| Post: | Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Manpower & Reserve Affairs) |
| Flag: | Flag of the Under Secretary of the Air Force.svg |
| Flagsize: | 200 |
| Flagcaption: | Flag of an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force |
| Insignia: | File:Seal of the United States Department of the Air Force.svg |
| Insigniacaption: | Seal of the Department of the Air Force |
| Department: | Department of the Air Force |
| Incumbent: | Alex Wagner |
| Incumbentsince: | June 10, 2022 |
| Reports To: | Secretary of the Air Force Under Secretary of the Air Force |
| Style: | Mr. Secretary The Honorable (formal address in writing) |
| Seat: | The Pentagon, Arlington County, Virginia, United States |
| Nominator: | The President with Senate advice and consent |
| Termlength: | No fixed term |
| Succession: | 18th in SecDef succession by seniority of appointment |
| Deputy: | Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs |
| Salary: | Executive Schedule, Level IV |
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Manpower & Reserve Affairs) is the title of a civilian office in the United States Department of the Air Force. Along with the four other Assistant Secretaries of the Air Force, the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Manpower & Reserve Affairs) assists the United States Secretary of the Air Force and the United States Under Secretary of the Air Force.
By law, the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Manpower & Reserve Affairs) is appointed by the President of the United States from civilian life with the advice and consent of the United States Senate."[1] One of the Assistant Secretaries serves as Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Manpower & Reserve Affairs) and has "as his principal duty the overall supervision of manpower and reserve component affairs of the Department of the Air Force."[2]
Alex Wagner is currently serving as the assistant Secretary of the Air Force since June 10, 2022.[3]
| Picture | Name | Assumed office | Left office | President appointed by | Secretary served under | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonia Handler Chayes | 1977 | 1979 | Jimmy Carter | John Charles Stetson | ||
| Tidal W. McCoy | 1981 | 1988 | Ronald Reagan | Verne Orr Russell A. Rourke Edward C. Aldridge, Jr. | ||
| Karen R. Keesling[4] | October 17, 1988 | December 4, 1989 | Ronald Reagan | Edward C. Aldridge, Jr. | ||
| Jerome G. Cooper | December 5, 1989 | January 19, 1993 | George H. W. Bush | Donald Rice | ||
| Rodney A. Coleman | April 14, 1994 | April 30, 1998 | Bill Clinton | Sheila Widnall | ||
| Ruby B. DeMesme[5] | August 4, 1998 | January 19, 2001 | Bill Clinton | F. Whitten Peters | ||
| Michael L. Dominguez | August 3, 2001 | July 11, 2006 | George W. Bush | James G. Roche Michael Wynne | ||
| Craig W. Duehring | December 22, 2007 | April 30, 2009 | George W. Bush | Michael Wynne Michael B. Donley | ||
| Daniel B. Ginsberg | July 20, 2009 | December 31, 2013 | Barack Obama | Michael B. Donley | ||
| Gabe Camarillo | December 15, 2015 | January 22, 2017 | Barack Obama | Deborah Lee James | ||
| Shon J. Manasco | December 4, 2017 | December 27, 2019 | Donald Trump | Heather Wilson Matthew Donovan (acting) Barbara Barrett | ||
| John A. Fedrigo (acting)[6] | December 27, 2019 | June 10, 2022 | Donald Trump Joe Biden | Barbara Barrett John P. Roth (acting) Frank Kendall III | ||
| Alex Wagner | June 10, 2022 | Present | Joe Biden | Frank Kendall III |