What is United States Secretary of the Air Force?
{{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 | insigniasize = | insigniacaption = Seal of the Department of the Air Force | department = [[United States Department of the Air Force|Department of the Air Force]] | image = Gary A. Ashworth (2).jpg | incumbent = Gary A. Ashworth | acting = yes | incumbentsince = January 20, 2025 | reports_to = [[United States Secretary of Defense|Secretary of Defense]]<br />[[United States Deputy Secretary of Defense|Deputy Secretary of Defense]] | style = Mr. Secretary<br />The Honorable<br />(formal address in writing) | appointer = The [[President of the United States|President]]<br />with the [[advice and consent]] of the [[United States Senate|Senate]] | termlength = No fixed term | inaugural = [[Stuart Symington]] | formation = {{start date and age|1947|9|18}} | 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]]<br />(principal civilian deputy)<br />The [[Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force|Chief of Staff]]<br />(military deputy)<br />The [[Chief of Space Operations]] (military deputy) | salary = [[Executive Schedule|Executive Schedule, Level II]] | website = {{url|https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Air-Force-Senior-Leaders/SECAF/|Office of the Secretary}} }} The '''Secretary of the Air Force''' ('''SecAF''', or '''SAF/OS''') is the Head of the [[United States Department of the Air Force|Department of the Air Force]]. It is an organization within the [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]] of the [[United States of America]]. The Secretary of the Air Force is appointed from civilian life by the [[President of the United States|President]], by and with the [[advice and conse