DAF TOTAL FORCE END STRENGTH
Fiscal 2024 end strength is as of Sept. 30, 2024, except where noted by a single *, which is an estimate provided in the fiscal 2025 Defense Department budget request. The White House had not proposed a fiscal 2026 federal budget by press time. Congress approved a full-year continuing resolution to fund the government for fiscal 2025 at the same levels as fiscal 2024. Fiscal 2025 estimates are based on the fiscal 2024 estimated end strength, not the fiscal 2024 actual end strength.
| Fiscal Year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 estimate | 2025* estimate |
| USAF Active Duty | ||||||||||
| Officers | 60,961 | 61,597 | 62,640 | 63,902 | 64,245 | 64,873 | 64,941 | 60,744 | 60,508 | 61,396 |
| Enlisted | 252,762 | 256,983 | 258,978 | 263,976 | 265,369 | 265,658 | 263,480 | 253,904 | 251,412 | 254,110 |
| Cadets | 4,160 | 4,207 | 4,262 | 4,223 | 4,176 | 4,103 | 4,003 | 4,050 | 4,038 | 4,000 |
| Total USAF Active Duty | 317,883 | 322,787 | 325,880 | 332,101 | 333,790 | 334,634 | 332,424 | 318,698 | 315,958 | 319,506 |
| USSF Active Duty | ||||||||||
| Officers | 84 | 3,656 | 4,220 | 4,424 | 4,574 | 4,576 | ||||
| Enlisted | 1 | 2,907 | 3,841 | 4,455 | 4,872 | 4,924 | ||||
| Total USSF Active Duty | 85 | 6,563 | 8,061 | 8,879 | 9,446 | 9,500 | ||||
| Civilian Personnel | ||||||||||
| Direct hire (excluding technicians) | 131,965 | 140,116 | 135,879 | 139,536 | 140,848 | 147,434 | 142,293 | 161,448 | 169,325* | 169,325 |
| ANG technicians | 23,044 | 22,542 | 21,705 | 17,502 | 14,970 | 10,994 | 14,143 | 10,179 | 10,864* | 10,864 |
| AFRC technicians | 8,384 | 7,872 | 7,648 | 7,714 | 9,027 | 7,224 | 5,793 | 5,342 | 6,882* | 6,882 |
| Total direct hire | 163,393 | 170,530 | 165,232 | 164,752 | 164,845 | 165,652 | 162,229 | 176,969 | 187,071* | 187,071 |
| Indirect hire | 3,704 | 4,570 | 4,202 | 4,190 | 3,694 | 3,728 | 3,973 | 3,549 | 3,909* | 3,909 |
| Total Civilian Personnel | 167,097 | 175,100 | 169,434 | 168,942 | 168,539 | 169,380 | 166,202 | 180,518 | 190,980* | 190,980 |
| Air National Guard | ||||||||||
| Selected Reserve Officers | 14,593 | 15,257 | 15,401 | 15,495 | 15,990 | 16,377 | 16,253 | 16,238 | 16,124 | 15,705 |
| Selected Reserve Enlisted | 90,907 | 90,413 | 92,068 | 91,702 | 91,424 | 92,106 | 88,731 | 88,736 | 87,481 | 90,595 |
| Total ANG | 105,500 | 105,670 | 107,469 | 107,197 | 107,414 | 108,483 | 104,984 | 104,974 | 103,605 | 106,300 |
| Air Force Reserve Command | ||||||||||
| Selected Reserve Officers | 14,896 | 13,672 | 13,716 | 14,042 | 14,458 | 14,947 | 14,988 | 14,838 | 14,926 | 14,579 |
| Selected Reserve Enlisted | 54,304 | 55,126 | 54,987 | 55,347 | 54,598 | 55,623 | 53,060 | 51,378 | 50,753 | 52,121 |
| Total AFRC Selected Reserve | 69,200 | 68,798 | 68,703 | 69,389 | 69,056 | 70,570 | 68,048 | 66,216 | 65,679 | 66,700 |
| Individual Ready Reserve Officers | 7,492 | 7,492 | 6,593 | 7,631 | 7,631 | 7,631 | 7,340 | 7,379 | 7,419* | 7,419 |
| IRR Enlisted | 29,359 | 29,359 | 21,801 | 20,683 | 20,683 | 20,683 | 21,196 | 23,099 | 23,056* | 23,056 |
| Total IRR | 36,851 | 36,851 | 28,394 | 28,314 | 28,314 | 28,314 | 28,536 | 30,478 | 30,475* | 30,475 |
| Total AFRC | 106,051 | 105,649 | 97,097 | 97,370 | 97,370 | 98,884 | 96,584 | 96,694 | 97,175* | 97,175 |
| Total Ready Reserve | 211,551 | 211,319 | 204,566 | 204,567 | 204,784 | 207,367 | 201,568 | 201,668 | 203,475* | 204,854 |
Sources: Fiscal 2024 and 2025 President’s Budget Requests; Defense Manpower Data Center.
