= United States Department of the Air Force = The '''United States Department of the Air Force''' is a [[UnitedStates/Departments|sub-cabinet executive department]] of the United States government. It is responsible for the [[UnitedStates/ArmedForces|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'''): * ... These offices and programs report to the '''assistant secretary of Financial Management and Comptroller''' ('''ASAF/FM'''): * ... These offices and programs report to the '''assistant secretary of Installations, Environment, and Energy''' ('''ASAF/IE'''): * ... These offices and programs report to the '''assistant secretary of Manpower and Reserve Affairs''' ('''ASAF/MR'''): * ... These offices and programs report to the '''assistant secretary of Space Acquisition and Integration''' ('''ASAF/SQ'''): * ... 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, [[UnitedStates/HarrySTruman|Truman]] split the [[UnitedStates/DepartmentOfWar|Department of War]] into Air Force and [[UnitedStates/DepartmentOfTheArmy|Army]]. The '''National Military Establishment''' ('''NME'''), led by a '''secretary of defense''', encompassed both of these departments and the [[UnitedStates/DepartmentOfTheNavy|Navy]]. This was renamed to the [[UnitedStates/DepartmentOfDefense|DOD]] in 1949. However, it was [[UnitedStates/DwightDEisenhower|Eisenhower]] who reorganized it into the modern DOD, in 1958. ---- CategoryRicottone