Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Manpower & Reserve Affairs)

Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) (SAF/MR) is the title of a civilian office in the United States Department of the Air Force. Along with the four other assistant secretaries of the Air Force, the assistant secretary of the Air Force (manpower and reserve affairs) assists the secretary and the under secretary of the Air Force.

By law, the SAF/MR is "appointed by the president of the United States from civilian life with the advice and consent of the United States Senate".10 U.S.C. § 9019(a) One of the assistant secretaries serves as assistant secretary of the air force (manpower and reserve affairs) and has "as his principal duty the overall supervision of manpower and reserve component affairs of the Department of the Air Force".10 U.S.C. § 9016(b)(2)

List of assistant secretaries of the air force (manpower and reserve affairs) (incomplete list)

PictureNameAssumed officeLeft officePresident appointed bySecretary served underAntonia Handler Chayes19771979Jimmy CarterJohn Charles StetsonTidal W. McCoy19811988Ronald ReaganVerne OrrRussell A. RourkeEdward C. Aldridge, Jr.Karen R. KeeslingDeceased July 4, 2012October 17, 1988December 4, 1989Ronald ReaganEdward C. Aldridge, Jr.J. Gary CooperDecember 5, 1989January 19, 1993George H. W. BushDonald RiceRodney A. ColemanApril 14, 1994April 30, 1998Bill ClintonSheila WidnallRuby B. DeMesmeRuby B. DeMesme served as Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower, Reserve Affairs, Installations and Environment.August 4, 1998January 19, 2001Bill ClintonF. Whitten PetersMichael L. DominguezAugust 3, 2001July 11, 2006George W. BushJames G. RocheMichael WynneCraig W. DuehringDecember 22, 2007April 30, 2009George W. BushBarack ObamaMichael WynneMichael B. DonleyDaniel B. GinsbergJuly 20, 2009December 31, 2013Barack ObamaMichael B. DonleyGabe CamarilloDecember 15, 2015January 22, 2017Barack ObamaDeborah Lee JamesShon J. ManascoDecember 4, 2017December 27, 2019Donald TrumpHeather WilsonMatthew Donovan (acting)Barbara BarrettJohn A. Fedrigo (acting)December 27, 2019June 10, 2022Donald TrumpJoe BidenBarbara BarrettJohn P. Roth (acting)Frank Kendall IIIAlex WagnerJune 10, 2022January 20, 2025Joe BidenFrank Kendall IIIGwendolyn Defilippi (acting)January 20, 2025July 25, 2025Donald TrumpGary A. Ashworth (acting)Troy MeinkBrian Scarlett (acting)July 25, 2025September 22, 2025Donald TrumpTroy MeinkRichard AndersonSeptember 22, 2025IncumbentDonald TrumpTroy Meink

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