[United States Government Manual]
[May 30, 1997]
[Pages 183-192]
[From the U.S. Government Printing 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 T. Sgt. Dean M.
Huber
Military Assistant (vacancy)
Under Secretary of the Air Force Rudy F. de Leon
Confidential Assistant Margaret Souleyret
Deputy Under Secretary (International Affairs) Robert D. Bauerlein
Principal Assistant Deputy Under Maj. Gen. Clinton V.
Secretary (International Horn
Affairs)
Assistant Deputy Under Secretary Brig. Gen. William E.
(International Affairs) Stevens
Director, Small and Disadvantaged Business Anthony J. DeLuca
Utilization
Assistant Secretary (Manpower, Reserve Affairs, Rodney A. Coleman
Installations, and Environment)
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Phillip P. Upschulte
(Manpower, Reserve Affairs,
Installations, and
Environment)
Deputy Assistant Secretary (Force Ruby B. DeMesme
Management and Personnel)
Deputy Assistant Secretary (Reserve Bryan E. Sharratt
Affairs)
Deputy Assistant Secretary Jimmy G. Dishner
(Installations)
Deputy Assistant Secretary Thomas W.L. McCall,
(Environment, Safety, and Jr.
Occupational Health)
Executive Director, Air Force Mack M. Burton
Board for Correction of
Military Records
Director, Air Force Personnel Col. David L. Olsen
Council
Director, Air Force Civilian Sophie A. Clark
Appellate Review Office
Deputy Assistant Secretary (Equal Dennis M. Collins
Opportunity)
Assistant Secretary (Financial Management and Robert F. Hale
Comptroller of the Air Force)
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary John W. Beach
(Financial Management)
Superintendent, Executive Sr. M. Sgt. Preston
Services Dunn
Deputy Assistant Secretary (Budget) Maj. Gen. George
T. Stringer
Director, Budget and Col. Philip E.
Appropriations Liaison Ruter
Director, Budget Management and Robert W. Zook
Execution
Director, Budget Investment Cathlynn B. Sparks
Director, Budget Operations and Brig. Gen. Everett
Personnel G. Odgers
Director, Budget Programs Col. Gordon Kage
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Deputy Assistant Secretary (Cost and Leroy T. Baseman
Economics)
Deputy Assistant Secretary A. Ernest Fitzgerald
(Management Systems)
Deputy Assistant Secretary John J. Nethery
(Financial Operations)
Assistant Secretary (Acquisition) Arthur L. Money
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Lt. Gen. George K.
(Acquisition) Muellner
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Darlene A. Druyun
(Acquisition and Management)
Mission Area Director, Brig. Gen. David A.
Information Dominance Nagy
Deputy Assistant Secretary Brig. Gen. Timothy P.
(Contracting) Malishenko
Deputy Assistant Secretary Blaise J. Durante
(Management Policy and
Program Integration)
Mission Area Director, Global Brig. Gen. Tome H.
Reach Walters, Jr.
Director, Special Programs Col. Neil G. Kacena
Mission Area Director, Global Brig. Gen. Bruce A.
Power Carlson
Mission Area Director, Space and Brig. Gen. James R.
Nuclear Deterrence Beale
Deputy Assistant Secretary (Science, Helmut Hellwig
Technology, and Engineering)
Air Force Program Executive
Officers:
Airlift and Trainers Brig. Gen. Richard V.
Reynolds
Battle Management Programs John M. Gilligan
Command, Control, and Brig. Gen. Berwyn A.
Communications Systems Reiter
Fighter and Bomber Programs Maj. Gen. Robert F.
Raggio
Joint Logistics Systems Oscar A. Goldfarb
Space Programs Brent R. Collins
Weapons Harry E. Shulte
Director, Joint Strike Fighter Rear Adm. Craig E.
Technology Program Steidle
Assistant Secretary (Space) (vacancy)
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (vacancy)
(Space)
Deputy Assistant Secretary (Space Richard M. McCormick
Plans and Policy)
Director, Special Projects Brig. Gen. Robert E.
Larned
Director, Space Systems Brig. Gen. Howard J.
Mitchell
General Counsel Sheila C. Cheston
Inspector General of the Air Force Lt. Gen. Richard T.
Swope
Administrative Assistant to the Secretary William A. Davidson
Chief, Civilian Personnel Division Peggy S. Park
Director, Plans, Programs, and Col. David Ferguson
Budget
Chief, Military Personnel Division Lt. Col. Judy Best
Director, Security and Investigative Gene Boesch
Programs
Auditor General of the Air Force Jackie R. Crawford
Director, Legislative Liaison Maj. Gen. Lansford E.
