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SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE SHEILA E. WIDNALL Confidential Assistant NORMA J. PEARCE Staff Assistant S. SGT. FRANK D. GILROY Deputy Military Assistant LT. COL. JANET A. THERIANOS Executive Assistant LT. COL. DENNIS M. KAAN Executive PATRICIA RYDER Under Secretary of the Air Force RUDY F. DELEON Special Assistant CLARK A. MURDOCK Military Assistant COL. ERIK L. WINBORN Executive Officer LT. COL. TIMOTHY MILBRATH Executive Noncommissioned Officer S. SGT. KIMALA RICHE Administrative Assistant BRIAN MCHUGH Deputy Under Secretary (International Affairs) D. BAUERLEIN Assistant Deputy Under Secretary MAJ. GEN. H. HALE BURR, JR. (International Affairs) Executive Officer LT. COL. JOSEPH A. SPANN Director, Small and Disadvantaged Business ANTHONY J. DELUCA Utilization Assistant Secretary (Manpower, Reserve Affairs, RODNEY A. COLEMAN Installations, and Environment) Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary PHILLIP P. UPSCHULTE (Manpower, Reserve Affairs, Installations, and Environment) Military Assistant LT. COL. TERRILL W. RILEY Executive Officer CAPT. SHELIA O. UPHOFF Deputy Assistant Secretary (Force RUBY B. DEMESME Management and Personnel) Deputy Assistant Secretary (Reserve Affairs) BRYAN E. SHARRATT Deputy Assistant Secretary (Installations) JIMMY G. DISHNER Director, Air Force Real Estate Agency ANTHONY R. JONKERS Deputy Assistant Secretry (Environment, THOMAS W. L. MCCALL, JR. Safety and Occupational Health) Deputy, Air Force Review Boards JOE G. LINEBERGER Executive Director, Air Force Board, MACK M. BURTON, Acting Correction of Military Records Director, Air Force Base Conversion ALAN K. OLSEN Agency Director, Air Force Personnel Council COL. TERRANCE L. MURTAUGH Director, Air Force Civilian Appellate SOPHIE A. CLARK, Acting Review Office Deputy (Equal Opportunity) DENNIS M. COLLINS Assistant Secretary (Financial Management and ROBERT F. HALE Comptroller of the Air Force) Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary JOHN W. BEACH (Financial Management) Deputy Assistant Secretary (Budget) MAJ. GEN. A.D. BUNGER 186 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 187

Director, Budget and Appropriations COL. JOHN R. TARASCIO Liaison Director, Budget Management and ROBERT W. ZOOK Execution Director, Budget Investment CATHLYNN B. SPARKS Director, Budget Operations BRIG. GEN. GEORGE T. STRINGER Director, Budget Programs COL. RODNEY W. WOOD Deputy Assistant Secretary (Cost and LEROY T. BASEMAN Economics) Deputy (Management Systems) A. ERNEST FITZGERALD Deputy Assistant Secretary (Plans, Systems JOHN J. NETHERY and Analysis) Assistant Secretary (Acquisition) CLARK G. FIESTER Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary LT. GEN. RICHARD E. HAWLEY (Acquisition) Deputy Assistant Secretary (Acquisition and DARLEEN A. DRUYUN Management) Deputy Assistant Secretary (Research and JAMES J. MATTICE Engineering) Deputy Assistant Secretary LLOYD K. MOSEMANN II (Communications, Computers, and Logistics) Deputy Assistant Secretary (Contracting) MAJ. GEN. ROBERT W. DREWES Deputy Assistant Secretary (Management BLAISE J. DURANTE Policy and Program Integration) Director, Long Range Power Projection, BRIG. GEN. JAMES M. RICHARDS III Special Operations Forces, and Training Programs Director, Electronics and Special Programs COL. MICHAEL W. SCHOENFELD Director, Fighter, Communications, BRIG. GEN. JOHN W. HAWLEY Computers, and Weapons Programs Director, Space Programs MAJ. GEN. ROBERT S. DICKMAN Director, Science and Technology COL. AUBIN A. HIGGINS, Acting Director, Air Force Program Executive CLARK G. FIESTER Office Assistant Secretary (Space) JEFFREY K. HARRIS Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (Space) JIMMIE D. HILL Deputy Assistant Secretary (Space Plans and RICHARD M. MCCORMICK Policy) Director, Space Systems BRIG. GEN. THOMAS J. SCANLAN, JR. Director, Special Projects BRIG. GEN. DONALD R. WALKER Counsel SHEILA C. CHESTON, Acting The Inspector General LT. GEN. MARCUS A. ANDERSON Deputy Inspector General MAJ. GEN. BRUCE J. LOTZBIRE Administrative Assistant to the Secretary WILLIAM A. DAVIDSON Chief, Civilian Personnel (VACANCY) Director, Information Management COL. KEVIN A. COLLINS Facility Manager, Air Force Executive ALFONSO C. SISNEROS Dining Room Director, Plans, Programs and Budget COL. DAVID C. WALKER Chief, Personnel Division MAJ. EDWARD G. PATRICK Director, Security and Investigative LT. COL. ERIC E. PATTERSON Programs The Auditor JACKIE R. CRAWFORD Director, Legislative Liaison MAJ. GEN. NORMAND G. LEZY 188 U.S. GOVERNMENT MANUAL

