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class="infobox-image" style="padding-bottom:0.4em; border-bottom:solid 1px #ccd2d9;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_Defense.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_Defense.svg/120px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_Defense.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_Defense.svg/180px-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/240px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_Defense.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="578" data-file-height="578" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Seal of the Department</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="padding-bottom:0.4em; 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style="padding-bottom:0.4em; border-bottom:solid 1px #ccd2d9; line-height:1.4em;"><div style="padding-bottom:0.4em;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Kathleen_H._Hicks,_Deputy_Secretary_of_Defense.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Kathleen_H._Hicks%2C_Deputy_Secretary_of_Defense.jpg/220px-Kathleen_H._Hicks%2C_Deputy_Secretary_of_Defense.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="275" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Kathleen_H._Hicks%2C_Deputy_Secretary_of_Defense.jpg/330px-Kathleen_H._Hicks%2C_Deputy_Secretary_of_Defense.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Kathleen_H._Hicks%2C_Deputy_Secretary_of_Defense.jpg/440px-Kathleen_H._Hicks%2C_Deputy_Secretary_of_Defense.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2240" data-file-height="2800" /></a></span></div><div style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;">Incumbent<br /><a href="/wiki/Kathleen_Hicks" title="Kathleen Hicks">Kathleen Hicks</a><br /></div>since February 8, 2021</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><br /><a href="/wiki/Office_of_the_Secretary_of_Defense" title="Office of the Secretary of Defense">Office of the Secretary</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Style_(form_of_address)" title="Style (form of address)">Style</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Madam Deputy Secretary (informal)<br /><a href="/wiki/The_Honourable#United_States" title="The Honourable">The Honorable</a> (formal)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Status</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Chief_operating_officer" title="Chief operating officer">Chief operating officer</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</a></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/The_Pentagon" title="The Pentagon">The Pentagon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arlington_County,_Virginia" title="Arlington County, Virginia">Arlington County, Virginia</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">No fixed term</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/10/132">§ 132</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formation</th><td class="infobox-data">1949<sup id="cite_ref-DODKO:15_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DODKO:15-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First holder</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Early" title="Stephen Early">Stephen Early</a><sup id="cite_ref-DODKO:15_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DODKO:15-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />May 2, 1949</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Succession</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Defense#Succession" title="United States Secretary of Defense">1st in SecDef succession</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Salary</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Executive_Schedule" title="Executive Schedule">Executive Schedule, level II</a><sup id="cite_ref-UnitedStatesCode|5|5313_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UnitedStatesCode|5|5313-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></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="https://www.defense.gov/Leaders/Deputy-Secretary-of-Defense/">www.defense.gov</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>deputy secretary of defense</b> (<a href="/wiki/Acronym" title="Acronym">acronym</a>: <b>DepSecDef</b>) is a statutory office (<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/10/132">§ 132</a>) and the second-highest-ranking official in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Defense" title="United States Department of Defense">Department of Defense</a> of the United States of America. </p><p>The deputy secretary is the principal civilian deputy to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Defense" title="United States Secretary of Defense">secretary of defense</a>, and is appointed by the <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">president</a>, with the advice and consent of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">Senate</a>. The deputy secretary, by statute, is designated as the DoD chief management officer and <a href="/wiki/Civilian_control_of_the_military" class="mw-redirect" title="Civilian control of the military">must be a civilian</a>, at least seven years removed from service as a <a href="/wiki/Commissioned_officer" class="mw-redirect" title="Commissioned officer">commissioned officer</a> on active-duty at the date of appointment.<sup id="cite_ref-UnitedStatesCode|10|132_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UnitedStatesCode|10|132-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The current deputy secretary of defense is <a href="/wiki/Kathleen_Hicks" title="Kathleen Hicks">Kathleen Hicks</a>, effective February 8, 2021. Hicks is the first woman to serve in this role. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <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=United_States_Deputy_Secretary_of_Defense&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Public Law 81–36, April 2, 1949, originally established this position as the <i><a href="/wiki/Under_Secretary_of_Defense" class="mw-redirect" title="Under Secretary of Defense">under secretary of defense</a></i>, however Public Law 81-2 16, August 10, 1949, a.k.a. the 1949 Amendments to the <a href="/wiki/National_Security_Act_of_1947" title="National Security Act of 1947">National Security Act of 1947</a>, changed the title to deputy secretary of defense. Former assistant to President <a href="/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt" title="Franklin D. Roosevelt">Franklin D. Roosevelt</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Early" title="Stephen Early">Stephen Early</a>, became the first officer holder when he was sworn in on May 2, 1949.<sup id="cite_ref-DODKO:15_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DODKO:15-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Public Law 92-596, October 27, 1972, established a second deputy secretary of defense position, with both deputies performing duties as prescribed by the secretary of defense. The second deputy position was not filled until December 1975. <a href="/wiki/Robert_Ellsworth" title="Robert Ellsworth">Robert Ellsworth</a>, serving from December 23, 1975, until January 10, 1977, was the only one to ever hold that office. Public Law 95-140, October 21, 1977, established two <i><a href="/wiki/Office_of_the_Secretary_of_Defense" title="Office of the Secretary of Defense">Under Secretaries of Defense</a></i> and abolished the second deputy position.<sup id="cite_ref-DODKO:15_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DODKO:15-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Responsibilities">Responsibilities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Deputy_Secretary_of_Defense&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Responsibilities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>By delegation, the deputy secretary of defense has full power and authority to act for the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Defense" title="United States Secretary of Defense">secretary of defense</a> and to exercise the powers of the secretary of defense on any and all matters for which the secretary is authorized to act pursuant to statute or executive order.<sup id="cite_ref-DODKO:15_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DODKO:15-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The deputy secretary is first in the line of succession to the secretary of defense. </p><p>The typical role of the deputy secretary of defense is to oversee the day-to-day business and lead the internal management processes of the $500-billion-plus Department of Defense budget, that is as its <i><a href="/wiki/Chief_operating_officer" title="Chief operating officer">chief operating officer</a></i>; while the secretary of defense as the <i><a href="/wiki/Chief_executive_officer" title="Chief executive officer">chief executive officer</a></i> focuses on the big issues of the day, ongoing military operations, high-profile congressional hearings, attending meetings of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_National_Security_Council" title="United States National Security Council">National Security Council</a>, and directly advising the president on defense issues. </p><p>Prior to February 1, 2018, the deputy secretary of defense also served as the department's chief management officer, to whom the deputy chief management officer reported, but those responsibilities were split into a new <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> position (disestablished on 1 January 2021).<sup id="cite_ref-:2_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The deputy secretary, among the office's many responsibilities, chairs the <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Senior_Level_Review_Group&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Senior Level Review Group (page does not exist)">Senior Level Review Group</a></i> (SLRG), before 2005 known as <i>Defense Resources Board</i> (DRB), which provides department-wide budgetary allocation recommendations to the Secretary and the President. Traditionally, the deputy secretary has been the civilian official guiding the process of the <i><a href="/wiki/Quadrennial_Defense_Review" title="Quadrennial Defense Review">Quadrennial Defense Review</a></i> (QDR). </p><p>The deputy secretary of defense chairs the <i>Special Access Program Oversight Committee</i> (SAPOC), which has oversight responsibilities and provides recommendations with respect to changes in status of the Department's <a href="/wiki/Special_Access_Program" class="mw-redirect" title="Special Access Program">Special Access Programs</a>, for either the deputy secretary defense or the secretary of defense to make. </p><p>As <a href="/wiki/James_Mattis" class="mw-redirect" title="James Mattis">James Mattis</a> was selecting officials as <a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trumps</a> first Secretary of Defense, <a href="/wiki/Mich%C3%A8le_Flournoy" title="Michèle Flournoy">Michèle Flournoy</a> talked with Trump-affiliated officials about joining as deputy secretary. She did not in the end do so. