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Readiness</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="padding-bottom:0.4em; border-bottom:solid 1px #ccd2d9;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_U.S._Under_Secretary_of_Defense.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Flag_of_the_U.S._Under_Secretary_of_Defense.svg/120px-Flag_of_the_U.S._Under_Secretary_of_Defense.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="85" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Flag_of_the_U.S._Under_Secretary_of_Defense.svg/180px-Flag_of_the_U.S._Under_Secretary_of_Defense.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Flag_of_the_U.S._Under_Secretary_of_Defense.svg/240px-Flag_of_the_U.S._Under_Secretary_of_Defense.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="527" data-file-height="373" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Flag of an Under Secretary of Defense</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" 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/></a></span></div><div style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;">Incumbent<br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ashish_Vazirani&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ashish Vazirani (page does not exist)">Ashish Vazirani</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Acting_(law)" title="Acting (law)">Acting</a> </div>since 8 September 2023</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Defense" title="United States Department of Defense">Department of Defense</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Abbreviation</th><td class="infobox-data">USD (P&R)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Member of</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Office_of_the_Secretary_of_Defense" title="Office of the Secretary of Defense">Office of the Secretary of Defense</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Reports to</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Defense" title="United States Secretary of Defense">Secretary of Defense</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Appointer</th><td class="infobox-data">The <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">President</a><br />with <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">Senate</a> <a href="/wiki/Advice_and_consent" title="Advice and consent">advice and consent</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Term_of_office" title="Term of office">Term length</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/At_the_pleasure_of_the_President" class="mw-redirect" title="At the pleasure of the President">At the pleasure of the President</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formation</th><td class="infobox-data">16 March 1994<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1994-03-16</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First holder</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Edwin_Dorn" title="Edwin Dorn">Edwin Dorn</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Salary</th><td class="infobox-data">$165,300</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://prhome.defense.gov">Official website</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness</b>, or <b>USD (P&R)</b> is a high-ranking civilian position in the <a href="/wiki/Office_of_the_Secretary_of_Defense" title="Office of the Secretary of Defense">Office of the Secretary of Defense</a> (OSD) within the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Defense" title="United States Department of Defense">United States Department of Defense</a> responsible for advising the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Defense" title="United States Secretary of Defense">secretary</a> and <a href="/wiki/United_States_Deputy_Secretary_of_Defense" title="United States Deputy Secretary of Defense">deputy secretary of defense</a> on <a href="/wiki/Recruitment" title="Recruitment">recruitment</a>, <a href="/wiki/Career_development" title="Career development">career development</a>, pay and benefits, and oversight of the state of military readiness. The under secretary is appointed from civilian life by the <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">president</a> and confirmed by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">Senate</a> to serve at the pleasure of the President. </p><p><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ashish_Vazirani&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ashish Vazirani (page does not exist)">Ashish Vazirani</a> is the current acting under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness, serving since 8 September 2023. Additionally, he exercises day-to-day supervision of the Department of Defense Education Activity and the Defense Commissary Agency.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The previous most recent under secretary was <a href="/wiki/Gil_Cisneros" title="Gil Cisneros">Gil Cisneros</a>, who served from 24 August 2021 to 8 September 2023. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Overview">Overview</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Under_Secretary_of_Defense_for_Personnel_and_Readiness&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Overview"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <b>Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (OUSD(P&R))</b> is the principal staff element for the Department of Defense for all human resources, <a href="/wiki/Human_capital" title="Human capital">human capital</a> development, and personnel logistics matters. The USD(P&R) has oversight of the <a href="/wiki/Defense_Commissary_Agency" title="Defense Commissary Agency">Defense Commissary Agency</a>, <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Defense_Education_Activity" title="Department of Defense Education Activity">Department of Defense Education Activity</a>, <a href="/wiki/Defense_Human_Resources_Activity" title="Defense Human Resources Activity">Defense Human Resources Activity</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Military_Health_System" title="Military Health System">Military Health System</a>, and the Defense Travel Management Office. The USD(P&R) is also responsible for training, health affairs, <a href="/wiki/United_States_National_Guard" class="mw-redirect" title="United States National Guard">National Guard</a> and <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Reserve" title="United States Army Reserve">Reserve</a> affairs, personnel requirements for weapons support, and military and civilian family matters, subject to the authority of the Secretary of Defense.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Through the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Military Personnel Policy, the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Military_Entrance_Processing_Command" title="United States Military Entrance Processing Command">United States Military Entrance Processing Command</a> also reports to the Under Secretary.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>With the rank of <i>Under Secretary</i>, the USD(P&R) is a Level III position within the <a href="/wiki/Executive_Schedule" title="Executive Schedule">Executive Schedule</a>. Since January 2010, the annual rate of pay for Level III is $165,300. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Under_Secretary_of_Defense_for_Personnel_and_Readiness&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The position was first mandated by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (P.L. 103-160), signed by President <a href="/wiki/Bill_Clinton" title="Bill Clinton">Clinton</a> on 30 November 1993.