United States Department of the Air Force

The United States Department of the Air Force (DAF) is one of the three military departments within the Department of Defense of the United States of America. The Department of the Air Force was formed on September 18, 1947, per the National Security Act of 1947 and is the military department for the United States Air Force and the United States Space Force.

For the air service branch, see United States Air Force.
United States Department of the Air Force
Seal of the U.S. Department of the Air Force
Agency overview
FormedSeptember 18, 1947 (1947-09-18)
Preceding agency
Jurisdiction United States Air Force
 United States Space Force
HeadquartersThe Pentagon, Arlington County, Virginia, U.S.
Employees330,159 Regular Air Force
151,360 Civilians
68,872 Air Force Reserve
94,753 Air National Guard
Annual budget$170,239,441,000
(FY2018)
Agency executives
Parent agencyU.S. Department of Defense
Websitewww.af.mil

The Department of the Air Force is headed by the Secretary of the Air Force (SAF/OS), a civilian, who has the authority to conduct all of its affairs, subject to the authority, direction and control of the Secretary of Defense. The Secretary of the Air Force's principal deputy is the Under Secretary of the Air Force (SAF/US). Their senior staff assistants in the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force are five Assistant Secretaries for Acquisition, Financial Management & Comptroller, Installations, Environment & Logistics, Manpower & Reserve Affairs, Space Acquisition and Integration and a General Counsel. The highest-ranking military officers in the Department, and senior military advisers to the secretary, are the Chief of Staff of the Air Force and Chief of Space Operations.

By direction of the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Air Force assigns Air Force and Space Force units – apart from those units performing duties enumerated in 10 U.S.C. § 8013 unless otherwise directed – to the combatant commands. Only the Secretary of Defense and the President have the authority to approve transfer of forces between combatant commands.

Organizational structure

See Structure of the United States Armed Forces

Headquarters Department of the Air Force[1]

Office of the Secretary of the Air Force

Air Staff

Space Staff

Budget

According to the FY2019_Budget_Request_Overview_Book[4] | 8-12, the Department of Defense claims the Department of the Air Force is as follows

Department of the Air Force
Air Force Base + OCO + Emergency FY 2018 FY 2019 Request Delta

FY19 - FY18

Military Personnel 35,607,366 38,954,308 +3,346,942
Operation and Maintenance 58,191,005 61,407,391 +3,216,386
Procurement 45,654,160 50,541,275 +4,887,115
RDT&E 28,198,426 40,492,614 +12,294,188
Military Construction 2,191,451 2,303,699 +112,248
Family Housing 333,500 395,720 +62,220
Revolving and Management Funds 63,533 77,644 +14,111
Total 170,239,441 194,172,651 +23,933,210

*$ in thousands

Numbers May Not Add Due to Rounding

See also

Notes and references
  1. "Air Force Senior Leaders". Retrieved on 14 December 2017
  2. https://www.airforcemedicine.af.mil/News/Biographies/Display/Article/1567602/colonel-alfred-k-flowers-jr/
  3. https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/1818095/dr-joel-b-mozer/
  4. "FY2019_Budget_Request_Overview_Book.pdf" (PDF). Retrieved 2018-10-29.

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