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■ 2007 USAF Almanac
How the Air Force Is Organized
There is considerable variation in how the major commands and subordinate units of the Air Force are organized. This overview describes both the typical organization chain and USAF’s Air and Space Expeditionary Force.
The Department of Defense (DOD) is a Cabinet agency headed by the Secretary of Defense. It was created in 1947 to consolidate pre-existing military agencies—the War Department and the Navy Department. Subordinate to DOD are the three military depart-ments (Army, Navy, and Air Force), each headed by a civilian secretary.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) constitute the corporate military leader-ship of DOD. The Chairman and vice chairman of the JCS serve full-time in their positions. The service chiefs are the military heads of their respective services, although JCS responsibilities take precedence.
The Department of the Air Force is headed by the Secretary of the Air Force, who is supported by a staff called the Secretariat. The Chief of Staff, USAF, heads the Air Staff, and the military heads of the major commands report to the Chief of Staff.
Most units of the Air Force are as-signed to one of the major commands. Major commands are headed by gen-eral officers and have broad functional responsibilities. Commands may be divided into numbered air forces.
The fundamental unit of the working Air Force is the wing. The typical Air Force base is built around a wing. Some
wings are commanded by a general officer, while others are headed by a colonel. An objective wing contains an operations group, which includes aircrews, intelligence units, and oth-ers; a maintenance group, which includes maintenance squadrons; a support group, which includes such functions as civil engineers, logistics readiness, and security forces; and a medical group.
Most individual officers and airmen are assigned to a squadron, which may be composed of several flights.
In addition to these units, there are numerous others, including centers, field operating agencies, and direct reporting units.
Air and Space Expeditionary ForceTo relieve chronic optempo problems
stemming from back-to-back deploy-ments and operations, the Air Force developed an expeditionary concept initially called the Expeditionary Aero-space Force. The term EAF has since been supplanted by the term Air and Space Expeditionary Force (AEF). The term AEF also refers to a basic organizational unit. USAF groups its power projection and support forces into 10 AEF “buckets of capability.” The 10 AEFs are grouped into five pairs. Initially, these five pairs of AEFs rotated through a 15-month cycle, with each pair assigned to one of five 90-day periods. In fall 2004, USAF revised its AEF arrangement, extending the cycles to 20 months, divided into five
120-day periods. The Air Force also incorporated its on-call forces into the standard AEF rotation.
During each 120-day period, a des-ignated pair of AEFs is vulnerable to deployment. Each AEF comprises com-bat air forces (CAF), mobility air forces (MAF), and low-density, high-demand (LD/HD) forces consisting of various active duty, ANG, and AFRC units.
USAF’s LD/HD forces include bat-tle management, combat search and rescue, command and control, and reconnaissance assets. They are in near constant use and, consequently, rotate more frequently than most CAF and MAF elements.
The new expeditionary system began with Cycle 1 in October 1999. Cycle 4, which began June 1, 2003, included two temporary stopgap AEFs, designated AEF Blue (June 1-Oct. 31, 2003) and AEF Silver (Nov. 1, 2003-Feb. 29, 2004), formed in the wake of Operation Iraqi Freedom. They mostly comprised forces not used in the war. During the Blue and Silver deployments, USAF was able to reconstitute its wartime forces for return to the standard rotation cycle. ■
The Air Force in FiguresFacts and
Structure of the Force
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The title General of the Army for Henry H. Arnold was changed to General of the Air Force by an act of Congress May 7, 1949. The position of Chief of Staff was established by a DOD-approved Army-Air Force Transfer Order issued Sept. 28, 1947.aThe Army Air Corps became a subordinate element of the Army Air Forces June 20, 1941. Since the Army Air Corps had been established by statute in 1926, its disestablish-ment required an Act of Congress, which did not take place until 1947. Between March 9, 1942, and Sept. 18, 1947, the Army Air Corps continued to exist as a combatant arm, and personnel of the Army Air Forces were still assigned to the Army Air Corps.
Designation
Aeronautical Division, US Signal CorpsAug. 1, 1907-July 18, 1914
Aviation Section, US Signal CorpsJuly 18, 1914-May 20, 1918
Division of Military Aeronautics, Secre-tary of WarMay 20, 1918-May 24, 1918
Army Air ServiceMay 24, 1918-July 2, 1926
Army Air Corps July 2, 1926-Sept. 18, 1947a
Army Air Forces June 20, 1941-Sept. 18, 1947
United States Air ForceSept. 18, 1947
Commander (at highest rank)
Chief, Aeronautical DivisionCapt. Charles deForest ChandlerCapt. Arthur S. CowanCapt. Charles deForest ChandlerMaj. Samuel Reber
Chief, Aviation SectionLt. Col. Samuel ReberLt. Col. George O. SquierLt. Col. John B. Bennet
Director of Military AeronauticsMaj. Gen. William L. Kenly(Kept same title three months into absorption by Air Service)
Director of Air ServiceJohn D. RyanMaj. Gen. Charles T. Menoher
Chief of Air ServiceMaj. Gen. Charles T. MenoherMaj. Gen. Mason M. Patrick
Chief of Air CorpsMaj. Gen. Mason M. PatrickMaj. Gen. James E. FechetMaj. Gen. Benjamin D. FouloisMaj. Gen. Oscar WestoverMaj. Gen. Henry H. Arnold
Chief, Army Air ForcesLt. Gen. Henry H. Arnold
Commanding General, AAFGen. of the Army Henry H. ArnoldGen. Carl A. Spaatz
Chief of Staff, USAFGen. Carl A. Spaatz
Dates of Service
Aug. 1, 1907-June 30, 1910 July 1, 1910-June 19, 1911June 20, 1911-Sept. 9, 1913Sept. 10, 1913-July 17, 1914
July 18, 1914-May 5, 1916May 20, 1916-Feb. 19, 1917 Feb. 19, 1917-May 20, 1918
May 20, 1918-August 1918
Aug. 28, 1918-Nov. 27, 1918 Jan. 2, 1919-June 4, 1920
June 4, 1920-Oct. 4, 1921 Oct. 5, 1921-July 2, 1926
July 2, 1926-Dec. 13, 1927 Dec. 14, 1927-Dec. 19, 1931 Dec. 20, 1931-Dec. 21, 1935 Dec. 22, 1935-Sept. 21, 1938 Sept. 29, 1938-June 20, 1941
June 20, 1941-March 9, 1942
March 9, 1942-Feb. 9, 1946 Feb. 9, 1946-Sept. 26, 1947
Sept. 26, 1947-April 29, 1948
The Nation’s Air Arm and Its Early Leaders
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USAF Leaders Through the Years
USAF Chiefs of Staff
Gen. Carl A. SpaatzGen. Hoyt S. VandenbergGen. Nathan F. TwiningGen. Thomas D. WhiteGen. Curtis E. LeMayGen. John P. McConnellGen. John D. RyanGen. George S. BrownGen. David C. JonesGen. Lew Allen Jr. Gen. Charles A. GabrielGen. Larry D. WelchGen. Michael J. DuganGen. John Michael Loh (acting)Gen. Merrill A. McPeakGen. Ronald R. FoglemanGen. Ralph E. Eberhart (acting)Gen. Michael E. RyanGen. John P. JumperGen. T. Michael Moseley
Sept. 26, 1947April 30, 1948June 30, 1953
July 1, 1957June 30, 1961
Feb. 1, 1965Aug. 1, 1969Aug. 1, 1973July 1, 1974July 1, 1978July 1, 1982July 1, 1986July 1, 1990
Sept. 18, 1990Oct. 30, 1990Oct. 26, 1994Sept. 2, 1997Oct. 6, 1997
Sept. 6, 2001Sept. 2, 2005
April 29, 1948June 29, 1953June 30, 1957June 30, 1961Jan. 31, 1965July 31, 1969July 31, 1973
June 30, 1974June 20, 1978June 30, 1982June 30, 1986June 30, 1990Sept. 17, 1990Oct. 29, 1990Oct. 25, 1994Sept. 1, 1997Oct. 5, 1997
Sept. 6, 2001Sept. 2, 2005
Chief Master Sergeants of the Air Force
CMSAF Paul W. AireyCMSAF Donald L. HarlowCMSAF Richard D. KislingCMSAF Thomas N. BarnesCMSAF Robert D. GaylorCMSAF James M. McCoyCMSAF Arthur L. AndrewsCMSAF Sam E. ParishCMSAF James C. BinnickerCMSAF Gary R. PfingstonCMSAF David J. CampanaleCMSAF Eric W. BenkenCMSAF Frederick J. FinchCMSAF Gerald R. MurrayCMSAF Rodney J. McKinley
April 3, 1967Aug. 1, 1969Oct. 1, 1971Oct. 1, 1973Aug. 1, 1977Aug. 1, 1979Aug. 1, 1981Aug. 1, 1983July 1, 1986Aug. 1, 1990
Oct. 26, 1994Nov. 5, 1996
July 30, 1999July 1, 2002
June 30, 2006
July 31, 1969Sept. 30, 1971Sept. 30, 1973July 31, 1977July 31, 1979July 31, 1981July 31, 1983
June 30, 1986July 31, 1990Oct. 25, 1994Nov. 4, 1996
July 30, 1999July 1, 2002
June 30, 2006
Air Combat CommandJune 1, 1992
June 23, 1995Feb. 28, 1996April 5, 1996
June 11, 1999Feb. 8, 2000
Sept. 6, 2001Nov. 14, 2001Nov. 17, 2004
Feb. 6, 2005May 26, 2005
Gen. John Michael LohGen. Joseph W. RalstonLt. Gen. Brett M. Dula (acting)Gen. Richard E. HawleyGen. Ralph E. EberhartGen. John P. JumperLt. Gen. Donald G. Cook (acting)Gen. Hal M. HornburgLt. Gen. Bruce A. Wright (acting)Lt. Gen. William M. Fraser III (acting)Gen. Ronald E. Keys
June 22, 1995Feb. 27, 1996April 4, 1996
June 11, 1999Feb. 8, 2000
Sept. 6, 2001Nov. 14, 2001Nov. 17, 2004
Feb. 6, 2005May 26, 2005
USAF Vice Chiefs of Staff
April 28, 1948March 17, 1950
Oct. 9, 1950June 29, 1953June 30, 1957June 30, 1961June 30, 1962July 31, 1964Jan. 31, 1965May 31, 1966July 31, 1966July 31, 1968July 31, 1969April 30, 1972Oct. 31, 1973Aug. 18, 1975
March 31, 1978June 30, 1978Feb. 29, 1980May 31, 1982
Oct. 5, 1983July 31, 1984July 31, 1985Jan. 31, 1987May 24, 1990
March 25, 1991July 28, 1994July 11, 1997May 26, 1999April 17, 2000
Nov. 5, 2001Aug. 11, 2003Sept. 2, 2005
Oct. 10, 1947May 27, 1948May 22, 1950Oct. 10, 1950
June 30, 1953July 1, 1957July 1, 1961July 1, 1962Aug. 1, 1964
Feb. 19, 1965June 13, 1966
Aug. 1, 1966Aug. 1, 1968Aug. 1, 1969May 1, 1972Nov. 1, 1973
Sept. 1, 1975April 1, 1978July 1, 1978
March 1, 1980June 1, 1982Oct. 6, 1983Aug. 1, 1984Aug. 1, 1985Feb. 1, 1987
May 25, 1990May 16, 1991July 29, 1994July 11, 1997May 27, 1999April 17, 2000
Nov. 5, 2001Aug. 12, 2003Sept. 2, 2005
Gen. Hoyt S. VandenbergGen. Muir S. FairchildLt. Gen. Lauris Norstad (acting)Gen. Nathan F. TwiningGen. Thomas D. WhiteGen. Curtis E. LeMayGen. Frederic H. Smith Jr.Gen. Willliam F. McKeeGen. John P. McConnellGen. William H. BlanchardLt. Gen. Hewitt T. Wheless (acting)Gen. Bruce K. HollowayGen. John D. RyanGen. John C. MeyerGen. Horace M. WadeGen. Richard H. EllisGen. William V. McBrideGen. Lew Allen Jr.Gen. James A. HillGen. Robert C. MathisGen. Jerome F. O’MalleyGen. Lawrence A. SkantzeGen. Larry D. WelchGen. John L. PiotrowskiGen. Monroe W. Hatch Jr.Gen. John Michael LohGen. Michael P.C. CarnsGen. Thomas S. Moorman Jr.Gen. Ralph E. EberhartGen. Lester L. LylesGen. John W. HandyGen. Robert H. FoglesongGen. T. Michael MoseleyGen. John D.W. Corley
Secretaries of the Air Force
Stuart SymingtonThomas K. FinletterHarold E. TalbottDonald A. QuarlesJames H. Douglas Jr.Dudley C. SharpEugene M. ZuckertHarold BrownRobert C. Seamans Jr.John L. McLucas (acting)John L. McLucasJames W. Plummer (acting)Thomas C. ReedJohn C. StetsonHans Mark (acting)Hans MarkVerne OrrRussell A. RourkeEdward C. Aldridge Jr. (acting)Edward C. Aldridge Jr.James F. McGovern (acting)John J. Welch Jr. (acting)Donald B. RiceMichael B. Donley (acting)Gen. Merrill A. McPeak (acting)Sheila E. WidnallF. Whitten Peters (acting)F. Whitten PetersLawrence J. Delaney (acting)James G. RochePeter B. Teets (acting) Michael L. Dominguez (acting)Preston M. Geren (acting)Michael W. Wynne
Sept. 18, 1947April 24, 1950
Feb. 4, 1953Aug. 15, 1955
May 1, 1957Dec. 11, 1959Jan. 24, 1961
Oct. 1, 1965Feb. 15, 1969May 15, 1973July 18, 1973Nov. 24, 1975
Jan. 2, 1976April 6, 1977
May 18, 1979July 26, 1979Feb. 9, 1981Dec. 9, 1985April 8, 1986June 9, 1986
Dec. 16, 1988April 29, 1989May 22, 1989Jan. 20, 1993July 14, 1993Aug. 6, 1993Nov. 1, 1997
July 30, 1999Jan. 20, 2001 June 1, 2001Jan. 20, 2005
March 25, 2005July 29, 2005Nov. 3, 2005
April 24, 1950Jan. 20, 1953Aug. 13, 1955April 30, 1957Dec. 10, 1959Jan. 20, 1961
Sept. 30, 1965Feb. 15, 1969May 14, 1973July 18, 1973Nov. 23, 1975
Jan. 1, 1976April 6, 1977
May 18, 1979July 26, 1979Feb. 9, 1981
Nov. 30, 1985April 7, 1986June 8, 1986
Dec. 16, 1988April 29, 1989May 21, 1989Jan. 20, 1993July 13, 1993Aug. 5, 1993
Oct. 31, 1997July 30, 1999Jan. 20, 2001June 1, 2001Jan. 20, 2005
March 25, 2005July 29, 2005Nov. 3, 2005
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Established March 21, 1946. Reassigned to Continental Air Command (1948). Discontinued July 1, 1950. Re-established as a major command and organized Jan. 1, 1951. Redesignated Aerospace Defense Command Jan. 15, 1968. In-activated March 31, 1980.
Air (Aerospace) Defense Command
Lt. Gen. George E. StratemeyerMaj. Gen. Gordon P. SavilleLt. Gen. Ennis C. WhiteheadGen. Benjamin W. ChidlawMaj. Gen. Frederic H. Smith Jr. (acting)Gen. Earle E. PartridgeLt. Gen. Joseph H. AtkinsonLt. Gen. Robert M. LeeMaj. Gen. Robert H. Terrill (acting)Lt. Gen. Herbert B. ThatcherLt. Gen. Arthur C. Agan Jr.Lt. Gen. Thomas K. McGeheeGen. Seth J. McKeeGen. Lucius D. Clay Jr.Gen. Daniel James Jr.Gen. James E. HillGen. James V. Hartinger
Nov. 30, 1948Sept. 1, 1949
Aug. 24, 1951May 31, 1955July 19, 1955
Sept. 16, 1956Feb. 28, 1961
July 5, 1963July 31, 1963July 31, 1967Feb. 28, 1970June 30, 1973Sept. 30, 1973Aug. 31, 1975Dec. 6, 1977
Dec. 31, 1979March 31, 1980
March 27, 1946Dec. 1, 1948Jan. 1, 1951
Aug. 25, 1951June 1, 1955July 20, 1955
Sept. 17, 1956March 1, 1961
July 6, 1963Aug. 1, 1963Aug. 1, 1967
March 1, 1970July 1, 1973Oct. 1, 1973
Sept. 1, 1975Dec. 6, 1977Jan. 1, 1980
Air Force Communications Command
Formerly Air Force Communications Service. Redesignated Air Force Commu-nications Command Nov. 15, 1979. Redesignated Air Force Command, Control, Communications, and Computer Agency, an FOA, July 1, 1991.
Feb. 15, 1962June 30, 1965Oct. 18, 1965
July 2, 1967Aug. 1, 1969
Oct. 31, 1973Aug. 24, 1975Oct. 31, 1977
June 21, 1979July 27, 1981June 1, 1984
Aug. 28, 1986March 29, 1988
May 16, 1989Nov. 9, 1990July 1, 1991
July 1, 1961Feb. 16, 1962
July 1, 1965Oct. 19, 1965July 15, 1967Aug. 1, 1969Nov. 1, 1973
Aug. 25, 1975Nov. 1, 1977
June 22, 1979July 27, 1981June 1, 1984
Aug. 28, 1986March 29, 1988
May 16, 1989Nov. 9, 1990
Maj. Gen. Harold W. GrantMaj. Gen. Kenneth P. BergquistMaj. Gen. J. Francis Taylor (acting)Maj. Gen. Richard P. KlockoMaj. Gen. Robert W. PaulsonMaj. Gen. Paul R. StoneyMaj. Gen. Donald L. WerbeckMaj. Gen. Rupert H. BurrisMaj. Gen. Robert E. SadlerMaj. Gen. Robert T. HerresMaj. Gen. Robert F. McCarthyMaj. Gen. Gerald L. PratherMaj. Gen. John T. StihlMaj. Gen. James S. Cassity Jr.Maj. Gen. Robert H. LudwigMaj. Gen. John S. Fairfield
See Electronic Security Command.
Air Force Intelligence Command
June 1, 1993Oct. 1, 1993
Maj. Gen. Gary W. O’ShaughnessyMaj. Gen. Kenneth A. Minihan
Oct. 1, 1991June 2, 1993
Organized as AAF Materiel and Services July 17, 1944. Redesignated AAF Technical Service Command Aug. 31, 1944. Redesignated Air Technical Ser-vice Command July 1, 1945. Redesignated Air Materiel Command March 9, 1946. Redesignated Air Force Logistics Command April 1, 1961. Inactivated July 1, 1992.
Air Force Logistics Command
Lt. Gen. Nathan F. TwiningGen. Joseph T. McNarneyLt. Gen. Benjamin W. ChidlawGen. Edwin W. RawlingsLt. Gen. William F. McKee (acting)Gen. Samuel E. AndersonGen. William F. McKeeGen. Mark E. Bradley Jr.Gen. Kenneth B. HobsonGen. Thomas P. GerrityLt. Gen. Lewis L. Mundell (acting)Gen. Jack G. MerrellGen. Jack J. CattonGen. William V. McBrideGen. F. Michael RogersGen. Bryce Poe IIGen. James P. MullinsGen. Earl T. O’LoughlinGen. Alfred G. HansenGen. Charles C. McDonald
Oct. 13, 1947Aug. 31, 1949Aug. 20, 1951Feb. 28, 1959
March 14, 1959July 31, 1961
June 30, 1962July 31, 1965July 31, 1967Feb. 24, 1968
March 28, 1968Sept. 11, 1972Aug. 31, 1974Aug. 31, 1975Jan. 31, 1978July 31, 1981Nov. 1, 1984
July 31, 1987Oct. 31, 1989
July 1, 1992
March 9, 1946Oct. 14, 1947Sept. 1, 1949Aug. 21, 1951March 1, 1959
March 15, 1959Aug. 1, 1961July 1, 1962Aug. 1, 1965Aug. 1, 1967
Feb. 24, 1968March 29, 1968Sept. 12, 1972
Sept. 1, 1974Sept. 1, 1975Feb. 1, 1978Aug. 1, 1981Nov. 1, 1984
July 31, 1987Oct. 31, 1989
Air Force Materiel Command
Gen. Ronald W. YatesGen. Henry Viccellio Jr.Lt. Gen. Kenneth E. Eickmann (acting)Gen. George T. Babbitt Jr.Gen. Lester L. LylesGen. Gregory S. MartinGen. Bruce Carlson
June 30, 1995May 9, 1997
May 29, 1997April 20, 2000Aug. 22, 2003Aug. 19, 2005
July 1, 1992June 30, 1995
May 9, 1997May 29, 1997April 20, 2000Aug. 22, 2003Aug. 19, 2005
Established as Army Air Corps Flying Training Command Jan. 23, 1942. Redes-ignated AAF Flying Training Command March 1942, then AAF Training Command July 31, 1943. Redesignated ATC July 1, 1946. Redesignated AETC July 1, 1993.