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Defense Directive 5124.2, passed 17 March 1994, officially established the position, incorporating the functions of the Assistant Secretary of Defense(Force Management and Personnel) and authorizing authority over the <a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_Defense_for_Reserve_Affairs" class="mw-redirect" title="Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs">Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_Defense_for_Health_Affairs" title="Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs">Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-history_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-history-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 was signed on 5 October 1999, the Under Secretary has been responsible for establishing standards on deployment of units away from assigned duty stations, the length of time they may be away for a <a href="/wiki/Military_deployment" title="Military deployment">deployment</a> away from assigned duty stations, and for establishing systems for reporting tracking deployments.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>When created in 1993, the USD(P&R) assumed authority primarily over three DoD offices: the <a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_Defense_for_Health_Affairs" title="Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs">Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs</a>, <a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_Defense_for_Reserve_Affairs" class="mw-redirect" title="Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs">Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_Defense_for_Force_Management_Policy" class="mw-redirect" title="Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Management Policy">Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Management Policy</a>. The ASD(FMP) has since been abolished, its responsibilities assumed by other officials reporting to the USD(P&R). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reporting_officials">Reporting officials</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Under_Secretary_of_Defense_for_Personnel_and_Readiness&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Reporting officials"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Officials reporting to the USD (P&R) include: </p> <ul><li>Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness</li> <li>Military Deputy to the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness <ul><li>Director, Office of Diversity Management and Equal Opportunity <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Defense_Equal_Opportunity_Management_Institute" title="Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute">Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute</a></li></ul></li> <li>Director, Defense Suicide Prevention Office</li> <li>Director, Personnel Risk Reduction Office</li></ul></li> <li>Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_Defense_for_Health_Affairs" title="Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs">Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_Health_System" title="Military Health System">Military Health System</a></li> <li>Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Wounded Warrior Care & Transition Policy</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_Defense_for_Manpower_and_Reserve_Affairs" title="Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs">Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs</a> <ul><li>Director, <a href="/wiki/Defense_Commissary_Agency" title="Defense Commissary Agency">Defense Commissary Agency</a></li> <li>Director, <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Defense_Education_Activity" title="Department of Defense Education Activity">Department of Defense Education Activity</a></li> <li>Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Civilian Personnel Policy</li> <li>Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Military Personnel Policy</li> <li>Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Military Community and Family Policy</li> <li>Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness</li> <li>Director, Office of Total Force Planning & Requirements</li> <li>Director, Transition to Veterans Program Office</li></ul></li> <li>Director, <a href="/wiki/Defense_Human_Resources_Activity" title="Defense Human Resources Activity">Defense Human Resources Activity</a></li> <li>Director, DoD/VA Collaboration Office</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Budget">Budget</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Under_Secretary_of_Defense_for_Personnel_and_Readiness&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Budget"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Budget_totals">Budget totals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Under_Secretary_of_Defense_for_Personnel_and_Readiness&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Budget totals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The annual budget for the USD (P&R) is contained in the Office of the Secretary of Defense's (OSD) budget, under the Defense-Wide Operation and Maintenance (O&M) account. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>USD Personnel and Readiness Budget, FY 10-12 ($ in thousands)<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" width="220">Line Item </th> <th scope="col" width="120">FY10 Actual </th> <th scope="col" width="120">FY11 Estimate </th> <th scope="col" width="120">FY12 Request </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" align="center"><b>Core OSD Operating Program</b><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Civilian Pay and Benefits, USD (P&R)</td> <td>23,688</td> <td>35,457</td> <td>24,816 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" align="center"><b>Program Structure</b><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Contracts and other Support Services</td> <td>1,000</td> <td>1,007</td> <td>995 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Advancing Diversity and Equal Opportunity Program</td> <td>8,500</td> <td>8,925</td> <td>9,667 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs)</td> <td>2,219</td> <td>2,393</td> <td>1,131 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Assistant Secretary of Defense (Reserve Affairs)</td> <td>2,364</td> <td>2,691</td> <td>2,018 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Combatant Commander's Exercise</td> <td>688,632</td> <td>760,837</td> <td>766,450 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Defense Safety Oversight Council</td> <td>10,692</td> <td>12,615</td> <td>12,550 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Defense Readiness Reporting System</td> <td>13,354</td> <td>6,900</td> <td>3,882 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Lost Work Days System</td> <td>3,230</td> <td>3,060</td> <td>3,032 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Military Personnel Policy Naturalization Support</td> <td>5,799</td> <td>6,345</td> <td>6,463 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Military Spouse Intern Program</td> <td>0</td> <td>17,500</td> <td>16,689 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Studies Program</td> <td>0</td> <td>2,820</td> <td>2,792 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Training Transformation</td> <td>6,563</td> <td>6,035</td> <td>5,112 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Wounded Warrior Care and Transition Policy</td> <td>43,664</td> <td>79,412</td> <td>77,623 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Travel</td> <td>1,338</td> <td>1,402</td> <td>817 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" align="center"><b>Overseas Contingency Operations</b><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>OCO OUSD (Intel)</td> <td>2,064</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" align="center"><b>Totals</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Total Budget</b></td> <td><b>813,107</b></td> <td><b>947,399</b></td> <td><b>934,037</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Budget_features">Budget features</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Under_Secretary_of_Defense_for_Personnel_and_Readiness&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Budget features"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b>Contracts