United States Under Secretary of the Air Force

Under Secretary of the Air Force
Under Secretary of the Air Force flag
Incumbent Lisa S. Disbrow (acting) since March 30, 2015
Department of the Air Force
Style	The Honorable
Reports to	Secretary of the Air Force
Appointer	The President with the advice and consent of the Senate
Term length	No fixed term
Inaugural holder	Arthur S. Barrows
Formation	September 18, 1947
Salary	Level III of the Executive Schedule

The Under Secretary of the Air Force (USECAF, or SAF/US) 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. The Under Secretary of the Air Force is appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent the Senate, to serve at the President's pleasure.

The Secretary and Under Secretary, together with two military officers (the Chief of Staff of the Air Force and the Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force), constitute the senior leadership team of the Department of the Air Force.

The Under Secretary of the Air Force supervises the following officials:

The current Under Secretary of the Air Force is Eric Fanning, who was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 18, 2013.

List of Under Secretaries of the Air Force 1
See also 2
Sources 3
External links 4

List of Under Secretaries of the Air Force

Under Secretaries of the Air Force
#	Name	Tenure
1	Arthur S. Barrows	September 26, 1947 - April 21, 1950
2	John A. McCone	June 15, 1950 - October 12, 1951
3	Roswell L. Gilpatric	October 19, 1951 - February 5, 1953
4	James H. Douglas, Jr.	March 3, 1953 - April 30, 1957
5	Malcolm A. MacIntyre	June 5, 1957 - July 31, 1959
6	Dudley C. Sharp	August 3, 1959 - December 10, 1959
7	Joseph V. Charyk	January 28, 1960 - March 1, 1963
8	Brockway McMillan	June 12, 1963 - September 30, 1965
9	Norman S. Paul	October, 1965 - September, 1967
10	Townsend Hoopes	September, 1967 - February, 1969
11	John L. McLucas	February 1969 - July 1973
12	James W. Plummer	December 21, 1973 - June, 28 1976
13	Hans M. Mark	1977 - 1979
14	Antonia Handler Chayes	1979 - 1981
15	Edward C. Aldridge, Jr.	1981 - June 9, 1986
16	James F. McGovern	1986 - 1989
17	Anne N. Foreman	1989 - 1993
18	Rudy de Leon	1994 - 1997
19	F. Whitten Peters	1997 - 1999
20	Carol A. DiBattiste	1999 - 2001
(Acting)	Lawrence J. Delaney	2001
21	Peter B. Teets	2001 - 2005
22	Ronald M. Sega	2005 - 2007
Vacancy 2007-2010
23	Erin C. Conaton	2010 - 2012
(Acting)	Jamie M. Morin	2012 - 2013
24	Eric Fanning	April 18, 2013 - February 17, 2015
(Acting)	Lisa S. Disbrow	March 30, 2015 - present

Sources

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

http://archive.is/20121212202158/http://www.af.mil/information/bios/bio.asp?bioID=12523

United States Air Force

Leadership

Secretary of the Air Force
Under Secretary of the Air Force
Chief of Staff
Vice Chief of Staff
Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force
4-star generals
House Armed Services Committee
- House Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces
Senate Committee on Armed Services
- Senate Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces

Structure

Commands	Reserve Air National Guard Field Operating Agencies Installations

Direct Reporting Units	District of Washington Operational Test and Evaluation Center USAF Academy

Major Commands	Air Combat Air Education and Training Air Mobility Global Strike Materiel Reserve Space Special Operations Europe Pacific

Numbered Air Forces	First Second Third Fourth Fifth Seventh Eighth Ninth Tenth Eleventh Twelfth Thirteenth Fourteenth Seventeenth Eighteenth Nineteenth Twentieth Twenty-Second Twenty-Third Twenty-Fourth

Wings (ANG) Groups (ANG) Squadrons (ANG) Civilian auxiliary: Civil Air Patrol

Personnel and
training

Uniforms and
equipment

History and
traditions

Category
Portal

Categories

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United States Under Secretary of the Air Force