Air Education and Training Command
Lt. Gen. John K. CannonLt. Gen. Robert W. HarperMaj. Gen. Glenn O. Barcus (acting)Lt. Gen. Charles T. MyersLt. Gen. Frederic H. Smith Jr.Lt. Gen. James E. BriggsLt. Gen. Robert W. BurnsLt. Gen. William W. MomyerLt. Gen. Sam Maddux Jr.Lt. Gen. George B. SimlerLt. Gen. William V. McBrideLt. Gen. George H. McKeeGen. John W. RobertsGen. Bennie L. DavisGen. Thomas M. Ryan Jr.Gen. Andrew P. IosueLt. Gen. John A. ShaudLt. Gen. Robert C. OaksLt. Gen. Joseph W. AshyGen. Henry Viccellio Jr.Gen. Billy J. BolesGen. Lloyd W. NewtonGen. Hal M. HornburgLt. Gen. John D. Hopper Jr. (acting)Gen. Donald G. CookGen. William R. Looney III
Oct. 13, 1948June 30, 1954July 25, 1954July 31, 1958July 31, 1959July 31, 1963Aug. 10, 1964June 30, 1966Aug. 30, 1970Sept. 9, 1972Aug. 31, 1974Aug. 28, 1975April 1, 1979
July 28, 1981June 22, 1983Aug. 27, 1986June 5, 1988
June 24, 1990Dec. 9, 1992
June 19, 1995March�17, 1997
June 22, 2000Nov. 14, 2001Dec. 17, 2001June 17, 2005
April 13, 1946Oct. 14, 1948
July 1, 1954July 26, 1954Aug. 1, 1958Aug. 1, 1959Aug. 1, 1963
Aug. 11, 1964July 1, 1966
Sept. 1, 1970Sept. 9, 1972Sept. 1, 1974Aug. 29, 1975April 1, 1979
July 29, 1981June 23, 1983Aug. 28, 1986June 6, 1988
June 25, 1990Dec. 10, 1992June 20, 1995
March 17, 1997June 22, 2000Nov. 14, 2001Dec. 17, 2001June 17, 2005
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Sept. 1, 1982July 30, 1984
Oct. 1, 1986Oct. 29, 1987
March 29, 1990March 23, 1992
June 30, 1992Sept. 13, 1994Aug. 26, 1996Aug. 14, 1998Feb. 22, 2000April 19, 2002
April 1, 2006June 26, 2006
Gen. James V. HartingerGen. Robert T. HerresMaj. Gen. Maurice C. PaddenLt. Gen. Donald J. KutynaLt. Gen. Thomas S. Moorman Jr.Gen. Donald J. KutynaGen. Charles A. HornerGen. Joseph W. AshyGen. Howell M. Estes IIIGen. Richard B. MyersGen. Ralph E. EberhartGen. Lance W. LordLt. Gen. Frank G. Klotz (acting)Gen. Kevin P. Chilton
July 30, 1984Oct. 1, 1986
Oct. 29, 1987March 29, 1990March 23, 1992
June 30, 1992Sept. 13, 1994Aug. 26, 1996Aug. 14, 1998Feb. 22, 2000April 19, 2002
April 1, 2006June 26, 2006
Air Force Space Command
Air Force Special Operations Command
Maj. Gen. Thomas E. EggersMaj. Gen. Bruce L. FisterMaj. Gen. James L. Hobson Jr.Maj. Gen. Charles R. HollandLt. Gen. Maxwell C. BaileyLt. Gen. Paul V. HesterLt. Gen. Michael W. Wooley
May 22, 1990June 30, 1991July 22, 1994
July 9, 1997Aug. 5, 1999
Jan. 16, 2002July 1, 2004
June 30, 1991July 22, 1994
July 9, 1997Aug. 5, 1999
Jan. 16, 2002July 1, 2004
Air Force Systems Command
Formerly Air Research and Development Command. Redesignated Air Force Systems Command April 1, 1961. Inactivated July 1, 1992.
Maj. Gen. David M. SchlatterLt. Gen. Earle E. PartridgeLt. Gen. Donald L. PuttLt. Gen. Thomas S. PowerMaj. Gen. John W. Sessums (acting)Lt. Gen. Samuel E. AndersonMaj. Gen. John W. Sessums (acting)Gen. Bernard A. SchrieverGen. James FergusonGen. George S. BrownGen. Samuel C. PhillipsGen. William J. EvansGen. Lew Allen Jr.Gen. Alton D. SlayGen. Robert T. MarshGen. Lawrence A. SkantzeGen. Bernard P. RandolphGen. Ronald W. Yates
Feb. 1, 1950June 24, 1951June 30, 1953April 15, 1954
July 1, 1957Aug. 1, 1957
March 10, 1959April 25, 1959Sept. 1, 1966Sept. 1, 1970Aug. 1, 1973
Sept. 1, 1975Aug. 1, 1977
March 14, 1978Feb. 1, 1981Aug. 1, 1984
July 17, 1987April 1, 1990
June 24, 1951June 20, 1953April 14, 1954June 30, 1957July 31, 1957
March 9, 1959April 24, 1959Aug. 31, 1966Aug. 30, 1970July 31, 1973Aug. 31, 1975July 31, 1977
March 13, 1978Feb. 1, 1981Aug. 1, 1984
July 17, 1987April 1, 1990July 1, 1992
Air Force Reserve Command
Jan. 26, 1972March 15, 1972
April 8, 1975April 16, 1979Oct. 31, 1982Oct. 31, 1986Oct. 31, 1990Oct. 31, 1994June 9, 1998
Sept. 25, 1998June 1, 2004
June 24, 2004
Aug. 1, 1968Jan. 27, 1972
March 16, 1972April 16, 1975April 17, 1979
Nov. 1, 1982Nov. 1, 1986Nov. 1, 1990Nov. 1, 1994June 9, 1998
Sept. 25, 1998June 1, 2004
June 24, 2004
Maj. Gen. Rollin B. Moore Jr.Brig. Gen. Alfred Verhulst (acting)Maj. Gen. Homer I. LewisMaj. Gen. William LyonMaj. Gen. Richard BodycombeMaj. Gen. Sloan R. GillMaj. Gen. Roger P. ScheerMaj. Gen. John J. Closner IIIMaj. Gen. Robert A. McIntoshMaj. Gen. David R. Smith (acting)Lt. Gen. James E. Sherrard IIIMaj. Gen. J.J. Batbie Jr. (acting)Lt. Gen. John A. Bradley
Formerly Air Force Reserve, AFRC became a major command Feb. 17, 1997.
Air University
May 17, 1948Oct. 15, 1948July 27, 1951Feb. 28, 1953April 14, 1953May 31, 1955
June 30, 1958July 31, 1961Dec. 31, 1963July 31, 1965July 31, 1968July 31, 1970Oct. 31, 1973Aug. 31, 1975
July 1, 1979July 24, 1981Aug. 1, 1984Nov. 6, 1986
July 12, 1988Oct. 6, 1989Jan. 4, 1990
Oct. 26, 1992June 30, 1993
March 15, 1946May 17, 1948Oct. 16, 1948July 28, 1951
March 1, 1953April 15, 1953June 1, 1955July 15, 1958Aug. 1, 1961Jan. 1, 1964Aug. 1, 1965Aug. 1, 1968Aug. 1, 1970Nov. 1, 1973
Sept. 1, 1975July 1, 1979
July 24, 1981Aug. 1, 1984Nov. 6, 1986
July 12, 1988Oct. 6, 1989Jan. 4, 1990
Oct. 27, 1992
Maj. Gen. Muir S. FairchildMaj. Gen. Robert W. HarperGen. George C. KenneyLt. Gen. Idwal H. EdwardsMaj. Gen. John DeF. Barker (acting)Lt. Gen. Laurence S. KuterLt. Gen. Dean C. StrotherLt. Gen. Walter E. ToddLt. Gen. Troup Miller Jr.Lt. Gen. Ralph P. Swofford Jr.Lt. Gen. John W. Carpenter IIILt. Gen. Albert P. ClarkLt. Gen. Alvan C. Gillem IILt. Gen. F. Michael RogersLt. Gen. Raymond B. FurlongLt. Gen. Stanley M. UmsteadLt. Gen. Charles G. ClevelandLt. Gen. Thomas C. RichardsLt. Gen. Truman SpangrudLt. Gen. Ralph E. HavensMaj. Gen. David C. ReedLt. Gen. Charles G. BoydLt. Gen. Jay W. Kelley
Established as AAF School of Applied Tactics Oct. 16, 1943 (assumed history of Air Services School, dating from 1920). Redesignated AAF School June 1, 1945. Given Majcom status Nov. 29, 1945. Redesignated AU May 12, 1946. Part of ATC between May 1978 and July 1983. Ceased to be a Majcom and was assigned to AETC July 1, 1993.
Air Proving Ground Command
Designated a center December 1957.
August 1948June 1950July 1952April 1955July 1957
Maj. Gen. Carl A. BrandtMaj. Gen. William E. KepnerMaj. Gen. Bryant L. BoatnerMaj. Gen. Patrick W. TimberlakeMaj. Gen. Robert W. Burns
October 1946August 1948
July 1950July 1952
August 1955
Air National Guard
October 1948Sept. 25, 1950
Jan. 4, 1954Aug. 5, 1962
April 19, 1974Jan. 31, 1977April 1, 1981Nov. 1, 1988
Jan. 28, 1994Jan. 28, 1998Dec. 3, 2001June 3, 2002May 20, 2006
Nov. 28, 1945October 1948Oct. 13, 1950Jan. 26, 1954Aug. 6, 1962
April 20, 1974Feb. 1, 1977April 1, 1981Nov. 1, 1988
Jan. 28, 1994Jan. 28, 1998Dec. 3, 2001June 3, 2002May 20, 2006
Col. William A.R. RobertsonMaj. Gen. George G. FinchMaj. Gen. Earl T. RicksMaj. Gen. Winston P. WilsonMaj. Gen. I.G. BrownMaj. Gen. John J. PeschMaj. Gen. John T. GuiceMaj. Gen. John B. ConawayMaj. Gen. Philip G. KilleyMaj. Gen. Donald W. ShepperdMaj. Gen. Paul A. Weaver Jr.Brig. Gen. David A. Brubaker (acting)Lt. Gen. Daniel James IIILt. Gen. Craig R. McKinley
Air Mobility Command
Gen. Hansford T. JohnsonGen. Ronald R. FoglemanGen. Robert L. RutherfordGen. Walter KrossGen. Charles T. Robertson Jr.Gen. John W. HandyLt. Gen. Christopher A. Kelly (acting) Gen. Duncan J. McNabb
Aug. 22, 1992Oct. 17, 1994July 15, 1996Aug. 3, 1998Nov. 5, 2001
Sept. 7, 2005Oct. 14, 2005
June 1, 1992Aug. 23, 1992Oct. 18, 1994July 15, 1996Aug. 3, 1998Nov. 5, 2001
Sept. 7, 2005 Oct. 14, 2005
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Activated as Alaskan Air Force (1942). Redesignated Eleventh Air Force (1942). Redesignated Alaskan Air Command (1945). Redesignated 11th Air Force Aug. 9, 1990, under PACAF.
Alaskan Air Command
Feb. 25, 1949Dec. 27, 1950Oct. 14, 1952Feb. 26, 1953
Feb. 1, 1956Feb. 24, 1956July 16, 1956Oct. 23, 1956
June 27, 1957Aug. 18, 1957Aug. 13, 1958July 19, 1961July 25, 1961Aug. 8, 1963
Aug. 14, 1963Nov. 14, 1966July 24, 1969July 31, 1972June 5, 1973
March 2, 1974March 18, 1974
June 30, 1975Oct. 14, 1976
June 30, 1978April 1, 1981
Aug. 31, 1983Sept. 26, 1985May 22, 1988Aug. 9, 1990
Brig. Gen. Joseph H. AtkinsonBrig. Gen. Frank A. Armstrong Jr.Maj. Gen. William D. OldBrig. Gen. W.R. AgeeMaj. Gen. George R. AchesonBrig. Gen. T. Alan Bennett (acting)Lt. Gen. Joseph H. AtkinsonMaj. Gen. Frank A. Armstrong Jr.Maj. Gen. James H. DaviesLt. Gen. Frank A. Armstrong Jr.Brig. Gen. Kenneth H. GibsonMaj. Gen. C.F. NecrasonBrig. Gen. Jack A. Gibbs (acting)Maj. Gen. Wendell W. BowmanCol. Alfred Walton (acting)Maj. Gen. James C. JensenMaj. Gen. Thomas E. MooreMaj. Gen. Joseph A. CunninghamMaj. Gen. Donavon F. SmithMaj. Gen. Charles W. Carson Jr.Col. David T. Stockman (acting)Maj. Gen. Jack K. GambleLt. Gen. James E. HillLt. Gen. M.L. BoswellLt. Gen. Winfield W. Scott Jr.Lt. Gen. Lynwood E. ClarkLt. Gen. Bruce K. BrownLt. Gen. David L. NicholsLt. Gen. Thomas G. McInerney
Oct. 1, 1946Feb. 26, 1949Dec. 27, 1950Oct. 27, 1952Feb. 26, 1953
Feb. 1, 1956Feb. 24, 1956July 17, 1956Oct. 24, 1956
June 28, 1957Aug. 19, 1957Aug. 14, 1958July 20, 1961July 26, 1961Aug. 9, 1963
Aug. 15, 1963Nov. 15, 1966July 25, 1969Aug. 1, 1972
June 18, l973March 3, 1974
March 19, 1974July 1, 1975
Oct. 15, 1976July 1, 1978April 1, 1981Sept. 1, 1983
Sept. 27, 1985May 22, 1988
Continental Air Command
Established Dec. 1, 1948. Inactivated Aug. 1, 1968.
Lt. Gen. George E. StratemeyerLt. Gen. Ennis C. WhiteheadMaj. Gen. Willis H. HaleLt. Gen. Leon W. JohnsonLt. Gen. Charles B. Stone IIILt. Gen. William E. HallLt. Gen. Gordon A. BlakeLt. Gen. Edward J. TimberlakeLt. Gen. Henry Viccellio Sr.
Dec. 1, 1948April 15, 1949Dec. 14, 1950Feb. 18, 1952Dec. 15, 1955
July 1, 1957Sept. 30, 1961
July 1, 1962Aug. 1, 1966
April 15, 1949Dec. 14, 1950Feb. 18, 1952Dec. 14, 1955June 30, 1957Sept. 30, 1961June 30, 1962
July 1966Aug. 1, 1968
Electronic Security Command
Formerly USAF Security Service. Redesignated: Electronic Security Command Aug. 1, 1979; Air Force Intelligence Command Oct. 1, 1991; Air Intelligence Agency, Oct. 1, 1993.
July 5, 1949Feb. 21, 1951Feb. 13, 1953
Jan. 3, 1957Aug. 5, 1959
Sept. 20, 1959Aug. 31, 1962Oct. 15, 1965July 18, 1969Feb. 23, 1973May 16, 1974July 31, 1975Jan. 18, 1979July 31, 1983April 16, 1985Aug. 14, 1989
Oct. 1, 1991
Oct. 26, 1948July 6, 1949
Feb. 22, 1951Feb. 14, 1953
Jan. 4, 1957Aug. 6, 1959
Sept. 21, 1959Sept. 1, 1962Oct. 16, 1965July 19, 1969Feb. 24, 1973May 17, 1974Aug. 1, 1975
Jan. 19, 1979Aug. 1, 1983
April 17, 1985Aug. 15, 1989
Col. Roy H. Lynn Col. Travis M. HetheringtonMaj. Gen. Roy H. LynnMaj. Gen. Harold H. BassettMaj. Gen. Gordon L. BlakeMaj. Gen. John B. AckermanMaj. Gen. Millard LewisMaj. Gen. Richard P. KlockoMaj. Gen. Louis E. CoiraMaj. Gen. Carl W. StapletonMaj. Gen. Walter T. GalliganMaj. Gen. Howard P. SmithMaj. Gen. Kenneth D. BurnsMaj. Gen. Doyle E. LarsonMaj. Gen. John B. MarksMaj. Gen. Paul H. MartinMaj. Gen. Gary W. O’Shaughnessy
Pacific Air Command/Seventh Air Force
Formerly Seventh Air Force. Redesignated Pacific Air Command Dec. 15, 1947. Discontinued June 1, 1949.
Maj. Gen. Ralph H. WootenBrig. Gen. Robert F. Travis
Aug. 31, 1948June 1, 1949
April 1947Sept. 1, 1948
Northeast Air Command
Maj. Gen. Lyman P. WhittenMaj. Gen. Charles T. MyersLt. Gen. Glenn O. Barcus
Oct. 6, 1950March 14, 1952
July 26, 1954
March 14, 1952July 26, 1954
March 31, 1957
Newfoundland Base Command, part of Military Air Transport Service, reorga-nized and redesignated Northeast Air Command, a new major command, Oct. 1, 1950. Inactivated March 31, 1957.
Military Airlift Command
Maj. Gen. Robert W. HarperLt. Gen. Laurence S. KuterLt. Gen. Joseph SmithLt. Gen. William H. TunnerGen. Joe W. Kelly Jr.Gen. Howell M. Estes Jr.Gen. Jack J. CattonLt. Gen. Jay T. Robbins (acting)Gen. Paul K. CarltonGen. William G. Moore Jr.Gen. Robert E. HuyserGen. James R. AllenGen. Thomas M. Ryan Jr.Gen. Duane H. CassidyGen. Hansford T. Johnson
June 1, 1948Oct. 28, 1951
June 30, 1958May 31, 1960July 18, 1964July 31, 1969
Sept. 12, 1972Sept. 25, 1972
March 31, 1977June 30, 1979June 26, 1981June 30, 1983Sept. 19, 1985Sept. 20, 1989
June 1, 1992
July 1, 1947June 1, 1948
Nov. 15, 1951July 1, 1958
June 1, 1960July 19, 1964Aug. 1, 1969
Sept. 12, 1972Sept. 26, 1972
April 1, 1977July 1, 1979
June 26, 1981July 1, 1983
Sept. 20, 1985Sept. 20, 1989
Antecedents: AAC Ferrying Command (1941); AAF Ferrying Command (1942); Air Transport Command (1942, inactivated June 1, 1948). Military Air Transport Service established June 1, 1948. Redesignated Military Airlift Command Jan. 1, 1966. In 1982, the inactivated Air Transport Command was consolidated with MAC. Inactivated June 1, 1992.
Headquarters Command
Established as Bolling Field Command (1946). Redesignated Headquarters Command, USAF, March 17, 1958. Inactivated in 1976.
Brig. Gen. Burton M. HoveyBrig. Gen. Sydney D. GrubbsBrig. Gen. Morris J. LeeBrig. Gen. Stoyte O. RossMaj. Gen. Reuben C. Hood Jr. Maj. Gen. Brooke E. AllenMaj. Gen. Rollen H. AnthisMaj. Gen. Milton B. AdamsMaj. Gen. Nils O. OhmanMaj. Gen. John L. LockeMaj. Gen. Maurice R. ReillyMaj. Gen. William C. Norris
Jan. 3, 1946Dec. 14, 1948
Oct. 2, 1950June 14, 1952
Aug. 1, 1956Aug. 3, 1959
Jan. 10, 1966Dec. 1, 1967July 5, 1968May 1, 1972
Feb. 26, 1974Sept. 1, 1975
Dec. 13, 1948Oct. 1, 1950
June 13, 1952July 4, 1956
June 30, 1959Dec. 31, 1965Nov. 30, 1967June 30, 1968April 30, 1972Feb. 25, 1974August 1975
June 30, 1976
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Strategic Air Command
Gen. George C. KenneyGen. Curtis E. LeMayGen. Thomas S. PowerGen. John D. RyanGen. Joseph J. NazzaroGen. Bruce K. HollowayGen. John C. MeyerGen. Russell E. DoughertyGen. Richard H. EllisGen. Bennie L. DavisGen. Larry D. WelchGen. John T. ChainGen. George L. Butler
Oct. 18, 1948June 30, 1957Nov. 30, 1964Jan. 31, 1967July 28, 1968April 30, 1972July 31, 1974July 31, 1977July 31, 1981July 31, 1985
June 30, 1986Jan. 31, 1991June 1, 1992
March 21, 1946Oct. 19, 1948
July 1, 1957Dec. 1, 1964Feb. 1, 1967
July 29, 1968May 1, 1972Aug. 1, 1974Aug. 1, 1977Aug. 1, 1981Aug. 1, 1985July 1, 1986Feb. 1, 1991
Established as Continental Air Forces Dec. 13, 1944. Redesignated Strategic Air Command March 21, 1946. Inactivated June 1, 1992.
Tactical Air Command
Established March 21, 1946. Reassigned to Continental Air Command (1948). Removed from CAC and returned to major command status Dec. 1, 1950. Inacti-vated June 1, 1992.
Lt. Gen. Elwood R. QuesadaMaj. Gen. Robert M. LeeMaj. Gen. Glenn O. BarcusGen. John K. CannonGen. Otto P. WeylandGen. Frank F. EverestGen. Walter C. Sweeney Jr.Gen. Gabriel P. DisoswayGen. William W. MomyerGen. Robert J. DixonGen. W.L. CreechGen. Jerome F. O’MalleyGen. Robert D. RussGen. John Michael Loh
March 21, 1946Dec. 24, 1948July 17, 1950Jan. 25, 1951April 1, 1954Aug. 1, 1959Oct. 1, 1961Aug. 1, 1965Aug. 1, 1968Oct. 1, 1973May 1, 1978Nov. 1, 1984
May 22, 1985March 27, 1991
Nov. 23, 1948June 20, 1950Jan. 25, 1951
March 31, 1954July 31, 1959
Sept. 30, 1961July 31, 1965July 31, 1968
Sept. 30, 1973April 30, 1978
Nov. 1, 1984April 20, 1985
March 26, 1991June 1, 1992
Activated as 8th Air Force (1942). Redesignated Eighth Air Force Sept. 18, 1942. Redesignated US Strategic Air Forces in Europe (1944). Redesignated USAFE Aug. 7, 1945.
