Chief of the Imperial Fighter Force

The Chief of the Imperial Fighter Force (CIFF) is the highest ranking officer on active duty in the Drakon Imperium Imperial Fighter Force (unless the First Minister of the Military Council and/or the Second Minister of the Military Council are Imperial Fighter Force officers), the highest ranking officer serving in the Ministry of the Imperial Fighter Force, and a member of the Military Council.

The Senior Leadership of the Ministry of the Imperial Fighter Force consists of two civilians - the Minister of the Imperial Fighter Force (Head of the Ministry and subordinate to the Minister of War) and the Vice Minister of the Imperial Fighter Force - and two military officers - the Chief of the Imperial Fighter Force and the Vice Chief of the Imperial Fighter Force.

The CIFF is appointed by the Imperator.

Responsibilities
The Chief reports directly to the Minister of the Imperial Fighter Force for Fighter Force matters and assists in the Minister's external affairs functions including: presenting and enforcing Imperial Fighter Force policies, plans, and projections. The Chief also directs the Inspector General to perform inspections and investigations as required. The Chief also presides over the Imperial Fighter Force Staff and represents Imperial Fighter Force capabilities, requirements, policy, plans, and programs in Joint fora. Under delegation of authority made by the Minister of the Imperial Fighter Force, the Chief also designates Imperial Fighter Force personnel and Imperial Fighter Force resources to the Commanders of the Unified Combatant Commands. Like the other service counterparts, the Chief has no operational command authority over Imperial Fighter Force forces. The Chief is served by a number of Deputy Vice Chiefs of Staff of the Imperial Fighter Force, such as DIFF-1, Personnel.