Deputy Director, Legislative Liaison COL. CHARLES FOX Chief, Congressional Inquiry Division COL. JOHN WILSON Director, Public Affairs BRIG. GEN. RONALD T. SCONYERS Deputy Director, Public Affairs COL. HAL SMARKOLA Chief, Public Affairs Staff COL. ALAN DEFEND Chief, Community Relations WALT WERNER Chief, Media Relations COL. TOM BOYD Chief, Resources COL. MIKE CONLEY Chief, Security Review JUNE FORTE Chief, Air Force News Agency Liaison MAJ. WILL HUMMISTON Office Air Staff Chief of Staff GEN. RONALD R. FOGLEMAN Vice Chief of Staff GEN. THOMAS S. MOORMAN, JR. Assistant Vice Chief of Staff (VACANCY) Special Assistant to the Secretary and MAJ. GEN. JAY D. BLUME, JR. Chief of Staff Air Force for Base Realignment and Transition Special Assistant, Theater Air Defense MAJ. GEN. W. THOMAS WEST Chief, Safety BRIG. GEN. ORIN L. GODSEY Chief, Security Police BRIG. GEN. STEPHEN C. MANNELL Chairman, Scientific Advisory Board GENE H. MCCALL Director, Services COL. STEVAN B. RICHARDS Director, Programs and Evaluation (VACANCY) Director, Test and Evaluation LT. GEN. HOWARD W. LEAF, USAF (RET.) The Civil Engineer MAJ. GEN. JAMES E. MCCARTHY Air Force Historian RICHARD P. HALLION Chief Scientist of the Air Force EDWARD A. FEIGENBAUM Chief, Air Force Reserve MAJ. GEN. ROBERT A. MCINTOSH Chief, LT. GEN. EDWARD D. BACA Surgeon General of the Air Force LT. GEN. EDGAR R. ANDERSON, JR. Chief, Chaplains MAJ. GEN. DONALD J. HARLIN The Judge Advocate General MAJ. GEN. NOLAN SKLUTE , Air Force Legal Services BRIG. GEN. OLAN G. WALDROP, JR. Agency Deputy Chief of Staff (Personnel) LT. GEN. EUGENE E. HABIGER Deputy Chief of Staff (Plans and Operations) LT. GEN. JOSEPH W. RALSTON Deputy Chief of Staff (Logistics) MAJ. GEN. GEORGE T. BABBITT, JR. Deputy Chief of Staff (Command, Control, LT. GEN. CARL G. O’BERRY Communications, and Computers) Assistant Chief of Staff (Intelligence) MAJ. GEN. KENNETH A. MINIHAN Commander, 497th Intelligence Group COL. JAMES M. SULLIVAN Director of Assessments, National Air ROBERT S. BOYD Intelligence Center Commands: (Langley Air Force GEN. JOHN M. LOH Base, VA 23665–2788) Air Force Materiel Command (Wright-Patterson GEN. RONALD W. YATES Air Force Base, OH 45433–5001) (, GEN. ROBERT L. RUTHERFORD IL 62225–5363) (Peterson Air Force GEN. JOSEPH W. ASHY Base, CO 80914–4020) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 189

