Air Force Oversight
The overall sponsor for PAF activities is the Department of the Air Force, and specifically the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition). The sponsor oversees and monitors PAF's research and is ultimately responsible for public accountability. The Secretary delegates administration of PAF to the Air Force Steering Group (AFSG), which is chaired by the Vice Chief of Staff and includes senior representatives from the Air Force Secretariat and the Air Staff. The AFSG establishes overall objectives for PAF, provides broad supervision and policy guidance, and periodically evaluates the entire research program.
Current members of the AFSG (as of November 2009) are listed below.
General Carroll H. Chandler (Chairman)
Vice Chief of Staff
Headquarters U.S. Air Force
General (S) Raymond E. Johns Jr.
Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Plans and Programs
Headquarters U.S. Air Force
Lieutenant General David A. Deptula
Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance
Headquarters U.S. Air Force
Lieutenant General William L. Shelton
Assistant Vice Chief of Staff and Director, Air Force Staff
Headquarters U.S. Air Force
Lieutenant General Richard Y. Newton III
Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower and Personnel
Headquarters U.S. Air Force
Lieutenant General Mark D. Shackelford
Military Deputy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition
The Pentagon
Lieutenant General Loren M. Reno
Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Installations and Mission Support
Headquarters U.S. Air Force
Lieutenant General William T. Lord
Chief of Warfighting Integration and Chief Information Officer, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force
The Pentagon
Lieutenant General (Dr.) Charles B. Green
Surgeon General of the Air Force
Headquarters U.S. Air Force
Lieutenant General Philip M. Breedlove
Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Plans and Requirements
Headquarters U.S. Air Force
Major General C. Donald Alston
Assistant Chief of Staff, Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration
Headquarters U.S. Air Force
Brigadier General Richard C. Johnston
Director, Strategic Planning, Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Plans and Programs
Headquarters U.S. Air Force
Dr. Jacqueline R. Henningsen
Director for Studies and Analyses, Assessments and Lessons Learned
Headquarters U.S. Air Force
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