Chief of Staff of the Air Force
The Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force (short CSAF , dt about. Chief of Staff of the US Air Force ) is the highest ranking officer in the US Air Force .
He is responsible for the organization, training and operational readiness of all soldiers on active duty, the National Guard , the Reserve and the civil forces of the US Air Force, a total of around 700,000 men.
The CSAF is a general who reports to the Secretary of the Air Force . The Air Staff , in turn, reports to him and advises and supports him. The Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force is at his side as deputy . Like the chiefs of the general staff of the other branches of the armed forces, the CSAF has no direct operational authority, but ensures the operational readiness of the armed forces under it. The commanders of the Unified Combatant Commands assume direct command of the troops . As a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ( JCS ), the General Staff of the US armed forces , which is CSAF the Chief Advisor to the President on issues that concern the US Air Force.
The official headquarters of the CSAF is called the "Air House".
Comparable posts in the other military branches
Corresponding positions in the US armed forces are: Chief of Naval Operations ( US Navy ), Commandant of the Marine Corps ( US Marine Corps ), Chief of Staff of the Army ( US Army ).
List of Chiefs of Staff of the Air Force
| No. | Surname | image | Beginning of the appointment | End of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carl A. Spaatz |
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September 26, 1947 | April 29, 1948 |
| 2 | Hoyt S. Vandenberg |
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April 30, 1948 | June 29, 1953 |
| 3 | Nathan F. Twining |
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June 30, 1953 | June 30, 1957 |
| 4th | Thomas D. White |
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July 1, 1957 | June 30, 1961 |
| 5 | Curtis E. LeMay |
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June 30, 1961 | January 31, 1965 |
| 6th | John P. McConnell |
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February 1, 1965 | July 31, 1969 |
| 7th | John D. Ryan |
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1st August 1969 | July 31, 1973 |
| 8th | George S. Brown |
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1st August 1973 | June 30, 1974 |
| 9 | David C. Jones |
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July 1, 1974 | June 20, 1978 |
| 10 | Lew Allen Jr. |
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July 1, 1978 | June 30, 1982 |
| 11 | Charles A. Gabriel |
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July 1, 1982 | June 30, 1986 |
| 12 | Larry D. Welch |
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July 1, 1986 | June 30, 1990 |
| 13 | Michael J. Dugan * |
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July 1, 1990 | 17th September 1990 |
| interim | John M. Loh |
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September 18, 1990 | October 29, 1990 |
| 14th | Merrill A. McPeak |
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October 30, 1990 | October 25, 1994 |
| 15th | Ronald R. Fogleman |
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October 26, 1994 | September 1, 1997 |
| 16 | Michael E. Ryan |
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November 6, 1997 | September 6, 2001 |
| 17th | John P. Jumper |
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September 6, 2001 | September 2, 2005 |
| 18th | T. Michael Moseley ** |
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September 2, 2005 | June 5, 2008 (declaration of resignation) August 1, 2008 (administration) |
| 19th | Norton A. Schwartz |
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August 12, 2008 | August 10, 2012 |
| 20th | Mark A. Welsh |
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August 10, 2012 | June 24, 2016 |
| 21st | David L. Goldfein |
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July 1, 2016 | August 6, 2020 |
| 22nd | Charles Q. Brown |
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August 6, 2020 | - |
* In September 1990, Defense Secretary Dick Cheney dismissed General Dugan from his post after 79 days for "poor judgment at a critical time." Dugan had made rash remarks about classified and diplomatically sensitive information regarding the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and the planned US response to it. He retired on December 31, 1990.
** On June 5, 2008, Moseley and his superior Secretary of the Air Force Michael Wynne , under pressure from the US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates , submitted their resignation after various scandals surrounding the nuclear arsenal.
