The Air Force in Facts and Figures · How the Air Force Is Organized There is considerable...

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■ 2004 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 Air and Space ExpeditionaryForce.

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 mil itaryleadership of DOD. The chairmanand vice chairman of the JCS servefull-time in their positions. The ser-vice chiefs are the military heads oftheir respective services, althoughJCS responsibil i t ies take prece-dence.

The Department of the Air Forceis headed by the Secretary of theAir Force, who is supported by astaff called the Secretariat. TheChief of Staff, USAF, heads the AirStaff, and the military heads of themajor commands report to the Chiefof 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 numbered

air forces.The fundamental unit of the work-

ing Air Force is the wing. The typi-cal air force base is built around awing. Some wings are commandedby a general officer, while othersare headed by a colonel. An objec-tive wing contains an operationsgroup, which includes aircrews, in-telligence units, and others; a main-tenance group, which includesmaintenance squadrons; a supportgroup, which includes such func-tions as civil engineers, logisticsreadiness, and security forces; anda 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 Air and Space ExpeditionaryForce

To relieve chronic optempo prob-lems stemming from back-to-backdeployments and operations, the AirForce developed an expeditionaryconcept called the ExpeditionaryAerospace Force (EAF). The termEAF has since been supplanted bythe term Air and Space Expedition-ary Force (AEF), which refers to theconcept as well as its basic organi-zational element. USAF groups itspower projection and support forcesinto 10 AEF “buckets of capability.”

The 10 AEFs are grouped into fivepairs. These five pairs of AEFs ro-tate through a 15-month cycle, witheach pair assigned to one of five 90-day periods. During each 90-day pe-riod, a designated pair of AEFs isvulnerable to deployment. Each AEFcomprises combat air forces (CAF),mobility air forces (MAF), and low-density, high-demand (LD/HD) forcesconsisting of various active duty,ANG, and AFRC units.

USAF’s LD/HD forces include battlemanagement, combat search and res-cue, command and control, and re-connaissance assets. They are in nearconstant use and, consequently, ro-tate more frequently than most CAFand MAF elements.

The AEF system also features on-call units that can provide additionalcapability on short notice to supportany of the 10 AEFs. Many of the LD/HD forces appear in both rotationaland on-call listings.

The current AEF system beganwith Cycle 1 in October 1999. USAFhas completed two cycles since then.Cycle 4, which began June 1, 2003,included two temporary stopgapAEFs, designated AEF Blue (June1-Oct. 31, 2003) and AEF Silver (Nov.1, 2003-Feb. 29, 2004), formed inthe wake of Operation Iraqi Free-dom. They mostly comprised forcesnot used in the war. During the Blueand Silver deployments, USAF wasable to reconstitute its wartime forcesfor return to the standard 90-dayrotation cycle.

The Air Force inFiguresFacts and

Structure of the Force

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AEF The Air and Space Expeditionary Force

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

Active

ANG

AFRC

Aircraft

Dec. 1, 2003-Feb. 29, 2004

AEF 5

13th FS23rd BS44th FS74th FS390th FS391st FS510th FS

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

AEF 6

27th FS78th FS

103rd FW111th FW119th FW132nd FW138th FW147th FW148th FW175th Wing180th FW188th FW

A-10F-15A/CF-16A/CF-16CGF-16CJ

March 1, 2004-May 31, 2004

AEF 7

14th FS67th FS354th FS492nd FS555th FS

A-10F-15A/CF-15EF-16CGF-16CJ

AEF 8

37th BS94th FS522nd FS

104th FW110th FW114th FW124th Wing127th Wing181st FW

301st FW419th FW482nd FW

A-10B-1BF-15A/CF-16CF-16CGF-16CJ

June 1, 2004-Aug. 31, 2004

AEF 9

18th FS22nd FS60th FS355th FS

122nd FW158th FW177th FW

A-10F-15A/CF-16CF-16CGF-16CJ

AEF 10

4th FS71st FS77th BS336th FS389th FS

120th FW125th FW140th Wing142nd FW154th Wing187th FW

B-1BF-15A/CF-15EF-16CF-16CGF-16CJ

June 1, 2003-Aug. 31, 2003

AEF 1

12th FS79th FS81st FS335th FS421st FS

102nd FW131st FW159th FW

A-10F-15A/CF-15EF-16CGF-16CJ

AEF 2

9th BS23rd FS58th FS90th FS

115th FW150th FW183rd FW

442nd FW926th FW

A-10B-1BF-15A/CF-15EF-16CF-16CJ

Sept. 1, 2003-Nov. 30, 2003

AEF 3

19th FS34th FS75th FS77th FS96th BS

113th Wing144th FW174th FW192nd FW

917th Wing

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

AEF 4

493rd FS494th FS523rd FS524th FS

169th FW

F-15A/CF-15EF-16CF-16CGF-16CJ

AEF Rotational Combat Air Forces (Scheduled)

Active

ANG

AFRC

AEF On-Call Forces

Combat Air ForcesUnit Aircraft

8th FS F-1179th FS F-11720th BS B-5225th FS A-1035th FS F-16C36th FS F-16CG80th FS F-16C325th BS B-2393rd BS B-2

Mobility Air ForcesUnit Aircraft

60th AMW KC-10/C-562nd AMW C-17305th AMW KC-10/C-141436th AW C-5437th AW C-17

137th AS C-5155th AS C-141183rd AS C-141

68th AS C-5337th AS C-5445th AMW C-141452nd AMW C-141756th AS C-141

LD/HD ForcesUnit Aircraft

41st RQS HH-6055th Wing RC-13557th Wing RQ-171st RQS HC-13093rd ACW E-8355th Wing EC-130552nd ACW E-3

AEF Cycles Through the Years

Number Dates

Cycle 1 Oct. 1, 1999-Nov. 31, 2000

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

Cycle 3 March 1, 2003-May 31, 2003


Active

ANG

AFRC

Aircraft

Dec. 1, 2003-Feb. 29, 2004

AEF 5

50th AS92nd ARS96th ARS99th ARS905th ARS

126th ARS133rd ARS136th ARS145th ARS151st ARS153rd ARS166th ARS

327th AS773rd AS

C-130EC-130HKC-135EKC-135RKC-135T

AEF 6

50th AS61st AS91st ARS344th ARS350th ARS906th ARS

108nd ARS142nd AS146th ARS147th ARS150th ARS158th AS169th AS192nd AS

327th AS

C-130EC-130HKC-135EKC-135R

March 1, 2004-May 31, 2004

AEF 7

2nd AS93rd ARS97th ARS912th ARS

171st AS189th AS191st ARS

63rd ARS72nd ARS

C-130EKC-135EKC-135RKC-135T

AEF 8

2nd AS61st AS91st ARS349th ARS384th ARS911th ARS

141st ARS167th AS187th AS

95th AS314th ARS758th AS

C-130EC-130HKC-135EKC-135R

June 1, 2004-Aug. 31, 2004

AEF 9

40th AS92nd ARS96th ARS906th ARS

105th AS132nd ARS133rd ARS147th ARS166th ARS196th ARS

C-130HKC-135EKC-135RKC-135T

AEF 10

40th AS61st AS99th ARS344th ARS350th ARS905th ARS

130th AS141st ARS144th AS145th ARS146th ARS150th ARS173rd ARS180th AS191st ARS197th ARS204th AS

