Chief of Staff of the United States Army

Senior-most officer and service chief of the United States Army

Not to be confused with United States Secretary of the Army.

Chief of Staff of the Army

Army Staff Identification Badge

Flag of the chief of staff

Incumbent
General Randy A. George

since 21 September 2023

Department of the Army
Army Staff
Type| United States Army service chief
Abbreviation| CSA
Member of| Joint Chiefs of Staff
Reports to| Secretary of the Army
Residence| Quarters 1, Fort Myer
Seat| The Pentagon, Arlington County, Virginia
Appointer| The president
with Senate advice and consent
Term length| 4 years
Renewable one time, only during war or national emergency
Constituting instrument| 10 U.S.C. § 3033
Precursor| Commanding General of the Army
Formation| 15 August 1903
First holder| LTG Samuel B. M. Young
Deputy| Vice Chief of Staff of the Army
Website| www.army.mil

The chief of staff of the Army (CSA) is a statutory position in the United States Army held by a general officer. As the highest-ranking officer assigned to serve in the Department of the Army, the chief is the principal military advisor and a deputy to the secretary of the Army. In a separate capacity, the CSA is a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (10 U.S.C. § 151) and, thereby, a military advisor to the National Security Council, the secretary of defense, and the president of the United States. The CSA is typically the highest-ranking officer on active duty in the U.S. Army unless the chairman or the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff are Army officers.

The chief of staff of the Army is an administrative position based in the Pentagon. While the CSA does not have operational command authority over Army forces proper (which is within the purview of the combatant commanders who report to the secretary of defense), the CSA does exercise supervision of army units and organizations as the designee of the secretary of the Army.

The current chief of staff of the Army is General Randy George, who was sworn in on 21 September 2023, having previously served as acting CSA from 4 August.

## Appointment

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The chief of staff of the Army is nominated for appointment by the president, for a four-year term of office,[1] and must be confirmed by the Senate.[1] The chief can be reappointed to serve one additional term, but only during times of war or national emergency declared by Congress.[1] By statute, the chief is a four-star general.[1]

The chief has an official residence, Quarters 1 at Joint Base Myer–Henderson Hall, Virginia.

## Responsibilities

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The senior leadership of the Department of the Army consists of two civilians—the secretary of the Army (head of the department and subordinate to the secretary of defense) and the under secretary of the Army—and two military officers—the chief of staff of the Army and the vice chief of staff of the Army.

The chief reports directly to the secretary of the Army for army matters and assists in the secretary's external affairs functions, including presenting and enforcing army policies, plans, and projections. The chief also directs the inspector general of the Army to perform inspections and investigations as required. In addition, the chief presides over the Army Staff and represents Army capabilities, requirements, policy, plans, and programs in Joint forums.[2] Under delegation of authority made by the secretary of the Army, the chief designates army personnel and army resources to the commanders of the unified combatant commands.[3] The chief performs all other functions enumerated in 10 U.S.C. § 3033 under the authority, direction, and control of the secretary of the Army, or delegates those duties and responsibilities to other officers in his administration in his name. Like the other service counterparts, the chief has no operational command authority over army forces, dating back to the passage of the Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1958. The chief is served by a number of deputy chiefs of staff of the Army, such as G-1, Personnel. The chief's base pay is $21,147.30 per month and also received a personal money allowance (monthly amount) of $333.33, a basic allowance for subsistence of $253.38, and a basic allowance for housing from $50.70 to $1,923.30.

## History

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In the 19th century the American land military used the title of "General-in-Chief" beginning with Gen. James Wilkinson (1757-1825), and later for several decades of commanding Gen. Winfield Scott (1786-1866). Later Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885), given the title after being recalled to come east from the Western Theater of the Civil War in 1864. By 1903, the senior military officer in the army was the commanding general of the United States Army, who reported to the U.S. secretary of war. From 1864 to 1865, Major General Henry Halleck (1815-1872), who had previously been Commanding General earlier in the war, served as "Chief of Staff of the Army" under the newly appointed Commanding General, Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant, thus serving in a different office and not as the senior officer in the army. Halleck was centered in the old brick War Department building adjacent west of the White House, along with the War Secretary, whereas Gen. Grant was out in the field.

