2021 USAF & USSF Almanac: FOAs, DRUs, and Civil Air Patrol

June 30, 2021

A FOA Is a Field Operating Unit, an organization that performs a specialized function not performed by any other command, which reports to Headquarters, USAF. A Direct Reporting Unit (DRU) reports directly to the Chief of Staff. The Air Force Auxiliary is the Civil Air Patrol. Personnel numbers are for Active Duty.

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