United States Under Secretary of the Air Force
| United States Under Secretary of the Air Force | |
|---|---|
Seal of the Department of the Air Force | |
Flag of the under secretary of the air force | |
Incumbent Edwin Oshiba Acting since February 24, 2025 | |
| Department of the Air Force | |
| Style | Madam Under Secretary The Honorable |
| Reports to | Secretary of the Air Force |
| Seat | The Pentagon, Arlington County, Virginia, United States |
| Nominator | The president with the advice and consent of the Senate |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Constituting instrument | 10 U.S.C. § 9015 |
| Inaugural holder | Arthur S. Barrows |
| Formation | September 18, 1947 |
| Succession | 17th in SecDef succession by seniority of appointment |
| Deputy | Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force (Management) and Deputy Chief Management Office |
| Salary | Executive Schedule, level III |
| Website | www.af.mil |
The under secretary of the air force (USECAF, or SAF/US), sometimes known as the under secretary of the Department of the Air Force,[1] is the second-highest ranking civilian official in the Department of the Air Force of the United States. They work under the secretary of the air force.[2] The under secretary of the air force is appointed by the president and is confirmed by the Senate.
List of under secretaries of the air force
| No. | Portrait | Under Secretary | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arthur S. Barrows (1884–1963) | September 18, 1947 | April 21, 1950 | 2 years, 215 days | |
| 2 | John A. McCone (1902–1991) | June 15, 1950 | October 12, 1951 | 1 year, 119 days | |
| 3 | Roswell L. Gilpatric (1906–1996) | October 19, 1951 | February 5, 1953 | 1 year, 109 days | |
| 4 | James H. Douglas, Jr. (1899–1988) | March 3, 1953 | April 30, 1957 | 4 years, 58 days | |
| 5 | Malcolm A. MacIntyre (1908–1992) | June 5, 1957 | July 31, 1959 | 2 years, 56 days | |
| 6 | Dudley C. Sharp (1905–1987) | August 3, 1959 | December 10, 1959 | 129 days | |
| 7 | Joseph V. Charyk (1920–2016) | January 28, 1960 | March 1, 1963 | 3 years, 32 days | |
| 8 | Brockway McMillan (1915–2016) | June 12, 1963 | September 30, 1965 | 2 years, 110 days | |
| 9 | Norman S. Paul (1919–1978) | October 1, 1965 | September 30, 1967 | 1 year, 364 days | |
| 10 | Townsend Hoopes (1922–2004) | October 2, 1967 | February 3, 1969 | 1 year, 124 days | |
| 11 | John L. McLucas (1920–2002) | March 17, 1969 | July 18, 1973 | ~4 years, 123 days | |
| 12 | James W. Plummer (1920–2013) | December 20, 1973 | November 5, 1976 | 2 years, 321 days | |
| - | John Joseph Martin (1922–1997) Acting | April 6, 1977 | July 21, 1977 | 106 days | |
| 13 | Hans M. Mark (1929–2021) | July 22, 1977 | May 18, 1979 | 1 year, 300 days | |
| - | Antonia Handler Chayes (born 1929) Acting | May 19, 1979 | July 26, 1979 | 68 days | |
| 14 | Antonia Handler Chayes (born 1929) | July 26, 1979 | January 20, 1981 | 1 year, 178 days | |
| 15 | Edward C. Aldridge, Jr. (born 1938) | August 3, 1981 | June 8, 1986 | 4 years, 343 days | |
| 16 | James F. McGovern (born 1946) | November 19, 1986 | May 1, 1989 | 2 years, 163 days | |
| 17 | Anne N. Foreman (born 1947) | May 1, 1989 | January 20, 1993 | 3 years, 264 days | |
| 18 | Rudy de Leon (born 1952) | May 5, 1994 | August 5, 1997 | 3 years, 92 days | |
| 19 | F. Whitten Peters (born 1946) | November 13, 1997 | August 1, 1999 | 1 year, 261 days | |
| 20 | Carol A. DiBattiste (born 1951) | August 5, 1999 | January 8, 2001 | 1 year, 156 days | |
| - | Lawrence J. Delaney (born 1935) Acting | January 20, 2001 | May 31, 2001 | ~131 days | |
| 21 | Peter B. Teets (1942–2020) | April 15, 2001 | March 25, 2005 | 3 years, 344 days | |
| 22 | Ronald M. Sega (born 1952) | August 4, 2005 | August 2007 | ~2 years, 11 days | |
| 23 | Erin C. Conaton (born 1970) | March 11, 2010 | July 6, 2012 | 2 years, 117 days | |
| - | Jamie M. Morin (born 1975) Acting | July 6, 2012 | April 28, 2013 | 296 days | |
| 24 | Eric Fanning (born 1968) | April 18, 2013 | February 17, 2015 | 1 year, 305 days | |
| 25 | Lisa S. Disbrow (born 1962) | March 30, 2015 | June 30, 2017 | 2 years, 92 days | |
| - | Patricia Zarodkiewicz Acting | June 30, 2017 | August 3, 2017 | 34 days | |
| 26 | Matthew Donovan (born 1958) | August 3, 2017 | December 27, 2019 | 2 years, 146 days | |
| - | John P. Roth (born 1952/1953) Acting | June 1, 2019 | October 18, 2019 | 139 days | |
| - | Shon J. Manasco (born 1970) Acting | December 27, 2019 | January 20, 2021 | 1 year, 24 days | |
| - | Anthony P. Reardon Acting | February 2, 2021 | July 26, 2021 | 174 days | |
| 27 | Gina Ortiz Jones (born 1981) | July 26, 2021 | March 6, 2023 | 1 year, 223 days | |
| - | Kristyn E. Jones Acting | March 6, 2023 | May 29, 2024 | 1 year, 84 days | |
| 28 | Melissa Dalton | May 29, 2024 | January 20, 2025 | 236 days | |
| - | Jennifer L. Miller Acting | January 20, 2025 | February 24, 2025[3] | 35 days | |
| - | Edwin Oshiba Acting | February 24, 2025 | Incumbent | 210 days |
References
- ↑ https://facebook.com/USairforce/videos/416675599780986/
- ↑ "10 U.S. Code § 9015 - Under Secretary of the Air Force". LII / Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ↑ "Jennifer L. Miller Appointed Deputy County Executive | News Center".