The Chief of Staff of the Air Force (CSAF) is the senior uniformed officer in United States Air Force and is a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.[1] The CSAF heads the Air Staff and reports directly to the Secretary of the Air Force on matters of the Air Force. Under the authority of the secretary, the CSAF is responsible for the organization, training, and equipping of more than 700,000 active-duty, National Guard, Reserve, and civilian forces serving in the United States and overseas.[2] The CSAF also designates Air Force personnel and resources to the commanders of Unified Combatant Commands [3][4]. The CSAF also performs all other functions prescribed under 10 U.S.C. ยง 8033 and those assigned by the Secretary of the Air Force,[3] or delegates those duties and responsibilities to other officers in his administration under his name.
The CSAF is nominated for appointment by the President and must be confirmed via majority vote by the Senate.[2] By statute, the CSAF is appointed as a four-star general.[2] Like the other Joint Chiefs, the CSAF is an administrative position, with no operational command authority over the United States Air Force.
The current Air Force Chief of Staff is General Norton A. Schwartz.
Chronological list of Chiefs of Staff
Prior to the creation of this position, General Henry H. Arnold was designated Chief of the Army Air Forces during World War II. He was later promoted to the lifetime position of General of the Air Force.
| Name | Photo | Start | End | Primary Background | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carl A. Spaatz |  |
September 26, 1947 | April 29, 1948 | Fighter Pilot (3 "kills" in WW I) |
| 2 | Hoyt S. Vandenberg |  |
April 30, 1948 | June 29, 1953 | Fighter and Tactical Bomber Pilot |
| 3 | Nathan F. Twining* |  |
June 30, 1953 | June 30, 1957 | Fighter and Bomber Pilot |
| 4 | Thomas D. White |  |
July 1, 1957 | June 30, 1961 | Fighter Pilot |
| 5 | Curtis E. LeMay |  |
June 30, 1961 | January 31, 1965 | Heavy Bomber Pilot |
| 6 | John P. McConnell |  |
February 1, 1965 | July 31, 1969 | Fighter Pilot |
| 7 | John D. Ryan |  |
August 1, 1969 | July 31, 1973 | Bomber Pilot |
| 8 | George S. Brown* |  |
August 1, 1973 | June 30, 1974 | Bomber Pilot |
| 9 | David C. Jones* |  |
July 1, 1974 | June 20, 1978 | Bomber Pilot |
| 10 | Lew Allen Jr. |  |
July 1, 1978 | June 30, 1982 | Bomber Pilot |
| 11 | Charles A. Gabriel |  |
July 1, 1982 | June 30, 1986 | Fighter Pilot (2 kills) |
| 12 | Larry D. Welch |  |
July 1, 1986 | June 30, 1990 | Fighter Pilot |
| 13 | Michael J. Dugan |  |
July 1, 1990 | September 17, 1990 | Fighter Pilot |
| Acting | John M. Loh |  |
September 18, 1990 | October 29, 1990 | Fighter Pilot (AFTPS) |
| 14 | Merrill A. McPeak |  |
October 30, 1990 | October 25, 1994 | Fighter Pilot (Thunderbird) |
| 15 | Ronald R. Fogleman |  |
October 26, 1994 | September 1, 1997 | Fighter Pilot |
| 16 | Michael E. Ryan |  |
November 6, 1997 | September 5, 2001 | Fighter Pilot |
| 17 | John P. Jumper |  |
September 6, 2001 | September 2, 2005 | Airlift and Fighter Pilot |
| 18 | T. Michael Moseley |  |
September 2, 2005 | August 1, 2008 [5] | Fighter Pilot |
| 19 | Norton A. Schwartz |  |
August 12, 2008 | Incumbent | Airlift and Special Ops Pilot |
*: These individuals also served as Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff:
- Twining served as the Chairman from August 1957 to September 1960.
- Brown served as the Chairman from July 1974 to June 1978.
- Jones served as the Chairman from June 1978 to June 1982.
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