During mobilization, who can delegate call-up authority to service Secretaries so the Secretary of the Air Force can place ANG and USAF Reserve Forces into RegAF status?

During mobilization, who can delegate call-up authority to service Secretaries so the Secretary of the Air Force can place ANG and USAF Reserve Forces into RegAF status?

• A. The President can unilaterally mobilize all units.
• B. The Department of the Interior controls mobilization decisions for the ANG and USAF Reserve.
• C. The Governor mobilizes state-level units.
• D. The Secretary of Defense can delegate call-up authority to the service Secretaries, allowing the Secretary of the Air Force to call ANG and USAF Reserve Forces to RegAF status.

Answer: (D)

Mobilization authority is exercised through a chain that moves federal activation from the top down. While the President is the Commander-in-Chief and can order mobilization, the practical mechanism to place ANG and USAF Reserve forces into RegAF status is a delegation path through the Department of Defense. The Secretary of Defense can delegate call-up authority to the service Secretaries, and in turn the Secretary of the Air Force can call ANG and USAF Reserve into active duty status (RegAF) under that delegated authority. The Governor handles state-level, not federal, activation, and the Department of the Interior has no role in mobilizing Air Force components. So the correct arrangement is delegation of call-up authority from the Secretary of Defense to the service Secretaries, enabling the Secretary of the Air Force to activate ANG and USAF Reserve to RegAF.

Mobilization authority is exercised through a chain that moves federal activation from the top down. While the President is the Commander-in-Chief and can order mobilization, the practical mechanism to place ANG and USAF Reserve forces into RegAF status is a delegation path through the Department of Defense. The Secretary of Defense can delegate call-up authority to the service Secretaries, and in turn the Secretary of the Air Force can call ANG and USAF Reserve into active duty status (RegAF) under that delegated authority. The Governor handles state-level, not federal, activation, and the Department of the Interior has no role in mobilizing Air Force components. So the correct arrangement is delegation of call-up authority from the Secretary of Defense to the service Secretaries, enabling the Secretary of the Air Force to activate ANG and USAF Reserve to RegAF.