US Air Forces in Europe
Brig. Gen. John F. McBlain (acting)Lt. Gen. Curtis E. LeMayLt. Gen. John K. CannonGen. Lauris NorstadLt. Gen. William H. TunnerGen. Frank F. EverestGen. Frederic H. Smith Jr.Gen. Truman H. LandonGen. Gabriel P. DisoswayGen. Bruce K. HollowayGen. Maurice A. PrestonGen. Horace M. WadeGen. Joseph R. HolzappleGen. David C. JonesGen. John W. VogtGen. Richard H. EllisGen. William J. EvansGen. John W. PaulyGen. Charles A. GabrielGen. Billy M. MinterGen. Charles L. Donnelly Jr.Gen. William L. KirkGen. Michael J. DuganGen. Robert C. OaksGen. James L. JamersonGen. Richard E. HawleyGen. Michael E. RyanLt. Gen. William J. Begert (acting)Gen. John P. JumperGen. Gregory S. MartinGen. Robert H. Foglesong Gen. William T. Hobbins
Oct. 20, 1947Oct. 15, 1948Jan. 20, 1951July 26, 1953
June 30, 1957July 31, 1959
June 30, 1961July 31, 1963July 31, 1965July 31, 1966July 31, 1968Jan. 31, 1969Aug. 31, 1971June 30, 1974Aug. 31, 1975July 31, 1977Aug. 1, 1978Aug. 1, 1980
June 30, 1982Nov. 1, 1984May 1, 1987
April 12, 1989June 26, 1990July 29, 1994July 16, 1995April 4, 1996Oct. 5, 1997Dec. 5, 1997
Jan. 13, 2000Aug. 12, 2003Dec. 6, 2005
Aug. 14, 1947Oct. 20, 1947Oct. 16, 1948Jan. 21, 1951July 27, 1953
July 1, 1957Aug. 1, 1959July 1, 1961Aug. 1, 1963Aug. 1, 1965Aug. 1, 1966Aug. 1, 1968Feb. 1, 1969
Sept. 1, 1971July 1, 1974
Sept. 1, 1975Aug. 1, 1977Aug. 1, 1978Aug. 1, 1980July 1, 1982Nov. 1, 1984May 1, 1987
April 12, 1989June 26, 1990July 29, 1994July 17, 1995April 4, 1996Oct. 6, 1997Dec. 5, 1997
Jan. 13, 2000Aug. 12, 2003Dec. 6, 2005
Activated as Panama Canal Air Force (1940). Redesignated Caribbean Air Force (1941). Redesignated 6th Air Force Feb. 5, 1942, then Sixth Air Force Sept. 18, 1942. Redesignated Caribbean Air Command July 31, 1946. Redesignated US Air Forces Southern Command July 8, 1963. Inactivated Jan. 1, 1976.
US Air Forces Southern Command/Caribbean
Maj. Gen. Hubert R. Harmon Brig. Gen. Glen C. Jamison (acting)Maj. Gen. Willis H. HaleBrig. Gen. Rosenham BeamBrig. Gen. Emil C. KielMaj. Gen. Reuben C. Hood Jr. Maj. Gen. Truman H. LandonMaj. Gen. Leland S. StranathanMaj. Gen. Robert A. BreitweiserMaj. Gen. Reginald J. ClizbeMaj. Gen. Kenneth O. SanbornMaj. Gen. Arthur G. SalisburyMaj. Gen. James M. Breedlove
Oct. 3, 1947Nov. 12, 1947Oct. 19, 1949Nov. 5, 1950
June 10, 1953June 16, 1956
June 1, 1959Sept. 8, 1963July 9, 1966
June 14, 1968April 7, 1972
October 1974Jan. 1, 1976
July 31, 1946Oct. 4, 1947
Nov. 13, 1947Oct. 20, 1949Nov. 6, 1950
June 11, 1953June 20, 1956
Aug. 3, 1959Sept. 11, 1963
Aug. 6, 1966June 14, 1968
April 7, 1972October 1974
USAF Academy Superintendents
Lt. Gen. Hubert R. HarmonMaj. Gen. James E. BriggsMaj. Gen. William S. StoneMaj. Gen. Robert H. WarrenLt. Gen. Thomas S. Moorman Sr.Lt. Gen. Albert P. ClarkLt. Gen. James R. AllenLt. Gen. Kenneth L. TallmanMaj. Gen. Robert E. KelleyLt. Gen. Winfield W. Scott Jr.Lt. Gen. Charles R. HammLt. Gen. Bradley C. HosmerLt. Gen. Paul E. SteinLt. Gen. Tad J. OelstromLt. Gen. John R. DallagerLt. Gen. John W. Rosa Jr.Lt. Gen. John F. Regni
July 27, 1954July 28, 1956Aug. 17, 1959
July 1, 1962July 1, 1965Aug. 1, 1970Aug. 1, 1974
June 28, 1977June 16, 1981June 16, 1983June 26, 1987
July 1, 1991July 8, 1994Aug. 1, 1997June 9, 2000June 1, 2003Oct. 24, 2005
July 27, 1956Aug. 16, 1959June 30, 1962June 30, 1965July 31, 1970July 31, 1974
June 27, 1977June 15, 1981June 15, 1983June 25, 1987
July 1, 1991July 7, 1994
July 31, 1997June 9, 2000June 1, 2003Oct. 24, 2005
Pacific Air Forces
Lt. Gen. Ennis C. WhiteheadLt. Gen. George E. StratemeyerLt. Gen. Earle E. Partridge (acting)Gen. Otto P. WeylandGen. Earle E. PartridgeGen. Laurence S. KuterGen. Emmett O’Donnell Jr. Gen. Jacob E. SmartGen. Hunter Harris Jr.Gen. John D. RyanGen. Joseph J. NazzaroGen. Lucius D. Clay Jr.Gen. John W. VogtGen. Louis L. Wilson Jr.Lt. Gen. James A. HillLt. Gen. James D. HughesLt. Gen. Arnold W. BraswellGen. Jerome F. O’MalleyGen. Robert W. BazleyGen. Jack I. GregoryGen. Merrill A. McPeakLt. Gen. James B. DavisGen. Jimmie V. AdamsGen. Robert L. RutherfordGen. John G. LorberGen. Richard B. MyersGen. Patrick K. GambleLt. Gen. Lansford E. Trapp (acting)Gen. William J. BegertGen. Paul V. Hester
April 25, 1949May 20, 1951June 9, 1951
March 25, 1954May 31, 1955July 31, 1959July 31, 1963July 31, 1964Jan. 31, 1967July 31, 1968July 31, 1971
Sept. 30, 1973June 30, 1974May 31, 1977
June 14, 1978July 1, 1981
Sept. 30, 1983Nov. 1, 1984
Dec. 16, 1986July 22, 1988Oct. 30, 1990Feb. 19, 1991Jan. 25, 1993Oct. 12, 1994
July 7, 1997July 23, 1998April 9, 2001May 4, 2001July 2, 2004
Dec. 30, 1945April 26, 1949May 21, 1951
June 10, 1951March 26, 1954
June 1, 1955Aug. 1, 1959Aug. 1, 1963Aug. 1, 1964Feb. 1, 1967Aug. 1, 1968Aug. 1, 1971Oct. 1, 1973July 1, 1974
June 1, 1977June 15, 1978
July 1, 1981Oct. 8, 1983Nov. 1, 1984
Dec. 16, 1986July 22, 1988Nov. 5, 1990
Feb. 19, 1991Jan. 26, 1993Oct. 12, 1994
July 7, 1997July 23, 1998April 9, 2001May 4, 2001July 2, 2004
Activated as Far East Air Forces Aug. 3, 1944. Redesignated Pacific Air Com-mand, US Army, Dec. 6, 1945. Redesignated FEAF Jan. 1, 1947. Redesignated Pacific Air Forces July 1, 1957.
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DOD Leaders Through the Years
Secretaries of Defense
James V. ForrestalLouis A. JohnsonGeorge C. MarshallRobert A. LovettCharles E. WilsonNeil H. McElroyThomas S. GatesRobert S. McNamaraClark M. CliffordMelvin R. LairdElliot L. RichardsonJames R. SchlesingerDonald H. RumsfeldHarold BrownCaspar W. WeinbergerFrank C. CarlucciRichard B. CheneyLes AspinWilliam J. PerryWilliam S. CohenDonald H. RumsfeldRobert M. Gates
March 28, 1949Sept. 19, 1950Sept. 12, 1951Jan. 20, 1953
Oct. 8, 1957Dec. 1, 1959
Jan. 20, 1961Feb. 29, 1968Jan. 20, 1969Jan. 29, 1973May 24, 1973Nov. 19, 1975Jan. 20, 1977Jan. 20, 1981Nov. 23, 1987Jan. 20, 1989Jan. 20, 1993Feb. 3, 1994
Jan. 23, 1997Jan. 20, 2001Dec. 18, 2006
Sept. 17, 1947 March 28, 1949Sept. 21, 1950Sept. 17, 1951Jan. 28, 1953
Oct. 9, 1957Dec. 2, 1959
Jan. 21, 1961March 1, 1968Jan. 22, 1969Jan. 30, 1973
July 2, 1973Nov. 20, 1975Jan. 21, 1977Jan. 21, 1981Nov. 23, 1987
March 21, 1989Jan. 21, 1993Feb. 3, 1994
Jan. 24, 1997Jan. 20, 2001Dec. 18, 2006
US European CommandJuly 11, 1953Nov. 20, 1956
Nov. 1, 1962May 5, 1969Nov. 1, 1974
June 27, 1979June 25, 1987June 23, 1992Oct. 21, 1993July 10, 1997May 2, 2000
Jan. 16, 2003Dec. 4, 2006
Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway, USAGen. Alfred M. Gruenther, USAGen. Lauris Norstad, USAFGen. Lyman L. Lemnitzer, USAGen. Andrew J. Goodpaster, USA Gen. Alexander M. Haig Jr., USAGen. Bernard W. Rogers, USAGen. John R. Galvin, USAGen. John M. Shalikashvili, USAGen. George A. Joulwan, USAGen. Wesley K. Clark, USAGen. Joseph W. Ralston, USAFGen. James L. Jones, USMCGen. Bantz J. Craddock, USA
Aug. 1, 1952July 11, 1953Nov. 20, 1956
Nov. 1, 1962May 5, 1969Nov. 1, 1974
June 27, 1979June 25, 1987June 23, 1992Oct. 21, 1993July 10, 1997May 2, 2000
Jan. 16, 2003Dec. 4, 2006
Formerly US Atlantic Command, established Dec. 1, 1947, redesignated Oct. 7, 1999.
US Joint Forces CommandFeb. 1, 1950
Aug. 15, 1951April 12, 1954Feb. 28, 1960April 30, 1963April 30, 1965June 17, 1967Sept. 30, 1970Oct. 31, 1972May 30, 1975
Sept. 30, 1978Sept. 30, 1982Nov. 27, 1985Nov. 22, 1988May 18, 1990July 13, 1992Oct. 31, 1994
Sept. 24, 1997Sept. 5, 2000Oct. 2, 2002Aug. 1, 2005
Nov. 10, 2005
Adm. William H.P. Blandy, USNAdm. William M. Fechteler, USNAdm. Lynde D. McCormick, USNAdm. Jerauld Wright, USNAdm. Robert L. Dennison, USNAdm. Harold P. Smith, USNAdm. Thomas H. Moorer, USNAdm. Ephraim P. Holmes, USNAdm. Charles K. Duncan, USNAdm. Ralph W. Cousins, USNAdm. Isaac C. Kidd Jr., USNAdm. Harry D. Train II, USNAdm. Wesley D. McDonald, USNAdm. Lee Baggett Jr., USNAdm. Frank B. Kelso II, USNAdm. Leon A. Edney, USNAdm. Paul D. Miller, USNGen. John J. Sheehan, USMCAdm. Harold W. Gehman Jr., USNGen. William F. Kernan, USAAdm. Edmund P. Giambastiani Jr., USNLt. Gen. Robert W. Wagner, USA (acting)Gen. Lance L. Smith, USAF
Feb. 3, 1947Feb. 1, 1950
Aug. 15, 1951April 12, 1954Feb. 28, 1960April 30, 1963April 30, 1965June 17, 1967Sept. 30, 1970Oct. 31, 1972May 30, 1975
Sept. 30, 1978Sept. 30, 1982Nov. 27, 1985Nov. 22, 1988May 18, 1990July 13, 1992Oct. 31, 1994
Sept. 24, 1997Sept. 5, 2000
Oct. 2, 2002Aug. 1, 2005
Nov. 10, 2005
Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Gen. of the Army Omar N. BradleyAdm. Arthur W. Radford, USNGen. Nathan F. Twining, USAFGen. Lyman L. Lemnitzer, USAGen. Maxwell D. Taylor, USAGen. Earle G. Wheeler, USAAdm. Thomas H. Moorer, USNGen. George S. Brown, USAF Gen. David C. Jones, USAFGen. John W. Vessey Jr., USAAdm. William J. Crowe Jr., USNGen. Colin L. Powell, USAAdm. David Jeremiah, USN (acting)Gen. John M. Shalikashvili, USAGen. Henry H. Shelton, USAGen. Richard B. Myers, USAFGen. Peter Pace, USMC
Aug. 16, 1949Aug. 15, 1953Aug. 15, 1957
Oct. 1, 1960Oct. 1, 1962July 3, 1964July 2, 1970July 1, 1974
June 21, 1978June 18, 1982
Oct. 1, 1985Oct. 1, 1989 Oct. 1, 1993
Oct. 25, 1993Oct. 1, 1997Oct. 1, 2001
Sept. 30, 2005
Aug. 15, 1953Aug. 15, 1957
Sept. 30, 1960Sept. 30, 1962
July 1, 1964July 2, 1970July 1, 1974
June 20, 1978June 18, 1982Sept. 30, 1985Sept. 30, 1989Sept. 30, 1993Oct. 24, 1993
Sept. 30, 1997Oct. 1, 2001
Sept. 30, 2005
Vice Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Gen. Robert T. Herres, USAFAdm. David E. Jeremiah, USNAdm. William A. Owens, USNGen. Joseph W. Ralston, USAFGen. Richard B. Myers, USAFGen. Peter Pace, USMCAdm. Edmund P. Giambastiani Jr., USN
Feb. 28, 1990Feb. 28, 1994Feb. 27, 1996Feb. 29, 2000
Oct. 1, 2001Aug. 12, 2005
Feb. 6, 1987March 1, 1990March 1, 1994March 1, 1996March 1, 2000
Oct. 1, 2001Aug. 12, 2005
US Central Command
Nov. 27, 1985Nov. 23, 1988Aug. 9, 1991Aug. 5, 1994
Aug. 13, 1997July 6, 2000July 7, 2003
March 16, 2007
Jan. 1, 1983Nov. 27, 1985Nov. 23, 1988Aug. 9, 1991Aug. 5, 1994
Aug. 13, 1997July 6, 2000July 7, 2003
March 16, 2007
Gen. Robert C. Kingston, USAGen. George B. Crist, USMCGen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, USAGen. Joseph P. Hoar, USMCGen. J.H. Binford Peay III, USAGen. Anthony C. Zinni, USMCGen. Tommy R. Franks, USAGen. John Abizaid, USAAdm. William J. Fallon, USN
US Northern CommandGen. Ralph E. Eberhart, USAFAdm. Timothy J. Keating, USNGen. Victor E. Renuart Jr., USAF
Oct. 1, 2002Nov. 5, 2004
March 23, 2007
Nov. 5, 2004March 23, 2007
Feb. 28, 1947Dec. 3, 1947
April 30, 1949July 10, 1953July 31, 1958
June 30, 1964July 31, 1968Sept. 1, 1972Aug. 30, 1976Oct. 31, 1979
July 1, 1983Sept. 18, 1985Sept. 30, 1988March 1, 1991July 11, 1994July 19, 1994Jan. 31, 1996Feb. 20, 1999
May 2, 2002Feb. 26, 2005
March 12, 2007March 26, 2007
Adm. John H. Towers, USNAdm. Louis E. Denfeld, USN Adm. Dewitt C. Ramsey, USNAdm. Arthur W. Radford, USNAdm. Felix B. Stump, USNAdm. Harry D. Felt, USNAdm. U.S. Grant Sharp, USNAdm. John S. McCain Jr., USNAdm. Noel A.M. Gayler, USNAdm. Maurice E. Weisner, USNAdm. Robert L.J. Long, USNAdm. William J. Crowe Jr., USNAdm. Ronald J. Hays Jr., USNAdm. Huntington Hardisty, USNAdm. Charles R. Larson, USNLt. Gen. Harold T. Fields, USA (acting)Adm. Richard C. Macke, USNAdm. Joseph W. Prueher, USNAdm. Dennis C. Blair, USNAdm. Thomas B. Fargo, USNAdm. William J. Fallon, USNLt. Gen. Daniel P. Leaf, USAF (acting)Adm. Timothy J. Keating, USN
Jan. 1, 1947Feb. 28, 1947Dec. 3, 1947
April 30, 1949July 10, 1953July 31, 1958
June 30, 1964July 31, 1968Sept. 1, 1972Aug. 30, 1976Oct. 31, 1979
July 1, 1983Sept. 18, 1985Sept. 30, 1988March 1, 1991July 11, 1994July 19, 1994Jan. 31, 1996Feb. 20, 1999
May 2, 2002Feb. 26, 2005
March 12, 2007March 26, 2007
US Pacific Command
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US Southern Command
June 1948October 1949
April 1952June 1954
January 1957February 1958
July 1960January 1961
June 1963February 1965February 1969
September 1971January 1973
July 1975September 1979
May 1983March 1985
June 1987July 1989
November 1990November 1993
January 1994February 1996
June 1996July 1997
Sept. 8, 2000Sept. 30, 2001Aug. 18, 2002
Nov. 9, 2004Oct. 19, 2006
November 1947June 1948
October 1949April 1952June 1954
January 1957April 1958July 1960
January 1961June 1963
February 1965February 1969
September 1971January 1973August 1975
October 1979May 1983
March 1985June 1987
September 1989November 1990December 1993
February 1994March 1996
July 1996August 1997
Sept. 8, 2000Sept. 30, 2001Aug. 18, 2002
Nov. 9, 2004Oct. 19, 2006
Lt. Gen. Willis Crittenberger, USALt. Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway, USALt. Gen. William H.H. Morris, USALt. Gen. Horace L. McBride, USALt. Gen. William K. Harrison, USALt. Gen. Robert M. Montague, USALt. Gen. Ridgely Gaither, USALt. Gen. Robert F. Sink, USALt. Gen. Andrew P. O’Meara, USAGen. Andrew P. O’Meara, USAGen. Robert W. Porter, USAGen. George R. Mather, USAGen. George V. Underwood, USAGen. William B. Rosson, USALt. Gen. Dennis P. McAuliffe, USALt. Gen. Wallace H. Nutting, USAGen. Paul F. Gorman, USAGen. John R. Galvin, USAGen. Fred F. Woerner, USAGen. Maxwell R. Thurman, USAGen. George A. Joulwan, USAMaj. Gen. W.A. Worthington, USAGen. Barry McCaffrey, USARAdm. James Perkins, USNGen. Wesley K. Clark, USAGen. Charles E. Wilhelm, USMCGen. Peter Pace, USMCMaj. Gen. G.D. Speer, USA (acting)Gen. James T. Hill, USAGen. B. John Craddock, USAAdm. James G. Stavridis
Formerly US Caribbean Command (1947). Activated in 1963.
NORAD Leaders Through the Years North American Aerospace Defense Command
July 30, 1959July 30, 1962
March 30, 1965July 29, 1966July 31, 1969
Sept. 30, 1973Aug. 29, 1975Dec. 5, 1977
Dec. 31, 1979July 30, 1984Feb. 5, 1987
March 30, 1990June 30, 1992Sept. 12, 1994Aug. 26, 1996Aug. 13, 1998Feb. 22, 2000Nov. 5, 2004
March 23, 2007
Gen. Earle E. Partridge, USAFGen. Laurence S. Kuter, USAFGen. John K. Gerhart, USAFGen. Dean C. Strother, USAFGen. Raymond J. Reeves, USAFGen. Seth J. McKee, USAFGen. Lucius D. Clay Jr., USAFGen. Daniel James Jr., USAFGen. James E. Hill, USAFGen. James V. Hartinger, USAF Gen. Robert T. Herres, USAFGen. John L. Piotrowski, USAFGen. Donald J. Kutyna, USAFGen. Charles A. Horner, USAFGen. Joseph W. Ashy, USAFGen. Howell M. Estes III, USAFGen. Richard B. Myers, USAFGen. Ralph E. Eberhart, USAFAdm. Timothy J. Keating, USNGen. Victor E. Renuart Jr., USAF
Sept. 12, 1957Aug. 1, 1959Aug. 1, 1962April 1, 1965Aug. 1, 1966Aug. 1, 1969Oct. 1, 1973
Sept. 1, 1975Dec. 6, 1977Jan. 1, 1980
July 30, 1984Feb. 6, 1987April 1, 1990
June 30, 1992Sept. 13, 1994Aug. 27, 1996Aug. 14, 1998Feb. 22, 2000Nov. 5, 2004
March 23, 2007
US Space Command
Feb. 5, 1987March 30, 1990
June 30, 1992Sept. 12, 1994Aug. 26, 1996Aug. 13, 1998Feb. 22, 2000
Oct. 1, 2002
Gen. Robert T. Herres, USAFGen. John L. Piotrowski, USAFGen. Donald J. Kutyna, USAFGen. Charles A. Horner, USAFGen. Joseph W. Ashy, USAFGen. Howell M. Estes III, USAFGen. Richard B. Myers, USAFGen. Ralph E. Eberhart, USAF
Sept. 23, 1985Feb. 6, 1987April 1, 1990
June 30, 1992Sept. 13, 1994Aug. 27, 1996Aug. 14, 1998Feb. 22, 2000
Deactivated Oct. 1, 2002, when its functions merged with US Strategic Command.
