CWT #1 - Department of the AF Flashcards
AF Mission
Fly, Fight, and win
Types of wings
- Operational
- Air Base Wing
- Specialized Mission Wing
Operational Wing
Primary wing
self-sufficient
Air Base
Support wing
Maintain and operate base
Specialized mission
intel/surveillance
Main functions of Secretary of the AF are:
◦annual budget
◦unit preparedness & overall effectiveness of USAF
◦maintains relationships w/ congress, secdef, govt officials, and public
Overall: Administration
Main functions of the Chief of Staff of the AF
Efficiency and operational readiness of AF
Main functions of the Chief Master Sergeant (highest enlisted level) of the AF are
◦welfare, readiness, morale, & proper utilization of enlisted force
◦Advisor for CSAF and SECAF
Typical AF organizational structure between President & the flight level
- President
- SECDEF
- HQ USAF/CSAF
- MAJCOMS
- NAF
- WING
- GROUPS
- SQUADRON
- FLIGHT
Groups
- Operations
- Maintenance
- Mission support
- Medical
Smallest element that can support itself for a limited period of time
Squadron
only echelon of command that can deploy & sustain itself for an indefinite length of time
Wing
Element of Leadership
Mission
Airmen
Components of AF Leadership
- Institutional competencies (possessing leadership abilities)
- Leadership actions (doing the leadership)
Describe the AF core values and their related virtues - Integrity
Honesty, accountability, courage (HAC)