General Counsel of the Air Force

General Counsel of the Department of the Air Force SAF/GC
Seal of the Office of the General Counsel
Flag of the General Counsel and the Assistant Secretaries of the Air Force
Incumbent Gordon O. Tanner since 2014
Department of the Air Force Office of the Secretary
Style	The Honorable
Reports to	Secretary of the Air Force Under Secretary of the Air Force
Seat	The Pentagon, Arlington County, Virginia, United States
Appointer	The President with Senate advice and consent
Term length	No fixed term
Constituting instrument	10 U.S.C. § 8019
Formation	1947
First holder	Brackley Shaw
Deputy	Principal Deputy General Counsel
Salary	Executive Schedule, level IV
Website	www.safgc.hq.af.mil

The General Counsel of the Air Force (acronym SAF/GC) is the chief legal officer of the U.S. Department of the Air Force.

By U.S. law, the General Counsel of the Air Force is appointed from civilian life by the President of the United States upon the advice and consent of the United States Senate, and performs such duties as the Secretary of the Air Force specifies.

According to Secretary of the Air Force Order No. 111.5, dated July 14, 2005, "The General Counsel is the chief legal officer and chief ethics official of the Department of the Air Force. Legal opinions issued by the Office of the General Counsel shall be the controlling opinions of the Department of the Air Force. The General Counsel provides advice in accordance with applicable statues on any legal subject and on other matters as directed by the Secretary." In other words, the General Counsel of the Air Force advises the Secretary of the Air Force, the Under Secretary of the Air Force, and the Assistant Secretaries of the Air Force, as well as the Chief of Staff of the Air Force and other military leaders of the United States Air Force on legal matters, other than those statutory duties under the Uniform Code of Military Justice performed by the Judge Advocate General of the Air Force.