United States Department of the Air Force
The United States Department of the Air Force is a sub-cabinet executive department of the United States government. It is responsible for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force.
Composition
The department was led by a secretary and undersecretary. There are several common abbreviations: SECAF or SAF/OS for the secretary; USECAF or SAF/US for the undersecretary, respectively, are commonly used.
Several assistant secretaries oversee offices.
The general counsel is the senior legal advisor to the secretary.
The inspector general is charged with inspecting and investigating the Air Force and Space Force.
These offices and programs report to the assistant secretary of is responsible for the (ASAF/AQ):
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These offices and programs report to the assistant secretary of Financial Management and Comptroller (ASAF/FM):
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These offices and programs report to the assistant secretary of Installations, Environment, and Energy (ASAF/IE):
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These offices and programs report to the assistant secretary of Manpower and Reserve Affairs (ASAF/MR):
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These offices and programs report to the assistant secretary of Space Acquisition and Integration (ASAF/SQ):
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Some assistant secretaries have a principal deputy assistant secretary and several deputy assistant secretaries. These are abbreviated similarly to the undersecretaries themselves.
History
In 1947, Truman split the Department of War into Air Force and Army. The National Military Establishment (NME), led by a secretary of defense, encompassed both of these departments and the Navy. This was renamed to the DOD in 1949. However, it was Eisenhower who reorganized it into the modern DOD, in 1958.