96th AS328th AS

C-130EC-130HKC-135EKC-135R

June 1, 2003-Aug. 31, 2003

AEF 1

41st AS96th ARS99th ARS905th ARS906th ARS

116th ARS117th ARS147th ARS165th AS173rd ARS

C-130EC-130HKC-135EKC-135R

AEF 2

41st AS61st AS92nd ARS344th ARS350th ARS

106th ARS108th ARS109th AS126th ARS136th ARS146th ARS151st ARS153rd ARS156th AS164th AS197th ARS

731st AS

C-130EC-130HKC-135EKC-135RKC-135T

Sept. 1, 2003-Nov. 30, 2003

AEF 3

39th AS91st ARS97th ARS384th ARS912th ARS

115th AS116th ARS150th ARS

336th ARS

C-130EC-130HKC-135EKC-135R

AEF 4

39th AS93rd ARS349th ARS911th ARS

61st AS106th ARS141st ARS143rd AS181st AS185th AS198th AS

77th ARS357th AS465th ARS757th AS

C-130EC-130E/JC-130HKC-135EKC-135RKC-135T

AEF Rotational Mobility Air Forces (Scheduled)

Active

ANG

AFRC

Aircraft

Dec. 1, 2003-Feb. 29, 2004

AEF 5

11th RS12th ACCS38th RS41st ECS41st RQS71st RQS99th RS603rd ACS964th AACS

109th ACS

E-3B/CE-8EC-130HHC-130HH-60RC-135V/WRQ-1U-2

AEF 6

15th RS16th ACCS38th RS43rd ECS99th RS965th AACS

39th RQS301st RQS305th RQS


March 1, 2004-May 31, 2004

AEF 7

11th RS12th ACCS38th RS41st ECS41st RQS71st RQS99th RS729th ACS961st AACS


AEF 8

15th RS16th ACCS38th RS43rd ECS99th RS960th AACS

102nd RQS129th RQS210th ARS

970th AACS


June 1, 2004-Aug. 31, 2004

AEF 9

11th RS12th ACCS38th RS41st ECS41st RQS71st RQS99th RS606th ACS963rd AACS

123rd ACS


AEF 10

15th RS16th ACCS38th RS43rd ECS66th RQS99th RS965th AACS

E-3B/CE-8EC-130HHH-60RC-135V/WRQ-1U-2

June 1, 2003-Aug. 31, 2003

AEF 1

11th RS12th ACCS38th RS41st ECS41st RQS71st RQS99th RS728th ACS965th AACS


AEF 2

15th RS16th ACCS38th RS43rd ECS66th RQS99th RS960th AACS


Sept. 1, 2003-Nov. 30, 2003

AEF 3

11th RS12th ACCS38th RS41st ECS41st RQS71st RQS99th RS726th ACS962th AACS


AEF 4

15th RS16th ACCS38th RS43rd ECS66th RQS99th RS963rd AACS


AEF Rotational Low-Density, High-Demand Forces (Scheduled)


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AFRC

Dec. 1, 2003-Feb. 29, 2004

AEF 5

5th BW11th Wing15th ABW18th FW22nd ARW31st FW47th FTW56th FW341st SW366th FW377th ABW436th AW

101st ARW105th AW116th ACW134th ARW152nd AW161st ARW171st ARW184th BW190th ARW

94th AW445th AW934th AW939th ARW

AEF 6

1st FW6th ARW10th ABW20th FW37th TW42nd ABW71st FTW100th ARW305th AMW314th AW375th AW437th WingASCESCWR-ALC

103rd FW111th FW119th FW129th RW132nd FW138th FW147th FW148th FW165th AW166th AW175th Wing180th FW182nd AW188th FW

45th SW302nd AW355th Wing914th AW

March 1, 2004-May 31, 2004

AEF 7

3rd FW4th FW30th SW35th FW36th ABW43rd AW45th SW48th FW52nd FW62nd AW86th AW99th ABW347th RW355th FW388th FWAFFTCSMC

124th Wing141st ARW157th ARW168th ARW

301st FW434th ARW482nd FW927th ARW944th FW

AEF 8

7th BW14th FTW16th SOW21st SW27th FW28th BW33rd FW50th SW60th AMW81st TW82nd TW97th AMW319th ARW460th ABW552nd ACWAEDC

102nd FW106th RQW110th FW114th FW127th Wing130th AW149th FW153rd AW156th AW181st FW185th FW

9th RW403rd Wing419th FW910th AW927th ARW

June 1, 2004-Aug. 31, 2004

AEF 9

2nd BW11th Wing12th FTW17th TW22nd ARW31st FW49th FW55th Wing100th ARW311th HSW314th AW325th FW354th FW366th FW374th AW377th ABWASC

107th ARW121st ARW128th ARW155th ARW163rd ARW186th ARW

349th AMW440th AW446th AW459th AW

AEF 10

1st FW5th BW9th RW15th ABW18th FW37th TW71st FTW89th AW90th SW92nd ARW341st SW509th BW

118th AW120th FW122nd FW125th FW130th AW139th AW140th Wing142nd FW154th Wing158th FW176th Wing177th FW187th FW193rd SOW

514th AMW913th AW

June 1, 2003-Aug. 31, 2003

AEF 1

3rd Wing10th ABW20th FW21st SW42nd ABW43rd AW81st TW347th RW436th AW437th AWESCOK-ALCWR-ALC

117th ARW164th AW172nd AW

433rd AW439th AW512th AW919th SOW

AEF 2

4th FW6th ARW7th BW14th FTW33rd FW36th ABW45th SW47th FTW52nd FW56th FW82nd TW86th AW97th AMW305th AMW375th AW

115th FW123rd AW131st FW133rd AW145th AW150th FW159th FW178th FW179th AW

315th AW442nd FW926th FW932nd AW

Sept. 1, 2003-Nov. 30, 2003

AEF 3

2nd BW9th RW12th FTW16th SOW17th TW30th SW35th FW60th AMW90th SW92nd ARW354th FW355th Wing374th AW388th FW460th ABWAFFTC

108th ARW109th AW113th Wing126th ARW151st ARW174th FW189th AW192nd FW

452nd AMW908th AW911th AW

AEF 4

27th FW28th BW48th FW49th FW50th SW55th Wing62nd AW89th AW99th ABW169th FW311th HSW319th ARW325th FW509th BWAEDCSMC

