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Haugh">Timothy D. Haugh</a>, USAF<br /></div>since February 2, 2024</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="/wiki/National_Security_Agency" title="National Security Agency">National Security Agency</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Status</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Chief_Executive" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Executive">Chief Executive</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Reports to</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Under_Secretary_of_Defense_for_Intelligence" class="mw-redirect" title="Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence">Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Director_of_National_Intelligence" title="Director of National Intelligence">Director of National Intelligence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Defense" title="United States Secretary of Defense">Secretary of Defense</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Seat_(legal_entity)" title="Seat (legal entity)">Seat</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Fort_Meade" title="Fort Meade">Fort Meade</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Nominator</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"><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">Constituting instrument</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Title_10_of_the_United_States_Code" title="Title 10 of the United States Code">10 U.S.C.</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/201">§ 201</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Precursor</th><td class="infobox-data">Director of the Armed Forces Security Agency</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formation</th><td class="infobox-data">1952</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First holder</th><td class="infobox-data">MG <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Canine" title="Ralph Canine">Ralph Canine</a>, USA</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Deputy</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Director_of_the_National_Security_Agency" title="Deputy Director of the National Security Agency">Deputy Director</a></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://www.nsa.gov/about/leadership/index.shtml">www.nsa.gov</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Director of the National Security Agency</b> (<b>DIRNSA</b>) is the highest-ranking official of the <a href="/wiki/National_Security_Agency" title="National Security Agency">National Security Agency</a>, which is a defense agency within the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Defense" title="United States Department of Defense">U.S. Department of Defense</a>. The director of the NSA also concurrently serves as the chief of the <a href="/wiki/Central_Security_Service" title="Central Security Service">Central Security Service</a> (CHCSS) and as the commander of <a href="/wiki/United_States_Cyber_Command" title="United States Cyber Command">U.S. Cyber Command</a> (USCYBERCOM). As the director of the NSA and the chief of the CSC, the officeholder reports to the <a href="/wiki/Under_Secretary_of_Defense_for_Intelligence" class="mw-redirect" title="Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence">under secretary of defense for intelligence</a>, and as the commander of U.S. Cyber Command, the officeholder reports directly to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Defense" title="United States Secretary of Defense">secretary of defense</a>. </p><p>According to <a href="/wiki/Title_10_of_the_United_States_Code" title="Title 10 of the United States Code">10 U.S.C.</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/201">§ 201</a> of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Code" title="United States Code">United States Code</a>, the director of the NSA is recommended by the secretary of defense and nominated for appointment by the <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">president</a>. The nominee must be confirmed via majority vote by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">Senate</a>. In accordance with Department of Defense Directive 5100.20, dated 23 December 1971, the director of the NSA must always be a commissioned officer of the military services. As the assignment is currently part of a tri-hatted position, the director of the NSA is appointed to the grade of a four-star <a href="/wiki/General_(United_States)" title="General (United States)">general</a> or <a href="/wiki/Admiral_(United_States)" title="Admiral (United States)">admiral</a> during the period of his incumbency. The director's <a href="/wiki/Deputy_Director_of_the_National_Security_Agency" title="Deputy Director of the National Security Agency">deputy</a> is always a technically experienced civilian.<sup id="cite_ref-NSA_Website_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NSA_Website-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="AFSA_directors">AFSA directors</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Director_of_the_National_Security_Agency&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: AFSA directors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_Security_Agency" class="mw-redirect" title="Armed Forces Security Agency">Armed Forces Security Agency</a> was the predecessor to the National Security Agency and existed from 1949 to 1952. </p> <table class="wikitable" border="1" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th colspan="2">Director </th> <th colspan="3">Term </th> <th rowspan="2">Service branch </th> <th rowspan="2">President </th></tr> <tr> <th>Portrait </th> <th>Name </th> <th>Took office </th> <th>Left office </th> <th>Term length </th></tr> <tr> <td><b>1</b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Earl_E._Stone.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Earl_E._Stone.jpg/75px-Earl_E._Stone.