Trapp, Jr.
Chief, Congressional Inquiry Col. Nicki Watts
Division
Director, Public Affairs Brig. Gen. Ronald T.
Sconyers
Air Staff
Chief of Staff Gen. Ronald R.
Fogleman
Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Thomas S.
Moorman, Jr.
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Assistant Vice Chief of Staff Lt. Gen David L.
Vesely
Deputy Chief of Staff (Plans and Lt. Gen. Lawrence P.
Programs) Farrell, Jr.
Director, Test and Evaluation Lt. Gen. Howard W.
Leaf, USAF
(Ret.)
Deputy Chief of Staff (Personnel) Lt. Gen. Michael D.
McGinty
Deputy Chief of Staff (Air and Space Lt. Gen. John P.
Operations) Jumper
Deputy Chief of Staff (Installations Maj. Gen. William P.
and Logistics) Hallin
Deputy Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. William J.
(Communications and Donahue
Information)
Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Ch. M. Sgt. Eric
Force Benken
Chief, Safety/Director, Air Force Maj. Gen. Francis
Safety Center Gideon, Jr.
Director, Safety Issues Col. Kerry May
Director of Security Forces Brig. Gen. Richard A.
Coleman, Jr.
Chairman, Scientific Advisory Gene H. McCall
Board
Director, Services Brig. Gen. Patrick O.
Adams
Air Force Historian Richard P. Hallion
Chief Scientist of the Air Force Edward A. Feigenbaum
Chief, Air Force Reserve Maj. Gen. Robert A.
McIntosh
Chief, National Guard Bureau Lt. Gen. Edward D.
Baca (USA)
Surgeon General of the Air Force Charles H. Roadman II
Chief of the Chaplain Service Maj. Gen. Arthur S.
Thomas
Judge Advocate General Maj. Gen. Bryan G.
Hawley
Named Activities
Commander, Air Force Office of Colonel Matters Col. Joseph Stein
Commander, Air Force General Officer Matters Col. John M. Speigel
Office
Director, Air Force Office of Senior Executive William Kelly
Matters
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The Department of the Air Force is responsible for defending 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.
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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. The heads of these offices
are staff advisers 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.
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
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 USAF. 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.
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 Chief of Safety; the Director of Security
Forces; the Air Force Historian; the Chief Scientist of the Air Force;
the Chief of Air Force Reserve; the National Guard Bureau; the
Scientific Advisory Board; the Judge Advocate General; the Director,
Test and Evaluation; the Surgeon General; the Chief of Chaplains; and
the Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force.
Deputy Chiefs of Staff The Deputy Chiefs of Staff function primarily as
a coordinating level on policy matters and represent the corporate
structure.
FIELD ORGANIZATIONS
The major commands, field operating agencies, and direct reporting units
together represent the field organizations of the Air Force. These are
organized
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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 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 operates Air Force bombers and CONUS-
based, combat-coded fighter and attack aircraft. It organizes, trains,
equips, and maintains combat-ready forces for rapid deployment and
employment while ensuring strategic air defense forces are ready to meet
the challenges of peacetime air sovereignty and wartime air defense.
Air Force Materiel Command This Command advances, integrates, and uses
technology to develop, test, acquire, and sustain weapons systems. It
also performs single-manager continuous product and process improvement
throughout a product's life cycle. The Command contributes to combat
superiority, readiness, and sustainability.
Air Mobility Command This Command provides airlift, air refueling,
special air mission, and aeromedical evacuation for U.S. forces. It also
supplies forces to theater commands to support wartime tasking.
Air Force Reserve Command This Command provides trained units and
individuals to accomplish assigned tasks in support of national
objectives. The Command performs peacetime missions that are compatible
with training and mobilization readiness requirements.
Air Force Space Command This Command is responsible for making
operations in space reliable and routine for the warfighter by
continuously improving its ability to provide and support combat forces.
Air Force Special Operations Command This Command organizes, trains,
and equips Air Force special operations forces.
Air Education and Training Command This Command recruits, accesses,
commissions, educates, and trains Air Force enlisted and officer
personnel. It provides basic military training, initial and advanced
technical training, flying training, and professional military and
degree-granting professional education. The Command also conducts joint,
medical service, readiness, and Air Force security assistance training.
Major Commands
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Command Address Commander
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Air Combat Command............................. Langley AFB, VA 23665- Gen. Richard E. Hawley
2788.
