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Barksdale AFB, Louisiana, U.S. Gen Thomas A. Bussiere. Develop and provide combat-ready forces for nuclear deterrence and global strike operations. Air Force Materiel Command ( AFMC) Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, U.S. Gen Duke Z. Richardson. Conducts research, development, testing and evaluation, and provides the acquisition management services ...
The Air Collaboration Portal creates a collaboration environment to enhance training, education, and research for the United States Air Force. The mission statement is "Establish and maintain one “af.edu” domain, without exposing the af.mil network to security risks." [1] The Air Collaboration Portal benefits Air Force users worldwide.
The secretary of the Air Force is a civilian appointed by the president, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. [2] The secretary reports to the secretary of defense and/or the deputy secretary of defense, and is by statute responsible for and has the authority to conduct all the affairs of the Department of the Air Force.
The United States Department of the Air Force (DAF) is one of the three military departments within the Department of Defense of the United States of America.The Department of the Air Force was formed on September 18, 1947, per the National Security Act of 1947 (codified into Title 10 of the United States Code) and it is the military department within which the United States Air Force and the ...
The Department of the Air Force first began issuing awards and decorations in 1947. At that time, airmen were eligible to receive most U.S. Army decorations. In 1962, following the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Department of the Air Force began a concentrated effort to create its own distinctive awards, separate from the Army.
U.S. 39°46′59″N 84°04′59″W / 39.783°N 84.083°W / 39.783; -84.083. Website. afit.edu. The Air Force Institute of Technology ( AFIT) is a postgraduate institution and provider of professional and continuing education for the United States Armed Forces and is part of the United States Air Force. It is in Ohio at Wright ...
The Air Force Personnel Center ( AFPC) is a field operating agency of Headquarters, U.S. Air Force, Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower and Personnel. AFPC operates the Air Force Contact Center, where personnel experts provide customer service. The center enhances personnel services by developing programs that enable individuals to carry out ...
Air Force Specialty Code. The Air Force Specialty Code ( AFSC) is an alphanumeric code used by the United States Air Force to identify a specific job. Officer AFSCs consist of four characters and enlisted AFSCs consist of five characters. A letter prefix or suffix may be used with an AFSC when more specific identification of position ...