US Transportation Command
Sept. 21, 1989Aug. 24, 1992Oct. 17, 1994July 14, 1996Aug. 2, 1998
Nov. 5, 2001Sept. 7, 2005
Gen. Duane H. Cassidy, USAFGen. H.T. Johnson, USAFGen. Ronald R. Fogleman, USAFGen. Robert L. Rutherford, USAFGen. Walter Kross, USAFGen. Charles T. Robertson Jr., USAFGen. John W. Handy, USAFGen. Norton A. Schwartz, USAF
July 1, 1987Sept. 22, 1989Aug. 25, 1992Oct. 18, 1994July 15, 1996Aug. 3, 1998Nov. 5, 2001
Sept. 7, 2005
US Special Operations Command
June 27, 1990May 20, 1993Feb. 29, 1996
Sept. 25, 1997Oct. 27, 2000Sept. 2, 2003
Gen. James J. Lindsay, USAGen. Carl W. Stiner, USAGen. Wayne A. Downing, USAGen. Henry H. Shelton, USAGen. Peter J. Schoomaker, USAGen. Charles R. Holland, USAFGen. Bryan D. Brown, USA
April 16, 1987June 27, 1990May 20, 1993Feb. 29, 1996Nov. 5, 1997
Oct. 27, 2000Sept. 2, 2003
US Strategic Command
Feb. 13, 1994Feb. 21, 1996June 25, 1998Nov. 30, 2001
July 9, 2004
Gen. G. Lee Butler, USAFAdm. Henry G. Chiles Jr., USN Gen. Gen. Eugene E. Habiger, USAFAdm. Richard W. Mies, USNAdm. James O. Ellis Jr., USNGen. James E. Cartwright, USMC
June 1, 1992Feb. 14, 1994Feb. 22, 1996June 26, 1998Nov. 30, 2001
July 9, 2004
Merged the functions of US Space Command into STRATCOM Oct. 1, 2002.
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USAF Total Force(As of Sept. 30, 2006)
FYs 2001-06 are actual figures; FY 2007 is an estimate. *Stop-Loss imposed in FY02 and FY03.
Air Force active duty
OfficersEnlistedCadets
Total Air Force active duty
Career re-enlistments (second term)RateFirst-term re-enlistmentsRate
Civilian personnel
Direct hire (excluding technicians)ANG techniciansAFRC techniciansIndirect hire—foreign nationals
Total civilian personnel
Guard and Reserve
Air National Guard, Selected ReserveAFRC, Selected ReserveAFRC, Individual Ready Reserve
Total Ready Reserve
Standby
Total Guard and Reserve
FY01
68,862280,410
4,299
353,571
30,38084%
10,48556%
122,47422,987
9,9596,450
161,870
108,48574,86947,940
231,294
17,826
249,120
FY05
73,252276,117
4,327
353,696
23,33884%
10,12854%
125,80922,322
9,4456,589
164,165
106,43075,80248,750
230,982
15,241
246,223
FY02
72,032292,061
4,158
368,251
34,09388%*
10,66672%*
123,43921,246
8,8256,296
159,806
112,07576,63241,095
229,802
17,430
247,232
People 2007 USAF Almanac
FY04
74,109298,314
4,193
376,616
27,26691%
9,23263%
124,95922,416
9,2046,146
162,725
106,71575,32237,015
219,052
17,340
236,392
FY07 numbers are estimates.
Armed Forces Manpower Trends, End Strength in Thousands(As of Sept. 30, 2006)
Active duty military
Air ForceArmyMarine CorpsNavy
Total
Selected Guard and Reserve
Air National GuardAFRCArmy National GuardArmy ReserveMarine Corps ReserveNaval Reserve
Total
Direct-hire civilian (full-time equivalents)
Air ForceArmyNavy/Marine CorpsDefense agencies
Total
FY02
368487174383
1,412
11277
351207
4088
875
154231185101
671
FY05
354493180363
1,390
10676
333189
4076
821
155221179108
663
FY04
377500178373
1,427
10775
343204
4083
851
154209183105
651
FY03
375499178382
1,434
10875
351212
4188
875
149226182
86
643
USAF Marital Status(As of Sept. 30, 2006)
Total percent marriedPercent of enlistedPercent of officersNumber of USAF couplesNumber married to members of other services
60.657.871.4
18,217
1,363
Does not include 4,424 cadets.
USAF Educational Levels(As of Sept. 30, 2006)
EnlistedHigh schoolSome college (< 2 years)AA/AS degree or equivalent hoursBachelor’s degreeMaster’s degreeProfessional or doctoral degreeTotal
OfficersBachelor’s degreeMaster’s degreeDoctoral degree Professional degreeTotal
Percent
5.4
72.9
16.24.80.7
0.0100
51.339.3
1.38.1100
Number
14,830
199,743
44,41513,016
1,962
24273,990
36,20227,744
9005,693
70,539
FY07
65,776264,424
4,000
334,200
23,20187%
9,67846%
128,12223,60510,214
6,617
168,558
107,00074,90045,469
227,369
10,675
238,044
FY06
349505180350
1,385
10674
346190
4071
826
158220178104
660
FY06
70,539273,990
4,424
348,953
22,43189%
11,19256%
130,57221,997
9,4356,935
168,939
105,66074,07544,904
224,639
10,932
235,571
FY07
334518184338
1,374
10775
350200
4071
843
159220179108
666
FY03
73,758297,219
4,085
375,062
31,02690%*8,23261%*
122,41920,718
8,1596,410
157,706
108,13774,75436,665
219,556
17,587
237,143
FY01
354481173378
1,386
10975
352206
4088
870
155229183104
671
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Ran
k
Active Duty Force Demographics(As of Sept. 30, 2006)
Officers
GeneralLieutenant GeneralMajor GeneralBrigadier GeneralColonelLieutenant ColonelMajorCaptainFirst LieutenantSecond Lieutenant
Total
Enlisted
Chief Master Sergeant of the Air ForceChief Master SergeantSenior Master SergeantMaster SergeantTechnical SergeantStaff SergeantSergeant/Senior AirmanAirman First ClassAirmanAirman Basic
Total
Total personnel
Tota
l
123793
1453,576
10,22915,91024,119
8,7667,652
70,539
1
2,7045,514
28,45744,96571,20859,27540,70710,18710,972
273,990
348,953
Men
123689
1263,1468,896
13,43319,140
6,8585,967
57,703
1
2,4054,887
24,81037,27955,13846,20832,268
7,3688,669
219,033
280,353
Wo
men
014
19430
1,3332,4774,9791,9081,685
12,836
0299627
3,6477,686
16,07013,067
8,4392,8192,303
54,957
68,600
Average ages of military personnel : Officers 35, Enlisted 29
Includes active Title 5 civilians with permanent appoint-ments, US citizens only.
Excludes Title 32 technicians, temporary employees, and foreign/local nationals.
Does not include 2,421 personnel in pay band demon-stration projects.
Does not include 3,142 personnel in National Security Personnel System pay bands.
aScientific and Technical.
bSenior Executive Service (Includes ES, IE, and IP).
The Civilian Force(As of Sept. 30, 2006)
Force
0555
152748
111253916229
9221
01000
1,728
Air Force Civilian Personnel: Average Age and Length of Service
General scheduleFederal wage systemAverage age
Average length of service (overall)
474447
16.2 years
Wage Grade
Grade
123456789101112131415161718
Total
Force
2116322106735975
1,2802,7412,653
13,0263,1471,517
24836
2000
26,906
Wage Grade Leader
Grade
123456789101112131415161718
Total
Wage Grade Supervisory
Grade
123456789101112131415161718
Total
Force
01616265483
111195759
1,060425213150182
92502815
3,475
General Schedule/
Other
Force
10732
1,4842,2926,7944,5099,1531,594
12,118942
16,76418,27011,156
3,9081,336
0000
27465
91,401
Grade
123456789101112131415161718STa SESb Other
Total
Air Force Personnel Strength(As of Sept. 30, 2006)
2007 number is an estimate.
Year
197519761977197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007
Year
1941194219431944194519461947194819491950195119521953195419551956195719581959196019611962196319641965196619671968196919701971197219731974
Year
1907190819091910191119121913191419151916191719181919192019211922192319241925192619271928192919301931193219331934193519361937193819391940
Strength
31327112351
114122208311
1,218195,023
25,6039,050
11,6499,6429,441
10,5479,6709,674
10,07810,54912,13113,53114,78015,02815,09915,86116,24717,23319,14721,08923,45551,165
Strength
152,125764,415
2,197,1142,372,2922,282,259
455,515305,827387,730419,347411,277788,381973,474977,593947,918959,946909,958919,835871,156840,028814,213820,490883,330868,644855,802823,633886,350897,426904,759862,062791,078755,107725,635690,999643,795
Strength
612,551585,207570,479569,491559,450557,969570,302582,845592,044597,125601,515608,199607,035576,446570,880535,233510,432470,315444,351426,327400,409389,001377,385367,470360,590355,654353,571368,251375,062376,616353,696348,953334,200
Academy Cadets 807 4,4243,617
AIR FORCE Magazine / May 2007 51
4,424
USAF Personnel by Geographic Area
(As of Sept. 30, 2006)
Total military personnel
US territory and special locations
Total in foreign countries
Western and southern EuropeGermanyUKItalyTurkeySpainAll other countries
East Asia and PacificJapan/OkinawaSouth KoreaAll other countries
Africa, Near East, South AsiaKuwaitSaudi ArabiaEgyptAll other countries
Western hemisphereCanadaPanamaAll other countries
Other areas
348,953
288,090
60,863
32,62515,185
9,2801,7194,257
3211,863
22,29113,322
8,815154
808290191
42285
36181
1279
4,778
USAF Personnel Strength by Commands, FOAs, and DRUs(As of Sept. 30, 2006)
Military
86,80963,93920,740
34518,345
9,31646,67932,86627,144
306,183
160
3195
226203
23107
91
97389
63161
19236
14305
141,627
67861
2807
66392
72523
1,255124
7,031
3,94047
5482,290
6,825
24,4904,424
348,953
Civilian
10,28814,92758,28913,749
6,5341,1399,0867,9305,591
127,533
15760375117
66319
40261939279918
1918
1174
9518
6710
98880
129484724
1800
195469
5,184
81317
1981,327
2,355
31,4660
166,538
Total
97,09778,86679,02914,09424,87910,45555,76540,79632,735
433,716
31760406212292522
63133
2840
124488
81352
27353
18400
322,298
671,849
108129
55113416252523
1,450593
12,215
4,75364
7463,617
9,180
55,9564,424
515,491
Major commandsAir Combat Command (ACC)Air Education and Training Command (AETC)Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC)Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC)Air Force Space Command (AFSPC)Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)Air Mobility Command (AMC)Pacific Air Forces (PACAF)United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE)Total major commands
Field Operating Agencies (FOAs)Air Force Agency for Modeling and SimulationAir Force Audit AgencyAir Force Center for Environmental ExcellenceAir Force Civil Engineer Support AgencyAir Force C2ISR Center*Air Force Communications AgencyAir Force Cost Analysis AgencyAir Force Flight Standards AgencyAir Force Frequency Management AgencyAir Force Historical Research AgencyAir Force Inspection AgencyAir Force Legal Services AgencyAir Force Logistics Management AgencyAir Force Manpower AgencyAir Force Medical Operations AgencyAir Force Medical Support AgencyAFNSEPA*Air Force News AgencyAFNWCA*Air Force Office of Special InvestigationsAir Force Operations GroupAir Force Personnel Center Air Force Personnel Operations AgencyAir Force Real Property AgencyAir Force Review Boards AgencyAir Force Safety CenterAir Force Security Forces CenterAir Force Services AgencyAir Force Technical Applications CenterAir Force Weather AgencyAir National Guard Readiness CenterTotal FOA
Direct Reporting Units (DRUs)Air Force District of WashingtonAir Force Doctrine CenterAir Force Operational Test and Evaluation CenterUnited States Air Force Academy (not cadets)
Total DRUs
Other Other unitsUSAFA cadetsTotal for all categories
*AFC2ISR Center is Air Force Command & Control, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Center; AFNSEPA is Air Force National Security Emergency Preparedness Agency; AFNWCA is Air Force Nuclear Weapons & Counter-proliferation Agency.
AIR FORCE Magazine / May 200752
Specialties in the Enlisted Force(As of Sept. 30, 2006)
Code
1A1C1N1S1T1W2A2E2F2G2M2P2R2S2T2W3A3C3E3H3M3N3P3S3V4A-V4Y5J5R6C6F7S89
Career Field
Aircrew OperationsCommand Control Systems OperationsIntelligenceSafetyAircrew ProtectionWeatherManned Aerospace MaintenanceCommunications-Electronics SystemsFuels Logistics PlansMissile & Space Systems MaintenancePrecision MeasurementMaintenance Management SystemsSupply Transportation & Vehicle MaintenanceMunitions & Weapons Information ManagementCommunications-Computer SystemsCivil EngineeringHistorianMorale, Welfare, Recreation, & ServicesPublic AffairsSecurity ForcesMission SupportVisual InformationMedicalDental ParalegalChapel Services SupportContractingFinancialSpecial InvestigationSpecial Duty IdentifiersReporting IdentifiersUnassignedTotal
Percentages have been rounded.
Assigned
9,30910,90711,411
3642,6592,295
57,16411,055
4,215775
2,155791
1,5158,037
12,44515,349
8,48212,87616,685
464,2721,434
23,9937,9931,272
19,1392,496
972449
1,2912,779
9437,009
10,1921,221
273,990
Percent
3.44.04.20.11.00.8
20.94.01.50.30.80.30.62.94.55.63.14.76.10.01.60.58.82.90.57.00.90.40.20.51.00.32.63.70.4100
Specialties in the Officer Force(As of Sept. 30, 2006)
Total does not include 4,424 cadets. Percentages have been rounded.
Code
XO111213141516213132333435374X51526162636465718X9X
Utilization Field Title
Commander & DirectorPilot NavigatorSpace, Missile, Command & ControlIntelligenceWeatherOperations SupportLogisticsSecurity ForcesCivil EngineeringCommunications-Computer SystemsMWR & ServicesPublic AffairsManpower & PersonnelMedicalLawChaplainScientific/ResearchDevelopmental EngineeringAcquisitionContractingFinancialSpecial InvestigationsSpecial Duty IdentifiersReporting IdentifiersOther Total
Assigned
1,30512,509
3,7524,9403,054
6521,2593,870
7641,4084,012
472388
1,72310,995
1,249604937
2,8682,574
879797383
1,3696,3281,448
70,539
Percent
1.917.7
5.37.04.30.91.85.51.12.05.70.70.62.4
15.61.80.91.34.13.61.21.10.51.99.02.1100
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SSgt. Samuel Howell (l) and SSgt. Patrick Pendergest train at the Urban Sniper School at Kadena AB, Japan.
Both are from the 736th Security Forces Squadron based at Andersen
AFB, Guam.
AIR FORCE Magazine / May 200754
Terms ExplainedFunding levels can be expressed in several ways. Budget authority is the value of new obligations that the federal government is authorized to incur. These include some obligations to be met in later years. Figures can also be expressed in outlays (actual expenditures, some of which are covered by amounts that were authorized in previ-ous years).
Another difference concerns the value of money. When funding is in current or then-year dollars, no adjustment for infla-tion has taken place. This is the actual amount of dollars that has been or is to be spent, budgeted, or forecast. When funding is expressed in constant dollars, or real dollars, the effect of inflation has been factored out to make direct comparisons between budget years possible. A specific
year, often the present one, is chosen as a baseline for constant dollars.
Normally, Congress first authorizes pay-ment, then appropriates it. Authorization is an act of Congress that establishes or continues a federal program or agency and sets forth guidelines to which it must adhere. Appropriation is an act of Congress that enables federal agencies to spend money for specific purposes.
Budgets 2007 USAF Almanac
Air Force Major Force Programs (Total obligation authority in billions of constant FY08 dollars)
ForcesStrategic Forces General-Purpose ForcesAirlift ForcesGuard and Reserve ForcesSpecial Operations ForcesTotal
Support Intelligence & CommunicationsResearch & DevelopmentCentral Supply & MaintenanceTraining, Medical, & PersonnelAdministration & OtherTotal
FY02
$5.431.314.310.5
0.6$62.1
$26.88.15.9
12.12.1
$54.9
FY04
$6.136.615.211.8
0.7$70.3
$35.610.9
6.113.7
2.8$69.1
FY06
$5.938.517.412.9
0.6$75.4
$39.610.3
5.413.1
2.7$71.2
FY98
$5.421.211.4
9.30.5
$47.8
$23.710.1
4.910.3
1.8$50.8
FY99
$5.322.613.0
9.60.5
$51.1
$24.39.05.3
10.41.9
$51.0
FY00
$4.923.212.7
9.70.5
$51.0
$23.59.35.5
10.52.0
$50.8
FY01
$4.626.412.410.1
0.5$54.0
$25.58.45.8
10.82.0
$52.6
FY03
$6.040.317.311.3
0.6$75.5
$34.910.0
6.913.5
2.5$67.6
FY05
$4.354.813.012.0
0.0$84.2
$35.19.25.06.12.3
$57.7
FY07
$5.635.816.112.9
0.7$71.1
$38.110.4
5.012.0
2.1$67.6
Numbers do not add due to rounding.
Air Force Budget—A 10-Year Perspective(Budget authority in millions of current and constant FY08 dollars;
Current dollarsMilitary personnel Operation & maintenance Procurement RDT&E Military construction Family housing Rev. & mgmt. funds Trust & receipts Total
Constant FY08 dollarsMilitary personnel Operation & maintenance Procurement RDT&E Military construction Family housing Rev. & mgmt. funds Trust & receipts Total
Percentage real growthMilitary personnel Operation & maintenance Procurement RDT&E Military construction Family housing Total
FY04$29,681
39,25232,46020,290
1,8311,441
690-110
$125,535
$33,08043,74736,17822,614
2,0411,606
769-123
$139,912
0.6-11.6
0.74.99.1
-8.7-2.4
FY98$19,111
25,17415,25814,265
1,5371,114
234-409
$76,284
$24,69932,53519,71918,436
1,9861,440
302-529
$98,589
-2.09.05.40.2
-3.5-3.42.5
FY99$19,357
27,10718,43413,807
8621,0821,510-246
$81,913
$24,47834,27923,31117,460
1,0901,3681,910-311
$103,585
-0.95.4
18.2-5.3
-45.1-5.05.1
FY00$20,217
27,25418,75514,511
1,1741,158
434-453
$83,050
$24,72533,33122,93717,747
1,4361,416
531-554
$101,570
1.0-2.8-1.61.6
31.73.5
-1.9
FY01$20,956
29,32822,05414,297
1,4101,084
515-95
$89,549
$24,93134,89126,23717,009
1,6771,290
613-113
$106,535
0.84.7
14.4-4.216.8-8.94.9
FY02$24,751
34,36423,22914,519
1,8061,374
292-108
$100,227
$28,98240,23827,20017,001
2,1151,609
342-126
$117,360
16.215.3
3.70.0
26.124.810.2
FY05$30,344
39,75235,11720,551
1,4991,680-667-359
$127,918
$32,70742,84837,85222,152
1,6161,811-719-387
$137,880
-1.1-2.14.6
-2.0-20.812.8-1.5
FY06$29,838
40,18432,73421,608
2,0492,132
45-125
$128,465
$31,10441,88934,12322,525
2,1362,222
47-130
$133,917
-4.9-2.2-9.91.7
32.222.7-2.9
FY03$28,732
43,25431,38018,825
1,6341,536
31-147
$125,245
$32,88749,50935,91821,547
1,8701,758
35-168
$143,358
13.523.032.126.7
-11.69.3
22.2
FY07$29,649
39,82632,16524,397
2,3681,938
44-127
$130,259
$30,33140,74232,90524,958
2,4221,983
45-130
$133,255
-2.5-2.7-3.610.813.4
-10.8-0.5
excludes costs of the Global War on Terror.)
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Per
cen
t o
f D
OD
Bu
dg
et
98969492908886848280787674727068
Fiscal Year
040200
DOD Agencies
06 08 10
Defense Department Budget Topline(In billions of current and constant FY08 dollars)
Budget authority(current $)
Budget authority(constant FY08 $)
Outlays(current $)
Outlays(constant FY08 $)
Numbers have been rounded.Does not include supplemental appropriations to cover costs of the Global War on Terror.
Service Shares(In billions of constant FY08 dollars)
Budget authority
Air Force
Army
Navy
Defense agencies, DOD-wide
Total
Percent of budget authority
Air Force
Army
Navy
Defense agencies, DOD-wide
FY12
$143.0
120.3
147.9
81.0
$492.2
29.1%
24.4%
30.0%
16.5%
FY06
$117.5
120.0
120.7
69.9
$428.1
27.4%
28.0%
28.2%
16.3%
FY07
$130.4
111.4
128.5
72.0
$442.3
29.5%
25.2%
29.0%
16.3%
FY08
$136.6
130.1
139.8
74.9
$481.4
28.4%
27.0%
29.0%
15.6%
FY09
$138.7
116.5
140.3
77.2
$472.7
29.4%
24.6%
29.7%
16.3%
FY10
$136.5
116.0
141.3
78.1
$472.0
28.9%
24.6%
30.0%
16.5%
FY11
$137.0
115.1
141.6
77.6
$471.2
29.1%
24.4%
30.0%
16.5%
NavyUSAF
Army
FY12
$538.5
$492.1
$527.4
$482.0
FY08
$481.4
$481.4
$442.3
$442.3
FY09
$483.8
$472.6
$466.3
$455.5
FY10
$493.9
$471.9
$484.0
$462.5
FY11
$504.2
$471.2
$499.9
$467.2
FY07
$432.4
$442.3
$383.3
$392.1
FY06
$410.7
$428.1
$382.8
$399.0
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
-5
Service Shares
68
70
72
74
76
78
80
82
84
86
88
90
92
94
96
98
00
02
04
06
08
10
12
-5
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
4012
AIR FORCE Magazine / May 200756
Note: Defense data do not include costs of the Global War on Terror.