137th AW143rd AW144th FW146th FW162nd FW173rd FW178th FW301st FW

184th BW507th ARW917th Wing

AEF Rotation Cycle, Expeditionary Combat Support Forces

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

AcronymsAACS Airborne Air Control SquadronABW Air Base WingACS Air Control SquadronACCS Airborne Command & Control Sq.ACW Air Control WingAEDC Arnold Engineering Development CenterAFFTC Air Force Flight Test CenterALC Air Logistics CenterAMW Air Mobility WingARS Air Refueling SquadronARW Air Refueling WingAS Airlift SquadronASC Aeronautical Systems CenterAW Airlift WingBS Bomb SquadronBW Bomb WingECS Electronic Combat SquadronECS Expeditionary Combat SupportESC Electronic Systems CenterFS Fighter SquadronFTW Flying Training WingFW Fighter WingHSW Human Systems WingLD/HD Low Density, High DemandRS Reconnaissance SquadronRQS Rescue SquadronRQW Rescue WingRW Reconnaissance WingSMC Space & Missile Systems CenterSOW Special Operations WingSW Space WingTW Training 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, 2001Aug. 11, 2003

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, 2001Aug. 12, 2003

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

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. LylesGen. Gregory S. Martin

June 30, 1995May 9, 1997

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

July 1, 1992June 30, 1995

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


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. DallagerLt. Gen. John W. Rosa Jr.

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. W.L. CreechGen. Jerome F. O’MalleyGen. Robert D. RussGen. John Michael Loh

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

May 22, 1985March 27, 1991

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

March 31, 1954July 31, 1959

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

Sept. 30, 1973April 30, 1978

Nov. 1, 1984April 20, 1985

March 26, 1991June 1, 1992

Activated as 8th Air Force (1942). Redesignated Eighth Air Force Sept. 18,1942. Redesignated US Strategic Air Forces in Europe (1944). 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. MartinGen. Robert H. Foglesong

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

June 30, 1957July 31, 1959

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

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

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

Jan. 13, 2000Aug. 12, 2003

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

July 1, 1957Aug. 1, 1959July 1, 1961

Aug. 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, 1982

Nov. 1, 1984May 1, 1987

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

Jan. 13, 2000Aug. 12, 2003


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 Jr., 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, 2000

Oct. 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 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

US Central Command

Nov. 27, 1985Nov. 23, 1988

Aug. 9, 1991Aug. 5, 1994

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

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

Aug. 9, 1991Aug. 5, 1994

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

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


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, 2000Sept. 2, 2003

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

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

Nov. 5, 1997Oct. 27, 2000Sept. 2, 2003

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 Total Force(As of Sept. 30, 2003)

FYs 1998-2003 are actual figures; FY 2004 is an estimate. *FY02 and FY03 rates higher due to Stop-Loss.

Air Force active duty

OfficersEnlistedCadets

Total Air Force active duty

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

Civilian personnel

Direct hire (excluding technicians)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

FY00

69,023282,356

4,275

355,654

32,04284%

9,91752%

122,31222,781

9,5836,508

161,184

106,36572,34050,304

229,009

16,429

245,438

FY01

68,862280,410

4,299

353,571

30,38084%

10,48556%

121,32124,228

9,8716,450

161,870

108,48574,86947,940

231,294

17,826

249,120

FY98

71,892291,590

3,988

367,470

31,30085%

10,40054%

133,33223,388

9,3766,749

172,845

108,09671,97056,459

236,525

16,042

252,567

FY02

72,032292,061

4,158

368,251

34,09388%*

10,66672%*

124,39224,109

8,4806,331

163,312

112,07576,63241,095

229,802

17,430

247,232

FY03

73,758297,219

4,085

375,062

31,02690%*8,23261%*

129,35820,718

8,0416,416

164,533

108,13774,75436,665

219,556

17,587

237,143

People 2004 USAF Almanac

Does not include 4,085 cadets.

USAF Educational Levels(As of Dec. 31, 2003)

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

OfficersBachelor’s degreeMaster’s degreeDoctoral degreeProfessional degreeTotal

Percent

8.3

73.0

13.94.20.6100

50.539.7

1.48.4100

Number

24,841

218,466

41,59812,569

1,795299,269

36,88428,995

1,0226,135

73,036

FY04

69,500285,800

4,000

359,300

30,00085%

9,00055%

128,19524,405

9,9916,171

168,762

107,03075,80048,000

230,830

18,000

248,830

FY04 numbers are estimates.

Armed Forces Manpower Trends, End Strength in Thousands(As of Sept. 30, 2003)

Active duty military

Air ForceArmyMarine CorpsNavy

Total

Selected Guard and Reserve

Air National GuardAFRCArmy National GuardArmy ReserveMarine Corps ReserveNaval Reserve

Total

Direct-hire civilian (full-time equivalents)

Air ForceArmyNavy/Marine CorpsDefense agencies

Total

FY00

356482173373

1,384

10672

353207

4087

865

155230185107

677

FY01

354481173378

1,386

10975

352206

4088

870

155229183104

671

FY02

368487174383

1,412

11277

351207

4088

875

154231185101

671

FY98

368484173382

1,407

10872

362205

4193

881

166239196116

717

FY99

361479173373

1,386

10672

358207

4089

872

160232190110

692

FY04

359482175374

1,390

10776

350205

4086

864

149226181

86

642

FY03

375499178382

1,434

10875

351212

4188

875

149226182

86

643

USAF Marital Status(As of Dec. 31, 2003)

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

58.455.371.0

20,786

1,410


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, 2003)

Force

010

54

212647

101221695151

62601000

1,350

Air Force Civilian Personnel:Average Age and Length of Service

General scheduleFederal wage systemAverage age

Average length of service(overall)

474647

17.4 years

Oth

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Min

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Gra

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To

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Bla

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Wo

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Active Duty Force Demographics(As of Sept. 30, 2003)

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

2743,789

10,68316,00722,670

9,63610,699

73,758

12,8565,718

30,36246,00075,80652,47757,96312,12413,912

297,219

370,977

12218617956

1,607770778

4,958

4941,1286,2288,499

13,10710,008

9,4201,8462,118

52,848

57,806

13448

1,3642,4364,7422,0882,388

13,479

330617

3,3966,521

16,50912,41112,632

3,8533,066

59,335

72,814

02094

276707268365

1,730

1957

397692

1,6781,3772,791

622715

8,348

10,078

Average ages of military personnel: Officers 35, Enlisted 28Total does not include 4,085 cadets.

Air Force Personnel Strength(As of Sept. 30, 2003)

2004 number is an estimate.

