Commands: territorial organization

§ 8074. Commands: territorial organization (a) There are in the Air Force the following major commands: (1) An air defense command. 496 (2) A strategic air command. (3) A tactical air command. (b) The Secretary of the Air Force may establish additional commands and organizations in the interest of efficiency and economy of operation. (c) For the duration of any war or any national emergency declared by Congress or the President, the Secretary may establish new major commands in place of the major commands named in subsection (a), or he may consolidate or discontinue those major commands. (d) For Air Force purposes, the United States, its Territories, its possessions, and other places in which the Air Force is stationed or is operating, may be divided into such areas as directed by the Secretary. Officers of the Air Force may be assigned to command Air Force activities, installations, and personnel in those areas. In the discharge of the Air Force’s functions or other functions authorized by law, officers so assigned have the duties and powers prescribed by the Secretary.