General duties

§ 8032. General duties (a) The Air Staff shall furnish professional assistance to the Secretary, the Under Secretary, and the Assistant Secretaries of the Air Force, and the Chief of Staff. (b) The Air Staff shall— 491 (1) prepare such plans for the national security, for employment of the Air Force for that purpose, both separately and in conjunction with the land and naval forces, and for recruiting, organizing, supplying, equipping, training, serving, mobilizing, and demobilizing the Air Force, as will assist in the execution of any power, duty, or function of the Secretary or the Chief of Staff; (2) investigate and report upon the efficiency of the Air Force and its preparation for military operations; (3) prepare detailed instructions for the execution of approved plans and supervise the execution of those plans and instructions; (4) act as agent of the Secretary and the Chief of Staff in coordinating the action of all organizations of the Department of the Air Force; and (5) perform such other duties, not otherwise assigned by law, as may be prescribed by the Secretary.