Year

19731974197519761977197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004

Year

194019411942194319441945194619471948194919501951195219531954195519561957195819591960196119621963196419651966196719681969197019711972

Year

190719081909191019111912191319141915191619171918191919201921192219231924192519261927192819291930193119321933193419351936193719381939

Strength

31327112351

114122208311

1,218195,023

25,6039,050

11,6499,6429,441

10,5479,6709,674

10,07810,54912,13113,53114,78015,02815,09915,86116,24717,23319,14721,08923,455

Strength

51,165152,125764,415

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

455,515305,827387,730419,347411,277788,381973,474977,593947,918959,946909,958919,835871,156840,028814,213820,490883,330868,644855,802823,633886,350897,426904,759862,062791,078755,107725,635

Strength

690,999643,795612,551585,207570,479569,491559,450557,969570,302582,845592,044597,125601,515608,199607,035576,446570,880535,233510,432470,315444,351426,327400,409389,001377,385367,470360,590355,654353,571368,251375,062359,300

Wage Grade

Grade

123456789101112131415161718

Total

Force

21262354188

1,183936

1,7813,3942,931

11,6833,0841,442

20340

2000

27,504

Wage GradeLeader

Grade

123456789101112131415161718

Total

Wage GradeSupervisory

Grade

123456789101112131415161718

Total

Force

211620214992

107191699971396204138169

90372716

3,264

GeneralSchedule/

Other

Force

47143689

2,8168,2845,7068,2991,119

12,192621

15,65716,714

9,4422,814

9620000

1610

85,666

Grade

123456789101112131415161718STa

SESb

Other

Total


USAF Personnel byGeographic Area

(As of Sept. 30, 2003)

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

375,062

300,383

74,679

35,56816,208

9,8664,6261,669

2972,902

24,09414,319

9,600175

4,722637

524,033

35181

270

9,944

Active Duty Force by Grade(As of Sept. 30, 2003)

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

133983

1393,789

10,68316,00722,670

9,63610,69973,758

4,085

12,8565,718

30,36246,00075,80652,47757,96312,12413,912

297,219

375,062

USAF Personnel Strength by Commands, FOAs, and DRUs(As of Sept. 30, 2003)

Military

93,11571,66623,377

40019,523

9,40753,08334,09529,278

333,944

180

3890

265235

23122

1012

107371

57121102

9118

29612

1,51687

393906

3030

01263

32591

543555

9,689129

16,357

69549

692,6861,7805,153

15,5234,085

375,062

Civilian

9,69014,71256,49713,191

6,471743

8,7278,4645,817

124,312

16817365116

54296

3440187917

11123835041

48715

5585

207991

410

198444813

1720

2002,017

4567,189

17206

251,387

8062,441

30,5910

164,533

Total

102,80586,37879,87413,59125,99410,15061,81042,55935,095

458,256

34817403206319531

57162

2891

124482

80204152132

22383

272,074

92600

1,8973440

19856

111338263543755

11,706585

23,546

86755

944,0732,5867,594

46,1144,085

539,595

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

Field Operating Agencies (FOAs)Air Force Agency for Modeling and SimulationAir Force Audit AgencyAir Force Center for Environmental ExcellenceAir Force Civil Engineer Support AgencyAir Force C2ISR Center*Air Force Communications AgencyAir Force Cost Analysis AgencyAir Force Flight Standards AgencyAir Force Frequency Management AgencyAir Force Historical Research AgencyAir Force Inspection AgencyAir Force Legal Services AgencyAir Force Logistics Management AgencyAir Force Manpower AgencyAir Force Medical Operations AgencyAir Force Medical Support AgencyAFNSEPA*Air Force News AgencyAFNWCA*Air Force Office of Special InvestigationsAir Force Operations GroupAir Force Pentagon Communications AgencyAir Force Personnel 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, 2003)

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

8,13313,11310,412

3702,7962,467

65,42712,432

4,515703

2,6131,0521,8539,967

13,19316,31510,31415,37121,023

1064,5571,546

23,6518,622

6351,293

20,2812,629

956483

1,2933,357

7827,1117,466

382297,219

Percent

2.74.43.50.10.90.8

22.04.21.50.20.90.40.63.44.45.53.55.27.10.01.50.58.02.90.20.46.80.90.30.20.41.10.32.42.50.1100

Specialties in the Officer Force(As of Sept. 30, 2003)

Total does not include 4,085 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

77212,014

4,0145,1282,999

7171,3744,447

9361,3994,430

604496

1,806396

11,8321,339

610907

2,4352,935

998962420

1,7546,4261,608

73,758

Percent

1.016.3

5.47.04.11.01.96.01.31.96.00.80.72.40.5

16.01.80.81.23.34.01.41.30.62.48.72.2100

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Terms ExplainedFunding levels can be expressed in sev-eral ways. Budget authority is the valueof new obligations that the federal gov-ernment is authorized to incur. Theseinclude some obligations to be met inlater years. Figures can also be expressedin outlays (actual expenditures, some ofwhich are covered by amounts that wereauthorized in previous years).

Another difference concerns the valueof money. When funding is in current orthen-year dollars, no adjustment for in-flation has taken place. This is the actualamount of dollars that has been or is to bespent, budgeted, or forecast. When fund-ing is expressed in constant dollars, orreal dollars, the effect of inflation hasbeen factored out to make direct compari-sons between budget years possible. A

specific year, often the present one, ischosen as a baseline for constant dollars.

Normally, Congress first authorizes pay-ment, then appropriates it. Authoriza-tion is an act of Congress that estab-lishes or continues a federal program oragency and sets forth guidelines to whichit must adhere. Appropriation is an act ofCongress that enables federal agenciesto spend money for specific purposes.

Budgets 2004 USAF Almanac

Air Force Major Force Programs(Total obligation authority in billions of constant FY05 dollars)

ForcesStrategic ForcesGeneral-Purpose ForcesAirlift ForcesGuard and Reserve ForcesSpecial Operations ForcesTotal

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

FY01

$4.223.811.2

9.10.4

$48.8

$23.07.65.39.81.8

$47.5

FY03

$5.536.415.710.3

0.5$68.4

$31.89.05.7

12.32.6

$61.4

FY95

$5.919.510.5

8.50.5

$44.8

$20.99.75.0

10.11.6

$47.3

FY96

$5.819.2

9.88.00.5

$43.3

$21.09.74.69.71.6

$46.6

FY97

$4.418.7

9.77.90.5

$41.2

$20.69.24.49.21.7

$45.2

FY98

$4.919.110.3

8.40.5

$43.2

$21.49.14.49.31.6

$45.9

FY99

$9.640.923.417.4

0.9$92.1

$43.916.2

9.718.7

3.4$92.0

FY00

$8.742.022.917.6

1.0$92.1

$42.416.810.018.9

3.4$91.5

FY02

$4.928.212.9

9.50.5

$56.0

$24.27.35.3

11.02.0

$49.8

FY04

$5.634.313.411.1

0.6$65.0

$31.89.85.3

12.72.1

$61.7

Air Force Budget—A 10-Year Perspective(Budget authority in millions of current and constant FY05 dollars)

