67th FS524th FS555th FS

104th FW111th FW175th Wing110th FW124th Wing103rd FW

917th Wing

A-10B-52F-15CF-16CGF-16CJKC-10

AEF 8

28th BW

37th BS55th FS94th FS

114th FW181st FW127th Wing

301st FW419th FW482nd FW

B-1BF-15CF-16CF-16CGF-16CJKC-10

March 1, 2003–May 31, 2003

AEF 9

2nd BW

20th BS22nd FS81st FS

102nd FW113th Wing125th FW131st FW140th Wing142nd FW147th FW154th Wing158th FW159th FW177th FW187th FW

A-10B-52F-15CF-16CF-16CGF-16CJKC-10

AEF 10

1st FW

18th FS34th FS34th BS71st FS355th FS523rd FS

A-10B-1BF-15CF-16CF-16CGKC-10

March 1, 2002–May 31, 2002

AEF 1

388th FW

12th FS74th FS79th FS96th BS421st FS

115th FW183rd FW192nd FW150th FW

A-10B-52F-15CF-16CF-16CGF-16CJKC-135

AEF 2

7th BW

9th BS23rd FS58th FS494th FS

442nd FW926th FW

A-10B-1BF-15CF-15EF-16CJKC-135

June 1, 2002–Aug. 31, 2002

AEF 3

366th Wing*

4th FS19th FS75th FS77th FS90th FS96th BS

A-10B-52F-15CF-15EF-16CGF-16CJ

AEF 4

48th FW

9th BS60th FS492nd FS493rd FS

169th FW

B-1BF-15CF-15EF-16CJKC-10

Note: The current AEF rotation cycle is designated “Cycle 3.” Cycle 1 covered the period Oct. 1, 1999–Nov. 31, 2000. Cycle 2 covered the period Dec. 1, 2000–Feb. 28, 2002.*The 366th Wing, normally an on-call wing, switched with 3rd Wing to lead AEF 3 for Cycle 3. (The 366th Wing is now the 366th Fighter Wing.) This information does not reflecta realignment of AEF forces for Operation Iraqi Freedom.

On-Call AEW

Active

Aircraft

AEF Rotation Cycle, On-Call Combat Air Forces (plan as of Sept. 30, 2002)

Dec–Jan–Feb–Mar2001–024th FW

9th FS325th BS335th FS336th FS522nd FS

91st ARS99th ARS

B-2F-15EF-16CF-117

KC-135

Aug–Sep–Oct–Nov2002

4th FW


99th ARS

B-2F-15EF-16CF-117

KC-135

Dec–Jan–Feb–Mar2002–03

366th Wing

8th FS389th FS390th FS391st FS393rd BS

B-2F-15CF-15E

F-16CJF-117

Apr–May–Jun–Jul2002

3rd Wing*

8th FS389th FS390th FS391st FS393rd BS

91st ARS

B-2F-15CF-15E

F-16CJF-117

KC-135


4th FW


91st ARS

B-2F-15EF-16CF-117

KC-135

*The 3rd Wing normally covers AEF 3 but switched with 366th Wing for Cycle 3.

AEF Rotation Cycle, Standard Combat Air Forces (plan as of Sept. 30, 2002)


Lead MAFWing

Active

ANG

AFRC

Aircraft

AEF Rotation Cycle, Mobility Air Forces (plan as of Sept. 30, 2002)


92nd ARW

314th AG

118th AW145th AW

913th AW934th AW

C-130

Aug–Sep–Oct–Nov2002

305th AMW

317th AG

118th AW166th AW

440th AW908th AW910th AW

C-130


60th AMW

43rd Wing

145th AW167th AW179th AW

910th AW911th AW913th AW934th AW

C-130


60th AMW

43rd Wing

118th AW123rd AW143rd AW156th AW

302nd AW910th AW914th AW

C-130


305th AMW

40th AG

146th AW176th AW182nd AW

440th AW908th AW910th AW914th AW

C-130

AEF Low-Density, High-Demand Forces* (plan as of Sept. 30, 2002)

Unit

11th RS12th ACCS15th RS16th ACCS17th RS38th RS41st RQS41st ECS42nd ACCS43rd ECS66th RQS71st RQS99th RS603rd ACS606th ACS726th ACS728th ACS729th ACS963rd AACS964th AACS965th AACS

Mission

ReconnaissanceSurveillance/battle management/C2ReconnaissanceSurveillance/battle management/C2ReconnaissanceElectronic reconnaissanceCombat search & rescueElectronic warfareAirborne C2Electronic warfareCSARAerial refueling/CSARReconnaissanceAir controlAir controlAir controlAir controlAir controlAirborne warning and controlAirborne warning and controlAirborne warning and control

Aircraft

RQ-1 PredatorE-8 Joint STARSRQ-1 PredatorE-8 Joint STARSRQ-1 PredatorRC-135 Rivet JointHH-60EC-130H Compass CallEC-130E ABCCCEC-130H Compass CallHH-60HC-130U-2—————E-3 AWACSE-3 AWACSE-3 AWACS

Home Base

Indian Springs AFAF, Nev.Robins AFB, Ga.Indian Springs AFAF, Nev.Robins AFB, Ga.Indian Springs AFAF, Nev.Offutt AFB, Neb.Moody AFB, Ga.Davis–Monthan AFB, Ariz.Davis–Monthan AFB, Ariz.Davis–Monthan AFB, Ariz.Nellis AFB, Nev.Moody AFB, Ga.Beale AFB, Calif.Aviano AB, ItalySpangdahlem AB, GermanyMountain Home AFB, IdahoEglin AFB, Fla.Hill AFB, UtahTinker AFB, Okla.Tinker AFB, Okla.Tinker AFB, Okla.

*ANG and AFRC forces provide LD/HD augmentation.

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Lead/On-Call Wings1st FW Langley AFB, Va2nd BW Barksdale AFB, La.3rd Wing Elmendorf AFB, Alaska4th FW Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C.7th BW Dyess AFB, Tex.20th FW Shaw AFB, S.C.27th FW Cannon AFB, N.M.28th BW Ellsworth AFB, S.D.48th FW RAF Lakenheath, UK60th AMW Travis AFB, Calif.92nd ARW Fairchild AFB, Wash.305th AMW McGuire AFB, N.J.355th Wing Davis–Monthan AFB, Ariz.366th Wing Mountain Home AFB, Idaho388th FW Hill AFB, Utah

Active Units (not a lead wing unit)8th FS Holloman AFB, N.M.9th FS Holloman AFB, N.M.13th FS Misawa AB, Japan14th FS Misawa AB, Japan18th FS Eielson AFB, Alaska22nd FS Spangdahlem AB, Germany23rd FS Spangdahlem AB, Germany40th AG Pope AFB, N.C.43rd Wing Pope AFB, N.C.44th FS Kadena AB, Japan58th FS Eglin AFB, Fla.60th FS Eglin AFB, Fla.67th FS Kadena AB, Japan74th FS Pope AFB, N.C.75th FS Pope AFB, N.C.81st FS Spangdahlem AB, Germany91st ARS MacDill AFB, Fla.99th ARS Robins AFB, Ga.314th AG Little Rock AFB, Ark.317th AG Dyess AFB, Tex.

325th BS Whiteman AFB, Mo.393rd BS Whiteman AFB, Mo.510th FS Aviano AB, Italy522nd FS Cannon AFB, N.M.555th FS Aviano AB, Italy963rd AACSTinker AFB, Okla.964th AACSTinker AFB, Okla.965th AACSTinker AFB, Okla.

Air National Guard102nd FW Otis ANGB, Mass.103rd FW Bradley Arpt., Conn.104th FW Barnes Arpt., Mass.110th FW W.K. Kellogg Arpt., Mich.111th FW NAS JRB Willow Grove, Pa.113th Wing Andrews AFB, Md.114th FW Joe Foss Field, S.D.115th FW Truax Field, Wis.116th BW Robins AFB, Ga.118th AW Nashville Arpt., Tenn.119th FW Hector Arpt., N.D.120th FW Great Falls Arpt., Mont.122nd FW Fort Wayne Arpt., Ind.123rd AW Louisville Arpt./AGS, Ky.124th Wing Boise Air Terminal, Idaho125th FW Jacksonville Arpt., Fla.127th Wing Selfridge ANGB, Mich.131st FW Lambert–St. Louis Arpt., Mo.132nd FW Des Moines Arpt., Iowa138th FW Tulsa Arpt., Okla.140th Wing Buckley AFB, Colo.142nd FW Portland Arpt., Ore.143rd AW Quonset State Arpt., R.I.144th FW Fresno Yosemite Arpt., Calif.145th AW Charlotte/Douglas Arpt., S.C.146th AW NAS Pt. Mugu, Calif.147th FW Ellington Field, Tex.148th FW Duluth Arpt., Minn.

