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


Assistant Secretary of the Air Force is the title of a civilian office in the United States Department of the Air Force. Along with the three other Assistant Secretaries of the Air Force, the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force assists the United States Secretary of the Air Force and the United States Under Secretary of the Air Force.
By law, the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force is appointed by the President of the United States from civilian life with the advice and consent of the United States Senate." One of the Assistant Secretaries serves as Assistant Secretary of the Air Force and has "as his principal duty the overall supervision of manpower and reserve component affairs of the Department of the Air Force."
Shon J. Manasco has served as Assistant Secretary of the Air Force since being confirmed by the U.S. Senate in November 2017.

List of Assistant Secretaries of the Air Force (Manpower & Reserve Affairs) (Incomplete List)

PictureNameAssumed OfficeLeft OfficePresident Appointed BySecretary Served Under
Antonia Handler Chayes19771979Jimmy CarterJohn Charles Stetson
Tidal W. McCoy19811988Ronald ReaganVerne Orr, Russell A. Rourke, Edward C. Aldridge, Jr.
Karen R. KeeslingDeceased July 4, 2012October 17, 1988December 4, 1989Ronald ReaganEdward C. Aldridge, Jr.
Jerome G. CooperDecember 5, 1989January 19, 1993George H. W. BushDonald Rice
April 14, 1994April 30, 1998Bill ClintonSheila Widnall
Ruby B. DeMesmeAugust 4, 1998January 19, 2001Bill ClintonF. Whitten Peters
Michael L. DominguezAugust 3, 2001July 11, 2006George W. BushJames G. Roche, Michael Wynne
Craig W. DuehringDecember 22, 2007April 30, 2009George W. BushMichael Wynne, Michael B. Donley
Daniel B. GinsbergJuly 20, 2009December 31, 2013Barack ObamaMichael B. Donley
December 15, 2015January 22, 2017Barack ObamaDeborah Lee James