and other Support Services</b> - Funds contracts and other support services for mission requirements, including Intergovernmental Personnel Act requirements</li> <li><b>Advancing Diversity and Equal Opportunity Program</b> - Funding to increase the number of people with targeted disabilities in the federal civilian workforce to support the DoD goal of two percent DoD-wide, emphasizing the benefit for wounded service members</li> <li><b>Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs)</b> - ASD (HA) is the principal medical staff advisor to the Secretary of Defense and principal program manager for all DoD health matters to include medical readiness, health care delivery, preventive medicine, medical military construction, and the procurement, development, training and retention of medical military and civilian personnel</li> <li><b>Assistant Secretary of Defense (Reserve Affairs)</b> - Funds managed by ASD (RA) are utilized to conduct valuable research and analysis for specific topics and issues that arise related to the National Guard and military Reserve components</li> <li><b>Combatant Commander's Exercise Engagement and Training Transformation (CE2T2)</b> - The program was established as a result of direction from the Quadrennial Defense Review that re-aligned and consolidated joint training programs and applies resulting efficiencies against new mission areas and existing joint training shortfalls</li> <li><b>Defense Safety Oversight Council (DSOC)</b> - Supports safety initiatives to reduce and prevent injuries to Defense Department personnel</li> <li><b>Defense Readiness Reporting System (DRRS)</b> - Allows for quick analysis of force capability issues, effective program oversight, operator training, and data maintenance</li> <li><b>Lost Work Days System</b> - Lost Work Days aims to increase operational readiness by providing data and analysis to eliminate preventable mishaps</li> <li><b>Military Personnel Policy (MPP) Naturalization Support</b> - Funding to pay <a href="/wiki/U.S._Citizenship_and_Immigration_Services" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services">U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services</a> in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Homeland_Security" title="United States Department of Homeland Security">United States Department of Homeland Security</a> to not charge fees to military members applying for naturalization to become US citizens</li> <li><b>Military Spouse Intern Program</b> - Assists eligible spouses of active duty military in obtaining positions in federal agencies by paying the spouses' salary and benefits for the first year of employment</li> <li><b>Studies Program</b> - The Department contracts for assistance in facilitating studies that improve the overall operation and efficiency of the OUSD(P&R) and the programs over which it exercises oversight</li> <li><b>Training Transformation</b> - Provides oversight of the Department's Joint training effort</li> <li><b>Wounded Warrior Care and Transition Policy (WWCTP)</b> - Funds WWCTP operations that provide OSD-level oversight of the development and implementation of comprehensive disability, non-medical care and case management, and transition programs, policies and standards Department-wide</li> <li><b>Travel</b> - Funds employee travel to support USD(P&R) mission</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Office_holders">Office holders</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Under_Secretary_of_Defense_for_Personnel_and_Readiness&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Office holders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align"> <caption>Under Secretaries of Defense (Personnel and Readiness)<sup id="cite_ref-history_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-history-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" width="30">No. </th> <th scope="col" width="75">Portrait </th> <th scope="col" width="200">Name </th> <th scope="col" width="280">Tenure </th> <th scope="col" width="215">Secretary(ies) of Defense Served Under </th> <th scope="col" width="215">President(s) Served Under </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1</td> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Portrait_of_Edwin_Dorn,_Under_Secretary_of_Defense,_Personnel_and_Readiness.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Portrait_of_Edwin_Dorn%2C_Under_Secretary_of_Defense%2C_Personnel_and_Readiness.jpg/75px-Portrait_of_Edwin_Dorn%2C_Under_Secretary_of_Defense%2C_Personnel_and_Readiness.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Portrait_of_Edwin_Dorn%2C_Under_Secretary_of_Defense%2C_Personnel_and_Readiness.jpg/113px-Portrait_of_Edwin_Dorn%2C_Under_Secretary_of_Defense%2C_Personnel_and_Readiness.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Portrait_of_Edwin_Dorn%2C_Under_Secretary_of_Defense%2C_Personnel_and_Readiness.jpg/150px-Portrait_of_Edwin_Dorn%2C_Under_Secretary_of_Defense%2C_Personnel_and_Readiness.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2402" data-file-height="2999" /></a></span></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Edwin_Dorn" title="Edwin Dorn">Edwin Dorn</a></td> <td rowspan="2">16 March 1994 – 7 July 1997</td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_J._Perry" title="William J. Perry">William Perry</a></td> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Clinton" title="Bill Clinton">Bill Clinton</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/William_Cohen" title="William Cohen">William Cohen</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rudy_de_Leon,_official_military_photo,_1997.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Rudy_de_Leon%2C_official_military_photo%2C_1997.jpg/75px-Rudy_de_Leon%2C_official_military_photo%2C_1997.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="98" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Rudy_de_Leon%2C_official_military_photo%2C_1997.jpg/113px-Rudy_de_Leon%2C_official_military_photo%2C_1997.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Rudy_de_Leon%2C_official_military_photo%2C_1997.jpg/150px-Rudy_de_Leon%2C_official_military_photo%2C_1997.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2298" data-file-height="2991" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rudy_de_Leon" title="Rudy de Leon">Rudy de Leon</a></td> <td>5 August 1997 – 31 March 2000 </td></tr> <tr> <td>-</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Defense.gov_News_Photo_970912-A-3569D-001.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Defense.gov_News_Photo_970912-A-3569D-001.jpg/75px-Defense.gov_News_Photo_970912-A-3569D-001.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Defense.gov_News_Photo_970912-A-3569D-001.jpg/113px-Defense.gov_News_Photo_970912-A-3569D-001.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Defense.gov_News_Photo_970912-A-3569D-001.jpg/150px-Defense.gov_News_Photo_970912-A-3569D-001.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Cragin" title="Charles Cragin">Charles Cragin</a> (acting)</td> <td>31 March 2000 – 23 May 2000 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bernard_Rostker.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Bernard_Rostker.jpg/75px-Bernard_Rostker.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Bernard_Rostker.jpg/113px-Bernard_Rostker.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Bernard_Rostker.jpg/150px-Bernard_Rostker.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bernard_D._Rostker" title="Bernard D. Rostker">Bernard D. Rostker</a></td> <td>23 May 2000 – 19 January 2001 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">4</td> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dr_David_S_C_Chu.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Dr_David_S_C_Chu.jpg/75px-Dr_David_S_C_Chu.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Dr_David_S_C_Chu.jpg/113px-Dr_David_S_C_Chu.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Dr_David_S_C_Chu.jpg/150px-Dr_David_S_C_Chu.