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_deputy_secretaries_of_defense">List of deputy secretaries of defense</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Deputy_Secretary_of_Defense&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: List of deputy secretaries of defense"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">No. </th> <th rowspan="2">Image </th> <th rowspan="2">Name </th> <th colspan="3">Term of office </th> <th rowspan="2">Serving under<br /><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Defense" title="United States Secretary of Defense">Secretaries of Defense</a> </th> <th rowspan="2">Appointed by<br /><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">President</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th>Began </th> <th>Ended </th> <th>Time in office </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Portrait_of_Stephen_T._Early.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Portrait_of_Stephen_T._Early.jpg/100px-Portrait_of_Stephen_T._Early.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Portrait_of_Stephen_T._Early.jpg/150px-Portrait_of_Stephen_T._Early.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Portrait_of_Stephen_T._Early.jpg/200px-Portrait_of_Stephen_T._Early.jpg 2x" data-file-width="448" data-file-height="554" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Early" title="Stephen Early">Stephen Early</a> </td> <td><span style="color:black;background:#e6e6aa"><i>May 2, 1949</i></span><br />August 10, 1949<sup id="cite_ref-DODKO:15_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DODKO:15-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><span style="color:black;background:#e6e6aa"><i>August 9, 1949</i></span><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />September 30, 1950<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-DODKO:15_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DODKO:15-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002516000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 151 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louis_A._Johnson" title="Louis A. Johnson">Louis A. Johnson</a><br /><a href="/wiki/George_C._Marshall" title="George C. Marshall">George C. Marshall</a> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Harry_S._Truman" title="Harry S. Truman">Harry S. Truman</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Robert_Lovett,_photo_portrait,_1951.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Robert_Lovett%2C_photo_portrait%2C_1951.jpg/100px-Robert_Lovett%2C_photo_portrait%2C_1951.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Robert_Lovett%2C_photo_portrait%2C_1951.jpg/150px-Robert_Lovett%2C_photo_portrait%2C_1951.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Robert_Lovett%2C_photo_portrait%2C_1951.jpg/200px-Robert_Lovett%2C_photo_portrait%2C_1951.jpg 2x" data-file-width="443" data-file-height="550" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_A._Lovett" title="Robert A. Lovett">Robert A. Lovett</a> </td> <td>October 4, 1950 </td> <td>September 16, 1951 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002316000000000000♠"></span>316 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_C._Marshall" title="George C. Marshall">George C. Marshall</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:WilliamCFoster.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/WilliamCFoster.jpg/100px-WilliamCFoster.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/WilliamCFoster.jpg/150px-WilliamCFoster.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5d/WilliamCFoster.jpg 2x" data-file-width="177" data-file-height="283" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Chapman_Foster" title="William Chapman Foster">William Chapman Foster</a> </td> <td>September 24, 1951 </td> <td>January 20, 1953 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002484000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 118 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_A._Lovett" title="Robert A. Lovett">Robert A. Lovett</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Roger-M-Kyes-DepSecDef.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Roger-M-Kyes-DepSecDef.jpg/100px-Roger-M-Kyes-DepSecDef.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Roger-M-Kyes-DepSecDef.jpg/150px-Roger-M-Kyes-DepSecDef.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Roger-M-Kyes-DepSecDef.jpg/200px-Roger-M-Kyes-DepSecDef.jpg 2x" data-file-width="380" data-file-height="475" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roger_M._Kyes" title="Roger M. Kyes">Roger M. Kyes</a> </td> <td>February 2, 1953 </td> <td>May 1, 1954 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002453000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 88 days </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Charles_Erwin_Wilson" title="Charles Erwin Wilson">Charles Erwin Wilson</a> </td> <td rowspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Dwight_D._Eisenhower" title="Dwight D. Eisenhower">Dwight D. Eisenhower</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Robert_B_Anderson_(cropped).jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Robert_B_Anderson_%28cropped%29.jpeg/100px-Robert_B_Anderson_%28cropped%29.jpeg" decoding="async" width="100" height="141" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Robert_B_Anderson_%28cropped%29.jpeg/150px-Robert_B_Anderson_%28cropped%29.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Robert_B_Anderson_%28cropped%29.jpeg/200px-Robert_B_Anderson_%28cropped%29.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="231" data-file-height="326" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_B._Anderson_(Texas_politician)" title="Robert B. Anderson (Texas politician)">Robert B. Anderson</a> </td> <td>May 3, 1954 </td> <td>August 4, 1955 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002458000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 93 days </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Reuben-B-Robertson-Jr-DepSecDef.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Reuben-B-Robertson-Jr-DepSecDef.jpg/100px-Reuben-B-Robertson-Jr-DepSecDef.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Reuben-B-Robertson-Jr-DepSecDef.jpg/150px-Reuben-B-Robertson-Jr-DepSecDef.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Reuben-B-Robertson-Jr-DepSecDef.jpg/200px-Reuben-B-Robertson-Jr-DepSecDef.jpg 2x" data-file-width="380" data-file-height="475" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Reuben_B._Robertson_Jr." title="Reuben B. Robertson Jr.">Reuben B. Robertson Jr.</a> </td> <td>August 5, 1955 </td> <td>April 25, 1957 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002629000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 263 days </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Donald_A._Quarles.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Donald_A._Quarles.jpg/100px-Donald_A._Quarles.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="126" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Donald_A._Quarles.jpg/150px-Donald_A._Quarles.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Donald_A._Quarles.jpg/200px-Donald_A._Quarles.jpg 2x" data-file-width="270" data-file-height="340" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Donald_A._Quarles" title="Donald A. Quarles">Donald A. Quarles</a> </td> <td>May 1, 1957 </td> <td>May 8, 1959 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002737000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 7 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Erwin_Wilson" title="Charles Erwin Wilson">Charles Erwin Wilson</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Neil_H._McElroy" title="Neil H. McElroy">Neil H. McElroy</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Thomas_Gates_official_DoD_photo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Thomas_Gates_official_DoD_photo.jpg/100px-Thomas_Gates_official_DoD_photo.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="123" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/92/Thomas_Gates_official_DoD_photo.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="130" data-file-height="160" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_S._Gates_Jr." title="Thomas S. Gates Jr.">Thomas S. Gates Jr.</a> </td> <td>June 8, 1959 </td> <td>December 1, 1959 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002176000000000000♠"></span>176 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Neil_H._McElroy" title="Neil H. McElroy">Neil H. McElroy</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:James_H._Douglas_Jr._(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/James_H._Douglas_Jr._%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-James_H._Douglas_Jr._%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="131" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/James_H._Douglas_Jr._%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-James_H._Douglas_Jr._%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/James_H._Douglas_Jr._%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-James_H._Douglas_Jr._%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="980" data-file-height="1283" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_H._Douglas_Jr." title="James H. Douglas Jr.">James H. Douglas Jr.</a> </td> <td>December 11, 1959 </td> <td>January 24, 1961 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002410000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 44 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_S._Gates_Jr." title="Thomas S. Gates Jr.">Thomas S. Gates Jr.</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Robert_McNamara" title="Robert McNamara">Robert McNamara</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Roswell_Gilpatric.PNG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Roswell_Gilpatric.PNG/100px-Roswell_Gilpatric.PNG" decoding="async" width="100" height="126" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Roswell_Gilpatric.PNG/150px-Roswell_Gilpatric.PNG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Roswell_Gilpatric.PNG/200px-Roswell_Gilpatric.PNG 2x" data-file-width="259" data-file-height="326" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roswell_Gilpatric" title="Roswell Gilpatric">Roswell Gilpatric</a> </td> <td>January 24, 1961 </td> <td>January 20, 1964 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003109100000000000♠"></span>2 years, 361 days </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Robert_McNamara" title="Robert McNamara">Robert McNamara</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_F._Kennedy" title="John F. Kennedy">John F. Kennedy</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>11 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:CyrusVanceSoS.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/CyrusVanceSoS.jpg/100px-CyrusVanceSoS.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="145" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/CyrusVanceSoS.jpg/150px-CyrusVanceSoS.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/CyrusVanceSoS.jpg/200px-CyrusVanceSoS.jpg 2x" data-file-width="276" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cyrus_Vance" title="Cyrus Vance">Cyrus Vance</a> </td> <td>January 28, 1964 </td> <td>June 30, 1967 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003124900000000000♠"></span>3 years, 153 days </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Lyndon_B._Johnson" title="Lyndon B. Johnson">Lyndon B. Johnson</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>12 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Paul_Nitze.