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

Constant FY05 dollarsMilitary personnelOperation & maintenanceProcurementRDT&EMilitary constructionFamily housingRev. & mgmt. fundsTrust & receiptsTotal

Percentage real growthMilitary personnelOperation & maintenanceProcurementRDT&EMilitary constructionFamily housingTotal

FY03$28,732

43,25431,38018,825

1,6341,536

31-147

$125,245

$29,68844,69332,42419,451

1,6881,587

32-152

$129,412

13.5-23.032.126.7

-11.69.3

22.2

FY95$19,602

24,56116,52911,787

8161,106

n/a-470

$73,932

$24,48230,67620,64414,722

1,0191,381

n/a-587

$92,340

5.0-2.6-9.2-4.6

-48.916.6-3.6

FY96$19,309

23,51915,55812,427

1,2851,124

n/a-231

$72,992

$23,41428,51918,86615,069

1,5581,363

n/a-280

$88,510

-4.4-7.0-8.62.4

52.9-1.3-4.1

FY97$19,186

22,72814,24714,017

1,5671,135

790-453

$73,216

$22,74226,94016,88816,615

1,8571,345

936-537

$86,786

-2.9-5.5

-10.510.319.2-1.3-1.9

FY98$19,111

25,17415,25814,265

1,5371,114

234-409

$76,284

$22,29629,37017,80116,643

1,7931,300

273-477

$88,998

-2.09.05.40.2

-3.5-3.42.5

FY99$19,357

27,10718,43413,807

8621,0821,510-248

$81,914

$22,09730,94421,04315,761

9841,2351,724-281

$93,510

-0.95.4

18.2-5.3

-45.1-5.05.1

FY00$20,217

27,25418,75514,511

1,1741,158

434-453

$83,050

$22,32030,08920,70616,020

1,2961,278

479-500

$91,689

1.0-2.8-1.61.6

31.73.5

-1.9

FY01$20,956

29,32822,05414,297

1,4101,084

515-95

$89,549

$22,50631,49723,68515,354

1,5141,164

553-102

$96,171

0.84.7

14.4-4.216.8-8.94.9

Numbers do not add due to rounding.

FY02$24,751

34,36423,22914,519

1,8061,374

292-108

$100,228

$26,16336,32424,54415,347

1,9091,452

309-114

$105,945

16.215.3

3.70.0

26.124.810.2

FY04$29,844

38,40632,33520,294

1,8211,455

0-120

$124,034

$30,35139,05932,88520,639

1,8521,480

0-122

$126,143

2.2-12.6

1.46.19.7

-6.8-2.5


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Bu

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98969492908886848280787674727068

Fiscal Year

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40

35

30

25

20

15

10

5

0

-5

Army

Navy

DOD Agencies

06 08Service Shares

09

Service Shares(In billions of constant FY05 dollars)

Budget authority

Air Force

Army

Navy

Defense agencies, DOD-wide

Total

Percent of budget authority

Air Force

Army

Navy

Defense agencies, DOD-wide

FY09

$131.2

107.1

136.3

73.8

$448.5

29.3%

23.9%

30.4%

16.5%

FY03

$109.4

94.3

117.0

56.6

$377.5

29.0%

25.0%

31.0%

15.0%

FY04

$112.8

97.0

117.1

54.8

$381.7

29.5%

25.4%

30.7%

14.4%

FY05

$120.5

97.2

119.3

64.7

$401.7

30.0%

24.2%

29.7%

16.1%

FY06

$126.0

101.0

123.4

65.2

$415.5

30.3%

24.3%

29.7%

15.7%

FY07

$127.5

103.8

125.2

70.2

$426.8

29.9%

24.3%

29.3%

16.4%

FY08

$130.5

106.9

129.3

71.2

$437.9

29.8%

24.4%

29.5%

16.3%

Defense Department Budget Topline(In billions of current and constant FY05 dollars)

Budget authority(current $)

Budget authority(constant FY05 $)

Outlays(current $)

Outlays(constant FY05 $)

Numbers have been rounded.

FY09

$487.7

$448.5

$467.9

$430.3

FY05

$401.7

$401.7

$403.5

$403.5

FY06

$422.7

$415.5

$415.6

$408.5

FY07

$443.9

$426.8

$426.9

$410.4

FY08

$465.7

$437.9

$447.6

$420.8

FY04

$375.3

$381.7

$377.7

$384.1

FY03

$365.3

$377.5

$339.3

$350.6


Hazardous Duty Pay(Effective Jan. 1, 2004)

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, 2004)

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 $12,050.00. Basic pay for O-6 and below is limited to $10,608.30.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 $14,634.20.For the Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, basic pay is $6,090.90.

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 in Dollars(Effective Jan. 1, 2004)

<2 2 3 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 2612,525 12,586 12,848 13,30410,955 11,112 11,340 11,738

7,751 8,005 8,221 8,221 8,430 8,782 8,864 9,197 9,293 9,580 9,996 10,379 10,6356,441 6,740 6,878 6,989 7,187 7,384 7,612 7,839 8,067 8,782 9,386 9,386 9,386 9,386 9,4344,774 5,244 5,588 5,588 5,610 5,850 5,882 5,882 6,216 6,807 7,154 7,501 7,698 7,898 8,2853,980 4,483 4,793 4,852 5,045 5,161 5,416 5,603 5,844 6,214 6,390 6,563 6,7613,434 3,975 4,240 4,299 4,545 4,809 5,138 5,394 5,572 5,674 5,7333,019 3,422 3,694 4,027 4,220 4,432 4,569 4,794 4,9112,608 2,971 3,422 3,537 3,6102,264 2,357 2,849

4,027 4,220 4,432 4,569 4,794 4,984 5,093 5,2413,537 3,610 3,725 3,919 4,069 4,1802,849 3,042 3,155 3,269 3,382 3,537

3,769 3,855 3,962 4,089 4,217 4,421 4,594 4,777 5,0553,086 3,222 3,306 3,408 3,518 3,716 3,816 3,986 4,081 4,314

2,145 2,341 2,431 2,550 2,642 2,801 2,891 2,980 3,140 3,220 3,296 3,342 3,498 3,599 3,8551,856 2,041 2,131 2,219 2,310 2,516 2,596 2,685 2,763 2,791 2,8101,700 1,814 1,901 1,991 2,131 2,251 2,340 2,3681,558 1,638 1,727 1,814 1,8921,407 1,496 1,586 1,586 1,5861,3381,1931,104

$


Housing Allowance(Effective Jan. 1, 2004)

