Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Manpower & Reserve Affairs)
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Manpower & Reserve Affairs) is the title of a civilian office in the United States Department of the Air Force. Along with the three other Assistant Secretaries of the Air Force, the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Manpower & Reserve Affairs) assists the United States Secretary of the Air Force and the United States Under Secretary of the Air Force.
By law, the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Manpower & Reserve Affairs) is appointed by the President of the United States from civilian life with the advice and consent of the United States Senate."[1] One of the Assistant Secretaries serves as Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Manpower & Reserve Affairs) and has "as his principal duty the overall supervision of manpower and reserve component affairs of the Department of the Air Force."[2]
Shon J. Manasco has served as Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Manpower & Reserve Affairs) since being confirmed by the U.S. Senate in November 2017.
List of Assistant Secretaries of the Air Force (Manpower & Reserve Affairs) (Incomplete List)
Picture | Name | Assumed Office | Left Office | President Appointed By | Secretary Served Under |
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Antonia Handler Chayes | 1977 | 1979 | Jimmy Carter | John Charles Stetson | |
Tidal W. McCoy | 1981 | 1988 | Ronald Reagan | Verne Orr, Russell A. Rourke, Edward C. Aldridge, Jr. | |
Karen R. KeeslingDeceased July 4, 2012 | October 17, 1988 | December 4, 1989 | Ronald Reagan | Edward C. Aldridge, Jr. | |
Jerome G. Cooper | December 5, 1989 | January 19, 1993 | George H. W. Bush | Donald Rice | |
(Rodney A. Coleman) | April 14, 1994 | April 30, 1998 | Bill Clinton | Sheila Widnall | |
Ruby B. DeMesme[3] | August 4, 1998 | January 19, 2001 | Bill Clinton | F. Whitten Peters | |
Michael L. Dominguez | August 3, 2001 | July 11, 2006 | George W. Bush | James G. Roche, Michael Wynne | |
Craig W. Duehring | December 22, 2007 | April 30, 2009 | George W. Bush | Michael Wynne, Michael B. Donley | |
Daniel B. Ginsberg | July 20, 2009 | December 31, 2013 | Barack Obama | Michael B. Donley | |
Gabriel Camarillo | December 15, 2015 | January 22, 2017 | Barack Obama | Deborah Lee James |
References
- 10 U.S.C. § 8016(a)
- 10 U.S.C. § 8016(b)(2)
- Ruby B. DeMesme served as Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower, Reserve Affairs, Installations and Environment.