Air Force Special Operations Command MAJ. GEN. JAMES L. HOBSON, JR. (, FL 32544–5273) Air Education and Training Command GEN. HENRY VICCELLIO, JR. (, TX 78150– 4324) Overseas Commands: (, HI GEN. JOHN G. LORBER 96853–5420) Air Forces in (APO AE GEN. JAMES L. JAMERSON 09094–0501) Named Activities: Air Force Office of Matters BRIG. GEN. LARRY W. (Washington, DC 20330–1040) NORTHINGTON Air Force Office of Matters COL. T. MICHAEL MOSELEY (Washington, DC 20330–1040) Air Force Office of Senior Executive Matters KAREN L. BINGO (Washington, DC 20330–1040) Field Operating Agencies: Air Force Audit Agency (Washington, DC JACKIE CRAWFORD 20330–1125) Air Force Base Conversion Agency (Arlington, ALAN OLSEN VA 22209–2808) Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence J.B. COLE (, TX 78235–5318) Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency COL. DONALD J. THOMAS (, FL 32403–5319) Air Force Civilian Personnel Management JOHN R. GRAHAM Center (Randolph Air Force Base, TX 78150–4530) Air Force Combat Operations Staff COL. ALFRED P. MCCRACKEN (Washington, DC 20330–1480) Air Force Command, Control, Communications BRIG. GEN. HARRY D. RADUEGE, JR. and Computer Agency (Scott Air Force Base, IL 62225–5222) Air Force Cost Analysis Agency (Arlington, VA COL. GORDON D. KAGE 22202–4306) Air Force Doctrine Center (Langley Air Force COL. ROBERT D. COFFMAN Base, VA 23622–2722) Air Force Standards Agency COL. DENNIS TRAYNOR (Washington, DC 20330–1480) Air Force Frequency Management Agency LT. COL. WILLIAM A. BELOTE (Arlington, VA 22203–1613) Air Force Historical Research Agency (Maxwell COL. RICHARD RAUSCHKOLB Air Force Base, AL 36112–6424) Air Force Inspection Agency (Kirtland Air Force COL. ROBERT M. MURDOCK Base, NM 87117–5670) Air Force Legal Services Agency (Bolling Air BRIG. GEN. OLAN G. WALDROP, JR. Force Base, Washington, DC 20332 Air Force Logistics Management Agency COL. RUSSELL G. STAFFORD (, , AL 36114–3236) 190 U.S. GOVERNMENT MANUAL