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/David_S._C._Chu" title="David S. C. Chu">David S. C. Chu</a></td> <td rowspan="2">1 June 2001 – 20 January 2009</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Donald_Rumsfeld" title="Donald Rumsfeld">Donald Rumsfeld</a></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush">George W. Bush</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Robert_Gates" title="Robert Gates">Robert Gates</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>-</td> <td></td> <td>Gail H. McGinn (acting)</td> <td>21 January 2009 – 8 February 2010</td> <td rowspan="10"><a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">5</td> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Stanley_Clifford.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Stanley_Clifford.JPG/75px-Stanley_Clifford.JPG" decoding="async" width="75" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Stanley_Clifford.JPG/113px-Stanley_Clifford.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Stanley_Clifford.JPG/150px-Stanley_Clifford.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Clifford_Stanley" class="mw-redirect" title="Clifford Stanley">Clifford Stanley</a></td> <td rowspan="2">9 February 2010 – 27 October 2011 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Leon_Panetta" title="Leon Panetta">Leon Panetta</a><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>-</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:JoAnnRooney.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/JoAnnRooney.jpg/75px-JoAnnRooney.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/JoAnnRooney.jpg/113px-JoAnnRooney.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/JoAnnRooney.jpg/150px-JoAnnRooney.jpg 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jo_Ann_Rooney" title="Jo Ann Rooney">Jo Ann Rooney</a> (acting)<sup id="cite_ref-prhome.defense.gov_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-prhome.defense.gov-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>27 October 2011 – 8 June 2012 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Erin_C._Conaton_USDPR.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Erin_C._Conaton_USDPR.jpg/75px-Erin_C._Conaton_USDPR.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Erin_C._Conaton_USDPR.jpg/113px-Erin_C._Conaton_USDPR.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Erin_C._Conaton_USDPR.jpg/150px-Erin_C._Conaton_USDPR.jpg 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Erin_C._Conaton" title="Erin C. Conaton">Erin C. Conaton</a><sup id="cite_ref-prhome.defense.gov_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-prhome.defense.gov-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>8 June 2012 – 31 December 2012 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">7</td> <td rowspan="3"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Jessica_Wright_DOD_2012_photo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Jessica_Wright_DOD_2012_photo.jpg/75px-Jessica_Wright_DOD_2012_photo.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Jessica_Wright_DOD_2012_photo.jpg/113px-Jessica_Wright_DOD_2012_photo.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Jessica_Wright_DOD_2012_photo.jpg/150px-Jessica_Wright_DOD_2012_photo.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Jessica_L._Wright" title="Jessica L. Wright">Jessica Wright</a></td> <td rowspan="3">1 January 2013 – 31 March 2015 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Hagel" title="Chuck Hagel">Chuck Hagel</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Ash_Carter" title="Ash Carter">Ash Carter</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>-</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Brad_carson23.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Brad_carson23.jpg/75px-Brad_carson23.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Brad_carson23.jpg/113px-Brad_carson23.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Brad_carson23.jpg/150px-Brad_carson23.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brad_Carson" title="Brad Carson">Brad Carson</a> (acting)</td> <td>2 April 2015 – 8 April 2016 </td></tr> <tr> <td>-</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Peter_Levine_(DOD)_Headshot.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Peter Levine (DOD) Headshot"><img alt="Peter Levine (DOD) Headshot" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Peter_Levine_%28DOD%29_Headshot.JPG/75px-Peter_Levine_%28DOD%29_Headshot.JPG" decoding="async" width="75" height="97" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Peter_Levine_%28DOD%29_Headshot.JPG/113px-Peter_Levine_%28DOD%29_Headshot.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Peter_Levine_%28DOD%29_Headshot.JPG/150px-Peter_Levine_%28DOD%29_Headshot.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1700" data-file-height="2200" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Peter_Levine_(civil_servant)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Peter Levine (civil servant) (page does not exist)">Peter Levine</a> (acting)</td> <td>8 April 2016 – 20 January 2017 </td></tr> <tr> <td>-</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Anthony_Kurta_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Anthony_Kurta_%28cropped%29.jpg/75px-Anthony_Kurta_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="101" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Anthony_Kurta_%28cropped%29.jpg/113px-Anthony_Kurta_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Anthony_Kurta_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Anthony_Kurta_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2164" data-file-height="2914" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Kurta" title="Anthony Kurta">Anthony Kurta</a> (acting)</td> <td>20 January 2017 – 30 November 2017</td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Mattis" title="Jim Mattis">Jim Mattis</a></td> <td rowspan="8"><a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Robert_Wilkie_official_photo_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Robert_Wilkie_official_photo_%28cropped%29.jpg/75px-Robert_Wilkie_official_photo_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="104" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Robert_Wilkie_official_photo_%28cropped%29.jpg/113px-Robert_Wilkie_official_photo_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Robert_Wilkie_official_photo_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Robert_Wilkie_official_photo_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="501" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Wilkie" title="Robert Wilkie">Robert Wilkie</a></td> <td>30 November 2017 – 30 July 2018 </td></tr> <tr> <td>-</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Stephanie_Barna.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Stephanie_Barna.jpg/75px-Stephanie_Barna.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Stephanie_Barna.jpg/113px-Stephanie_Barna.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Stephanie_Barna.jpg/150px-Stephanie_Barna.jpg 2x" data-file-width="235" data-file-height="294" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stephanie_Barna" title="Stephanie Barna">Stephanie Barna</a> (acting)</td> <td>30 July 2018 – 22 October 2018 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">-</td> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:James_N._Stewart_official_photo_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/James_N._Stewart_official_photo_%28cropped%29.jpg/75px-James_N._Stewart_official_photo_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="105" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/James_N._Stewart_official_photo_%28cropped%29.jpg/113px-James_N._Stewart_official_photo_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/James_N._Stewart_official_photo_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-James_N._Stewart_official_photo_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1100" data-file-height="1540" /></a></span></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/James_N._Stewart" title="James N. Stewart">James N. Stewart</a> (acting)</td> <td rowspan="2">22 October 2018 – 13 December 2019 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Mark_Esper" title="Mark Esper">Mark Esper</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>-</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Donovan_PTDO_USD_P-R.