Historical Federal Budget DataExplanatory NoteData for 1962-2005 are historical. Data for 2006 are projections. These four tables are based on “The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2008-17,” published by the Congressional Budget Office, January 2007; Budget of the United States Government Historical Tables, Fiscal Year 2008. Constant dollar figures are derived. Defense data are National Defense, which includes Department of Energy nuclear weapons costs.
Defense
$52.6
53.7
55.0
51.0
59.0
72.0
82.2
82.7
81.9
79.0
79.3
77.1
80.7
87.6
89.9
97.5
104.6
116.8
134.6
158.0
185.9
209.9
228.0
253.1
273.8
282.5
290.9
304.0
300.1
319.7
302.6
292.4
282.3
273.6
266.0
271.7
270.2
275.5
295.0
292.1
331.0
325.0
365.1
415.6
404.0
Year
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Deficit/
Surplus
$5.9
4.0
6.5
1.6
3.1
12.6
27.7
0.5
8.7
26.1
26.1
15.2
7.2
54.1
69.4
49.9
55.4
39.6
73.1
73.9
120.6
207.7
185.3
221.5
237.9
168.4
192.3
205.4
277.6
321.4
340.4
300.4
258.8
226.4
174.0
103.2
29.9
1.9
86.4
32.4
317.4
538.4
568.0
493.6
434.0
Entitlements
$34.7
36.2
38.9
39.7
43.4
50.9
59.7
64.6
72.5
86.9
100.8
116.0
130.9
169.4
189.1
203.7
227.4
247.0
291.2
339.4
370.8
410.6
405.6
448.2
461.8
474.2
505.1
549.8
626.9
702.3
716.8
738.0
786.1
818.6
858.8
896.4
938.7
976.9
1,030.0
1,094.5
1,196.9
1,281.8
1,346.0
1,445.6
1,552.1
Total
Outlays
$106.8
111.3
118.5
118.2
134.5
157.5
178.1
183.6
195.6
210.2
230.7
245.7
269.4
332.3
371.8
409.2
458.7
504.0
590.9
678.2
745.7
808.4
851.9
946.4
990.4
1,004.1
1,064.5
1,143.8
1,253.1
1,324.3
1,381.6
1,409.5
1,461.9
1,515.9
1,560.6
1,601.3
1,652.7
1,702.0
1,789.2
1,863.2
2,011.2
2,160.1
2,293.0
2,472.2
2,654.3
Federal Budget CategoriesConstant FY08 $ billions
Year
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Deficit/
Surplus
$41.2
27.5
44.2
10.7
20.2
79.5
167.7
2.9
47.2
135.7
131.5
72.1
30.8
211.9
257.0
173.5
179.0
115.0
187.0
171.4
263.4
439.5
375.9
433.8
457.2
312.4
342.7
349.2
447.8
497.6
511.6
438.4
368.1
313.2
233.7
135.5
38.6
2.4
105.7
38.5
371.7
616.3
633.1
532.0
452.4
Entitlements
$242.1
249.3
264.5
265.7
282.2
321.1
361.4
370.7
393.6
451.9
507.9
550.4
559.5
663.7
700.2
708.3
734.8
717.1
744.9
787.1
809.7
868.8
822.9
877.7
887.5
879.6
900.0
934.8
1,011.3
1,087.3
1,077.4
1,077.0
1,118.1
1,132.6
1,153.6
1,177.0
1,213.2
1,235.4
1,259.7
1,302.1
1,401.5
1,467.2
1,500.2
1,558.2
1,618.0
Defense
$367.0
369.9
373.9
341.3
383.7
454.2
497.6
474.5
444.6
410.8
399.6
365.8
344.9
343.2
332.9
339.0
338.0
339.1
344.3
366.4
406.0
444.1
462.6
495.6
526.2
524.0
518.4
516.9
484.1
494.9
454.8
426.7
401.5
378.5
357.3
356.8
349.2
348.4
360.8
347.5
387.6
372.0
406.9
448.0
421.1
Federal Budget CategoriesCurrent $ billions
Total
Outlays
$745.1
766.6
805.7
791.0
874.7
993.5
1,078.1
1,035.5
1,061.8
1,093.0
1,162.4
1,165.7
1,151.5
1,301.9
1,376.8
1,422.8
1,482.2
1,463.3
1,511.5
1,572.8
1,628.4
1,710.6
1,728.3
1,853.3
1,903.3
1,862.6
1,896.8
1,944.8
2,021.5
2,050.2
2,076.6
2,056.9
2,079.3
2,097.4
2,096.3
2,102.6
2,135.9
2,152.3
2,188.2
2,216.6
2,355.0
2,472.5
2,555.6
2,664.7
2,766.9
AIR FORCE Magazine / May 20075862 65 69 73 77 81 85 89 93 97 01 06
25
20
15
10
5
062
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
00
01
02
03
04
05
06
0
5
10
15
20
25
Entitlements
Defense
Year
196219631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006
Defense
9.39.08.67.47.88.99.58.78.17.36.75.95.65.65.24.94.74.74.95.25.86.15.96.16.26.15.85.65.25.44.84.44.13.73.53.33.13.03.02.93.23.03.23.43.1
Deficit/Surplus
1.00.71.00.20.41.63.20.10.92.42.21.20.53.54.02.52.51.62.72.43.76.04.85.35.43.63.83.84.85.45.54.63.73.12.31.30.30.00.90.33.15.04.94.03.3
Entitlements
6.16.06.15.85.76.36.96.87.28.08.68.89.1
10.910.910.310.3
9.910.711.111.511.910.510.810.510.210.110.210.911.811.511.211.311.211.210.910.910.710.610.911.511.911.711.811.9
Total Outlays
18.818.618.517.217.819.420.519.419.319.519.618.718.721.321.420.720.720.121.722.223.123.522.122.822.521.621.221.221.822.322.121.421.020.720.319.619.218.618.418.519.420.019.920.220.3
Percentages of GDP
CPI=Consumer Price Index
CP
I per
cen
tag
e ch
ang
e
Inflation Rates
62 65 69 73 77 81 85 89 93 97 01 06
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
% change
1.01.31.31.62.93.14.25.55.74.43.26.2
11.09.15.86.57.6
11.313.510.3
6.23.24.33.61.93.64.14.85.44.23.03.02.62.83.02.31.62.23.42.81.62.32.73.43.4
Year
196219631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
00
01
02
03
04
05
06
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
Other
Federal Budget Outlay CategoriesPercentages of GDP
AIR FORCE Magazine / May 2007 59
Amounts have been rounded to the nearest dollar.aBasic pay for pay grades O-7 through O-10 is limited to $14,000.10. Basic pay for O-6 and below is limited to $11,349.90. bCommissioned officers with more than four years’ active service as enlisted members.While serving as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff or Chief of Staff of the Air Force, basic pay is $15,959.40.For the Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, basic pay is $6,642.60.
E-9E-8E-7E-6E-5E-4E-3E-2E-1 4 mos.+E-1<4 mos.
Enlisted Members
Pay GradeO-10a
O-9a
O-8a
O-7a
O-6O-5O-4O-3O-2O-1O-3Eb
O-2Eb
O-1Eb
Commissioned OfficersYears of Service
Monthly Military Basic Rates of Pay in Dollars(Effective Jan. 1, 2007)
<2 2 3 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 13,659 13,726 14,011 14,509 11,947 12,119 12,367 12,8018,453 8,730 8,914 8,965 9,194 9,577 9,666 10,030 10,134 10,448 10,901 11,319 11,598 7,024 7,350 7,501 7,621 7,838 8,053 8,301 8,549 8,797 9,577 10,236 10,236 10,236 10,236 10,2885,206 5,719 6,095 6,095 6,118 6,380 6,415 6,415 6,779 7,424 7,802 8,180 8,395 8,613 9,0364,340 4,889 5,228 5,291 5,502 5,629 5,906 6,110 6,373 6,776 6,968 7,158 7,373 3,745 4,335 4,624 4,688 4,957 5,245 5,603 5,882 6,076 6,188 6,252 3,292 3,732 4,028 4,392 4,602 4,833 4,983 5,228 5,356 2,844 3,240 3,731 3,857 3,937 2,469 2,570 3,107 4,392 4,602 4,833 4,983 5,228 5,435 5,554 5,716 3,857 3,937 4,062 4,274 4,437 4,559 3,107 3,318 3,440 3,566 3,689 3,857
4,111 4,204 4,321 4,460 4,598 4,822 5,010 5,209 5,513 3,365 3,514 3,606 3,716 3,836 4,052 4,161 4,347 4,451 4,7052,339 2,553 2,651 2,781 2,882 3,055 3,153 3,250 3,424 3,511 3,594 3,644 3,815 3,925 4,2042,023 2,226 2,324 2,420 2,519 2,744 2,831 2,928 3,014 3,044 3,065 1,854 1,978 2,073 2,171 2,324 2,455 2,552 2,582 1,700 1,787 1,883 1,979 2,063 1,534 1,631 1,729 1,459 1,301 1,204
Hazardous Duty Pay(Effective Jan. 1, 2007)
Pay GradeO-10O-9O-8O-7O-6O-5O-4O-3O-2O-1E-9E-8E-7E-6E-5E-4E-3E-2E-1
Monthly Rate150150150150250250225175150150240240240215190165150150150
$
Provided to qualified rated officers.
Continuous pay ends following the 25th year of service.
Aviation Career Incentive Pay(Effective Jan. 1, 2007)
MonthlyRate
$585 495 385 250
Years ofAviation Service
as an Officer
more than 22more than 23more than 24
more than 25
MonthlyRate
$125 156 188 206 650
840
Years ofAviation Service
as an Officer
2 or fewer more than 2more than 3more than 4more than 6
more than 14
AIR FORCE Magazine / May 200760
Housing Allowance(Effective Jan. 1, 2007)
WithDependents
$1,479.301,479.301,479.301,479.301,331.701,283.701,131.60
936.30798.90715.20
1,006.20907.80839.40
960.90886.50822.90760.20684.00594.30552.90527.10527.10
PayGrade
O-10O-9O-8O-7O-6O-5O-4O-3O-2O-1
O-3EO-2EO-1E
E-9E-8E-7E-6E-5E-4E-3E-2E-1
WithoutDependents
$1,202.401,202.401,202.401,202.401,102.801,062.00
984.00789.00625.20527.10
851.70723.90622.80
729.00669.30571.50517.20477.30414.90407.10330.60295.20
As part of the 2004 defense budget, Congress authorized DOD to implement a new performance-based pay system for SES members. On Jan. 1, 2004, a new SES pay scale reflecting only the minimum and maximum levels of pay replaced the old fixed SES pay levels (ES-1 through ES-6). The pay scale does not include locality pay.
Senior Executive Service
SES Pay System Structure Minimum Maximum
Certified SES performance appraisal system $111,676 $168,000Noncertified SES performance appraisal system $111,676 $154,600
Annual Pay for Federal Civilians(Effective Jan. 1, 2007)
General Schedule
Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $16,630 $17,185 $17,739 $18,289 $18,842 $19,167 $19,713 $20,264 $20,286 $20,798 GS-2 18,698 19,142 19,761 20,286 20,512 21,115 21,718 22,321 22,924 23,527GS-3 20,401 21,081 21,761 22,441 23,121 23,801 24,481 25,161 25,841 26,521GS-4 22,902 23,665 24,428 25,191 25,954 26,717 27,480 28,243 29,006 29,769GS-5 25,623 26,477 27,331 28,185 29,039 29,893 30,747 31,601 32,455 33,309GS-6 28,562 29,514 30,466 31,418 32,370 33,322 34,274 35,226 36,178 37,130GS-7 31,740 32,798 33,856 34,914 35,972 37,030 38,088 39,146 40,204 41,262GS-8 35,151 36,323 37,495 38,667 39,839 41,011 42,183 43,355 44,527 45,699GS-9 38,824 40,118 41,412 42,706 44,000 45,294 46,588 47,882 49,176 50,470GS-10 42,755 44,180 45,605 47,030 48,445 49,880 51,305 52,730 54,155 55,580GS-11 46,974 48,540 50,106 51,672 53,238 54,804 56,370 57,936 59,502 61,068GS-12 56,301 58,178 60,055 61,932 63,809 65,686 67,563 69,440 71,317 73,194GS-13 66,951 69,183 71,415 73,647 75,879 78,111 80,343 82,575 84,807 87,039GS-14 79,115 81,752 84,389 87,026 89,663 92,300 94,937 97,574 100,211 102,848GS-15 93,063 96,165 99,267 102,369 105,471 108,573 111,675 114,777 117,879 120,981
Subsistence Allowance(Effective Jan. 1, 2007)
Officers $192.74/month
Enlisted Members $279.88/month
AIR FORCE Magazine / May 200762
Bomber
B-52
Fighter/Attack
A-10OA-10F-16Total
Helicopter
HH-60
Reconnaissance/BM/C3I
WC-130
Special Ops Forces
MC-130
Tanker
HC-130KC-135Total
Transport
C-5C-9C-17C-130Total
Total AFRC
9
447
69120
15
17
14
58489
4238
93146
410
8
396
60105
13
10
12
56469
3608
89133
350
Air Force Reserve Command Inventory
(As of Sept. 30, 2006)
Type TAI PAI
EquipmentTotal active inventory (TAI): aircraft assigned to operating forces for mission, training, test, or maintenance. Includes primary, backup, and attrition reserve aircraft. Primary aircraft inventory (PAI): aircraft assigned to meet primary aircraft authori-zation (PAA).
2007 USAF Almanac
Type TAI PAI Type TAI PAI
Bomber
B-1B-2B-52Total
Fighter/Attack
A-10OA-10F-15F-16F-22AF-117Total
Helicopter
HH-60UH-1Total
Reconnaissance/BM/C3I
E-3E-4EC-130MQ-9M/RQ-1NC-135OC-135RC-135RQ-4U-2WC-135Total
Special Ops Forces
AC-130CV-22MC-130MH-53Total
672085
172
12875
567724
7352
1,619
6892
160
324
168512
221134
2137
234
4432
103
511654
121
12054
464636
6939
1,382
5768
125
283
100002
175
301
96
190
402685
Tanker
HC-130KC-10KC-135Total
Trainer
T-1T-3T-6T-37T-38T-41T-43T-51TC-135GliderUV-18Total
Transport
C-5C-12C-17C-20C-21C-32C-37C-40C-130VC-25Total
Total Active
1959
200278
179110272171489
4833
423
1,284
5228
1411074
494
2052
529
4,282
1954
158231
1380
190134356
4702
402
873
4727
1061072
472
1602
437
3,350
Active Duty Inventory(As of Sept. 30, 2006)
7626
141522765
18
1883
29
4
9251260
1782
11223
19010
245
1,321
721894
447631
15
1240
16
4
7189196
16820020
17910
217
1,079
Air National Guard Inventory(As of Sept. 30, 2006)
Type TAI PAI
Fighter/Attack
A-10OA-10F-15F-16Total
Helicopter
HH-60G
Reconnaissance/BM/C3I
E-8EC-130W/C-130Total
Special Ops Forces
MC-130
Tanker
HC-130KC-135Total
Transport
C-5C-17C-21C-26C-32C-38C-40C-130LC-130Total
Total ANG
AIR FORCE Magazine / May 2007 63
0-3 3-6 6-9 9-12 12-15 15-18 18-21 21-24 24+ Total Average
A-10 48 155 203 24.8B-1B 67 67 19.1B-2 1 11 5 3 20 12.0B-52 85 85 44.8C-5 9 32 11 52 22.1 C-10 1 23 24 11 59 21.7C-12 4 8 16 28 26.3C-17 32 42 31 20 15 1 141 6.1C-20 1 1 8 10 17.7C-21 4 70 74 21.7C-25 2 2 15.9C-32 4 4 8.0C-37 6 3 9 5.7C-40 2 2 4 2.6 C-130 7 3 15 20 16 1 245 307 33.4C-135 230 230 44.5CV-22 4 4 0.7E-3 5 27 32 26.8E-4 4 4 32.3F-15 4 6 16 72 129 92 96 152 567 19.7F-16 1 21 8 37 228 295 91 42 1 724 15.3F-22 60 12 1 73 1.7F-117 9 17 23 3 52 20.6H-1 92 92 35.4H-53 32 32 36.2H-60 6 14 31 8 9 68 16.4Q-1 2 3 5 5.9Q-4 6 3 1 1 11 3.3Q-9 7 1 8 2.0T-1 1 90 88 179 11.9T-3 78 32 110 11.6T-6 163 97 12 272 2.7T-37 171 171 42.1T-38 489 489 39.5T-41 4 4 37.1T-43 8 8 32.4T-51 3 3 1.1U-2 2 11 14 7 34 23.2UV-18 1 2 3 22.5Glider 5 35 1 1 42 4.2Total 294 227 88 243 470 502 373 340 1,745 4,282 23.0Percent 7% 5% 2% 6% 11% 12% 9% 8% 41%
Age of the Active Duty Fleet(As of Sept. 30, 2006)
Age in Years
Type of aircraft
BomberFighter/attackHelicopterReconnaissance/BM/C3ISpecial Ops ForcesTankerTrainerTransport
Total active dutyAir National GuardAFRC
Total active duty, ANG, and AFRCTotal aircraft, including foreign-government-owned
FY03
1731,628
129135101325
1,308529
4,3281,312
433
6,073
6,167
FY01
1811,619
126140107330
1,289546
4,3381,361
445
6,144
6,245
FY00
1811,658
130141107328
1,289567
4,4011,362
442
6,205
6,304
FY02
1831,631
126143102322
1,342538
4,3871,350
446
6,183
6,286
Total Number of USAF Aircraft in Service Over Time(As of Sept. 30, 2006)
FY04
1721,627
160132
99301
1,277516
4,2841,326
408
6,018
6,107
FY05
1731,622
169134
98285
1,267525
4,2731,313
400
5,986
6,057
FY06
1721,619
160137103278
1,284529
4,2821,321
410
6,013
6,072
AIR FORCE Magazine / May 200764
Age of the Air Force Reserve Command Fleet(As of Sept. 30, 2006)
Age in Years
0-3 3-6 6-9 9-12 12-15 15-18 18-21 21-24 24+ Total AverageA-10 1 50 51 26.0B-52 9 9 44.5C-5 2 6 34 42 31.9C-9 3 3 31.5C-17 8 8 0.9C-130 7 7 4 14 17 15 23 7 35 129 21.1C-135 84 84 45.4F-16 17 51 1 69 18.7H-60 15 15 15.7Total 15 7 4 14 17 49 80 9 215 410 27.4Percent 4% 2% 1% 3% 4% 12% 20% 2% 52%
Age of the Air National Guard Fleet(As of Sept. 30, 2006)
Age in Years
0-3 3-6 6-9 9-12 12-15 15-18 18-21 21-24 24+ Total AverageA-10 11 91 102 25.8C-5 17 17 34.9C-17 8 8 2.5C-21 2 2 19C-26 6 5 11 12.3C-32 1 1 2 3.2C-38 2 2 8.5C-40 1 2 3 3.3C-130 7 7 16 29 34 26 23 17 65 224 20.3C-135 251 251 46.2E-8 2 7 6 2 1 18 6.5F-15 8 133 141 27.5F-16 12 12 133 278 84 3 522 18.8H-60 7 11 18 15.8Total 19 17 24 49 58 171 303 120 560 1,321 25.5Percent 1% 1% 2% 4% 4% 13% 23% 9% 42%
DMSP: Defense Meteorological Satellite Program DSCS: Defense Satellite Communications System DSP: Defense Support Program GPS: Global Positioning System
As of FY02, satellite data show the number of satellites that are primary mission capable.
Type of system
Minuteman III ICBMPeacekeeper ICBM
Total ICBMs
DMSP satelliteDSCS satelliteDSP satellite (data classified)GPS satelliteMilstar satellite
Total satellites
FY00
50050
550
25
—24
2
33
FY03
50023
523
210—28
5
45
FY01
50050
550
25
—27
3
37
FY06
5000
500
29
—30
5
46
FY02
50050
550
25
—28
4
39
ICBMs and Spacecraft in Service(As of Sept. 30, 2006)
FY04
5006
506
211—30
5
48
FY05
5000
500
29
—29
5
45
AIR FORCE Magazine / May 200766
Air National Guard Air Defense Unit Fin Flashes
aANG training units.bGeneral-purpose units (no longer air defense only).