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Paul_Nitze.jpeg/100px-Paul_Nitze.jpeg" decoding="async" width="100" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Paul_Nitze.jpeg/150px-Paul_Nitze.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Paul_Nitze.jpeg/200px-Paul_Nitze.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="230" data-file-height="295" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Nitze" title="Paul Nitze">Paul Nitze</a> </td> <td>July 1, 1967 </td> <td>January 20, 1969 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002569000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 203 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_McNamara" title="Robert McNamara">Robert McNamara</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Clark_Clifford" title="Clark Clifford">Clark Clifford</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>13 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:David-Packard-DepSecDef.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/David-Packard-DepSecDef.jpg/100px-David-Packard-DepSecDef.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/David-Packard-DepSecDef.jpg/150px-David-Packard-DepSecDef.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/David-Packard-DepSecDef.jpg/200px-David-Packard-DepSecDef.jpg 2x" data-file-width="380" data-file-height="475" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Packard" title="David Packard">David Packard</a> </td> <td>January 24, 1969 </td> <td>December 13, 1971 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003105300000000000♠"></span>2 years, 323 days </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Melvin_Laird" title="Melvin Laird">Melvin Laird</a> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Richard_Nixon" title="Richard Nixon">Richard Nixon</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>14 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kenneth-Rush-1977.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Kenneth-Rush-1977.jpg/100px-Kenneth-Rush-1977.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Kenneth-Rush-1977.jpg/150px-Kenneth-Rush-1977.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Kenneth-Rush-1977.jpg/200px-Kenneth-Rush-1977.jpg 2x" data-file-width="812" data-file-height="1034" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Rush" title="Kenneth Rush">Kenneth Rush</a> </td> <td>February 23, 1972 </td> <td>January 29, 1973 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002341000000000000♠"></span>341 days </td></tr> <tr> <td>15 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Clements_Deputy_DoD.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Clements_Deputy_DoD.jpg/100px-Clements_Deputy_DoD.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Clements_Deputy_DoD.jpg/150px-Clements_Deputy_DoD.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Clements_Deputy_DoD.jpg/199px-Clements_Deputy_DoD.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="800" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Clements" title="Bill Clements">Bill Clements</a> </td> <td>January 30, 1973 </td> <td>January 20, 1977 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003145100000000000♠"></span>3 years, 356 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Elliot_Richardson" title="Elliot Richardson">Elliot Richardson</a><br /><a href="/wiki/James_R._Schlesinger" title="James R. Schlesinger">James R. Schlesinger</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Donald_Rumsfeld" title="Donald Rumsfeld">Donald Rumsfeld</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>16 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Robert_F._Ellsworth.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Robert_F._Ellsworth.jpg/100px-Robert_F._Ellsworth.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="115" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Robert_F._Ellsworth.jpg/150px-Robert_F._Ellsworth.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Robert_F._Ellsworth.jpg/200px-Robert_F._Ellsworth.jpg 2x" data-file-width="427" data-file-height="489" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Ellsworth" title="Robert Ellsworth">Robert Ellsworth</a> </td> <td>December 23, 1975<sup id="cite_ref-DODKO:16_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DODKO:16-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>January 10, 1977<sup id="cite_ref-DODKO:16_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DODKO:16-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002384000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 18 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Donald_Rumsfeld" title="Donald Rumsfeld">Donald Rumsfeld</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gerald_Ford" title="Gerald Ford">Gerald Ford</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>17 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Secretary_Duncan_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Secretary_Duncan_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Secretary_Duncan_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Secretary_Duncan_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Secretary_Duncan_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Secretary_Duncan_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Secretary_Duncan_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="214" data-file-height="285" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Duncan_Jr." title="Charles Duncan Jr.">Charles Duncan Jr.</a> </td> <td>January 31, 1977 </td> <td>July 26, 1979 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002906000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 176 days </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Harold_Brown_(Secretary_of_Defense)" title="Harold Brown (Secretary of Defense)">Harold Brown</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Carter" title="Jimmy Carter">Jimmy Carter</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>18 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:W._Graham_Claytor_1984.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/W._Graham_Claytor_1984.jpg/100px-W._Graham_Claytor_1984.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/W._Graham_Claytor_1984.jpg/150px-W._Graham_Claytor_1984.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/W._Graham_Claytor_1984.jpg/200px-W._Graham_Claytor_1984.jpg 2x" data-file-width="670" data-file-height="670" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/W._Graham_Claytor_Jr." title="W. Graham Claytor Jr.">W. Graham Claytor Jr.</a> </td> <td>August 24, 1979 </td> <td>January 16, 1981 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002511000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 145 days </td></tr> <tr> <td>19 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Frank_Carlucci.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Frank_Carlucci.jpg/100px-Frank_Carlucci.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="131" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Frank_Carlucci.jpg/150px-Frank_Carlucci.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0a/Frank_Carlucci.jpg 2x" data-file-width="155" data-file-height="203" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Frank_Carlucci" title="Frank Carlucci">Frank Carlucci</a> </td> <td>February 4, 1981 </td> <td>December 31, 1982 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002695000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 330 days </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Caspar_Weinberger" title="Caspar Weinberger">Caspar Weinberger</a> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Ronald_Reagan" title="Ronald Reagan">Ronald Reagan</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>20 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:W-Paul-Thayer-portrait.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/W-Paul-Thayer-portrait.jpg/100px-W-Paul-Thayer-portrait.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/W-Paul-Thayer-portrait.jpg/150px-W-Paul-Thayer-portrait.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/W-Paul-Thayer-portrait.jpg/200px-W-Paul-Thayer-portrait.jpg 2x" data-file-width="380" data-file-height="475" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/W._Paul_Thayer" title="W. Paul Thayer">W. Paul Thayer</a> </td> <td>January 12, 1983 </td> <td>January 4, 1984 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002357000000000000♠"></span>357 days </td></tr> <tr> <td>21 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:William_Howard_Taft_IV,_Deptuty_Secretary_of_Defense,_official_portrait_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/William_Howard_Taft_IV%2C_Deptuty_Secretary_of_Defense%2C_official_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-William_Howard_Taft_IV%2C_Deptuty_Secretary_of_Defense%2C_official_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="134" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/William_Howard_Taft_IV%2C_Deptuty_Secretary_of_Defense%2C_official_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-William_Howard_Taft_IV%2C_Deptuty_Secretary_of_Defense%2C_official_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/William_Howard_Taft_IV%2C_Deptuty_Secretary_of_Defense%2C_official_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-William_Howard_Taft_IV%2C_Deptuty_Secretary_of_Defense%2C_official_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1433" data-file-height="1925" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Howard_Taft_IV" title="William Howard Taft IV">William Howard Taft IV</a> </td> <td>February 3, 1984 </td> <td>April 22, 1989 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003190500000000000♠"></span>5 years, 78 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Caspar_Weinberger" title="Caspar Weinberger">Caspar Weinberger</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Frank_Carlucci" title="Frank Carlucci">Frank Carlucci</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Dick_Cheney" title="Dick Cheney">Dick Cheney</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>22 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Donald_J._Atwood,_Jr.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Donald_J._Atwood%2C_Jr.jpg/100px-Donald_J._Atwood%2C_Jr.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="142" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Donald_J._Atwood%2C_Jr.jpg/150px-Donald_J._Atwood%2C_Jr.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Donald_J._Atwood%2C_Jr.jpg/200px-Donald_J._Atwood%2C_Jr.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1191" data-file-height="1691" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Donald_J._Atwood_Jr." title="Donald J. Atwood Jr.">Donald J. Atwood Jr.</a> </td> <td>April 24, 1989 </td> <td>January 20, 1993 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003136700000000000♠"></span>3 years, 271 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dick_Cheney" title="Dick Cheney">Dick Cheney</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_H._W._Bush" title="George H. W. Bush">George H. W. Bush</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>23 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:William_Perry_official_DoD_photo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/William_Perry_official_DoD_photo.jpg/100px-William_Perry_official_DoD_photo.