United States Under Secretary of the Air Force

Under Secretary of the Air Force
Under Secretary of the Air Force flag
Incumbent Matthew Donovan since January 20, 2017
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:

• Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition)
• Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Financial Management & Comptroller)
• Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Installations, Environment & Logistics)
• Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Manpower & Reserve Affairs)
• General Counsel of the Air Force

The current Under Secretary of the Air Force is Patricia Zarodkiewicz who has been acting since January 20, 2017. Matthew Donovan was confirmed as the next Under Secretary of the Air Force by the United States Senate on August 1, 2017, after being nominated by President Donald Trump.

List of Under Secretaries of the Air Force

Under Secretaries of the Air Force

#	Portrait	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
25		Lisa S. Disbrow	March 30, 2015–June 30, 2017
Acting		Patricia Zarodkiewicz	June 30, 2017–August 3, 2017
26		Matthew Donovan	August 3, 2017–present

See also

• Leadership of the National Reconnaissance Office

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

• United States Air Force biography