Aircraft per Active Duty USAF Squadron
(As of Sept. 30, 2006)
Aircraft
A/OA-10AC-130HAC-130UB-1BB-2B-52C-5C-17C-130E-3E-8EC-130F-15F-15EF-16F-22F-117AHC-130HH-60KC-10KC-135MC-130EMC-130H/P/WMH-53U-2
Number
18/248
1312
812
71014
2/58
6/1018/2418/2418/24
2418
3/412/14
139/10
1410/12/12
16/1729
Description
Minuteman over MassachusettsSubdued eagle and “Oregon” logoDark gray bison’s skull against prairie/mountain profileSubdued hawk with banner in talonsBlue lightning bolt, blue stripe with “Florida” logoBlack falcon with talons extended and “California” logoTexas star on subdued jagged stripes with “Houston” logoBlue stripe and “Duluth” logoGreen stripe with “Vermont” on top of tail with figure of Ethan AllenStarburst state flag and AZRed stripe with “New Jersey” logo and AC above it
Aircraft
F-15A/BF-15A/BF-16C/DF-15A/BF-15A/BF-16C/DF-16C/DF-16CF-16C/DF-16A/B/C/DF-16C/D
Unit and Location
102nd FW, Otis ANGB, Mass.114th FS (173rd FW), Klamath Falls Arpt., Ore.a
120th FW, Great Falls Arpt., Mont.b
123rd FS (142nd FW), Portland Arpt., Ore.125th FW, Jacksonville Arpt., Fla.144th FW, Fresno Yosemite Arpt., Calif.147th FW, Ellington Field, Tex.b
148th FW, Duluth Arpt., Minn.158th FW, Burlington Arpt., Vt.
b
162nd FW, Tucson Arpt., Ariz.a
177th FW, Atlantic City Arpt., N.J.b
USAF Aircraft Flying Hours*(In thousands, as of Sept. 30, 2006)
Active duty
ANG
AFRC
Total
FY04
1,708
393
177
2,278
FY00
1,555
342
139
2,036
FY06
1,611
351
202
2,164
FY01
1,579
341
146
2,066
FY02
1,768
410
186
2,364
FY03
1,700
426
193
2,319
*Includes contingency support hours but not AFSOC or RDT&E flying hours.
FY05
1,615
368
160
2,143
Active forcesBomberAir refuelingStrategic command & controlFighterReconnaissanceElectronic warfareSpecial operationsGround theater air controlAirborne theater air controlRescueTheater airliftLong-range airliftAeromedical airliftICBMSpace operationsSpace communicationsSpace warningSpace surveillanceSpace launchRangeSpace control & tacticsSpace aggressorTotal
Reserve forcesANG Selected Reserve Flying Space operations Space warningAFRC Flying Space operations Space warning Space aggressorTotalGrand total
FY03
926
246
92
21288
1218
011
80834231
203
10131
61411
172392
FY06
916
43112
223
5586
130
1087603261
177
10131
67411
178355
FY02
926
246
42
21286
1218
314
80833230
200
10111
60410
168368
USAF Squadrons by Mission Type(As of Sept. 30, 2006)
FY04
917
24510
221
2886
130
1196634231
188
10231
61411
173361
FY05
916
24310
222
2886
130
1087603251
183
10131
68411
179362
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Class A Aircraft Mishaps(As of Sept. 30, 2006)
(Loss of life, permanent total disability, destroyed aircraft, or more than $1 million in property damage)
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97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06
06 04
97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06
0.9
1.0
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.61.6
1.5
1.4
1.3
1.2
1.1
1.0
0.9
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 Avg
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
fatalities destroyed aircraft
AIR FORCE Magazine / May 200768
USAF Aircraft Tail Markings
ACAF
AK
AKAL
ALAN
AVAZBBBBBCBDCACBCCCICOCRCTDCDEDMDMDRDYDYEDEFEGELENET
FCFEFFFLFMFSFTFWGAGA
HA
HDHHHH
HIHLHOHVIAIDILISJZKCKSLALFLILNLRMAMA
F-16C/Dgliders, T-41, T-51, UV-18C-12, C-130H, E-3,F-15C/D/E, F-22A/OA-10A, F-16C/D F-16C/D
KC-135C-130H, HC-130N,HH-60GF-16C/DF-16A/B/C/DT-38A, RQ-4, U-2RQ-4, U-2A/OA-10AB-52H, A/OA-10A HC-130P, HH-60G T-1, T-6, T-37, T-38F-16C/DC-130EF-16C/DC-130HA/OA-10AF-16C/DC-130H A/OA-10AEC-130E/HHH-60GB-1BB-1BVariousF-16C/DF-15C/DB-1BT-37B, T-38A/CA-10A, F-15A/B/C/D/E, F-16A/B/C/D, UH-1NUH-1NUH-1NF-15C/D, F-22HC-130N/P, HH-60GF-16C/DF-16C/DA/OA-10AF-16C/DE-8CC-130H
KC-135
QF-4C-17, C-37, C-40C-17, C-130H, F-15A/B, KC-135RF-16C/DF-16C/DF-117, T-38A UH-1NF-16C/DA/OA-10A, C-130EC-130EHH-60GF-15A/BA/OA-10C-21B-52HF-16C/DHC-130P, HH-60GF-15C/E, HH-60GF-16C/DF-15A/BA/OA-10A
177th FW (ANG), Atlantic City Arpt., N.J.USAF Academy, Colo.
3rd Wing, Elmendorf AFB, Alaska
354th FW, Eielson AFB, Alaska187th FW (ANG), Montgomery Regional Arpt., Ala.117th ARW (ANG), Birmingham Arpt., Ala.176th Wing (ANG), Kulis ANGB, Alaska
31st FW, Aviano AB, Italy162nd FW (ANG), Tucson Arpt., Ariz.9th RW, Beale AFB, Calif.Det. 2, 53rd Wing, Beale AFB, Calif.110th FW (ANG), W.K. Kellogg Arpt., Mich.917th Wing (AFRC), Barksdale AFB, La.129th RQW (ANG), Moffett Field, Calif.14th FTW, Columbus AFB, Miss.27th FW, Cannon AFB, N.M.146th AW, Channel Islands ANGS, Calif. 140th Wing (ANG), Buckley AFB, Colo.302nd AW (AFRC), Peterson AFB, Colo.103rd FW (ANG), Bradley Arpt., Conn.113th Wing (ANG), Andrews AFB, Md.166th AW (ANG), New Castle Co. Arpt., Del.355th Wing, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.55th Wing, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.305th RQS (AFRC), Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz. 7th BW, Dyess AFB, Tex.337th TES, 53rd Wing, Dyess AFB, Tex.412th TW, Edwards AFB, Calif.147th FW (ANG), Ellington Fld., Tex.33rd FW, Eglin AFB, Fla.28th BW, Ellsworth AFB, S.D.80th FTW, Sheppard AFB, Tex.46th TW, Eglin AFB, Fla.
336th TRG, Fairchild AFB, Wash.90th SW, F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo.1st FW, Langley AFB, Va.920th RQG (AFRC), Patrick AFB, Fla.482nd FW (AFRC), Homestead ARB, Fla.188th FW (ANG), Fort Smith Arpt., Ark.23rd FG, Pope AFB, N.C.122nd FW (ANG), Fort Wayne Arpt., Ind.116th ACW (ACC, ANG), Robins AFB, Ga.165th AW (ANG), Savannah Hilton Head Arpt., Ga.185th ARW (ANG), Sioux Gateway Arpt./Col. Bud Day Field, IowaDet. 1, 53rd Wing, Holloman AFB, N.M.15th AW (PACAF), Hickam AFB, Hawaii154th Wing (ANG), Hickam AFB, Hawaii
419th FW (AFRC), Hill AFB, Utah388th FW, Hill AFB, Utah49th FW, Holloman AFB, N.M.30th SW, Vandenberg AFB, Calif.132nd FW (ANG), Des Moines Arpt., Iowa124th Wing (ANG), Boise Air Term., Idaho182nd AW (ANG), Greater Peoria Arpt., Ill. 85th Group, NAS Keflavik, Iceland159th FW (ANG), NAS JRB New Orleans 442nd FW (AFRC), Whiteman AFB, Mo.45th AS, Keesler AFB, Miss.2nd BW, Barksdale AFB, La.56th FW, Luke AFB, Ariz.106th RQW (ANG), F.S. Gabreski Arpt., N.Y.48th FW, RAF Lakenheath, UK 944th FW (AFRC), Luke AFB, Ariz.102nd FW (ANG), Otis ANGB, Mass.104th FW (ANG), Barnes Arpt., Mass.
MDMIMIMMMNMNMOMTMTMYMYNCNMNVNYOF
OH
OH
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OKOKOS
OT
OT
OTOTOTPAPR
RA
RIRSSASCSDSI
SJSLSPSWTDTHTXTXTYVAVNWAWIWMWMWPWVWVWWWYXLXPYJ
ZZ
A/OA-10A, C-130JF-16C/D, C-130EKC-135RUH-1NC-130HF-16CF-15C/D/E, F-16CJ/D B-52HUH-1NHC-130P, HH-60GT-6A, T-38CC-130HF-16C/DC-130EF-16C/DRC-135S/U/V/W, TC-135, OC-135B, WC-135F-16C/D
C-130H
F-16C/DC-130H
F-16C/DE-3B/C A/OA-10A, C-12, F-16C/DF-15C/D/E, F-16C/D
A-10, F-15, F-16A/C, F-22F-117B-52MQ/RQ-1A/OA-10AC-130E
T-1A, T-6A, T-37B, T-38C, T-43AC-130E, C-130J-30C-130EF-16C/DF-16C/DF-16C/DF-16C/D
F-15EF-15A/BA/OA-10A, F-16CJF-16C/CJ/DQF-4 F-16C/DC-130HF-16C/DF-15C/D, F-22F-16C/DT-1, T-6, T-37B, T-38C VariousF-16C/DB-2B-2A, T-38AF-16C/DC-130HC-130EF-16C/DC-130HT-1, T-6, T-38CC-130HC-21, C-130E/H,UH-1NE-3B/C, F-15C/D, KC-135R, HH-60G
175th Wing (ANG), Martin State Arpt., Md.127th Wing (ANG), Selfridge ANGB, Mich.927th ARW (AFRC), Selfridge ANGB, Mich.341st SW, Malmstrom AFB, Mont.133rd AW (ANG), Minn.-St. Paul Arpt./ARS148th FW (ANG), Duluth Arpt., Minn.366th FW, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho5th BW, Minot AFB, N.D.91st SW, Minot AFB, N.D.347th Rescue Wing, Moody AFB, Ga.479th FTG, Moody AFB, Ga.145th AW, Charlotte Arpt., N.C.150th FW (ANG), Kirtland AFB, N.M.152nd AW (ANG), Reno/Tahoe Arpt., Nev.174th FW (ANG), Hancock Fld., N.Y.55th Wing, Offutt AFB, Neb.
178th FW (ANG), Springfield-Beckley Arpt.,Ohio179th AW (ANG), Mansfield Lahm Arpt., Ohio180th FW (ANG), Toledo Exp. Arpt., Ohio137th AW (ANG), Will Rogers World Arpt., Okla.138th FW (ANG), Tulsa Arpt., Okla.552nd ACW, Tinker AFB, Okla.51st FW, Osan AB, South Korea
85th TES, 53rd Wing (ACC), Eglin AFB, Fla.422nd TES, 53rd Wing, Nellis AFB, Nev.
Det. 1, 53rd Wing, Holloman AFB, N.M.49th TES, 53rd Wing, Barksdale AFB, La.Det. 4, 53rd Wing, Creech AFB, Nev.111th FW (ANG), Willow Grove ARS, Pa.156th AW (ANG), Luis Munoz Marin Arpt., Puerto Rico 12th FTW, Randolph AFB, Tex.
143rd AW (ANG), Quonset State Arpt., R.I.86th AW, Ramstein AB, Germany149th FW (ANG), Lackland AFB, Tex.169th FW (ANG), McEntire ANGS, S.C.114th FW (ANG), Joe Foss Fld., S.D.183rd FW (ANG), Abraham Lincoln Capital Arpt., Ill.4th FW, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C.131st FW (ANG), Lambert-St. Louis Arpt., Mo.52nd FW, Spangdahlem AB, Germany20th FW, Shaw AFB, S.C.53rd Wing, Tyndall AFB, Fla.181st FW (ANG), Hulman Arpt., Ind.136th AW (ANG), NAS JRB F.W., Tex.301st FW (AFRC), NAS JRB F.W., Tex.325th FW, Tyndall AFB, Fla.192nd FW (ANG), Richmond Arpt., Va.71st FTW, Vance AFB, Okla. 57th Wing, Nellis AFB, Nev. 115th FW (ANG), Truax Fld., Wis.72nd TES, 53rd Wing, Whiteman AFB, Mo.509th BW, Whiteman AFB, Mo.8th FW, Kunsan AB, South Korea130th AW (ANG), Yeager Arpt., W.Va.167th AW (ANG), East. W.Va. Arpt., W.Va.35th FW, Misawa AB, Japan153rd AW (ANG), Cheyenne Arpt., Wyo.47th FTW, Laughlin AFB, Tex.139th AW (ANG), Rosecrans Arpt., Mo.374th AW, Yokota AB, Japan
18th Wing, Kadena AB, Japan
Code Aircraft Unit and Location Code Aircraft Unit and Location
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Airman Basic(E-1)
No insignia
Airman(E-2)
Airman First Class(E-3)
Senior Airman(E-4)
Staff Sergeant(E-5)
Technical Sergeant(E-6)
USAF Grades and Insignia
Second Lieutenant(O-1)
First Lieutenant(O-2)
Captain(O-3)
Major(O-4)
Lieutenant Colonel(O-5)
Colonel(O-6)
Brigadier General(O-7)
Major General(O-8)
Lieutenant General(O-9)
General(O-10)
Master Sergeant(E-7)
Senior Master Sergeant(E-8)
Chief Master Sergeant(E-9)
Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force
First SergeantThe diamond device, shown
here on senior master sergeant stripes, denotes an E-7 through E-9 who advises and assists a squadron commander in man-
aging unit activities.
Officer
Command Chief MasterSergeant
The star device shown here denotes an E-9 who serves in a 9E000 position, formerly known
as a senior enlisted advisor.
Enlisted
70 AIR FORCE Magazine / May 2007
*Also awarded with gold, silver, or bronze devices. The gold frame on the ribbon denotes a unit citation; without, an individual citation.
NATO MedalYugoslavia
Kosovo Campaign Medal
Joint Meritorious Unit Citation
Joint ServiceCommendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal
Purple Heart
Joint Service Achievement Medal
Air ForceAchievement Medal
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award
Aerial AchievementMedal
Air MedalMeritorious Service Medal (AF)
Defense MeritoriousService Medal
Defense SuperiorService Medal
Legion of Merit Distinguished FlyingCross
Airman’s Medal Bronze Star Medal
Distinguished Service Medal (AF)
Defense DistinguishedService Medal
Air Force CrossMedal of Honor
Awards and Decorations—Currently Awarded Ribbons
Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal
Silver Star
Good Conduct Medal
Presidential Unit Citation
Air Force Gallant Unit Award
Air Force Meritorious Unit Award
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Combat Readiness Medal
Prisoner of War Medal Air Force Good Conduct Medal
Air Reserve ForcesMeritorious Service Medal
Outstanding Airman of the Year Ribbon
Air Force Recognition Ribbon
National Defense Service Medal
Antarctica Service Medal
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Vietnam Service Medal Southwest Asia Service Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Korea Defense Service Medal
Armed ForcesService Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Air & Space Campaign Medal
Air Force OverseasRibbon-Short
Air Force OverseasRibbon-Long
Air Force LongevityService Award Ribbon
USAF Basic Military Training Instructor
Ribbon
Air Force Recruiter Ribbon
Armed Forces Reserve Medal
USAF NCO PME Graduate Ribbon
USAF Basic Military Training Honor
Graduate Ribbon
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
Air Force Training Ribbon
RVN Gallantry Cross with Palm*
United NationsMedal
NATO MedalKosovo
Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Kuwait Liberation Medal,Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Kuwait Liberation Medal,Government of Kuwait
Air Force Expeditionary Service
Ribbon
Afghanistan Campaign Medal
Iraq Campaign Medal
AIR FORCE Magazine / May 2007 71
Mexican Service Medal
Pre-World War I World War II Through Korean War (in order of precedence)
Women’s Army Corps Service Medal
World War I
Victory Medal
Awards and Decorations—Previously Awarded Ribbons
American Defense Service Medal
Korean Service Medal
European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
World War IIVictory Medal
Army of Occupation Medal
Medal for Humane Action
Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal
American Campaign Medal
Philippine Defense Ribbon
Philippine Liberation Ribbon
Philippine Independence Ribbon
Republic of Korea Korean War Service
Medal
United Nations Service Medal
ROK Presidential Unit Citation
Philippine Presidential Unit Citation
Currently Awarded Devices
Previously Awarded Devices
Silver Staris worn in the same manner as the bronze star, but each is worn in lieu
of five bronze service stars.
Silver and Bronze StarsWhen worn together on a single
ribbon, silver stars will be worn to the wearer’s right of any bronze star.
Bronze Oak Leaf Clusterrepresents second and subsequent
entitlements of awards.
Silver Oak Leaf Clusterrepresents the sixth, 11th, etc.,
entitlements or is worn in lieu of five bronze OLCs.
Silver/Bronze Oak Leaf ClustersSilver OLCs are worn to the wearer’s right of the bronze OLCs on the same ribbon.
Hourglass Deviceis issued for the Armed Forces
Reserve Medal in bronze for 10 years of service, silver for 20, and gold for
30 years.
Berlin Airlift Deviceis worn with the Army of Occupa-tion Medal to denote service of 90 consecutive days in direct support
of the Berlin Airlift, June 26, 1948, to Sept. 30, 1949.
Valor Devicerepresents valor and does not denote
an additional award. Only one may be earned on any ribbon. It is worn to the wearer’s right of any clusters on
the same ribbon.
A Deviceis worn with the Overseas Ribbon
Short to denote service north of the Arctic Circle. Only one is worn on the ribbon. It is worn to the wearer’s right of any clusters on the same ribbon.
BeretsSeven USAF specialties are authorized to wear a colored beret along with the crest of that particular field.
Weather ParachutistSecurity Forces
Combat Control
Tactical Airlift Liaison Officer/ALOPararescue
Bronze Starrepresents participation in cam-
paigns or operations, multiple qualifi-cations, or an additional award to any of the various ribbons on which it is
authorized.
Arrowhead Deviceis worn with Army and Air Force
campaign medals to denote participa-tion in combat parachute, glider, or
amphibious assault landing.
Disk “Wintered Over” Deviceis worn with the Antarctica Service Medal to denote multiple “winters
over”—bronze for one winter; gold, two; silver, three.
Mobility Deviceis worn with the Armed Forces Reserve Medal to denote active
duty for at least one day during a contingency. A number to the right of the device denotes the total number
of mobilizations.
Survival Evasion
Tactical Air Command and Control
72 AIR FORCE Magazine / May 2007
Navigator/Observer
USAF BadgesShown here are current wings and badges as seen in AFI 36-2923. The basic level of wings or badges is illustrated. Most wings and badges have two other categories of accomplishment—senior and either commander, master, or chief. A star centered above the badge indicates the senior level, while a star surrounded by a wreath above the badge represents the master level.
Services
Public Affairs
Operations Support
Paralegal
Meteorologist
Manpower and Personnel
Maintenance
Intelligence
Communications and Information Command and Control
Chaplain Service Support
Acquisition and Financial Management
Air Traffic Control
Band
Space/Missile Civil Engineer Force Protection
Supply/Fuels
Weapons Director Judge Advocate
Logistics Information ManagementHistorian
Explosive Ordnance Disposal
Medical Service Corps
Medical Corps Enlisted MedicalNurse Corps Biomedical Science Corps
Dental Corps
Missile Missile With Operations Designator
Pilot
Enlisted Aircrew
Astronaut
Flight Surgeon
Flight Nurse
Officer Aircrew Member
Air Battle Manager
Transportation
Buddhist MuslimChristian Jewish
Air Force Space
Parachutist
AIR FORCE Magazine / May 2007 73
Place of BirthNames and Rank at Time of Action Date of Action Place of Action
USAF Recipients of the Medal of Honor
World War II
World War I
■ 2007 USAF AlmanacAces and Heroes
Guide toMagazine’s
Bleckley, 2nd Lt. Erwin R.Goettler, 1st Lt. Harold E.Luke, 2nd Lt. Frank Jr.Rickenbacker, 1st Lt. Edward V.
Baker, Lt. Col. Addison E.Bong, Maj. Richard I.Carswell, Maj. Horace S. Jr.Castle, Brig. Gen. Frederick W.Cheli, Maj. RalphCraw, Col. Demas T.Doolittle, Lt. Col. James H.Erwin, SSgt. Henry E.Femoyer, 2nd Lt. Robert E.Gott, 1st Lt. Donald J.Hamilton, Maj. Pierpont M.Howard, Lt. Col. James H.Hughes, 2nd Lt. Lloyd H.Jerstad, Maj. John L.Johnson, Col. Leon W.Kane, Col. John R.
Wichita, Kan.ChicagoPhoenixColumbus, Ohio
ChicagoSuperior, Wis.Fort Worth, Tex.Manila, PhilippinesSan FranciscoTraverse City, Mich.Alameda, Calif.Adamsville, Ala.Huntington, W.Va.Arnett, Okla.Tuxedo Park, N.Y.Canton, China Alexandria, La.Racine, Wis.Columbia, Mo.McGregor, Tex.
Oct. 6, 1918Oct. 6, 1918Sept. 29, 1918Sept. 25, 1918
Aug. 1, 1943Oct. 10-Nov. 15, 1944Oct. 26, 1944Dec. 24, 1944Aug. 18, 1943Nov. 8, 1942April 18, 1942April 12, 1945Nov. 2, 1944Nov. 9, 1944Nov. 8, 1942Jan. 11, 1944Aug. 1, 1943Aug. 1, 1943Aug. 1, 1943Aug. 1, 1943
Binarville, FranceBinarville, FranceMurvaux, FranceBilly, France
Ploesti, RomaniaSouthwest PacificSouth China SeaLiège, BelgiumWewak, New GuineaPort Lyautey, French MoroccoTokyoKoriyama, JapanMerseburg, GermanySaarbrücken, GermanyPort Lyautey, French MoroccoOschersleben, GermanyPloesti, RomaniaPloesti, RomaniaPloesti, RomaniaPloesti, Romania
2nd Lt. Erwin Bleckley Maj. Horace Carswell Jr. Col. John Kane
*Living Medal of Honor recipient
AIR FORCE Magazine / May 200774
Peacetime
Korea
Vietnam
World War II (cont.)