WithDependents

$1,292.701,292.701,292.701,292.701,163.701,121.70

988.80818.10698.40624.90

879.30793.50733.20

840.00774.60719.10664.50597.60519.30483.30460.50460.50

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

$1,050.601,050.601,050.601,050.60

936.90927.90839.80689.40546.60460.50

744.30632.40544.20

637.20585.00499.50453.10417.00362.50355.80289.20258.00

Annual Pay for Federal Civilians(Effective Jan. 1, 2004)

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 $15,442 $15,958 $16,471 $16,982 $17,497 $17,799 $18,305 $18,816 $18,837 $19,314GS-2 17,363 17,775 18,350 18,837 19,047 19,607 20,167 20,727 21,287 21,847GS-3 18,944 19,575 20,206 20,837 21,468 22,099 22,730 23,361 23,992 24,623GS-4 21,266 21,975 22,684 23,393 24,102 24,811 25,520 26,229 26,938 27,647GS-5 23,794 24,587 25,380 26,173 26,966 27,759 28,552 29,345 30,138 30,931GS-6 26,522 27,406 28,290 29,174 30,058 30,942 31,826 32,710 33,594 34,478GS-7 29,473 30,455 31,437 32,419 33,401 34,383 35,365 36,347 37,329 38,311GS-8 32,640 33,728 34,816 35,904 36,992 38,080 39,168 40,256 41,344 42,432GS-9 36,052 37,254 38,456 39,658 40,860 42,062 43,264 44,466 45,668 46,870GS-10 39,702 41,025 42,348 43,671 44,994 46,317 47,640 48,963 51,286 51,609GS-11 44,621 45,075 46,529 47,983 49,437 50,891 52,345 53,799 55,253 56,707GS-12 52,281 54,024 55,767 57,510 59,253 60,996 62,739 64,482 66,225 67,968GS-13 62,170 64,242 66,314 68,386 70,458 72,530 74,602 76,674 78,746 80,818GS-14 73,467 75,916 78,365 80,814 83,263 85,712 88,161 90,610 93,059 95,508GS-15 86,417 89,298 92,179 95,060 97,941 100,882 103,703 106,584 109,465 112,346

Subsistence Allowance(Effective Jan. 1, 2004)

Officers

Enlisted Members

Standard

When rations in-kind are notavailable

Cash/In-Kind

$175.23/month

$254.46/month

$262.50/month

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

Senior Executive Service

SES Pay System Structure Minimum Maximum

Certified SES performance appraisal system $104,927 $158,100Non-certified SES performance appraisal system $104,927 $145,600


Source: “The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2005-14,”published by the Congressional Budget Office, January 2004; Budget ofthe United States Government Historical Tables, Fiscal Year 2005.(Constant dollar figures are derived.)

Historical Federal Budget Data

Current dollars

Defense

$52.6

53.7

55.0

51.0

59.0

72.0

82.2

82.7

81.9

79.0

79.3

77.1

80.7

87.6

89.9

97.5

104.6

116.8

134.6

158.0

185.9

209.9

228.0

253.1

273.8

282.5

290.9

304.0

300.1

319.7

302.6

292.4

282.3

273.6

266.0

271.7

270.2

275.5

295.0

306.1

348.9

404.9

Year

1962

1963

1964

1965

1966

1967

1968

1969

1970

1971

1972

1973

1974

1975

1976

1977

1978

1979

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

Deficit/

Surplus

$5.9

4

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

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

33.3

317.5

536.1

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

1,196.6

1,279.0

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

1,863.8

2,011.0

2,157.6

Constant FY05 dollars

Year

1962

1963

1964

1965

1966

1967

1968

1969

1970

1971

1972

1973

1974

1975

1976

1977

1978

1979

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

Total

Outlays

$672.7

692.0

727.3

714.0

789.6

896.8

973.3

951.0

958.5

986.7

1,049.3

1,052.3

1,039.5

1,175.2

1,242.8

1,284.4

1,338.0

1,320.9

1,364.5

1,419.8

1,470.0

1,544.2

1,560.2

1,673.0

1,718.1

1,681.4

1,712.3

1,755.3

1,825.0

1,850.9

1,874.8

1,856.8

1,877.0

1,893.2

1,892.3

1,898.1

1,928.0

1,942.8

1,974.9

2,001.6

2,125.7

2,229.4

Deficit/

Surplus

$37.2

24.9

39.9

9.7

18.2

71.7

151.4

2.6

42.6

122.5

120.1

66.0

30.9

195.6

235.7

156.3

160.1

101.4

167.9

154.7

236.6

397.3

339.9

391.9

412.7

283.5

312.1

315.0

404.5

449.3

462.0

395.7

332.4

282.8

211.1

122.4

35.0

2.2

95.6

35.8

335.6

553.9

Entitlements

$218.5

225.1

238.8

239.8

254.8

289.8

326.2

334.6

355.3

407.9

458.5

496.8

505.1

599.1

632.1

639.4

663.3

647.4

672.4

710.5

731.0

784.3

742.8

792.3

801.1

794.1

812.3

842.0

912.9

981.5

972.6

972.2

1,009.3

1,022.3

1,041.3

1,062.4

1,095.0

1,115.1

1,136.9

1,176.2

1,264.9

1,321.6

Defense

$331.3

333.9

337.6

308.1

346.4

410.0

449.2

428.4

401.3

370.8

360.7

330.2

311.4

309.8

300.5

306.0

305.1

306.1

310.8

330.8

366.5

400.9

417.6

447.4

475.0

473.1

467.9

466.6

437.0

446.8

410.6

385.2

362.5

341.7

322.6

322.1

315.2

314.5

325.7

328.7

368.8

418.4

(In billions) (In billions)


25

20

15

10

5

062 66 70 74 78 82 86 90 94 98 02 03

Entitlements

Defense

Other

Year

196219631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003

Defense

9.28.98.67.47.88.99.48.78.17.36.75.95.65.65.24.94.74.74.95.25.86.15.96.16.26.15.85.65.25.44.94.54.13.73.53.33.13.03.03.03.43.7

Deficit/Surplus

1.00.71.00.20.41.63.20.10.92.42.21.20.63.54.12.52.51.52.72.43.76.04.85.45.43.63.93.84.85.45.54.63.73.12.31.30.30.00.90.33.15.0

Entitlements

6.16.06.15.85.76.36.96.87.28.08.68.89.1

10.910.910.310.2

9.910.711.111.511.910.510.810.510.210.110.210.911.811.511.211.311.211.210.910.910.710.610.911.511.8

TotalOutlays

18.818.518.517.217.819.420.519.319.319.419.618.718.721.321.420.720.720.121.622.223.123.522.122.922.521.621.221.221.822.322.221.521.020.720.319.519.218.618.418.619.419.9

