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class="infobox"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size: 125%;">Secretary of the Air Force</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="padding-bottom:0.4em; border-bottom:solid 1px #ccd2d9;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Air_Force.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Air_Force.svg/120px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Air_Force.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Air_Force.svg/180px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Air_Force.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Air_Force.svg/240px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Air_Force.svg.png 2x" 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data-file-width="6336" data-file-height="4992" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Flag of the secretary</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div 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:Frank_Kendall_III_(2).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Frank_Kendall_III_%282%29.jpg/220px-Frank_Kendall_III_%282%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="275" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Frank_Kendall_III_%282%29.jpg/330px-Frank_Kendall_III_%282%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Frank_Kendall_III_%282%29.jpg/440px-Frank_Kendall_III_%282%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></div><div style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;">Incumbent<br /><a href="/wiki/Frank_Kendall_III" title="Frank Kendall III">Frank Kendall III</a><br /></div>since July 28, 2021</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_the_Air_Force" title="United States Department of the Air Force">Department of the Air Force</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">Mr. Secretary<br />The Honorable<br />(formal address in writing)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Reports to</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Defense" title="United States Secretary of Defense">Secretary of Defense</a><br /><a href="/wiki/United_States_Deputy_Secretary_of_Defense" title="United States Deputy Secretary of Defense">Deputy Secretary of Defense</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Appointer</th><td class="infobox-data">The <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">President</a><br />with the <a href="/wiki/Advice_and_consent" title="Advice and consent">advice and consent</a> of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">Senate</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">Precursor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_War" title="United States Secretary of War">Secretary of War</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Inaugural holder</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Stuart_Symington" title="Stuart Symington">Stuart Symington</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formation</th><td class="infobox-data">September 18, 1947<span class="noprint">; 77 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1947-09-18</span>)</span></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">3rd in SecDef succession</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Deputy</th><td class="infobox-data">The <a href="/wiki/United_States_Under_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force" title="United States Under Secretary of the Air Force">Under Secretary</a><br />(principal civilian deputy)<br />The <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</a><br />(military deputy)<br />The <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Space_Operations" title="Chief of Space Operations">Chief of Space Operations</a> (military deputy)</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></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.af.mil/About-Us/Air-Force-Senior-Leaders/SECAF/">Office of the Secretary</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Secretary of the Air Force</b>, sometimes referred to as the <b>Secretary of the Department of the Air Force</b>,<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (<b>SecAF</b>, or <b>SAF/OS</b>) is the head of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_the_Air_Force" title="United States Department of the Air Force">Department of the Air Force</a> and the service secretary for the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a> and <a href="/wiki/United_States_Space_Force" title="United States Space Force">United States Space Force</a>. The secretary of the Air Force is a civilian appointed by the <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">president</a>, by and with the <a href="/wiki/Advice_and_consent" title="Advice and consent">advice and consent</a> of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">Senate</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9013a_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9013a-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The secretary reports to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Defense" title="United States Secretary of Defense">secretary of defense</a> and/or the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Deputy_Secretary_of_Defense" title="United States Deputy Secretary of Defense">deputy secretary of defense</a>, and is by statute responsible for and has the authority to conduct all the affairs of the Department of the Air Force.<sup id="cite_ref-9013a_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9013a-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9013b_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9013b-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The secretary works closely with their civilian deputy, the <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>; and their military deputies, the <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> and the <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Space_Operations" title="Chief of Space Operations">chief of space operations</a>. </p><p>The first secretary of the Air Force, <a href="/wiki/Stuart_Symington" title="Stuart Symington">Stuart Symington</a>, was sworn in on September 18, 1947, upon the split and re-organization of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_War" title="United States Department of War">Department of War</a> and <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Air_Forces" title="United States Army Air Forces">Army Air Forces</a> into an air military department and a military service of its own, with the enactment of the <a href="/wiki/National_Security_Act_of_1947" title="National Security Act of 1947">National Security Act</a>. </p><p>On July 26, 2021 the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">United States Senate</a> confirmed <a href="/wiki/Frank_Kendall_III" title="Frank Kendall III">Frank Kendall III</a> as the next Secretary of the Air Force. On July 28, 2021, Kendall was sworn in as the 26th Secretary of the Air Force. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <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_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Responsibilities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Stuart_Symington_shown_taking_the_oath_of_office_as_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Stuart_Symington_shown_taking_the_oath_of_office_as_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force.jpg/220px-Stuart_Symington_shown_taking_the_oath_of_office_as_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="178" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Stuart_Symington_shown_taking_the_oath_of_office_as_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force.jpg/330px-Stuart_Symington_shown_taking_the_oath_of_office_as_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/32/Stuart_Symington_shown_taking_the_oath_of_office_as_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force.jpg 2x" data-file-width="425" data-file-height="343" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Stuart_Symington" title="Stuart Symington">Stuart Symington</a> is sworn-in as the first Secretary of the Air Force by <a href="/wiki/Chief_Justice_of_the_United_States" title="Chief Justice of the United States">Chief Justice</a> <a href="/wiki/Fred_M._Vinson" title="Fred M. Vinson">Fred M. Vinson</a> on September 18, 1947.</figcaption></figure> <p>The secretary is the head of the Department of the Air Force. The Department of the Air Force is defined as a <i>Military Department</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-101a8_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-101a8-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is not limited to the Washington headquarters staffs, rather it is an entity which includes all the components of the United States Air Force and United States Space Force, including their reserve components: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>The term 'department', when used with respect to a military department, means the executive part of the department and all field headquarters, forces, reserve components, installations, activities, and functions under the control or supervision of the Secretary of the department.<sup id="cite_ref-101a6_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-101a6-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <p>The exclusive responsibilities of the secretary of the Air Force are enumerated in <span class="plainlinksneverexpand"><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/10/9013#b">§ 9013(b)</a></span> of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Code" title="United States Code">United States Code</a>. They include, but are not limited to: </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1244412712"><blockquote class="templatequote"> <p>(1) Recruiting.<br /> (2) Organizing.<br /> (3) Supplying.<br /> (4) Equipping (including research and development).<br /> (5) Training.<br /> (6) Servicing.<br /> (7) Mobilizing.<br /> (8) Demobilizing.<br /> (9) Administering (including the morale and welfare of personnel).<br /> (10) Maintaining.<br /> (11) The construction, outfitting, and repair of military equipment.<br /> </p><p> (12) The construction, maintenance, and repair of buildings, structures, and utilities and the acquisition of real property and interests in real property necessary to carry out the responsibilities specified in this section.<sup id="cite_ref-9013b_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9013b-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <p>By direction of the secretary of defense, the secretary of the Air Force assigns military units of the Air Force and Space Force, other than those who carry out the functions listed in <span class="plainlinksneverexpand"><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/10/9013#b">§ 9013(b)</a></span>, to the <a href="/wiki/Combatant_command" class="mw-redirect" title="Combatant command">Unified and Specified Combatant Commands</a> to perform missions assigned to those commands. Air Force and Space Force units while assigned to Combatant Commands may only be reassigned by authority of the secretary of defense.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>However, the <a href="/wiki/Command_hierarchy" title="Command hierarchy">chain of command</a> for Air Force and Space Force units for other purposes than the operational direction goes from the <i>president</i> to the <i>secretary of defense</i> to the <i>secretary of the Air Force</i> to the <i>commanders of Air Force and Space Force Commands</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Air Force and Space Force officers have to report on any matter to the secretary, or the secretary's designate, when requested. The secretary has the authority to detail, prescribe the duties, and to assign Air Force and Space Force service members and civilian employees, and may also change the title of any activity not statutorily designated.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The secretary has several responsibilities under the <a href="/wiki/Uniform_Code_of_Military_Justice" title="Uniform Code of Military Justice">Uniform Code of Military Justice</a> (UCMJ) with respect to Air Force and Space Force service members, including the authority to convene general courts martial and to commute sentences. </p><p>The secretary of the Air Force may also be assigned additional responsibilities by the president or the secretary of defense,<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> e.g. the secretary is designated as the "<i>DoD Executive Agent for Space</i>", and as such: </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1244412712"><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>... shall develop, coordinate, and integrate plans and programs for space systems and the acquisition of DoD Space Major Defense Acquisition Programs to provide operational space force capabilities to ensure the United States has the space power to achieve its national security objectives.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Office_of_the_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force">Office of the Secretary of the Air Force</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Office_of_the_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force_seal.jpg/210px-Office_of_the_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force_seal.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Office_of_the_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force_seal.jpg/280px-Office_of_the_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force_seal.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2137" data-file-height="2145" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef">Agency overview</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formed</th><td class="infobox-data">1947</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Pentagon_(building)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pentagon (building)">Pentagon</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Parent agency</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_the_Air_Force" title="United States Department of the Air Force">Department of the Air Force</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Chairman_of_The_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff_General_David_C._Jones_and_Secretary_of_The_Air_Force_Verne_Orr_during_General_Robert_C._Mathis_retirement_Ceremony_at_Bolling_Air_Force_Base.