Air Force Management Engineering Agency COL. CHARLES F. DIBRELL (Randolph Air Force Base, TX 78150– 4451) Air Force Medical Operations Agency (Bolling MAJ. GEN. CHARLES H. ROADMAN II Air Force Base, Washington, DC 20332– 5113) Air Force Medical Support Agency (Brooks Air COL. RICHARD RUSHMORE Force Base, TX 78235–5121) Air Force Military Personnel Center (Randolph MAJ. GEN. WILLIAM B. DAVITTE Air Force Base, TX 78150–4703) Air Force News Agency (Kelly Air Force Base, COL. TEDDY G. TILMA TX 78241–5601) Air Force Office of Special Investigations BRIG. GEN. ROBERT A. HOFFMANN (, Washington, DC 20332–0001) Air Force Personnel Operations Agency STEVE N. SMITH (Washington, DC 20330–1040) Air Force Program Executive Office CLARK G. FIESTER (Washington, DC 20330–1060) Air Force Real Estate Agency (Bolling Air Force ANTHONY R. YONKERS Base, Washington, DC 20332–5107) Air Force Reserve (, GA MAJ. GEN. JAMES E. SHERRARD 31098–1635) Air Force Review Boards Agency (Washington, JOE G. LINEBERGER DC 20330–1661) Air Force Safety Agency (Norton Air Force COL. JOHN R. CLAPPER Base, CA 92409–7001) Air Force Security Police Agency (Kirtland Air COL. JOHN E. KILLEN Force Base, NM 87117–5664) Air Force Services Agency (Randolph Air Force COL. DAVID F. HONEYCUTT Base, TX 78150–4755) Air Force Studies and Analyses Agency COL. THOMAS A. CARDWELL III (Washington, DC 20330–1570) Air Force Technical Applications Center COL. GLEN E. SHAFFER (Patrick Air Force Base, FL 32925–3002) Air Intelligence Agency (, TX BRIG. GEN. ROBERT T. OSTERTHALER 78243–7009) Readiness Center (Andrews BRIG. GEN. LARRY K. , MD 20331–5157) Air Reserve Personnel Center (Denver, CO COL. JAMES WHITE, JR. 80280–5400) Air Weather Service (Scott Air Force Base, IL COL. FRANK MISCIASCI 62225–5206) Center for Air Force History (Bolling Air Force JACOB NEUFELD Base, Washington, DC 20332–4113) Joint Services Survival, Evasion, Resistance and COL. ROBERT C. BONN, JR. Escape Agency (, VA 22060– 5788) Air Force Pentagon Communications Agency COL. STEPHEN E. ANNO (Washington, DC 20330–1600) Direct Reporting Units: 11th Support (Bolling Air Force Base, COL. STEVEN A. ROSER Washington, DC 20332–5100) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 191

Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation MAJ. GEN. GEORGE B. HARRISON Center (, NM 87117–5558) U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA, CO 80840– LT. GEN. PAUL E. STEIN 5001)

The Department of the Air Force is responsible for defending the peace and security of the United States through control and exploitation of air and space.

The Department of the Air Force (USAF) within the Department of Defense (63 was established as part of the National Stat. 578). The Department of the Air Military Establishment by the National Force is separately organized under the Security Act of 1947 (61 Stat. 502) and Secretary of the Air Force. It operates came into being on September 18, 1947. under the authority, direction, and The National Security Act Amendments control of the Secretary of Defense (10 of 1949 redesignated the National Military Establishment as the Department U.S.C. 8010). The Department consists of Defense, established it as an executive of the Office of the Secretary of the Air department, and made the Department Force, the Air Staff, and field of the Air Force a military department organizations.

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

The Office of the Secretary consists of Force, who is responsible for and has the the offices of the Under Secretary, four authority to conduct all affairs of the Assistant Secretaries, the General Department. The Secretary’s Counsel, the Administrative Assistant, responsibilities include matters Legislative Liaison, Public Affairs, pertaining to organization, training, International Affairs, Small and logistical support, maintenance, welfare Disadvantaged Business Utilization, the of personnel, administrative, recruiting, Auditor General, and the Inspector research and development, and other General of the Air Force. The heads of activities prescribed by the President or these offices are staff advisors to the the Secretary of Defense. The principal Secretary for functions the Secretary assistant to the Secretary is the Under assigns to them. Secretary, who acts with the full The Department of the Air Force is authority of the Secretary on all affairs of administered by the Secretary of the Air the Department.