Home Bases of AEF Rotation Units

150th FW Kirtland AFB, N.M.154th Wing Hickam AFB, Hawaii156th AW Luis Munoz Marin Arpt., Puerto Rico158th FW Burlington Arpt., Vt.159th FW NAS JRB New Orleans JRB, La.166th AW New Castle County Arpt., Del.167th AW Eastern W. Va. Arpt., W.Va.169th FW McEntire ANGS, S.C.174th FW Hancock Field, N.Y.175th Wing Martin State Arpt., Md.176th AW Kulis ANGB, Alaska177th FW Atlantic City Arpt., N.J.179th AW Mansfield Lahm Arpt., Ohio180th FW Toledo Express Arpt., Ohio181st FW Hulman Arpt., Ind.182nd AW Greater Peoria Arpt., Ill.183rd FW Capital Arpt., Ill.184th BW McConnell AFB, Kan.187th FW Dannelly Field, Ala.188th FW Fort Smith Arpt., Ark.192nd FW Richmond Arpt., Va.

Air Force Reserve Command301st FW NAS JRB Fort Worth, Tex.302nd AW Peterson AFB, Colo.419th FW Hill AFB, Utah440th AW General Mitchell Arpt., Wis.442nd FW Whiteman AFB, Mo.482nd FW Homestead ARB, Fla.908th AW Maxwell AFB, Ala.910th AW Youngstown–Warren Arpt./ARS, Ohio911th AW Pittsburgh Arpt., Pa.913th AW NAS JRB Willow Grove, Pa.914th AW Niagara Falls Arpt./ARS, N.Y.917th Wing Barksdale AFB, La.926th FW NAS JRB New Orleans, La.934th AW Minneapolis–St. Paul Arpt., Minn.

AcronymsAWACS Airborne Warning and Control System

BS Bomb SquadronBW Bomb Wing

ECS Electronic Combat SquadronFS Fighter SquadronFW Fighter WingRS Reconnaissance Squadron

RQS Rescue SquadronSTARS Surveillance Target Attack Radar System

AACS Airborne Air Control SquadronABCCC Airborne Battlefield Command & Control Center

ACS Air Control SquadronACCS Airborne Command & Control Squadron

AG Airlift GroupAMW Air Mobility WingARS Air Refueling SquadronARW Air Refueling Wing

AW Airlift Wing


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.

The Nation’s Air Arm and Its Early Leaders

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


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, 1973

July 31, 1977July 31, 1979July 31, 1981July 31, 1983

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

July 30, 1999July 1, 2002

Air Combat Command

June 1, 1992June 23, 1995Feb. 28, 1996

April 5, 1996June 11, 1999

Feb. 8, 2000Sept. 6, 2001Nov. 14, 2001

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. Hornburg

June 22, 1995Feb. 27, 1996

April 4, 1996June 11, 1999

Feb. 8, 2000Sept. 6, 2001Nov. 14, 2001

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, 1969

April 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, 2001

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

Nov. 5, 2001

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. Foglesong

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. Jumper

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, 2001

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, 2001

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. Roche

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, 2001June 1, 2001

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, 1999Jan. 20, 2001June 1, 2001

USAF Leaders Through the Years


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

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.

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. Cook

Oct. 13, 1948June 30, 1954July 25, 1954July 31, 1958July 31, 1959July 31, 1963Aug. 10, 1964June 30, 1966Aug. 30, 1970Sept. 9, 1972Aug. 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

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

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, 1975

April 1, 1979July 29, 1981

June 23, 1983Aug. 28, 1986June 6, 1988

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

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

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

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, 1962

Aug. 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 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

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)Lt. 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

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

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. Lord

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

Air Force Space Command

Air Mobility Command

Gen. Hansford T. JohnsonGen. Ronald R. FoglemanGen. Robert L. RutherfordGen. Walter KrossGen. Charles T. Robertson Jr.Gen. John W. Handy

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

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

Air National GuardOctober 1948

Sept. 25, 1950Jan. 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 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 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. Hester

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

July 9, 1997Aug. 5, 1999

Jan. 16, 2002

June 30, 1991July 22, 1994

July 9, 1997Aug. 5, 1999

Jan. 16, 2002


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

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.

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

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

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, 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. 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

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

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.


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.

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. Begert

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, 2001

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, 2001

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.

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. DallagerMaj. Gen. John W. Rosa Jr.**Nominated

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, 1997June 9, 2000June 1, 2003

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, 2003

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

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


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, USMC

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

Oct. 1, 2001

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

Oct. 1, 2001

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

May 2, 2002

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, USNAdm. Thomas B. Fargo, 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

May 2, 2002

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. 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, 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, 1997Jan. 20, 2001

DOD Leaders Through the Years

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, 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, 2002

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, USN

Feb. 3, 1947Feb. 1, 1950

Aug. 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, 1997Sept. 5, 2000Oct. 2, 2002

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, USAGen. Richard B. Myers, USAF

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, 1997Oct. 1, 2001

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

US Central Command

Nov. 27, 1985Nov. 23, 1988

Aug. 9, 1991Aug. 5, 1994

Aug. 13, 1997July 6, 2000

Jan. 1, 1983Nov. 27, 1985Nov. 23, 1988

Aug. 9, 1991Aug. 5, 1994

Aug. 13, 1997July 6, 2000

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, USA

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, 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, USAFGen. James L. Jones, USMC

Aug. 1, 1952July 11, 1953

Nov. 20, 1956Nov. 1, 1962May 5, 1969Nov. 1, 1974

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

Jan. 16, 2003

US Northern Command

Gen. Ralph E. Eberhart, USAF Oct. 1, 2002


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 30, 1984Feb. 5, 1987

March 30, 1990June 30, 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

NORAD Leaders Through the Years

US Space Command

Feb. 5, 1987March 30, 1990


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


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

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

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

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, USA

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

US Transportation Command

Sept. 21, 1989Aug. 24, 1992Oct. 17, 1994July 14, 1996Aug. 2, 1998Nov. 5, 2001

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, USAF

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

US Special Operations Command

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

Sept. 25, 1997Oct. 27, 2000

Gen. James J. Lindsay, USAGen. Carl W. Stiner, USAGen. Wayne A. Downing, USAGen. Henry H. Shelton, USAGen. Peter J. Schoomaker, USAGen. Charles R. Holland, USAF

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

Nov. 5, 1997Oct. 27, 2000

US Strategic Command

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

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

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

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


USAF Marital Status(As of Dec. 31, 2002)

Total percent marriedPercent of enlistedPercent of officersNumber of USAF couplesNumber married to members of other servicesNumbers are rounded.

595671

20,479

1,363

USAF Total Force(As of Sept. 30, 2002)

Numbers are rounded and may not sum to totals. FYs 1997–2002 are actual figures; FY 2003 is an estimate. *FY02 rates higher due to Stop-Loss.

Air Force active duty

OfficersEnlistedCadets

Total Air Force active duty

Career re-enlistments (second term)Rate*First-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, Selected ReserveAFRC, Individual Ready Reserve

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

69,023282,356

4,275

355,654

32,04284%

9,91752%

122,31222,781

9,5836,508

161,184

106,36671,35750,307

228,030

16,470

244,500

FY01

68,862280,410

4,299

353,571

30,38084%

10,48556%

121,32124,228

9,8716,450

161,870

108,48674,86947,944

231,299

17,827

249,126

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

FY02

72,032292,061

4,158

368,251

34,09388%

10,66672%

124,39224,109

8,4806,331

163,312

108,48576,68041,095

226,260

17,430

243,690

Armed Forces Manpower Trends, End Strength in Thousands(As of Sept. 30, 2002)

Active duty military

Air ForceArmyMarine CorpsNavy

Total

Selected Guard and Reserve

Air National GuardAFRCArmy National GuardArmy ReserveMarine Corps ReserveNaval Reserve

Total

Direct-hire civiliana

Air Forceb

Armyb

Navy/Marine CorpsDefense agencies

Totalb

Numbers are rounded and may not sum to totals.