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Chairman_of_The_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff_General_David_C._Jones_and_Secretary_of_The_Air_Force_Verne_Orr_during_General_Robert_C._Mathis_retirement_Ceremony_at_Bolling_Air_Force_Base.jpg/222px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="222" height="170" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Chairman_of_The_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff_General_David_C._Jones_and_Secretary_of_The_Air_Force_Verne_Orr_during_General_Robert_C._Mathis_retirement_Ceremony_at_Bolling_Air_Force_Base.jpg/333px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Chairman_of_The_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff_General_David_C._Jones_and_Secretary_of_The_Air_Force_Verne_Orr_during_General_Robert_C._Mathis_retirement_Ceremony_at_Bolling_Air_Force_Base.jpg/444px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2467" data-file-height="1890" /></a><figcaption>Secretary of the Air Force <a href="/wiki/Verne_Orr" title="Verne Orr">Verne Orr</a> with <a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff" title="Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff">Chairman of The Joint Chiefs of Staff</a> General <a href="/wiki/David_C._Jones" title="David C. Jones">David C. Jones</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force">Air Force Chief of Staff</a> General <a href="/wiki/Lew_Allen" title="Lew Allen">Lew Allen</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vice_Chief_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force">Air Force Vice Chief of Staff</a> General <a href="/wiki/Robert_C._Mathis" title="Robert C. Mathis">Robert C. Mathis</a> at <a href="/wiki/Bolling_Air_Force_Base" title="Bolling Air Force Base">Bolling Air Force Base</a> on May 28, 1982</figcaption></figure> <p>The secretary of the Air Force's principal staff element, the <b>Office of the Secretary of the Air Force</b>, has responsibility for acquisition and auditing, comptroller issues (including financial management), inspector general matters, legislative affairs, and public affairs within the Department of the Air Force. The Office of the Secretary of the Air Force is one of the Department of the Air Force's three headquarter staffs at the seat of government, with the others being the <a href="/wiki/Air_Staff_(United_States)" title="Air Staff (United States)">Air Staff</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Space_Operations" title="Chief of Space Operations">Office of the Chief of Space Operations</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Composition">Composition</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Composition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Office of the Secretary of the Air Force is composed of: </p> <ul><li><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> <ul><li>The Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force for International Affairs</li> <li>The Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force for Space Programs</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force_(Acquisition,_Technology_and_Logistics)" title="Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics)">Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics</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 for Financial Management and Comptroller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force_(Installations,_Environment_%26_Energy)" title="Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Installations, Environment & Energy)">Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment and Energy</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 for Manpower and Reserve Affairs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force_for_Space_Acquisition_and_Integration" title="Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration">Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration</a><sup id="cite_ref-hafmdSafsq_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hafmdSafsq-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></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/Inspector_General_of_the_Department_of_the_Air_Force" title="Inspector General of the Department of the Air Force">Inspector General of the Air Force</a></li> <li>Chief of Legislative Liaison</li> <li>Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force</li> <li>Auditor General of the Department of the Air Force</li> <li>Air Reserve Forces Policy Committee</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_secretaries_of_the_Air_Force">List of secretaries of the Air Force</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: List of secretaries of the Air Force"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th scope="col">Portrait </th> <th scope="col">Secretary of the Air Force </th> <th scope="col">Took office </th> <th scope="col">Left office </th> <th scope="col">Time in office </th> <th scope="col"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Defense" title="United States Secretary of Defense">Secretary of Defense</a> </th> <th scope="col"><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">President</a> </th></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Portrait_of_W._Stuart_Symington_97-1844.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Stuart Symington"><img alt="Stuart Symington" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Portrait_of_W._Stuart_Symington_97-1844.jpg/100px-Portrait_of_W._Stuart_Symington_97-1844.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Portrait_of_W._Stuart_Symington_97-1844.jpg/150px-Portrait_of_W._Stuart_Symington_97-1844.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Portrait_of_W._Stuart_Symington_97-1844.jpg/200px-Portrait_of_W._Stuart_Symington_97-1844.jpg 2x" data-file-width="436" data-file-height="547" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><b><a href="/wiki/Stuart_Symington" title="Stuart Symington">Stuart Symington</a></b><br /><small>(1901–1988)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">September 18, 1947</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">April 24, 1950</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002949000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 218 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/James_Vincent_Forrestal" class="mw-redirect" title="James Vincent Forrestal">James Vincent Forrestal</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Louis_A._Johnson" title="Louis A. Johnson">Louis A. Johnson</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Harry_S._Truman" title="Harry S. Truman">Harry S. Truman</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">2</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Thomas_K._Finletter.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Thomas K. Finletter"><img alt="Thomas K. Finletter" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Thomas_K._Finletter.jpg/100px-Thomas_K._Finletter.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Thomas_K._Finletter.jpg/150px-Thomas_K._Finletter.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Thomas_K._Finletter.jpg/200px-Thomas_K._Finletter.jpg 2x" data-file-width="271" data-file-height="340" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><b><a href="/wiki/Thomas_K._Finletter" title="Thomas K. Finletter">Thomas K. Finletter</a></b><br /><small>(1893–1980)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">April 24, 1950</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">January 20, 1953</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003100200000000000♠"></span>2 years, 271 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Louis A. Johnson<br /><a href="/wiki/George_Marshall" class="mw-redirect" title="George Marshall">George Marshall</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Robert_Abercrombie_Lovett" class="mw-redirect" title="Robert Abercrombie Lovett">Robert Abercrombie Lovett</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Harry S. Truman</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">3</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Harold_E_Talbott.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Harold E. Talbott"><img alt="Harold E. Talbott" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Harold_E_Talbott.jpg/100px-Harold_E_Talbott.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="108" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Harold_E_Talbott.jpg/150px-Harold_E_Talbott.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Harold_E_Talbott.jpg/200px-Harold_E_Talbott.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="1387" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><b><a href="/wiki/Harold_E._Talbott" title="Harold E. Talbott">Harold E. Talbott</a></b><br /><small>(1888–1957)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">February 4, 1953</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">August 13, 1955</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002920000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 190 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Charles_Erwin_Wilson" title="Charles Erwin Wilson">Charles Erwin Wilson</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Dwight_D._Eisenhower" title="Dwight D. Eisenhower">Dwight D. Eisenhower</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">4</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Donald_A._Quarles.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Donald A. Quarles"><img alt="Donald A. Quarles" 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></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><b><a href="/wiki/Donald_A._Quarles" title="Donald A. Quarles">Donald A. Quarles</a></b><br /><small>(1894–1959)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">August 15, 1955</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">April 30, 1957</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1 year 260 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Charles Erwin Wilson</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Dwight D. Eisenhower</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">5</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:James_H._Douglas,_Jr..jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="James H. Douglas, Jr."><img alt="James H. Douglas, Jr." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/James_H._Douglas%2C_Jr..jpg/100px-James_H._Douglas%2C_Jr..jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="114" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/James_H._Douglas%2C_Jr..jpg/150px-James_H._Douglas%2C_Jr..jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/James_H._Douglas%2C_Jr..jpg/200px-James_H._Douglas%2C_Jr..jpg 2x" data-file-width="2148" data-file-height="2450" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><b><a href="/wiki/James_H._Douglas,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="James H. Douglas, Jr.">James H. Douglas, Jr.</a></b><br /><small>(1899–1988)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">May 1, 1957</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">December 10, 1959</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002953000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 223 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Charles Erwin Wilson<br /><a href="/wiki/Neil_Hosler_McElroy" class="mw-redirect" title="Neil Hosler McElroy">Neil Hosler McElroy</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Thomas_S._Gates_Jr." title="Thomas S. Gates Jr.">Thomas S. Gates Jr.</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Dwight D. Eisenhower</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">6</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Air_Force_Role_In_Developing_International_Outer_Space_Law_(Terrill,_1999)_Page_022-1.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Dudley C. Sharp"><img alt="Dudley C. Sharp" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/The_Air_Force_Role_In_Developing_International_Outer_Space_Law_%28Terrill%2C_1999%29_Page_022-1.jpg/100px-The_Air_Force_Role_In_Developing_International_Outer_Space_Law_%28Terrill%2C_1999%29_Page_022-1.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/The_Air_Force_Role_In_Developing_International_Outer_Space_Law_%28Terrill%2C_1999%29_Page_022-1.jpg/150px-The_Air_Force_Role_In_Developing_International_Outer_Space_Law_%28Terrill%2C_1999%29_Page_022-1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/The_Air_Force_Role_In_Developing_International_Outer_Space_Law_%28Terrill%2C_1999%29_Page_022-1.jpg/200px-The_Air_Force_Role_In_Developing_International_Outer_Space_Law_%28Terrill%2C_1999%29_Page_022-1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2257" data-file-height="2860" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><b><a href="/wiki/Dudley_C._Sharp" title="Dudley C. Sharp">Dudley C. Sharp</a></b><br /><small>(1905–1987)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">December 11, 1959</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">January 20, 1961</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002406000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 40 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Thomas S. Gates Jr.</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Dwight D. Eisenhower</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">7</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Eugene_Zuckert.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Eugene M. Zuckert"><img alt="Eugene M. Zuckert" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Eugene_Zuckert.jpg/100px-Eugene_Zuckert.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Eugene_Zuckert.jpg/150px-Eugene_Zuckert.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Eugene_Zuckert.jpg/200px-Eugene_Zuckert.jpg 2x" data-file-width="268" data-file-height="340" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><b><a href="/wiki/Eugene_M._Zuckert" title="Eugene M. Zuckert">Eugene M. Zuckert</a></b><br /><small>(1911–2000)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">January 24, 1961</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">September 30, 1965</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003171000000000000♠"></span>4 years, 249 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Robert_McNamara" title="Robert McNamara">Robert McNamara</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/John_F._Kennedy" title="John F. Kennedy">John F. Kennedy</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">8</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Secretary_of_the_Air_Force_Harold_Brown.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Harold Brown"><img alt="Harold Brown" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Secretary_of_the_Air_Force_Harold_Brown.jpg/100px-Secretary_of_the_Air_Force_Harold_Brown.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="116" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Secretary_of_the_Air_Force_Harold_Brown.jpg/150px-Secretary_of_the_Air_Force_Harold_Brown.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Secretary_of_the_Air_Force_Harold_Brown.jpg/200px-Secretary_of_the_Air_Force_Harold_Brown.jpg 2x" data-file-width="890" data-file-height="1030" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><b><a href="/wiki/Harold_Brown_(Secretary_of_Defense)" title="Harold Brown (Secretary of Defense)">Harold Brown</a></b><br /><small>(1927–2019)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">October 1, 1965</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">February 15, 1969</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003123300000000000♠"></span>3 years, 137 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Robert_McNamara" title="Robert McNamara">Robert McNamara</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Clark_McAdams_Clifford" class="mw-redirect" title="Clark McAdams Clifford">Clark McAdams Clifford</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Melvin_Laird" title="Melvin Laird">Melvin Laird</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Lyndon_B._Johnson" title="Lyndon B. Johnson">Lyndon B. Johnson</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">9</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Secretary_of_The_Air_Force_Robert_C._Seamans_official_portrait.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Robert C. Seamans, Jr."><img alt="Robert C. Seamans, Jr." