[United States Government Manual]
[July 01, 1995]
[Pages 186-198]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

1670 Air Force Pentagon, Washington, DC 20330-1670
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 Officer                              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)   Robert D. Bauerlein
  Assistant Deputy Under Secretary               Maj. Gen. H. Hale Burr, 
      (International Affairs)                        Jr.
    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                     Phillip P. Upschulte
      Secretary (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                     Bryan E. Sharratt
      (Reserve Affairs)
  Deputy Assistant Secretary                     Jimmy G. Dishner
      (Installations)
    Director, Air Force Real Estate              Anthony R. Jonkers
        Agency
  Deputy Assistant Secretry                      Thomas W. L. McCall, 
      (Environment, Safety and                       Jr.
      Occupational Health)
    Deputy, Air Force Review Boards              Joe G. Lineberger
    Executive Director, Air Force                Mack M. Burton, Acting
        Board, Correction of 
        Military Records
    Director, Air Force Base                     Alan K. Olsen
        Conversion Agency
    Director, Air Force Personnel                Col. Terrance L. 
        Council                                      Murtaugh
    Director, Air Force Civilian                 Sophie A. Clark, Acting
        Appellate Review Office
  Deputy (Equal Opportunity)                     Dennis M. Collins
Assistant Secretary (Financial Management and    Robert F. Hale
    Comptroller of the Air Force)
  Principal Deputy Assistant                     John W. Beach
      Secretary (Financial 
      Management)
  Deputy Assistant Secretary                     Maj. Gen. A.D. Bunger
    (Budget)
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    Director, Budget and                         Col. John R. Tarascio
        Appropriations 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               Leroy T. Baseman
      and Economics)
  Deputy (Management Systems)                    A. Ernest Fitzgerald
  Deputy Assistant Secretary                     John J. Nethery
      (Plans, Systems and Analysis)
Assistant Secretary (Acquisition)                Clark G. Fiester
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary             Lt. Gen. Richard E. 
    (Acquisition)                                    Hawley
  Deputy Assistant Secretary                     Darleen A. Druyun
      (Acquisition and Management)
  Deputy Assistant Secretary                     James J. Mattice
      (Research and Engineering)
  Deputy Assistant Secretary                     Lloyd K. Mosemann II
      (Communications, Computers, 
      and Logistics)
  Deputy Assistant Secretary                     Maj. Gen. Robert W. 
      (Contracting)                                  Drewes
  Deputy Assistant Secretary                     Blaise J. Durante
      (Management Policy and 
      Program Integration)
    Director, Long Range Power                   Brig. Gen. James M. 
        Projection, Special                          Richards III
        Operations Forces, Airlift 
        and Training Programs
    Director, Electronics and                    Col. Michael W. 
        Special Programs                             Schoenfeld
    Director, Fighter,                           Brig. Gen. John W. 
        Communications, Computers,                   Hawley
        and Weapons Programs
    Director, Space Programs                     Maj. Gen. Robert S. 
                                                     Dickman
    Director, Science and                        Col. Aubin A. Higgins, 
        Technology                                   Acting
    Director, Air Force Program                  Clark G. Fiester
        Executive Office
Assistant Secretary (Space)                      Jeffrey K. Harris
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (Space)     Jimmie D. Hill
  Deputy Assistant Secretary (Space              Richard M. McCormick
      Plans and Policy)
    Director, Space Systems                      Brig. Gen. Thomas J. 
                                                     Scanlan, Jr.
Director, Special Projects                       Brig. Gen. Donald R. 
                                                     Walker
  General 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                        Col. Kevin A. Collins
        Management
    Facility Manager, Air Force                  Alfonso C. Sisneros
        Executive Dining Room
    Director, Plans, Programs and                Col. David C. Walker
        Budget
    Chief, Personnel Division                    Maj. Edward G. Patrick
    Director, Security and                       Lt. Col. Eric E. 
        Investigative Programs                       Patterson
The Auditor General of the Air Force             Jackie R. Crawford
Director, Legislative Liaison                    Maj. Gen. Normand G. 
                                                     Lezy