FY04 numbers are programmed manpower.aFull-time equivalents.bIncludes Army and Air National Guard technicians, who were converted from state to federal employees in FY 1969.

FY00

356482173373

1,384

10671

353206

4086

864

156204186113

659

FY01

354481173378

1,385

10974

350204

4088

866

155199178112

644

FY02

368487174383

1,412

10873

350205

4284

863

151173175109

608

FY97

377492174396

1,439

11072

370213

4295

902

237214175135

760

FY98

367484173382

1,407

10872

362205

4193

881

174237211126

748

FY99

361479173373

1,386

10671

344222

3989

871

162209193117

681

FY03

359480175376

1,390

10774

350205

4285

863

151172171108

601

FY03

69,500285,500

4,000

359,000

29,19385%

11,00055%

125,00024,109

9,9366,450

165,495

106,60075,60045,000

227,200

17,500

244,700

FY04

359480175374

1,388

10675

350205

4286

864

152171166106

595

People 2003 USAF Almanac

Numbers are rounded. Does not include 4,158cadets.

USAF Educational Levels(As of Dec. 31, 2002)

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

OfficersBachelor’s degreeMaster’s degreeDoctoral degreeProfessional degreeTotal

Percent

9.8

71.6

13.74.20.7100

48.941.0

1.48.7100

Number

28,626

209,144

40,01812,268

2,044292,101

34,93529,291

1,0006,215

71,442


Air Force Personnel Strength(As of Sept. 30, 2002)

2003 number is programmed.

Year

197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003

Year

19391940194119421943194419451946194719481949195019511952195319541955195619571958195919601961196219631964196519661967196819691970

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

455,515305,827387,730419,347411,277788,381973,474977,593947,918959,946909,958919,835871,156840,028814,213820,490883,330868,644855,802823,633886,350897,426904,759862,062791,078

Strength

755,107725,635690,999643,795612,551585,207570,479569,491559,450557,969570,302582,845592,044597,125601,515608,199607,035576,446570,880535,233510,432470,315444,351426,327400,409389,001377,385367,470360,590355,654353,571368,251359,000

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, 2002)

Wage Grade

Grade

123456789101112131415161718

Total

Force

6130374134

1,204894

1,7183,7012,727

12,1823,2431,540

19544

2000

28,094

Wage GradeLeader

Grade

123456789101112131415161718

Total

Force

0834

152249

102220671146

66601000

1,313

Wage GradeSupervisory

Grade

123456789101112131415161718

Total

Force

241722245788

141188807

1,033420222137186

92332913

3,533

GeneralSchedule/

Other

Force

1057

3572,6528,6045,9378,8561,204

12,677714

15,97218,14410,607

3,1091,098

000

31181

91

90,401

Grade

123456789101112131415161718STa

SESb

Other

Total

Air Force Civilian Personnel:Average Age and Length of Service

General scheduleFederal wage systemAverage age

Average length of service(overall)

474647

17.13 years

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Min

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Active Duty Force Demographics(As of Sept. 30, 2002)

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

2723,760

10,60915,54222,648

8,72410,477

72,032

12,9215,769

31,60744,84673,07351,37153,86512,91615,692

292,061

364,093

13201651936

1,599682824

4,906

5231,1486,5308,632

12,5179,6399,7242,4142,346

53,473

58,379

12396

1,3602,3574,5621,9112,314

12,912

352653

3,3395,946

15,37312,30512,607

3,6803,658

57,913

70,825

073

307799

2,129973

1,609

5,890

82227

1,5842,6716,3065,9563,192

15385

20,256

26,146

Average ages of military personnel: Officers 35, Enlisted 28Total does not include 4,158 cadets.


USAF Personnel byGeographic Area

(As of Sept. 30, 2002)

Total militarypersonnel

US territory andspecial locations

Total in foreigncountries

Western and southernEuropeGermanyUKItalyTurkeySpainAll other countries

East Asia and PacificJapan/OkinawaSouth KoreaAll other countries

Africa, Near East,South AsiaSaudi ArabiaEgyptAll other countries

Western hemisphereCanadaAll other countries

Other areas

368,251

310,029

58,222

34,09815,449

9,4294,4551,728

2722,765

23,23514,094

8,973168

479229

54196

37779

298

33

Active Duty Force by Grade(As of Sept. 30, 2002)

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

133883

1383,760

10,60915,54222,648

8,72410,47772,032

4,158

12,9215,769

31,60744,84673,07351,37153,86512,91615,692

292,061

368,251

USAF Personnel Strength by Commands, FOAs, and DRUs(As of Sept. 30, 2002)

Military

91,15672,29623,279

42419,097

9,12151,89233,35426,450

327,069

180

3492

250210

24129

1144

110373

56127

894121

2864

1,494142436

1,0043229

01067

31174

523545

9,852130

16,532

70538

692,5151,6804,872

15,6204,158

368,251

Civilian

10,01814,71356,83813,532

6,325672

8,2298,2764,882

123,485

14784373117

43299

263418512518

10923794831

58912

4894

2311,041

811

189595013

1700

2011,998

4407,102

14199

211,501

8142,549

30,1760

163,312

Total

101,17487,00980,11713,95625,422

9,79360,12141,63031,332

450,554

32784407209293509

50163

295529

128482

79206137

7226

37516

1,983146667

2,0454040

18969

117324244523746

11,850570

23,634

84737

904,0162,4947,421

45,7964,158

531,563

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 Engineering 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 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 AgencyAFNSEPA*Air Force News AgencyAFNWCA*Air Force Office of Special InvestigationsAir Force Operations GroupAir Force Pentagon Communications AgencyAir Force Personnel CenterAir Force Personnel Operations AgencyAir Force Program Executive OfficeAir 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 Intelligence AgencyAir National Guard Readiness CenterTotal FOAs

Direct Reporting Units (DRUs)Air Force Doctrine CenterAir Force Operational Test and Evaluation CenterAir Force Studies and Analyses AgencyUnited States Air Force Academy11th WingTotal DRUs

OtherOther unitsUSAFA cadets

Total 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 NuclearWeapons & Counterproliferation Agency.


Specialties in the Enlisted Force(As of Sept. 30, 2002)

Code

1A1C1N1S1T1W2A2E2F2G2M2P2R2S2T2W3A3C3E3H3M3N3P3S3U3V4A–V4Y5J5R6C6F7S89

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 ForcesMission SupportManpowerVisual InformationMedicalDentalParalegalChapel Services SupportContractingFinancialSpecial InvestigationSpecial Duty IdentifiersReporting IdentifiersUnassignedTotal

Percentages have been rounded.

Assigned

7,79912,80010,313

3652,7582,516

62,63812,251

4,155700

2,4631,1321,814

10,31712,85215,04910,50014,41819,847

1044,8031,495

24,0749,138

6671,288

19,9932,533

939434

1,3183,219

7766,8869,361

346292,061

Percent

2.74.43.50.10.90.9

21.44.21.40.20.80.40.63.54.45.23.64.96.80.01.60.58.23.10.20.46.80.90.30.10.51.10.32.43.20.1100

Specialties in the Officer Force(As of Sept. 30, 2002)

Total does not include 4,158 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

92111,437

4,1944,9042,890

6751,3994,209

8651,3494,270

421458

1,716356

11,8361,312

593876

2,2542,682

981951407

1,8165,9242,336

72,032

Percent

1.315.9

5.86.84.00.91.95.81.21.95.90.60.62.40.5

16.41.80.81.23.13.71.41.30.62.58.23.2100

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Combat rescue officers and parares-cue personnel of the 38th Rescue

Squadron, Moody AFB, Ga., and 58thRescue Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nev.,

practice administering first aidduring a training exercise. The

rescue personnel were deployed forOperation Enduring Freedom in

Afghanistan.


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.