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Secretary_of_The_Air_Force_Robert_C._Seamans_official_portrait.jpg/100px-Secretary_of_The_Air_Force_Robert_C._Seamans_official_portrait.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Secretary_of_The_Air_Force_Robert_C._Seamans_official_portrait.jpg/150px-Secretary_of_The_Air_Force_Robert_C._Seamans_official_portrait.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Secretary_of_The_Air_Force_Robert_C._Seamans_official_portrait.jpg/200px-Secretary_of_The_Air_Force_Robert_C._Seamans_official_portrait.jpg 2x" data-file-width="624" data-file-height="780" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><b><a href="/wiki/Robert_C._Seamans,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Robert C. Seamans, Jr.">Robert C. Seamans, Jr.</a></b><br /><small>(1918–2008)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">February 15, 1969</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">May 15, 1973</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003155000000000000♠"></span>4 years, 89 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Melvin Laird<br /><a href="/wiki/Elliot_Richardson" title="Elliot Richardson">Elliot Richardson</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Richard_Nixon" title="Richard Nixon">Richard Nixon</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">-</td><td style="; background: #E6E6AA"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:John_L_McLucas.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="John L. McLucas"><img alt="John L. McLucas" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/John_L_McLucas.jpg/100px-John_L_McLucas.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/John_L_McLucas.jpg/150px-John_L_McLucas.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/John_L_McLucas.jpg/200px-John_L_McLucas.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2256" data-file-height="2815" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><b><a href="/wiki/John_L._McLucas" title="John L. McLucas">John L. McLucas</a></b><br /><small>(1920–2002)</small><br /><small><i>Acting</i></small></td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">May 15, 1973</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">July 18, 1973</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><span data-sort-value="7001640000000000000♠"></span>64 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">Elliot Richardson<br /><a href="/wiki/James_R._Schlesinger" title="James R. Schlesinger">James R. Schlesinger</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">Richard Nixon</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">10</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:John_L_McLucas.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="John L. McLucas"><img alt="John L. McLucas" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/John_L_McLucas.jpg/100px-John_L_McLucas.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/John_L_McLucas.jpg/150px-John_L_McLucas.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/John_L_McLucas.jpg/200px-John_L_McLucas.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2256" data-file-height="2815" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><b>John L. McLucas</b><br /><small>(1920–2002)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">July 18, 1973</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">November 23, 1975</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002858000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 128 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><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><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Richard Nixon</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">11</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Thomas_C._Reed.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Thomas C. Reed"><img alt="Thomas C. Reed" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Thomas_C._Reed.jpg/100px-Thomas_C._Reed.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Thomas_C._Reed.jpg/150px-Thomas_C._Reed.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Thomas_C._Reed.jpg/200px-Thomas_C._Reed.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2119" data-file-height="2808" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><b><a href="/wiki/Thomas_C._Reed" title="Thomas C. Reed">Thomas C. Reed</a></b><br /><small>(1934–2024)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">January 2, 1976</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">April 6, 1977</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002460000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 94 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Donald Rumsfeld<br /><a href="/wiki/Harold_Brown_(Secretary_of_Defense)" title="Harold Brown (Secretary of Defense)">Harold Brown</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Richard Nixon</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">12</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:John_C._Stetson,_USAF.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="John C. Stetson"><img alt="John C. Stetson" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/John_C._Stetson%2C_USAF.JPG/100px-John_C._Stetson%2C_USAF.JPG" decoding="async" width="100" height="126" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/97/John_C._Stetson%2C_USAF.JPG 1.5x" data-file-width="144" data-file-height="181" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><b><a href="/wiki/John_C._Stetson" title="John C. Stetson">John C. Stetson</a></b><br /><small>(1920–2007)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">April 6, 1977</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">May 18, 1979</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002772000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 42 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Harold Brown</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Carter" title="Jimmy Carter">Jimmy Carter</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">-</td><td style="; background: #E6E6AA"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hans_Mark.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Hans Mark"><img alt="Hans Mark" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Hans_Mark.jpg/100px-Hans_Mark.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Hans_Mark.jpg/150px-Hans_Mark.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Hans_Mark.jpg/200px-Hans_Mark.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2286" data-file-height="2862" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><b><a href="/wiki/Hans_Mark" title="Hans Mark">Hans Mark</a></b><br /><small>(1929–2021)</small><br /><small><i>Acting</i></small></td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">May 18, 1979</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">July 26, 1979</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><span data-sort-value="7001690000000000000♠"></span>69 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">Harold Brown</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">Jimmy Carter</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">13</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hans_Mark.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Hans Mark"><img alt="Hans Mark" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Hans_Mark.jpg/100px-Hans_Mark.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Hans_Mark.jpg/150px-Hans_Mark.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Hans_Mark.jpg/200px-Hans_Mark.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2286" data-file-height="2862" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><b>Hans Mark</b><br /><small>(1929–2021)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">July 26, 1979</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">February 9, 1981</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002564000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 198 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Harold Brown<br /><a href="/wiki/Caspar_Weinberger" title="Caspar Weinberger">Caspar Weinberger</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Jimmy Carter</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">14</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Verneorr.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Verne Orr"><img alt="Verne Orr" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Verneorr.JPG/100px-Verneorr.JPG" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Verneorr.JPG/150px-Verneorr.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Verneorr.JPG/200px-Verneorr.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2160" data-file-height="2700" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><b><a href="/wiki/Verne_Orr" title="Verne Orr">Verne Orr</a></b><br /><small>(1916–2008)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">February 9, 1981</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">November 30, 1985</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003175500000000000♠"></span>4 years, 294 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Caspar Weinberger</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Ronald_Reagan" title="Ronald Reagan">Ronald Reagan</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">15</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Russell_A._Rourke.JPEG" class="mw-file-description" title="Russell A. Rourke"><img alt="Russell A. Rourke" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Russell_A._Rourke.JPEG/100px-Russell_A._Rourke.JPEG" decoding="async" width="100" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Russell_A._Rourke.JPEG/150px-Russell_A._Rourke.JPEG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Russell_A._Rourke.JPEG/200px-Russell_A._Rourke.JPEG 2x" data-file-width="2309" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><b><a href="/wiki/Russell_A._Rourke" title="Russell A. Rourke">Russell A. Rourke</a></b><br /><small>(1931–2003)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">December 9, 1985</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">April 6, 1986</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002118000000000000♠"></span>118 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Caspar Weinberger</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Ronald Reagan</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">-</td><td style="; background: #E6E6AA"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Edward_C._Aldridge_Jr.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Edward C. Aldridge Jr."><img alt="Edward C. Aldridge Jr." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Edward_C._Aldridge_Jr.jpg/100px-Edward_C._Aldridge_Jr.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Edward_C._Aldridge_Jr.jpg/150px-Edward_C._Aldridge_Jr.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Edward_C._Aldridge_Jr.jpg/200px-Edward_C._Aldridge_Jr.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2336" data-file-height="2920" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><b><a href="/wiki/Edward_C._Aldridge_Jr." title="Edward C. Aldridge Jr.">Edward C. Aldridge Jr.</a></b><br /><small>(born 1938)</small><br /><small><i>Acting</i></small></td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">April 6, 1986</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">June 8, 1986</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><span data-sort-value="7001630000000000000♠"></span>63 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">Caspar Weinberger</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">Ronald Reagan</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">16</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Edward_C._Aldridge_Jr.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Edward C. Aldridge Jr."><img alt="Edward C. Aldridge Jr." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Edward_C._Aldridge_Jr.jpg/100px-Edward_C._Aldridge_Jr.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Edward_C._Aldridge_Jr.jpg/150px-Edward_C._Aldridge_Jr.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Edward_C._Aldridge_Jr.jpg/200px-Edward_C._Aldridge_Jr.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2336" data-file-height="2920" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><b>Edward C. Aldridge Jr.</b><br /><small>(born 1938)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">June 9, 1986</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">December 16, 1988</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002921000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 190 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Caspar Weinberger<br /><a href="/wiki/Frank_Carlucci" title="Frank Carlucci">Frank Carlucci</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Ronald Reagan</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">-</td><td style="; background: #E6E6AA"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Portrait_of_James_F._McGovern,_Under_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="James F. McGovern"><img alt="James F. McGovern" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Portrait_of_James_F._McGovern%2C_Under_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force.jpg/100px-Portrait_of_James_F._McGovern%2C_Under_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Portrait_of_James_F._McGovern%2C_Under_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force.jpg/150px-Portrait_of_James_F._McGovern%2C_Under_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Portrait_of_James_F._McGovern%2C_Under_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force.jpg/200px-Portrait_of_James_F._McGovern%2C_Under_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><b><a href="/wiki/James_F._McGovern" title="James F. McGovern">James F. McGovern</a></b><br /><small>(born 1946)</small><br /><small><i>Acting</i></small></td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">December 16, 1988</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">April 29, 1989</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><span data-sort-value="7002134000000000000♠"></span>134 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">Frank Carlucci<br /><a href="/wiki/Dick_Cheney" title="Dick Cheney">Dick Cheney</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">Ronald Reagan</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">-</td><td style="; background: #E6E6AA"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.png" class="mw-file-description" title="John J. Welch, Jr."><img alt="John J. Welch, Jr." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/No_image.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><b><a href="/wiki/John_J._Welch,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="John J. Welch, Jr.">John J. Welch, Jr.