The first chief of staff moved his headquarters to Fort Myer in northern Virginia, near the national capital of Washington, D.C. in 1908.[clarification needed]

## List of chiefs of staff of the Army

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The rank listed is the rank when serving in the office.

No. | Portrait  | Name  | Term  | Branch  | Secretaries served under:  | Ref.

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Took office  | Left office  | Duration  | War / Army | Defense

| Young, Samuel Baldwin MarksLieutenant General
Samuel B. M. Young
(1840–1924)| 15 August 1903| 8 January 1904| 146 days| Cavalry| Elihu Root| —| [4]

| Chaffee, AdnaLieutenant General
Adna R. Chaffee
(1842–1914)| 9 January 1904| 14 January 1906| 2 years, 5 days| Cavalry| Elihu Root
William Howard Taft| —| [4]

| Bates, JohnLieutenant General
John C. Bates
(1842–1919)| 15 January 1906| 13 April 1906| 89 days| Infantry| William Howard Taft| —| [4]

| Bell, JamesMajor General
J. Franklin Bell
(1856–1919)| 14 April 1906| 21 April 1910| 4 years, 7 days| Cavalry| William Howard Taft
Luke Edward Wright
Jacob M. Dickinson| —| [4]

| Wood, LeonardMajor General
Leonard Wood
(1860–1927)| 22 April 1910| 21 April 1914| 3 years, 364 days| Medical and cavalry| Jacob M. Dickinson
Henry L. Stimson
Lindley Miller Garrison| —| [4]

| Wotherspoon, WilliamMajor General
William W. Wotherspoon
(1850–1921)| 22 April 1914| 16 November 1914| 208 days| Infantry| Lindley Miller Garrison| —| [4]

| Scott, HughMajor General
Hugh L. Scott
(1853–1934)| 17 November 1914| 22 September 1917| 2 years, 309 days| Cavalry| Lindley Miller Garrison
Newton D. Baker| —| [4]

| Bliss, TaskerGeneral
Tasker H. Bliss
(1853–1930)| 23 September 1917| 19 May 1918| 238 days| Field artillery| Newton D. Baker| —| [4]

| March, PeytonGeneral
Peyton C. March
(1864–1955)| 20 May 1918| 30 June 1921| 3 years, 41 days| Field artillery| Newton D. Baker
John W. Weeks| —| [4]
10|

| Pershing, JohnGeneral of the Armies
John J. Pershing
(1860–1948)| 1 July 1921| 13 September 1924| 3 years, 74 days| Cavalry| John W. Weeks| —| [4]
11|

| Hines, JohnMajor General
John L. Hines
(1868–1968)| 14 September 1924| 20 November 1926| 2 years, 68 days| Infantry| John W. Weeks
Dwight F. Davis| —| [4]
12|

| Summerall, CharlesGeneral
Charles P. Summerall
(1867–1955)| 21 November 1926| 20 November 1930| 3 years, 364 days| Infantry and artillery| Dwight F. Davis
James William Good
Patrick J. Hurley| —| [4]
13|

| MacArthur, DouglasGeneral
Douglas MacArthur
(1880–1964)| 21 November 1930| 1 October 1935| 4 years, 315 days| Infantry and engineers| Patrick J. Hurley
George Dern| —| [4]
14|

| Craig, MalinGeneral
Malin Craig
(1875–1945)| 2 October 1935| 31 August 1939| 3 years, 333 days| Infantry and cavalry| George Dern
Harry Hines Woodring| —| [4]
15|

| Marshall, GeorgeGeneral of the Army
George C. Marshall
(1880–1959)| 1 September 1939| 18 November 1945| 6 years, 78 days| Infantry| Harry Hines Woodring
Henry L. Stimson
Robert P. Patterson| —| [4]
16|

| Eisenhower, DwightGeneral of the Army
Dwight D. Eisenhower
(1890–1969)| 19 November 1945| 6 February 1948| 2 years, 79 days| Infantry| Robert P. Patterson (of War)
Kenneth Claiborne Royall
(of War, 1947; of the Army, 1947–1949)| James Forrestal
(from Sep. 1947)| [4]
17|

