United States Secretary of the Air Force

The  **Secretary of the Air Force** (**SecAF**, or **SAF/OS**) is the Head of the Department of the Air Force. It is an organization within the Department of Defense of the United States of America.

The Secretary of the Air Force is appointed from civilian life by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. 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.

## List of secretaries of the Air Force

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|rowspan=2 style="background: ;"||rowspan=2|(1963–1969)|||||||||||
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|rowspan=4 style="background: ;"||rowspan=4|(1969–1974)|||||||||||
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|rowspan=4 style="background: ;"||rowspan=4|(1977–1981)|||||||||||
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|rowspan=6 style="background: ;"||rowspan=6|(1981–1989)|||||||||||
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|rowspan=3 style="background: ;"||rowspan=3|(1989–1993)|||||||||||
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|style="background:#e6e6aa;"||style="background:#e6e6aa;"||style="background:#e6e6aa;"||style="background:#e6e6aa;"||style="background:#e6e6aa;"||rowspan=9 style="background: ;"||rowspan=9|(2001–2009)|
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|rowspan=3 style="background: ;"||rowspan=3|(2009–2017)|||||||||||
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|style="background:#e6e6aa;"||style="background:#e6e6aa;"||style="background:#e6e6aa;"||style="background:#e6e6aa;"||style="background:#e6e6aa;"||rowspan=2 style="background: ;"||rowspan=2|(2021–2025)|
|style="background:#e6e6aa;"||style="background:#e6e6aa;"||style="background:#e6e6aa;"||style="background:#e6e6aa;"||style="background:#e6e6aa;"||rowspan=2 style="background: ;"||rowspan=2|(2025–present)|
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## Infobox (official post)

- **post**: Secretary of the Air Force
- **flag**: Flag of the Secretary of the Air Force.svg
- **flagsize**: 150
- **flagcaption**: Flag of the secretary
- **insignia**: File:Seal of the United States Department of the Air Force.svg
- **insigniacaption**: Seal of the Department of the Air Force
- **department**: United States Department of the Air Force, Department of the Air Force
- **image**: Troy E. Meink (3).jpg
- **incumbent**: Troy Meink
- **incumbentsince**: May 16, 2025
- **reports to**: United States Secretary of Defense, Secretary of Defense
United States Deputy Secretary of Defense, Deputy Secretary of Defense
- **style**: Mr. Secretary
The Honorable
(formal address in writing)
- **appointer**: The President of the United States, President
with the advice and consent of the United States Senate, Senate
- **termlength**: No fixed term
- **inaugural**: Stuart Symington
- **precursor**: United States Secretary of War, Secretary of War
- **succession**: United States Secretary of Defense#Succession, 3rd in SecDef succession
- **deputy**: The United States Under Secretary of the Air Force, Under Secretary
(principal civilian deputy)
The Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, Chief of Staff
(military deputy)
The Chief of Space Operations (military deputy)
- **salary**: Executive Schedule, Executive Schedule, Level II