</a></b><br /><small>(1930–2010)</small><br /><small><i>Acting</i></small></td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">April 29, 1989</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">May 21, 1989</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><span data-sort-value="7001220000000000000♠"></span>22 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">Dick Cheney</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><a href="/wiki/George_H._W._Bush" title="George H. W. Bush">George H. W. Bush</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">17</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Donald_B._Rice,_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force.JPEG" class="mw-file-description" title="Donald B. Rice"><img alt="Donald B. Rice" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Donald_B._Rice%2C_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force.JPEG/100px-Donald_B._Rice%2C_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force.JPEG" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Donald_B._Rice%2C_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force.JPEG/150px-Donald_B._Rice%2C_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force.JPEG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Donald_B._Rice%2C_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force.JPEG/200px-Donald_B._Rice%2C_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force.JPEG 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><b><a href="/wiki/Donald_B._Rice" class="mw-redirect" title="Donald B. Rice">Donald B. Rice</a></b><br /><small>(born 1939)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">May 21, 1989</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">January 20, 1993</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003134000000000000♠"></span>3 years, 244 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Dick Cheney</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">George H. W. Bush</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">-</td><td style="; background: #E6E6AA"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Michael_Donley_official_portrait.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Michael B. Donley"><img alt="Michael B. Donley" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Michael_Donley_official_portrait.jpg/100px-Michael_Donley_official_portrait.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Michael_Donley_official_portrait.jpg/150px-Michael_Donley_official_portrait.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Michael_Donley_official_portrait.jpg/200px-Michael_Donley_official_portrait.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><b><a href="/wiki/Michael_B._Donley" title="Michael B. Donley">Michael B. Donley</a></b><br /><small>(born 1952)</small><br /><small><i>Acting</i></small></td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">January 20, 1993</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">July 13, 1993</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><span data-sort-value="7002174000000000000♠"></span>174 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><a href="/wiki/Les_Aspin" title="Les Aspin">Les Aspin</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Clinton" title="Bill Clinton">Bill Clinton</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">-</td><td style="; background: #E6E6AA"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Merrill_McPeak,_official_military_photo.JPEG" class="mw-file-description" title="Merrill A. McPeak"><img alt="Merrill A. McPeak" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Merrill_McPeak%2C_official_military_photo.JPEG/100px-Merrill_McPeak%2C_official_military_photo.JPEG" decoding="async" width="100" height="135" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Merrill_McPeak%2C_official_military_photo.JPEG/150px-Merrill_McPeak%2C_official_military_photo.JPEG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Merrill_McPeak%2C_official_military_photo.JPEG/200px-Merrill_McPeak%2C_official_military_photo.JPEG 2x" data-file-width="2043" data-file-height="2751" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><b><a href="/wiki/Merrill_A._McPeak" class="mw-redirect" title="Merrill A. McPeak">Merrill A. McPeak</a></b><br /><small>(born 1936)</small><br /><small><i>Acting</i></small></td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">July 14, 1993</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">August 5, 1993</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><span data-sort-value="7001220000000000000♠"></span>22 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">Les Aspin</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">Bill Clinton</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">18</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wfm_Widnall_se1.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sheila Widnall"><img alt="Sheila Widnall" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Wfm_Widnall_se1.jpg/100px-Wfm_Widnall_se1.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="114" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Wfm_Widnall_se1.jpg/150px-Wfm_Widnall_se1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Wfm_Widnall_se1.jpg/200px-Wfm_Widnall_se1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2347" data-file-height="2670" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><b><a href="/wiki/Sheila_Widnall" title="Sheila Widnall">Sheila Widnall</a></b><br /><small>(born 1938)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">August 6, 1993</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">October 31, 1997</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003154700000000000♠"></span>4 years, 86 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Les Aspin<br /><a href="/wiki/William_J._Perry" title="William J. Perry">William J. Perry</a><br /><a href="/wiki/William_Cohen" title="William Cohen">William Cohen</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Bill Clinton</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">-</td><td style="; background: #E6E6AA"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:F._Whitten_Peters_01.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="F. Whitten Peters"><img alt="F. Whitten Peters" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/F._Whitten_Peters_01.jpg/100px-F._Whitten_Peters_01.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="126" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/F._Whitten_Peters_01.jpg/150px-F._Whitten_Peters_01.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/F._Whitten_Peters_01.jpg/200px-F._Whitten_Peters_01.jpg 2x" data-file-width="270" data-file-height="340" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><b><a href="/wiki/F._Whitten_Peters" title="F. Whitten Peters">F. Whitten Peters</a></b><br /><small>(born 1946)</small><br /><small><i>Acting</i></small></td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">November 1, 1997</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">July 30, 1999</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><span data-sort-value="7002636000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 271 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">William Cohen</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">Bill Clinton</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">19</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:F._Whitten_Peters_01.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="F. Whitten Peters"><img alt="F. Whitten Peters" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/F._Whitten_Peters_01.jpg/100px-F._Whitten_Peters_01.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="126" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/F._Whitten_Peters_01.jpg/150px-F._Whitten_Peters_01.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/F._Whitten_Peters_01.jpg/200px-F._Whitten_Peters_01.jpg 2x" data-file-width="270" data-file-height="340" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><b>F. Whitten Peters</b><br /><small>(born 1946)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">July 30, 1999</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">January 20, 2001</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002540000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 174 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">William Cohen</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Bill Clinton</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">-</td><td style="; background: #E6E6AA"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dr_Lawrence_J_Delaney,_Acting_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Lawrence J. Delaney"><img alt="Lawrence J. Delaney" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Dr_Lawrence_J_Delaney%2C_Acting_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force.jpg/100px-Dr_Lawrence_J_Delaney%2C_Acting_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="126" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Dr_Lawrence_J_Delaney%2C_Acting_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force.jpg/150px-Dr_Lawrence_J_Delaney%2C_Acting_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Dr_Lawrence_J_Delaney%2C_Acting_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force.jpg/200px-Dr_Lawrence_J_Delaney%2C_Acting_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force.jpg 2x" data-file-width="266" data-file-height="336" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><b><a href="/wiki/Lawrence_J._Delaney" title="Lawrence J. Delaney">Lawrence J. Delaney</a></b><br /><small>(born 1935)</small><br /><small><i>Acting</i></small></td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">January 21, 2001</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">May 31, 2001</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><span data-sort-value="7002130000000000000♠"></span>130 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">Donald Rumsfeld</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><a href="/wiki/George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush">George W. Bush</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">20</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:James_Roche.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="James G. Roche"><img alt="James G. Roche" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/James_Roche.jpg/100px-James_Roche.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="122" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/James_Roche.jpg/150px-James_Roche.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/James_Roche.jpg/200px-James_Roche.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1100" data-file-height="1339" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><b><a href="/wiki/James_G._Roche" title="James G. Roche">James G. Roche</a></b><br /><small>(born 1939)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">June 1, 2001</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">January 20, 2005</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003132900000000000♠"></span>3 years, 233 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Donald Rumsfeld</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">George W. Bush</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">-</td><td style="; background: #E6E6AA"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Peter_B._Teets,_Under_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Peter B. Teets"><img alt="Peter B. Teets" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Peter_B._Teets%2C_Under_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force.jpg/100px-Peter_B._Teets%2C_Under_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Peter_B._Teets%2C_Under_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force.jpg/150px-Peter_B._Teets%2C_Under_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Peter_B._Teets%2C_Under_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force.jpg/200px-Peter_B._Teets%2C_Under_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="2000" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><b><a href="/wiki/Peter_B._Teets" title="Peter B. Teets">Peter B. Teets</a></b><br /><small>(1942–2020)</small><br /><small><i>Acting</i></small></td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">January 20, 2005</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">March 25, 2005</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><span data-sort-value="7001640000000000000♠"></span>64 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">Donald Rumsfeld</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">George W. Bush</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">-</td><td style="; background: #E6E6AA"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Michael_Montelongo,_Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force_for_Financial_Management_and_Comptroller.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Michael Montelongo"><img alt="Michael Montelongo" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Michael_Montelongo%2C_Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force_for_Financial_Management_and_Comptroller.jpg/100px-Michael_Montelongo%2C_Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force_for_Financial_Management_and_Comptroller.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="148" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Michael_Montelongo%2C_Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force_for_Financial_Management_and_Comptroller.jpg/150px-Michael_Montelongo%2C_Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force_for_Financial_Management_and_Comptroller.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Michael_Montelongo%2C_Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force_for_Financial_Management_and_Comptroller.jpg/200px-Michael_Montelongo%2C_Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force_for_Financial_Management_and_Comptroller.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="2216" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><b><a href="/wiki/Michael_Montelongo" title="Michael Montelongo">Michael Montelongo</a></b><br /><small>(born 1955)</small><br /><small><i>Acting</i></small></td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">March 25, 2005</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">March 28, 2005</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><span data-sort-value="7000300000000000000♠"></span>3 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">Donald Rumsfeld</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">George W. Bush</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">-</td><td style="; background: #E6E6AA"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Michael_Dominguez.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Michael L. Dominguez"><img alt="Michael L. Dominguez" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Michael_Dominguez.jpg/100px-Michael_Dominguez.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="131" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Michael_Dominguez.jpg/150px-Michael_Dominguez.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Michael_Dominguez.jpg/200px-Michael_Dominguez.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2292" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><b><a href="/wiki/Michael_L._Dominguez" title="Michael L. Dominguez">Michael L. Dominguez</a></b><br /><small>(born 1953)</small><br /><small><i>Acting</i></small></td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">March 28, 2005</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">July 29, 2005</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><span data-sort-value="7002123000000000000♠"></span>123 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">Donald Rumsfeld</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">George W. Bush</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">-</td><td style="; background: #E6E6AA"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Pete_Geren_USAF.