| Bradley, OmarGeneral
Omar N. Bradley
(1893–1981)| 7 February 1948| 15 August 1949[a]| 1 year, 189 days| Infantry| Kenneth Claiborne Royall
Gordon Gray| James Forrestal
Louis A. Johnson| [4]
18|

| Collins, JosephGeneral
J. Lawton Collins
(1896–1987)| 16 August 1949[b]| 14 August 1953| 3 years, 363 days| Infantry| Gordon Gray
Frank Pace
Robert T. Stevens| Louis A. Johnson
George C. Marshall
Robert A. Lovett
Charles Erwin Wilson| [4]
19|

| Ridgway, MatthewGeneral
Matthew B. Ridgway
(1895–1993)| 15 August 1953| 29 June 1955| 1 year, 319 days| Infantry| Robert T. Stevens| Charles Erwin Wilson| [4]
20|

| Taylor, MaxwellGeneral
Maxwell D. Taylor
(1901–1987)| 30 June 1955| 30 June 1959[c]| 4 years, 0 days| Field artillery| Robert T. Stevens
Wilber M. Brucker| Charles Erwin Wilson
Neil H. McElroy| [4]
21|

| Lemnitzer, LymanGeneral
Lyman L. Lemnitzer
(1899–1988)| 1 July 1959[b]| 30 September 1960[a]| 1 year, 91 days| Infantry and coast artillery| Wilber M. Brucker| Neil H. McElroy
Thomas S. Gates Jr.| [4]
22|

| Decker, GeorgeGeneral
George H. Decker
(1902–1980)| 1 October 1960[b]| 30 September 1962| 1 year, 364 days| Infantry| Wilber M. Brucker
Elvis Stahr Jr.
Cyrus Vance| Thomas S. Gates Jr.
Robert McNamara| [4]
23|

| Wheeler, EarleGeneral
Earle G. Wheeler
(1908–1975)| 1 October 1962| 2 July 1964[a]| 1 year, 275 days| Infantry and armor| Cyrus Vance
Stephen Ailes| Robert McNamara| [4]
24|

| Johnson, HaroldGeneral
Harold K. Johnson
(1912–1983)| 3 July 1964| 2 July 1968| 3 years, 365 days| Infantry and cavalry| Stephen Ailes
Stanley Rogers Resor| Robert McNamara
Clark Clifford| [4]
25|

| Westmoreland, WilliamGeneral
William C. Westmoreland
(1914–2005)| 3 July 1968| 30 June 1972| 3 years, 363 days| Field artillery| Stanley Rogers Resor
Robert Froehlke| Clark Clifford
Melvin Laird| [4]

| Palmer, BruceGeneral
Bruce Palmer Jr.
(1913–2000)
Acting
[d]| 1 July 1972| 11 October 1972| 102 days| Infantry and cavalry| Robert Froehlke| Melvin Laird| [4]
26|

| Abrams, CreightonGeneral
Creighton W. Abrams Jr.
(1914–1974)| 12 October 1972| 4 September 1974 †| 1 year, 327 days| Armor| Robert Froehlke
Bo Callaway| Melvin Laird
Elliot Richardson
James R. Schlesinger| [4]
–[d] |  | General
Frederick C. Weyand
(1916–2010) | 5 September 1974  | 4 October 1974  | 29 days  | Infantry and intelligence | Bo Callaway
Martin R. Hoffmann | James R. Schlesinger
Donald Rumsfeld | [5][6]
27  | 4 October 1974  | 30 September 1976  | 1 year, 362 days  | [4]
28|

| Rogers, BernardGeneral
Bernard W. Rogers
(1921–2008)
[e]| 1 October 1976| 21 June 1979| 2 years, 263 days| Infantry| Martin R. Hoffmann
Clifford Alexander Jr.| Donald Rumsfeld
Harold Brown| [4]
29|

| Meyer, EdwardGeneral
Edward C. Meyer
(1928–2020)| 22 June 1979| 21 June 1983| 3 years, 364 days| Infantry| Clifford Alexander Jr.
John O. Marsh Jr.| Harold Brown
Caspar Weinberger| [4]
30|

| Wickham, JohnGeneral
John A. Wickham Jr.
(1928–2024)| 23 June 1983[b]| 23 June 1987| 4 years, 0 days| Infantry and cavalry| John O. Marsh Jr.| Caspar Weinberger| [4]
31|