DAF ACTIVE DUTY MALE/FEMALE, 1980-2024
(As of Sept. 30, 2024)
| 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
| Cadets | ||||||||||
| Female | 504 | 553 | 658 | 966 | 1,176 | 1,194 | 1,182 | 1,196 | 1,203 | 1,197 |
| % | 11.4 | 12.7 | 15.4 | 21.2 | 27.9 | 28.6 | 28.8 | 29.9 | 29.7 | 29.6 |
| Male | 3,907 | 3,817 | 3,617 | 3,592 | 3,047 | 2,982 | 2,921 | 2,807 | 2,847 | 2,841 |
| % | 88.6 | 87.3 | 84.8 | 78.8 | 72.2 | 71.4 | 71.2 | 70.1 | 70.3 | 70.4 |
| Total | 4,411 | 4,370 | 4,275 | 4,558 | 4,223 | 4,176 | 4,103 | 4,003 | 4,050 | 4,038 |
| Enlisted | ||||||||||
| Female | 60,803 | 60,803 | 55,011 | 50,946 | 54,205 | 55,239 | 55,644 | 55,297 | 53,973 | 53,393 |
| % | 13.2 | 14 | 19.2 | 19.3 | 20.5 | 20.8 | 20.9 | 21 | 20.9 | 20.8 |
| Male | 399,517 | 374,385 | 231,620 | 212,491 | 209,771 | 210,130 | 210,014 | 208,183 | 204,386 | 202,891 |
| % | 86.8 | 86 | 80.8 | 80.7 | 79.4 | 79.2 | 79.1 | 79 | 79.1 | 79.2 |
| Total | 460,320 | 435,188 | 286,631 | 263,437 | 263,976 | 265,369 | 265,658 | 263,480 | 258,359 | 258,284 |
| Officer | ||||||||||
| Female | 8,493 | 13,331 | 11,819 | 12,363 | 13,932 | 14,325 | 14,671 | 15,040 | 15,468 | 15,973 |
| % | 8.7 | 13.3 | 17.1 | 18.7 | 21.8 | 22.3 | 22.6 | 23.2 | 23.7 | 24.5 |
| Male | 89,156 | 86,714 | 57,204 | 53,838 | 49,970 | 49,920 | 50,202 | 49,901 | 49,700 | 49,109 |
| % | 91.3 | 86.7 | 82.9 | 81.3 | 78.2 | 77.7 | 77.4 | 76.8 | 76.3 | 75.5 |
| Total | 97,649 | 100,045 | 69,023 | 66,201 | 63,902 | 64,245 | 64,873 | 64,941 | 65,168 | 65,082 |
| Grand Total | 562,380 | 539,603 | 359,929 | 334,196 | 332,101 | 333,790 | 334,634 | 332,424 | 327,577 | 325,404 |
Totals combine Air Force and Space Force
Sources: Defense Manpower Data Center: Table of Active Duty Females by Rank/Grade and Service, September 2024, and Active Duty Military Personnel by Rank/Grade, September 2024
ACTIVE DUTY AIR & SPACE PERSONNEL END STRENGTH: 1907-TODAY
(As of Sept. 30, 2024)
| YEAR | NUMBER | YEAR | NUMBER | YEAR | NUMBER | YEAR | NUMBER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1907 | 3 | 1936 | 17,233 | 1965 | 824,662 | 1994 | 426,327 |
| 1908 | 13 | 1937 | 19,147 | 1966 | 887,353 | 1995 | 400,409 |
| 1909 | 27 | 1938 | 21,089 | 1967 | 897,494 | 1996 | 389,001 |
| 1910 | 11 | 1939 | 23,455 | 1968 | 904,850 | 1997 | 377,385 |
| 1911 | 23 | 1940 | 51,165 | 1969 | 862,353 | 1998 | 367,470 |
| 1912 | 51 | 1941 | 152,125 | 1970 | 791,349 | 1999 | 360,590 |
| 1913 | 114 | 1942 | 764,415 | 1971 | 755,300 | 2000 | 355,654 |
| 1914 | 122 | 1943 | 2,197,114 | 1972 | 725,838 | 2001 | 353,571 |
| 1915 | 208 | 1944 | 2,372,292 | 1973 | 691,182 | 2002 | 368,251 |
| 1916 | 311 | 1945 | 2,282,259 | 1974 | 643,970 | 2003 | 375,062 |
| 1917 | 1,218 | 1946 | 455,515 | 1975 | 612,751 | 2004 | 376,616 |
| 1918 | 195,023 | 1947 | 305,827 | 1976 | 585,416 | 2005 | 353,696 |
| 1919 | 25,603 | 1948 | 387,730 | 1977 | 570,695 | 2006 | 348,953 |
| 1920 | 9,050 | 1949 | 419,347 | 1978 | 569,712 | 2007 | 333,495 |
| 1921 | 11,649 | 1950 | 411,277 | 1979 | 559,455 | 2008 | 327,379 |
| 1922 | 9,642 | 1951 | 788,381 | 1980 | 557,969 | 2009 | 333,408 |
| 1923 | 9,441 | 1952 | 983,261 | 1981 | 570,302 | 2010 | 334,196 |
| 1924 | 10,547 | 1953 | 977,593 | 1982 | 582,845 | 2011 | 333,370 |
| 1925 | 9,670 | 1954 | 947,918 | 1983 | 592,044 | 2012 | 332,918 |
| 1926 | 9,674 | 1955 | 959,946 | 1984 | 597,125 | 2013 | 330,694 |
| 1927 | 10,078 | 1956 | 909,958 | 1985 | 601,515 | 2014 | 316,332 |
| 1928 | 10,549 | 1957 | 919,835 | 1986 | 608,199 | 2015 | 311,357 |
| 1929 | 12 ,131 | 1958 | 871,156 | 1987 | 607,035 | 2016 | 317,883 |
| 1930 | 13,531 | 1959 | 840,435 | 1988 | 576,446 | 2017 | 322,787 |
| 1931 | 14,780 | 1960 | 814,752 | 1989 | 570,880 | 2018 | 329,880 |
| 1932 | 15,028 | 1961 | 821,151 | 1990 | 535,233 | 2019 | 332,101 |
| 1933 | 15,099 | 1962 | 884,025 | 1991 | 510,432 | 2020 | 329,797 |
| 1934 | 15,861 | 1963 | 869,431 | 1992 | 470,315 | 2021 | 334,634 |
| 1935 | 16,247 | 1964 | 856,798 | 1993 | 444,351 | 2022 | 332,424 |
| 2023 | 333,944 | ||||||
| 2024 | 325,404 | ||||||
| 2025* | 329,400 |
From 1907-1946, these Airmen were part of the U.S. Army. See p. 87on organizational history.
*Estimate based on fiscal 2024 authorized end strength. Congress approved a full-year continuing resolution to fund the government for fiscal 2025 at the same levels as fiscal 2024.
The White House had not announced a fiscal 2026 budget request by press time.
