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United States Under Secretary of the Air Force

Summary

The under secretary of the Air Force (USECAF, or SAF/US), sometimes referred to as the under secretary of the Department of the Air Force,[1] is the second-highest ranking civilian official in the Department of the Air Force of the United States of America, serving directly under the secretary of the Air Force. In the absence of the secretary, the under secretary exercises all the powers and duties of the secretary and serves as acting secretary when the position of secretary is vacant.[2] The under secretary of the Air Force is appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.

Under Secretary of
the Air Force
Seal of the Department of the Air Force
Flag of the Under Secretary of the Air Force
Incumbent
Kristyn E. Jones
Acting since March 6, 2023
Department of the Air Force
StyleMadam Under Secretary
The Honorable
Reports toSecretary of the Air Force
SeatThe Pentagon, Arlington County, Virginia, United States
NominatorThe President
with the advice and consent of the Senate
Term lengthNo fixed term
Constituting instrument10 U.S.C. § 9015
Inaugural holderArthur S. Barrows
FormationSeptember 18, 1947
Succession17th in SecDef succession by seniority of appointment
DeputyDeputy Under Secretary of the Air Force (Management) and Deputy Chief Management Office
SalaryExecutive Schedule, level III
Websitewww.af.mil

The secretary and under secretary, together with two military officers (the Chief of Staff of the Air Force and the Chief of Space Operations), constitute the senior leadership team of the Department of the Air Force.

The under secretary of the Air Force supervises the following officials:

List of under secretaries of the Air Force edit

No. Portrait Under Secretary of the Air Force Took office Left office Time in office
1
 
Arthur S. Barrows
(1884–1963)		September 18, 1947April 21, 19502 years, 215 days
2
 
John A. McCone
(1902–1991)		June 15, 1950October 12, 19511 year, 119 days
3
 
Roswell L. Gilpatric
(1906–1996)		October 19, 1951February 5, 19531 year, 109 days
4
 
James H. Douglas, Jr.
(1899–1988)		March 3, 1953April 30, 19574 years, 58 days
5
 
Malcolm A. MacIntyre
(1908–1992)		June 5, 1957July 31, 19592 years, 56 days
6
 
Dudley C. Sharp
(1905–1987)		August 3, 1959December 10, 1959129 days
7
 
Joseph V. Charyk
(1920–2016)		January 28, 1960March 1, 19633 years, 32 days
8
 
Brockway McMillan
(1915–2016)		June 12, 1963September 30, 19652 years, 110 days
9
 
Norman S. Paul
(1919–1978)		October 1, 1965September 30, 19671 year, 364 days
10
 
Townsend Hoopes
(1922–2004)		October 2, 1967February 3, 19691 year, 124 days
11
 
John L. McLucas
(1920–2002)		March 17, 1969July 18, 1973~4 years, 123 days
12
 
James W. Plummer
(1920–2013)		December 20, 1973November 5, 19762 years, 321 days
-
 
John Joseph Martin
(1922–1997)
Acting		April 6, 1977July 21, 1977106 days
13
 
Hans M. Mark
(1929–2021)		July 22, 1977May 18, 19791 year, 300 days
-
 
Antonia Handler Chayes
(born 1929)
Acting		May 19, 1979July 26, 197968 days
14
 
Antonia Handler Chayes
(born 1929)		July 26, 1979January 20, 19811 year, 178 days
15
 
Edward C. Aldridge, Jr.
(born 1938)		August 3, 1981June 8, 19864 years, 343 days
16
 
James F. McGovern
(born 1946)		November 19, 1986May 1, 19892 years, 163 days
17
 
Anne N. Foreman
(born 1947)		May 1, 1989January 20, 19933 years, 264 days
18
 
Rudy de Leon
(born 1952)		May 5, 1994August 5, 19973 years, 92 days
19
 
F. Whitten Peters
(born 1946)		November 13, 1997August 1, 19991 year, 261 days
20
 
Carol A. DiBattiste
(born 1951)		August 5, 1999January 8, 20011 year, 156 days
-
 
Lawrence J. Delaney
(born 1935)
Acting		January 20, 2001May 31, 2001~131 days
21
 
Peter B. Teets
(1942–2020)		April 15, 2001March 25, 20053 years, 344 days
22
 
Ronald M. Sega
(born 1952)		August 4, 2005August 2007~2 years, 11 days
23
 
Erin C. Conaton
(born 1970)		March 11, 2010July 6, 20122 years, 117 days
-
 
Jamie M. Morin
(born 1975)
Acting		July 6, 2012April 28, 2013296 days
24
 
Eric Fanning
(born 1968)		April 18, 2013February 17, 20151 year, 305 days
25
 
Lisa S. Disbrow
(born 1962)		March 30, 2015June 30, 20172 years, 92 days
-
 
Patricia Zarodkiewicz
Acting		June 30, 2017August 3, 201734 days
26
 
Matthew Donovan
(born 1958)		August 3, 2017December 27, 20192 years, 146 days
-
 
John P. Roth
(born 1952/1953)
Acting		June 1, 2019October 18, 2019139 days
-
 
Shon J. Manasco
(born 1970)
Acting		December 27, 2019January 20, 20211 year, 24 days
-
 
Anthony P. Reardon
Acting		February 2, 2021July 26, 2021174 days
27
 
Gina Ortiz Jones
(born 1981)		July 26, 2021March 6, 20231 year, 223 days
-
 
Kristyn E. Jones
Acting		March 6, 2023Incumbent1 year, 34 days

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ https://facebook.com/USairforce/videos/416675599780986/ [user-generated source]
  2. ^ "10 U.S. Code § 9015 - Under Secretary of the Air Force". LII / Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 5 July 2021.

Sources edit

  • HAF MISSION DIRECTIVE 1–2, UNDER SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE, 8 SEPTEMBER 2008, accessed on 2011-01-10.
  • Department of Defense Key Officials 1947–2004. Washington, D.C.: Historical Office, Office of the Secretary of Defense, 2004
  • Office of the Secretary of the Air Force – Organizational and Functional Charts 1947–1984. Washington, D.C.; Office of Air Force History, 1985
  • Report To The Congress – Use of Missile Procurement Funds To Finance Research And Development Efforts – B-146876. Washington, D.C.; Comptroller General of the United States, 1969
  • Watson, George M., Office of the Secretary of the Air Force 1947–65. Washington, D.C.; Center for Air Force History, 1993

External links edit

  • United States Air Force biography

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