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Donovan_PTDO_USD_P-R.jpg/75px-Donovan_PTDO_USD_P-R.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Donovan_PTDO_USD_P-R.jpg/113px-Donovan_PTDO_USD_P-R.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Donovan_PTDO_USD_P-R.jpg/150px-Donovan_PTDO_USD_P-R.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Donovan" title="Matthew Donovan">Matthew Donovan</a> (acting)</td> <td>13 December 2019 – 2 March 2020 </td></tr> <tr> <td>-</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Alexis_Lasselle_Ross_Picture.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Alexis_Lasselle_Ross_Picture.png/75px-Alexis_Lasselle_Ross_Picture.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Alexis_Lasselle_Ross_Picture.png/113px-Alexis_Lasselle_Ross_Picture.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Alexis_Lasselle_Ross_Picture.png/150px-Alexis_Lasselle_Ross_Picture.png 2x" data-file-width="350" data-file-height="437" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alexis_Lasselle_Ross&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Alexis Lasselle Ross (page does not exist)">Alexis Lasselle Ross</a> (acting)</td> <td>3 March 2020 – 23 March 2020 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Donovan_PTDO_USD_P-R.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Donovan_PTDO_USD_P-R.jpg/75px-Donovan_PTDO_USD_P-R.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Donovan_PTDO_USD_P-R.jpg/113px-Donovan_PTDO_USD_P-R.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Donovan_PTDO_USD_P-R.jpg/150px-Donovan_PTDO_USD_P-R.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Donovan" title="Matthew Donovan">Matthew Donovan</a></td> <td>23 March 2020 – 20 January 2021 </td></tr> <tr> <td>-</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Virginia_S._Penrod_(2).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Virginia_S._Penrod_%282%29.jpg/75px-Virginia_S._Penrod_%282%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="95" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Virginia_S._Penrod_%282%29.jpg/113px-Virginia_S._Penrod_%282%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Virginia_S._Penrod_%282%29.jpg/150px-Virginia_S._Penrod_%282%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1609" data-file-height="2048" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Virginia_S._Penrod&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Virginia S. Penrod (page does not exist)">Virginia S. Penrod</a> (acting)</td> <td>20 January 2021 – 24 August 2021<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Austin" title="Lloyd Austin">Lloyd Austin</a></td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Biden" title="Joe Biden">Joe Biden</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gilbert_Cisneros,_Under_Secretary_of_Defense.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Gilbert_Cisneros%2C_Under_Secretary_of_Defense.jpg/75px-Gilbert_Cisneros%2C_Under_Secretary_of_Defense.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Gilbert_Cisneros%2C_Under_Secretary_of_Defense.jpg/113px-Gilbert_Cisneros%2C_Under_Secretary_of_Defense.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Gilbert_Cisneros%2C_Under_Secretary_of_Defense.jpg/150px-Gilbert_Cisneros%2C_Under_Secretary_of_Defense.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gil_Cisneros" title="Gil Cisneros">Gil Cisneros</a></td> <td>24 August 2021 – 8 September 2023 </td></tr> <tr> <td>-</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ashish_Vazirani,_Deputy_Under_Secretary_of_Defense.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Ashish_Vazirani%2C_Deputy_Under_Secretary_of_Defense.jpg/75px-Ashish_Vazirani%2C_Deputy_Under_Secretary_of_Defense.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Ashish_Vazirani%2C_Deputy_Under_Secretary_of_Defense.jpg/113px-Ashish_Vazirani%2C_Deputy_Under_Secretary_of_Defense.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Ashish_Vazirani%2C_Deputy_Under_Secretary_of_Defense.jpg/150px-Ashish_Vazirani%2C_Deputy_Under_Secretary_of_Defense.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ashish_Vazirani&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ashish Vazirani (page does not exist)">Ashish Vazirani</a> (acting)</td> <td>8 September 2023 – present </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Principal_Deputy">Principal Deputy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Under_Secretary_of_Defense_for_Personnel_and_Readiness&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Principal Deputy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <b>Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (PDUSD(P&R))</b> is the Under Secretary's chief staff assistant. PDUSD (P&R) is delegated full power and authority to act for the USD(P&R) and exercise the powers of the USD(P&R) on any and all matters that the USD(P&R) is authorized to act, except in those areas where delegation of the USD(P&R) authority is otherwise restricted by higher authority or prohibited by law. </p><p>Established as the <i>Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness)</i> by the <i>National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2002 (P.L. 107-107)</i>, the post took over the duties of the <a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_Defense_for_Force_Management_Policy" class="mw-redirect" title="Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Management Policy">Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Management Policy</a>, which was then abolished. The DUSD(P&R) was re-designated <i>Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness)</i>, or PDUSD(P&R) in July 2003 by DoD Directive 5124.8.<sup id="cite_ref-history_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-history-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of 2012, the position again holds the rank of Principal Deputy Under Secretary. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <caption>Principal Deputy Under Secretaries of Defense for Personnel and Readiness<sup id="cite_ref-history_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-history-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" width="180">Name </th> <th scope="col" width="280">Tenure </th> <th width="180">USD(P&R) served under </th> <th scope="col" width="215">SecDef(s) served under </th> <th scope="col" width="215">President(s) served under </th></tr> <tr> <td>Charles S. Abell</td> <td>14 November 2002 – 11 July 2006</td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/David_S._C._Chu" title="David S. C. Chu">David S. C. Chu</a></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Donald_H._Rumsfeld" class="mw-redirect" title="Donald H. Rumsfeld">Donald H. Rumsfeld</a></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush">George W. Bush</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Michael L. Dominguez</td> <td>11 July 2006 – 20 January 2009 </td></tr> <tr> <td>William J. Carr (acting)</td> <td>20 January 2009 – 8 February 2010</td> <td>Michael L. Dominguez (acting)</td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Robert_M._Gates" class="mw-redirect" title="Robert M. Gates">Robert M. Gates</a></td> <td rowspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Lynn C. Simpson (performing the duties of)</td> <td>8 February 2010 – 2 June 2011</td> <td>Gail McGinn (acting) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Jo Ann Rooney</td> <td>2 June 2011 - 24 May 2012</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Clifford_Stanley" class="mw-redirect" title="Clifford Stanley">Clifford Stanley</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Leon_Panetta" title="Leon