| Vuono, CarlGeneral
Carl E. Vuono
(born 1934)| 23 June 1987| 21 June 1991| 3 years, 363 days| Field artillery| John O. Marsh Jr.
Michael P. W. Stone| Caspar Weinberger
Frank Carlucci
Dick Cheney| [4]
32|

| Sullivan, GordonGeneral
Gordon R. Sullivan
(1937–2024)| 21 June 1991[b]| 20 June 1995| 3 years, 364 days| Armor and mechanized infantry| Michael P. W. Stone
Togo D. West Jr.| Dick Cheney
Les Aspin
William J. Perry| [4]
33|

| Reimer, DennisGeneral
Dennis J. Reimer
(born 1939)| 20 June 1995| 21 June 1999| 4 years, 1 day| Artillery and mechanized infantry| Togo D. West Jr.
Louis Caldera| William J. Perry
William Cohen| [4]
34|

| Shinseki, EricGeneral
Eric K. Shinseki
(born 1942)
[f]| 21 June 1999[b]| 11 June 2003| 3 years, 355 days| Cavalry| Louis Caldera
Thomas E. White| William Cohen
Donald Rumsfeld| [4]

| Keane, JohnGeneral
John M. Keane
(born 1943)
Acting
[d]| 11 June 2003| 1 August 2003| 51 days| Infantry| None[g]| Donald Rumsfeld| [7]
35|

| Schoomaker, PeterGeneral
Peter J. Schoomaker
(born 1946)
[h]| 1 August 2003| 10 April 2007| 3 years, 252 days| Cavalry and Special Forces| Francis J. Harvey
Pete Geren| Donald Rumsfeld
Robert Gates| [4]
36|

| Casey, GeorgeGeneral
George W. Casey Jr.
(born 1948)| 10 April 2007| 11 April 2011| 4 years, 1 day| Armor and mechanized infantry| Pete Geren
John M. McHugh| Robert Gates| [8]
37|

| Dempsey, MartinGeneral
Martin E. Dempsey
(born 1952)| 11 April 2011| 7 September 2011[a]| 149 days| Armor and armored
cavalry| John M. McHugh| Robert Gates
Leon Panetta| [9]
38|

| Odierno, RaymondGeneral
Raymond T. Odierno
(1954–2021)| 7 September 2011| 14 August 2015| 3 years, 341 days| Field artillery| John M. McHugh| Leon Panetta
Chuck Hagel
Ash Carter| [10]
39|

| Milley, MarkGeneral
Mark A. Milley
(born 1958)| 14 August 2015| 9 August 2019[a]| 3 years, 360 days| Armor and light infantry| John M. McHugh
Eric Fanning
Mark Esper
Ryan D. McCarthy| Ash Carter
Jim Mattis
Mark Esper| [11]
40|

| McConville, JamesGeneral
James C. McConville
(born 1959)| 9 August 2019[b]| 4 August 2023| 3 years, 360 days| Aviation and cavalry| Ryan D. McCarthy
Christine Wormuth| Mark Esper
Lloyd Austin| [12]
–[d] |  | General
Randy A. George
(born 1964) | 4 August 2023  | 21 September 2023  | 48 days  | Infantry  | Christine Wormuth
Daniel P. Driscoll | Lloyd Austin
Pete Hegseth | [13]
41  | 21 September 2023  | Incumbent | 1 year, 310 days  | [14]

### Timeline

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## See also

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* Sergeant Major of the Army
* Army Staff Senior Warrant Officer
* Chief Warrant Officer of the Army
* Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army

## References

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### Notes

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1. ^ a b c d e Appointed as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
2. ^ a b c d e f g Served prior as Vice Chief of Staff of the Army.
3. ^ Appointed Military Representative of the President from 1959 to 1962; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1962 to 1964.
4. ^ a b c d In capacity as Vice Chief of Staff of the Army.
5. ^ Last World War II veteran to serve as Chief of Staff.
6. ^ Last Vietnam War veteran to serve as Chief of Staff.
7. ^ Les Brownlee served as acting Secretary of the Army during this period.
8. ^ Recalled to active duty to serve as Chief of Staff. Schoomaker previously served as Commander in Chief, United States Special Operations Command from 1997 to 2000.

