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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. § 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.

Notes

External links

• Air Force History Support Office: Air Force Chiefs of Staff

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