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A Secretary of the Air Click 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 heading a daily-to-day affairs of the United States Air Force. A number one Secretary of the Air Inflict, Stuart Symington, was appointed in 1947 upon the re-organization of the Army Air Forces into a separate service branch.

A Secretary of the Air Inflict is appointed per President and must be approved per Senate.

When of July 29, 2005, a acting Secretary of the Air Click is Pete Geren.

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 Eisenhower
Donald A. Quarles August 15, 1955 - April 30, 1957 Dwight Eisenhower
James H. Douglas Jr. May 1, 1957 - December 10, 1959 Dwight Eisenhower
Dudley C. Sharp December 11, 1959 - January 20, 1961 Dwight 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
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
James G. Roche January 20, 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 - 28, 2005 George W. Bush
Michael L. Dominguez (acting) March 28, 2005 - July 29, 2005 George W. Bush
Pete Geren (acting) July 29, 2005 - Present George W. Bush

Commitment to Environmental Excellence
What the AF is doing in the areas of conservation, cleanup, compliance, and pollution prevention. Policy, news, awards, useful links, comment form.

Electronic Publications and Forms
Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force, Air Force Departmental Publishing Office (AFDPO). AFEPL bug reports, support, & download (three gargantuan files; download resume not supported by server), also (untested) FormFlow, FormFlow CBT, RIMS, PDOS, Acrobat, WS-FTP, QUEST (Quality Executive Staffwork) templates.

Assistant Secretary for Acquisition (SAF/AQ)
Huge resource. Acquisition reform and training, newsletter, Integrated Digital Environment (IDE), Congressional Desk, awards, civilian, military, and IMA career development, Cost as an Independent Variable (CAIV), conferences, Innovation Network, and that covers about 25% of items that ought to be listed.

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Contracting (SAF/AQC)
Information to the AF contracting community and AF Business Opportunity information to Industry. IMPAC and Y2K information, catalog shopping, contracting tool kit, and smart business practices.

Assistant Secretary, Financial Management and Comptroller (SAF/FM)
Budget division, cost and economics division, AF Comptroller Magazine and archives, latest news, congressional reports, enlisted matters, cost analysis, professional development, FM network, and travel reengineering.

Alternative Dispute Resolution
SAF/GC support and training for application of ADR to contracts, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), environmental, labor, Military Employment Opportunity (MEO).

Air Force Small Business Online
Site aids small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses, and woman-owned small businesses in doing business with USAF and DoD. Outreach and advocacy for Native American small businesses and Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Institutions. Mentor-protege program.