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="95" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Earl_E._Stone.jpg/113px-Earl_E._Stone.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Earl_E._Stone.jpg/150px-Earl_E._Stone.jpg 2x" data-file-width="534" data-file-height="678" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rear_admiral_(United_States)#Rear_admiral" title="Rear admiral (United States)">Rear Admiral</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Earl_E._Stone" title="Earl E. Stone">Earl E. Stone</a> </td> <td>1949 </td> <td>1951 </td> <td>2 years </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="U.S. Navy"><img alt="U.S. Navy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg/75px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg/113px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg/150px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="720" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">U.S. Navy</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Harry_S._Truman" title="Harry S. Truman">Harry S. Truman</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>2</b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ralph_Canine,_official_military_portrait.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Ralph_Canine%2C_official_military_portrait.jpg/75px-Ralph_Canine%2C_official_military_portrait.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="96" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Ralph_Canine%2C_official_military_portrait.jpg/113px-Ralph_Canine%2C_official_military_portrait.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Ralph_Canine%2C_official_military_portrait.jpg/150px-Ralph_Canine%2C_official_military_portrait.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2313" data-file-height="2973" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Major_general_(United_States)" title="Major general (United States)">Major General</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Ralph_Canine" title="Ralph Canine">Ralph Canine</a> </td> <td>1951 </td> <td>1952 </td> <td>1 year </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="U.S. Army"><img alt="U.S. Army" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/75px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/113px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/150px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">U.S. Army</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="NSA_directors">NSA directors</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Director_of_the_National_Security_Agency&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: NSA directors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" border="1" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th colspan="2">Director </th> <th colspan="3">Term </th> <th rowspan="2">Service branch </th> <th rowspan="2">President </th></tr> <tr> <th>Portrait </th> <th>Name </th> <th>Took office </th> <th>Left office </th> <th>Term length </th></tr> <tr> <td><b>1</b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ralph_Canine,_official_military_portrait.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Ralph_Canine%2C_official_military_portrait.jpg/75px-Ralph_Canine%2C_official_military_portrait.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="96" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Ralph_Canine%2C_official_military_portrait.jpg/113px-Ralph_Canine%2C_official_military_portrait.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Ralph_Canine%2C_official_military_portrait.jpg/150px-Ralph_Canine%2C_official_military_portrait.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2313" data-file-height="2973" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general_(United_States)" title="Lieutenant general (United States)">Lieutenant General</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Ralph_Canine" title="Ralph Canine">Ralph Canine</a> </td> <td>1952 </td> <td>1956 </td> <td>4 years </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="U.S. Army"><img alt="U.S. Army" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/75px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/113px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/150px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">U.S. Army</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harry_S._Truman" title="Harry S. Truman">Harry S. Truman</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Dwight_D._Eisenhower" title="Dwight D. Eisenhower">Dwight D. Eisenhower</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>2</b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Samford_John_Alexander.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Samford_John_Alexander.jpg/75px-Samford_John_Alexander.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="108" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Samford_John_Alexander.jpg/112px-Samford_John_Alexander.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Samford_John_Alexander.jpg/149px-Samford_John_Alexander.jpg 2x" data-file-width="936" data-file-height="1352" /></a></span> </td> <td>Lieutenant General<br /><a href="/wiki/John_Samford" class="mw-redirect" title="John Samford">John Samford</a> </td> <td>1956 </td> <td>1960 </td> <td>4 years </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mark_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="U.S. Air Force"><img alt="U.S. Air Force" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Mark_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg/75px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Mark_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg/113px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Mark_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg/150px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">U.S. Air Force</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dwight_D._Eisenhower" title="Dwight D. Eisenhower">Dwight D. Eisenhower</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>3</b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Portrait_of_Laurence_H._Frost.