BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS MISSION
DIRECTIVE 1-32
13 SEPTEMBER 2019
Special Management
DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE
AIR FORCE MANPOWER,
PERSONNEL, AND SERVICES
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: AF/A1X
Supersedes: HAFMD 1-32, July, 1, 2009
Certified by: AF/A1
(Lieutenant General Brian Kelly)
Pages: 14
SUMMARY OF CHANGES: This publication has been revised to update the responsibilities
and procedural changes in the AF/A1 communities.
1. Mission. The Deputy Chief of Staff of the Air Force for Manpower, Personnel, and Services
(AF/A1), pursuant to Title 10 United States Code, Sections 9031-9038, and as documented by
paragraph 4.3 of Air Force Mission Directive 1, Headquarters Air Force, and this Headquarters
Air Force Mission Directive, assists the Secretary of the Air Force, other Secretariat offices, and
the Chief of Staff of the Air Force in carrying out the manpower, personnel, and services
functions for the Department of the Air Force. 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 AF/A1 prepares policies for approval and issues guidance/procedures via
official Air Force publications to ensure implementation of those policies. The AF/A1 also
assists the Chief of Staff of the Air Force in his/her role, pursuant to Title 10 United States Code,
Section 151, as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
2. Organizational Relationships. The Secretary of the Air Force is responsible for, and has all
legal authority necessary to conduct, the affairs of the Department of the Air Force. The
Secretariat, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, and Air Staff offices perform their Department of
the Air Force functions subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of the Air
Force.
