Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Manpower & Reserve Affairs)
Civilian office in the U.S. Department of the Air Force
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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.
The Honorable
(formal address in writing)
| Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) | |
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Seal of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) | |
Flag of an assistant secretary of the Air Force | |
| Department of the Air Force | |
| Style | Mr. Secretary The Honorable (formal address in writing) |
| Reports to | Secretary of the Air Force Under Secretary of the Air Force |
| Seat | The Pentagon, Arlington County, Virginia, United States |
| Nominator | The president with Senate advice and consent |
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Constituting instrument | 10 U.S.C. § 9016 |
| Succession | 17th in SecDef succession by seniority of appointment |
| Deputy | Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs |
| Salary | Executive Schedule, Level IV[1] |
| Website | Air Force Senior Leaders |
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".[2] 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".[3]