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="129" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/William_Perry_official_DoD_photo.jpg/150px-William_Perry_official_DoD_photo.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/William_Perry_official_DoD_photo.jpg/200px-William_Perry_official_DoD_photo.jpg 2x" data-file-width="978" data-file-height="1260" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_J._Perry" title="William J. Perry">William Perry</a> </td> <td>March 5, 1993 </td> <td>February 3, 1994 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002335000000000000♠"></span>335 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Les_Aspin" title="Les Aspin">Les Aspin</a> </td> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Clinton" title="Bill Clinton">Bill Clinton</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>24 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:John_Deutch,_Undersecretary_of_Defense,_1993_official_photo_(cropped).JPEG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/John_Deutch%2C_Undersecretary_of_Defense%2C_1993_official_photo_%28cropped%29.JPEG/100px-John_Deutch%2C_Undersecretary_of_Defense%2C_1993_official_photo_%28cropped%29.JPEG" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/John_Deutch%2C_Undersecretary_of_Defense%2C_1993_official_photo_%28cropped%29.JPEG/150px-John_Deutch%2C_Undersecretary_of_Defense%2C_1993_official_photo_%28cropped%29.JPEG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/John_Deutch%2C_Undersecretary_of_Defense%2C_1993_official_photo_%28cropped%29.JPEG/200px-John_Deutch%2C_Undersecretary_of_Defense%2C_1993_official_photo_%28cropped%29.JPEG 2x" data-file-width="1224" data-file-height="1625" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_M._Deutch" title="John M. Deutch">John M. Deutch</a> </td> <td>March 11, 1994 </td> <td>May 10, 1995 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002425000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 60 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_J._Perry" title="William J. Perry">William Perry</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>25 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:John_P._White,_official_DoD_portrait_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/John_P._White%2C_official_DoD_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-John_P._White%2C_official_DoD_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/John_P._White%2C_official_DoD_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-John_P._White%2C_official_DoD_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/John_P._White%2C_official_DoD_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-John_P._White%2C_official_DoD_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1398" data-file-height="1853" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_P._White" title="John P. White">John P. White</a> </td> <td>June 22, 1995 </td> <td>July 15, 1997 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002754000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 23 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_J._Perry" title="William J. Perry">William Perry</a><br /><a href="/wiki/William_Cohen" title="William Cohen">William Cohen</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>26 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Deputy_Secretary_of_Defense_John_Hamre,_official_portrait_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Deputy_Secretary_of_Defense_John_Hamre%2C_official_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Deputy_Secretary_of_Defense_John_Hamre%2C_official_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="137" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Deputy_Secretary_of_Defense_John_Hamre%2C_official_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Deputy_Secretary_of_Defense_John_Hamre%2C_official_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Deputy_Secretary_of_Defense_John_Hamre%2C_official_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Deputy_Secretary_of_Defense_John_Hamre%2C_official_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="920" data-file-height="1256" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Hamre" title="John Hamre">John Hamre</a> </td> <td>July 29, 1997 </td> <td>March 31, 2000 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002976000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 246 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Cohen" title="William Cohen">William Cohen</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>27 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Deputy_Secretary_of_Defense_Rudy_de_Leon,_official_portrait_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Deputy_Secretary_of_Defense_Rudy_de_Leon%2C_official_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Deputy_Secretary_of_Defense_Rudy_de_Leon%2C_official_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="135" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Deputy_Secretary_of_Defense_Rudy_de_Leon%2C_official_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Deputy_Secretary_of_Defense_Rudy_de_Leon%2C_official_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Deputy_Secretary_of_Defense_Rudy_de_Leon%2C_official_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Deputy_Secretary_of_Defense_Rudy_de_Leon%2C_official_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1283" data-file-height="1729" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rudy_de_Leon" title="Rudy de Leon">Rudy de Leon</a> </td> <td>March 31, 2000<sup id="cite_ref-DODKO:17_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DODKO:17-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>March 1, 2001<sup id="cite_ref-DODKO:17_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DODKO:17-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002335000000000000♠"></span>335 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Cohen" title="William Cohen">William Cohen</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Donald_Rumsfeld" title="Donald Rumsfeld">Donald Rumsfeld</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>28 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Paul_Wolfowitz_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Paul_Wolfowitz_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Paul_Wolfowitz_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Paul_Wolfowitz_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Paul_Wolfowitz_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Paul_Wolfowitz_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Paul_Wolfowitz_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1451" data-file-height="1859" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Wolfowitz" title="Paul Wolfowitz">Paul Wolfowitz</a> </td> <td>March 2, 2001<sup id="cite_ref-DODKO:18_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DODKO:18-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>May 13, 2005<sup id="cite_ref-DODKO:18_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DODKO:18-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003153300000000000♠"></span>4 years, 72 days </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>29 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gordon_England_portrait_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Gordon_England_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Gordon_England_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="138" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Gordon_England_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Gordon_England_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Gordon_England_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Gordon_England_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1306" data-file-height="1807" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gordon_R._England" title="Gordon R. England">Gordon R. England</a> </td> <td><span style="color:black;background:#e6e6aa"><i>May 13, 2005</i></span><br />January 4, 2006<sup id="cite_ref-DODKO:18_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DODKO:18-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><span style="color:black;background:#e6e6aa"><i>January 3, 2006</i></span><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />February 11, 2009<sup id="cite_ref-DODKO:18_9-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DODKO:18-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><i><span data-sort-value="7002236000000000000♠"></span>236 days</i><br />1134 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Donald_Rumsfeld" title="Donald Rumsfeld">Donald Rumsfeld</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Robert_Gates" title="Robert Gates">Robert Gates</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>30 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Deputy_Secretary_of_Defense_Lynn_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Deputy_Secretary_of_Defense_Lynn_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Deputy_Secretary_of_Defense_Lynn_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="135" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Deputy_Secretary_of_Defense_Lynn_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Deputy_Secretary_of_Defense_Lynn_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Deputy_Secretary_of_Defense_Lynn_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Deputy_Secretary_of_Defense_Lynn_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1454" data-file-height="1959" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_J._Lynn_III" title="William J. Lynn III">William J. Lynn III</a> </td> <td>February 12, 2009<sup id="cite_ref-DODKO:18_9-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DODKO:18-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>October 5, 2011<sup id="cite_ref-DODKO:18_9-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DODKO:18-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002965000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 235 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Gates" title="Robert Gates">Robert Gates</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Leon_Panetta" title="Leon Panetta">Leon Panetta</a> </td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>31 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ashton_Carter_DOD_photo_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Ashton_Carter_DOD_photo_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Ashton_Carter_DOD_photo_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="132" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Ashton_Carter_DOD_photo_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Ashton_Carter_DOD_photo_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Ashton_Carter_DOD_photo_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Ashton_Carter_DOD_photo_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1492" data-file-height="1972" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ash_Carter" title="Ash Carter">Ash Carter</a> </td> <td>October 6, 2011<sup