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.
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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 | |
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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 | |
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Daniel B. Ginsberg | July 20, 2009 | December 31, 2013 | Barack Obama | Michael B. Donley |
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Gabriel O. 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.