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

6.23.24.33.61.93.64.14.85.44.23.03.02.62.83.02.31.62.23.42.81.62.3

Year

196219631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003

CPI=Consumer Price Index

CP

I p

erc

en

tag

e c

ha

ng

e

Inflation Rates

62 66 70 74 78 82 86 90 94 98 02 03

14

12

10

8

6

4

2

0


Bomber

B-52

Fighter/Attack

A-10OA-10F-16Total

Helicopter

HH-60

Reconnaissance/BM/C3I

WC-130

Special Ops Forces

MC-130

Tanker

HC-130KC-135Total

Transport

C-5C-130C-141Total

Total AFRC

9

447

70121

18

20

14

67076

32103

40175

433

8

396

60105

17

10

12

57075

289940

167

394

Air Force Reserve CommandInventory

(As of Sept. 30, 2003)

Type TAI PAI

Type TAI PAI Type TAI PAI

Bomber

B-1B-2B-52Total

Fighter/Attack

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

Helicopter

HH-60UH-1Total


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

Special Ops Forces

AC-130MC-130MH-53Total

672185

173

12383

608742

1755

1,628

6861

129

324

1615

62

212

342

134

214436

101

521650

118

12060

527631

1747

1,402

5846

104

273

1310

52

160

330

109

16413188

Tanker

HC-130KC-10KC-135Total

Trainer

T-1T-3T-6T-37T-38T-41T-43TC-135GlidersUV-18Total

Transport

C-5C-9C-12C-17C-20C-21C-32C-37C-40C-41C-130C-135C-141VC-25Total

Total Active

1759

249325

180110110333489

410

267

31,308

816

27109

1075

4922

1903

102

530

4,328

1454

213281

1500

92309401

492

302

999

706

2395

672

4612

163202

452

3,553

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).

2004 USAF Almanac7626

126549777

17

7

4

9227236

1322

11122

21909

10271

1,312

7218

101440631

15

5

4

7203210

1220

11020

20709

10253

1,118

Air National Guard Inventory(As of Sept. 30, 2003)

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-32C-38C-40C-130C-135C-141LC-130Total

Total ANG

Active Duty Inventory(As of Sept. 30, 2003)


0-3 3-6 6-9 9-12 12-15 15-18 18-21 21-24 24+ Total Average

A-10 49 153 4 206 21.8B-1B 67 67 16.1B-2 1 11 6 3 21 9.1B-52 85 85 41.8C-5 11 39 31 81 21.8C-9 6 6 30.6C-10 1 23 24 11 59 18.7C-12 4 8 15 27 23.1C-17 42 31 20 15 1 109 4.5C-20 1 1 8 10 14.7C-21 4 71 75 18.7C-25 2 2 12.9C-32 4 4 5C-37 6 3 9 2.7C-40 2 2 0.7C-41 2 2 3C-130 3 15 14 17 1 237 287 31C-135 279 279 41.7C-141 10 10 36.6E-3 5 9 18 32 23.8E-4 4 4 29.3E-8 7 6 2 1 16 4F-15 5 16 72 130 92 100 161 32 608 17.3F-16 21 8 39 231 302 90 46 5 742 12.4F/A-22 14 2 1 17 1.8F-117 12 18 24 1 55 17.2H-1 61 61 32.7H-53 36 36 33.2H-60 7 14 28 9 10 68 13.4Q-1 3 3 6 2.5Q-4 1 1 2 5.2T-1 1 90 89 180 8.9T-3 78 32 110 8.6T-6 98 12 110 1.6T-37 333 333 39.6T-38 489 489 36.5T-41 4 4 34.1T-43 10 10 29.5U-2 2 11 14 3 4 34 20.2UV-18 1 2 3 19.5Gliders 34 0 7 0 4 9 6 3 4 67 8.6Total 232 97 254 475 511 391 358 346 1,664 4,328 22.7Percent 5% 2% 6% 11% 12% 9% 8% 8% 38%

Age of the Active Duty Fleet(As of Sept. 30, 2003)

Age in Years

Type of aircraft

BomberFighter/attackHelicopterReconnaissance/BM/C3ISpecial Ops ForcesTankerTrainerTransport

Total active dutyAir National GuardAFRC

Total active duty, ANG, and AFRCTotal aircraft, including

foreign-government-owned

FY97

1821,700

125172124325

1,234626

4,4881,375

454

6,317

6,399

FY03

1731,628

129135101325

1,308529

4,3281,312

433

6,073

6,167

FY99

1791,666

123138118327

1,274588

4,4131,360

430

6,203

6,302

FY01

1811,619

126140107330

1,289546

4,3381,361

445

6,144

6,245

FY98

1791,683

116140123326

1,272608

4,4471,381

446

6,274

6,373

FY00

1811,658

130141107328

1,289567

4,4011,362

442

6,205

6,304

FY02

1831,631

126143102322

1,342538

4,3871,350

446

6,183

6,286

Total Number of USAF Aircraft in Service Over Time(As of Sept. 30, 2003)


Age of the Air National Guard Fleet(As of Sept. 30, 2003)

Age in Years

Age of the Air Force Reserve Command Fleet(As of Sept. 30, 2003)

Age in Years

0-3 3-6 6-9 9-12 12-15 15-18 18-21 21-24 24+ Total AverageA-10 1 47 3 51 23B-52 9 9 41.5C-5 32 32 32.3C-130 7 7 15 17 15 24 7 1 50 143 21.1C-135 70 70 42.6C-141 40 40 36.9F-16 17 52 1 70 15.7H-60 18 18 12.9Total 7 7 15 17 50 76 9 48 204 433 26.3Percent 2% 2% 3% 4% 12% 18% 2% 11% 47%

0-3 3-6 6-9 9-12 12-15 15-18 18-21 21-24 24+ Total AverageA-10 11 68 23 102 22.8C-5 13 13 32.4C-21 2 2 16C-22 2 2 18.7C-26 6 5 11 9.3C-32 1 1 0.9C-38 2 2 5.5C-40 2 2 1C-130 5 12 28 34 34 24 17 15 80 249 20.8C-135 227 227 43.3C-141 9 9 36.8F-15 4 6 116 126 25.2F-16 12 12 134 282 100 9 549 16H-60 6 11 17 13Total 8 14 46 57 179 308 134 98 468 1,312 23.2Percent 1% 1% 4% 4% 14% 23% 10% 7% 36%

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.*Number changes as Peacekeepers are deactivated.

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

FY03

50023

523

210—28

5

45

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, 2003)


Air National Guard Air Defense Unit Fin Flashes

aANG training units.bGeneral-purpose units (no longer air defense only).

