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FIELD ORGANIZATION: DIVISION/CHAPTER
STRUCTURE
The Air Force Sergeants Association field
organization comprises an international structure that is comprised
of 13 Divisions located around the world which, in turn, support
approximately 200 AFSA and Auxiliary chapters that support 120,000
members locally.
The association is governed by an all-volunteer 23-member Executive
Council composed of an International elected President, Vice President,
four component trustees (Active Duty, Retired/Veteran, Air National
Guard and Air Force Reserve Command), and a Presidential appointed
Senior Advisor and Airmen Activity Coordinator, and 13 Divisional
elected Division Presidents. Each Division has a similar Executive
Council headed by an elected president.
The Division Executive Council plans for the systematic
activation/reorganization of AFSA and Auxiliary chapters within its
jurisdiction, accounts for and budgets International funding provided
for this purpose, manages the field reporting system, oversees the
implementation of approved international programs by the chapters,
reviews and recommends chapters and members for international
recognition and provides guidance and assistance as required. The
following is a listing of the 13 Divisions and their areas of
jurisdiction:
- Division 1: Connecticut, Maine,
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
- Division 2: Delaware, Maryland, New
Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
- Division 3: District of Columbia, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia.
- Division 4: Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, and
Tennessee.
- Division 5: Florida, Panama, and Puerto
Rico.
- Division 610: Arkansas, Louisiana,
Mississippi, and Texas.
- Division 7: Indiana, Michigan, and
Ohio.
- Division 89: Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota,
Missouri, Wisconsin, Kansas, Nebraska, North
Dakota, Oklahoma, and
South
Dakota.
- Division 11: Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Utah,
and Wyoming.
- Division 12: Arizona, Nevada, and New
Mexico.
- Division 14: Alaska, Oregon, and Washington, Australia, Guam, Hawaii,
Japan,
Korea, Okinawa
(Japan), and The
Philippines.
- Division 16: Belgium, England, France,
Germany, Greece, Greenland, Holland, Iceland, Italy, Spain, Turkey,
and the Azore Islands.
- Direct-Reporting Chapters (DRC) to Headquarters
AFSA: Australia, Guam, Hawaii, Japan, Korea, Okinawa
(Japan), and The Philippines.
AFSA and Auxiliary Chapters are field extensions of
the international organization of AFSA. The governing body of the
chapter, the Executive Council, is an all-volunteer elected body
composed of a President, Vice President and at least three elected or
appointed trustees. These officials conduct the day-to-day affairs of
the chapter, plan, organize and implement the chapter's activities
including its extensive legislative program, account and budget for
association funds provided by international or raised locally, recommend
members to the Division for recognition and meet the established field
operations reporting requirements.
AFSA Headquarters provides management and
administrative support to the all-volunteer field organization.
Current as of: 3/18/2010
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