Air Force Major Force Programs(Total obligation authority in FY04 constant $ billions)

ForcesStrategic ForcesGeneral-Purpose ForcesAirlift ForcesGuard and Reserve ForcesSpecial Operations ForcesTotal

SupportIntelligence & CommunicationsResearch & DevelopmentCentral Supply & MaintenanceTraining, Medical, & PersonnelAdministration & OtherTotal

FY01

4.223.811.1

9.20.5

48.8

22.77.55.3

10.12.1

47.7

FY03

5.128.313.210.2

0.657.4

26.58.74.8

11.52.1

53.6

FY94

7.019.7

9.48.40.5

45.0

22.38.15.0

10.02.0

47.4

FY95

5.818.910.0

8.70.5

43.9

19.59.05.0

10.41.7

45.6

FY96

5.718.9

9.68.30.5

43.0

19.99.14.6

10.31.9

45.8

FY97

4.418.5

9.58.20.5

41.1

19.78.84.59.71.9

44.6

FY98

4.918.910.0

8.50.5

42.8

20.58.74.59.81.9

45.4

FY99

4.820.311.5

8.80.5

45.9

21.27.84.99.82.0

45.7

FY00

4.421.111.4

9.10.5

46.5

20.88.25.09.91.9

45.8

FY02

4.827.912.7

9.40.5

55.3

23.77.25.2

11.02.2

49.3

Air Force Budget—A 10-Year Perspective(Budget authority in current and FY04 constant $ millions)

Current dollarsMilitary personnelOperations & maintenanceProcurementRDT&EMilitary constructionFamily housingRev. & mgmt. fundsTrust & receiptsTotal

Constant FY04 dollarsMilitary personnelOperations & maintenanceProcurementRDT&EMilitary constructionFamily housingRev. & mgmt. fundsTrust & receiptsTotal

Percentage real growthMilitary personnelOperations & maintenanceProcurementRDT&EMilitary constructionFamily housingTotal

FY0325,30733,66927,53818,451

1,4791,539

24-118

107,891

25,81934,33827,96418,735

1,5021,564

24-120

109,826

-1.1-2.717.025.6

-19.210.9

5.9

FY9418,16824,52517,71612,021

1,554923n/a

-33274,575

25,26930,73420,21213,902

1,7711,054

n/a-380

92,562

-11.98.7

-20.2-9.044.8

-25.4-7.4

FY9519,60224,56116,52911,787

8161,106

n/a-470

73,932

26,61730,48718,52213,378

9131,243

n/a-528

90,631

5.3-0.8-8.4-3.8

-48.517.9-2.1

FY9619,30923,51915,55812,427

1,2851,124

n/a-231

72,992

25,63628,54017,15713,840

1,4181,240

n/a-254

87,577

-3.7-6.4-7.43.5

55.3-0.2-3.4

FY9719,18622,72814,24714,017

1,5671,135

790-453

73,216

24,77726,81715,54315,361

1,7111,236

854-490

85,809

-3.4-6.0-9.411.020.7-0.4-2.0

FY9819,11125,17415,25814,265

1,5371,114

234-409

76,284

23,73428,64716,49215,480

1,6621,200

252-439

87,027

-4.26.86.10.8

-2.9-2.91.4

FY9919,35727,10718,43413,807

8621,0821,510-248

81,914

23,31730,19119,67514,795

9201,1551,610-265

91,399

-1.85.4

19.3-4.4

-44.7-3.85.0

FY0020,21727,25418,75514,511

1,1741,158

434-453

83,050

23,26330,03119,72015,297

1,2351,220

456-476

90,746

-0.2-0.50.23.4

34.35.6

-0.7

FY0120,95629,32822,05414,297

1,4101,084

515-95

89,549

23,33430,74622,92214,834

1,4671,122

531-98

94,858

0.32.4

16.2-3.018.8-8.04.5

Numbers do not add due to rounding.

FY0224,75134,36423,22914,519

1,8061,374

292-108

100,228

26,10635,27623,90414,916

1,8601,410

299-110

103,661

11.914.7

4.30.6

26.825.7

9.3

Budgets 2003 USAF Almanac


Service Shares(In FY04 constant $ billions)

FY05

117.7

96.0

116.3

60.7

390.7

30.1%

24.6%

29.8%

15.5%

FY04

113.7

93.7

114.6

57.9

379.9

29.9%

24.7%

30.2%

15.2%

FY03

110.1

92.5

113.3

56.0

371.7

29.6%

24.9%

30.5%

15.1%

FY08

125.5

104.0

124.9

65.9

420.3

29.9%

24.8%

29.7%

15.7%

FY02

104.2

89.5

105.9

58.9

358.6

29.1%

25.0%

29.5%

16.4%

FY06

121.7

98.8

119.6

60.6

400.7

30.4%

24.7%

29.8%

15.1%

Budget authority

Air Force

Army

Navy

Defense agencies, DOD–wide

Total

Percent of budget authority

Air Force

Army

Navy

Defense agencies, DOD–wide

FY07

122.8

101.4

121.0

65.4

410.6

29.9%

24.7%

29.5%

15.9%

USAF

Per

cen

t o

f D

OD

Bu

dg

et

98969492908886848280787674727068

Fiscal Year

040200

40

35

30

25

20

15

10

5

0

-5

Army

Navy

DOD Agencies

06 08

Defense Department Budget Topline(In current and FY04 constant $ billions)

FY06

419.8

400.7

402.9

385.1

FY08

461.8

420.3

441.2

402.4

FY02

344.4

358.6

333.2

346.0

FY03

364.6

371.7

358.8

365.7

FY04

379.9

379.9

370.9

370.9

FY05

399.8

390.7

389.9

381.3

Budget authority(current $)

Budget authority(constant FY04 $)

Outlays(current $)

Outlays(constant FY04 $)

Numbers have been rounded.

FY07

440.5

410.6

416.5

388.9

Service Shares


Hazardous Duty Pay(Effective Jan. 1, 2003)

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

Monthly Rate150150150150250250225175150150240240240215190165150150150

Provided to qualified rated officers.

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.

Aviation Career Incentive Pay(Effective Jan. 1, 2003)

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 O-7 through O-10 is limited to $11,874.90. Basic pay for O-6 and below is limited to $10,449.90.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 $14,155.50.For the Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, basic pay is $5,732.70.

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

Enlisted Members

Pay GradeO-10a

O-9a

O-8a

O-7a

O-6O-5O-4O-3O-2O-1O-3Eb

O-2Eb

O-1Eb

Commissioned OfficersYears of Service

Monthly Military Basic Rates of Pay(Effective Jan. 1, 2003)

<2 2 3 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 2612,078 12,137 12,389 12,82910,564 10,716 10,936 11,320

7,745 7,719 7,882 7,927 8,129 8,469 8,547 8,869 8,961 9,238 9,639 10,009 10,256 10,256 10,2566,211 6,499 6,633 6,739 6,931 7,121 7,340 7,559 7,779 8,469 9,051 9,051 9,051 9,051 9,0974,603 5,057 5,389 5,389 5,410 5,641 5,672 5,672 5,995 6,564 6,899 7,233 7,424 7,616 7,9903,838 4,323 4,622 4,679 4,865 4,977 5,223 5,403 5,636 5,992 6,162 6,329 6,5203,311 3,833 4,089 4,146 4,383 4,638 4,955 5,201 5,373 5,471 5,5282,911 3,300 3,562 3,884 4,070 4,274 4,406 4,623 4,7362,515 2,865 3,299 3,411 3,4812,184 2,273 2,747

3,884 4,070 4,274 4,406 4,623 4,806 4,911 5,054 5,0543,411 3,481 3,592 3,779 3,923 4,031 4,031 4,031 4,0312,747 2,934 3,042 3,153 3,262 3,411 3,411 3,411 3,411

3,564 3,645 3,747 3,867 3,987 4,181 4,344 4,506 4,7572,975 3,061 3,141 3,238 3,342 3,530 3,626 3,788 3,878 4,099

2,069 2,258 2,344 2,428 2,516 2,668 2,753 2,838 2,990 3,066 3,139 3,183 3,332 3,428 3,6711,771 1,948 2,034 2,117 2,204 2,401 2,477 2,562 2,637 2,663 2,710 2,710 2,710 2,7101,625 1,734 1,817 1,904 2,037 2,152 2,237 2,283 2,283 2,283 2,283 2,2831,503 1,580 1,665 1,749 1,824 1,824 1,824 1,8241,357 1,442 1,529 1,5291,290 1,2901,1511,065


Housing Allowance(Effective Jan. 1, 2003)

