Department of the 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 Department of the Air Force Steering Group for PAF, which is chaired by the Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force and the Vice Chief of Space Operations and includes senior representatives from the Air Force Secretariat and both service headquarters staff, establishes overall objectives for PAF, provides broad supervision and policy guidance, and periodically evaluates the entire research program.
Current members of the Department of the Air Force Steering Group are listed below.
General David W. Allvin
Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force (Co-Chair) (USAF/CV)
General David D. Thompson
Vice Chief of Space Operations (Co-Chair) (USSF/VCSO)
Lieutenant General Brian T. Kelly
Deputy Chief of Staff, Manpower, Personnel, and Services (AF/A1)
Lieutenant General Mary F. O'Brien
Deputy Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance and Cyber Effects Operations (AF/A2/6)
Lieutenant General Joseph T. Guastella, Jr.
Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations (AF/A3)
Lieutenant General Warren D. Berry
Deputy Chief of Staff, Logistics, Engineering, and Force Protection (AF/A4)
Lieutenant General S. Clinton Hinote
Deputy Chief of Staff, Strategy, Integration and Requirements (AF/A5)
Lieutenant General David S. Nahom
Deputy Chief of Staff, Plans and Programs (AF/A8)
Lieutenant General James C. Dawkins, Jr.
Deputy Chief of Staff, Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration (AF/A10)
Lieutenant General Robert I. Miller
Surgeon General of the United States Air Force (AF/SG)
Lieutenant General Duke Z. Richardson
Military Deputy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (SAF/AQ)
Mr. Rowayne A. "Wayne" Schatz, Jr.
Director, Studies, Analyses and Assessments (SAF/SA)
Ms. Kelli L. Seybolt
Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force, International Affairs (SAF/IA)
Mr. John A. Fedrigo
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs (SAF/MR)
Ms. Lauren B. Knausenberger
Chief Information Officer, Department of the Air Force (SAF/CN)
Lieutenant General Michael A. Loh
Director, Air National Guard (ANG)
Lieutenant General Richard W. Scobee
Chief, Air Force Reserve and Commander, Air Force Reserve Command (AF/RE and AFRC/CC)
Primary FFRDC Sponsor
Lieutenant General Duke Z. Richardson
Military Deputy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (SAF/AQ)
Department of the Air Force Lead for PAF
Dr. Angela P. Giddings
Technical Director of Studies, Analyses, and Assessments (SAF/SA)
Updated December 2021