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Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Manpower & Reserve Affairs)

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Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Manpower & Reserve Affairs)
Seal of the Department of the Air Force
Flag of an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force
Incumbent
Alex Wagner
since June 10, 2022
Department of the Air Force
StyleMr. Secretary
The Honorable
(formal address in writing)
Reports toSecretary of the Air Force
Under Secretary of the Air Force
SeatThe Pentagon, Arlington County, Virginia, United States
NominatorThe President with Senate advice and consent
Term lengthNo fixed term
Constituting instrument10 U.S.C. § 9016
Succession18th in SecDef succession by seniority of appointment
DeputyPrincipal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs
SalaryExecutive Schedule, Level IV[1]
WebsiteAir Force Senior Leaders

Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Manpower & Reserve Affairs) is the title of a civilian office in the United States Department of the Air Force. Along with the four other Assistant Secretaries of the Air Force, the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Manpower & Reserve Affairs) assists the United States Secretary of the Air Force and the United States Under Secretary of the Air Force.

By law, the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Manpower & Reserve Affairs) is appointed by the President of the United States from civilian life with the advice and consent of the United States Senate."[2] One of the Assistant Secretaries serves as Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Manpower & Reserve Affairs) and has "as his principal duty the overall supervision of manpower and reserve component affairs of the Department of the Air Force."[3]

Alex Wagner is currently serving as the assistant Secretary of the Air Force since June 10, 2022.[4]

List of Assistant Secretaries of the Air Force (Manpower & Reserve Affairs) (incomplete list)

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Picture Name Assumed office Left office President appointed by Secretary served under
Antonia Handler Chayes 1977 1979 Jimmy Carter John Charles Stetson
Tidal W. McCoy 1981 1988 Ronald Reagan Verne Orr
Russell A. Rourke
Edward C. Aldridge, Jr.
Karen R. Keesling[5] October 17, 1988 December 4, 1989 Ronald Reagan Edward C. Aldridge, Jr.
Jerome G. Cooper December 5, 1989 January 19, 1993 George H. W. Bush Donald Rice
Rodney A. Coleman April 14, 1994 April 30, 1998 Bill Clinton Sheila Widnall
Ruby B. DeMesme[6] August 4, 1998 January 19, 2001 Bill Clinton F. Whitten Peters
Michael L. Dominguez August 3, 2001 July 11, 2006 George W. Bush James G. Roche
Michael Wynne
Craig W. Duehring December 22, 2007 April 30, 2009 George W. Bush Michael Wynne
Michael B. Donley
Daniel B. Ginsberg July 20, 2009 December 31, 2013 Barack Obama Michael B. Donley
Gabe Camarillo December 15, 2015 January 22, 2017 Barack Obama Deborah Lee James
Shon J. Manasco December 4, 2017 December 27, 2019 Donald Trump Heather Wilson
Matthew Donovan (acting)
Barbara Barrett
John A. Fedrigo (acting)[7] December 27, 2019 June 10, 2022 Donald Trump
Joe Biden
Barbara Barrett
John P. Roth (acting)
Frank Kendall III
Alex Wagner June 10, 2022 Present Joe Biden Frank Kendall III

References

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  1. ^ 5 U.S.C. § 5315
  2. ^ 10 U.S.C. § 9019(a)
  3. ^ 10 U.S.C. § 9016(b)(2)
  4. ^ "Alex Wagner Swears in as Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower & Reserve Affairs; Secretary Frank Kendall Quoted". June 13, 2022.
  5. ^ Deceased July 4, 2012
  6. ^ Ruby B. DeMesme served as Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower, Reserve Affairs, Installations and Environment.
  7. ^ "John A. Fedrigo".