### Citations

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1. ^ a b c d Law.cornell.edu, 10 USC 3033. Chief of Staff
2. ^ "General George Casey - Chief of Staff Army". Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 22 September 2007.
3. ^ Law.cornell.edu, 10 USC 165. Combatant commands: administration and support
4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj Bell 2005, p. 186-187.
5. ^ "Acting chief of staff held Vietnam posts". Ventura County Star-Free Press. Camarillo, CA. United Press International. 5 September 1974. p. B-7 – via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Weyand OKd". The Honolulu Advertiser. Honolulu, HI. United Press International. 4 October 1974. p. C-1 – via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "The Surge – Collective Memory Project" (PDF). Southern Methodist University. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
8. ^ Leopold, J.D. (10 April 2007). "Gen. George W. Casey Jr. Becomes Army Chief of Staff". U.S. Army. Army News Service. Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
9. ^ Garamone, Jim (12 April 2011). "Dempsey lays out themes for tenure as Army chief". U.S. Army. American Forces Press Service. Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
10. ^ Smith, Derek (9 September 2011). "Familiar face accepts new role: Gen. Odierno becomes Army Chief of Staff". U.S. Army. 362nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment. Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
11. ^ Callahan, Guv (20 August 2015). "The new boss: Army welcomes Milley on JBM-HH and says goodbye to a 'moral giant'". U.S. Army. Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall Public Affairs. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
12. ^ Dickstein, Corey (9 August 2019). "McConville, Grinston sworn in as Army's top uniformed soldiers". Stars & Stripes. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
13. ^ "Webcast: Relinquishment of Responsibility for GEN James McConville / Change of Responsibility SMA Michael Grinston". DVIDS. Retrieved 28 July 2023. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
14. ^ Sword, Michael (21 September 2023). "Army Gen. Randy George sworn in as 41st Army Chief of Staff". DVIDS. Alaska: 11th Airborne Division. Retrieved 22 September 2023.

### Sources

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* Bell, William Gardner (2005) [1983]. "Appendix B: Chronological List of Senior Officers of the United States Army". Commanding Generals and Chiefs of Staff 1775-2005: Portraits & Biographical Sketches of the United States Army's Senior Officer. United States Army Center of Military History. ISBN 0-16-072376-0. CMH Pub 70-14.

## Further reading

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* Hewes Jr., James E. From Root to McNamara: Army Organization and Administration, 1900–1963 (1975) .
* Semsch, Philip L. "Elihu Root and the General Staff." Military Affairs (1963): 16–27.
* Skowronek, Stephen. Building a New American State: The Expansion of National Administrative Capacities, 1877–1920 (Cambridge University Press, 1982) pp 212–247.
* Watson, Mark Skinner. Chief of Staff: Prewar Plans and Preparations. United States Army in World War II. Washington D.C.: United States Army Center of Military History. Archived from the original on 13 December 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2010. \- full text
* White, Richard D. "Civilian management of the military: Elihu Root and the 1903 reorganization of the army general staff." Journal of Management History (1998) 4#1 (1998), pp. 43–59.

## External links

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* The short film Big Picture: Top Soldier is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive.

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Leaders of the United States Army

Senior officers /
commanding generals|

* Washington
* Knox
* Doughty
* Harmar
* St. Clair
* Wayne
* Hamilton
* Wilkinson
* Dearborn
* J. Brown
* Macomb
* W. Scott
* McClellan
* Halleck
* Grant
* Sherman
* Sheridan
* Schofield
* Miles

Chiefs of staff|

* Young
* Chaffee
* Bates
* Bell
* Wood
* Wotherspoon
* H. Scott
* Bliss
* March
* Pershing
* Hines
* Summerall
* MacArthur
* Craig
* Marshall
* Eisenhower
* Bradley
* Collins
* Ridgway
* Taylor
* Lemnitzer
* Decker
* Wheeler
* Johnson
* Westmoreland
* B. Palmer
* Abrams
* Weyand
* Rogers
* Meyer
* Wickham
* Vuono
* Sullivan
* Reimer
* Shinseki
* Schoomaker
* Casey
* Dempsey
* Odierno
* Milley
* McConville
* George