id="cite_ref-DODKO:18_9-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DODKO:18-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>December 4, 2013<sup id="cite_ref-DODKO:18_9-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DODKO:18-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002789000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 58 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Leon_Panetta" title="Leon Panetta">Leon Panetta</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Hagel" title="Chuck Hagel">Chuck Hagel</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#e6e6aa">— </td> <td bgcolor="#e6e6aa"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Christine_Fox_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Christine_Fox_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Christine_Fox_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="131" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Christine_Fox_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Christine_Fox_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Christine_Fox_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Christine_Fox_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1551" data-file-height="2031" /></a></span> </td> <td bgcolor="#e6e6aa"><a href="/wiki/Christine_Fox" title="Christine Fox">Christine Fox</a><br /><i>Acting</i> </td> <td bgcolor="#e6e6aa">December 5, 2013<sup id="cite_ref-DODKO:18_9-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DODKO:18-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td bgcolor="#e6e6aa">May 1, 2014<sup id="cite_ref-DODKO:18_9-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DODKO:18-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td bgcolor="#e6e6aa">149 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Hagel" title="Chuck Hagel">Chuck Hagel</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>32 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Robert_O._Work_DoD_photo_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Robert_O._Work_DoD_photo_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Robert_O._Work_DoD_photo_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Robert_O._Work_DoD_photo_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Robert_O._Work_DoD_photo_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Robert_O._Work_DoD_photo_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Robert_O._Work_DoD_photo_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1413" data-file-height="1884" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_O._Work" title="Robert O. Work">Robert O. Work</a> </td> <td>May 1, 2014 </td> <td>July 14, 2017 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003117000000000000♠"></span>3 years, 74 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Hagel" title="Chuck Hagel">Chuck Hagel</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Ash_Carter" title="Ash Carter">Ash Carter</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Jim_Mattis" title="Jim Mattis">Jim Mattis</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>33 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Patrick_M._Shanahan_official_portrait_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Patrick_M._Shanahan_official_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Patrick_M._Shanahan_official_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="144" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Patrick_M._Shanahan_official_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Patrick_M._Shanahan_official_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Patrick_M._Shanahan_official_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Patrick_M._Shanahan_official_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1395" data-file-height="2005" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Patrick_M._Shanahan" title="Patrick M. Shanahan">Patrick M. Shanahan</a> </td> <td>July 19, 2017 </td> <td>June 23, 2019<sup id="cite_ref-Shanahan_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shanahan-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002704000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 339 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Mattis" title="Jim Mattis">Jim Mattis</a><br /><i>Himself</i> (acting) </td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#e6e6aa">— </td> <td bgcolor="#e6e6aa"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:David_L._Norquist_official_portrait_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/David_L._Norquist_official_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-David_L._Norquist_official_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="136" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/David_L._Norquist_official_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-David_L._Norquist_official_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/David_L._Norquist_official_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-David_L._Norquist_official_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="490" /></a></span> </td> <td bgcolor="#e6e6aa"><a href="/wiki/David_Norquist" title="David Norquist">David Norquist</a><br /><i>Acting</i> </td> <td bgcolor="#e6e6aa">January 1, 2019 </td> <td bgcolor="#e6e6aa">July 23, 2019 </td> <td bgcolor="#e6e6aa"><span data-sort-value="7002203000000000000♠"></span>203 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Patrick_M._Shanahan" title="Patrick M. Shanahan">Patrick M. Shanahan</a> (acting)<br /><a href="/wiki/Mark_Esper" title="Mark Esper">Mark Esper</a> (acting)<br /><a href="/wiki/Richard_V._Spencer" title="Richard V. Spencer">Richard V. Spencer</a> (acting) </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#e6e6aa">— </td> <td bgcolor="#e6e6aa"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Richard_V._Spencer_official_photo_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Richard_V._Spencer_official_photo_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Richard_V._Spencer_official_photo_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Richard_V._Spencer_official_photo_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Richard_V._Spencer_official_photo_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Richard_V._Spencer_official_photo_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Richard_V._Spencer_official_photo_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="2100" /></a></span> </td> <td bgcolor="#e6e6aa"><a href="/wiki/Richard_V._Spencer" title="Richard V. Spencer">Richard V. Spencer</a><br /><i>Acting</i> </td> <td bgcolor="#e6e6aa">July 23, 2019 </td> <td bgcolor="#e6e6aa">July 31, 2019 </td> <td bgcolor="#e6e6aa"><span data-sort-value="7000800000000000000♠"></span>8 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_Esper" title="Mark Esper">Mark Esper</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>34 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:David_L._Norquist_%E2%80%93_Deputy_Secretary_of_Defense_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/David_L._Norquist_%E2%80%93_Deputy_Secretary_of_Defense_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-David_L._Norquist_%E2%80%93_Deputy_Secretary_of_Defense_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/David_L._Norquist_%E2%80%93_Deputy_Secretary_of_Defense_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-David_L._Norquist_%E2%80%93_Deputy_Secretary_of_Defense_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/David_L._Norquist_%E2%80%93_Deputy_Secretary_of_Defense_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-David_L._Norquist_%E2%80%93_Deputy_Secretary_of_Defense_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="650" data-file-height="910" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Norquist" title="David Norquist">David Norquist</a> </td> <td>July 31, 2019 </td> <td>February 8, 2021 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002558000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 192 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_Esper" title="Mark Esper">Mark Esper</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Austin" title="Lloyd Austin">Lloyd Austin</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>35 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kathleen_H._Hicks,_Deputy_Secretary_of_Defense_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Kathleen_H._Hicks%2C_Deputy_Secretary_of_Defense_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Kathleen_H._Hicks%2C_Deputy_Secretary_of_Defense_%28cropped%29.jpg" 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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 href="/wiki/Under_Secretary_of_Defense_for_Personnel_and_Readiness" title="Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness">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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Cotton</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_Transportation_Command" title="United States Transportation Command">Transportation</a>: Gen <a href="/wiki/Randall_Reed" title="Randall Reed">Randall Reed</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">USAF</a></span></dd></dl> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="1" 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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<ul><li>Headquarters: <b><a href="/wiki/The_Pentagon" title="The Pentagon">The Pentagon</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Austin" title="Lloyd Austin">Lloyd Austin</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Defense" title="United States Secretary of Defense">Secretary of Defense</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kathleen_Hicks" title="Kathleen Hicks">Kathleen Hicks</a>, <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Deputy Secretary of Defense</a></li></ul> </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="Office_of_the_Secretary_of_Defense(including_defense_agencies_and_DoD_field_activities)" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Office_of_the_Secretary_of_Defense" title="Office of the Secretary of Defense">Office of the Secretary of Defense</a><br /><span class="nobold">(including defense agencies and DoD field activities)</span></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 class="mw-selflink selflink">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 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 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, 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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" 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Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Northern_Command" title="United States Northern Command">Northern Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Indo-Pacific_Command" title="United States Indo-Pacific Command">Indo-Pacific Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Southern_Command" title="United States Southern Command">Southern Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Space_Command" title="United States Space Command">Space Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Cyber_Command" title="United States Cyber Command">Cyber Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Special_Operations_Command" title="United