AIR STAFF

The mission of the Air Staff is to furnish all organizational levels reflect functions professional assistance to the Secretary, involved. Under Secretary, and Assistant Functions and Activities Air Staff Secretaries of the Air Force and to the functions are specialized into well- Chief of Staff in executing their defined areas to effect the management principles of functionality, integration, responsibilities. flexibility, simplicity, and Structure The Air Staff is a decentralization. The Air Staff retains management headquarters functional those management functions that legally organization under the Chief of Staff, cannot be delegated or decentralized, . Titles throughout are needed by the Secretary and Chief of 192 U.S. GOVERNMENT MANUAL CIVIL SERVICES ENGINEER NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU * CHIEF OF CHAPLAINS ENVIRONMENT) (INTELLIGENCE) INSTALLATIONS, AND INSPECTOR GENERAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF CHIEF OF AIR FORCE RESERVE (MANPOWER, RESERVE AFFAIRS, OF THE AIR FORCE OF THE (INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS) * DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY SURGEON GENERAL GENERAL COUNSEL COMPUTERS) CHIEF SCIENTIST AUDITOR GENERAL (COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS, AND DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF AIR FORCE CHIEF OF STAFF PROGRAMS AND EVALUATION * SECRETARYAIR FORCE OF THE UNDER SECRETARYAIR FORCE OF THE ARTMENT OF THE (LOGISTICS) (ACQUISITION) DEP LEGISLATIVE LIAISON AIR FORCE HISTORIAN ASSISTANT SECRETARY DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF TEST AND EVALUATION (SPACE) BUSINESS UTILIZATION PUBLIC AFFAIRS SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED ASSISTANT SECRETARY DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF (PLANS AND OPERATIONS) CHIEF OF SECURITY POLICE JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL (PERSONNEL) USAF SCIENTIFIC CHIEF OF SAFETY ADVISORY BOARD AND COMPTROLLER) ASSISTANT SECRETARY DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF BOLLING AIR FORCE BASE (FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT * ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT AIR STAFF SECRETARIAT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 193

Staff, are essential to respond promptly of Security Police; the Air Force to the Secretary of Defense, or are Historian; the USAF Scientist; the Chief required to determine the design and of Air Force Reserve; the National Guard structure of the Air Force in the future. Bureau; the Scientific Advisory Board; Chief of Staff The Chief of Staff is the Judge Advocate General; the directly responsible to the Secretary of Director, Test and Evaluation; the the Air Force for the efficiency and Director, Programs and Evaluation; the operational readiness of the U.S. Air Surgeon General; the Chief of Chaplains; Force. He is a member of the Joint Services; and the Chiefs of Staff (JCS) of the Department of of the Air Force. Defense. The Chief of Staff is assisted by Deputy Chiefs of Staff The Deputy the Vice Chief of Staff in all areas of responsibility except JCS. The Assistant Chiefs of Staff (DCS’s) function primarily Vice Chief of Staff assists the Chief and as a coordinating level on policy matters Vice Chief in the discharge of their and represent the corporate structure. duties. Substantive functions are organized Special Staff The Special Staff is an under the DCS’s in homogenous groups adjunct to the Chief of Staff, independent called directorates. Under the of the basic staff structure, and provides directorates, functions are further broken advisory and support services to both the down into divisions and branches. The Chief of Staff and the Air Staff. The DCS’s are Personnel; Plans and Special Staff consists of: the Assistant Operations; Logistics; and Command, Chief of Staff, Intelligence; the Civil Control, Communications and Engineer; the Chief of Safety; the Chief Computers.

FIELD ORGANIZATIONS

The major commands, field operating responsible for accomplishing certain agencies, and direct reporting units phases of the worldwide activities of the together represent the field organizations U.S. Air Force. They also are responsible of the U.S. Air Force. These are for organizing, administering, equipping, organized primarily on a functional basis and training their subordinate elements in the United States and on an area basis for the accomplishment of assigned overseas. These commands are missions.

Major Commands The Continental U.S. Commands Air Force Materiel Command This Command researches, develops, tests, Air Combat Command This Command acquires, delivers, and logistically is responsible for CONUS-based fighters, supports every Air Force . , ICBM’s, It has responsibilities from inception of a aircraft, C3I platforms, and some theater weapon system on the drawing board, and tankers. It provides forces support through its operational life, and directly to Unified Commands or its final disposition. Air Force Materiel augments theater air forces already Command operates major product forward deployed. Air Combat centers, logistics centers, test centers, Command was formed in June 1992 and laboratories. It was created in July from elements of the former Strategic Air 1992 from integration of Air Force Command and the Tactical Air Logistics Command and Air Force Command. Systems Command. 194 U.S. GOVERNMENT MANUAL