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Portrait_of_Laurence_H._Frost.jpg/75px-Portrait_of_Laurence_H._Frost.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="88" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Portrait_of_Laurence_H._Frost.jpg/113px-Portrait_of_Laurence_H._Frost.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Portrait_of_Laurence_H._Frost.jpg/150px-Portrait_of_Laurence_H._Frost.jpg 2x" data-file-width="771" data-file-height="900" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_admiral_(United_States)" title="Vice admiral (United States)">Vice Admiral</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Laurence_Frost" class="mw-redirect" title="Laurence Frost">Laurence Frost</a> </td> <td>1960 </td> <td>1962 </td> <td>3 years </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="U.S. Navy"><img alt="U.S. Navy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg/75px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg/113px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg/150px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="720" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">U.S. Navy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dwight_D._Eisenhower" title="Dwight D. Eisenhower">Dwight D. Eisenhower</a><br /><a href="/wiki/John_F._Kennedy" title="John F. Kennedy">John F. Kennedy</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>4</b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gordon_Blake,_official_military_photo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Gordon_Blake%2C_official_military_photo.jpg/75px-Gordon_Blake%2C_official_military_photo.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="95" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Gordon_Blake%2C_official_military_photo.jpg/113px-Gordon_Blake%2C_official_military_photo.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Gordon_Blake%2C_official_military_photo.jpg/150px-Gordon_Blake%2C_official_military_photo.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1592" data-file-height="2023" /></a></span> </td> <td>Lieutenant General<br /><a href="/wiki/Gordon_Blake" title="Gordon Blake">Gordon Blake</a> </td> <td>1962 </td> <td>1965 </td> <td>3 years </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mark_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="U.S. Air Force"><img alt="U.S. Air Force" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Mark_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg/75px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Mark_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg/113px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Mark_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg/150px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">U.S. Air Force</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_F._Kennedy" title="John F. Kennedy">John F. Kennedy</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Lyndon_B._Johnson" title="Lyndon B. Johnson">Lyndon B. Johnson</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>5</b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Marshall_S._Carter.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Marshall_S._Carter.jpg/75px-Marshall_S._Carter.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="95" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Marshall_S._Carter.jpg/113px-Marshall_S._Carter.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Marshall_S._Carter.jpg/150px-Marshall_S._Carter.jpg 2x" data-file-width="318" data-file-height="401" /></a></span> </td> <td>Lieutenant General<br /><a href="/wiki/Marshall_Carter" title="Marshall Carter">Marshall Carter</a> </td> <td>1965 </td> <td>1969 </td> <td>4 years </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="U.S. Army"><img alt="U.S. Army" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/75px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/113px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/150px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">U.S. Army</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lyndon_B._Johnson" title="Lyndon B. Johnson">Lyndon B. Johnson</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Richard_Nixon" title="Richard Nixon">Richard Nixon</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>6</b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Noel_Gayler.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Noel_Gayler.jpg/75px-Noel_Gayler.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="114" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Noel_Gayler.jpg/113px-Noel_Gayler.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Noel_Gayler.jpg/150px-Noel_Gayler.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1765" data-file-height="2679" /></a></span> </td> <td>Vice Admiral<br /><a href="/wiki/Noel_Gayler" title="Noel Gayler">Noel Gayler</a> </td> <td>1969 </td> <td>1972 </td> <td>3 years </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="U.S. Navy"><img alt="U.S. Navy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg/75px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg/113px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg/150px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="720" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">U.S. Navy</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Richard_Nixon" title="Richard Nixon">Richard Nixon</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>7</b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:General_Samuel_C_Phillips_USAF.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/General_Samuel_C_Phillips_USAF.jpeg/75px-General_Samuel_C_Phillips_USAF.jpeg" decoding="async" width="75" height="96" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/General_Samuel_C_Phillips_USAF.jpeg/113px-General_Samuel_C_Phillips_USAF.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/General_Samuel_C_Phillips_USAF.jpeg/150px-General_Samuel_C_Phillips_USAF.