ACTIVE DUTY BY REGION, 1970-2024
(As of Sept. 30, 2024)
| 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
| US and Territories | 445,886 | 418,027 | 291,260 | 277,123 | 276,090 | 277,818 | 303,007 | 277,184 | 279,004 | 268,535 |
| Europe | 76,788 | 69,296 | 32,901 | 30,963 | 27,649 | 27,762 | 29,896 | 28,548 | 28,954 | 28,699 |
| East Asia, Pacific | 32,263 | 33,558 | 22,030 | 12,649 | 20,698 | 20,644 | 22,053 | 21,105 | 20,966 | 20,760 |
| Africa, Mideast, S. Asia | 674 | 376 | 8,972 | 891 | 2,076 | 2,032 | 2,162 | 2,093 | 2,087 | 1,887 |
| Western Hemisphere | 2,211 | 2,356 | 345 | 339 | 440 | 436 | 454 | 389 | 459 | 408 |
| Other | 147 | 11,620 | 146 | 12,231 | 1,096 | 1,105 | 1,183 | 1,097 | 1,109 | 1,185 |
| Total* | 557,969 | 535,233 | 355,654 | 334,196 | 328,049 | 329,797 | 358,755 | 330,416 | 332,579 | 321,474 |
*Not including cadets.
Source: Department of the Air Force
USAF TOTAL FORCE ENLISTED PERSONNEL BY AIR FORCE SPECIALTY CODE (AFSC)
(As of Sept. 30, 2024)
| AFSC | Male/Female % | Total | |
| 1A1 | Career Enlisted Aviator Manager | 87/13 | 4,747 |
| 1A2 | Aircraft Ldm | 0/100 | 1 |
| 1A3 | Airborne Mission Sys Operator | 89/11 | 1,014 |
| 1A8 | Airborne ISR | 80/20 | 1,825 |
| 1B0 | Cyber Warfare Operations Supt | 70/30 | 10 |
| 1B4 | CW Ops | 96/4 | 898 |
| 1C0 | Aviation Rsc Mgmt | 52/48 | 1,851 |
| 1C1 | Air Traffic Control | 81/19 | 2,527 |
| 1C3 | C2 Ops | 66/34 | 1,577 |
| 1C5 | C2 Battle Mgmt Ops | 71/29 | 1,429 |
| 1C7 | Airfield Mgmt | 68/32 | 859 |
| 1C8 | Radar, Airfield, and Weather Sys | 90/10 | 1,027 |
| 1D7 | Defensive Cyber Ops | 87/13 | 19,495 |
| 1H0 | Aerosapce Physiology | 61/39 | 254 |
| 1N0 | Intelligence | 68/32 | 3,953 |
| 1N1 | Imagery Analysis | 72/28 | 2,128 |
| 1N2 | Sigint | 73/27 | 1,805 |
| 1N3 | Cryptologic Linguist Apprentice | 66/34 | 32 |
| 1N4 | Network Intel Analysis | 76/24 | 3,188 |
| 1N7 | Humint Spc | 78/22 | 138 |
| 1N8 | Targeting Analyst | 76/24 | 471 |
| 1P0 | Aircrew Flight Equip | 78/22 | 2,454 |
| 1S0 | Safety | 75/25 | 361 |
| 1T0 | SERE Specialist | 99/1 | 685 |
| 1U0 | RPA Sensor Operator Manager | 84/16 | 1,445 |
| 1U1 | RPA Pilot Manager | 100/0 | 14 |
| 1W0 | Weather | 77/23 | 2,612 |
| 1Z1 | Pararescue | 100/0 | 629 |
| 1Z2 | Combat Control | 100/0 | 558 |
| 1Z3 | TACP | 100/0 | 1,288* |
| 1Z4 | Special Recon | 99/1 | 124 |
| 2A0 | Avionics | 90/10 | 1,165 |
| 2A2 | SOF/PR Integrated Comm/Nav/Mission Sys | 88/12 | 88 |
| 2A3 | Fighter/RPA Maint | 94/6 | 14,263 |
| 2A5 | Airlift/Special Mission Aircraft Maint | 95/5 | 12,533 |
| 2A6 | Aircraft Sys | 92/8 | 17,254 |
| 2A7 | Aircraft Metals Technology | 91/9 | 5,711 |
| 2A9 | Bomber/Spc Integrated Comms/Nav/Mission Sys | 92/8 | 5,489 |
| 2F0 | Fuels | 91/9 | 3,147 |
| 2G0 | Logistics Plans | 58/42 | 746 |
| 2M0 | Missile and Space Sys Maint | 94/6 | 1,613 |
| 2P0 | Precision Measurement Equipment Lab | 88/12 | 766 |
| 2R2 | Maint Mgmt | 66/34 | 1,456 |
| 2S0 | Materiel Mgmt | 62/38 | 6,117 |
| 2T0 | Traffic Mgmt | 63/37 | 1,709 |
| 2T1 | Ground Trans | 85/15 | 2,139 |
| 2T2 | Air Trans | 81/19 | 4,325 |
| 2T3 | Vehicle Mgmt | 87/13 | 3,069 |
| 2W0 | Munitions Maint | 85/15 | 7,100 |
| 2W1 | Aircraft Armament Sys | 84/16 | 6,877 |
| 2W2 | Nuclear Weapons | 91/9 | 678 |
| 3D0 | Cyberspace Ops | 100/0 | 1 |
| 3E0 | Civil Engineer | 97/3 | 2,690 |
| 3E1 | Heating | 98/2 | 1,350 |
| 3E2 | Pavements and Construction Equip | 98/2 | 1,537 |
| 3E3 | Structural | 93/7 | 1,545 |
| 3E4 | Water and Fuel Systems | 1,469 | 1,618 |
| 3E5 | Engineering | 78/22 | 766 |
| 3E6 | Ops Mgmt | 66/34 | 486 |
| 3E7 | Fire Protection | 96/4 | 2,889 |
| 3E8 | Explosive Ordnance Disposal | 97/3 | 1,512 |
| 3E9 | Emergency Mgmt | 67/23 | 683 |
| 3F0 | Personnel | 46/64 | 4,525 |
| 3F1 | Services | 45/55 | 3,604 |
| 3F2 | Education and Training | 59/41 | 1,383 |
| 3F3 | Manpower | 70/30 | 424 |