Vice chiefs of staff|

* Collins
* Haislip
* Hull
* Bolte
* W. Palmer
* Lemnitzer
* Decker
* Eddleman
* Hamlett
* Abrams
* Haines
* B. Palmer
* Haig
* Weyand
* Kerwin
* Kroesen
* Vessey
* Wickham
* Thurman
* A. Brown
* RisCassi
* Sullivan
* Reimer
* Peay
* Tilelli
* Griffith
* Crouch
* Shinseki
* Keane
* Casey
* Cody
* Chiarelli
* Austin
* Campbell
* Allyn
* McConville
* Martin
* George
* Mingus

* v
* t
* e

United States Army

Leadership|

* Secretary of the Army
* Under Secretary of the Army
* Chief of Staff
* Vice Chief of Staff
* 4-star generals
* 3-star generals
* 1798–1959
* 1990–1999
* 2000–2009
* 2010–2019
* 2020–present
* Army Staff Senior Warrant Officer
* Sergeant Major of the Army
* House Armed Services Committee (House Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces)
* Senate Committee on Armed Services (Senate Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces)

Components
and
commands|

* Regular Army
* Army Reserve
* Army National Guard
* Active Units
* Reorganization plan of United States Army

| Commands|

* Forces
* Futures
* Materiel
* Training and Doctrine

|

Service
components|

* Central
* Europe and Africa
* Pacific
* North
* South
* Special Operations
* Surface Deployment and Distribution
* Space and Missile Defense
* Cyber Command

Direct reporting
units|

* Second Army
* Medical
* Intelligence and Security
* Criminal Investigation Division
* Corps of Engineers
* Military District of Washington
* Test and Evaluation
* Military Academy
* Reserve
* Acquisition Support Center
* Installation Management
* War College

Field armies|

* First
* Third
* Fifth
* Sixth
* Seventh
* Eighth
* Ninth

Branches|

* Acquisition Corps
* Adjutant General's Corps
* Air Defense Artillery Branch
* Armor Branch
* Aviation Branch
* Army Band
* Chaplain Corps
* Chemical Corps
* Civil Affairs Corps
* Corps of Engineers
* Cyber Corps
* Dental Corps
* Field Artillery Branch
* Finance Corps
* Infantry Branch
* Inspector General's Corps
* Judge Advocate General's Corps
* Logistics Branch
* Medical Corps
* Medical Service Corps
* Medical Specialist Corps
* Military Intelligence Corps
* Military Police Corps
* Nurse Corps
* Ordnance Corps
* Psychological operations
* Quartermaster Corps
* Signal Corps
* Special Forces
* Transportation Corps
* Veterinary Corps

Installations|

* United States and overseas
* Germany
* Japan
* Kuwait
* South Korea

Training|

* Basic Training
* BOLC
* ROTC (ECP)
* OCS
* WOBC
* WOCS
* Military Academy (West Point)
* MOS

Uniforms and
insignia|

* Awards and decorations
* Badges
* Branch
* Officer
* Warrant
* Enlisted
* World War I
* World War II
* Uniforms

Equipment|

* Crew-served weapons
* Individual weapons
* Vehicles

Premier
ensembles|

* Army Band
* Army Field Band
* Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps
* West Point Band

History and
traditions|

* History
* Continental Army
* Union army
* National Army
* Army of the United States
* Center of Military History
* Institute of Heraldry
* America's Army
* Army Art Program
* Flag
* National Museum
* West Point Museum
* Rangers
* U.S. Army Regimental System
* Soldier's Creed
* "The Army Goes Rolling Along"
* Division nicknames
* Draft
* Service numbers
* Seventh Army Symphony Orchestra

Historical|

* Buffalo Soldiers
* Army Air Forces
* Army Service Forces
* Women's Army Corps
* Rough Riders
* U.S. Cavalry
* United States Colored Troops
* United States Army Hospital Corps
* U.S. Sanitary Commission
* 250th Anniversary Parade

* Category

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Senior officials in the United States Department of Defense

Secretary of Defense
Pete Hegseth

Deputy Secretary of Defense
Steve Feinberg

Secretaries of the military departments

Secretary of the Army: Daniel P. Driscoll
Secretary of the Navy: John Phelan
Secretary of the Air Force: Troy Meink

