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The Secretary of the Air Force (SECAF) is the civilian head of the United States Department of the Air Force, a component organization of the Department of Defense. He reports directly to the Secretary of Defense and is responsible for running the day-to-day affairs of the United States Air Force. The first Secretary of the Air Force, Stuart Symington, was appointed in 1947 upon the re-organization of the Army Air Forces into a separate service branch.
The Office of the SECAF includes the Secretary, Under Secretary, Assistant Secretaries, General Counsel, The Inspector General, Air Reserve Forces Policy Committee, and other offices and positions established by law or the SECAF. The Office of the SECAF has responsibility for acquisition and auditing, comptroller issues (including financial management), inspector general matters, legislative affairs, and public affairs.
The Secretary of the Air Force is appointed by the President and must be approved by the Senate.
As of November 4, 2005, the Secretary of the Air Force is Michael Wynne.
[edit] Chronological list of Secretaries of the Air Force
| Name |
Term of Office |
President(s) served under |
| Stuart Symington |
September 18, 1947 – April 24, 1950 |
Harry S. Truman |
| Thomas K. Finletter |
April 24, 1950 – January 20, 1953 |
Harry S. Truman |
| Harold E. Talbott |
February 4, 1953 – August 13, 1955 |
Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Donald A. Quarles |
August 15, 1955 – April 30, 1957 |
Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| James H. Douglas Jr. |
May 1, 1957 – December 10, 1959 |
Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Dudley C. Sharp |
December 11, 1959 – January 20, 1961 |
Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Eugene M. Zuckert |
January 24, 1961 – September 30, 1965 |
John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Harold Brown |
October 1, 1965 – February 15, 1969 |
Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard M. Nixon |
| Robert C. Seamans Jr. |
1969 – 1973 |
Richard M. Nixon |
| John L. McLucas (acting) |
May 15, 1973 – July 18, 1973 |
Richard M. Nixon |
| John L. McLucas |
July 18, 1973 – November 23, 1975 |
Richard M. Nixon and Gerald Ford |
| James W. Plummer (acting) |
November 24, 1975 – January 1, 1976 |
Gerald Ford |
| Thomas C. Reed |
January 2, 1976 – April 6, 1977 |
Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter |
| John C. Stetson |
April 6, 1977 – May 18, 1979 |
Jimmy Carter |
| Hans Mark (acting) |
May 18, 1979 – July 26, 1979 |
Jimmy Carter |
| Hans Mark |
July 26, 1979 – February 9, 1981 |
Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan |
| Verne Orr |
February 9, 1981 – November 30, 1985 |
Ronald Reagan |
| Russell A. Rourke |
December 9, 1985 – April 6, 1986 |
Ronald Reagan |
| Edward C. Aldridge Jr. (acting) |
April 8, 1986 – June 8, 1986 |
Ronald Reagan |
| Edward C. Aldridge Jr. |
June 9, 1986 – December 16, 1988 |
Ronald Reagan |
| James F. McGovern (acting) |
December 16, 1988 – April 29, 1989 |
Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush |
| John J. Welch Jr. |
April 29, 1989 – May 21, 1989 |
George H. W. Bush |
| Donald B. Rice |
May 22, 1989 – January 20, 1993 |
George H. W. Bush |
| Michael B. Donley (acting) |
January 20, 1993 – July 13, 1993 |
Bill Clinton |
| Gen. Merrill A. McPeak (acting) |
July 14, 1993 – August 5, 1993 |
Bill Clinton |
| Sheila E. Widnall |
August 6, 1993 – October 31, 1997 |
Bill Clinton |
| F. Whitten Peters (acting) |
November 1, 1997 – July 30, 1999 |
Bill Clinton |
| F. Whitten Peters |
July 30, 1999 – January 20, 2001 |
Bill Clinton |
| Lawrence J. Delaney (acting) |
January 21, 2001 – May 31, 2001 |
George W. Bush |
| James G. Roche |
June 1, 2001 – January 20, 2005 |
George W. Bush |
| Peter B. Teets (acting) |
January 20, 2005 – March 25, 2005 |
George W. Bush |
| Michael Montelongo (acting) |
March 25 – March 28, 2005 |
George W. Bush |
| Michael L. Dominguez (acting) |
March 28, 2005 – July 29, 2005 |
George W. Bush |
| Pete Geren (acting) |
July 29, 2005 – November 4, 2005 |
George W. Bush |
| Michael Wynne |
November 4, 2005 – Present |
George W. Bush |
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