| 3F4 | Equal Opportunity | 46/54 | 191 |
| 3F5 | Administration Manager | 53/47 | 3,690 |
| 3N0 | Public Affairs | 58/42 | 1,105 |
| 3N1 | Regional Band | 76/24 | 325 |
| 3N2 | Premier Band – The USAF Band | 77/23 | 171 |
| 3N3 | USAF Academy Band | 88/12 | 57 |
| 3P0 | Security Forces | 78/22 | 24,909 |
| 4A0 | Health Services Mgmt | 46/54 | 2,289 |
| 4A1 | Medical Materiel | 54/46 | 895 |
| 4A2 | Biomedical Equip | 84/16 | 498 |
| 4B0 | Bioenvironmental Eng | 67/33 | 891 |
| 4C0 | Mental Health Svc | 38/62 | 894 |
| 4D0 | Diet Therapy | 55/45 | 153 |
| 4E0 | Public Health | 38/62 | 874 |
| 4H0 | Cardiopulmonary Lab | 39/61 | 316 |
| 4J0 | Physical Medicine | 52/48 | 275 |
| 4N0 | Aerospace Medical Svc | 49/51 | 5,896 |
| 4N1 | Surgical Technologist | 46/54 | 581 |
| 4P0 | Pharmacy | 44/56 | 581 |
| 4R0 | Diagnostic Imaging | 48/52 | 713 |
| 4T0 | Medical Lab | 51/49 | 830 |
| 4V0 | Optometry | 55/45 | 211 |
| 4Y0 | Dental | 43/57 | 1,968 |
| 5J0 | Paralegal | 44/56 | 884 |
| 5R0 | Religious Affairs | 55/45 | 559 |
| 5S0 | Space Sys Ops (USSF) | 67/33 | 3 |
| 6C0 | Contracting | 77/33 | 1,558 |
| 6F0 | Financial Mgmt and Comptroller | 63/37 | 2,129 |
| 7S0 | Special Investigations | 80/20 | 929 |
| 8A2 | Enlisted Aide | 40/60 | 62 |
| 8A3 | Protocol | 52/48 | 52 |
| 8B0 | Military Training Instructor | 77/23 | 661 |
| 8B1 | Military Training Leader | 67/33 | 509 |
| 8B2 | Academy Military Training NCO | 66/34 | 128 |
| 8B3 | AFROTC Training Instructor | 74/36 | 130 |
| 8C0 | Amn and Family Readiness Center NCO | 68/32 | 97 |
| 8F0 | First Sergeant | 74/26 | 1,294 |
| 8G0 | Premier Honor Guard | 82/18 | 239 |
| 8G1 | USAF Installation Honor Guard Prgm Mgr | 85/15 | 67 |
| 8H0 | Amn Dorm Leader | 73/27 | 298 |
| 8I0 | Superintendent | 76/24 | 115 |
| 8I1 | Inspections Coordinator | 78/22 | 100 |
| 8I2 | Complaints Resolution Coordinator | 75/25 | 8 |
| 8K0 | Software Development Specialist | 100/0 | 2 |
| 8P0 | Courier | 91/9 | 65 |
| 8P1 | Defense Attache | 77/23 | 119 |
| 8R0 | Enlisted Accessions Recruiter | 78/22 | 1,478 |
| 8R2 | Second-Tier Recruiter | 85/15 | 507 |
| 8R3 | Third-Tier Recruiter | 82/18 | 367 |
| 8S0 | Missile Facility Mgr | 97/3 | 177 |
| 8T0 | PME Instructor | 58/42 | 562 |
| 8T1 | Enl PME Instructional Sys Designer | 55/45 | 29 |
| 8T2 | Airman Development Advisor | 51/49 | 96 |
| 8U0 | Unit Deployment Mgr | 67/33 | 87 |
| 9A0 | Enl Amn, Disqualified for Reasons Beyond Ctrl | 63/37 | 115 |
| 9A1 | Enl Amn, Disqualified for Reasons Within Ctrl | 68/32 | 56 |
| 9A2 | Enl Airman Awaiting Discharge, Separation, or Ret for Reasons Within Ctrl | 80/20 | 56 |
| 9A3 | Enl Awaiting Dis, Sep, or Ret for Reasons Beyond Ctrl | 65/35 | 48 |
| 9A5 | Enl Amn Temp Ineligible for Retraining, Disqualified for Reasons Beyond Ctrl | 67/33 | 73 |
| 9C0 | Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force | 100/0 | 1 |
| 9D1 | AF Developmental Senior Enlisted Positions | 75/25 | 4 |
| 9D2 | Key Developmental Senior Enlisted Positions | 75/25 | 20 |
| 9E0 | Command Chief Master Sergeant | 80/20 | 206 |
| 9E1 | Command Chief Executive Assistant | 27/73 | 11 |
| 9G1 | Group Senior Enl Leader | 77/23 | 345 |
| 9H0 | Academic Faculty Inst | 100/0 | 1 |
| 9I0 | Futures Airman | 100/0 | 1 |
| 9J0 | Prisoner | 100/0 | 4 |
| 9L0 | Interpreter/Translator | 69/31 | 72 |
| 9L1 | Intl Affairs Spc | 50/50 | 2 |
| 9M0 | MEPCOM Sr Enl Advisor | 100/0 | 1 |
| 9M2 | Intl Health Spc | 100/0 | 3 |
| 9M4 | Chief, Medical Enl Force | 67/33 | 15 |
| 9S1 | Scientific Applications Spc | 96/4 | 458 |
| 9T0 | Basic Enl Amn | 77/23 | 4,522 |
| 9T1 | Officer Trainee | 63/27 | 152 |
| 9T2 | Pre-Cadet Assignee | 75/25 | 301 |
| 9T4 | AF Institute of Tech or Ed With Industry Enl Students | 100/0 | 1 |
| 9T5 | Basic Special Warfare Enlisted Airman | 99/1 | 137 |
| 9V0 | Key Developmental Joint Enlisted Position | 83/17 | 6 |