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Pete Geren[13]"><img alt="Pete Geren[13]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Pete_Geren_USAF.jpg/100px-Pete_Geren_USAF.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Pete_Geren_USAF.jpg/150px-Pete_Geren_USAF.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Pete_Geren_USAF.jpg/200px-Pete_Geren_USAF.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><b><a href="/wiki/Pete_Geren" title="Pete Geren">Pete Geren</a><sup id="cite_ref-Geren_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Geren-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></b><br /><small>(born 1952)</small><br /><small><i>Acting</i></small></td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">July 29, 2005</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">November 4, 2005</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><span data-sort-value="7001980000000000000♠"></span>98 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">Donald Rumsfeld</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">George W. Bush</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">21</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Michael_Wynne,_official_portrait.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Michael Wynne[14]"><img alt="Michael Wynne[14]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Michael_Wynne%2C_official_portrait.jpg/100px-Michael_Wynne%2C_official_portrait.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Michael_Wynne%2C_official_portrait.jpg/150px-Michael_Wynne%2C_official_portrait.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Michael_Wynne%2C_official_portrait.jpg/200px-Michael_Wynne%2C_official_portrait.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><b><a href="/wiki/Michael_Wynne" title="Michael Wynne">Michael Wynne</a><sup id="cite_ref-Air_Force_Almanac_2011_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Air_Force_Almanac_2011-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></b><br /><small>(born 1944)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">November 4, 2005</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">June 20, 2008</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002959000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 229 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Donald Rumsfeld<br /><a href="/wiki/Robert_Gates" title="Robert Gates">Robert Gates</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">George W. Bush</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">-</td><td style="; background: #E6E6AA"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Michael_Donley_official_portrait.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Michael B. Donley"><img alt="Michael B. Donley" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Michael_Donley_official_portrait.jpg/100px-Michael_Donley_official_portrait.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Michael_Donley_official_portrait.jpg/150px-Michael_Donley_official_portrait.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Michael_Donley_official_portrait.jpg/200px-Michael_Donley_official_portrait.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><b>Michael B. Donley</b><br /><small>(born 1952)</small><br /><small><i>Acting</i></small></td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">June 21, 2008</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">October 2, 2008</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><span data-sort-value="7002103000000000000♠"></span>103 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">Robert Gates</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">George W. Bush</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">22</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Michael_Donley_official_portrait.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Michael B. Donley"><img alt="Michael B. Donley" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Michael_Donley_official_portrait.jpg/100px-Michael_Donley_official_portrait.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Michael_Donley_official_portrait.jpg/150px-Michael_Donley_official_portrait.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Michael_Donley_official_portrait.jpg/200px-Michael_Donley_official_portrait.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><b><a href="/wiki/Michael_B._Donley" title="Michael B. Donley">Michael B. Donley</a></b><br /><small>(born 1952)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">October 2, 2008</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">June 21, 2013</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003172300000000000♠"></span>4 years, 262 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Robert Gates<br /><a href="/wiki/Leon_Panetta" title="Leon Panetta">Leon Panetta</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Hagel" title="Chuck Hagel">Chuck Hagel</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">George W. Bush<br /><a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">-</td><td style="; background: #E6E6AA"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Eric_Fanning.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Eric Fanning"><img alt="Eric Fanning" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Eric_Fanning.jpg/100px-Eric_Fanning.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Eric_Fanning.jpg/150px-Eric_Fanning.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Eric_Fanning.jpg/200px-Eric_Fanning.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><b><a href="/wiki/Eric_Fanning" title="Eric Fanning">Eric Fanning</a></b><br /><small>(born 1968)</small><br /><small><i>Acting</i></small></td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">June 21, 2013</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">December 20, 2013</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><span data-sort-value="7002182000000000000♠"></span>182 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">Chuck Hagel<br /><a href="/wiki/Ash_Carter" title="Ash Carter">Ash Carter</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">Barack Obama</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">23</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Deborah_Lee_James.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Deborah Lee James"><img alt="Deborah Lee James" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Deborah_Lee_James.JPG/100px-Deborah_Lee_James.JPG" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Deborah_Lee_James.JPG/150px-Deborah_Lee_James.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Deborah_Lee_James.JPG/200px-Deborah_Lee_James.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><b><a href="/wiki/Deborah_Lee_James" title="Deborah Lee James">Deborah Lee James</a></b><br /><small>(born 1958)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">December 20, 2013</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">January 20, 2017</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003112700000000000♠"></span>3 years, 31 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Ash Carter</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Barack Obama</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">-</td><td style="; background: #E6E6AA"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lisa_S._Disbrow,_USAF,_2014.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Lisa Disbrow"><img alt="Lisa Disbrow" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Lisa_S._Disbrow%2C_USAF%2C_2014.JPG/100px-Lisa_S._Disbrow%2C_USAF%2C_2014.JPG" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Lisa_S._Disbrow%2C_USAF%2C_2014.JPG/150px-Lisa_S._Disbrow%2C_USAF%2C_2014.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Lisa_S._Disbrow%2C_USAF%2C_2014.JPG/200px-Lisa_S._Disbrow%2C_USAF%2C_2014.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2007" data-file-height="2508" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><b><a href="/wiki/Lisa_Disbrow" title="Lisa Disbrow">Lisa Disbrow</a></b><br /><small>(born 1962)</small><br /><small><i>Acting</i></small></td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">January 20, 2017</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">May 16, 2017</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><span data-sort-value="7002116000000000000♠"></span>116 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Mattis" title="Jim Mattis">Jim Mattis</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">24</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Heather_Wilson_official_photo_(2).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Heather Wilson"><img alt="Heather Wilson" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Heather_Wilson_official_photo_%282%29.jpg/100px-Heather_Wilson_official_photo_%282%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Heather_Wilson_official_photo_%282%29.jpg/150px-Heather_Wilson_official_photo_%282%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Heather_Wilson_official_photo_%282%29.jpg/200px-Heather_Wilson_official_photo_%282%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><b><a href="/wiki/Heather_Wilson" title="Heather Wilson">Heather Wilson</a></b><br /><small>(born 1960)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">May 16, 2017</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">May 31, 2019</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002745000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 15 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Patrick_M._Shanahan" title="Patrick M. Shanahan">Patrick M. Shanahan</a> (acting)</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Donald Trump</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">-</td><td style="; background: #E6E6AA"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Matthew_Donovan_official_photo_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Matthew Donovan"><img alt="Matthew Donovan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Matthew_Donovan_official_photo_2.jpg/100px-Matthew_Donovan_official_photo_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Matthew_Donovan_official_photo_2.jpg/150px-Matthew_Donovan_official_photo_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Matthew_Donovan_official_photo_2.jpg/200px-Matthew_Donovan_official_photo_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><b><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Donovan" title="Matthew Donovan">Matthew Donovan</a></b><br /><small>(born 1957/1958)</small><br /><small><i>Acting</i></small></td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">June 1, 2019</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">October 18, 2019</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><span data-sort-value="7002139000000000000♠"></span>139 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><a href="/wiki/Mark_Esper" title="Mark Esper">Mark Esper</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">Donald Trump</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">25</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Barbara_M._Barrett_official_photo.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Barbara Barrett"><img alt="Barbara Barrett" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Barbara_M._Barrett_official_photo.jpg/100px-Barbara_M._Barrett_official_photo.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Barbara_M._Barrett_official_photo.jpg/150px-Barbara_M._Barrett_official_photo.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Barbara_M._Barrett_official_photo.jpg/200px-Barbara_M._Barrett_official_photo.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="2100" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><b><a href="/wiki/Barbara_Barrett" title="Barbara Barrett">Barbara Barrett</a></b><br /><small>(born 1950)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">October 18, 2019</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">January 20, 2021</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002460000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 94 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Mark Esper</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Donald Trump</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">-</td><td style="; background: #E6E6AA"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:John_P._Roth_(2).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="John P. Roth"><img alt="John P. Roth" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/John_P._Roth_%282%29.jpg/100px-John_P._Roth_%282%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/John_P._Roth_%282%29.jpg/150px-John_P._Roth_%282%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/John_P._Roth_%282%29.jpg/200px-John_P._Roth_%282%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><b><a href="/wiki/John_P._Roth" title="John P. Roth">John P. Roth</a></b><br /><small>(born 1952/1953)</small><br /><small><i>Acting</i></small></td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">January 20, 2021</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">July 28, 2021</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><span data-sort-value="7002189000000000000♠"></span>189 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Austin" title="Lloyd Austin">Lloyd Austin</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Biden" title="Joe Biden">Joe Biden</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">26</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Frank_Kendall_III_(2).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Frank Kendall III"><img alt="Frank Kendall III" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Frank_Kendall_III_%282%29.jpg/100px-Frank_Kendall_III_%282%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Frank_Kendall_III_%282%29.jpg/150px-Frank_Kendall_III_%282%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Frank_Kendall_III_%282%29.jpg/200px-Frank_Kendall_III_%282%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><b><a href="/wiki/Frank_Kendall_III" title="Frank Kendall III">Frank Kendall III</a></b><br /><small>(born 1949)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">July 28, 2021</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><i>Incumbent</i></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003121300000000000♠"></span>3 years, 117 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Lloyd Austin</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Joe Biden</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_the_Air_Force_Decoration_for_Exceptional_Civilian_Service" title="Department of the Air Force Decoration for Exceptional Civilian Service">Department of the Air Force Decoration for Exceptional Civilian Service</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Title 10 United States Code <ul><li>Subtitle A – General Military Law <ul><li>CHAPTER 1 – DEFINITIONS <ul><li>§ 101. Definitions</li></ul></li> <li>CHAPTER 6 – COMBATANT COMMANDERS <ul><li>§ 162. Combatant command: assigned forces; chain of command</li></ul></li></ul></li> <li>Subtitle D – Air Force <ul><li>CHAPTER 903 – DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE <ul><li>§ 9011. Organization</li> <li>§ 9013. Secretary of the Air Force</li> <li>§ 9014. Office of the Secretary of the Air Force</li> <li>§ 9015. Under Secretary of the Air Force</li></ul></li> <li>CHAPTER 905 – THE AIR STAFF <ul><li>§ 9032. The Air Staff: general duties</li> <li>§ 9033. 