For non-mobilized USAF Reserve units, which command is responsible?

• A. Command is exercised through the Commander, USAF Reserve Command, who is responsible to the Secretary of the Air Force.
• B. Command is exercised directly by the President.
• C. Command is exercised through the Commander, USAF Reserve Command, who is responsible to the Chief of Staff of the Air Force.
• D. Command is exercised by the Governor of the state for all reserve units.

Answer: (C)

For non-mobilized Reserve units, command stays within the Air Force’s structure and is exercised through the USAF Reserve Command, with the commander reporting to the Chief of Staff of the Air Force. The President is Commander-in-Chief only when forces are in federal service, and the Governor’s authority applies to the state-level National Guard, not the USAF Reserve. So the correct relationship is that the USAF Reserve Command, led by its commander, answers to the Chief of Staff of the Air Force.