States Special Operations Command">Special Operations Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Strategic_Command" title="United States Strategic Command">Strategic Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Transportation_Command" title="United States Transportation Command">Transportation Command</a></li></ul> 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States Secretary of Homeland Security">Secretary of Homeland Security</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Deputy_Secretary_of_Homeland_Security" title="United States Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security">Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff" title="Joint Chiefs of Staff">Joint Chiefs of Staff</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff" title="Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff">Chairman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vice_Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff" title="Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff">Vice Chairman</a></li></ul></li> <li>Committees on Armed Services <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Armed_Services" title="United States Senate Committee on Armed Services">Senate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_House_Committee_on_Armed_Services" title="United States House Committee on Armed Services">House</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_active_duty_United_States_four-star_officers" title="List of active duty United States four-star officers">Active duty four-star officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_active_duty_United_States_three-star_officers" title="List of active duty United States three-star officers">Active duty three-star officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_military_seniority" title="United States military seniority">United States military seniority</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Security_Act_of_1947" title="National Security Act of 1947">National Security Act of 1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goldwater%E2%80%93Nichols_Act" title="Goldwater–Nichols Act">Goldwater–Nichols Act</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_components_of_the_U.S._Department_of_Defense" title="List of components of the U.S. Department of Defense">Components</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group 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;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Military departments</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Defense" title="United States Department of Defense">Department of Defense</a></i> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Defense" title="United States Secretary of Defense">Secretary</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_the_Army" title="United States Department of the Army">Department of the Army</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Army" title="United States Secretary of the Army">Secretary</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_the_Navy" title="United States Department of the Navy">Department of the Navy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Navy" title="United States Secretary of the Navy">Secretary</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_the_Air_Force" title="United States Department of the Air Force">Department of the Air Force</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force" title="United States Secretary of the Air Force">Secretary</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Homeland_Security" title="United States Department of Homeland Security">Department of Homeland Security</a></i> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Homeland_Security" title="United States Secretary of Homeland Security">Secretary</a></i></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Service branches and heads</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/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Chief of Staff of the United States Army">Chief of Staff of the United States Army</a></li> <li><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/Chief_of_Naval_Operations" title="Chief of Naval Operations">Chief of Naval Operations</a></li> <li><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 United States Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Space_Operations" title="Chief of Space Operations">Chief of Space Operations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commandant_of_the_Coast_Guard" title="Commandant of the Coast Guard">Commandant of the Coast Guard</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Reserve_components_of_the_United_States_Armed_Forces" title="Reserve components of the United States Armed Forces">Reserve components</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>Reserves: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Reserve" title="United States Army Reserve">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps_Reserve" title="United States Marine Corps Reserve">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy_Reserve" title="United States Navy Reserve">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Reserve_Command" title="Air Force Reserve Command">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard_Reserve" title="United States Coast Guard Reserve">CG</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Guard_(United_States)" title="National Guard (United States)">National Guard</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Army_National_Guard" title="Army National Guard">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_National_Guard" title="Air National Guard">AF</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Auxiliaries" title="Auxiliaries">Civilian auxiliaries</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/Military_Auxiliary_Radio_System" title="Military Auxiliary Radio System">Military Auxiliary Radio System</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marine_Corps_Cyber_Auxiliary" title="Marine Corps Cyber Auxiliary">Marine Corps Cyber Auxiliary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Merchant_Marine" title="United States Merchant Marine">Merchant Marine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Civil_Air_Patrol" title="Civil Air Patrol">Civil Air Patrol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard_Auxiliary" title="United States Coast Guard Auxiliary">Coast Guard Auxiliary</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Unified_combatant_command" title="Unified combatant command">Unified combatant command</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/United_States_Africa_Command" title="United States Africa Command">Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Central_Command" title="United States Central Command">Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_European_Command" title="United States European Command">European</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Indo-Pacific_Command" title="United States Indo-Pacific Command">Indo-Pacific</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Northern_Command" title="United States Northern Command">Northern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Southern_Command" title="United States Southern Command">Southern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Space_Command" title="United States Space Command">Space</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Cyber_Command" title="United States Cyber Command">Cyber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Special_Operations_Command" title="United States Special Operations Command">Special Operations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Strategic_Command" title="United States Strategic Command">Strategic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Transportation_Command" title="United States Transportation Command">Transportation</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Structure</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/United_States_Code" title="United States Code">United States Code</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Title_10_of_the_United_States_Code" title="Title 10 of the United States Code">Title 10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Title_14_of_the_United_States_Code" title="Title 14 of the United States Code">Title 14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Title_32_of_the_United_States_Code" title="Title 32 of the United States Code">Title 32</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Title_50_of_the_United_States_Code" title="Title 50 of the United States Code">Title 50</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Pentagon" title="The Pentagon">The Pentagon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_military_bases" class="mw-redirect" title="List of United States military bases">Installations</a></li> <li>Units: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Military_units_and_formations_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Category:Military units and formations of the United States Army">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Organization_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Organization of the United States Marine Corps">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Military_units_and_formations_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="Category:Military units and formations of the United States Navy">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Military_units_and_formations_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Category:Military units and formations of the United States Air Force">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Units_and_formations_of_the_United_States_Space_Force" title="Category:Units and formations of the United States Space Force">SF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Organization_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard" title="Organization of the United States Coast Guard">CG</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Military_logistics_of_the_United_States" title="Category:Military logistics of the United States">Logistics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Mass_media_of_the_military_of_the_United_States" title="Category:Mass media of the military of the United States">Media</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Armed_Forces_unit_mottoes" title="List of United States Armed Forces unit mottoes">Unit mottoes</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Operations<br />and <a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_the_United_States" title="Military history of the United States">history</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group 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;;wide"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_budget_of_the_United_States" title="Military budget of the United States">Budget</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_military_deployments" title="United States military deployments">Current deployments</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_conflicts_in_the_United_States" title="List of conflicts in the United States">Conflicts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_wars_involving_the_United_States" title="List