Air Mobility Command This Command joint, medical service, readiness and Air is responsible for all intertheater airlift Force security assistance training. assets and most of the tanker and theater airlift force. It was formed in June 1992 Overseas Commands from elements of Pacific Air Forces The Pacific Air and . Forces is a major command of the U.S. Air Force Space Command This Air Force and is the Air Force Command provides resource component of the U.S. Pacific management and operation of assigned Command. Its primary mission is to assets for space control, organize, train, equip, administer, and application, force enhancement, space prepare assigned forces for combat, support, and strategic aerospace defense. including: fighter, reconnaissance, air It operates space and ballistic control, , and defense systems. The Command provides a close suppression units to conduct defensive link between its space activities and, and offensive air operations. It provides through the U.S. Space Command, the combat-ready air elements to the U.S. unified command structure. European Command and participates in Air Force Special Operations Command joint and combined air operations. This Command organizes, trains, and United States Air Forces in Europe The equips Air Force special operations United States Air Forces in Europe is a major command of the U.S. Air Force forces. It is the USAF component of the and is the Air Force component of the United States Special Operations U.S. European Command. Its primary Command (USSOCOM). mission is to organize, train, equip, Air Education and Training Command administer, and prepare assigned forces This Command recruits, commissions, for combat, including: fighter, and trains Air Force enlisted and officer reconnaissance, air control, close air personnel. It provides basic military support, and defense suppression units to training, initial and advanced technical conduct defensive and offensive air training, undergraduate and graduate operations. It provides combat-ready air flying training, and professional military elements to the U.S. European and degree-granting professional Command and participates in joint and education. The Command also conducts combined air operations.