| 9Z0 | Special Warfare Mission Support on HAF Staff | 100/0 | 1 |
| 9Z2 | Special Warfare Mission Support Supt | 75/25 | 8 |
*1 Female
USAF TOTAL FORCE OFFICER PERSONNEL BY AIR FORCE SPECIALTY CODE (AFSC)
(As of Sept. 30, 2024)
| AFSC | Male/Female % | Total | |
| 10C | Ops Cmdr | 81/11 | 327 |
| 11B | Bomber Pilot | 59/41 | 808 |
| 11E | Experimental Test Pilot | 97/3 | 155 |
| 11F | Fighter Pilot | 95/5 | 2,387 |
| 11G | Generalist Pilot | 91/9 | 246 |
| 11H | Helicopter Pilot | 88/12 | 719 |
| 11K | Trainer Pilot | 90/10 | 1,186 |
| 11M | Mobility Pilot | 88/12 | 3,711 |
| 11R | Recon/Surveillance/EW Pilot | 93/7 | 561 |
| 11S | Spc Ops Pilot | 91/9 | 1,184 |
| 11T | Student Pilot | 95/5 | 38 |
| 11U | RPA Pilot | 100/0 | 4 |
| 12B | Bomber Combat Systems Officer (CSO) | 87/13 | 523 |
| 12E | Experimental Test CSO | 94/6 | 33 |
| 12F | Fighter CSO | 86/14 | 369 |
| 12G | Generalist CSO | 90/10 | 109 |
| 12H | Rescue CSO | 77/23 | 53 |
| 12K | Trainer CSO | 86/14 | 167 |
| 12M | Mobility CSO | 79/21 | 56 |
| 12R | Recon/Surveillance/EW CSO | 83/17 | 718 |
| 12S | Spc Ops CSO | 82/18 | 573 |
| 12U | RPA | 83/17 | 142 |
| 13A | Astronaut | 50/50 | 2 |
| 13B | Air Battle Mgr | 78/22 | 1,253 |
| 13H | Aerospace Physiologist | 50/50 | 96 |
| 13M | Airfield Ops | 72/28 | 272 |
| 13N | Nuclear and Missile Ops | 77/23 | 1,276 |
| 13O | Multi-Domain Warfare Officer | 100/0 | 6 |
| 13S | Space Ops | 88/12 | 8 |
| 14F | Info Ops | 52/48 | 145 |
| 14N | Intelligence | 66/34 | 3,012 |
| 15A | Operations Research Analyst | 74/26 | 473 |
| 15W | Weather and Environmental Svcs | 70/30 | 415 |
| 16F | Regional Affairs Strategist | 85/15 | 397 |
| 16G | AF Ops Staff Officer | 84/16 | 406 |
| 16K | Software Development Officer | 100/0 | 2 |
| 16P | Political-Military Affairs Strategist | 80/20 | 225 |
| 16R | Planning and Programming | 80/20 | 271 |
| 17C | Cyberspace Warfare Ops Cmdr | 82/18 | 11 |
| 17D | Warfighter Comms Ops | 80/20 | 1,874 |
| 17S | Cyberspace Effects Ops | 90/10 | 678 |
| 18A | Attack RPA Pilot | 94/6 | 1,440 |
| 18E | Experimental Test RPA Pilot | 100/0 | 14 |
| 18G | Generalist RPA Pilot | 94/6 | 95 |
| 18R | Recon RPA Pilot | 92/8 | 303 |
| 18S | Special Ops RPA Pilot | 91/9 | 415 |
| 19Z | Special Warfare | 99/1 | 540 |
| 20C | Logistics Cmdr | 87/13 | 167 |
| 21A | Aircraft Maint | 73/27 | 1,186 |
| 21M | Munitions and Missile Maint | 84/16 | 305 |
| 21R | Logistics Readiness | 65/35 | 1,163 |
| 30C | Support Cmdr | 84/16 | 210 |
| 31P | Security Forces | 85/15 | 581 |
| 32E | Civil Eng | 82/18 | 980 |
| 35B | Band | 82/18 | 17 |
| 35P | Public Affairs | 43/57 | 286 |
| 38F | Force Support Officer | 48/52 | 1,277 |
| 40C | Medical Cmdr | 54/46 | 83 |
| 41A | Health Services Admin | 57/43 | 962 |
| 42B | Physical Therapist | 59/41 | 206 |
| 42E | Optometrist | 55/45 | 92 |
| 42F | Podiatric Surgeon | 57/43 | 14 |
| 42G | Physician Asst | 55/45 | 501 |
| 42N | Audiology/Speech Pathologist | 28/72 | 32 |
| 42P | Clinical Psychologist | 51/49 | 259 |
| 42S | Clinical Social Worker | 34/66 | 256 |
| 42T | Occupational Therapist | 55/45 | 22 |
| 43B | Biomedical Scientist | 57/43 | 111 |
| 43D | Dietitian | 3/97 | 29 |
| 43E | Bioenvironmental Eng | 70/30 | 232 |
| 43H | Public Health Officer | 38/62 | 148 |
| 43P | Pharmacist | 63/37 | 215 |
| 43T | Biomedical Lab | 49/51 | 124 |
| 44A | Chief, Hospital/Clinic Svcs | 55/45 | 75 |
| 44B | Preventive Medicine | 57/43 | 30 |
| 44D | Pathologist | 56/44 | 66 |
| 44E | ER Services Physician | 67/33 | 328 |
| 44F | Family Physician | 62/38 | 487 |
| 44G | General Practice Physician | 69/31 | 81 |
| 44J | Clinical Geneticist | 100/0 | 2 |
| 44K | Pediatrician | 42/58 | 287 |
| 44M | Internist | 70/30 | 444 |
| 44N | Neurologist | 67/33 | 46 |
| 44O | Physician | 52/48 | 64 |
| 44P | Psychiatrist | 66/34 | 175 |
| 44R | Diagnostic Radiologist | 82/18 | 163 |