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Gen Dan Caine, USAF

Under secretaries of defense for

Acquisition and Sustainment: Steven J. Morani (acting)
Research and Engineering: Emil Michael
Policy: Elbridge Colby
Comptroller/Chief Financial Officer: Bryn Woollacott MacDonnell (acting)
Personnel and Readiness: Jules W. Hurst III (acting)
Intelligence: Dustin Gard-Weiss (acting)

Under secretaries of the military departments

Under Secretary of the Army: David R. Fitzgerald (acting)
Under Secretary of the Navy: Victor Minella (acting)
Under Secretary of the Air Force: Edwin Oshiba (acting)

Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
ADM Christopher W. Grady, USN

Chiefs of the military services

Chief of Staff of the Army: GEN Randy A. George
Commandant of the Marine Corps: Gen Eric M. Smith
Chief of Naval Operations: ADM James W. Kilby (acting)
Chief of Staff of the Air Force: Gen David W. Allvin
Chief of Space Operations: Gen B. Chance Saltzman

Chief of the National Guard Bureau
Gen Steven S. Nordhaus, USAF

Unified Combatant Command commanders

Africa: Gen Michael E. Langley, USMC
Central: GEN Michael E. Kurilla, USA
Cyber: LTG William J. Hartman, USA (acting)
European: Gen Alexus G. Grynkewich, USAF
Indo-Pacific: ADM Samuel J. Paparo Jr., USN
Northern: Gen Gregory M. Guillot, USAF
Southern: ADM Alvin Holsey, USN
Space: Gen Stephen N. Whiting, USSF
Special Operations: GEN Bryan P. Fenton, USA
Strategic: Gen Anthony J. Cotton, USAF
Transportation: Gen Randall Reed, USAF

a \- Acting

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* e

United States Armed Forces

Legend
A = Army
MC = Marine Corps
N = Navy
AF = Air Force
SF = Space Force
CG = Coast Guard

Leadership|

* President of the United States
* Secretary of Defense
* Deputy Secretary of Defense
* Secretary of Homeland Security
* Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security
* Joint Chiefs of Staff
* Chairman
* Vice Chairman
* Committees on Armed Services
* Senate
* House
* Active duty four-star officers
* Active duty three-star officers
* United States military seniority
* National Security Act of 1947
* Goldwater–Nichols Act

Components|

| Military departments|

* Department of Defense
* Secretary
* Department of the Army
* Secretary
* Department of the Navy
* Secretary
* Department of the Air Force
* Secretary
* Department of Homeland Security
* Secretary

|

Service branches
and heads|

* Chief of Staff of the United States Army
* Commandant of the Marine Corps
* Chief of Naval Operations
* Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force
* Chief of Space Operations
* Commandant of the Coast Guard

Reserve components|

* Reserves:
* A
* MC
* N
* AF
* CG
* National Guard:
* A
* AF

Civilian auxiliaries|

* Military Auxiliary Radio System
* Marine Corps Cyber Auxiliary
* Merchant Marine
* Civil Air Patrol
* Coast Guard Auxiliary

Unified combatant
command|

* Africa
* Central
* European
* Indo-Pacific
* Northern
* Southern
* Space
* Cyber
* Special Operations
* Strategic
* Transportation

Structure|

* United States Code
* Title 10
* Title 14
* Title 32
* Title 50
* The Pentagon
* Installations
* Units:
* A
* MC
* N
* AF
* SF
* CG
* Logistics
* Media
* Unit mottoes

Operations
and history|

* Budget
* Current deployments
* Conflicts
* Wars
* Civil affairs

History|

* A
* MC
* N
* AF
* SF
* CG

Timeline|

* Colonial
* World War II

Demographics|

* African Americans
* Asian Americans
* Buddhist Americans
* Jewish Americans
* Muslim Americans
* Sikh Americans
* Hispanic Americans
* Civil War
* Air Force
* Coast Guard
* Marine Corps
* Navy
* Academy

History centers|

* Army Center of Military History
* Marine Corps History Division
* Naval History and Heritage Command
* Air Force Historical Research Agency