Panetta">Leon Panetta</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Vacant</td> <td>24 May 2012 – 30 July 2014</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jessica_L._Wright" title="Jessica L. Wright">Jessica L. Wright</a> (acting)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Hagel" title="Chuck Hagel">Chuck Hagel</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Laura Junor</td> <td>31 July 2014 – May 2015</td> <td>Jessica L. Wright<br /><a href="/wiki/Brad_Carson" title="Brad Carson">Brad Carson</a> (acting)</td> <td>Chuck Hagel<br /><a href="/wiki/Ashton_Carter" class="mw-redirect" title="Ashton Carter">Ashton Carter</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Stephanie_Barna" title="Stephanie Barna">Stephanie Barna</a> (acting)</td> <td>April 8, 2016 – January 20, 2017</td> <td>Peter Levine (acting)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ashton_Carter" class="mw-redirect" title="Ashton Carter">Ashton Carter</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>William G. Bushman (performing the duties of)</td> <td>29 June 2019 – 20 January 2021</td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_N._Stewart" title="James N. Stewart">James N. Stewart</a> (acting) <br /> <a href="/wiki/Matthew_Donovan" title="Matthew Donovan">Matthew Donovan</a> (acting) <br /> Alexis Lasselle Ross (acting) <br /> Matthew Donovan</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_Esper" title="Mark Esper">Mark Esper</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Julie Blanks (performing the duties of)</td> <td>20 January 2021 – 13 July 2022</td> <td>Virginia S. 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<dd><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Austin" title="Lloyd Austin">Lloyd Austin</a></b></span></dd></dl> <dl><dt><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Deputy_Secretary_of_Defense" title="United States Deputy Secretary of Defense">Deputy Secretary of Defense</a></span></dt> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Kathleen_Hicks" title="Kathleen Hicks">Kathleen Hicks</a></span></dd></dl> <dl><dt><span class="nowrap">Secretaries of the Military Departments</span></dt> <dd><span class="nowrap"><br /><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Army" title="United States Secretary of the Army">Secretary of the Army</a>: <a href="/wiki/Christine_Wormuth" title="Christine Wormuth">Christine Wormuth</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Navy" title="United States Secretary of the Navy">Secretary of the Navy</a>: <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Del_Toro" title="Carlos Del Toro">Carlos Del Toro</a></span></dd> <dd><span 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Brown Jr.">Charles Q. Brown Jr.</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">USAF</a><br /></span></dd></dl> <dl><dt><span class="nowrap">Under Secretaries of Defense for</span></dt> <dd><span class="nowrap"><br /><a href="/wiki/Under_Secretary_of_Defense_for_Acquisition_and_Sustainment" title="Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment">Acquisition and Sustainment</a>: <a href="/w/index.php?title=William_A._LaPlante&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="William A. LaPlante (page does not exist)">William A. LaPlante</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Under_Secretary_of_Defense_for_Research_and_Engineering" title="Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering">Research and Engineering</a>: <a href="/wiki/Heidi_Shyu" title="Heidi Shyu">Heidi Shyu</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Under_Secretary_of_Defense_for_Policy" title="Under Secretary of Defense for Policy">Policy</a>: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Amanda_J._Dory&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Amanda J. Dory (page does not exist)">Amanda J. Dory</a> (acting)</span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Under_Secretary_of_Defense_(Comptroller)" title="Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)">Comptroller/Chief Financial Officer</a>: <a href="/wiki/Michael_J._McCord" title="Michael J. McCord">Michael J. McCord</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Personnel and Readiness</a>: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ashish_Vazirani&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ashish Vazirani (page does not exist)">Ashish Vazirani</a> (acting)</span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Under_Secretary_of_Defense_for_Intelligence" class="mw-redirect" title="Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence">Intelligence</a>: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Milancy_Harris&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Milancy Harris (page does not exist)">Milancy Harris</a> (acting)</span></dd></dl> <dl><dt><span class="nowrap">Under Secretaries of the Military Departments</span></dt> <dd><span class="nowrap"><br /><a href="/wiki/United_States_Under_Secretary_of_the_Army" title="United States Under Secretary of the Army">Under Secretary of the Army</a>: <a href="/wiki/Gabe_Camarillo" title="Gabe Camarillo">Gabe Camarillo</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Under_Secretary_of_the_Navy" title="United States Under Secretary of the Navy">Under Secretary of the Navy</a>: <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Mancinelli" title="Thomas Mancinelli">Thomas Mancinelli</a> (acting)</span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Under_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force" title="United States Under Secretary of the Air Force">Under Secretary of the Air Force</a>: <a href="/wiki/Melissa_Dalton" title="Melissa Dalton">Melissa Dalton</a></span></dd></dl> <dl><dt><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Vice_Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff" title="Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff">Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff</a></span></dt> <dd><span class="nowrap">ADM <a href="/wiki/Christopher_W._Grady" title="Christopher W. Grady">Christopher W. Grady</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">USN</a><br /></span></dd></dl> <dl><dt><span class="nowrap">Chiefs of the Military Services</span></dt> <dd><span class="nowrap"><br /><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Chief of Staff of the United States Army">Chief of Staff of the Army</a>: GEN <a href="/wiki/Randy_George" title="Randy George">Randy A. George</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Commandant_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Commandant of the United States Marine Corps">Commandant of the Marine Corps</a>: Gen <a href="/wiki/Eric_Smith_(general)" title="Eric Smith (general)">Eric M. Smith</a> </span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Naval_Operations" title="Chief of Naval Operations">Chief of Naval Operations</a>: ADM <a href="/wiki/Lisa_Franchetti" title="Lisa Franchetti">Lisa M. Franchetti</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force">Chief of Staff of the Air Force</a>: Gen <a href="/wiki/David_W._Allvin" title="David W. Allvin">David W. Allvin</a> </span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Space_Operations" title="Chief of Space Operations">Chief of Space Operations</a>: Gen <a href="/wiki/B._Chance_Saltzman" title="B. Chance Saltzman">B. Chance Saltzman</a></span></dd></dl> <dl><dt><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_National_Guard_Bureau" title="Chief of the National Guard Bureau">Chief of the National Guard Bureau</a></span></dt> <dd><span class="nowrap">Gen <a href="/wiki/Steven_Nordhaus" title="Steven Nordhaus">Steven S. Nordhaus</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">USAF</a></span></dd></dl> <dl><dt><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Unified_combatant_command" title="Unified combatant command">Unified Combatant Command</a> Commanders</span></dt> <dd><span class="nowrap"><br /><a href="/wiki/United_States_Africa_Command" title="United States Africa Command">Africa</a>: Gen <a href="/wiki/Michael_Langley" title="Michael Langley">Michael E. Langley</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">USMC</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Central_Command" title="United States Central Command">Central</a>: GEN <a href="/wiki/Michael_Kurilla" title="Michael Kurilla">Michael E. Kurilla</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">USA</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Cyber_Command" title="United States Cyber Command">Cyber</a>: Gen <a href="/wiki/Timothy_D._Haugh" title="Timothy D. Haugh">Timothy D. Haugh</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">USAF</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/United_States_European_Command" title="United States European Command">European</a>: GEN <a href="/wiki/Christopher_G._Cavoli" title="Christopher G. Cavoli">Christopher G. Cavoli</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">USA</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Indo-Pacific_Command" title="United States Indo-Pacific Command">Indo-Pacific</a>: ADM <a href="/wiki/Samuel_Paparo" title="Samuel Paparo">Samuel J. 