of wars involving the United States">Wars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_civil_affairs_in_the_United_States_Armed_Forces" title="History of civil affairs in the United States Armed Forces">Civil affairs</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">History</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/History_of_the_United_States_Army" title="History of the United States Army">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="History of the United States Marine Corps">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="History of the United States Navy">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="History of the United States Air Force">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Space_Force" title="History of the United States Space Force">SF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard" title="History of the United States Coast Guard">CG</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_United_States_military_operations" title="Timeline of United States military operations">Timeline</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/Colonial_American_military_history" title="Colonial American military history">Colonial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_the_United_States_during_World_War_II" title="Military history of the United States during World War II">World War II</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">By ancestry</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/Military_history_of_African_Americans" title="Military history of African Americans">African Americans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_Asian_Americans" title="Military history of Asian Americans">Asian Americans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buddhists_in_the_United_States_military" title="Buddhists in the United States military">Buddhist Americans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_Jewish_Americans" title="Military history of Jewish Americans">Jewish Americans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muslims_in_the_United_States_military" title="Muslims in the United States military">Muslim Americans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sikhs_in_the_United_States_military" title="Sikhs in the United States military">Sikh Americans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_Hispanic_Americans" class="mw-redirect" title="Military history of Hispanic Americans">Hispanic Americans</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hispanics_in_the_American_Civil_War" title="Hispanics in the American Civil War">Civil War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hispanics_in_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Hispanics in the United States Air Force">Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hispanics_in_the_United_States_Coast_Guard" title="Hispanics in the United States Coast Guard">Coast Guard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hispanics_in_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Hispanics in the United States Marine Corps">Marine Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hispanics_in_the_United_States_Navy" title="Hispanics in the United States Navy">Navy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hispanics_in_the_United_States_Naval_Academy" title="Hispanics in the United States Naval Academy">Academy</a></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">History centers</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/United_States_Army_Center_of_Military_History" title="United States Army Center of Military History">Army Center of Military History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps_History_Division" title="United States Marine Corps History Division">Marine Corps History Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_History_and_Heritage_Command" title="Naval History and Heritage Command">Naval History and Heritage Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Historical_Research_Agency" title="Air Force Historical Research Agency">Air Force Historical Research Agency</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/American_official_war_artists" title="American official war artists">War artists</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/United_States_Army_Art_Program" title="United States Army Art Program">Army Art Program</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Art_Program" title="United States Air Force Art Program">Air Force Art Program</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Personnel</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group 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;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Training</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/United_States_service_academies" title="United States service academies">Service academies</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Military_Academy" title="United States Military Academy">A</a><small> (<a href="/wiki/United_States_Military_Academy_Preparatory_School" title="United States Military Academy Preparatory School">prep</a>)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Naval_Academy" title="United States Naval Academy">MC/N</a><small> (<a href="/wiki/Naval_Academy_Preparatory_School" title="Naval Academy Preparatory School">prep</a>)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Academy" title="United States Air Force Academy">AF/SF</a><small> (<a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Academy_Preparatory_School" title="United States Air Force Academy Preparatory School">prep</a>)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard_Academy" title="United States Coast Guard Academy">CG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Merchant_Marine_Academy" title="United States Merchant Marine Academy">Merchant Marine</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reserve_Officers%27_Training_Corps" title="Reserve Officers' Training Corps">ROTC</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Army_Reserve_Officers%27_Training_Corps" title="Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Reserve_Officers_Training_Corps" title="Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps">MC/N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Reserve_Officer_Training_Corps" title="Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps">AF/SF</a></li></ul></li> <li>Officer candidate/training school: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Officer_Candidate_School_(United_States_Army)" title="Officer Candidate School (United States Army)">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Officer_Candidates_School_(United_States_Marine_Corps)" title="Officer Candidates School (United States Marine Corps)">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Officer_Candidate_School_(United_States_Navy)" title="Officer Candidate School (United States Navy)">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Officer_Training_School" title="Air Force Officer Training School">AF/SF</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer_(United_States)" title="Warrant officer (United States)">Warrant officer</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Warrant_Officer_Candidate_School" title="Warrant Officer Candidate School">A</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Military_Entrance_Processing_Command" title="United States Military Entrance Processing Command">MEPS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armed_Services_Vocational_Aptitude_Battery" title="Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery">ASVAB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Basic_School" title="The Basic School">The Basic School</a> (MC)</li> <li>Enlisted recruit training: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Basic_Training" title="United States Army Basic Training">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps_Recruit_Training" title="United States Marine Corps Recruit Training">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Recruit_Training_Command,_Great_Lakes,_Illinois" title="Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Basic_Military_Training" title="United States Air Force Basic Military Training">AF/SF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard_Training_Center_Cape_May" title="United States Coast Guard Training Center Cape May">CG</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Military_education_and_training_in_the_United_States" title="Category:Military education and training in the United States">Other education</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Uniforms</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/Uniforms_of_the_United_States_Armed_Forces" title="Uniforms of the United States Armed Forces">Uniforms</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Uniforms_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Uniforms of the United States Army">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uniforms_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Uniforms of the United States Marine Corps">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uniforms_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="Uniforms of the United States Navy">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uniforms_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Uniforms of the United States Air Force">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uniforms_of_the_United_States_Space_Force" title="Uniforms of the United States Space Force">SF</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Awards_and_decorations_of_the_United_States_Armed_Forces" title="Awards and decorations of the United States Armed Forces">Awards & decorations</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Inter-service_awards_and_decorations_of_the_United_States_military" title="Inter-service awards and decorations of the United States military">Inter-service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Awards_and_decorations_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Army" title="Awards and decorations of the United States Department of the Army">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Awards_and_decorations_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Navy" title="Awards and decorations of the United States Department of the Navy">MC/N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Awards_and_decorations_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Air_Force" title="Awards and decorations of the United States Department of the Air Force">AF/SF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Awards_and_decorations_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard" title="Awards and decorations of the United States Coast Guard">CG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Authorized_foreign_decorations_of_the_United_States_military" title="Authorized foreign decorations of the United States military">Foreign</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_military_decoration_authorized_by_the_US_military" class="mw-redirect" title="International military decoration authorized by the US military">International</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_military_award_devices" title="United