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  Deputy Director, Legislative                   Col. Charles Fox
      Liaison
    Chief, Congressional Inquiry                 Col. John Wilson
        Division
Director, Public Affairs                         Brig. Gen. Ronald T. 
                                                     Sconyers
  Deputy Director, Public Affairs                Col. Hal Smarkola
    Chief, Public Affairs Staff                  Col. Alan DeFend
        Group
    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                 Maj. Will Hummiston
        Liaison 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                     Maj. Gen. Jay D. Blume, 
        Secretary and Chief of                       Jr.
        Staff Air Force for Base 
        Realignment and Transition
    Special Assistant, Theater Air               Maj. Gen. W. Thomas 
        Defense                                      West
    Chief, Safety                                Brig. Gen. Orin L. 
                                                     Godsey
    Chief, Security Police                       Brig. Gen. Stephen C. 
                                                     Mannell
    Chairman, Scientific Advisory                Gene H. McCall
        Board
    Director, Services                           Col. Stevan B. Richards
    Director, Programs and                       (vacancy)
        Evaluation
    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                   Edward A. Feigenbaum
        Force
    Chief, Air Force Reserve                     Maj. Gen. Robert A. 
                                                     McIntosh
    Chief, National Guard Bureau                 Lt. Gen. Edward D. Baca
    Surgeon General of the Air                   Lt. Gen. Edgar R. 
        Force                                        Anderson, Jr.
    Chief, Chaplains                             Maj. Gen. Donald J. 
                                                     Harlin
    The Judge Advocate General                   Maj. Gen. Nolan Sklute
    Commander, Air Force Legal                   Brig. Gen. Olan G. 
        Services Agency                              Waldrop, Jr.
  Deputy Chief of Staff (Personnel)              Lt. Gen. Eugene E. 
                                                     Habiger
  Deputy Chief of Staff (Plans and               Lt. Gen. Joseph W. 
      Operations)                                    Ralston
  Deputy Chief of Staff (Logistics)              Maj. Gen. George T. 
                                                     Babbitt, Jr.
  Deputy Chief of Staff (Command,                Lt. Gen. Carl G. 
      Control, Communications, and                   O'Berry
      Computers)
  Assistant Chief of Staff                       Maj. Gen. Kenneth A. 
      (Intelligence)                                 Minihan
    Commander, 497th Intelligence                Col. James M. Sullivan
        Group
    Director of Assessments,                     Robert S. Boyd
        National Air Intelligence 
        Center

Major Commands:                                    

Air Combat Command (Langley Air Force Base, VA   Gen. John M. Loh
    23665-2788)
Air Force Materiel Command (Wright-Patterson     Gen. Ronald W. Yates
    Air Force Base, OH 45433-5001)
Air Mobility Command (Scott Air Force Base, IL   Gen. Robert L. 
    62225-5363)                                      Rutherford
Air Force Space Command (Peterson Air Force      Gen. Joseph W. Ashy
  Base, CO 80914-4020)
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Air Force Special Operations Command (Hurlburt   Maj. Gen. James L. 
    Field, FL 32544-5273)                            Hobson, Jr.
Air Education and Training Command (Randolph     Gen. Henry Viccellio, 
    Air Force Base, TX 78150-4324)                   Jr.

Overseas Commands:                                 

Pacific Air Forces (Hickam Air Force Base, HI    Gen. John G. Lorber
    96853-5420)
United States Air Forces in Europe (APO AE       Gen. James L. Jamerson
    09094-0501)

Named Activities:                                  

Air Force Office of Colonel Matters              Brig. Gen. Larry W. 
    (Washington, DC 20330-1040)                      Northington
Air Force Office of General Officer 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 20330-    Jackie Crawford
    1125)
Air Force Base Conversion Agency (Arlington, VA  Alan Olsen
    22209-2808)
Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence    J.B. Cole
    (Brooks Air Force Base, TX 78235-5318)
Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency          Col. Donald J. Thomas
    (Tyndall Air Force Base, FL 32403-5319)
Air Force Civilian Personnel Management Center   John R. Graham
    (Randolph Air Force Base, TX 78150-4530)
Air Force Combat Operations Staff (Washington,   Col. Alfred P. 
    DC 20330-1480)                                   McCracken
Air Force Command, Control, Communications and   Brig. Gen. Harry D. 
    Computer Agency (Scott Air Force Base, IL        Raduege, Jr.
    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 Flight Standards Agency (Washington,   Col. Dennis Traynor
    DC 20330-1480)
Air Force Frequency Management Agency            Lt. Col. William A. 
    (Arlington, VA 22203-1613)                       Belote
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. 
    Force Base, Washington, DC 20332                 Waldrop, Jr.
Air Force Logistics Management Agency (Maxwell   Col. Russell G. 
    Air Force Base, Gunter Annex, AL 36114-          Stafford
  3236)
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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. 
    Air Force Base, Washington, DC 20332-5113)       Roadman II
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. 
    Air Force Base, TX 78150-4703)                   Davitte
Air Force News Agency (Kelly Air Force Base, TX  Col. Teddy G. Tilma
    78241-5601)
Air Force Office of Special Investigations       Brig. Gen. Robert A. 
    (Bolling Air Force Base, Washington, DC          Hoffmann
    20332-0001)
Air Force Personnel Operations Agency            Steve N. Smith
    (Washington, DC 20330-1040)
Air Force Program Executive Office (Washington,  Clark G. Fiester
    DC 20330-1060)
Air Force Real Estate Agency (Bolling Air Force  Anthony R. Yonkers
    Base, Washington, DC 20332-5107)
Air Force Reserve (Robins Air Force Base, GA     Maj. Gen. James E. 
    31098-1635)                                      Sherrard
Air Force Review Boards Agency (Washington, DC   Joe G. Lineberger
    20330-1661)
Air Force Safety Agency (Norton Air Force Base,  Col. John R. Clapper
    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 
    (Washington, DC 20330-1570)                      III
Air Force Technical Applications Center          Col. Glen E. Shaffer
    (Patrick Air Force Base, FL 32925-3002)
Air Intelligence Agency (San Antonio, TX 78243-  Brig. Gen. Robert T. 
    7009)                                            Osterthaler
Air National Guard Readiness Center (Andrews     Brig. Gen. Larry K. 
    Air Force Base, MD 20331-5157)                   Arnold
Air Reserve Personnel Center (Denver, CO 80280-  Col. James White, Jr.
    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     Col. Robert C. Bonn, 
    and Escape Agency (Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-       Jr.
    5788)
Air Force Pentagon Communications Agency         Col. Stephen E. Anno
    (Washington, DC 20330-1600)