Kearby, Col. Neel E.Kingsley, 2nd Lt. David R.Knight, 1st Lt. Raymond L.Lawley, 1st Lt. William R. Jr.Lindsey, Capt. Darrell R.Mathies, Sgt. ArchibaldMathis, 1st Lt. Jack W.McGuire, Maj. Thomas B. Jr.Metzger, 2nd Lt. William E. Jr.Michael, 1st Lt. Edward S.Morgan, 2nd Lt. John C.Pease, Capt. Harl Jr.Pucket, 1st Lt. Donald D.Sarnoski, 2nd Lt. Joseph R.Shomo, Maj. William A.Smith, Sgt. Maynard H.Truemper, 2nd Lt. Walter E.Vance, Lt. Col. Leon R. Jr.Vosler, TSgt. Forrest L.Walker, Brig. Gen. Kenneth N.Wilkins, Maj. Raymond H.Zeamer, Maj. Jay Jr.
Davis, Maj. George A. Jr.Loring, Maj. Charles J. Jr.Sebille, Maj. Louis J.Walmsley, Capt. John S. Jr.
Bennett, Capt. Steven L.Day, Maj. George E.*Dethlefsen, Maj. Merlyn H.Fisher, Maj. Bernard F.*Fleming, 1st Lt. James P.*Jackson, Lt. Col. Joe M.*Jones, Col. William A. IIILevitow, A1C John L.Pitsenbarger, A1C William H.Sijan, Capt. Lance P.Thorsness, Maj. Leo K.*Wilbanks, Capt. Hilliard A.Young, Capt. Gerald O.
Lindbergh, Col. Charles A.Mitchell, Maj. Gen. William
Wichita Falls, Tex.Portland, Ore.HoustonLeeds, Ala.Jefferson, IowaScotlandSan Angelo, Tex.Ridgewood, N.J.Lima, OhioChicagoVernon, Tex.Plymouth, N.H.Longmont, Colo.Simpson, Pa.Jeannette, Pa.Caro, Mich.Aurora, Ill.Enid, Okla.Lyndonville, N.Y.Cerrillos, N.M.Portsmouth, Va.Carlisle, Pa.
Dublin, Tex.Portland, MaineHarbor Beach, Mich.Baltimore
Palestine, Tex.Sioux City, IowaGreenville, IowaSan Bernardino, Calif.Sedalia, Mo.Newnan, Ga.Norfolk, Va.Hartford, Conn.Piqua, OhioMilwaukeeWalnut Grove, Minn.Cornelia, Ga.Anacortes, Wash.
DetroitMilwaukee
Oct. 11, 1943 June 23, 1944 April 25, 1945 Feb. 20, 1944 Aug. 9, 1944 Feb. 20, 1944 March 18, 1943 Dec. 25-26, 1944 Nov. 9, 1944 April 11, 1944 July 28, 1943 Aug. 7, 1942 July 9, 1944 June 16, 1943 Jan. 11, 1945 May 1, 1943 Feb. 20, 1944 June 5, 1944 Dec. 20, 1943 Jan. 5, 1943 Nov. 2, 1943 June 16, 1943
Feb. 10, 1952 Nov. 22, 1952 Aug. 5, 1950 Sept. 14, 1951
June 29, 1972 Conspicuous gallantry while POWMarch 10, 1967 March 10, 1966 Nov. 26, 1968 May 12, 1968 Sept. 1, 1968 Feb. 24, 1969 April 11, 1966Conspicuous gallantry while POWApril 19, 1967Feb. 24, 1967 Nov. 9, 1967
May 20-21, 1927Lifetime achievement
Wewak, New GuineaPloesti, RomaniaPo Valley, ItalyLeipzig, GermanyPontoise, FranceLeipzig, GermanyVegesack, GermanyLuzon, PhilippinesSaarbrücken, GermanyBrunswick, GermanyKiel, GermanyRabaul, New BritainPloesti, RomaniaBuka, Solomon IslandsLuzon, PhilippinesSt. Nazaire, FranceLeipzig, GermanyWimereaux, FranceBremen, GermanyRabaul, New BritainRabaul, New BritainBuka, Solomon Islands
Sinuiju,Yalu River, N. KoreaSniper Ridge, N. KoreaHamch’ang, S. KoreaYangdok, N. Korea
Quang Tri, S. Vietnam
Thai Nguyen, N. VietnamA Shau Valley, S. VietnamDuc Co, S. VietnamKham Duc, S. VietnamDong Hoi, N. VietnamLong Binh, S. VietnamCam My, S. Vietnam
N. VietnamDalat, S. VietnamKhesahn, S. Vietnam
New York City-Paris flightForesight in military aviation
Col. Neel Kearby Maj. Louis Sebille Maj. George Day, pictured as a colonel
AIR FORCE Magazine / May 2007 75
At left is Capt. James Jabara, the first USAF ace of the Korean War. Jabara counted 15 victories before the end of the war.
Some Famous US Fighter Firsts
May 28, 1918
Dec. 7, 1941
Dec. 16, 1941
Nov. 8, 1950
May 20, 1951
Nov. 30, 1951
Jan. 2, 1967
Aug. 28, 1972
By tradition, anyone with five of-ficial aerial victory credits is an ace. In compiling this list of aces who flew with the US Air Force and predeces-sor organizations (the Air Service, Air Corps, and Army Air Forces), Air Force Magazine relies on USAF’s official ac-counting of aerial victory credits, which is the responsibility of the Air Force Historical Research Agency, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
Air Force historians have kept the of-ficial records of aerial victories by USAF pilots and crew members since 1957. The Office of the Air Force Historian initially published four separate list-ings—for World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. The four volumes were corrected, updated, and combined into one comprehensive volume. AFHRA continues to correct records and updates its online listing (www.maxwell.af.mil/au/afhra).
The criteria that the Air Force estab-lished for awarding aerial victory credits varied from war to war, and therefore one cannot make direct comparisons of aces across all wars.
In many cases during World War I, several aviators worked together to down a single aircraft. The Air Service awarded one whole credit to each aviator who contributed to the victory. A single victory could—and often did—result in three or four victory credits.
In World War II and Korea, the criteria were changed. The service divided one credit among all aviators who contrib-uted to destruction of an enemy airplane. With the awarding of fractional credits, a single victory could result in no more than one credit.
The rules were changed again in the Vietnam War. When an F-4 downed an enemy aircraft, USAF would award two full aerial victory credits—one to the frontseater and one to the backseater. As in World War I, a single victory resulted in multiple victory credits.
Thus, the standards for World War II and Korea were more restrictive than those for World War I and Vietnam.
Aces and HeroesGuide to
Col. Robin Olds is the first and only USAF ace with aerial victories in both World War II and the Vietnam War.
First AEF-trained AEF ace: Capt. Edward V. Rickenbacker
First AAF victories (WW II at Pearl Harbor): Lts. Harry W. Brown, Philip M. Rasmussen, Lewis M. Sanders, Gordon H. Sterling Jr., Kenneth M. Taylor, George S. Welch
First AAF ace of WW II: 1st Lt. Boyd D. Wagner
First jet-to-jet victory (Korean War): 1st Lt. Russell J. Brown
First USAF ace of the Korean War: Capt. James Jabara
First USAF ace of two wars (WW II and Korea): Maj. George A. Davis Jr. (7 in WW II and 14 in Korea)
First (and only) USAF ace with victories in WW II and Vietnam: Col. Robin Olds (12 in WW II and 4 in Vietnam)
First USAF ace of Vietnam: Capt. Richard S. Ritchie
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2nd Lt. Frank Luke Jr. (18)
Maj. Richard Bong (40)
American Aces of World War I
Rickenbacker, Capt. Edward V.Luke, 2nd Lt. Frank Jr.Vaughn, 1st Lt. George A.Kindley, 1st Lt. Field E.Springs, 1st Lt. Elliott W.Landis, 1st Lt. Reed G.Swaab, 1st Lt. Jacques M.Baer, 1st Lt. Paul P.Cassady, 1st Lt. Thomas G.Hamilton, 1st Lt. Lloyd A.Wright, 1st Lt. Chester E.Clay, 1st Lt. Henry R. Jr.Coolidge, Capt. HamiltonDonaldson, 2nd Lt. John O.Erwin, 1st Lt. William P. Hunter, 1st Lt. Frank O’D.Jones, 2nd Lt. ClintonMeissner, Capt. James A.Stenseth, 1st Lt. MartinusWhite, 2nd Lt. Wilbert W.Burdick, 2nd Lt. Howard
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Army Air Forces Aces of World War II
Bong, Maj. Richard I.McGuire, Maj. Thomas B. Jr.Gabreski, Lt. Col. Francis S.Johnson, Capt. Robert S.MacDonald, Col. Charles H.Preddy, Maj. George E.Meyer, Lt. Col. John C.Schilling, Col. David C.Johnson, Lt. Col. Gerald R.Kearby, Col. Neel E.Robbins, Maj. Jay T.Christensen, Capt. Fred J.Wetmore, Capt. Ray S.Voll, Capt. John J.Mahurin, Maj. Walker M.
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Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker (26)
Chambers, 1st Lt. Reed M.Cook, 1st Lt. Harvey W.Creech, 1st Lt. Jesse O. Holden, 1st Lt. Lansing C.Robertson, 1st Lt. Wendel A.Rummell, 1st Lt. Leslie J.Schoen, 1st Lt. Karl J.Sewall, 1st Lt. SumnerBeane, 1st Lt. James D.Biddle, Capt. Charles J.Brooks, 2nd Lt. Arthur R.Campbell, 1st Lt. DouglasCurtis, 1st Lt. Edward P.Easterbrook, 1st Lt. Arthur E.Guthrie, 1st Lt. Murray K.Hammond, 1st Lt. Leonard C.Hays, 2nd Lt. Frank K.Hudson, 1st Lt. DonaldKnotts, 2nd Lt. Howard C.Lindsay, 1st Lt. Robert O.MacArthur, 2nd Lt. John K.Ponder, 2nd Lt. William T.Putnam, 1st Lt. David E.Stovall, 1st Lt. William H.Tobin, 1st Lt. Edgar G.Vasconcells, 1st Lt. Jerry C.Badham, 2nd Lt. William T.Bair, 1st Lt. Hilbert L.Bissell, 1st Lt. Clayton L.Buckley, 1st Lt. Harold R.Cook, 1st Lt. Everett R.D’Olive, 1st Lt. Charles R.Furlow, 1st Lt. George W.George, 1st Lt. Harold H.Grey, 1st Lt. Charles G. Haight, 1st Lt. Edward M.Healy, 1st Lt. James A.
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Lynch, Lt. Col. Thomas J.Westbrook, Lt. Col. Robert B.Gentile, Capt. Don S.Duncan, Col. Glenn E.Carson, Capt. Leonard K.Eagleston, Maj. Glenn T.Beckham, Maj. Walter C.Green, Maj. Herschel H.Herbst, Lt. Col. John C.Zemke, Col. HubertEngland, Maj. John B.Beeson, Capt. Duane W.Thornell, 1st Lt. John F. Jr.Varnell, Capt. James S. Jr.Johnson, Maj. Gerald W.
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Keating, 1st Lt. James A.Knowles, 1st Lt. James Jr.Larner, 1st Lt. G. DeFreestLuff, 1st Lt. Frederick E.O’Neill, 2nd Lt. Ralph A. Owens, 2nd Lt. John S.Porter, 2nd Lt. Kenneth L.Ralston, 1st Lt. Orville A.Seerley, 1st Lt. John J.Strahm, Capt. Victor H.Todd, 2nd Lt. Robert M.Vernam, 1st Lt. Remington D.Wehner, 1st Lt. Joseph F.
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Maj. Thomas McGuire Jr. (38)
Maj. Richard E. Turner (11)
Godfrey, Capt. John T.Anderson, Capt. Clarence E. Jr.Dunham, Lt. Col. William D.Harris, Lt. Col. BillWelch, Capt. George S.Beerbower, Capt. Don M.Brown, Maj. Samuel J.Peterson, Capt. Richard A.Whisner, Capt. William T. Jr.Bradley, Lt. Col. Jack T.Cragg, Maj. EdwardFoy, Maj. Robert W.Hofer, 2nd Lt. Ralph K.Homer, Capt. Cyril F.Landers, Lt. Col. John D.Powers, Capt. Joe H.Brown, Capt. Henry W.Carr, 1st Lt. Bruce W. Curtis, Maj. Robert C.Dahlberg, Capt. Kenneth H.DeHaven, Capt. Robert M.Emmer, Capt. Wallace N.Goodson, Maj. James A.Jeffrey, Lt. Col. Arthur F.McComas, Lt. Col. Edward O.
Roberts, Capt. Daniel T. Jr.West, Capt. Richard L.Bochkay, Maj. Donald H.Strait, Maj. Donald J.Bryan, Capt. Donald S.Carpenter, Maj. GeorgeBrooks, 1st Lt. James L.Hampshire, Capt. John F. Jr.Head, Capt. Cotesworth B. Jr.Holloway, Col. Bruce K.Millikan, Capt. Willard W.
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Moore, Maj. Robert W.Olds, Maj. RobinSchreiber, Capt. Leroy A.Skogstad, 1st Lt. Norman C.Sloan, 1st Lt. William J.Watkins, Capt. James A.Megura, Capt. NicholasBlakeslee, Col. Donald J.M. Conger, Maj. Paul A.Kirla, 1st Lt. John A.McDonald, Maj. Norman L.
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Col. Hubert Zemke (17.75)
Stewart, Maj. James C.Yeager, Capt. Charles E.Norley, Maj. Louis H. Frantz, 1st Lt. Carl M.Goebel, Capt. Robert J.Lawler, Capt. John B.Lent, 1st Lt. Francis J.Leverette, Lt. Col. William L.Loisel, Maj. John S.Lowry, 1st Lt. Wayne L.McCorkle, Col. Charles M.McKennon, Maj. Pierce W.Mitchell, Lt. Col. John W.Molland, Capt. Leland P.Quirk, Capt. Michael J.Riddle, 1st Lt. Robert E.Shubin, 1st Lt. Murray J.Smith, Capt. Cornelius M. Jr.Sparks, 1st Lt. Kenneth C.Turner, Maj. Richard E.O’Connor, Capt. Frank Q.Ceuleers, Lt. Col. George F.Clark, Lt. Col. James A. Jr. Doersch, Capt. George A.Halton, Maj. William T.Hovde, Maj. William J.Littge, Capt. Raymond H.Storch, Lt. Col. John A.Glover, Maj. Fred W.Anderson, 1st Lt. Charles F.Aschenbrener, Capt. Robert W.Blickenstaff, Lt. Col. Wayne K.England, Maj. James J.
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Capt. Robert Johnson (27) and Lt. Col. Francis Gabreski (28)
Moran, 1st Lt. Glennon T.Parker, Capt. Harry A.Stephens, Maj. Robert W.Williamson, Capt. Felix D.Brueland, Maj. Lowell K.Brown, Maj. Quince L.Brezas, 1st Lt. MichaelChase, Lt. Col. Levi R.East, Capt. Clyde B.Gleason, Capt. George W.Hively, Maj. Howard D.Ladd, Capt. Kenneth G.
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Lt. Col. Boyd Wagner (8)
Giroux, Capt. William K.Gladych,* SL MichaelGoehausen, Capt. Walter J. Jr.Harris, Capt. Ernest A. Lines, 1st Lt. Ted E.Rankin, 1st Lt. Robert J.Reynolds, 1st Lt. Andrew J. Scott, Col. Robert L. Jr.Stanch, Capt. Paul M.Summer, Capt. ElliotBankey, Capt. Ernest E. Jr.Spencer, 1st Lt. Dale F.Adams, Capt. Fletcher E.Andrew, Maj. Stephen W.Banks, Maj. William M.Beyer, Capt. William R.Boggs, Capt. Hampton E.Champlin, Capt. Frederic F.Collins, Maj. Frank J.Curdes, 1st Lt. Louis E.Dahl, Capt. Perry J.Dalglish, Maj. James B.Dunkin, Capt. Richard W.Emmons, 1st Lt. Eugene H.Fanning, 1st Lt. Grover E.Feld, 1st Lt. SylvanFiebelkorn, 1st Lt. Ernest C.Forster, 1st Lt. Joseph M.Gallup, Lt. Col. Kenneth W.Hill, Capt. Allen E.Hurlbut, Flight Officer Frank D.Juchheim, Capt. Alwin M.Kiser, Capt. George E.Lesicka, 1st Lt. Joseph J.Meroney, Capt. Virgil K.Morrill, 1st Lt. Stanley B.Overfield, 1st Lt. Loyd J.Paris, Capt. Joel B. IIIRoberts, Lt. Col. Eugene P.Smith, Lt. Col. Meryl M.Stewart, Capt. John S.White, Capt. Robert H.
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Capt. William Shomo (8)
Capt. John Godfrey (16.33)
Wolfe, Capt. Judge E.Bennett, Capt. Joseph H. Cesky, Capt. Charles J.Dorsch, Capt. Frederick J. Jr.Hayes, Lt. Col. Thomas L. Jr.Hoefker, Capt. John H.Jenkins, 2nd Lt. Otto D. Johnson, 1st Lt. Arthur G. Jr.Luksic, 1st Lt. Carl J.McDowell, 1st Lt. DonMcGrattan, Capt. Bernard L.Moats, 1st Lt. Sanford K.Schlegel, Capt. Albert L.Ainlay, 1st Lt. John M.Allen, 1st Lt. David W.Benz, Maj. Walter G. Jr. Booth, 1st Lt. Robert J.Bostwick, Maj. George E.Broadhead, Maj. Joseph E.Carroll, 1st Lt. Walter J. Jr.Cruikshank, Maj. Arthur W. Jr.Damstrom, 1st Lt. Fernley H.Douglas, Lt. Col. Paul P. Jr.Elder, Maj. John L. Jr.Fiedler, Capt. Arthur C. Jr.Fowle, 1st Lt. James M.Gardner, Capt. William A.Gaunt, Capt. Frank L.Gerard, Capt. Francis R.Grosshuesch, Capt. Leroy V.Harris, Capt. Frederick A.Hart, 1st Lt. Kenneth F.Ilfrey, Capt. Jack M.Jackson, Maj. Michael J.Jones, Capt. John L.Kinnard, Lt. Col. Claiborne H. Jr.Maloney, Capt. Thomas E.Momyer, Col. William W.Morehead, 1st Lt. James B. Novotny, 1st Lt. George P.O’Neill, 1st Lt. John G.Paisley, 1st Lt. Melvyn R. Richardson, Maj. Elmer W.Roddy, Capt. Edward F.Rowland, Col. Robert R.Sangermano, 1st Lt. Philip
Schiltz, 1st Lt. Glen D. Jr.Shaw, 1st Lt. Robert M.Shomo, Capt. William A.Smith, Maj. Carroll C.Stanton, Maj. ArlandSublett, Capt. John L.Tapp, Maj. James B.Tovrea, 1st Lt. Philip E. Jr.Tyler, Maj. James O.Vogt, Maj. John W. Jr.Wagner, Lt. Col. Boyd D.Warford, Maj. Victor E.Weaver, Capt. Charles E.Lang, Capt. Joseph L.Stewart, Lt. Col. Everett W.Bryan, Maj. William E. Jr.Cutler, Capt. Frank A.Davis, Capt. Glendon V.Glenn, Maj. Maxwell H.Karger, 1st Lt. Dale E.Lamb, Maj. George M.Lasko, Capt. Charles W.Lowell, Lt. Col. John H.Miklajcyk, Capt. Henry J.Righetti, Lt. Col. Elwyn G.
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*Squadron Leader Gladych was Polish and flew in service with American units, but because the Polish gov-ernment in exile was headquartered in London, Polish pilots had British designations.
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Col. James Howard (7)
1st Lt. Urban Drew (6)
Garrison, 1st Lt. VermontMorris, Capt. James M.Goodnight, 1st Lt. Robert E.Adams, Capt. Burnell W.Allen, 1st Lt. Calvin D. Jr.Anderson, 1st Lt. William Y.Becker, Capt. Robert H.Blair, Capt. Samuel V.Browning, Capt. James W.Carder, 1st Lt. John B.Chapman, Maj. Philip G.Cramer, Maj. Darrell S.Crenshaw, 1st Lt. Claude J.Davis, 1st Lt. George A. Jr.Dean, 1st Lt. Zach W.Duke, Capt. Walter F.Dunaway, 1st Lt. John S.Edens, 2nd Lt. Billy G.Elliott, 1st Lt. Vincent T.Fisher, Capt. Edwin O. Fisk, Capt. Jack A.Franklin, 1st Lt. Dwaine R.Graham, Lt. Col. Gordon M.Grant, 1st Lt. Marvin E.Gregg, 1st Lt. Lee O.Griffin, Maj. Joseph H.Hennon, Capt. William J.Hill, Maj. Frank A.Hockery, Capt. John J.Howard, Col. James H.Jackson, Lt. Col. Willie O. Jr.Jamison, Capt. Gilbert L. Jett, Capt. Verl E.Johnson, Capt. Clarence O.Keen, 1st Lt. Robert J.King, Capt. Benjamin H.Kinsey, 2nd Lt. Claude R. Jr.Klibbe, 2nd Lt. Frank W.Kuentzel, 2nd Lt. Ward A.Lamb, Capt. Robert A.Lewis, Maj. Warren R.Lewis, Lt. Col. William H.Liebers, 2nd Lt. Lawrence P.Little, 1st Lt. James W.Lombard, Maj. John D.Maguire, Capt. William J. Marshall, Maj. Bert W. Jr.McLaughlin, Capt. Murray D.Moore, Maj. John T.O’Brien, 1st Lt. Gilbert M.Older, Lt. Col. Charles H.Pierce, 1st Lt. Joseph F.Pierce, 1st Lt. Sammy A.Poindexter, Capt. James N.Popek, Maj. Edward S.Purdy, 1st Lt. John E.Reynolds, 1st Lt. RobertRogers, Capt. Felix M.Ross, Maj. Herbert E.Sears, 1st Lt. Meldrum L.Shafer, Lt. Col. Dale E. Jr.Shipman, 1st Lt. ErnestShuler, 1st Lt. Lucien B.Simmons, 1st Lt. John M.Smith, Maj. Leslie C.Smith, 1st Lt. Richard E.Stone, 2nd Lt. Robert J.Strand, Capt. William H.Truluck, 1st Lt. John H.Turner, Lt. Col. William L.