| 44S | Dermatologist | 53/47 | 38 |
| 44T | Radiotherapist | 33/66 | 3 |
| 44U | Occupational Medicine | 83/17 | 18 |
| 44Y | Critical Care Medicine | 77/23 | 30 |
| 44Z | Allergist | 64/36 | 22 |
| 45A | Anesthesiologist | 76/24 | 197 |
| 45B | Orthopedic Surgeon | 81/19 | 101 |
| 45E | Ophthalmologist | 73/27 | 51 |
| 45G | Obstetrician and Gynecologist | 23/77 | 148 |
| 45N | Otorhinolaryngologist | 65/35 | 51 |
| 45S | Surgeon | 65/35 | 298 |
| 45U | Urologist | 57/43 | 28 |
| 46A | Nursing Admin | 20/80 | 148 |
| 46F | Flight Nurse | 43/57 | 259 |
| 46N | Clinical Nurse | 29/71 | 1,932 |
| 46P | Mental Health Nurse | 48/52 | 42 |
| 46S | Operating Room Nurse | 45/55 | 186 |
| 46Y | Adv Practice RN | 35/65 | 463 |
| 47B | Orthodontist | 59/41 | 27 |
| 47D | Oral and Maxillofacial Pathologist | 33/67 | 3 |
| 47E | Endodontist | 63/37 | 30 |
| 47G | Dentist | 62/38 | 633 |
| 47H | Periodontist | 51/48 | 39 |
| 47K | Pediatric Dentist | 57/43 | 14 |
| 47P | Prosthodontist | 63/37 | 48 |
| 47S | Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon | 87/13 | 53 |
| 48A | Aerospace Medicine Physician Spc | 80/20 | 106 |
| 48G | General Med Officer, Flight Surgeon | 65/35 | 66 |
| 48R | Residency Trained Flight Surgeon | 75/25 | 250 |
| 51J | Judge Advocate | 59/41 | 1,232 |
| 52R | Chaplain | 91/9 | 588 |
| 60C | Sr Materiel Leader-Upper Echelon | 80/20 | 15 |
| 61C | Chemist/Nuclear Chemist | 62/38 | 58 |
| 61D | Physicist/Nuclear Eng | 81/19 | 166 |
| 62E | Development Eng | 89/11 | 1,536 |
| 62S | Materiel Leader | 89/11 | 9 |
| 63A | Acquisition Mgr | 81/19 | 1,757 |
| 63G | Sr Materiel Leader-Lower Echelon | 90/10 | 62 |
| 63S | Materiel Leader | 85/15 | 131 |
| 64P | Contracting | 71/29 | 771 |
| 65F | Financial Mgmt | 72/28 | 511 |
| 65W | Cost Analysis | 79/21 | 48 |
| 71S | Spc Investigations | 60/40 | 364 |
| 80C | Cmdr, Cadet Squadron, USAF Academy | 63/37 | 40 |
| 81C | Instructor, Officer Training School | 80/20 | 64 |
| 81D | ROTC Detachent Commander and Professor of Aerospace Studies | 86/14 | 153 |
| 81L | Education and Training Leader | 78/22 | 37 |
| 81T | Instructor | 74/26 | 844 |
| 82A | Academic Program Mgr | 67/33 | 57 |
| 83R | Recruiting Svc | 78/22 | 166 |
| 85G | USAF Honor Guard | 100/0 | 1 |
| 86M | Ops Mgmt | 56/44 | 18 |
| 86P | C2 | 80/20 | 25 |
| 87G | Wing IG | 95/5 | 86 |
| 87I | Director, Wing Inspections | 85/15 | 33 |
| 87Q | Director, Complaints Resolution | 70/30 | 10 |
| 88A | Aide-de-camp | 51/49 | 35 |
| 88B | Protocol Officer | 53/47 | 15 |
| 88C | Sexual Assault Response Coordinator | 36/64 | 28 |
| 88I | Innovation Officer | 100/0 | 2 |
| 90G | General Officer | 86/14 | 234 |
| 91C | Cmdr | 88/12 | 24 |
| 91E | Wing Cmdr Equiv | 69/31 | 13 |
| 91W | Wing Cmdr | 91/9 | 246 |
| 92F | Foreign Area Officer Trainee | 79/21 | 58 |
| 92J | Non-Designated Lawyer | 80/20 | 5 |
| 92M | Health Prof Scholarship Prgm Med Student | 50/50 | 227 |
| 92P | Physician Assistant Student | 29/71 | 7 |
| 92S | Student Officer Authorization | 77/33 | 1,894 |
| 92T | Pilot Trainee | 84/16 | 2,363 |
| 93P | Patient | 56/44 | 9 |
| 96A | Disq. Officer, Reasons Beyond Control | 100/0 | 1 |
| 96B | Disq Officer, Reasons Within Control | 50/50 | 2 |
| 96D | Officer N/A for Use in Awarded AFSC for Cause | 100/0 | 8 |
| 97E | Executive Officer | 63/37 | 415 |
| 99G | Gold Bar Diversity Recruiter | 100/0 | 1 |
DAF ACTIVE DUTY BY COMMAND
(As of Sept. 30, 2024)
| USAF MAJOR COMMANDS | USAF | USSF | Civilian | Total |
| Air Combat Command | 75,170 | 40 | 12,208 | 87,418 |
| Air Education and Training Command | 56,471 | 398 | 14,954 | 71,823 |
| Air Force Global Strike Command | 27,003 | 1 | 4,006 | 31,010 |
| Air Force Materiel Command | 17,194 | 22 | 71,804 | 89,020 |
| Air Force Special Operations Command | 14,737 | 3 | 1,622 | 16,362 |