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="2967" data-file-height="3787" /></a></span> </td> <td>Lieutenant General<br /><a href="/wiki/Samuel_C._Phillips" title="Samuel C. Phillips">Samuel C. Phillips</a> </td> <td>1972 </td> <td>1973 </td> <td>1 year </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mark_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="U.S. Air Force"><img alt="U.S. Air Force" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Mark_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg/75px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Mark_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg/113px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Mark_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg/150px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">U.S. Air Force</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>8</b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gen_Lew_Allen,_color_portrait.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Gen_Lew_Allen%2C_color_portrait.jpg/75px-Gen_Lew_Allen%2C_color_portrait.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Gen_Lew_Allen%2C_color_portrait.jpg/113px-Gen_Lew_Allen%2C_color_portrait.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Gen_Lew_Allen%2C_color_portrait.jpg/150px-Gen_Lew_Allen%2C_color_portrait.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span> </td> <td>Lieutenant General<br /><a href="/wiki/Lew_Allen" title="Lew Allen">Lew Allen</a> </td> <td>1973 </td> <td>1977 </td> <td>4 years </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mark_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="U.S. Air Force"><img alt="U.S. Air Force" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Mark_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg/75px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Mark_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg/113px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Mark_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg/150px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">U.S. Air Force</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Nixon" title="Richard Nixon">Richard Nixon</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Gerald_Ford" title="Gerald Ford">Gerald Ford</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Carter" title="Jimmy Carter">Jimmy Carter</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>9</b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Admiral_Bobby_Ray_Inman,_official_CIA_photo,_1983.JPEG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Admiral_Bobby_Ray_Inman%2C_official_CIA_photo%2C_1983.JPEG/75px-Admiral_Bobby_Ray_Inman%2C_official_CIA_photo%2C_1983.JPEG" decoding="async" width="75" height="96" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Admiral_Bobby_Ray_Inman%2C_official_CIA_photo%2C_1983.JPEG/113px-Admiral_Bobby_Ray_Inman%2C_official_CIA_photo%2C_1983.JPEG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Admiral_Bobby_Ray_Inman%2C_official_CIA_photo%2C_1983.JPEG/150px-Admiral_Bobby_Ray_Inman%2C_official_CIA_photo%2C_1983.JPEG 2x" data-file-width="2077" data-file-height="2650" /></a></span> </td> <td>Vice Admiral<br /><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Ray_Inman" title="Bobby Ray Inman">Bobby Ray Inman</a> </td> <td>1977 </td> <td>1981 </td> <td>4 years </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="U.S. Navy"><img alt="U.S. Navy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg/75px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg/113px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg/150px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="720" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">U.S. Navy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Carter" title="Jimmy Carter">Jimmy Carter</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Ronald_Reagan" title="Ronald Reagan">Ronald Reagan</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>10</b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lincoln_Faurer.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Lincoln_Faurer.jpg/75px-Lincoln_Faurer.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Lincoln_Faurer.jpg/113px-Lincoln_Faurer.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Lincoln_Faurer.jpg/150px-Lincoln_Faurer.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1776" data-file-height="2208" /></a></span> </td> <td>Lieutenant General<br /><a href="/wiki/Lincoln_Faurer" class="mw-redirect" title="Lincoln Faurer">Lincoln Faurer</a> </td> <td>1981 </td> <td>1985 </td> <td>4 years </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mark_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="U.S. Air Force"><img alt="U.S. Air Force" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Mark_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg/75px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Mark_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg/113px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Mark_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg/150px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">U.S. Air Force</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Ronald_Reagan" title="Ronald Reagan">Ronald Reagan</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>11</b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:William_Odom.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/William_Odom.jpg/75px-William_Odom.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/William_Odom.jpg/113px-William_Odom.