United States Secretary of the Air Force
Der Secretary of the Air Force (SECAF oder SAF/OS) ist der zivile Leiter (dt. etwa Staatssekretär) des US-amerikanischen Department of the Air Force. Seit dem 28. Juli 2021 ist Frank Kendall Secretary of the Air Force.
Organisation und Auftrag
Der SECAF untersteht direkt dem US-Verteidigungsminister und ist verantwortlich für das administrative und technische „Tagesgeschäft“ der United States Air Force. Das Führungsgremium des SECAF setzt sich aus seinem Stellvertreter (Undersecretary dt. Unterstaatssekretär), den Assistant Secretaries (Assistenz-Staatssekretären), dem General Councel (Oberster Rechtsberater, bzw. Justiziar), dem Inspector General (Generalinspekteur), dem Air Reserve Forces Policy Committee (Luftstreitkräfte-Reserve-Gremium) und anderen gesetzlich eingerichteten Büros und Dienststellungen des SECAF zusammen.
Der Secretary of the Air Force wird vom Präsidenten der Vereinigten Staaten ernannt und muss vom Senat bestätigt werden.
Secretaries of the Air Force
| Nr. | Name | Bild | Amtszeit | Unter Präsident |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stuart Symington |  | 18. September 1947 – 24. April 1950 | Harry S. Truman |
| 2 | Thomas K. Finletter |  | 24. April 1950 – 20. Januar 1953 | |
| 3 | Harold E. Talbott |  | 4. Februar 1953 – 13. August 1955 | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| 4 | Donald A. Quarles |  | 15. August 1955– 30. April 1957 | |
| 5 | James H. Douglas |  | 1. Mai 1957 – 10. Dezember 1959 | |
| 6 | Dudley C. Sharp | 11. Dezember 1959 – 20. Januar 1961 | ||
| 7 | Eugene M. Zuckert |  | 24. Januar 1961 – 30. September 1965 | John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson |
| 8 | Harold Brown |  | 1. Oktober 1965 – 15. Februar 1969 | Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon |
| 9 | Robert Seamans |  | 15. Februar 1969 – 15. Mai 1973 | Richard M. Nixon |
| 10 | John L. McLucas | 15. Mai 1973 – 23. November 1975 | Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford | |
| kommissarisch | James W. Plummer |  | 24. November 1975 – 1. Januar 1976 | Gerald Ford |
| 11 | Thomas C. Reed |  | 2. Januar 1976 – 6. April 1977 | Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter |
| 12 | John Charles Stetson | 6. April 1977 – 18. Mai 1979 | Jimmy Carter | |
| 13 | Hans Mark | 18. Mai 1979 – 9. Februar 1981 | Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan | |
| 14 | Verne Orr |  | 9. Februar 1981 – 30. November 1985 | Ronald Reagan |
| 15 | Russell A. Rourke |  | 9. Dezember 1985 – 6. April 1986 | |
| 16 | Edward C. Aldridge |  | 8. April 1986 – 16. Dezember 1988 | |
| kommissarisch | James F. McGovern | 16. Dezember 1988 – 29. April 1989 | Ronald Reagan, George Bush | |
| kommissarisch | John J. Welch | 29. April 1989 – 21. Mai 1989 | George Bush | |
| 17 | Donald Rice |  | 22. Mai 1989 – 20. Januar 1993 | |
| kommissarisch | Michael B. Donley |  | 20. Januar 1993 – 13. Juli 1993 | Bill Clinton |
| kommissarisch | Merrill McPeak |  | 14. Juli 1993 – 5. August 1993 | |
| 18 | Sheila Widnall |  | 6. August 1993 – 31. Oktober 1997 | |
| 19 | F. Whitten Peters |  | 1. November 1997 – 20. Januar 2001 | |
| 20 | James G. Roche | 1. Juni 2001 – 20. Januar 2005 | George W. Bush | |
| kommissarisch | Peter B. Teets |  | 20. Januar 2005 – 25. März 2005 | |
| kommissarisch | Michael Montelongo |  | 25. März – 28. März 2005 | |
| kommissarisch | Michael L. Dominguez |  | 28. März 2005 – 29. Juli 2005 | |
| kommissarisch | Pete Geren |  | 29. Juli 2005 – 4. November 2005 | |
| 21 | Michael Wynne |  | 4. November 2005 – 5. Juni 2008 | |
| 22 | Michael B. Donley | | 21. Juni 2008 – 21. Juni 2013 | George W. Bush, Barack Obama |
| kommissarisch | Eric Fanning | 21. Juni 2013 – 20. Dezember 2013 | Barack Obama | |
| 23 | Deborah Lee James |  | 20. Dezember 2013 – 20. Januar 2017 | |
