1. AFA Organization (Introduction)
Hello…welcome to the introduction of a series of training modules entitled “AFA Organization”
My name is Riq Baldwin, and before becoming a chapter president eight years ago, I had no notion of the administrative structure of the AFA outside the chapter organization itself, and for that matter, I had no clue as to how National AFA intended the local chapter to be organized. Well, now… eight years later, I think I finally have a handle on how the AFA is structured, and my job, with this series of training modules is to considerably shorten the time it takes you to accumulate and assimilate the same information…Lets get started. 1

2. AFA Organization (Intro)
General Review of Overall AFA Organization
Source Document (FOG)
Chapter
State
Region
Board of Directors
National AFA
And National levels of this august organization. (transition)
So, lets get started by moving on to the AFA Webpage.

3. Chapter Officers President Exec. Vice President Secretary
Treasurer (Secretary/Treasurer)
Aerospace Ed.
Communications
Govt. Relations
Veterans Affairs
Airman & Family Programs
Community Partners
Leadership Dev.
Membership
The Field Operations Guide mandates that each chapter consists of (click) an elected President, Executive Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer…and if manpower is scarce, the Secretary and Treasurer can be combined into a single position. National also recommends (click) a stable of appointed Vice Presidents to help focus the efforts of the Chapter where they’re needed.
How a chapter is constituted, though, will depend considerably on how many AFA members actively participate in the chapter, and where it’s located.
Is it situated in a rural or urban environment…is it near an Air Force Installation, College, Large or Small School system, VA home or hospital, an ROTC, JrROTC, or CAP unit, or a Silver Wings or Arnold Air Society organization…all these things, and more, will determine the actual makeup of the Chapter’s Executive Council.
We’ll get more into the specifics of the Chapter organization and position responsibilities in Part 2 of this training series. (slide) 3

4. State Officers President Exec. Vice President Secretary
Treasurer (Secretary/Treasurer)
Aerospace Ed.
Govt. Relations
Veterans Affairs
Leadership Dev.
Each state, that contains more than one chapter, also has a State-level AFA organization.
According to the FOG, this tear of leadership is constituted much the same as the Chapter Organization with a (click) President, Executive Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer, or Secretary-Treasurer, and it’s own group of (click) vice presidents to service the needs of its chapters. (slide) 4

5. Regional Officers NEW ENGLAND NORTH CENTRAL NORTHWEST NORTH EAST GREAT
President
VP for Aerospace Education
VP for Leadership Development
NEW
ENGLAND
NORTH CENTRAL
NORTHWEST
NORTH
EAST
GREAT
LAKES
ROCKY
MOUNTAIN
MIDWEST
CENTRAL
EAST
FAR WEST
There are currently 14 regions within the United States. (click)
The Northwest Region (click) includes Alaska, while the Far West Region (click) includes Hawaii.
The Regional organization is not an operational unit, but it’s President has coordination, administrative and leadership responsibility for state organizations.
(click) The FOG recommends that the Regional organization includes (click) an Elected President, and appointed Vice Presidents for Aerospace Education and Leadership Development.
Chapters located in other countries are grouped as either Europe or Pacific regional equivalents for the purposes of voting at the National Convention, and the individual chapters in those areas, along with the Regional Presidents report directly (Slide) to the Vice Chairman for Field Operations…
SOUTHWEST
SOUTHEAST
SOUTH
CENTRAL
TEXOMA
FLORIDA 5

6. Vice Chairman for Field Operations
NEW
ENGLAND
NORTH CENTRAL
NORTHWEST
NORTH
EAST
GREAT
LAKES
ROCKY
MOUNTAIN
MIDWEST
CENTRAL
EAST
FAR WEST
(Build and Slide)
SOUTHWEST
SOUTHEAST
SOUTH
CENTRAL
TEXOMA
FLORIDA 6

7. Air Force Association Board of Directors
Vice Chairman
for
Field Operations
Air Force Association
Board of Directors
Voting Membership
National Chairman of the Board Elected & Appointed National Directors
VC for Field Operations AF Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (ret)
VC for Aerospace Education AF Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (ret)
Secretary Chief of Staff, USAF (ret)
Treasurer CMSgt of the AF (ret)
…The Vice Chairman for Field Ops, of course, belongs to the Air Force Association Board of Directors (click).
The Board of Directors is the pinnacle of leadership within AFA (click).
Voting membership of the Board includes the National Chairman of the Board, a Vice Chairman each for Field Operations and Aerospace Education, and of course the National Secretary and Treasurer. (click)
Along with an assemblage of elected and appointed National Directors, the voting members of the Board can also include the immediate past retired Air Force Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the immediate past retired Chief of Staff of the US Air Force, and the immediate past retired Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force.
These folks, plus the non-voting members of the Board are vested with the administrative power of the Association during the period between national conventions. (slide) 7

8. - AFA President - Air Force Magazine - Professional Staff
Assisting AFA Units
AF Magazine
Daily Report
National Meetings
CyberPatriot Hub of Ops
And More!!
…we find ourselves on the front steps of the National Air Force Association Building.
The Doolittle building houses the offices of the… (slide)
- AFA President
- Air Force Magazine
- Professional Staff 8

9. Review Air Force Association Organization (intro)
Source Document (FOG)
Chapter
State & Region
Board of Directors and National AFA
So…we’ve come to the end of part 1 in our endeavor to understand the organization of the Air Force Association.
Over the last 7 minutes, or so, we’ve… (slide) 9

10. AFA Organization Introduction
This brings us to the end of AFA Organization Part 1.
As you can see over there in the margin…
…we have three survey questions for you…the training subcommittee is very interested in knowing if you think this training module is worth while, did you find any errors, and is there anything you think we can do to improve this training module in the future. Please take a moment or two to let us know how we’re doing…Meanwhile, I look very-much forward to speaking with you again in the next part of our series. 10