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Plummer">Plummer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hans_Mark" title="Hans Mark">Mark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antonia_Handler_Chayes" title="Antonia Handler Chayes">Chayes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_C._Aldridge,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Edward C. Aldridge, Jr.">Aldridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_F._McGovern" title="James F. McGovern">McGovern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anne_N._Foreman" title="Anne N. Foreman">Foreman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rudy_de_Leon" title="Rudy de Leon">De Leon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/F._Whitten_Peters" title="F. Whitten Peters">Peters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carol_A._DiBattiste" title="Carol A. DiBattiste">DiBattiste</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_B._Teets" title="Peter B. Teets">Teets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ronald_M._Sega" title="Ronald M. Sega">Sega</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erin_C._Conaton" title="Erin C. 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Force</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Leadership</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_Department_of_the_Air_Force" title="United States Department of the Air Force">Department of the Air Force</a> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Secretary of the Air Force</a></li> <li><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></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Staff_(United_States)" title="Air Staff (United States)">Air Staff</a> <ul><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</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vice_Chief_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Vice Chief of Staff of the 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Reserve_Command" title="Air Force Reserve Command">Reserve</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_National_Guard" title="Air National Guard">Air National Guard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_Field_Operating_Agencies" title="List of United States Air Force Field Operating Agencies">Field Operating Agencies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_installations" title="List of United States Air Force installations">Installations</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Direct Reporting Units</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/Air_Force_District_of_Washington" title="Air Force District of Washington">District of Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Operational_Test_and_Evaluation_Center" title="Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center">Operational Test and Evaluation Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Academy" title="United States Air Force Academy">USAF Academy</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_major_commands_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="List of major commands of the United States Air Force">Major commands</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/Air_Combat_Command" title="Air Combat Command">ACC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Education_and_Training_Command" title="Air Education and Training Command">AETC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Global_Strike_Command" title="Air Force Global Strike Command">AFGSC</a></li> <li><a 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title="First Air Force">First</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Air_Force" title="Second Air Force">Second</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Third_Air_Force" title="Third Air Force">Third</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fourth_Air_Force" title="Fourth Air Force">Fourth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fifth_Air_Force" title="Fifth Air Force">Fifth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seventh_Air_Force" title="Seventh Air Force">Seventh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eighth_Air_Force" title="Eighth Air Force">Eighth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ninth_Air_Force" title="Ninth Air Force">Ninth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tenth_Air_Force" title="Tenth Air Force">Tenth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eleventh_Air_Force" title="Eleventh Air Force">Eleventh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Twelfth_Air_Force" title="Twelfth Air Force">Twelfth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thirteenth_Expeditionary_Air_Force" title="Thirteenth Expeditionary Air Force">Thirteenth Expeditionary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fifteenth_Air_Force" title="Fifteenth Air Force">Fifteenth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sixteenth_Air_Force" title="Sixteenth Air Force">Sixteenth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eighteenth_Air_Force" title="Eighteenth Air Force">Eighteenth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nineteenth_Air_Force" title="Nineteenth Air Force">Nineteenth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Twentieth_Air_Force" title="Twentieth Air Force">Twentieth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Twenty-Second_Air_Force" title="Twenty-Second Air Force">Twenty-Second</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><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/List_of_wings_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="List of wings of the United States Air Force">Wings</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_groups_and_wings_of_the_United_States_Air_National_Guard" title="List of groups and wings of the United States Air National Guard">ANG</a></li></ul></li> <li><a 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Patrol">Civil Air Patrol</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 and<br /> training</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_United_States_Air_Force_personnel" title="List of United States Air Force personnel">Personnel</a></li> <li>Rank <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_officer_rank_insignia" title="United States Air Force officer rank insignia">officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Academy_Cadet_Insignia" title="United States Air Force Academy Cadet Insignia">cadets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_enlisted_rank_insignia" title="United States Air Force enlisted rank insignia">enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Specialty_Code" title="Air Force Specialty Code">Specialty Code</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U.S._Air_Force_aeronautical_rating" title="U.S. Air Force aeronautical rating">Aeronautical ratings</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's Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rapid_Engineer_Deployable_Heavy_Operational_Repair_Squadron_Engineers" title="Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers">RED HORSE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Security_Forces" title="United States Air Force Security Forces">Security Forces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Medical_Service" title="United States Air Force Medical Service">Medical Service</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 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Service</a> / <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Air_Corps" title="United States Army Air Corps">Army Air Corps</a> / <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Air_Forces" title="United States Army Air Forces">Army Air Forces</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_U.S._Air_Force_(song)" title="The U.S. Air Force (song)">The U.S. Air Force</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Band" title="United States Air Force Band">Air Force Band</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Airman%27s_Creed" title="Airman's Creed">Airman's Creed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force#Core_missions" title="United States Air Force">Core Values</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Flag of the United States Air Force">Flag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Symbol" title="United States Air Force Symbol">Symbol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Memorial" title="United States Air Force Memorial">Memorial</a></li> <li><a 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States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces">Strategic Forces subcommittee</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Armed_Services" title="United States Senate Committee on Armed Services">Senate Committee on Armed Services</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate_Armed_Services_Subcommittee_on_Strategic_Forces" title="United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces">Strategic Forces subcommittee</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="5" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/United_States_Space_Force_emblem.png/80px-United_States_Space_Force_emblem.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="80" class="mw-file-element" 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style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Space_Futures_Command" title="Space Futures Command">Space Futures Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_Operations_Command" title="Space Operations Command">Space Operations Command</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_Space_Operations_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander of Space Operations Command">Commander</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_Systems_Command" title="Space Systems Command">Space Systems Command</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_Space_Systems_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander of Space Systems Command">Commander</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_Training_and_Readiness_Command" title="Space Training and Readiness Command">Space Training and Readiness Command</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_Space_Training_and_Readiness_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander of Space Training and Readiness Command">Commander</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Component Field Commands</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_Space_Forces_Central" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Space Forces Central">United States Space Forces Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Space_Forces_Europe_and_Africa" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Space Forces Europe and Africa">United States Space Forces Europe and Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Space_Forces_Indo-Pacific" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Space Forces Indo-Pacific">United States Space Forces Indo-Pacific</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Space_Forces_Korea" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Space Forces Korea">United States Space Forces Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Space_Forces_%E2%80%93_Space" title="United States Space Forces – Space">United States Space Forces – Space</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Deltas</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/Space_Delta_1" title="Space Delta 1">Space Delta 1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mission_Delta_2" title="Mission Delta 2">Mission Delta 2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mission_Delta_3" title="Mission Delta 3">Mission Delta 3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mission_Delta_4" title="Mission Delta 4">Mission Delta 4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_Delta_5" title="Space Delta 5">Space Delta 5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_Delta_6" title="Space Delta 6">Space Delta 6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_Delta_7" title="Space Delta 7">Space Delta 7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_Delta_8" title="Space Delta 8">Space Delta 8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_Delta_9" title="Space Delta 9">Space Delta 9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_Delta_10" title="Space Delta 10">Space Delta 10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_Delta_11" title="Space Delta 11">Space Delta 11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_Delta_12" title="Space Delta 12">Space Delta 12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_Delta_13" title="Space Delta 13">Space Delta 13</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_Delta_15" title="Space Delta 15">Space Delta 15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_Delta_18" class="mw-redirect" title="Space Delta 18">Space Delta 18</a></li> <li>Space Delta 21</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_Delta_23" class="mw-redirect" title="Space Delta 23">Space Delta 23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_Delta_26" class="mw-redirect" title="Space Delta 26">Space Delta 26</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_Launch_Delta_30" title="Space Launch Delta 30">Space Launch Delta 30</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mission_Delta_31" title="Mission Delta 31">Mission Delta 31</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_Launch_Delta_45" title="Space Launch Delta 45">Space Launch Delta 45</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_Base_Delta_1" title="Space Base Delta 1">Space Base Delta 1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_Base_Delta_2" title="Space Base Delta 2">Space Base Delta 2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_Base_Delta_3" title="Space Base Delta 3">Space Base Delta 3</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Squadrons</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/1st_Delta_Operations_Squadron" title="1st Delta Operations Squadron">1st Delta Operations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/319th_Combat_Training_Squadron" title="319th Combat Training Squadron">319th Combat Training</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/328th_Weapons_Squadron" title="328th Weapons Squadron">328th Weapons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/392d_Combat_Training_Squadron" title="392d Combat Training Squadron">392d Combat Training</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/533rd_Training_Squadron" title="533rd Training Squadron">533rd Training</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/21st_Operations_Support_Squadron" title="21st Operations Support Squadron">21st Operations Support</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/15th_Space_Surveillance_Squadron" title="15th Space Surveillance Squadron">15th Space Surveillance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/18th_Space_Defense_Squadron" title="18th Space Defense Squadron">18th Space Defense</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/19th_Space_Defense_Squadron" title="19th Space Defense Squadron">19th Space Defense</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/20th_Space_Surveillance_Squadron" title="20th Space Surveillance Squadron">20th