Air Force Materiel Command..................... Wright-Patterson AFB, Gen. Henry Viccellio, Jr.
OH 45433-5001.
Air Mobility Command........................... Scott AFB, IL 62225- Gen. Walter Kross
5310.
Air Force Reserve Command...................... Robins AFB, GA 31098- Maj. Gen. Robert A. McIntosh
1635.
Air Force Space Command........................ Peterson AFB, CO 80914- Gen. Howell M. Estes III
4020.
Air Force Special Operations Command........... Hurlburt Field, FL Maj. Gen. James L. Hobson, Jr.
32544-5273.
Air Education and Training Command............. Randolph AFB, TX 78150- Gen. Lloyd W. Newton
4324.
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Overseas Commands
Pacific Air Forces The Command is responsible for planning, conducting,
and coordinating offensive and defensive air operations in the Pacific
and Asian theaters.
United States Air Forces in Europe The Command plans, conducts,
controls, coordinates, and supports air and space operations to achieve
United States national and NATO objectives.
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Overseas Commands
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Command Address Commander
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Pacific Air Forces...................... Hickam AFB, HI 96853-5420...... Gen. John G. Lorber
U.S. Air Forces in Europe............... APO AE 09094-0501.............. Gen. Michael E. Ryan
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Field Operating Agencies
Air Force Agency for Modeling and Simulation The Agency implements
policies and standards and supports field operations in the areas of
modeling and simulation.
Air Force Audit Agency The Agency provides all levels of Air Force
management with independent internal audit and appraisal of financial,
operational, management, and support activities. Reports of audits
evaluate the effectiveness, efficiency, and economy of program
management.
Air Force Base Conversion Agency The Agency serves as the Federal real
property disposal agent and provides integrated executive management for
Air Force bases in the United States as they are closed under the
delegated authorities of the Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1988
and the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990.
Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence The Center provides the
Air Force with services in environmental remediation, compliance,
planning, and pollution prevention, as well as construction management
and facilities design.
Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency The Agency provides civil
engineering technical assistance and operating support to Air Force
bases and organizations, by providing tools, practices, and professional
support for readiness, training, technical support, management
practices, automation support, vehicles and equipment, and research,
development, and acquisition consultation.
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 the Air
Force.
Air Force Flight Standards Agency The Agency performs worldwide
inspection of airfields, navigation systems, and instrument approaches.
It provides flight standards to develop Air Force instrument
requirements, and certifies procedures and directives for cockpit
display and navigation systems. It also provides air traffic control and
airlift procedures and evaluates air traffic control systems and
airspace management procedures.
Air Force Frequency Management Agency The Agency develops USAF policy
and procedures for radio frequency spectrum management in support of air
and space combat operations. It also represents Air Force requirements
to regulatory agencies. The Agency analyzes and processes allocations
and assignments for all Air Force spectrum-dependent equipment.
Air Force Historical Research Agency The Agency serves as a repository
for Air Force historical records and provides research facilities for
scholars and the general public.
Air Force History Support Office The Office researches, writes, and
publishes books and other studies on Air Force history and provides
historical support to Air Force headquarters.
Air Force Inspection Agency The Agency provides the the Air Force
Inspector General with an independent assessment of leadership, fighting
capability, and resource management. It assesses operational readiness
and management effectiveness and efficiency; recommends improvements to
existing methods for fulfilling missions; and conducts inquiries and
investigations of allegations regarding personnel and activities.
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Air Force Legal Services Agency The Agency provides legal services in
the functional areas of military justice, patents, claims and tort
litigation, general litigation, labor law, preventive law, and legal
aid.
Air Force Logistics Management Agency The Agency conducts studies and
develops, analyzes, tests, evaluates, and recommends new or improved
concepts, methods, systems, or procedures to improve logistics
efficiency and effectiveness.
Air Force Management Engineering Agency The Agency ensures the best
possible use of Air Force resources through the development and
application of process improvement tools and techniques in partnership
with customers.
Air Force Medical Operations Agency The Agency assists the USAF Surgeon
General in developing plans, programs, and policies for the medical
service, aerospace medicine, clinical investigations, quality assurance,
health promotion, family advocacy, bioenvironmental engineering,
military public health, and radioactive material management.
Air Force Medical Support Agency The Agency assists the USAF Surgeon
General in developing programs, policies, and practices relating to
health care in peace and war.
