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One powerful voice. Over the past five decades, AFSA has built a reputation as a stalwart advocate for Air Force enlisted members, past and present, and their families.
Protect those who serve, and have served. AFSA represents its 100,000 members by advocating for their interests to America’s elected and military leaders. As a federally-chartered Veteran Service Organization, AFSA is able to lobby on Capitol Hill on behalf of its members.
Global association with local impact. AFSA is organized in seven divisions across the U.S. and overseas; the heart of AFSA is its 127 chapters.
To
advocate improved quality of life and economic fairness that will
support the well-being of the Total Air Force (Air Force Active Duty,
Air National Guard, and Air Force Reserve Command) enlisted personnel
and their families.
To be the professional military organization of choice for the Total Air Force enlisted corps and their families.
The
AFSA was founded in 1961 by four Air Force NCOs who recognized the need
for an organization to represent the voice of all enlisted personnel to
America’s elected and military leaders. AFSA founders Benny McGehee,
Lee Thompson, Virgil Perry and Don Ward established the association, and
McGehee later became the first president, becoming the first
representative of an all-enlisted organization to give testimony before
the House Armed Services Committee.
Today, AFSA represents its 110,00 members to Congressional members and Air Force leaders.
The following
general objective, in support of the AFSA mission, are the foundation of
the AFSA's activities. These objectives will remain as the guiding
principles of AFSA represents.
· To maintain within the Total Air Force a highly dedicated and professional enlisted corps
· To uphold fair and equitable legislation and departmental policies, and influence, by lawful means,
departmental plans, programs, policies and legislation affecting the Total Air Force enlisted personnel;
active, retired, and veteran.
· To actively publicize the roles of enlisted personnel in the Total Air Force.
· To participate in civil and military related activities, youth programs, and fund-raising campaigns of
benefit to the Total Air Force.
· To provide for the mutual welfare of members and their families.
· To assist in recruiting for the Total Air Force.
· To assemble together for social activities.
· To maintain a superior Air Force for our beloved United States of America.
· To devote ourselves to our fellow Airmen.
· To Loyally serve the nation and the US Air Force, and to do all else necessary to uphold and defend
the Constitution of the United States.
Excerpted from the FY 2012-2014 AFSA Business Plan