Air Force Oversight
The overall sponsor for PAF activities is the Department of the Air Force. The sponsor oversees and monitors PAF's research and is ultimately responsible for public accountability. The Air Force Steering Group (AFSG) for PAF, which is chaired by the Vice Chief of Staff and includes senior representatives from the Air Force Secretariat and the Air Staff, establishes overall objectives for PAF, provides broad supervision and policy guidance, and periodically evaluates the entire research program.
Current members of the AFSG are listed below.
General Stephen W. Wilson
Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force
Lieutenant General Veralinn Jamieson
Deputy Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance
Lieutenant General Jerry D. Harris Jr.
Deputy Chief of Staff, Strategic Plans and Requirements
Lieutenant General Bradford J. Shwedo
Chief, Information Dominance and Chief Information Officer
Lieutenant General Mark C. Nowland
Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations
Lieutenant General John B. Cooper
Deputy Chief of Staff, Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection
Lieutenant General Mark A. Ediger
Surgeon General of the United States Air Force
Lieutenant General Arnold W. Bunch Jr.
Military Deputy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition
Lieutenant General Gina M. Grosso
Deputy Chief of Staff, Manpower, Personnel and Services
Lieutenant General Jack Weinstein
Deputy Chief of Staff, Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration
Lieutenant General Jacqueline D. Van Ovost
Director of Staff, United States Air Force
Ms. Heidi H. Grant
Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force, International Affairs
Mr. Kevin E. Williams
Director of Studies and Analyses, Assessments and Lessons Learned
Mr. Daniel R. Sitterly
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs
Ms. Darlene J. Costello
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition and Logistics
Dr. Mark A. Gallagher
Technical Director, Studies and Analyses Assessments and Lessons Learned
Updated February 2018