Field Operating Agencies

Air Force Audit Agency The Agency shifting military missions to other units, provides independent, internal audit and until the base closure date. Thereafter, appraisal of financial, operational, installations are transferred to the Air management, and support activities as a Force Base Conversion Agency for final service to all levels of management. disposition. Air Force Base Conversion Agency The Air Force Center for Environmental Agency serves as the Federal real Excellence The Center provides the Air property disposal agent and provides Force with an in-house capability to integrated execution management for Air manage all aspects of environmental Force bases in the United States as they cleanup, planning, and compliance. are closed under the authorities of the Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency Base Closure and Realignment Act of The Agency provides civil engineering 1988 and the Defense Base Closure and technical assistance and operating Realignment Act of 1990. The major air support to Air Force bases and commands are responsible for operating organizations. This includes engineering their installations and terminating or design, operations and maintenance, fire DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 195 protection, explosive ordnance disposal, Air Force Frequency Management disaster preparedness, and Agency The Agency implements the operability. USAF’s use of the radio frequency Air Force Civilian Personnel electromagnetic spectrum. It develops Management Center The Center procedures on a national, international, directs, develops, manages, and and government-to-government basis evaluates the wide range of Federal and within the scope of international internal programs affecting Air Force agreements. civilians, including foreign nationals, Air Force Historical Research Agency worldwide. The Agency provides Air Force Air Force Combat Operations Staff The historical assistance in Staff provides readiness-oriented, carrying out their assigned missions and combat-related support to the Chief of responsibilities and implements the Staff, U.S. Air Force. The Staff serves as USAF history program. Its responsibilities the permanent nucleus of a centralized, include serving as a repository for Air highly responsive, and integrated combat Force historical records, determining support structure. It includes the combat- lineage and honors of Air Force units, related activities of functions such as and preparing books and other historical operations, operations plans, works on Air Force and . intelligence, logistics, and personnel. Air Force Inspection Agency The Air Force Command, Control, Agency directs the Air Force inspection Communications and Computers Agency programs, evaluating operational The Agency provides base and point-to- readiness, accident prevention, and point communications, computer management systems. facilities, and automated data processing Air Force Legal Services Agency The services, primarily to the U.S. Air Force, Agency provides Air Force-wide legal but also to other governmental, civil, services in the functional areas of national, and foreign agencies. military justice, patents, claims and tort Air Force Cost Analysis Agency The litigation, general litigation, labor law, Agency develops cost analysis tools, preventive law, and legal aid. It also methods, data bases, models, and administers the Federal Legal Information automated systems which are used in Through Electronics Program for the Air resource allocation and cost Force as executive agent for the management decisions throughout Air Department of Defense. Force. Air Force Logistics Management Agency Air Force Doctrine Center The Center The Agency conducts studies and develops and publishes basic and develops, analyzes, tests, evaluates, and operational level doctrine for the Air recommends new or improved concepts, Force and provides Air Force inputs into methods, systems, or procedures that joint and combined doctrine enhance logistics efficiency and development. effectiveness. Air Force Flight Standards Agency The Air Force Management Engineering Agency manages the interoperability of Agency The Agency develops and civil and military airspace and air traffic maintains Air Force manpower control systems to ensure worldwide determinants to improve manpower combat and peacetime capabilities. utilization and implements the Air Force Through its various components, the Management Engineering and Agency develops and maintains Productivity Programs. standards and procedures for flight Air Force Medical Operations Agency operations, air traffic control The Agency assists the USAF Surgeon aeronautical information, flight planning, General in developing plans, programs, notice to airmen, and and and practices for the Air Force Medical landing systems worldwide. In addition, Service, aerospace medicine, clinical the Agency facilitates the development investigations, quality assurance, health of common civil and military airspace. promotion, family advocacy, 196 U.S. GOVERNMENT MANUAL bioenvironmental engineering, military USAF Service Acquisition Executive and public health, and radioactive material includes the Program Executive Officers management. who oversee Program Managers in the Air Force Medical Support Agency The major commands. Agency assists the USAF Surgeon Air Force Real Estate Agency The General in developing plans, programs, Agency acquires, manages, and disposes and practices relating to Air Force health of land for the Air Force worldwide and care in peace and war in the areas of maintains a complete land and facilities patient administration, health facilities, inventory. medical service information systems, and Air Force Reserve The Air Force medical logistics. Reserve performs the U.S. Air Force’s Air Force Military Personnel Center Chief of Staff field responsibilities of The Center executes personnel plans and command of the Air Force Reserve, and programs and supervises procedures is responsible for participation in the applicable to the worldwide formulation of plans for the management and administration of Air management, administration, and Force military personnel. execution of programs affecting Air Air Force News Agency The Agency Force Reserve units and mobilization of plans and executes the U.S. Air Force’s these reserves, when needed. internal information program for all Air Force Review Boards Agency The military and civilian personnel. It Agency consists of the Air Force Board develops, produces, and distributes for Correction of Military Records materials in support of information, (AFBCMR), the Air Force Civilian orientation, motivation, and unit morale Appellate Review Agency (AFCARA), goals and provides information about Air and the Air Force