Tyler, 1st Lt. Gerald E.Vaughn, Maj. Harley C.Waters, 1st Lt. Edward T.Wheadon, Capt. Elmer M.Whittaker, Capt. Roy E.Wicker, Maj. Samuel J.Wilkinson, Capt. James W.Wire, 1st Lt. Calvin C.Woods, Lt. Col. Sidney S.Woody, Capt. Robert E.Zoerb, Capt. Daniel J.Murphy, Lt. Col. John B.Cummings, Capt. Donald M.Gray, Maj. Rockford V.Hoffman, 1st Lt. James E. Jr.Hubbard, Lt. Col. Mark E.Hunt, 1st Lt. Edward E.Koenig, 1st Lt. Charles W.Kruzel, Lt. Col. Joseph J.Moseley, Capt. Mark L.Rader, 1st Lt. Valentine S.Riley, 1st Lt. Paul S.Welden, 1st Lt. Robert D.Adams, 1st Lt. Charles E. Jr.Alison, Lt. Col. John R.Anderson, 1st Lt. Wyman D. Andrews, 1st Lt. Stanley O.Baker, 1st Lt. Ellis C. Jr.Baseler, Lt. Col. Robert L. Bille, Maj. Henry S.Blumer, Capt. Laurence E.Brown, 1st Lt. Harley L.Brown, Capt. Harry W.Brown, Capt. Meade M.Buck, Capt. George T. Jr.Callaway, Maj. Raymond H.Campbell, 1st Lt. Richard A.Candelaria, 1st Lt. Richard G.Care, Capt. Raymond C.Carlson, Capt. Kendall E.Carter, Capt. James R.Chick, Lt. Col. Lewis W. Jr.Coffey, Lt. Col. Robert L. Jr.Collinsworth, Capt. J.D.Cook, Capt. Walter V.Crawford, 2nd Lt. RayCrim, Maj. Harry C. Jr.Cundy, 1st Lt. Arthur C.Czarnecki, 1st Lt. Edward J.
Davis, 1st Lt. Barrie S.Dean, 2nd Lt. Cecil O.Degraffenreid, 2nd Lt. Edwin L.Dent, Capt. Elliott E. Jr.Dillard, Capt. William J.Drew, 1st Lt. Urban L.Drier, Capt. William C.Eason, 1st Lt. Hoyt A.Emerson, Capt. Warren S.Emmert, 1st Lt. Benjamin H. Jr.Evans, Lt. Col. Andrew J. Jr.Evans, Maj. Roy W.Everhart, Capt. Lee R.Fleischer, Capt. Richard H.Foulis, Capt. William B. Jr.Froning, 1st Lt. Alfred C.Gallup, Capt. Charles S.Goss, Maj. Edmund R.Gresham, 1st Lt. Billy M.Gumm, 1st Lt. Charles F. Jr.Hagerstrom, 1st Lt. James P.Hall, 1st Lt. George F.Hanes, 1st Lt. William F. Jr.Harmeyer, 1st Lt. Raymond F.Hart, Capt. Cameron M.Haviland, Capt. Fred R. Jr.Hill, Col. David L.Hogg, Capt. Roy B.Holloway, 1st Lt. James D.Howard, 1st Lt. Robert L. Howes, 1st Lt. Bernard H.Hurd, 1st Lt. Richard F.Ince, 1st Lt. James C.Johnston, Lt. Col. Robert D.Jones, 1st Lt. Cyril W. Jr.Jordan, Maj. Wallace R.Karr, Capt. Robert A.Kemp, 2nd Lt. William T.Kienholz, 1st Lt. Donald D.Lane, 1st Lt. John H.Larson, Maj. Donald A.Larson, 2nd Lt. Leland A.Lubner, Capt. Martin W.Lucas, Capt. Paul W.Lustic, 1st Lt. Stanley J.McDaniel, 1st Lt. Gordon H.McGee, Capt. Donald C.McKeon, Capt. Joseph T.Meigs, 1st Lt. Henry II
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Col. Clinton Vincent (6)
Maj. John Alison (6), Maj. David Hill (6), and Capt. Albert Baumler (5)
Meuten, 1st Lt. Donald W.Miller, Capt. Armour C.Mills, Maj. Henry L.Mugavero, 1st Lt. James D.Murphey, Capt. Paul C. Jr.Murphy, Capt. Alva C.Ohr, Capt. Fred F.Olson, Capt. Norman E.Pietz, 1st Lt. John Jr.Pissanos, 1st Lt. Spiros N.Pugh, Capt. John F.Reed, Capt. William N.Reeves, 1st Lt. Horace B.Reeves, 1st Lt. Leonard R.Roberson, 1st Lt. Arval J.Scheible, Capt. Wilbur R.Schildt, 1st Lt. William J.Schimanski, Capt. Robert G.Simmons, 1st Lt. William J.Smith, 1st Lt. John C.Starck, Capt. Walter E.Starnes, Capt. James R.Taylor, Capt. Ralph G. Jr.Thwaites, Capt. David F.Turley, 2nd Lt. Grant M. Vincent, Col. Clinton D.Wainwright, 2nd Lt. John H. Jr.Walker, 1st Lt. Thomas H.Wandrey, Capt. Ralph H.Welch, Capt. Robert E.Wenige, 1st Lt. Arthur E.Whalen, 1st Lt. William E.White, 2nd Lt. Thomas A.Williams, 1st Lt. James M.Witt, Capt. Lynn E. Jr.Wright, Capt. Ellis W. Jr.Zubarik, 1st Lt. Charles J. Fortier, Capt. Norman J.Koraleski, Capt. Walter J. Jr.Amoss, 1st Lt. Dudley M.Bickel, 1st Lt. Carl G.Burdick, 1st Lt. Clinton D.Buttke, Capt. Robert L.Compton, Capt. Gordon B.Edwards, 1st Lt. Edward B. Jr.Gailer, 1st Lt. Frank L.
Graham, Capt. Lindol F.Hatala, Capt. Paul R.Heller, Capt. Edwin L.Holmes, 1st Lt. Besby F.Horne, 1st Lt. Francis W.King, 1st Lt. William B.Lampe, 1st Lt. Richard C.Lenfest, Capt. Charles W.Long, Capt. Maurice G.McCauley, 1st Lt. Frank E.Minchew, Capt. Leslie D.O’Brien, Capt. William R.Pascoe, 1st Lt. James J.Pompetti, 1st Lt. Peter E.Ruder, 1st Lt. Leroy A.Shoup, 1st Lt. Robert L.Smith, 1st Lt. Donovan F.Tanner, Capt. William F.Vanden Heuvel, 1st Lt. George R.Waits, 1st Lt. Joe W.Wang, 1st Lt. Kuang FuWinks, 1st Lt. Robert P.Biel, 1st Lt. Hipolitus T.Vinson, Capt. Arnold E.Dorris, Maj. Harry W.
Miller, 2nd Lt. Thomas F.Thompson, 1st Lt. Robert D.Duffy, Capt. James E. Jr.Abernathy, Capt. Robert W.Adams, 1st Lt. Robert H.Allen, 1st Lt. William H.Ambort, 2nd Lt. Ernest J.Ammon, 1st Lt. Robert H.Andersen, 1st Lt. Leslie E.Anderson, 1st Lt. Richard H. Arasmith, 1st Lt. Lester L.Archibald, 1st Lt. David B. Aron, 1st Lt. William E.Aust, Capt. Abner M. Jr.Axtell, 1st Lt. Eugene D. Baccus, Lt. Col. Donald A.Bade, 1st Lt. Jack A.Bank, 1st Lt. Raymond M. Barber, 1st Lt. Rex T. Barkey, 1st Lt. Robert M.Barnes, 1st Lt. Truman S.Baumler, Capt. Albert J.Bearden, 2nd Lt. Aaron L. Beavers, Capt. Edward H. Jr.Benne, 1st Lt. LouisBolyard, Capt. John W.Bonner, 1st Lt. Stephen J.Bostrom, 1st Lt. Ernest O.Bradley, Maj. John L.Brown, Capt. GeraldByrne, 1st Lt. Robert J.Byrnes, Capt. Robert C.Castle, 2nd Lt. Nial K.Chandler, Capt. George T.Chandler, 1st Lt. Van E.Cleaveland, 2nd Lt. Arthur B.Clinger, Capt. Dallas A.Cloud, Capt. Vivian A.Cochran, 2nd Lt. Paul R.Colman, 1st Lt. Philip E.Comstock, Maj. Harold E.Condon, Capt. Henry L. IICoons, Capt. Merle M.Cox, Capt. Ralph L. Cranfill, Maj. Niven K.Cullerton, 1st Lt. William J.Curton, 1st Lt. Warren D.Daniel, Col. William A.Daniell, 1st Lt. J.S.Davis, Capt. Clayton E.Day, 1st Lt. William C. Jr.Deakins, 1st Lt. Richard S.Della, 1st Lt. GeorgeDick, Capt. Frederick E.Dikovitsky, 1st Lt. MichaelDonaldson, 2nd Lt. I.B. JackDregne, Lt. Col. Irwin H.Dubisher, Maj. Francis E.Dubois, 1st Lt. Charles H.Duffy, 2nd Lt. Richard E.Egan, 1st Lt. Joseph L. Jr.Elder, Maj. Robert A.Empey, 1st Lt. James W.Ernst, 1st Lt. Herman E.Faxon, 1st Lt. Richard D.Felts, 1st Lt. Marion C.Fenex, Capt. James E. Jr.
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Capt. Edwin Heller (5.5)
Lt. Col. Harrison Thyng (5)
Fiedler, 1st Lt. William F. Jr.Fields, Capt. Virgil C. Jr.Fischette, 1st Lt. Charles R.Fisher, 1st Lt. Rodney W.Fisk, Capt. Harry E.Flack, Capt. Nelson D. Jr.Ford, Maj. Claude E.Gardner, Maj. Warner F.Gerick, 2nd Lt. StevenGholson, Capt. Grover D.Gibb, 1st Lt. Robert D.Gladen, 1st Lt. Cyrus R.Goodrich, 1st Lt. Burdett C.Gordon, Capt. Mathew M. Jr.Graham, 2nd Lt. Robert F.Griffith, 1st Lt. Robert C.Gross, Capt. Clayton K.Grosvenor, Capt. William Jr.Gupton, 1st Lt. Cheatham W.Hammer, 1st Lt. Samuel E.Hanna, 2nd Lt. Harry T.Hanseman, 1st Lt. Chris J.Harrington, 1st Lt. Archibald A.Harris, Capt. Thomas L. Hartley, Capt. Raymond E. Jr.Hatch, 2nd Lt. Herbert B. Jr.Hauver, 1st Lt. Charles D.Haworth, 1st Lt. Russell C.Hendricks, Maj. Randall W.Hill, Maj. James E.Hiro, Maj. Edwin W.Hnatio, 1st Lt. Myron M.Hodges, Capt. William R.Hoffman, 1st Lt. Cullen J.House, 1st Lt. A.T. Jr.Howe, 1st Lt. David W.Hoyt, Capt. Edward R.Hunter, Capt. Alvaro J.Icard, 2nd Lt. Joe W.Johnson, Capt. Evan M.V.Jones, Capt. Curran L.Jones, Capt. Frank C.Jones, Capt. Lynn F.Jones, 2nd Lt. Warren L. Julian, Maj. William H.Kennedy, 1st Lt. DanielKing, Maj. Charles W.King, 1st Lt. David L.Kirby, 1st Lt. Marion F.
Kirkland, 1st Lt. Lenton F. Jr.Knapp, Capt. Robert H. Knott, 1st Lt. Carroll S.Kopsel, 1st Lt. Edward H.Lathrope, 2nd Lt. Franklin C.Lazear, 1st Lt. Earl R. Jr.Lee, 1st Lt. Richard J.Leikness, Capt. Marlow J.Lenox, 2nd Lt. Jack Jr.Liles, Maj. Robert L.London, Capt. Charles P.Loving, Capt. George G. Jr.Lutton, 1st Lt. Lowell C.Mackay, 2nd Lt. John A.Magoffin, Col. Morton D.Mahon, Capt. KeithMahony, Lt. Col. GrantMankin, Capt. Jack C.Markham, Capt. Gene E.Marsh, 1st Lt. Lester C.Martin, Col. Kenneth R.Mason, Col. Joe L.Mathis, 1st Lt. William H.Mathre, 2nd Lt. Milden E. Matte, 1st Lt. Joseph Z.Maxwell, Capt. Chester K.McArthur, 1st Lt. Paul G.McArthur, Capt. T.H.McDonough, Maj. William F.McElroy, Capt. James N.McGinn, Lt. Col. John L.McGuyrt, 1st Lt. John W. Jr.McMinn, Flight Officer Evan D.Merritt, Maj. George L. Jr.Miller, 1st Lt. EverettMiller, Capt. Joseph E. Jr.Milliken, 1st Lt. Robert C.Monk, 1st Lt. Franklin H.Mooney, 2nd Lt. Raymond P.Morriss, Capt. Paul V.Mulhollem, 1st Lt. Robert F.Myers, 1st Lt. Jennings L.Myers, Lt. Col. Raymond B.Nichols, Maj. Franklin A.Nollmeyer, Maj. Edward M. Oberhansly, Maj. Jack J.Olson, 1st Lt. Paul E.O’Neill, Capt. Eugene W. Jr.O’Neill, 1st Lt. Lawrence F.
Osher, Capt. Ernest K.Overcash, 1st Lt. Robert J.Owens, Maj. Joel A. Jr.Parham, Capt. Forrest F.Paulk, 2nd Lt. EdselPayne, Capt. Carl W.Perdomo, 1st Lt. Oscar F.Pool, 1st Lt. Kenneth R.Porter, 1st Lt. Philip B.Powers, 2nd Lt. MacarthurPrice, Maj. Jack C.Priest, 1st Lt. Royce W.Pryor, Capt. Roger C.Quigley, Maj. Donald L.Ray, 1st Lt. C.B.Reese, 1st Lt. William C.Ritchey, 1st Lt. Andrew J.Roberts, Capt. Newell O.Rose, 1st Lt. Franklin Jr.Rounds, 1st Lt. Gerald L.Rudolph, 1st Lt. Henry S.Rynne, Capt. William A.Schank, 1st Lt. Thomas D.Schriber, Capt. LouisSchuh, 1st Lt. Duerr H.Schultz (Shoals), Capt. Robert B.Sears, 1st Lt. Alexander F.Seidman, 1st Lt. Robert K.Smith, Capt. Jack R.Smith, Capt. Kenneth G.Smith, 1st Lt. Paul A.Smith, 1st Lt. Virgil H.Stangel, Capt. William J.Stanley, 1st Lt. Morris A.Suehr, 1st Lt. Richard C.Sullivan, Capt. Charles P.Sutcliffe, 1st Lt. Robert C.Sykes, 1st Lt. William J.Talbot, Maj. Gilbert F.Taylor, Col. Oliver B.Thyng, Lt. Col. Harrison R.Tierney, 1st Lt. Robert E.Tilley, 1st Lt. John A.Tordoff, Capt. Harrison B.Trafton, 1st Lt. Frederick O. Jr.Troxell, Capt. Clifton H.Vaught, Capt. Robert H.Visscher, 1st Lt. Herman W.Vogt, Capt. John E.Waggoner, 1st Lt. Horace Q.Walker, 1st Lt. Walter B. Jr.Warner, Capt. Jack A.Warren, Capt. Jack R.Watson, Maj. Ralph J.Watts, Capt. Oran S.Weatherford, 1st Lt. Sidney W.Webb, Maj. Willard J.Welch, Capt. Darrell G.Wesson, 1st Lt. Warren M.White, 1st Lt. John H.Wilhelm, Capt. David C.Wilkins, 2nd Lt. Paul H.Williams, 1st Lt. Russell D.Wilson, Capt. William F.Wire, Maj. Ralph L.Wiseman, Capt. Lee V.Wolford, 1st Lt. John L.Wright, Capt. Max J.Yaeger, Capt. Robert R. Jr.York, 1st Lt. Robert M.
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Capt. Charles DeBellevue (6) and Capt. Richard Ritchie (5)Capt. Jeffrey Feinstein (5)
Capt. Joseph McConnell Jr. (16)
DeBellevue, Capt. Charles B.Feinstein, Capt. Jeffrey S.Ritchie, Capt. Richard S.
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McConnell, Capt. Joseph C. Jr.Jabara, Maj. JamesFernandez, Capt. Manuel J. Jr.Davis, Maj. George A. Jr.Baker, Col. Royal N.Blesse, Maj. Frederick C.Fischer, Capt. Harold E.Garrison, Lt. Col. VermontJohnson, Col. James K.Moore, Capt. Lonnie R.
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USAF Aces of the Korean War
USAF Aces of the Vietnam War
Parr, Capt. Ralph S. Jr.Foster, Capt. Cecil G.Low, 1st Lt. James F.Hagerstrom, Maj. James P.Risner, Capt. RobinsonRuddell, Lt. Col. George I.Buttelmann, 1st Lt. HenryJolley, Capt. Clifford D.Lilley, Capt. Leonard W.Adams, Maj. Donald E.Gabreski, Col. Francis S.Jones, Lt. Col. George L.Marshall, Maj. Winton W.Bolt, Maj. John F.Kasler, 1st Lt. James H.Love, Capt. Robert J.Whisner, Maj. William T. Jr.Baldwin, Col. Robert P.Becker, Capt. Richard S.Bettinger, Maj. Stephen L.Creighton, Maj. Richard D.Curtin, Capt. Clyde A.Gibson, Capt. Ralph D.Kincheloe, Capt. Iven C. Jr.Latshaw, Capt. Robert T. Jr.
10998.50887776.506.506.506.506665.5055555555 Maj. William Whisner Jr. (5.50)
Moore, Capt. Robert H.Overton, Capt. Dolphin D. IIIThyng, Col. Harrison R.Wescott, Maj. William H.
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Bong, Maj. Richard I.McGuire, Maj. Thomas B. Jr.Gabreski, Col. Francis S.Johnson, Capt. Robert S.MacDonald, Col. Charles H.Preddy, Maj. George E.Meyer, Col. John C.Rickenbacker, Capt. Edward V.Mahurin, Col. Walker M.Schilling, Col. David C.Johnson, Lt. Col. Gerald R.Kearby, Col. Neel E.Robbins, Maj. Jay T.Christensen, Capt. Fred J.Wetmore, Capt. Ray S.Davis, Maj. George A. Jr.Voll, Capt. John J.Whisner, Capt. William T. Jr.Eagleston, Col. Glenn T.Lynch, Lt. Col. Thomas J.Westbrook, Lt. Col. Robert B.Gentile, Capt. Don S.
403834.50272726.832626b
24.2522.5022222221.50 21.2521212120.50202019.83
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bUnder World War II and Korean War counting rules, Rickenbacker would have been cred-ited with 24.33 victories. The change would not alter his position on this list.
aOlds’ four additional victories came during the Vietnam War.
Gabreski, Col. Francis S.Meyer, Col. John C.Mahurin, Col. Walker M.Davis, Maj. George A. Jr.Whisner, Maj. William T. Jr.Eagleston, Col. Glenn T.Garrison, Lt. Col. VermontBaker, Col. Royal N.Jabara, Maj. JamesOlds, Col. RobinMitchell, Col. John W.Brueland, Maj. Lowell K.Hagerstrom, Maj. James P.Hovde, Lt. Col. William J.Johnson, Col. James K.Ruddell, Lt. Col. George I.Thyng, Col. Harrison R.Colman, Capt. Philip E.Heller, Lt. Col. Edwin L.Chandler, Maj. Van E.Hockery, Maj. John J.Creighton, Maj. Richard D.Emmert, Lt. Col. Benjamin H.Bettinger, Maj. Stephen L.Visscher, Maj. Herman W.Liles, Capt. Brooks J.Mattson, Capt. Conrad E.Shaeffer, Maj. William F.
WW II
282420.75715.5018.507.333.501.50121112.50610.5012.50555.50572615112
Korean/Other
6.5023.50145.5021013154a
428.501108543.50315151443
Total
34.502624.25212120.5017.3316.5016.50161514.5014.5011.501110.501099887766555
AAF/USAF Aces With Victories in Both World War II and a Later War
Lt. Col. John Meyer (26)
Capt. Walker Mahurin (24.25) and Maj. Walter Beckham (18)
Leading Air Service/AAF/USAF Aces of All Wars
Maj. George Davis Jr. (21)