| kommissarisch | Lisa Disbrow |  | 20. Januar 2017 – 16. Mai 2017 | Donald Trump |
| 24 | Heather Wilson | .jpg) | 16. Mai 2017 – 31. Mai 2019 | |
| kommissarisch | Matthew Donovan |  | 1. Juni 2019 – 18. Oktober 2019 | |
| 25 | Barbara M. Barrett |  | 18. Oktober 2019 – 20. Januar 2021 | |
| kommissarisch | John P. Roth | .jpg) | 20. Januar 2021 – 28. Juli 2021 | Joe Biden |
| 26 | Frank Kendall | .jpg) | seit dem 28. Juli 2021 |
Siehe auch
Weblinks
- Offizielle Website der Air Force mit der Zusammensetzung des Büros des SECAF (englisch)
- Executive Order 12909 (PDF; 11 kB; englisch)
- Executive Order 12909 Liste der ehemaligen Secretaries of the Air Force (PDF; 11 kB; englisch)
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Peter B. Teets is Undersecretary of the Air Force, Washington D.C. Within the Air Force, Mr. Teets is responsible for all actions of the Air Force on behalf of the Secretary of the Air Force and is acting secretary in the secretary's absence. In that capacity, he oversees the recruiting, training and equipping of more than 710,000 people, and a budget of approximately $68 billion. Designated the Department of Defense Executive Agent for Space, Mr. Teets develops, coordinates and integrates plans and programs for space systems and the acquisition of all DOD space major defense acquisition programs. Also the Director of the National Reconnaissance Office, Mr. Teets is responsible for the acquisition and operation of all U.S. space-based reconnaissance and intelligence systems. This includes managing the National Reconnaissance Program where he reports directly to the Secretary of Defense and the Director of Central Intelligence.
Mr. Teets is the retired President and Chief Operating Officer of Lockheed Martin Corp., a position he held from 1997 through 1999. He began his career with Martin Marietta, Denver, Colo., in 1963, as an engineer in flight control analysis. In 1970, he began managing the inertial guidance system to the Titan IIIC launch vehicle until 1975, when he became Program Manager for the company's Transtage Project and Director of Space Systems. Five years later, Mr. Teets became Vice President of Business Development for Martin Marietta Denver Aerospace; and in 1982, he joined its Strategic and Launch Systems Division as Vice President and General Manager. Following two years in these positions, Mr. Teets became President of Martin Marietta Denver Aerospace, and in 1993, President of the company's Space Group.
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Mr. Montelongo entered public service in 1977 as a lieutenant in the U.S. Army, and completed the U.S. Army Ranger School at Fort Benning, Ga., in 1978. He then served in line and staff positions from platoon to Department of the Army levels at varied U.S. and overseas posts. An Air Defense Artillery Officer, he was Special Assistant to the Commander in Chief of U.S. Southern Command, Speechwriter and Special Assistant to the Army Chief of Staff, and a congressional fellow in the U.S. Senate. In 1996, he entered private industry with BellSouth Telecommunications, and later became a Sales Executive and Consultant with Cap Gemini Ernst and Young.
Mr. Montelongo has been active in several civic pursuits. These include serving as Vice President of Community Services for the Harvard Business School Club of Atlanta, on the board of directors for the Georgia Voter Hispanic Registration Campaign, and directing youth and young adult ministries for the Atlanta archdiocese. A New York City native, Mr. Montelongo is listed in Hispanic Business Magazine's "100 Most Influencial Hispanics" and in Hispanic Engineer Magazine's "50 Most Important Hispanics in Technology and Business."Verne Orr 14th Secretary of the Air Force
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