| Air Mobility Command | 39,902 | 3 | 7,485 | 47,390 |
| Pacific Air Forces | 30,102 | 1 | 3,693 | 33,796 |
| U.S. Air Forces Europe-Air Forces Africa | 23,796 | 3 | 1,657 | 25,456 |
| TOTAL | 284,375 | 471 | 117,429 | 402,275 |
| USSF FIELD COMMANDS | USAF | USSF | Civilian | Total |
| Space Operations Command | 24 | 4,290 | 1,837 | 6,151 |
| Space Systems Command | 7 | 1,102 | 2,743 | 3,852 |
| Space Training and Readiness Command | 13 | 1,466 | 251 | 1,730 |
| TOTAL | 44 | 6,858 | 4,831 | 11,733 |
| FIELD OPERATING AGENCIES | USAF | USSF | Civilian | Total |
| Air Force Agency for Modeling and Simulation | 7 | 0 | 23 | 30 |
| Air Force Audit Agency | 0 | 0 | 496 | 496 |
| Air Force Cost Analysis Agency | 10 | 0 | 85 | 95 |
| Air Force Flight Standards Agency | 113 | 0 | 59 | 172 |
| Air Force Historical Research Agency | 0 | 0 | 46 | 46 |
| Air Force Inspection Agency | 82 | 0 | 30 | 112 |
| Air Force Legal Operations Agency | 516 | 0 | 183 | 699 |
| Air Force Manpower Analysis Agency | 154 | 0 | 158 | 312 |
| Air Force Medical Readiness Agency | 212 | 0 | 167 | 379 |
| Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations | 26 | 0 | 33 | 59 |
| Air Force Office of Special Investigations | 1,645 | 0 | 1,148 | 2,793 |
| Air Force Operations Group | 36 | 0 | 22 | 58 |
| Air Force Personnel Center | 607 | 0 | 1,590 | 2,197 |
| Air Force Public Affairs Agency | 189 | 0 | 46 | 235 |
| Air Force Review Boards Agency | 22 | 0 | 85 | 107 |
| Air Force Safety Center | 43 | 0 | 81 | 124 |
| Air National Guard Readiness Center | 35 | 0 | 698 | 733 |
| DOD Cyber Crime Center | 7 | 0 | n/a | 7 |
| National Air and Space Intelligence Center | 439 | 0 | 1,320 | 1,759 |
| TOTAL | 4,143 | 0 | 6270 | 10,413 |
| DIRECT REPORTING UNITS | USAF | USSF | Civilian | Total |
| Air Force District of Washington | 3,955 | 25 | 2,805 | 6,785 |
| Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center | 298 | 0 | 242 | 540 |
| Air Force Reserve Command | 116 | 0 | 9,863 | 9,979 |
| U.S. Air Force Academy | 1,994 | 33 | 1,361 | 3,388 |
| TOTAL | 6,363 | 58 | 14,271 | 20,692 |
| OTHER | 17,134 | 2,028 | 583,141 | 602,303 |
| TOTAL ACTIVE DUTY AND CIVILIAN | 312,059 | 9,415 | 725,942 | 1,047,416 |
Active Duty by Base, 2014 vs. 2024
(As of Sept. 30, 2024)
| BASE | 2014 Total | 2024 Total | USAF 2024 | USSF 2024 | %CHANGE |
| JB San Antonio-Lackland, Texas | 15,372 | 12,158 | 12,131 | 27 | -20.9 |
| Ramstein AB, Germany | 9,502 | 9,601 | 9,441 | 160 | 1 |
| JB Langley-Eustis, Va. | 7,988 | 8,055 | 8,038 | 17 | 0.8 |
| Hurlburt Field, Fla. | 8,744 | 8,000 | 7,976 | 24 | -8.5 |
| Nellis AFB, Nev. | 9,735* | 7,257 | 7,225 | 32 | -25.5 |
| Shaw AFB, S.C. | 6,061 | 6,660 | 6,659 | 1 | 9.9 |
| Travis AFB, Calif. | 6,241 | 6,577 | 6,571 | 6 | 5.4 |
| Kadena AB, Japan | 6,371 | 5,966 | 5,932 | 64 | -5.9 |
| Offutt AFB, Neb. | 5,343 | 5,827 | 5,817 | 10 | 9.1 |
| Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz. | 6,189 | 5,763 | 5,728 | 8 | -7.3 |
| Osan AB, South Korea | 5,479 | 5,760 | 5,681 | 79 | 5.1 |
| Eglin AFB, Fla. | 5,146 | 5,759 | 5,686 | 73 | 11.9 |
| Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio | 5,664 | 5,758 | 5,476 | 282 | 1.7 |
| Sheppard AFB, Texas | 4,681 | 5,676 | 5,674 | 2 | 21.3 |
| JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii | 5,340 | 5,628 | 5,461 | 167 | 5.4 |
| JB Andrews, Md. | 5,993 | 5,522 | 5,391 | 131 | -7.9 |
| Minot AFB, N.D. | 5,262 | 5,464 | 5,464 | 0 | 3.8 |
| JB Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska | 5,484 | 5,344 | 5,344 | 0 | -2.6 |
| RAF Lakenheath, U.K. | 4,456 | 5,167 | 5,137 | 30 | 16 |
| JB McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. | 4,794 | 5,028 | 5,027 | 1 | 4.9 |
| Cannon AFB, N.M. | 4,649 | 4,980 | 4,979 | 1 | 7.1 |
| Barksdale AFB, La. | 5,441 | 4,929 | 4,929 | 0 | 9.4 |
| Holloman AFB, N.M. | 3,707 | 4,881 | 4,877 | 4 | 31.7 |