WithDependents

1,256.401,256.401,256.401,256.401,131.001,090.20

960.90795.00678.60607.20

854.40771.00712.50

816.30752.70698.70645.90580.90504.60469.80447.60447.60

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

1,020.901,020.901,020.901,020.90

936.60901.80835.50669.90531.30447.60

723.30614.70528.90

619.20568.50485.40439.50405.30352.50345.90281.10250.80

Annual Pay for Federal Civilians(Effective Jan. 1, 2003)

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 15,214 15,722 16,228 16,731 17,238 17,536 18,034 18,538 18,559 19,031GS-2 17,106 17,512 18,079 18,559 18,767 19,319 19,871 20,423 20,975 21,527GS-3 18,664 19,286 19,908 20,530 21,152 21,774 22,396 23,018 23,640 24,262GS-4 20,952 21,650 22,348 23,046 23,744 24,442 25,140 25,838 26,536 27,234GS-5 23,442 24,223 25,004 25,785 26,566 27,347 28,128 28,909 29,690 30,471GS-6 26,130 27,001 27,872 28,743 29,614 30,485 31,356 32,227 33,098 33,969GS-7 29,037 30,005 30,973 31,941 32,909 33,877 34,845 35,813 36,781 37,749GS-8 32,158 33,230 34,302 35,374 36,446 37,518 38,590 39,662 40,734 41,806GS-9 35,519 36,703 37,887 39,071 40,255 41,439 42,623 43,807 44,991 46,175GS-10 39,115 40,419 41,723 43,027 44,331 45,635 46,939 48,243 49,547 50,851GS-11 42,976 44,409 45,842 47,275 48,708 50,141 51,574 53,007 54,440 55,873GS-12 51,508 53,225 54,942 56,659 58,376 60,093 61,810 63,527 65,244 66,961GS-13 61,251 63,293 65,335 67,377 69,419 71,461 73,503 75,545 77,587 79,629GS-14 72,381 74,794 77,207 79,620 82,033 84,446 86,859 89,272 91,685 94,098GS-15 85,140 87,978 90,816 93,654 96,492 99,330 102,168 105,006 107,844 110,682

NOTE: Since January 1994, locality-based comparability payments have been applied to General Schedule (GS) and Senior Executive Service (ES) positions in the continentalUnited States. In other words, pay is higher in areas of the US where nonfederal salaries are higher. Because there are 30 locality pay areas recognized by the Office of PersonnelManagement, there are in effect 30 different GS and ES pay schedules based on the schedule above. Locality pay adjustments do not apply to employees already receivingspecial salary rates that exceed the locality rate nor to overseas employees.

ES-6

134,000

Senior Executive Service

ES-1

116,500

ES-2

122,000

ES-3

127,500

ES-4

133,800

ES-5

134,000

Subsistence Allowance(Effective Jan. 1, 2003)

Officers

Enlisted Members

Standard

When rations in-kind are notavailable

Cash/In-Kind

167.20/month

242.81/month

262.50/month


Historical Federal Budget Data

Current $ 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

295.0

306.1

348.9

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

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

73.9

120.0

208.0

185.6

221.7

237.9

169.3

194.0

205.2

277.8

321.5

340.5

300.4

258.9

226.4

174.1

103.3

30.0

+1.9

+86.6

33.4

317.5

Entitlements

34.7

36.2

38.9

39.7

43.4

50.9

59.7

64.6

72.5

86.9

100.8

116.0

130.9

169.4

189.1

203.7

227.4

247.0

291.2

339.4

370.8

410.6

405.6

448.2

461.8

474.2

505.0

548.6

626.9

702.3

716.8

738.0

786.1

818.5

858.7

896.3

938.6

976.8

1,029.8

1,095.2

1,197.0

Total

Outlays

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

745.7

808.4

851.9

946.4

990.4

1,004.1

1,064.5

1,143.6

1,253.2

1,324.4

1,381.7

1,409.5

1,461.9

1,515.8

1,560.5

1,601.3

1,652.6

1,701.9

1,788.8

1,863.9

2,011.0

Constant FY04 $ 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

2002

Total

Outlays

665.3

684.5

719.4

706.3

781.0

887.1

962.6

940.6

948.1

975.9

1,037.9

1,040.8

1,028.1

1,162.4

1,229.3

1,270.3

1,323.4

1,306.5

1,349.6

1,404.3

1,453.9

1,527.3

1,543.2

1,654.8

1,699.4

1,663.0

1,693.6

1,736.2

1,805.1

1,830.7

1,854.3

1,836.5

1,856.5

1,872.5

1,871.6

1,877.4

1,907.0

1,921.6

1,953.3

1,979.9

2,102.5

Deficit/

Surplus

36.8

24.6

39.5

9.6

18.0

71.0

149.7

2.6

42.2

121.2

118.8

65.2

30.5

193.4

233.1

154.6

158.4

100.3

166.0

153.0

234.0

393.0

336.2

387.6

408.2

280.4

308.7

311.5

400.1

444.4

457.0

391.4

328.8

279.7

208.8

121.1

34.6

+2.1

+94.6

35.5

331.9

Entitlements

216.2

222.6

236.1

237.2

252.0

286.7

322.7

331.0

351.4

403.5

453.5

491.4

499.6

592.6

625.2

632.4

656.1

640.3

665.1

702.8

723.0

775.8

734.7

783.7

792.4

785.4

803.5

832.9

903.0

970.8

962.0

961.6

998.3

1,011.1

1,029.9

1,050.8

1,083.1

1,102.9

1,124.5

1,163.4

1,251.5

Defense

327.7

330.2

333.9

304.7

342.6

405.5

444.3

423.7

397.0

366.8

356.8

326.6

308.0

306.4

297.2

302.7

301.8

302.8

307.4

327.2

362.5

396.6

413.0

442.5

469.8

467.9

462.8

461.5

432.3

441.9

406.1

381.0

358.5

338.0

319.0

318.5

311.8

311.1

322.1

325.1

364.8

Source: “The Economic and Budget Outlook: Fiscal Years 2004–13,”published by the Congressional Budget Office, January 2003. (Constantdollar figures are derived.)


25

20

15

10

5

062 66 70 74 78 82 86 90 94 98 02

Year

19621963196419651966196719681969197019711972197319741975197619771978197919801981198219831984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002

Defense

9.28.98.67.47.88.99.48.78.17.36.75.95.65.65.24.94.74.74.95.25.86.15.96.16.26.15.85.65.25.44.94.54.13.73.53.33.13.03.03.03.4

Deficit/Surplus

1.00.71.00.20.41.63.20.10.92.42.21.20.63.54.12.52.51.52.72.43.76.04.85.45.43.63.93.84.85.45.54.63.73.12.31.30.30.00.90.33.1

Entitlements

6.16.06.15.85.76.36.96.87.28.08.68.89.1

10.910.910.310.2

9.910.711.111.511.910.510.810.510.210.110.110.911.811.511.211.311.211.210.910.810.710.610.911.6

TotalOutlays

18.818.518.517.217.819.420.519.319.319.419.618.718.721.321.420.720.720.121.622.223.123.522.122.922.521.621.221.221.822.322.221.521.020.720.319.519.118.618.418.619.5

Percentages of GDP

% change

1.01.31.31.62.93.14.25.55.74.43.26.2

11.09.15.86.57.6

11.313.510.3

6.23.24.33.61.93.64.14.85.44.23.03.02.62.83.02.31.62.23.42.81.6

Year

19621963196419651966196719681969197019711972197319741975197619771978197919801981198219831984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002

CP

I p

erc

en

tag

e c

ha

ng

e

CPI=Consumer Price Index

Inflation Rates

62 66 70 74 78 82 86 90 94 98 02

14

12

10

8

6

4

2

0

Entitlements

Defense

Other


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).

