Civilian control of the military - WikipediaSecretary of the Air Force Verne Orr with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General David C. Jones and Air Force Chief of Staff General Lew Allen and Air Force Vice Chief of Staff General Robert C. Mathis at a ceremony in Bolling Air Force Base in 1982. In this capacity the Secretary of the Air Force serves as the civilian head of the Department of the Air Force which includes the U.S. Air For