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/William_Odom.jpg/150px-William_Odom.jpg 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="900" /></a></span> </td> <td>Lieutenant General<br /><a href="/wiki/William_Odom" class="mw-redirect" title="William Odom">William Odom</a> </td> <td>1985 </td> <td>1988 </td> <td>3 years </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="U.S. Army"><img alt="U.S. Army" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/75px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/113px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/150px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">U.S. Army</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>12</b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Vice_Admiral_William_Studeman_(NSA),_1988.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Vice_Admiral_William_Studeman_%28NSA%29%2C_1988.jpg/75px-Vice_Admiral_William_Studeman_%28NSA%29%2C_1988.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="96" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Vice_Admiral_William_Studeman_%28NSA%29%2C_1988.jpg/113px-Vice_Admiral_William_Studeman_%28NSA%29%2C_1988.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Vice_Admiral_William_Studeman_%28NSA%29%2C_1988.jpg/150px-Vice_Admiral_William_Studeman_%28NSA%29%2C_1988.jpg 2x" data-file-width="701" data-file-height="900" /></a></span> </td> <td>Vice Admiral<br /><a href="/wiki/William_Studeman" class="mw-redirect" title="William Studeman">William Studeman</a> </td> <td>1988 </td> <td>1992 </td> <td>4 years </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="U.S. Navy"><img alt="U.S. Navy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg/75px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg/113px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg/150px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="720" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">U.S. Navy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ronald_Reagan" title="Ronald Reagan">Ronald Reagan</a><br /><a href="/wiki/George_H._W._Bush" title="George H. W. Bush">George H. W. Bush</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>13</b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Vice_Adm._Mike_McConnell,_NSA.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Vice_Adm._Mike_McConnell%2C_NSA.jpg/75px-Vice_Adm._Mike_McConnell%2C_NSA.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Vice_Adm._Mike_McConnell%2C_NSA.jpg/113px-Vice_Adm._Mike_McConnell%2C_NSA.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Vice_Adm._Mike_McConnell%2C_NSA.jpg/150px-Vice_Adm._Mike_McConnell%2C_NSA.jpg 2x" data-file-width="749" data-file-height="900" /></a></span> </td> <td>Vice Admiral<br /><a href="/wiki/John_M._McConnell" class="mw-redirect" title="John M. McConnell">John M. McConnell</a> </td> <td>1992 </td> <td>1996 </td> <td>4 years </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="U.S. Navy"><img alt="U.S. Navy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg/75px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg/113px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg/150px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="720" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">U.S. Navy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_H._W._Bush" title="George H. W. Bush">George H. W. Bush</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Bill_Clinton" title="Bill Clinton">Bill Clinton</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>14</b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kenneth_Minihan,_official_military_photo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Kenneth_Minihan%2C_official_military_photo.jpg/75px-Kenneth_Minihan%2C_official_military_photo.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="95" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Kenneth_Minihan%2C_official_military_photo.jpg/113px-Kenneth_Minihan%2C_official_military_photo.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Kenneth_Minihan%2C_official_military_photo.jpg/150px-Kenneth_Minihan%2C_official_military_photo.jpg 2x" data-file-width="266" data-file-height="336" /></a></span> </td> <td>Lieutenant General<br /><a href="/wiki/Kenneth_A._Minihan" class="mw-redirect" title="Kenneth A. Minihan">Kenneth A. Minihan</a> </td> <td>1996 </td> <td>1999 </td> <td>3 years </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mark_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="U.S. Air Force"><img alt="U.S. Air Force" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Mark_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg/75px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Mark_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg/113px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Mark_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg/150px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">U.S. Air Force</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Clinton" title="Bill Clinton">Bill Clinton</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>15</b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Michael_V._Hayden_as_NSA_director.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Michael_V._Hayden_as_NSA_director.jpg/75px-Michael_V._Hayden_as_NSA_director.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Michael_V._Hayden_as_NSA_director.jpg/113px-Michael_V._Hayden_as_NSA_director.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Michael_V._Hayden_as_NSA_director.jpg/150px-Michael_V._Hayden_as_NSA_director.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span> </td> <td>Lieutenant General<br /><a href="/wiki/Michael_Hayden_(general)" title="Michael Hayden (general)">Michael Hayden</a> </td> <td>21 March 1999 </td> <td>21 April 2005 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003222300000000000♠"></span>6 years, 31 days </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mark_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="U.S. Air Force"><img alt="U.S. Air Force" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Mark_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg/75px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Mark_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg/113px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Mark_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg/150px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">U.S. Air Force</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Clinton" title="Bill Clinton">Bill Clinton</a><br /><a href="/wiki/George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush">George W. Bush</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>16</b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Keith_B._Alexander_official_portrait.