Air Force News Agency The Agency gathers information and packages and
disseminates electronic and printed news and information products. It
manages and operationally controls Air Force Internal Information, the
Army and Air Force Hometown News Service, the Air Force Broadcasting
Service, and the Air Force Armed Forces Radio and Television outlets
worldwide; operates the Air Force hotline; and provides electronic
information through the Air Force bulletin board and the Internet.
Air Force Office of Special Investigations The Office provides criminal
investigative and counterintelligence information and services to
commanders worldwide in order to identify and prevent criminal activity
that may threaten Air Force resources.
Air Force Operations Group The Group is responsible for the
Headquarters Air Force Operations Center, Air Force Emergency Operations
Center, the President's Operational Weather Forecaster, the Chief of
Staff Current Operations Briefing Team, and the Status of Resources and
Training System. It develops policy, funding, and support for Air Force
participation in Joint Chiefs of Staff exercises and all Air Force
readiness programs. It also organizes, manages, and trains the Air Force
Crisis Action Team.
Air Force Pentagon Communications Agency The Agency provides 24-hour
communications and computer support to high-level customers in the
Secretary of Defense's office, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Air Force
Secretary, and the Air Staff.
Air Force Personnel Center The Center manages personnel programs and
policies affecting Air Force personnel and ensures the availability of
appropriate personnel to perform the missions of unit commanders
worldwide.
Air Force Personnel Operations Agency The Agency establishes and
manages procedures and practices governing relations between Air Force
management and its civilian work force.
Air Force Program Executive Office The Office manages and is directly
accountable for the cost, schedule, and performance of major and
selected acquisition programs.
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 Review Boards Agency The Agency directs the activities of the
Air Force Personnel Council, the Air Force Board for Correction of
Military Records, and the Air Force Civilian Appellate Review Office.
Air Force Safety Agency The Agency implements and executes Air Force
safety and nuclear surety policies, plans, and programs.
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Air Force Services Agency The Agency provides technical assistance to
programs contributing to readiness and improved productivity, including
programs promoting fitness, esprit de corps, and increased quality of
life. It also operates central systems for field support.
Air Force Studies and Analyses Agency The Agency performs studies to
assist and support the Air Force decision-making process. 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 monitors compliance
with various nuclear treaties. It provides real-time reporting of
nuclear weapons tests and operates a global network of sensors and
analytical laboratories to monitor foreign nuclear activity. It conducts
research and development of proliferation detection technologies for all
weapons of mass destruction.
Air Intelligence Agency The Agency provides intelligence services to
support Air Force operations through flexible collection, tailored air
and space intelligence, weapons monitoring, and information warfare
products and services.
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 provides personnel support and
administration for the men and women of the reserve components. It
maintains the master personnel records for members of the Air National
Guard and Air Force Reserve not on extended active duty.
Air Weather Service The Service provides centralized weather services
to the Air Force, Army joint staff, designated unified commands, and
other agencies, ensuring standardization of procedures and
interoperability within the USAF weather system and assessing its
technical performance and effectiveness.
Joint Services Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape Agency The
Agency serves as DOD's executive agent for the Joint Chiefs of Staff
operational evasion and escape matters; code of conduct, survival,
evasion, resistance, and escape training; and DOD's POW/MIA program.
Field Operating Agencies
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Agency Address Commander/Director
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Air Force Agency for Modeling and Simulation Orlando, FL 32826-3276. Col. Jimmy H. Wilson
Air Force Audit Agency Washington, DC 20330- Jackie Crawford
1125.
Air Force Base Conversion Agency Arlington, VA 22209- (Vacancy)
2808.
Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence Brooks AFB, TX 78235- Gary M. Erickson
5318.
Air Force Center for Quality and Management Randolph AFB, TX 78150- Brig. Gen. Hugh C. Cameron
Innovation 4451.
Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency Tyndall AFB, FL 32403- Col. Donald J. Thomas
5319.
Air Force Cost Analysis Agency Arlington, VA 22202- Col. Robert F. Hale
4306.
Air Force Flight Standards Agency Washington, DC 20330- (Vacancy)
1480.
Air Force Frequency Management Agency Arlington, VA 22203- Lt. Col. William A. Belote
1613.
Air Force Historical Research Agency Maxwell AFB, AL 36112- Col. Richard Rauschkolb
6424.
Air Force History Support Office Bolling AFB, Jacob Neufeld
Washington, DC 20332-
4113.
Air Force Inspection Agency Kirtland AFB, NM 87117- (Vacancy)
5670.
Air Force Legal Services Agency Bolling AFB, Col. Jerald D. Stubbs
Washington, DC 20332.
