BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY
OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS MISSION
DIRECTIVE 1-24
28 JANUARY 2019
Special Management
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE AIR
FORCE (MANPOWER AND RESERVE
AFFAIRS)
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: Headquarters Air Force Publications and forms are available on the
e-Publishing website at http://www.e-Publishing.af.mil
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication
OPR: SAF/MR
Supersedes: HAFMD 1-24,
June 26, 2018
Certified by: SAF/MR
Pages: 54
1. Mission. The Secretary of the Air Force pursuant to Title 10 United States Code Sections 8013-
8016, may establish offices and officials within the Secretariat to assist the Secretary in carrying
out his/her responsibilities. As documented by Paragraph 4.1 of Air Force Mission Directive-1,
Headquarters Air Force, and this Headquarters Air Force Mission Directive, the Assistant
Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs is established as part of the
Secretariat. The Assistant Secretary (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) has overall responsibility
for: manpower, military, and civilian personnel policy; reserve and auxiliary component affairs;
Equal Opportunity; health program benefits and entitlements; medical readiness; United States Air
Force Academy; family readiness; family advocacy; services; base exchanges and commissaries;
morale, welfare, and recreation programs; and strategic diversity integration for the Department of
the Air Force. In addition, the Assistant Secretary (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) is responsible
for the mission of the Air Force Review Boards Agency as described in Air Force Mission
Directive 43, which operates as a Field Operating Agency to Assistant Secretary of the Air Force
(Manpower and Reserve Affairs). The Secretary of the Air Force retains ultimate responsibility
for all policies related to the Department of the Air Force. Within his/her areas of responsibility,
the Assistant Secretary (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) prepares policies for approval and issues
official guidance via official Air Force publications to ensure implementation of those policies.