Type TAI PAI Type TAI PAI

Bomber

B-1B-2B-52Total

Fighter/Attack

A-10OA-10F-15F-16F-117F/A-22YF-117Total

Helicopter

HH-60UH-1Total

Reconnaissance/BM/C3I

E-3E-4E-8EC-130EC-135M/RQ-1NC-135OC-135RC-135RQ-4U-2WC-135Total

Special Ops Forces

AC-130MC-130MH-53Total

Tanker

HC-130KC-10KC-135NKC-135

782184

183

12583

609751

5283

1,631

6462

126

314

1420

2812

213

312

139

214536

102

1359

2473

501650

116

11466

515642

4483

1,392

434487

253

1116

0702

160

290

109

16413491

1154

2123

Total

Trainer

AT-38T-1T-3T-6T-37T-38T-39T-41T-43TC-18TC-135TE-8TG-3TG-4TG-7TG-9TG-10TG-11TG-14TU-2UV-18Total

Transport

C-5C-9C-12C-17C-20C-21C-32C-37C-41C-130C-135C-141NC-130VC-25Total

Total Active

322

31180110

81404458

34

102213

1494

162543

1,346

812327921276

492

1922

1422

538

4,387

280

25140

062

342342

3490203

129402042

965

70222382

772

432

1642812

462

3,502

Bomber

B-52

Fighter/Attack

A-10OA-10F-16Total

Helicopter

HH-60


WC-130

Special Ops Forces

MC-130

Tanker

HC-130KC-135Total

Transport

C-5C-130C-141Total

Total AFRC

9

448

70122

23

16

14

106878

32107

45184

446

8

396

59104

21

6

12

106474

28100

40168

393

Air Force Reserve CommandInventory

(As of Sept. 30, 2002)

Type TAI PAI

2003 USAF Almanac7626

126570798

18

7

4

9231240

1322

1122

2231

1710

283

1,350

7218

101457648

15

5

4

7204211

1220

1120

2080

1610

261

1,144

Air National Guard Inventory(As of Sept. 30, 2002)

Type TAI PAI

Fighter/Attack

A-10OA-10F-15F-16Total

Helicopter

HH-60G


EC-130

Special Ops Forces

MC-130

Tanker

HC-130KC-135Total

Transport

C-5C-21C-22C-26C-38C-40C-130C-135C-141LC-130Total

Total ANG

Active Duty Inventory(As of Sept. 30, 2002)


Total Number of USAF Aircraft in Service Over Time(As of Sept. 30, 2002)

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

FY96

185314

1,637257654

9174

1,19398

4,5211,426

447

6,394

6,476

FY02

183309

1,569187541

13162

1,33588

4,3871,350

446

6,183

6,286

FY98

179317

1,613211610

9165

1,24796

4,4471,351

430

6,228

6,327

FY00

181316

1,595209570

12168

1,26189

4,4011,362

442

6,205

6,304

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

FY01

181317

1,556187549

13164

1,28289

4,3381,361

445

6,144

6,245

A/OA-10B-1B-2B-52C-5C-9KC-10C-12C-17C-18a

C-20C-21C-25a

C-32C-37C-41C-130a

C-135a

C-141a

E-3E-4E-8a

F-15F-16F/A-22F-117b

H-1a

H-53a

H-60a

M/RQ-1RQ-4T-1T-3T-6T-37T-38a

T-39T-41T-43TG-3TG-4TG-7TG-9TG-10TG-11TG-14U-2UV-18TotalPercentc

0–3

37

72

91422

6

4

80

15

5

2015%

3–6

2

28

42

4392

843

24

1

195

2%

6–9

13

19

2

14

19

132

106110

4

12

4139%

9–12

5

8

1

17

192

234

55

24

50

21

49011%

12–15

291

31

34

1

8

121242

22

114

6

47411%

15–18

49

19

32

851

11

10693

4

14

3879%

21–2494

51

10

1408

3

1

2626%

24+

843123

14

243282

1412

4

7

6236

404489

34

10

4

42

1,73240%

Average20.815.2

8.140.820.831.517.722.1

4.320.314.617.711.9

4.01.72.0

30.040.735.722.728.3

3.316.411.6

2.311.431.732.212.3

3.13.97.97.61.0

39.135.541.633.128.511.617.017.015.6

0.77.20.1

19.018.522.2

aIncludes all types. bIncludes YF-117. cPercentages are rounded.

18–21114

198

22

25

9

11711

10

15

10

3338%

Total208

7821848123592792

21276

2492

293282

1431

415

609751

855623664

83

180110

81404489

34

103

1494

1625

353

4,387

Age of the Active Duty Fleet(As of Sept. 30, 2002)

Age in Years


DMSP: Defense Meteorological Satellite Program DSCS: Defense Satellite Communications System DSP: Defense S upport Program GPS: Global Positioning SystemAs of FY02, satellite data show the number of satellites that are primary mission capable.

Type of system

Minuteman III ICBMPeacekeeper ICBM

Total ICBMs

DMSP satelliteDSCS satelliteDSP satellite (data classified)GPS satelliteMilstar satellite

Total satellites

FY97

53050

580

25

—26

2

35

FY00

50050

550

25

—24

2

33

FY96

53050

580

25

—26

2

35

FY01

50050

550

25

—27

3

37

FY98

53050

580

25

—26

2

35

FY99

50050

550

25

—26

2

35

FY02

50050

550

25

—28

4

39

ICBMs and Spacecraft in Service(As of Sept. 30, 2002)

0–3

7

72%

3–6

7

72%

6–9

24

245%

9–12

9

1625

6%

12–15

18

447

6916%

15–18

18

26

4410%

18–214

6

102%

21–2448

4811%

24+

932586845

21248%

Average22.040.531.321.541.735.914.712.125.6


A-10B-52C-5C-130C-135C-141F-16H-60TotalPercent

Total52

932

14768457023

446

Age of the Air Force Reserve Command Fleet(As of Sept. 30, 2002)

Age in Years

A-10C-5C-21C-22C-26C-38C-40C-130C-135C-141F-15F-16H-60TotalPercent

0–3

211

131%


21–2469

19

473

13810%

3–6

2

9

111%

6–9

8

44

185

756%

9–12

3

25

492

796%

12–15

22

18511

21816%

15–18

22

31

1226

26219%

18–2133

14

289

13810%

Average21.831.415.017.7

8.34.50.0

20.442.336.124.315.211.822.5

24+

13

78232

1776

41631%

Total102

1322

1122

253232

17126570

181,350

Age of the Air National Guard Fleet(As of Sept. 30, 2002)

Age in Years


Description

Minuteman over MassachusettsSubdued eagle and “Oregon” logoRed 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” logoSubdued “Vermont” on top of tail with figure of Ethan AllenStarburst state flag and “Arizona” logoSubdued “Atlantic City” at top of tail

Air National Guard Air Defense Unit Fin Flashes

Aircraft

F-15A/BF-15A/BF-16A/BF-16A/BF-15A/BF-15A/BF-16C/DF-16C/DF-16A/BF-16C/DF-16A/BF-16C/D

Unit and Location

102nd FW, Otis ANGB, Mass.114th FS (173rd FW), Klamath Falls Arpt., Ore.b

119th FW, Hector Arpt., N.D.120th FW, Great Falls Arpt., Mont.a

123rd FS (142nd FW), Portland Arpt., Ore.125th FW, Jacksonville Arpt., Fla.144th FW, Fresno Yosemite Arpt., Calif.147th FW, Ellington Field, Tex.a

148th FW, Duluth Arpt., Minn.158th FW, Burlington Arpt., Vt.a

162nd FW, Tucson Arpt., Ariz.b

177th FW, Atlantic City Arpt., N.J.a

aGeneral-purpose units (no longer air defense only).bANG training units.

Aircraft per Active DutyUSAF Squadron

(As of Sept. 30, 2002)

Aircraft

A/OA-10AC-130HAC-130UB-1BB-2B-52C-5C-9AC-17C-130C-141BE-3E-8EC-130HF-15F-15EF-16F-117AHC-130P/NHH-60GKC-10AKC-135MC-130EMC-130H/PMH-53U-2

Number

18/248

1312/18

81216

6151510

2/58

6/1018/2418/2418/24

1811

9152714

71229

USAF Squadrons by Mission Type(As of Sept. 30, 2002)

Active forcesBomberAir refuelingStrategic command & controlFighterReconnaissanceElectronic warfareSpecial Operations ForcesGround theater air controlAirborne theater air controlRescueTheater airliftLong-range airliftAeromedical airliftICBMSpace operationsSpace communicationsSpace warningSpace surveillanceSpace launchRangeSpace controlTotal

Reserve forcesANG Selected Reserve Flying Space operations Space warningAFRC Flying Space operations Space warningTotalGrand total

USAF Aircraft Flying Hours(In thousands, as of Sept. 30, 2002)