Direct Reporting Units:                            

11th Support Wing (Bolling Air Force Base,       Col. Steven A. Roser
  Washington, DC 20332-5100)
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Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation        Maj. Gen. George B. 
    Center (Kirtland Air Force Base, NM 87117-       Harrison
    5558)
U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA, CO 80840-5001)    Lt. Gen. Paul E. Stein
________________________________________________________________________
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) was established as part of the 
National Military Establishment by the National Security Act of 1947 (61 
Stat. 502) and came into being on September 18, 1947. The National 
Security Act Amendments of 1949 redesignated the National Military 
Establishment as the Department of Defense, established it as an 
executive department, and made the Department of the Air Force a 
military department within the Department of Defense (63 Stat. 578). The 
Department of the Air Force is separately organized under the Secretary 
of the Air Force. It operates under the authority, direction, and 
control of the Secretary of Defense (10 U.S.C. 8010). The Department 
consists of the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, the Air Staff, 
and field organizations.

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

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

AIR STAFF

The mission of the Air Staff is to furnish professional assistance to 
the Secretary, Under Secretary, and Assistant Secretaries of the Air 
Force and to the Chief of Staff in executing their responsibilities.
Structure  The Air Staff is a management headquarters functional 
organization under the Chief of Staff, United States Air Force. Titles 
throughout all organizational levels reflect functions involved.
Functions and Activities  Air Staff functions are specialized into well-
defined areas to effect the management principles of functionality, 
integration, flexibility, simplicity, and decentralization. The Air 
Staff retains those management functions that legally cannot be 
delegated or decentralized, are needed by the Secretary and Chief of

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

FIELD ORGANIZATIONS

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

Major Commands

The Continental U.S. Commands

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

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Air Mobility Command  This Command is responsible for all intertheater 
airlift assets and most of the tanker and theater airlift force. It was 
formed in June 1992 from elements of Strategic Air Command and Military 
Airlift Command.
Air Force Space Command  This Command provides resource management and 
operation of assigned assets for space control, space force application, 
force enhancement, space support, and strategic aerospace defense. It 
operates space and ballistic missile systems. The Command provides a 
close link between its space activities and, through the U.S. Space 
Command, the unified command structure.
Air Force Special Operations Command  This Command organizes, trains, 
and equips Air Force special operations forces. It is the USAF component 
of the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM).
Air Education and Training Command  This Command recruits, commissions, 
and trains Air Force enlisted and officer personnel. It provides basic 
military training, initial and advanced technical training, 
undergraduate and graduate flying training, and professional military 
and degree-granting professional education. The Command also conducts 
joint, medical service, readiness and Air Force security assistance 
training.

Overseas Commands

Pacific Air Forces  The Pacific Air Forces is a major command of the 
U.S. Air Force and is the Air Force component of the U.S. Pacific 
Command. Its primary mission is to organize, train, equip, administer, 
and prepare assigned forces for combat, including: fighter, 
reconnaissance, air control, close air support, and defense suppression 
units to conduct defensive and offensive air operations. It provides 
combat-ready air elements to the U.S. European Command and participates 
in joint and combined air operations.
United States Air Forces in Europe  The United States Air Forces in 
Europe is a major command of the U.S. Air Force and is the Air Force 
component of the U.S. European Command. Its primary mission is to 
organize, train, equip, administer, and prepare assigned forces for 
combat, including: fighter, reconnaissance, air control, close air 
support, and defense suppression units to conduct defensive and 
offensive air operations. It provides combat-ready air elements to the 
U.S. European Command and participates in joint and combined air 
operations.

Field Operating Agencies

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

Direct Reporting Units

11th Support Wing  The 11th Support Wing provides logistical and 
administrative support to Air Force activities in the Washington, DC, 
area that do not have their own internal support, including Headquarters 
U.S. Air Force and the Air Force Secretariat. In addition, it represents 
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matters pertaining to the National Capital Region.
Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center  The Center manages the 
Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation (OPT) Program; assesses the 
operational utility of all major and selected non-major Air Force 
systems with using, implementing, and supporting commands, as required; 
and is responsible for recommending policy and planning, directing, 
evaluating, and reporting on the Air Force OPT Program.
U.S. Air Force Academy  The Academy provides instruction and experience 
to cadets so that they graduate with the essential tools for leadership 
and motivation to become career officers in the U.S. Air Force.

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.