2022 USAF & USSF Almanac: DAF Personnel

DAF TOTAL FORCE END STRENGTH

(As of Sept. 30, 2021)

Fiscal Year	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
USAF Active Duty						Enacted	Requested
Officers	61,597	62,640	63,902	64,245	64,873	64,957	61,544
Enlisted	256,983	258,978	263,976	265,369	265,658	262,609	257,856
Cadets	4,207	4,262	4,223	4,176	4,103	4,140	4,000
Total USAF Active Duty	322,787	325,880	332,101	333,790	334,634	331,706	323,400

USSF Active Duty
Officers				84	3,656	4,334	4,314
Enlisted				1	2,907	4,067	4,286
Total USSF Active Duty				85	6,563	8,401	8,600

Civilian Personnel
Direct hire (excluding technicians)	140,116	135,879	139,536	140,848	147434*	145024**	147,373
ANG technicians	22,542	21,705	17,502	14,970	10,994	9,885	9,778
AFRC technicians	7,872	7,648	7,714	9,027	7,224	7,111	6,696
Total direct hire	170,530	165,232	164,752	164,845	165,652	162,020	163,847
Indirect hire	4,570	4,202	4,190	3,694	3,728	4,014	4,014
Total Civilian Personnel	175,100	169,434	168,942	168,539	169,380	166,034	167,861

Air National Guard
Selected Reserve Officers	15,257	15,401	15,495	15,990	16,377	15,089	15,204
Selected Reserve Enlisted	90,413	92,068	91,702	91,424	92,106	93,211	93,196
Total ANG	105,670	107,469	107,197	107,414	108,483	108,300	108,400

Air Force Reserve Command
Selected Reserve Officers	13,672	13,716	14,042	14,458	14,947	14,849	14,609
Selected Reserve Enlisted	55,126	54,987	55,347	54,598	55,623	55,451	55,391
Total AFRC Selected Reserve	68,798	68,703	69,389	69,056	70,570	70,300	70,000
Individual Ready Reserve Officers	7,492	6,593	7,631	7,631	7,631	7,631	7,631
IRR Enlisted	29,359	21,801	20,683	20,683	20,683	20,683	20,683
Total IRR	36,851	28,394	28,314	28,314	28,314	28,314	28,314
Total AFRC	105,649	97,097	97,370	97,370	98,884	98,614	98,314

Total Force	709,206	699,880	705,610	707,198	717,944	713,055	706,575

Sources: Fiscal 2023 President’s Budget Request
*Enacted **Requested

DAF ACTIVE DUTY AIRMEN FEMALE/MALE

Airmen assigned to the 18th Security Forces Squadron huddle before a field training exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan. **Senior Airman Jessi Monte**

(As of Sept. 30, 2021)

	1970	1980	1990	2000	2010	2019	2020	2021
Cadets
Female	0	504	553	658	966	1,176	1,194	1,182
%	0	11.4	12.7	15.4	21.2	27.9	28.6	28.8
Male	4,144	3,907	3,817	3,617	3,592	3,047	2,982	2,921
%	100	88.6	87.3	84.6	78.8	72.2	71.4	71.2
Total	4,144	4,411	4,370	4,275	4,558	4,223	4,176	4,103

Enlisted
Female	8,987	60,803	60,803	55,011	50,946	54,205	55,273	55,644
%	1.4	13.2	14	19.2	19.3	20.5	20.8	20.9
Male	652,559	399,517	374,385	231,620	212,491	209,771	210,279	210,014
%	98.6	86.8	86	80.8	80.7	79.4	79.2	79.1
Total	661,546	460,320	435,188	286,631	263,437	263,976	265,552	265,658

Officer
Female	4,667	8,493	13,331	11,819	12,363	13,932	14,325	14,671
%	3.6	8.7	13.3	17.1	18.7	21.8	22.3	22.6
Male	125,136	89,156	86,714	57,204	53,838	49,970	49,920	50,202
%	94.6	91.3	86.7	82.9	81.3	78.2	77.7	77.4
Total	129,803	97,649	100,045	69,023	66,201	63,902	69,598	64,873
Grand Total	795,493	562,380	539,603	359,929	334,196	332,101	339,326	334,634

