Pub. L. 82-150, tit. II, sec. 205

Sec. 205. (a) The Air Staff shall render professional aid and assistance to the Secretary of the Air Force, the Under Secretary of the Air Force, the Assistant Secretaries of the Air Force, and the Chief of Staff. (b) It shall be the duty of the Air Staff— (1) to prepare such plans for the national security, and the use of the Air Force for that purpose, both separately and in conjunction with land and naval forces, and for recruiting, organizing, supplying, equipping, training, serving, mobilizing, and demobilizing the Air Force, as will assist the execution of any power vested in, duty imposed upon, or function assigned to the Secretary of the Air Force or the Chief of Staff; (2) to investigate and report upon all questions affecting the efficiency of the Air Force and its state of preparation for military operations, (3) to prepare detailed instructions for the execution of approved plans and to supervise the execution of such plans and instructions; (4) to act as the agents of the Secretary of the Air Force and the Chief of Staff in coordinating the action of all organizations of the Air Force Establishment; and (5) to perform such other duties not otherwise assigned by law as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force.