Active duty

ANG

AFRC

Total

FY99

1024

246

03

13887

1220

31410

186521

203

8800

6831

160363

FY00

1026

246

13

14787

1220

314

8176322

202

8800

7041

163365

FY98

1025

247

03

13887

1120

31410

186521

204

8800

6220

152356

FY01

926

246

42

14786

1218

314

8174323

199

8811

7541

170369

FY02

926

246

42

21286

1218

314

8083323

200

8911

6641

162362

FY96

1,657

380

144

2,181

FY97

1,680

375

150

2,205

FY00

1,555

342

139

2,036

FY98

1,644

361

149

2,154

FY99

1,633

357

142

2,132

FY01

1,579

341

146

2,066

FY02

1,768

410

186

2,364


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MS

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an

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(Loss of life, permanent total disability, destroyed aircraft, or more than $1 million in property damage)

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Mis

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60

50

40

30

20

10

0

Tota

l nu

mb

er p

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ear

Fiscal Year

93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 10-yearaverage

Class A Aircraft Mishaps(As of Sept. 30, 2002)

02

An F-16A Fighting Falcon fromthe 148th Fighter Wing, Minne-sota Air National Guard, escortshome a new F-16C.

fatalities destroyed aircraft

93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02

1.50

1.45

1.40

1.35

1.30

1.25

1.20

1.15

1.10


USAF Aircraft Tail Markings

Unit and Location

133rd AW (ANG), Minn.–St. Paul Arpt./ARS148th FW (ANG), Duluth Arpt., Minn.366th FW, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho

5th BW, Minot AFB, N.D.91st SPW, Minot AFB, N.D.347th Rescue Wing, Moody AFB, Ga.479th FTG (AETC), Moody AFB, Ga.150th FW (ANG), Kirtland AFB, N.M.926th FW (AFRC), NAS JRB New Orleans152nd AW (ANG), Reno/Tahoe Arpt., Nev.174th FW (ANG), Hancock Fld., N.Y.55th Wing, Offutt AFB, Neb.178th FW (ANG), Springfield–Beckley Arpt.,Ohio179th AG (ANG), Mansfield Lahm Arpt., Ohio180th FW (ANG), Toledo Exp. Arpt., Ohio137th AW (ANG), Will Rogers World Arpt.,Okla.138th FW (ANG), Tulsa Arpt., Okla.552nd ACW, Tinker AFB, Okla.51st FW, Osan AB, South Korea

85th TES, 53rd Wing (ACC), Eglin AFB, Fla.

422nd TES, 53rd Wing, Nellis AFB, Nev.Det. 1, 53rd WEG, Holloman AFB, N.M.111th FW (ANG), NAS JRB Willow Grove, Pa.939th RW (AFRC), Portland Arpt., Ore.156th AW (ANG), Luis Munoz Marin Arpt.,Puerto Rico12th FTW, Randolph AFB, Hondo Arpt,Tex.143rd AW (ANG), Quonset State Arpt., R.I.86th AW, Ramstein AB, Germany149th FW (ANG), Kelly Fld., Tex.169th FW (ANG), McEntire ANGS, S.C.114th FW (ANG), Joe Foss Fld., S.D.183rd FW (ANG), Capital Arpt., Ill.4th FW, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C.131st FW (ANG), Lambert–St. Louis Arpt., Mo.52nd FW, Spangdahlem AB, Germany82nd TW, Sheppard AFB, Tex.20th FW, Shaw AFB, S.C.53rd Wing, Tyndall AFB, Fla.181st FW (ANG), Hulman Arpt., Ind.136th AW (ANG), NAS JRB F.W., Tex.301st FW (AFRC), NAS JRB F.W., Tex.325th FW, Tyndall AFB, Fla.192nd FW (ANG), Richmond Arpt., Va.71st FTW, Vance AFB, Okla.57th Wing, Nellis AFB, Nev.

53rd WEG, Tyndall AFB, Fla.115th FW (ANG), Truax Fld., Wis.509th BW, Whiteman AFB, Mo.8th FW, Kunsan AB, South Korea130th AW (ANG), Yeager Arpt., W.Va.167th AW (ANG), East. W.Va. Arpt., W.Va.35th FW, Misawa AB, Japan153rd AW (ANG), Cheyenne Arpt., Wyo.47th FTW, Laughlin AFB, Tex.

139th AW (ANG), Rosecrans Arpt., Mo.374th AW, Yokota AB, Japan

18th Wing, Kadena AB, Japan

Code

ACAF

AK

AKALALAN

AVAZBBBCBDCACBCCCICOCRCTDCDEDM

DRDYEDEFEGELEN

ET

FCFEFFFLFMFSFTFWGAGAGAHAHDHH

HIHLHOHOHTHVIDILISJZKCLALILNLRMAMAMDMIMIMM

Aircraft

F-16C-150, gliders, T-41,UV-18C-12, C-130H,F-15C/D/EA/OA-10A, F-16C/DF-16C/DKC-135C-130H, HC-130N,HH-60GF-16C/DF-16A/B/C/DT-38A, U-2A/OA-10AB-52H, A/OA-10AHC-130P, HH-60GT-1, T-37B, T-38A/CF-16C/DC-130EF-16C/DC-130HA/OA-10AF-16C/DC-130HA/OA-10A,EC-130E/HHH-60GB-1BVariousF-16C/DF-15C/DB-1BAT-38B, T-37B,T-38AA-10A, F-15A/B/C/D/E,F-16A/B/C/D, UH-1NUH-1NUH-1NF-15C/DHC-130P/N, HH-60GF-16C/DF-16A/BA/OA-10AF-16C/DB-1BE-8C, TE-8AC-130HF-16C/DQF-4C-130H, F-15A/B,KC-135RF-16C/DF-16C/DF-117A, T-38AF-4FAT-38B, C-12, F-15AUH-1NA/OA-10A, C-130EC-130EHH-60GF-15A/BA/OA-10B-52HHC-130P, HH-60GF-15C/D/EF-16C/DF-15A/BA/OA-10AA/OA-10A, C-130JF-16C/D, C-130EKC-135EUH-1N

Code

MNMNMO

MTMTMYMYNMNONVNYOFOH

OHOHOK

OKOKOS

OT

OTOTPAPDPR

RA

RIRSSASCSDSISJSLSPSTSWTDTHTXTXTYVAVNWA

WEWIWMWPWVWVWWWYXL

XPYJ

ZZ

Aircraft

C-130HF-16A/BF-15C/D/E, F-16CJ,KC-135RB-52HUH-1NHC-130P, HH-60GAT-38B, T-6A, T-38CF-16C/DA/OA-10AC-130EF-16C/DVariousF-16C/D

C-130HF-16C/DC-130H

F-16C/DE-3B/C, TC-18EA/OA-10A, C-12,F-16C/DB-1, B-2, B-52, F/A-22, F-15A/C/D/E,F-16C/D,RQ-1A, RQ-4AF/A-22, F-15, F-16A/CF-117A/OA-10AHH-60GC-130E

T-1A, T-6A, T-37B, T-38A, T-43AC-130EC-130EF-16C/DF-16C/DF-16C/DF-16C/DF-15EF-15A/BA/OA-10A, F-16CJ/DVariousF-16C/JQF-4F-16C/DC-130HF-16C/DF-15C/D, F/A-22F-16C/DT-1A, T-37B, T-38AA-10, F-15C/D/E,F-16A/B/C/D, HH-60,RQ-1E-9AF-16C/DB-2A, T-38AF-16C/DC-130HC-130EF-16C/DC-130HT-1A, T-6A, T-37B, T-38AC-130HC-21A, C-130E/H,UH-1NE-3B, F-15C/D,KC-135R, HH-60G

Unit and Location

177th FW (ANG), Atlantic City Arpt., N.J.34th OG, USAF Academy, Colo.

3rd Wing, Elmendorf AFB, Alaska

354th FW, Eielson AFB, Alaska187th FW (ANG), Dannelly Fld., Ala.117th ARW (ANG), Birmingham Arpt., Ala.176th Wing (ANG), Kulis ANGB, Alaska

31st FW, Aviano AB, Italy162nd FW (ANG), Tucson Arpt., Ariz.9th RW, Beale AFB, Calif.110th FW (ANG), W.K. Kellogg Arpt., Mich.917th Wing (AFRC), Barksdale AFB, La.129th RQW (ANG), Moffett Fed Afld., Calif.14th FTW, Columbus AFB, Miss.27th FW, Cannon AFB, N.M.146th AW, Channel Islands ANGS, Calif.140th Wing, Buckley AFB, Colo., 302nd302nd AW (AFRC), Peterson AFB, Colo.103rd FW (ANG), Bradley Arpt., Conn.113th Wing (ANG), Andrews AFB, Md.166th AW (ANG), New Castle Co. Arpt., Del.355th Wing, Davis–Monthan AFB, Ariz.