Aircraft per Active DutyUSAF Squadron

(As of Sept. 30, 2003)

Aircraft

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

Number

18/248

1312/18

81216151510

2/58

6/1018/2418/2418/24

183/4

12/14152714

10/1216/17

29

Active forcesBomberAir refuelingStrategic command & controlFighterReconnaissanceElectronic warfareSpecial operationsGround theater air controlAirborne theater air controlRescueTheater airliftLong-range airliftAeromedical airliftICBMSpace operationsSpace communicationsSpace warningSpace surveillanceSpace launchRangeSpace controlSpace aggressorTotal

Reserve forcesANG Selected Reserve Flying Space operations Space warningAFRC Flying Space operations Space warning Space aggressorTotalGrand total

FY03

926

246

92

38288

1218

011

80834231

220

10131

61411

172392

FY99

1024

246

03

13887

1220

31410

1865210

203

8900

61310

154357

FY00

1026

246

13

14787

1220

314

81763220

202

10100

60410

166368

FY01

926

246

42

14786

1218

314

81743230

199

10111

60410

168367

FY02

926

246

42

21286

1218

314

80833230

200

10111

60410

168368

USAF Squadrons by Mission Type(As of Sept. 30, 2003)

USAF Aircraft Flying Hours(In thousands, as of Sept. 30, 2003)

Active duty

ANG

AFRC

Total

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

FY03

1,695

426

198

2,319

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 talonsBlue lightning bolt, blue stripe with “Florida” logoBlack falcon with talons extended and “California” logoTexas star on subdued jagged stripes with “Houston” logoBlue stripe and “Duluth” logoGreen stripe with “Vermont” on top of tail with figure of Ethan AllenStarburst state flag and AZRed stripe with “New Jersey” logo and AC above it

Aircraft

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

Unit and Location

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

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

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

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

162nd FW, Tucson Arpt., Ariz.a

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


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Class A Aircraft Mishaps(As of Sept. 30, 2003)

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

1.50

1.45

1.40

1.35

1.30

1.25

1.20

1.15

1.10

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USAF Aircraft Tail Markings

Code

ACAF

AK

AKALALAN

AVAZBBBCBDCACBCCCICOCRCTDCDEDMDMDR

DYEDEFEGELENET

FCFEFFFLFMFSFTFWGAGAHA

HDHH

HIHLHOHOHTHVIDILISJZKCLALFLILNLRMAMAMDMIMI

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-10AEC-130E/HHH-60G

B-1BVariousF-16C/DF-15C/DB-1BT-37B,T-38AA-10A, F-15A/B/C/D/EF-16A/B/C/D, UH-1NUH-1NUH-1NF-15C/DHC-130P/N, HH-60GF-16C/DF-16A/BA/OA-10AF-16C/DE-8C, TE-8AC-130HKC-135

QF-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-52HF-16HC-130P, HH-60GF-15C/EF-16C/DF-15A/BA/OA-10AA/OA-10A, C-130JF-16C/D, C-130EKC-135

Code

MMMNMNMOMTMTMYMYNMNONVNYOFOH

OHOHOK

OKOKOS

OT

OTOTPAPDPR

RA

RIRSSASCSDSISJSL

SPSTSWTDTHTXTXTYVAVNWA

WEWIWMWPWVWVWWWYXL

XPYJ

ZZ

Unit and Location

341st SW, Malmstrom AFB, Mont.133rd AW (ANG), Minn.–St. Paul Arpt./ARS148th FW (ANG), Duluth Arpt., Minn.366th FW, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho5th BW, Minot AFB, N.D.91st SW, 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 AW (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 ARW (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

Aircraft

UH-1NC-130HF-16CF-15C/D/E, F-16CJ/DB-52HUH-1NHC-130P, HH-60GT-6A, T-38CF-16C/DA/OA-10AC-130EF-16C/DVariousF-16C/D

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

F-16C/DE-3B/CA/OA-10A, C-12,F-16C/DB-1, B-2, B-52, F-15A/C/D/E, F-16C/D, RQ-1A, RQ-4AF/A-22, F-15, F-16A/CF-117A/OA-10AKC-135C-130E

T-1A, T-6A, T-37B,T-38A, T-43AC-130EC-130EF-16C/DF-16C/DF-16C/DF-16C/DF-15EF-15A/B

A/OA-10A, F-16CJVariousF-16C/CJ/DQF-4F-16C/DC-130HF-16C/DF-15C/D, F/A-22F-16C/DT-1A, T-37B, T-38AA-10, F-15C/D/E,F-16C/D, F/A-22, HH-60, RQ-1/MQ-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.302nd 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.55th 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 SW, 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 ACW (ACC, ANG), Robins AFB, Ga.165th AW (ANG), Savannah Arpt., Ga.185th ARW (ANG), Sioux Gateway Arpt.,Iowa53rd WEG, Holloman AFB, N.M.154th Wing (ANG), 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 SW, 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.56th FW, Luke AFB, Ariz.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.


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

68 AIR FORCE Magazine / May 2004

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

NATO MedalYugoslavia

Kosovo CampaignMedal

Joint MeritoriousUnit Citation

Joint ServiceCommendation Medal

Air ForceCommendation Medal

Purple Heart

Joint ServiceAchievement Medal

Air ForceAchievement Medal

Air Force OrganizationalExcellence Award

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

Military OutstandingVolunteer Service Medal

Silver Star

Good Conduct Medal

Presidential UnitCitation

Air Force GallantUnit Award

Air Force MeritoriousUnit Award

Air Force OutstandingUnit Award

Combat ReadinessMedal

Prisoner of War Medal Air Force GoodConduct Medal

Air Reserve ForcesMeritorious Service Medal

Outstanding Airmanof the Year Ribbon

Air Force RecognitionRibbon

National DefenseService Medal

Antarctica ServiceMedal

Armed ForcesExpeditionary Medal

Vietnam Service Medal Southwest AsiaService Medal

Global War on TerrorismService Medal

Global War on TerrorismExpeditionary Medal

Korea Defense ServiceMedal

Armed ForcesService Medal

HumanitarianService Medal

Air & Space CampaignMedal

Air Force OverseasRibbon-Short

Air Force OverseasRibbon-Long

Air ForceExpeditionary Service

Ribbon

Air Force LongevityService Award Ribbon

USAF Basic MilitaryTraining Instructor

Ribbon

Air Force RecruiterRibbon

Armed Forces ReserveMedal

USAF NCO PMEGraduate Ribbon

USAF Basic MilitaryTraining Honor

Graduate Ribbon

Small Arms ExpertMarksmanship Ribbon

Air Force TrainingRibbon

RVN Gallantry Crosswith Palm*

United NationsMedal

NATO MedalKosovo

Republic of VietnamCampaign Medal

Kuwait Liberation Medal,Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Kuwait Liberation Medal,Government of Kuwait


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

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.

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.

BeretsFive USAF career fields are authorized to wear a colored beret along with the crest of that particular field. Below are those badges on their particular beret color.

Combat ControlTeam

CombatWeather

ForceProtection

Pararescue Tactical AirControl Party

Bronze Starrepresents participation in

campaigns or operations, multiplequalifications, or an additional award

to any of the various ribbons onwhich it is authorized.

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.

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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