The Inspector General of the Department of the Air Force is responsible for conducting investigations and inspections as directed by the Secretary of the Air Force,

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, and Chief of Space Operations. The position was originally established after World War II as The Air Inspector, which was carried over from the

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. The current mission of the Inspector General is prescribed by

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(§ 8020) and Title 32 of the United States Code (§ 105) to develop Air Force and Space Force policy to assess readiness, discipline and efficiency with a vision to help shape senior leader decisions affecting the readiness of the Air Force and Space Force to strengthen the nation's defense.

History

In 1943, Junius Jones was designated The Air Inspector of the

and when the AAF became the U.S. Air Force in 1947, he retained his position. In 1948, The Air Inspector was renamed to the Inspector General of the Air Force. In December 1971, Lt Gen Louis L. Wilson Jr. oversees the activation of the Air Force Inspection and Safety Center (which later became the Air Force Inspection Agency in 1991) to provide independent assessments of acquisition, safety, nuclear surety, operations, logistics, support, and healthcare to Air Force senior leaders. It also evaluates Air Force activities, personnel, and policies, and provides legal and compliance oversight of all Air Force-level Field Operating Agencies and Direct Reporting Units. In September 1986, as a result of the

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, the Inspector General moved directly under the Secretary of the Air Force. In June 2016, the Air Force IG, and its database contractor

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, came under criticism when 100,000 official records dating back to 2004 were lost due to corrupted data. In 2021, the Inspector General of the Air Force was renamed the Inspector General of the Department of the Air Force.

Organization

The Office of Inspector General of the Department of the Air Force consists of four directorates: *The complaints resolution program investigates complaints and potential cases of fraud, waste, and abuse. *The inspection system program is designed to evaluate different levels of command in the Air Force to accurately assess the effectiveness of key processes, procedures and requirements based on either public law, executive orders, directives and instructions. The

Air Force Inspection Agency The Department of the Air Force Inspection Agency (DAFIA) operates as a U.S. Air Force Field Operating Agency under the direction of the Air Force Inspector General. It provides independent assessments of acquisition, nuclear surety, operations ...

heads the inspection program and operates under direction of the Air Force Inspector General. *A senior officials inquiry program to conduct inquiries and investigations of complaints and allegations made against senior Air Force officials (particularly generals and

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members). *A special investigations directorate which provides policy, planning, program evaluation, and resources for the Air Force's security and investigative activities along with foreign counterintelligence programs

List of Inspectors General of the Department of the Air Force

References

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10 U.S. Code § 8020 - Air Force Inspector General: detail; duties
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History

Organization

List of Inspectors General of the Department of the Air Force

See also

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