United States Secretary of the Air Force Totally Explained

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The Secretary of the Air Force (SECAF) 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 running the day-to-day affairs of the United States Air Force. The first Secretary of the Air Force, Stuart Symington, was appointed in 1947 upon the re-organization of the Army Air Forces into a separate service branch.
   The Office of the SECAF includes the Secretary, Under Secretary, Assistant Secretaries, General Counsel, The Inspector General, Air Reserve Forces Policy Committee, and other offices and positions established by law or the SECAF. The Office of the SECAF has responsibility for acquisition and auditing, comptroller issues (including financial management), inspector general matters, legislative affairs, and public affairs.
   The Secretary of the Air Force is appointed by the President and generally must be confirmed by the Senate.
   As of November 4 2005, the Secretary of the Air Force is Michael Wynne, and the Under Secretary of the Air Force is Ronald Sega.

Chronological list of 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 D. Eisenhower
Donald A. Quarles	August 15, 1955 – April 30, 1957	Dwight D. Eisenhower
James H. Douglas, Jr.	May 1, 1957 – December 10, 1959	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dudley C. Sharp	December 11, 1959 – January 20, 1961	Dwight D. 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
Robert C. Seamans, Jr.	February 15, 1969 – May 15, 1973	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. (acting)	April 29, 1989 – May 21, 1989	George H. W. Bush
Donald B. Rice	May 1, 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
Lawrence J. Delaney (acting)	January 21, 2001 – May 31, 2001	George W. Bush
James G. Roche	June 1, 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 – March 28, 2005	George W. Bush
Michael L. Dominguez (acting)	March 28, 2005 – July 29, 2005	George W. Bush
Pete Geren (acting)	July 29, 2005 – November 4, 2005	George W. Bush
Michael Wynne	November 4, 2005 – Present	George W. Bush

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