States military award devices">Devices</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_badges_of_the_United_States" title="Military badges of the United States">Badges</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Identification_badges_of_the_uniformed_services_of_the_United_States" title="Identification badges of the uniformed services of the United States">Identification</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Badges_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Badges of the United States Army">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Badges_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Badges of the United States Marine Corps">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Badges_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="Badges of the United States Navy">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Badges_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Badges of the United States Air Force">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Badges_of_the_United_States_Space_Force" title="Badges of the United States Space Force">SF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Badges_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard" title="Badges of the United States Coast Guard">CG</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_comparative_military_ranks" title="List of comparative military ranks">Ranks</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>Officer: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_officer_rank_insignia" title="United States Army officer rank insignia">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps_rank_insignia" title="United States Marine Corps rank insignia">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy_officer_rank_insignia" title="United States Navy officer rank insignia">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_officer_rank_insignia" title="United States Air Force officer rank insignia">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Space_Force_rank_insignia" title="United States Space Force rank insignia">SF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard_officer_rank_insignia" title="United States Coast Guard officer rank insignia">CG</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer_(United_States)" title="Warrant officer (United States)">Warrant officers</a></li> <li>Enlisted: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_enlisted_rank_insignia" title="United States Army enlisted rank insignia">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps_rank_insignia" title="United States Marine Corps rank insignia">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_enlisted_rates" title="List of United States Navy enlisted rates">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_enlisted_rank_insignia" title="United States Air Force enlisted rank insignia">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Space_Force_rank_insignia" title="United States Space Force rank insignia">SF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Coast_Guard_enlisted_ranks" title="List of United States Coast Guard enlisted ranks">CG</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Oath: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Armed_Forces_oath_of_enlistment" title="United States Armed Forces oath of enlistment">Enlistment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Uniformed_Services_Oath_of_Office" title="United States Uniformed Services Oath of Office">Officer</a></li></ul></li> <li>Creeds & Codes: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Code_of_the_United_States_Fighting_Force" title="Code of the United States Fighting Force">Code of Conduct</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Noncommissioned_officer%27s_creed" title="Noncommissioned officer's creed">NCO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soldier%27s_Creed" title="Soldier's Creed">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rifleman%27s_Creed" title="Rifleman's Creed">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sailor%27s_Creed" title="Sailor's Creed">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Airman%27s_Creed" title="Airman's Creed">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Creed_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guardsman" title="Creed of the United States Coast Guardsman">CG</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Service_number_(United_States_Armed_Forces)" title="Service number (United States Armed Forces)">Service numbers</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Service_number_(United_States_Army)" title="Service number (United States Army)">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Service_number_(United_States_Marine_Corps)" title="Service number (United States Marine Corps)">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Service_number_(United_States_Navy)" title="Service number (United States Navy)">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Service_number_(United_States_Air_Force)" title="Service number (United States Air Force)">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Service_number_(United_States_Coast_Guard)" title="Service number (United States Coast Guard)">CG</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_military_occupation_code" title="United States military occupation code">Military Occupational Specialty</a>/<a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_ratings" title="List of United States Navy ratings">Rating</a>/<a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Specialty_Code" title="Air Force Specialty Code">Air Force Specialty Code</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_military_pay" title="United States military pay">Pay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uniform_Code_of_Military_Justice" title="Uniform Code of Military Justice">Uniform Code of Military Justice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judge_Advocate_General%27s_Corps" title="Judge Advocate General's Corps">Judge Advocate General's Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_Health_System" title="Military Health System">Military Health System</a>/<a href="/wiki/Tricare" title="Tricare">Tricare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Separation_(United_States_military)" title="Separation (United States military)">Separation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Veterans_Affairs" title="United States Department of Veterans Affairs">Veterans Affairs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Conscription_in_the_United_States" title="Conscription in the United States">Conscription</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chiefs_of_Chaplains_of_the_United_States" title="Chiefs of Chaplains of the United States">Chiefs of Chaplains</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Chaplains_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chaplain_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Chaplain of the United States Marine Corps">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Chaplains_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy">N</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">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chaplain_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard" title="Chaplain of the United States Coast Guard">CG</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_equipment_of_the_United_States_Armed_Forces" title="List of equipment of the United States Armed Forces">Equipment</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/List_of_equipment_of_the_United_States_Army" title="List of equipment of the United States Army">A</a> (<a href="/wiki/Army_Nomenclature_System" title="Army Nomenclature System">Designations</a>)</li> <li>MC: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_vehicles_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="List of vehicles of the United States Marine Corps">vehicles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_weapons_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="List of weapons of the United States Marine Corps">weapons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Marine_Corps_individual_equipment" title="List of United States Marine Corps individual equipment">other</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_equipment_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of equipment of the United States Navy">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_equipment_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="List of equipment of the United States Air Force">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_equipment_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard" title="List of equipment of the United States Coast Guard">CG</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Land</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/List_of_individual_weapons_of_the_U.S._Armed_Forces" title="List of individual weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces">Individual weapons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_crew-served_weapons_of_the_U.S._Armed_Forces" title="List of crew-served weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces">Crew-served weapons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_land_vehicles_of_the_U.S._Armed_Forces" class="mw-redirect" title="List of land vehicles of the U.S. Armed Forces">Vehicles</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_currently_active_United_States_military_land_vehicles" title="List of currently active United States military land vehicles">active</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Sea</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/List_of_currently_active_United_States_military_watercraft" title="List of currently active United States military watercraft">All watercraft</a></li> <li>Ships: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ships_of_the_United_States_Army" title="List of ships of the United States Army">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_ships" title="List of United States Navy ships">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_current_ships_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of current ships of the United States Navy">active</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_current_ships_of_the_United_States_Navy#Future_ships" title="List of current ships of the United States Navy">future</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ships_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="List of ships of the United States Air Force">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Coast_Guard_cutters" title="List of United States Coast Guard cutters">CG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Military_Sealift_Command_ships" title="List of Military Sealift Command ships">MSC</a></li></ul></li> <li>Weapons: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_weapons" title="List of United States Navy weapons">N</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_naval_reactors" title="United States naval reactors">Reactors</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Air</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group 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