Air Force Logistics Management Agency Maxwell AFB, AL 36114- Col. Russell G. Stafford
3236.
Air Force Management Engineering Agency Randolph AFB, TX 78150- Col. Charles F. Dibrell
4451.
Air Force Medical Operations Agency Bolling AFB, Maj. Gen. Earl W. Mabry III
Washington, DC 20332-
5113.
Air Force Medical Support Agency Brooks AFB, TX 78235- Col. Richard Rushmore
5121.
Air Force Personnel Center Randolph AFB, TX 78150- Maj. Gen. Susan L. Pamerleau
4703.
Air Force News Agency Kelly AFB, TX 78241- Col. Teddy G. Tilma
5601.
Air Force Office of Special Investigations Bolling AFB, Brig. Gen. Francis X. Taylor
Washington, DC 20332-
6001.
Air Force Operations Group Washington, DC 20330- Col. Alfred P. McCracken
1480.
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Air Force Pentagon Communications Agency Washington, DC 20330- Col. Stephen E. Anno
1600.
Air Force Personnel Operations Agency Washington, DC 20330- (Vacancy)
1040.
Air Force Program Executive Office Washington, DC 20330- (Vacancy)
1060.
Air Force Real Estate Agency Bolling AFB, William E. Edwards
Washington, DC 20332-
5107.
Air Force Review Boards Agency Washington, DC 20330- Joe G. Lineberger
1661.
Air Force Safety Center Kirtland AFB, NM 87117. Maj. Gen. Francis Gideon, Jr.
Air Force Security Police Agency Kirtland AFB, NM 87117- Col. John E. Killen
5664.
Air Force Services Agency Randolph AFB, TX 78150- Col. David F. Honeycutt
4755.
Air Force Studies and Analyses Agency Washington, DC 20330- Col. Thomas A. Cardwell III
1570.
Air Force Technical Applications Center Patrick AFB, FL 32925- (Vacancy)
3002.
Air Intelligence Agency San Antonio, TX 78243- Maj. Gen. Michael V. Hayden
7009.
Air National Guard Readiness Center Andrews AFB, MD 20331- (Vacancy)
5157.
Air Reserve Personnel Center Denver, CO 80280-5400.. Col. Frank P. Cyr, Jr.
Air Weather Service Scott AFB, IL 62225- Col. Frank Misciasci
5206.
Joint Services Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Fort Belvoir, VA 22060- Col. Robert C. Bonn, Jr.
Escape Agency 5788.
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Direct Reporting Units
11th Wing The Wing provides support for Headquarters Air Force and
other Air Force units in the National Capital Region, including day-to-
day operations of Bolling Air Force Base. The Wing plans and directs the
Air Force Band and the Air Force Honor Guard support to ceremony
activities of the Air Force Chief of Staff, the Air Force Secretary, the
White House, and Arlington National Cemetery.
Air Force Communications and Information Agency The Agency ensures that
command, control, communications, and computer systems used by USAF
warfighters are integrated and interoperable. It develops and validates
C\4\ architectures, technical standards, technical reference codes,
policies, processes and procedures, and technical solutions, supporting
information superiority through technical excellence.
Air Force Doctrine Center The Center develops and publishes basic and
operational level doctrine for the USAF. It provides USAF input into
joint and multinational doctrine development.
Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center The Center plans and
conducts test and evaluation procedures to determine operational
effectiveness and suitability of new or modified USAF systems and their
capacity to meet mission needs.
U.S. Air Force Academy The Academy provides academic and military
instruction and experience to prepare future USAF career officers.
Graduates receive Bachelor of Science degrees in one of 26 academic
majors and commissions as second lieutenants.
Direct Reporting Units
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Unit Address Commander
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11th Wing Bolling AFB, Washington, DC Col. Steven V. Sutton
20332-0101.
Air Force Communications and Arlington, VA 22203............. Lt. Gen. William J. Donahue
Information Center
Air Force Doctrine Center Maxwell AFB, AL 36112-6335...... Maj. Gen. Ronald E. Keys
Air Force Operational Test and Kirtland AFB, NM 87117-5558..... Maj. Gen. George B. Harrison
Evaluation Center
USAF Security Forces Center Lackland AFB, TX 78236.......... Brig. Gen. Richard A. Coleman, Jr.
U.S. Air Force Academy CO 80840-5001................... Lt. Gen. Paul E. Stein
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Air Force, 1670 Air Force Pentagon, Washington, DC 20330-1670. Phone,
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