Assistant Secretary of the Air Force
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Assistant Secretary of the Air Force is the title of four civilian officials in the United States Department of the Air Force. They report to and assist the United States Secretary of the Air Force
and the United States Under Secretary of the Air Force
.
According to U.S. law, there are four Assistant Secretaries of the Air Force "appointed from civilian
life by the President
, by and with the advice and consent
of the Senate
." "The Assistant Secretaries shall perform such duties and exercise such powers as the Secretary of the Air Force may prescribe." The duties of three of the Assistant Secretaries are statutorily defined:
The duties of the fourth Assistant Secretary are not statutorily defined, but recently, the fourth Assistant Secretary has been designated:
The General Counsel of the Air Force
is also considered to be equivalent in rank to an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force.
United States Secretary of the Air Force
The Secretary of the Air Force is the Head of the Department of the Air Force, a component organization within the Department of Defense of the United States of America. The Secretary of the Air Force is appointed from civilian life by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate...
and the United States Under Secretary of the Air Force
United States Under Secretary of the Air Force
The Under Secretary of the Air Force is the second-highest ranking civilian official in the Department of the Air Force of the United States of America, serving directly under the Secretary of the Air Force...
.
According to U.S. law, there are four Assistant Secretaries of the Air Force "appointed from civilian
Civilian
A civilian under international humanitarian law is a person who is not a member of his or her country's armed forces or other militia. Civilians are distinct from combatants. They are afforded a degree of legal protection from the effects of war and military occupation...
life by the President
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
, by and with the advice and consent
Advice and consent
Advice and consent is an English phrase frequently used in enacting formulae of bills and in other legal or constitutional contexts, describing a situation in which the executive branch of a government enacts something previously approved of by the legislative branch.-General:The expression is...
of the Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
." "The Assistant Secretaries shall perform such duties and exercise such powers as the Secretary of the Air Force may prescribe." The duties of three of the Assistant Secretaries are statutorily defined:
- Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Manpower & Reserve Affairs)Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Manpower & Reserve Affairs)Assistant Secretary of the Air Force is the title of a civilian office in the United States Department of the Air Force...
- Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Financial Management & Comptroller)Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Financial Management & Comptroller)The Assistant Secretary of the Air Force is a civilian official in the United States Department of the Air Force.- Responsibilities :According to U.S...
- Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition)Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition)The Assistant Secretary of the Air Force is a civilian office in the United States Department of the Air Force....
The duties of the fourth Assistant Secretary are not statutorily defined, but recently, the fourth Assistant Secretary has been designated:
- Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Installations, Environment & Logistics)Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Installations, Environment & Logistics)Assistant Secretary of the Air Force is the title of a civilian office in the United States Department of the Air Force...
The General Counsel of the Air Force
General Counsel of the Air Force
The General Counsel of the Air Force is the general counsel of the United States Department of the Air Force.By U.S. law, the General Counsel of the Air Force is appointed from civilian life by the President of the United States upon the advice and consent of the United States Senate...
is also considered to be equivalent in rank to an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force.