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and Security Agency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defense_Information_Systems_Agency" title="Defense Information Systems Agency">Defense Information Systems Agency</a> (<a href="/wiki/White_House_Communications_Agency" title="White House Communications Agency">White House Communications Agency</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Geospatial-Intelligence_Agency" title="National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency">National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Reconnaissance_Office" title="National Reconnaissance Office">National Reconnaissance Office</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Security_Agency" title="National Security Agency">National Security Agency/Central Security Service</a> (<a href="/wiki/Director_of_the_National_Security_Agency" title="Director of the National Security Agency">Director/Chief</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a 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scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/General_Counsel_of_the_Department_of_Defense" title="General Counsel of the Department of Defense">General Counsel of the Department of Defense</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/General_Counsel_of_the_Department_of_Defense" title="General Counsel of the Department of Defense">Defense Legal Services Agency</a> (Office of Military Commissions)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Chief_Management_Officer_of_the_Department_of_Defense" title="Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense">Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pentagon_Force_Protection_Agency" title="Pentagon Force Protection Agency">Pentagon Force Protection Agency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_Headquarters_Services" title="Washington Headquarters Services">Washington Headquarters Services</a> (<a href="/wiki/White_House_Military_Office" title="White House Military Office">White House Military Office</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="6" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_Defense.svg/100px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_Defense.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_Defense.svg/150px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_Defense.svg.png 1.5x, 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class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_the_Army" title="United States Department of the Army">Department of the Army</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Army" title="United States Secretary of the Army">Secretary of the Army</a></b> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Office_of_the_Secretary_of_the_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Office of the Secretary of the Army">The Secretariat</a>: <a href="/wiki/United_States_Under_Secretary_of_the_Army" title="United States Under Secretary of the Army">Under Secretary of the Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Army_for_Acquisition,_Logistics,_and_Technology" title="United States Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology">Assistant Secretary for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Army_(Civil_Works)" title="Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works)">Assistant Secretary for Civil Works</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Army_(Financial_Management_and_Comptroller)" title="Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller)">Assistant Secretary (Financial Management and Comptroller)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Army_(Installations,_Energy_and_Environment)" class="mw-redirect" title="Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations, Energy and Environment)">Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Army_(Manpower_and_Reserve_Affairs)" title="Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs)">Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Counsel_of_the_Army" title="General Counsel of the Army">General Counsel of the Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Office_of_the_Administrative_Assistant_to_the_Secretary_of_the_Army" title="Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army">The Administrative Assistant</a> <br /> The Army Staff: <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Chief of Staff of the United States Army">Chief of Staff of the Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vice_Chief_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army">Vice Chief of Staff of the Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sergeant_Major_of_the_Army" title="Sergeant Major of the Army">Sergeant Major of the Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Chief_of_Staff_G-8_of_the_United_States_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Deputy Chief of Staff G-8 of the United States Army">Deputy Chief of Staff G-8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Chaplains_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army">Chief of Chaplains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judge_Advocate_General_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Judge Advocate General of the United States Army">Judge Advocate General</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Provost_Marshal_General" title="United States Army Provost Marshal General">Provost Marshal General</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Surgeon_General_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Surgeon General of the United States Army">Surgeon General</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Army" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Army">U.S. Army</a> field organizations: see <i><a href="/wiki/Structure_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Structure of the United States Army">Structure of the United States Army</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_the_Navy" title="United States Department of the Navy">Department of the Navy</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Navy" title="United States Secretary of the Navy">Secretary of the Navy</a></b> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Office_of_the_Secretary_of_the_Navy" class="mw-redirect" title="Office of the Secretary of the Navy">The Secretariat</a>: <a href="/wiki/United_States_Under_Secretary_of_the_Navy" title="United States Under Secretary of the Navy">Under Secretary of the Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Navy_(Financial_Management_and_Comptroller)" title="Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller)">Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Navy_(Installations_and_Environment)" class="mw-redirect" title="Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Installations