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10 U.S.C. § 9066 — Regular Air Force: composition
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**(a)** The Regular Air Force is the component of the Air Force that consists of persons whose continuous service on active duty in both peace and war is contemplated by law, and of retired members of the Regular Air Force.
**(b)** The Regular Air Force includes—
(1) the officers and enlisted members of the Regular Air Force;
(2) the professors, registrar, and cadets at the United States Air Force Academy; and
(3) the retired officers and enlisted members of the Regular Air Force.
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**(a)** The Regular Air Force is the component of the Air Force that consists of persons whose continuous service on active duty in both peace and war is contemplated by law, and of retired members of the Regular Air Force.
**(b)** The Regular Air Force includes—
(1) the officers and enlisted members of the Regular Air Force;
(2) the professors, registrar, and cadets at the United States Air Force Academy; and
(3) the retired officers and enlisted members of the Regular Air Force.
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**(a)** When there is a vacancy in the office of chief of a bureau, or during the absence or disability of the chief of a bureau, the deputy chief of that bureau, unless otherwise directed by the President, shall perform the duties of the chief until a successor is appointed or the absence or disability ceases.
**(b)** When subsection (a) cannot be complied with because of the absence or disability of the deputy chief of the bureau, the heads of the major divisions of the bureau, in the order directed by the Secretary of the Navy, shall perform the duties of the chief, unless otherwise directed by the President.
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**(a) Defense Acquisition System.—** In this part, the term “defense acquisition system” means—
(1) the workforce engaged in carrying out the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense;
(2) the management structure responsible for directing and overseeing the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense; and
(3) the statutory, regulatory, and policy framework that guides the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense.
**(b) Element of the Defense Acquisition System.—** In this part, the term “element of the defense acquisition system” means an organization that—
(1) employs members of the acquisition workforce;
(2) carries out acquisition functions; and
(3) focuses primarily on acquisition.
**(c) Acquisition.—** In this part, the term “acquisition” has the meaning provided in [section 131 of title 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section131&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) Establishment.—** There is in the Air Force a major command, which shall be known as Air Force Global Strike Command.
**(b) Commander.—**
(1) The Commander of Air Force Global Strike Command shall hold the grade of general while serving in that position, without vacating that officer’s permanent grade. The commander shall be appointed to that grade by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, for service in that position.
(2) The commander shall serve as the single accountable officer responsible to the Secretary of the Air Force and the Chief of Staff of the Air Force for carrying out all aspects of Air Force nuclear and long-range strike missions in support of United States Strategic Command, including such aspects described in subsection (c).
**(c) Functions.—** The Commander of Air Force Global Strike Command shall be responsible for carrying out all aspects and activities of the Air Force nuclear and long-range strike missions in support of United States Strategic Command. Such aspects include nuclear weapons, nuclear weapon delivery systems, long-range strike bomber aircraft, and the nuclear command, control, and communication systems. Such activities include the following:
(1) Providing combat-ready nuclear and long-range conventional strike forces in support of Presidential and combatant commander directives.
(2) Administrating, organizing, training, and equipping assigned and gained forces.
(3) Assessing the readiness of assigned and gained forces and submitting to the Secretary and the Air Force Chief of Staff periodic reports with respect to such assessments.
(4) Leading development in the Air Force of—
(A) military requirements with respect to nuclear and long-range strike missions;
(B) budget proposals necessary to
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 9066
Regular Air Force designated as Air Force nurses
whose regular grade is above lieutenant colonel.’’
2002—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 107–314 substituted ‘‘major
general’’ for ‘‘brigadier general’’ in second sentence.
1998—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105–261 struck out ‘‘, but
not for more than three years, and may not be re-
appointed to the same position’’ after ‘‘pleasure of the
Secretary’’.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2018 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019,
with provision for the coordination of amendments and
special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800
of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section
3001 of this title.
§ 9065. Commands: territorial organization
(a) Except as otherwise prescribed by law or
by the Secretary of Defense, the Air Force shall
be divided into such organizations as the Sec-
retary of the Air Force may prescribe.
(b) For Air Force purposes, the United States,
its possessions, and other places in which the
Air Force is stationed or is operating, may be
divided into such areas as directed by the Sec-
retary. Officers of the Air Force may be assigned
to command Air Force activities, installations,
and personnel in those areas. In the discharge of
the Air Force’s functions or other functions au-
thorized by law, officers so assigned have the du-
ties and powers prescribed by the Secretary.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 495, § 8074; Pub.
L. 85–599, § 4(f), Aug. 6, 1958, 72 Stat. 517; Pub. L.
89–37, title III, § 306(a), June 11, 1965, 79 Stat. 129;
Pub. L. 99–433, title V, § 523, Oct. 1, 1986, 100 Stat.
1063; Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title IX, § 931(b), Dec.
28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1200; Pub. L. 109–163, div. A,
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