| Aviano AB, Italy | 3,645 | 4,659 | 4,658 | 1 | 27.8 |
| Keesler AFB, Miss. | 4,394 | 4,644 | 4,483 | 161 | 5.7 |
| Scott AFB, Ill. | 4,749 | 4,624 | 4,621 | 3 | -2.6 |
| Moody AFB, Ga. | 4,477 | 4,471 | 4,470 | 1 | -0.1 |
| Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C. | 4,302 | 4,348 | 4,347 | 1 | 1.1 |
| Dyess AFB, Texas | 4,586 | 4,334 | 4,334 | 0 | -5.5 |
| RAF Mildenhall, U.K. | 4,168 | 4,292 | 4,288 | 4 | 3 |
| Luke AFB, Ariz. | 3,321 | 4,134 | 4,133 | 1 | 24.5 |
| Hill AFB, Utah | 3,535 | 4,111 | 4,109 | 2 | 16.3 |
| Spangdahlem AB, Germany | 4,017 | 3,920 | 3,911 | 9 | -2.4 |
| Peterson SFB, Colo.** | 3,748 | 3,748 | 2,424 | 1,622 | 8 |
| Pentagon, Va. | 4,025 | 3,748 | 3,226 | 522 | -6.9 |
| Tinker AFB, Okla. | 4,517 | 3,666 | 3,663 | 3 | -18.8 |
| MacDill AFB, Fla. | 3,524 | 3,549 | 3,516 | 33 | 0.7 |
| Goodfellow AFB, Texas | 3,598 | 3,440 | 3,311 | 129 | -4.4 |
| Kirtland AFB, N.M. | 3,102 | 3,424 | 3,258 | 166 | 10.4 |
| JB Charleston, S.C. | 3,639 | 3,420 | 3,419 | 1 | -6 |
| Little Rock AFB, Ark. | 4,687 | 3,406 | 3,405 | 1 | -27.3 |
| JB Anacostia-Bolling, D.C. | 2,239 | 3,406 | 3,195 | 211 | 52.1 |
| Yokota AB, Japan | 2,858 | 3,395 | 3,382 | 13 | 18.8 |
| Fairchild AFB, Wash. | 2,804 | 3,352 | 3,352 | 0 | 19.5 |
| Fort Meade, Md. | 2,721 | 3,348 | 3,183 | 165 | 23 |
| Beale AFB, Calif. | 4,638 | 3,289 | 3,248 | 41 | -29.1 |
| Malmstrom AFB, Mont. | 3,152 | 3,280 | 3,263 | 17 | 4.1 |
| Dover AFB, Del. | 3,316 | 3,255 | 3,255 | 0 | -1.8 |
| Mountain Home AFB, Idaho | 3,233 | 3,216 | 3,216 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Eielson AFB, Alaska | 1,856 | 3,138 | 3,125 | 13 | 69.1 |
| Creech AFB | *** | 3,118 | 3,116 | 2 | n/a |
| F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo. | 2,897 | 3,083 | 3,082 | 1 | 6.4 |
| JB Lewis-McChord, Wash. | 3,551 | 3,078 | 3,077 | 1 | -13.3 |
| Ellsworth AFB, S.D. | 3,148 | 3,051 | 3,048 | 3 | -3.1 |
| Pope Field, N.C. | 2,576 | 2,934 | 2,931 | 3 | 13.9 |
| Maxwell AFB, Ala. | 2,825 | 2,915 | 2,847 | 68 | 3.2 |
| Misawa AB, Japan | 2,666 | 2,810 | 2,790 | 20 | 5.4 |
| Whiteman AFB, Mo. | 3,790 | 2,809 | 3,803 | 6 | 0.5 |
| JB San Antonio-Randolph, Texas | 2,430 | 2,783 | 2,733 | 50 | 14.5 |
| Tyndall AFB, Fla. | 3,637 | 2,770 | 2,769 | 1 | -23.8 |
| McConnell AFB, Kan. | 2,986 | 2,754 | 2,754 | 0 | -7.8 |
| Edwards AFB, Calif. | 2,744 | 2,728 | 2,704 | 24 | -0.6 |
| Robins AFB, Ga. | 3,570 | 2,579 | 2,565 | 14 | -27.8 |
| Kunsan AB, South Korea | 2,454 | 2,415 | 2,415 | 0 | -1.6 |
| Vandenberg SFB, Calif. | 2,678 | 2,393 | 1,652 | 741 | -10.6 |
| Andersen AFB, Guam | 2,005 | 2,322 | 2,321 | 1 | 15.8 |
| U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. | 2,050 | 2,212 | 2,146 | 66 | 7.9 |
| Schriever SFB, Colo. | 1,488 | 2,172 | 463 | 1,709 | 46 |
| Buckley SFB, Colo. | 1,513 | 1,806 | 1,103 | 703 | 19.4 |
| *Patrick SFB, Fla.** | 1,695 | 1,791 | 1,615 | 176 | 5.7 |
| MCB Quantico, Va. | 1,509 | 1,652 | 1,652 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Grand Forks AFB, N.D. | 1,610 | 1,633 | 1,599 | 34 | 1.4 |
| JB San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas | 1,282 | 1,583 | 1,582 | 1 | 23.5 |
| Hanscom AFB, Mass. | 1,448 | 1,560 | 1,487 | 73 | 7.7 |
| Columbus AFB, Miss. | 1,470 | 1,503 | 1,492 | 11 | 2.2 |
| Incirlik AB, Turkey | 1,368 | 1,502 | 1,502 | 0 | 9.8 |
| Laughlin AFB, Texas | 1,383 | 1,351 | 1,350 | 1 | -2.3 |
| Altus AFB, Okla. | 1,264 | 1,268 | 1,268 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Vance AFB, Okla. | 1,220 | 1,204 | 1,203 | 1 | 1.3 |
| Los Angeles AFB, Calif. | 1,037 | 1,153 | 535 | 618 | 11.2 |
| USAG Stuttgart, Germany | 1,074 | 774 | 757 | 17 | -28 |
*Included Creech AFB.
**USSF personnel assigned to Cape Canaveral SFS are included with Patrick SFB; and those assigned to Cheyenne Mountain SFS are included with Peterson SFB.
***Part of Nellis AFB