Space Surveillance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/721st_Operations_Support_Squadron" title="721st Operations Support Squadron">3rd Combat Training</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4th_Electromagnetic_Warfare_Squadron" title="4th Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron">4th EW</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/5th_Electromagnetic_Warfare_Squadron" title="5th Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron">5th EW</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/16th_Electromagnetic_Warfare_Squadron" title="16th Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron">16th EW</a></li> <li>23rd EW</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2nd_Space_Warning_Squadron" title="2nd Space Warning Squadron">2nd Space Warning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/3rd_Satellite_Communications_Squadron" title="3rd Satellite Communications Squadron">3rd satellite Communications</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/5th_Space_Warning_Squadron" title="5th Space Warning Squadron">5th Space Warning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/6th_Space_Warning_Squadron" title="6th Space Warning Squadron">6th Space Warning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/7th_Space_Warning_Squadron" title="7th Space Warning Squadron">7th Space Warning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/10th_Space_Warning_Squadron" title="10th Space Warning Squadron">10th Space Warning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/11th_Space_Warning_Squadron" title="11th Space Warning Squadron">11th Space Warning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/12th_Space_Warning_Squadron" title="12th Space Warning Squadron">12th Space Warning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/13th_Space_Warning_Squadron" title="13th Space Warning Squadron">13th Space Warning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/55th_Combat_Training_Squadron" title="55th Combat Training Squadron">55th Combat Training</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/21st_Space_Operations_Squadron" title="21st Space Operations Squadron">21st Space Operations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/22nd_Space_Operations_Squadron" title="22nd Space Operations Squadron">22nd Space Operations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/23rd_Space_Operations_Squadron" title="23rd Space Operations Squadron">23rd Space Operations</a></li> <li>62nd Cyberspace</li> <li>63rd Cyberspace</li> <li><a href="/wiki/64th_Cyberspace_Squadron" title="64th Cyberspace Squadron">64th Cyberspace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/65th_Cyberspace_Squadron" title="65th Cyberspace Squadron">65th Cyberspace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/68th_Cyberspace_Squadron" title="68th Cyberspace Squadron">68th Cyberspace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/69th_Cyberspace_Squadron" title="69th Cyberspace Squadron">69th Cyberspace</a></li> <li>645th Cyberspace</li> <li><a href="/wiki/71st_Intelligence,_Surveillance,_and_Reconnaissance_Squadron" title="71st Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Squadron">71st ISR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/72nd_Intelligence,_Surveillance,_and_Reconnaissance_Squadron" title="72nd Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Squadron">72nd ISR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/18th_Intelligence_Squadron" title="18th Intelligence Squadron">73rd ISR</a></li> <li>74th ISR</li> <li><a href="/wiki/75th_Intelligence,_Surveillance_and_Reconnaissance_Squadron" title="75th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Squadron">75th ISR</a></li> <li>76th ISR</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1st_Space_Operations_Squadron" title="1st Space Operations Squadron">1st Space Operations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2nd_Navigation_Warfare_Squadron" title="2nd Navigation Warfare Squadron">2nd Navigation Warfare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/3rd_Space_Operations_Squadron" title="3rd Space Operations Squadron">3rd Space Operations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4th_Space_Operations_Squadron" title="4th Space Operations Squadron">4th Space Operations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/10th_Space_Operations_Squadron" title="10th Space Operations Squadron">10th Space Operations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/53rd_Space_Operations_Squadron" title="53rd Space Operations Squadron">53rd Space Operations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/527th_Space_Aggressor_Squadron" title="527th Space Aggressor Squadron">527th Space Aggressor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1st_Test_and_Evaluation_Squadron" title="1st Test and Evaluation Squadron">1st Test and Evaluation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/3rd_Space_Experimentation_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="3rd Space Experimentation Squadron">3rd Test and Evaluation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/17th_Test_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="17th Test Squadron">17th Test and Evaluation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/25th_Space_Range_Squadron" title="25th Space Range Squadron">25th Space Range</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2nd_Space_Launch_Squadron" title="2nd Space Launch Squadron">2nd Space Launch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/5th_Space_Launch_Squadron" title="5th Space Launch Squadron">5th Space Launch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1st_Range_Operations_Squadron" title="1st Range Operations Squadron">1st Range Operations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Security_Space_Institute" title="National Security Space Institute">NSSI</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Direct reporting units</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/Space_Development_Agency" title="Space Development Agency">Space Development Agency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_Rapid_Capabilities_Office" title="Space Rapid Capabilities Office">Space Rapid Capabilities Office</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_Warfighting_Analysis_Center" title="Space Warfighting Analysis Center">Space Warfighting Analysis Center</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;">Locations</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;">Space Force Bases</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/Buckley_Space_Force_Base" title="Buckley Space Force Base">Buckley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Air_Force_Base" title="Los Angeles Air Force Base">Los Angeles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Space_Force_Base" title="Patrick Space Force Base">Patrick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peterson_Space_Force_Base" title="Peterson Space Force Base">Peterson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Schriever_Space_Force_Base" title="Schriever Space Force Base">Schriever</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vandenberg_Space_Force_Base" title="Vandenberg Space Force Base">Vandenberg</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Space Bases</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/Pituffik_Space_Base" title="Pituffik Space Base">Pituffik</a> (<a href="/wiki/Greenland" title="Greenland">Greenland</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Space Force Stations</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/Cape_Canaveral_Space_Force_Station" title="Cape Canaveral Space Force Station">Cape Canaveral</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cape_Cod_Space_Force_Station" title="Cape Cod Space Force Station">Cape Cod</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cavalier_Space_Force_Station" title="Cavalier Space Force Station">Cavalier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheyenne_Mountain_Space_Force_Station" title="Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station">Cheyenne Mountain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clear_Space_Force_Station" title="Clear Space Force Station">Clear</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaena_Point_Space_Force_Station" title="Kaena Point Space Force Station">Kaena Point</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Boston_Space_Force_Station" title="New Boston Space Force Station">New Boston</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<br />and training</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_United_States_Space_Force_astronauts" title="List of United States Space Force astronauts">Astronauts</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">Awards and decorations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Badges_of_the_United_States_Space_Force" title="Badges of the United States Space Force">Badges</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Space_Force_rank_insignia" title="United States 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style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Space_Force_Delta" title="Space Force Delta">Delta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_States_Space_Force" title="Flag of the United States Space Force">Flag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Space_Force" title="History of the United States Space Force">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seal_of_the_United_States_Space_Force" title="Seal of the United States Space Force">Seal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Semper_Supra_(march)" title="Semper Supra (march)">"Semper Supra"</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_%26_Space_Forces_Association" title="Air & Space Forces Association">Air & Space Forces Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_Force_Association" title="Space Force Association">Space Force Association</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th id="Former_wings_and_deltas" scope="row" class="navbox-group" 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States Deputy Secretary of Defense">Deputy Secretary of Defense</a></span></dt> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Kathleen_Hicks" title="Kathleen Hicks">Kathleen Hicks</a></span></dd></dl> <dl><dt><span class="nowrap">Secretaries of the Military Departments</span></dt> <dd><span class="nowrap"><br /><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Army" title="United States Secretary of the Army">Secretary of the Army</a>: <a href="/wiki/Christine_Wormuth" title="Christine Wormuth">Christine Wormuth</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Navy" title="United States Secretary of the Navy">Secretary of the Navy</a>: <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Del_Toro" title="Carlos Del Toro">Carlos Del Toro</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Secretary of the Air Force</a>: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Kendall_III" title="Frank Kendall III">Frank Kendall III</a> </span></dd></dl> <dl><dt><span class="nowrap"><a 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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. Paparo Jr.</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">USN</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Northern_Command" title="United States Northern Command">Northern</a>: Gen <a href="/wiki/Gregory_Guillot" title="Gregory Guillot">Gregory M. Guillot</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_Southern_Command" title="United States Southern Command">Southern</a>: ADM <a href="/wiki/Alvin_Holsey" title="Alvin Holsey">Alvin Holsey</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">USN</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Space_Command" title="United States Space Command">Space</a>: Gen <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Whiting" title="Stephen Whiting">Stephen N. 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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, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_Defense.svg/200px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_Defense.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="578" data-file-height="578" /></span></span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="padding-left:100px;"><div id="Military_Departments" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Defense#Military_Departments" title="United States Department of Defense">Military Departments</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_the_Army" title="United States Department of the Army">Department of the Army</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Army" title="United States Secretary of the Army">Secretary of the Army</a></b> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Office_of_the_Secretary_of_the_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Office of the Secretary of the Army">The Secretariat</a>: <a href="/wiki/United_States_Under_Secretary_of_the_Army" title="United States Under Secretary of the Army">Under Secretary of the Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Army_for_Acquisition,_Logistics,_and_Technology" title="United States Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology">Assistant Secretary for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Army_(Civil_Works)" title="Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works)">Assistant Secretary for Civil Works</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Army_(Financial_Management_and_Comptroller)" title="Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller)">Assistant Secretary (Financial Management and Comptroller)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Army_(Installations,_Energy_and_Environment)" class="mw-redirect" title="Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations, Energy and Environment)">Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Army_(Manpower_and_Reserve_Affairs)" title="Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs)">Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Counsel_of_the_Army" title="General Counsel of the Army">General Counsel of the Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Office_of_the_Administrative_Assistant_to_the_Secretary_of_the_Army" title="Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army">The Administrative Assistant</a> <br /> The Army Staff: <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Chief of Staff of the United States Army">Chief of Staff of the Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vice_Chief_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army">Vice Chief of Staff of the Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sergeant_Major_of_the_Army" title="Sergeant Major of the Army">Sergeant Major of the Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Chief_of_Staff_G-8_of_the_United_States_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Deputy Chief of Staff G-8 of the United States Army">Deputy Chief of Staff G-8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Chaplains_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army">Chief of Chaplains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judge_Advocate_General_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Judge Advocate General of the United States Army">Judge Advocate General</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Provost_Marshal_General" title="United