| Chain of Command, National |
| President of the United States |
Honorable George W. Bush Jr. |
| Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces |
Honorable George W. Bush Jr. |
| Vice-president of the United States |
Honorable Richard Cheney |
| Secretary of State |
Honorable Condoleezza Rice |
| Secretary of Defense |
Honorable Robert M. Gates |
| Secretary of the Air Force |
Honorable Micheal Wynne |
| Chairman, Joint Chief of Staff |
General Peter Pace, USMC |
| Chief of Staff of the Air Force |
General T. Michael Moseley |
| Air Education and training Commander |
General William R. Looney III |
| Air Force Junior ROTC Director |
Colonel H.B. McCarraher III |
| Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force |
Chief Msgt Gerald Murray Ames |