ACTIVE DUTY AIR & SPACE PERSONNEL END STRENGTH: 1930-TODAY

U.S. Space Force Specialist Three Raquel Goins, 65th Cyberspace Squadron cyber operator, completes training on a computer at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. **Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman/USSF**

(As of Sept. 30, 2021)

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*	340,107
						2023**	332,000

From 1907-1946, these Airmen were part of the U.S. Army.
Enacted*
Requested**

DAF ACTIVE DUTY END STRENGTH

(As of Sept. 30, 2021)

DAF ACTIVE DUTY BY REGION

A U.S. Air Force F-35A conducts a low approach flyover in the Baltic Sea region on, June 16. **Master Sgt. Ryan Campbell/ANG**

(As of Sept. 30, 2021)

	1980	1990	2000	2010	2019	2020	2021
US and Territories	445,886	418,027	291,260	277,123	276,090	277,818	303,007
Europe	76,788	69,296	32,901	30,963	27,649	27,762	29,896
East Asia, Pacific	32,263	33,558	22,030	12,649	20,698	20,644	22,053
Africa, Mideast, S. Asia	674	376	8,972	891	2,076	2,032	2,162
Western Hemisphere	2,211	2,356	345	339	440	436	454
Other	147	11,620	146	12,231	1,096	1,105	1,183
Total*	557,969	535,233	355,654	334,196	328,049	329,797	358,755

DAF ACTIVE DUTY BY BASE, 2021 vs. 2011

An Air Force C-12 Huron assigned to the 459th Airlift Squadron flies over Yokota Air Base, Japan, during a training mission, April 6. **Yasuo Osakabe**

(As of Sept. 30, 2020)