305th RQS (AFRC), Davis–Monthan AFB, Ariz.7th BW, Dyess AFB, Tex.412th TW, Edwards AFB, Calif.147th FW (ANG), Ellington Fld., Tex.33rd FW, Eglin AFB, Fla.28th BW, Ellsworth AFB, S.D.80th FTW, Sheppard AFB, Tex.

46th TW, Eglin AFB, Fla.

336th TG, Fairchild AFB, Wash.90th SPW, F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo.1st FW, Langley AFB, Va.920th RQG (AFRC), Patrick AFB, Fla.482nd FW (AFRC), Homestead ARB, Fla.188th FW (ANG), Fort Smith Arpt., Ark.23rd FG, Pope AFB, N.C.122nd FW (ANG), Fort Wayne Arpt., Ind.116th BW (ANG), Robins AFB, Ga.116th ACW (ANG), Robins AFB, Ga.165th AW (ANG), Savannah Arpt., Ga.185th FW (ANG), Sioux Gateway Arpt., Iowa53rd WEG, Holloman AFB, N.M.154th Wing, Hickam AFB, Hawaii

419th FW (AFRC), Hill AFB, Utah388th FW, Hill AFB, Utah49th FW, Holloman AFB, N.M.Luftwaffe RTU, Holloman AFB, N.M.46th TG, Holloman AFB, N.M.30th SPW, Vandenberg AFB, Calif.124th Wing (ANG), Boise Air Term., Idaho182nd AW (ANG), Greater Peoria Arpt., Ill.85th Group, NAS Keflavik, Iceland159th FW (ANG), NAS JRB New Orleans442nd FW (AFRC), Whiteman AFB, Mo.2nd BW, Barksdale AFB, La.106th RW (ANG), F.S. Gabreski Arpt., N.Y.48th FW, RAF Lakenheath, UK944th FW (AFRC), Luke AFB, Ariz.102nd FW (ANG), Otis ANGB, Mass.104th FW (ANG), Barnes Arpt., Mass.175th Wing (ANG), Martin State Arpt., Md.127th Wing (ANG), Selfridge ANGB, Mich.927th ARW (AFRC), Selfridge ANGB, Mich.341st SPW, Malmstrom AFB, Mont.


Airman Basic(E-1)

No insignia

Airman(E-2)

Airman First Class(E-3)

Senior Airman(E-4)

Staff Sergeant(E-5)

Technical Sergeant(E-6)

USAF Grades and Insignia

Second Lieutenant(O-1)

First Lieutenant(O-2)

Captain(O-3)

Major(O-4)

Lieutenant Colonel(O-5)

Colonel(O-6)

Brigadier General(O-7)

Major General(O-8)

Lieutenant General(O-9)

General(O-10)

Master Sergeant(E-7)

Senior Master Sergeant(E-8)

Chief Master Sergeant(E-9)

Chief Master Sergeant ofthe Air Force

First SergeantThe diamond device, shown

here on senior master sergeantstripes, denotes an E-7 throughE-9 who advises and assists a

squadron commander inmanaging unit activities.

Officer

Command Chief MasterSergeant

The star device shown heredenotes an E-9 who serves in a9E000 position, formerly known

as a senior enlisted advisor.

Enlisted

92 AIR FORCE Magazine / May 2003

*Also awarded with gold, silver, or bronze devices. The gold frame on the ribbon denotes a unit citation; without, an individual citation.

Air Force GoodConduct Medal

Good Conduct Medal Air Reserve ForcesMeritorious Service Medal

Outstanding Airmanof the Year Ribbon

Air Force RecognitionRibbon

Antarctica ServiceMedal

HumanitarianService Medal

Air Force OverseasRibbon–Long

AF LongevityService Award Ribbon

Air & Space CampaignMedal

Southwest AsiaService Medal

Vietnam Service MedalArmed ForcesExpeditionary Medal

Armed ForcesService Medal

USAF NCO PMEGraduate Ribbon

USAF Basic MilitaryTraining Honor

Graduate Ribbon

Small Arms ExpertMarksmanship Ribbon

Air Force TrainingRibbon

NATO MedalKosovo

NATO MedalYugoslavia

Global War on TerrorismExpeditionary Medal

United NationsMedal

Global War on TerrorismService Medal

Kuwait Liberation Medal,Government of Kuwait

Kosovo CampaignMedal

National DefenseService Medal

Armed Forces ReserveMedal

RVN Gallantry Crosswith Palm*

Air Force OverseasRibbon–Short

Joint MeritoriousUnit Citation

Joint ServiceCommendation Medal

Air ForceCommendation Medal

Purple Heart

Joint ServiceAchievement Medal

Air ForceAchievement Medal

Combat ReadinessMedal

Prisoner of War MedalAF OrganizationalExcellence Award

AF Outstanding UnitAward

Aerial AchievementMedal

Air MedalMeritorious ServiceMedal (AF)

Defense MeritoriousService Medal

Defense SuperiorService Medal

Legion of Merit Distinguished FlyingCross

Airman’s Medal Bronze Star Medal

Distinguished ServiceMedal (AF)

Defense DistinguishedService Medal

Air Force CrossMedal of Honor

Awards and Decorations—Currently Awarded Ribbons

Presidential UnitCitation

Military OutstandingVolunteer Service Medal

Air Force RecruiterRibbon

USAF Basic MilitaryTraining Instructor

Ribbon

Kuwait Liberation Medal,Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Republic of VietnamCampaign Medal

Silver Star


Mexican ServiceMedal

Pre–World War I World War II through Korean War (in order of precedence)

Women’s Army CorpsService Medal

World War I

Victory Medal

Awards and Decorations—Previously Awarded Ribbons

American DefenseService Medal

Korean Service Medal

European–African–MiddleEastern Campaign Medal

World War IIVictory Medal

Army of OccupationMedal

Medal for HumaneAction

Asiatic–PacificCampaign Medal

American CampaignMedal

Philippine DefenseRibbon

Philippine LiberationRibbon

Philippine IndependenceRibbon

Republic of KoreaKorean War Service

Medal

United NationsService Medal

ROK Presidential UnitCitation

Philippine PresidentialUnit Citation

Currently Awarded Devices

Previously Awarded Devices

Bronze Starrepresents participation in

campaigns or operations, multiplequalifications, or an additional award

to any of the various ribbons onwhich it is authorized.

Silver Staris worn in the same manner as the

bronze star, but each is worn in lieuof five bronze service stars.

Silver and Bronze StarsWhen worn together on a single

ribbon, silver stars will be worn to thewearer’s right of any bronze star.

Bronze Oak Leaf Clusterrepresents second and subsequent

entitlements of awards.

Silver Oak Leaf Clusterrepresents the sixth, 11th, etc.,

entitlements or is worn in lieu of fivebronze OLCs.

Silver/Bronze Oak Leaf ClustersSilver OLCs are worn to the wearer’s rightof the bronze OLCs on the same ribbon.

Hourglass Deviceis issued for the Armed Forces

Reserve Medal in bronze for 10 yearsof service, silver for 20, and gold for

30 years.

Arrowhead Deviceis worn with Army and Air Force

campaign medals to denoteparticipation in combat parachute,

glider, or amphibious assault landing.

Disk “Wintered Over” Deviceis worn with the Antarctica ServiceMedal to denote multiple “winters

over”—bronze for one winter; gold,two; silver, three.

Berlin Airlift Deviceis worn with the Army of Occupation

Medal to denote service of 90consecutive days in direct support of

the Berlin Airlift, June 26, 1948, toSept. 30, 1949.

Valor Devicerepresents valor and does not denotean additional award. Only one may be

earned on any ribbon. It is worn tothe wearer’s right of any clusters on

the same ribbon.

A Deviceis worn with the Overseas Ribbon—Short to denote service north of the

Arctic Circle. Only one is worn on theribbon. It is worn to the wearer’s rightof any clusters on the same ribbon.

Mobility Deviceis worn with the Armed Forces

Reserve Medal to denote active dutyfor at least one day during a

contingency. A number to the right ofthe device denotes the total number

of mobilizations.

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