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Keith_B._Alexander_official_portrait.jpg/74px-Keith_B._Alexander_official_portrait.jpg" decoding="async" width="74" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Keith_B._Alexander_official_portrait.jpg/112px-Keith_B._Alexander_official_portrait.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Keith_B._Alexander_official_portrait.jpg/149px-Keith_B._Alexander_official_portrait.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/General_(United_States)" title="General (United States)">General</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Keith_B._Alexander" title="Keith B. Alexander">Keith B. Alexander</a><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> </td> <td>1 August 2005 </td> <td>28 March 2014 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003316100000000000♠"></span>8 years, 239 days </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="U.S. Army"><img alt="U.S. Army" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/75px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/113px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/150px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">U.S. Army</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush">George W. Bush</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>17</b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Admiral_Michael_S._Rogers,_USN.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Admiral_Michael_S._Rogers%2C_USN.jpg/75px-Admiral_Michael_S._Rogers%2C_USN.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Admiral_Michael_S._Rogers%2C_USN.jpg/113px-Admiral_Michael_S._Rogers%2C_USN.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Admiral_Michael_S._Rogers%2C_USN.jpg/150px-Admiral_Michael_S._Rogers%2C_USN.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Admiral_(United_States)" title="Admiral (United States)">Admiral</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Michael_S._Rogers" title="Michael S. Rogers">Michael S. Rogers</a> </td> <td>2 April 2014 </td> <td>4 May 2018 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003149300000000000♠"></span>4 years, 32 days </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="U.S. Navy"><img alt="U.S. Navy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg/75px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg/113px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg/150px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="720" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">U.S. Navy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>18</b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:General_Paul_M._Nakasone_(NSA).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/General_Paul_M._Nakasone_%28NSA%29.jpg/75px-General_Paul_M._Nakasone_%28NSA%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/General_Paul_M._Nakasone_%28NSA%29.jpg/113px-General_Paul_M._Nakasone_%28NSA%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/General_Paul_M._Nakasone_%28NSA%29.jpg/150px-General_Paul_M._Nakasone_%28NSA%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span> </td> <td>General<br /><a href="/wiki/Paul_M._Nakasone" class="mw-redirect" title="Paul M. Nakasone">Paul M. 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Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nsa.gov/about/about00018.cfm">the original</a> on 2 August 2008<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">21 December</span> 2008</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=About+NSA&rft.pub=National+Security+Agency&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nsa.gov%2Fabout%2Fabout00018.cfm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADirector+of+the+National+Security+Agency" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Alexander was originally a lieutenant general when he first assumed office on 1 August 2005. 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navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Deputy_Secretary_of_Defense" title="United States Deputy Secretary of Defense">Deputy Secretary 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/Deputy%27s_Advisory_Working_Group" title="Deputy's Advisory Working Group">Deputy's Advisory Working Group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Office_of_Net_Assessment" title="Office of Net Assessment">Office of Net Assessment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special_Access_Program" class="mw-redirect" title="Special Access Program">Special Access Program Oversight Committee</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Under_Secretary_of_Defense_for_Acquisition_and_Sustainment" title="Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment">Under Secretary of Defense<br />for Acquisition and Sustainment</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/Defense_Contract_Management_Agency" title="Defense Contract Management Agency">Defense Contract Management Agency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defense_Logistics_Agency" title="Defense Logistics Agency">Defense Logistics Agency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defense_Threat_Reduction_Agency" title="Defense Threat Reduction Agency">Defense Threat Reduction Agency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Office_of_Economic_Adjustment" class="mw-redirect" title="Office of Economic Adjustment">Office of Economic Adjustment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defense_Acquisition_University" title="Defense Acquisition University">Defense Acquisition