States Army Provost Marshal General">Provost Marshal General</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Surgeon_General_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Surgeon General of the United States Army">Surgeon General</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Army" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Army">U.S. Army</a> field organizations: see <i><a href="/wiki/Structure_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Structure of the United States Army">Structure of the United States Army</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_the_Navy" title="United States Department of the Navy">Department of the Navy</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Navy" title="United States Secretary of the Navy">Secretary of the Navy</a></b> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Office_of_the_Secretary_of_the_Navy" class="mw-redirect" title="Office of the Secretary of the Navy">The Secretariat</a>: <a href="/wiki/United_States_Under_Secretary_of_the_Navy" title="United States Under Secretary of the Navy">Under Secretary of the Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Navy_(Financial_Management_and_Comptroller)" title="Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller)">Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Navy_(Installations_and_Environment)" class="mw-redirect" title="Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Installations and Environment)">Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Installations and Environment)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Navy_(Manpower_and_Reserve_Affairs)" title="Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs)">Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Navy_(Research,_Development_and_Acquisitions)" class="mw-redirect" title="Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisitions)">Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisitions)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Counsel_of_the_Navy" title="General Counsel of the Navy">General Counsel of the Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judge_Advocate_General_of_the_Navy" title="Judge Advocate General of the Navy">Judge Advocate General</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Criminal_Investigative_Service" title="Naval Criminal Investigative Service">Naval Criminal Investigative Service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Inspector_General" title="Naval Inspector General">Naval Inspector General</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Headquarters_Marine_Corps" title="Headquarters Marine Corps">Headquarters Marine Corps</a>: <a href="/wiki/Commandant_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Commandant of the United States Marine Corps">Commandant of the Marine Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Commandant_of_the_Marine_Corps" title="Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps">Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sergeant_Major_of_the_Marine_Corps" title="Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps">Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chaplain_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Chaplain of the United States Marine Corps">Chaplain</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Marine_Corps" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Marine Corps">U.S. Marine Corps</a> field organizations: see <i><a href="/wiki/Organization_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Organization of the United States Marine Corps">Organization of the United States Marine Corps</a></i> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Office_of_the_Chief_of_Naval_Operations" class="mw-redirect" title="Office of the Chief of Naval Operations">Office of the Chief of Naval Operations</a>: <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Naval_Operations" title="Chief of Naval Operations">Chief of Naval Operations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vice_Chief_of_Naval_Operations" title="Vice Chief of Naval Operations">Vice Chief of Naval Operations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Master_Chief_Petty_Officer_of_the_Navy" title="Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy">Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Reactors" title="Naval Reactors">Director of Naval Reactors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Chaplains_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy">Chief of Chaplains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Naval_Personnel" title="Chief of Naval Personnel">Chief of Naval Personnel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Surgeon_General_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="Surgeon General of the United States Navy">Surgeon General</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a> field organizations: see <i><a href="/wiki/Structure_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="Structure of the United States Navy">Structure of the United States Navy</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_the_Air_Force" title="United States Department of the Air Force">Department of the Air Force</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Secretary of the Air Force</a></b> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Office_of_the_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Office of the Secretary of the Air Force">The Secretariat</a>: <a href="/wiki/United_States_Under_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force" title="United States Under Secretary of the Air Force">Under Secretary of the Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force_(Acquisition)" class="mw-redirect" title="Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition)">Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force_(Financial_Management_%26_Comptroller)" title="Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Financial Management & Comptroller)">Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Financial Management & Comptroller)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force_(Installations,_Environment_%26_Logistics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Installations, Environment & Logistics)">Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Installations, Environment & Logistics)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force_(Manpower_%26_Reserve_Affairs)" title="Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Manpower & Reserve Affairs)">Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Manpower & Reserve Affairs)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Counsel_of_the_Department_of_the_Air_Force" title="General Counsel of the Department of the Air Force">General Counsel of the Department of the Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Office_of_Special_Investigations" title="Air Force Office of Special Investigations">Air Force Office of Special Investigations</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Air_Staff_(United_States)" title="Air Staff (United States)">The Air Staff</a>: <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force">Chief of Staff of the Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vice_Chief_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force">Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_Master_Sergeant_of_the_Air_Force" title="Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force">Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Chaplains_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force">Chief of Chaplains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Safety_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Chief of Safety of the United States Air Force">Chief of Safety</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_Scientist_of_the_U.S._Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Scientist of the U.S. Air Force">Chief Scientist</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Judge_Advocate_General%27s_Corps" title="United States Air Force Judge Advocate General's Corps">Judge Advocate General</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Surgeon_General_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Surgeon General of the United States Air Force">Surgeon General</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Air Force">U.S. Air Force</a> field organizations: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_Commands_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Major Commands of the United States Air Force">Major Commands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Direct_Reporting_Unit" class="mw-redirect" title="Direct Reporting Unit">Direct Reporting Units</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_Field_Operating_Agencies" title="List of United States Air Force Field Operating Agencies">Field Operating Agencies</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Space_Staff" class="mw-redirect" title="Space Staff">Space Staff</a>: <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Space_Operations" title="Chief of Space Operations">Chief of Space Operations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Space_Force" title="United States Space Force">United States Space Force</a> field organizations</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" 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="Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff" title="Joint Chiefs of Staff">Joint Chiefs of Staff</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff" title="Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff">Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff</a></b> <br /> <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></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Senior_Enlisted_Advisor_to_the_Chairman" title="Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman">Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joint_Requirements_Oversight_Council" title="Joint Requirements Oversight Council">Joint Requirements Oversight Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Director_of_the_Joint_Staff" title="Director of the Joint Staff">Director of the Joint Staff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joint_Staff" class="mw-redirect" title="Joint Staff">Joint Staff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Military_Command_Center" title="National Military Command Center">National Military Command Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alternate_National_Military_Command_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Alternate National Military Command Center">Alternate National Military Command Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Defense_University" title="National Defense University">National Defense University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joint_Personnel_Recovery_Agency" title="Joint Personnel Recovery Agency">Joint Personnel Recovery Agency</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></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="Combatant_Commands" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Unified_combatant_command" title="Unified combatant command">Combatant Commands</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" 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 Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Central_Command" 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Corps">Marine Corps</a></dd> <dd>N = <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">Navy</a></dd> <dd>AF = <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">Air Force</a></dd> <dd>SF = <a href="/wiki/United_States_Space_Force" title="United States Space Force">Space Force</a></dd> <dd>CG = <a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard" title="United States Coast Guard">Coast Guard</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Leadership</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/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">President of the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Defense" title="United States Secretary of Defense">Secretary of Defense</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Deputy_Secretary_of_Defense" title="United States Deputy Secretary of Defense">Deputy Secretary of Defense</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Homeland_Security" title="United 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 class="mw-selflink selflink">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 navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lists_of_military_aircraft_of_the_United_States" title="Lists of military aircraft of the United States">Aircraft</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_undesignated_military_aircraft_of_the_United_States" title="List of undesignated military aircraft of the United States">World War I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_active_United_States_military_aircraft" title="List of active United States military aircraft">active</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_future_military_aircraft_of_the_United_States" title="List of future military aircraft of the United States">future</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_military_aircraft_designation_systems" title="United States military aircraft designation systems">Aircraft designation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U.S._helicopter_armament_subsystems" title="U.S. helicopter armament subsystems">Helicopter arms</a></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-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_during_World_War_II" title="List of equipment of the United States Army during World War II">WWII equipment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nuclear_football" title="Nuclear football">Nuclear football</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_military_electronics_of_the_United_States" title="List of military electronics of the United States">Electronics</a> (<a href="/wiki/Joint_Electronics_Type_Designation_System" title="Joint Electronics Type Designation System">designations</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flags_of_the_United_States_Armed_Forces" title="Flags of the United States Armed Forces">Flags</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Flag of the United States Army">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Flag of the United States Marine Corps">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="Flag of the United States Navy">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Flag of the United States Air Force">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_States_Space_Force" title="Flag of the United States Space Force">SF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard" title="Flag of the United States Coast Guard">CG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ensign_of_the_United_States" title="Ensign of the United States">Ensign</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_of_the_United_States" title="Jack of the United States">Jack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guidon_(United_States)" title="Guidon (United States)">Guidons</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_military_ration" title="United States military ration">Food</a></li> <li><a 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