and Environment)">Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Installations and Environment)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Navy_(Manpower_and_Reserve_Affairs)" title="Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs)">Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Navy_(Research,_Development_and_Acquisitions)" class="mw-redirect" title="Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisitions)">Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisitions)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Counsel_of_the_Navy" title="General Counsel of the Navy">General Counsel of the Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judge_Advocate_General_of_the_Navy" title="Judge Advocate General of the Navy">Judge Advocate General</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Criminal_Investigative_Service" title="Naval Criminal Investigative Service">Naval Criminal Investigative Service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Inspector_General" title="Naval Inspector General">Naval Inspector General</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Headquarters_Marine_Corps" title="Headquarters Marine Corps">Headquarters Marine Corps</a>: <a href="/wiki/Commandant_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Commandant of the United States Marine Corps">Commandant of the Marine Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Commandant_of_the_Marine_Corps" title="Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps">Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sergeant_Major_of_the_Marine_Corps" title="Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps">Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chaplain_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Chaplain of the United States Marine Corps">Chaplain</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Marine_Corps" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Marine Corps">U.S. Marine Corps</a> field organizations: see <i><a href="/wiki/Organization_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Organization of the United States Marine Corps">Organization of the United States Marine Corps</a></i> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Office_of_the_Chief_of_Naval_Operations" class="mw-redirect" title="Office of the Chief of Naval Operations">Office of the Chief of Naval Operations</a>: <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Naval_Operations" title="Chief of Naval Operations">Chief of Naval Operations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vice_Chief_of_Naval_Operations" title="Vice Chief of Naval Operations">Vice Chief of Naval Operations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Master_Chief_Petty_Officer_of_the_Navy" title="Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy">Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Reactors" title="Naval Reactors">Director of Naval Reactors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Chaplains_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy">Chief of Chaplains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Naval_Personnel" title="Chief of Naval Personnel">Chief of Naval Personnel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Surgeon_General_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="Surgeon General of the United States Navy">Surgeon General</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a> field organizations: see <i><a href="/wiki/Structure_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="Structure of the United States Navy">Structure of the United States Navy</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_the_Air_Force" title="United States Department of the Air Force">Department of the Air Force</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force" title="United States Secretary of the Air Force">Secretary of the Air Force</a></b> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Office_of_the_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Office of the Secretary of the Air Force">The Secretariat</a>: <a href="/wiki/United_States_Under_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force" title="United States Under Secretary of the Air Force">Under Secretary of the Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force_(Acquisition)" class="mw-redirect" title="Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition)">Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force_(Financial_Management_%26_Comptroller)" title="Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Financial Management & Comptroller)">Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Financial Management & Comptroller)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force_(Installations,_Environment_%26_Logistics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Installations, Environment & Logistics)">Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Installations, Environment & Logistics)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force_(Manpower_%26_Reserve_Affairs)" title="Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Manpower & Reserve Affairs)">Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Manpower & Reserve Affairs)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Counsel_of_the_Department_of_the_Air_Force" title="General Counsel of the Department of the Air Force">General Counsel of the Department of the Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Office_of_Special_Investigations" title="Air Force Office of Special Investigations">Air Force Office of Special Investigations</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Air_Staff_(United_States)" title="Air Staff (United States)">The Air Staff</a>: <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force">Chief of Staff of the Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vice_Chief_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force">Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_Master_Sergeant_of_the_Air_Force" title="Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force">Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Chaplains_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force">Chief of Chaplains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Safety_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Chief of Safety of the United States Air Force">Chief of Safety</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_Scientist_of_the_U.S._Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Scientist of the U.S. Air Force">Chief Scientist</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Judge_Advocate_General%27s_Corps" title="United States Air Force Judge Advocate General's Corps">Judge Advocate General</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Surgeon_General_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Surgeon General of the United States Air Force">Surgeon General</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Air Force">U.S. Air Force</a> field organizations: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_Commands_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Major Commands of the United States Air Force">Major Commands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Direct_Reporting_Unit" class="mw-redirect" title="Direct Reporting Unit">Direct Reporting Units</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_Field_Operating_Agencies" title="List of United States Air Force Field Operating Agencies">Field Operating Agencies</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Space_Staff" class="mw-redirect" title="Space Staff">Space Staff</a>: <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Space_Operations" title="Chief of Space Operations">Chief of Space Operations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Space_Force" title="United States Space Force">United States Space Force</a> field organizations</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" 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