University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defense_Acquisition_Board" title="Defense Acquisition Board">Defense Acquisition Board</a></li> <li>Defense Microelectronics Activity</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Under_Secretary_of_Defense_for_Research_and_Engineering" title="Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering">Under Secretary of Defense<br />for Research and Engineering</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/DARPA" title="DARPA">Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defense_Innovation_Unit" title="Defense Innovation Unit">Defense Innovation Unit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defense_Technical_Information_Center" title="Defense Technical Information Center">Defense Technical Information Center</a></li> <li>Department of Defense Test Resource Management Center</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Missile_Defense_Agency" title="Missile Defense Agency">Missile Defense Agency</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Under_Secretary_of_Defense_for_Policy" title="Under Secretary of Defense for Policy">Under Secretary of Defense for Policy</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/Defense_Security_Cooperation_Agency" title="Defense Security Cooperation Agency">Defense Security Cooperation Agency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defense_POW/MIA_Accounting_Agency" title="Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency">Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defense_Policy_Board_Advisory_Committee" title="Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee">Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Under_Secretary_of_Defense_(Comptroller)" title="Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)">Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)</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/Defense_Contract_Audit_Agency" title="Defense Contract Audit Agency">Defense Contract Audit Agency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defense_Finance_and_Accounting_Service" title="Defense Finance and Accounting Service">Defense Finance and Accounting Service</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Under_Secretary_of_Defense_for_Personnel_and_Readiness" title="Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness">Under Secretary of Defense<br />for Personnel and Readiness</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/Defense_Commissary_Agency" title="Defense Commissary Agency">Defense Commissary Agency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Defense_Education_Activity" title="Department of Defense Education Activity">Department of Defense Education Activity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defense_Human_Resources_Activity" title="Defense Human Resources Activity">Defense Human Resources Activity</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Defense_Activity_for_Non-Traditional_Education_Support" title="Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support">Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defense_Equal_Opportunity_Management_Institute" title="Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute">Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defense_Travel_System" title="Defense Travel System">Defense Travel Management Office</a></li> <li>Defense Civilian Personnel Advisory Service</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defense_Health_Agency" title="Defense Health Agency">Defense Health Agency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uniformed_Services_University_of_the_Health_Sciences" title="Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences">Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Under_Secretary_of_Defense_for_Intelligence" class="mw-redirect" title="Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence">Under Secretary of Defense<br />for Intelligence</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/Defense_Intelligence_Agency" title="Defense Intelligence Agency">Defense Intelligence Agency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defense_Security_Service" class="mw-redirect" title="Defense Security Service">Defense Counterintelligence 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 class="mw-selflink selflink">Director/Chief</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Assistant_to_the_Secretary_of_Defense_for_Public_Affairs" title="Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs">Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs</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/Defense_Media_Activity" title="Defense Media Activity">Defense Media Activity</a> (<a href="/wiki/American_Forces_Press_Service" class="mw-redirect" title="American Forces Press Service">American Forces Press Service</a>, <a href="/wiki/American_Forces_Radio_and_Television_Service" class="mw-redirect" title="American Forces Radio and Television Service">American Forces Radio and Television Service</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stars_and_Stripes_(newspaper)" title="Stars and Stripes (newspaper)">Stars and Stripes</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Pentagon_Channel" class="mw-redirect" title="The Pentagon Channel">The Pentagon Channel</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th 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, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_Defense.svg/200px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_Defense.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="578" data-file-height="578" /></span></span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="padding-left:100px;"><div id="Military_Departments" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Defense#Military_Departments" title="United States Department of Defense">Military Departments</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" 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 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