Personnel Council. Force people and missions to hometown AFBCMR and AFCARA ensure news media and national commercial compliance with appropriate legal and magazines. policy guidelines in correcting military Air Force Office of Special records and in resolving civilian Investigations The Office provides employee complaints. The Personnel criminal, counterintelligence, personnel Council advises the Air Force Secretariat security, and special investigative on matters relating to various personnel services to Air Force activities. It policies and the effective management of collects, analyzes, and reports significant active and reserve components of the Air information about these matters. Force. Boards under the Council Air Force Personnel Operations Agency examine such matters as discharges, The Agency performs operational physical disability cases, and programs located in the Washington, decorations. DC, area because of proximity to other Air Force Safety Agency The Agency is Federal personnel activities or responsible for implementing and Headquarters U.S. Air Force. This executing Air Force safety and nuclear includes operation of personnel models surety policies, plans, and programs and data bases for force structure USAF-wide, as directed by the Chief of management; Air Force Relocation; Safety. Injury and Unemployment Air Force Security Police Agency The Compensation Programs; awards Agency develops operational practices in programs; employee and labor relations peacetime and wartime environments to support; and Air Force Quality carry out programs for the security of Air Assessments. Force resources and information and the Air Force Program Executive Office delivery of law enforcement services. The Office oversees major USAF The office implements plans, policies, acquisition programs in selected and programs for base defense; weapons systems and other categories. maintenance of security police An outgrowth of the Defense personnel, training, systems and Management Review, it is headed by the equipment programs, and the physical DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 197 security of Air Force resources; plans, and programs pertaining to Air information, personnel, and industrial Force Reserve personnel when they are security programs and the wartime not on extended active duty, and information security program; provides personnel management for maintenance of law and order; prisoner reserve forces of the Air Force and rehabilitation and corrections programs; personnel support for mobilization of vehicle traffic management, and the these forces. military working dog program. Air Weather Service The Air Weather Air Force Services Agency The Agency Service is the USAF technical center of manages worldwide Air Force operations weather expertise for all levels of the Air of Air Force members and their families Force and Army. to improve USAF readiness. Center for Air Force History The Air Force Studies and Analyses Agency Center operates under the policy The Agency performs studies to assist guidance of the Air Force Historian. The and support the decisionmaking process Center has two basic missions: to of the Air Force. It performs independent research, write, and publish books and studies and evaluations of Air Force other studies on the history of the Air requirements, proposals, plans, and Force; and to provide historical support programs, while providing comparisons through the Air Force Historian to and trade-off analyses. The Agency also Headquarters U.S. Air Force. evaluates critical technical and Joint Services Survival, Evasion, operational issues and monitors Resistance and Escape Agency The applicable tests and evaluations that Agency serves as DOD’s executive agent address such issues. for three areas: JCS Operational Evasion Air Force Technical Applications Center and Escape matters; Department of The Center operates and maintains the Defense Code of Conduct/Survival, U.S. Atomic Energy Detection System. Its Evasion, Resistance, and Escape training; specific responsibilities include and the POW/MIA program. monitoring compliance with various Air Force Pentagon Communications nuclear test ban treaties; installing and Agency The Agency provides the operating equipment for detection and Secretary of Defense, Joint Chiefs of indentification of foreign nuclear Staff, Secretary of the Air Force, and weapons tests; and identifying whether Chief of Staff of the Air Force with events are produced by humans or by command, control, communications, and nature. In addition, the Air Force computer systems (C4) to satisfy critical Technical Applications Center conducts national defense requirements, research to improve atomic energy automated systems for preparing and detection systems. submitting the President’s budget, and Air Intelligence Agency The Agency decisionmaking aides for top DOD provides intelligence service in support officials. The Air Force Pentagon of USAF operations through the conduct Communications Agency also secures C4 of comprehensive research, direction of for the National to collection activities, processing and evaluate global events and respond to dissemination of intelligence information crises. and intelligence, and the exercise of management and control of intelligence systems and special security systems. Direct Reporting Units Air National Guard Readiness Center 11th Support Wing The 11th Support The Center performs the operational and Wing provides logistical and technical tasks associated with manning, administrative support to Air Force equipping, and training Air National activities in the Washington, DC, area Guard units to required preparedness that do not have their own internal levels. support, including Headquarters U.S. Air Air Reserve Personnel Center The Force and the Air Force Secretariat. In Center develops management policies, addition, it represents the Air Force in 198 U.S. GOVERNMENT MANUAL matters pertaining to the National is responsible for recommending policy Capital . and planning, directing, evaluating, and Air Force Operational Test and reporting on the Air Force OPT Program. Evaluation Center The Center manages U.S. Air Force Academy The Academy the Air Force Operational Test and provides instruction and experience to Evaluation (OPT) Program; assesses the cadets so that they graduate with the operational utility of all major and essential tools for leadership and selected non-major Air Force systems motivation to become career officers in with using, implementing, and the U.S. Air Force. supporting commands, as required; and

For further information concerning the Department of the Air Force, contact the Office of the Director of Public Affairs, Department of the Air Force, 1670 Air Force Pentagon, Washington, DC 20330–1670. Phone, 703–697–6061.