BASE	2021	2011	#CHANGE	#CHANGE
JB San Antonio-Lackland, Texas	20,057	17,406	2,651	15.2
Ramstein AB, Germany	10,117	9,471	646	6.8
Hurlburt Field, Fla.	9,944	8,314	1,630	19.6
Nellis AFB, Nev. [1]	8,556	9,900	-1,344	-13.6
JB Langley-Eustis, Va.	8,373	7,986	387	4.8
Shaw AFB, S.C.	7,948	5,912	2,036	34.4
Travis AFB, Calif.	7,500	6,571	929	14.1
Kadena AB, Japan	7,121	6,673	448	6.7
Eglin AFB, Fla.	7,016	5,771	1,245	21.6
Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.	6,939	6,643	296	4.5
JB Andrews, Md.	6,727	7,603	-876	-11.5
Offutt AFB, Neb.	6,446	5,405	1,041	19.3
Minot AFB, N.D.	6,303	5,323	980	18.4
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio	6,265	5,813	452	7.8
Sheppard AFB, Texas	6,085	5,357	728	13.6
JB Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska	6,003	5,608	395	7.0
JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii	5,951	5,030	921	18.3
JB McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.	5,846	4,855	991	20.4
Barksdale AFB, La.	5,701	5,814	-113	1.9
Osan AB, South Korea	5,657	5,308	349	6.6
Scott AFB, Ill.	5,349	5,109	240	4.7
Tinker AFB, Okla.	5,219	5,876	-657	11.2
Cannon AFB, N.M.	5,166	4,275	891	20.8
Luke AFB, Ariz.	5,152	3,917	1,235	31.5
Moody AFB, Ga.	5,131	4,654	477	10.2
Dyess AFB, Texas	5,102	5,093	9	0.2
Holloman AFB, N.M.	5,054	4,030	1,024	25.4
Aviano AB, Italy	4,882	4,444	438	9.9
RAF Lakenheath, U.K.	4,855	4,636	219	4.7
Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C.	4,835	4,814	21	0.4
Hill AFB, Utah	4,806	3,864	942	24.4
Pentagon, Va.	4,707	4,179	528	12.6
RAF Mildenhall, U.K.	4,648	4,035	613	15.2
Keesler AFB, Miss.	4,587	5,263	-676	-12.8
Whiteman AFB, Mo.	4,396	3,786	610	16.1
Spangdahlem AB, Germany	4,273	4,815	-542	-11.3
Beale AFB, Calif.	4,271	3,937	334	8.5
MacDill AFB, Fla.	4,099	3,649	450	12.3
JB Charleston, S.C.	3,952	3,783	169	4.5
Robins AFB, Ga.	3,892	3,918	-26	0.7
Little Rock AFB, Ark.	3,861	5,185	-1,324	25.5
Peterson SFB, Colo.	3,855	3,832	23	0.6
Dover AFB, Del.	3,854	3,525	329	9.3
Fairchild AFB, Wash.	3,850	2,861	989	34.6
Mountain Home AFB, Idaho	3,847	3,553	294	8.3
Goodfellow AFB, Texas	3,836	4,513	-677	15.0
Fort Meade, Md.	3,805	2,583	1,222	47.3
Ellsworth AFB, S.D.	3,667	3,535	132	3.7
Malmstrom AFB, Mont.	3,580	3,129	451	14.4
JB Lewis-McChord, Wash.	3,538	3,680	-142	4.0
Yokota AB, Japan	3,527	2,931	596	20.3
Kirtland AFB, N.M.	3,441	3,460	-19	-0.5
F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo.	3,437	3,128	309	9.0
Maxwell AFB, Ala.	3,267	2,915	352	12.1
Eielson AFB, Alaska	3,248	1,925	1,323	68.7
McConnell AFB, Kan.	3,199	3,023	176	5.8
Creech AFB [1]	3,187	n/a	n/a	n/a
JB San Antonio-Randolph, Texas	3,052	2,938	114	3.9
Edwards AFB, Calif.	3,046	2,652	394	14.9
Bolling AFB, D.C.	2,897	2,986	-89	3.0
Misawa AB, Japan	2,812	2,950	-138	4.7
U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo.	2,811	2,460	351	14.3
Vandenberg SFB, Calif.	2,656	2,809	-153	5.4
Kunsan AB, South Korea	2,586	2,506	80	3.2
Pope Field, N.C.	2,523	2,574	-51	2
Andersen AFB, Guam	2,302	2,070	232	11.2
Tyndall AFB, Fla.	2,302	2,748	-446	16.2
Patrick SFB, Fla.	1,987	1,777	210	11.8
Grand Forks AFB, N.D.	1,970	1,457	513	35.2
Buckley SFB, Colo.	1,825	1,443	382	26.5
Schriever SFB, Colo.	1,777	1,616	161	10.0
MCB Quantico, Va. [2]	1,720	n/a	n/a	n/a
Hanscom AFB, Mass.	1,597	1,655	-58	-3.5
Incirlik AB, Turkey	1,581	1,429	152	10.6
JB San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas	1,562	1,322	240	18.2
Columbus AFB, Miss.	1,551	1,592	-41	-2.6
Laughlin AFB, Texas	1,416	1,479	-18	-1.2
Altus AFB, Okla.	1,443	1,381	62	4.5
Los Angeles AFB, Calif.	1,288	1,400	-112	-8.0
Vance AFB, Okla.	1,283	1,209	74	6.1
USAG Stuttgart, Germany	835	1,265	-430	-34.0
Errors in data	3	2	n/a	n/a
Brooks City-Base, Texas [3]	0	28	n/a	n/a
Lajes Field, Portugal [4]	0	663	n/a	n/a
Total	358,755	329,029

[1] Nellis AFB’s personnel included Creech AFB until FY2020.
[2] Air Force personnel first recorded in 2012.
[3] Closed in 2012.
[4] Personnal grouped with the Ramstein Air Base, Germany, host wing in 2015.
*Not including Active-duty Space Force.