War artists|

* Army Art Program
* Air Force Art Program

Personnel|

| Training|

* Service academies:
* A (prep)
* MC/N (prep)
* AF/SF (prep)
* CG
* Merchant Marine
* ROTC
* A
* MC/N
* AF/SF
* Officer candidate/training school:
* A
* MC
* N
* AF/SF
* Warrant officer:
* A
* MEPS
* ASVAB
* The Basic School (MC)
* Enlisted recruit training:
* A
* MC
* N
* AF/SF
* CG
* Other education

|

Uniforms|

* Uniforms:
* A
* MC
* N
* AF
* SF
* CG
* Awards & decorations:
* Inter-service
* A
* MC/N
* AF/SF
* CG
* Foreign
* International
* Devices
* Badges:
* Identification
* A
* MC
* N
* AF
* SF
* CG

Ranks|

* Officer:
* A
* MC
* N
* AF
* SF
* CG
* Warrant officers
* Enlisted:
* A
* MC
* N
* AF
* SF
* CG

Other|

* Oath:
* Enlistment
* Officer
* Creeds & Codes:
* Code of Conduct
* NCO
* A
* MC
* N
* AF
* CG
* Service numbers:
* A
* MC
* N
* AF
* CG
* Military Occupational Specialty/Rating/Air Force Specialty Code
* Pay
* Uniform Code of Military Justice
* Judge Advocate General's Corps
* Military Health System/Tricare
* Separation
* Veterans Affairs
* Conscription
* Chiefs of Chaplains:
* A
* MC
* N
* AF
* CG

Equipment|

* A (Designations)
* MC:
* vehicles
* weapons
* other
* N
* AF
* CG

| Land|

* Individual weapons
* Crew-served weapons
* Vehicles (active)

|

Sea|

* All watercraft
* Ships:
* A
* N
* active
* future
* AF
* CG
* MSC
* Weapons:
* N
* Reactors

Air|

* Aircraft
* World War I
* active
* future
* Aircraft designation
* Helicopter arms

Other|

* WWII equipment
* Nuclear football
* Electronics (designations)
* Flags:
* A
* MC
* N
* AF
* SF
* CG
* Ensign
* Jack
* Guidons
* Food
* WMDs:
* Nuclear
* Biological
* Chemical

* Category
* A
* MC
* N
* AF
* SF
* CG
* Navboxes
* A
* MC
* N
* AF
* SF
* CG

* v
* t
* e

United States Joint Chiefs of Staff

* Caine (Chairman)
* Grady (Vice Chairman)
* George (Army)
* Smith (Marine Corps)
* Kilby (acting) (Navy)
* Allvin (Air Force)
* Saltzman (Space Force)
* Nordhaus (National Guard)

* v
* t
* e

Chiefs of the army by country

* Chief of Army Staff

Africa|

* Algeria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cameroon
* Cape Verde
* Central African Republic
* Chad
* Comoros
* DR Congo
* Republic of the Congo
* Djibouti
* Egypt
* Equatorial Guinea
* Eritrea
* Ethiopia
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea
* Guinea-Bissau
* Ivory Coast
* Kenya
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libya
* Madagascar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Mauritania
* Morocco
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Rwanda
* São Tomé and Príncipe
* Senegal
* Seychelles
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* South Africa
* South Sudan
* Sudan
* Swaziland
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

Former|

* Biafra
* Bophuthatswana
* Ciskei
* British Egypt
* Ethiopian Empire
* Rhodesia
* Transkei
* Venda
* Zaire

Americas|

* Antigua and Barbuda
* Argentina
* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Belize
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* Canada
* Chile
* Colombia
* Cuba
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuador
* El Salvador
* Guatemala
* Guyana
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Nicaragua
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Suriname
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

Former|

* Confederate States

Asia|

* Abkhazia
* Afghanistan
* Armenia
* Azerbaijan
* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* Brunei
* Cambodia
* China
* East Timor
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* NEZAJA
* NEZSA
* Iraq
* Israel
* Japan
* Jordan
* Kazakhstan
* North Korea
* South Korea
* Kuwait
* Kyrgyzstan
* Laos
* Lebanon
* Malaysia
* Maldives
* Mongolia
* Myanmar
* Nepal
* Oman
* Pakistan
* Philippines
* Qatar
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapore
* Sri Lanka
* Syria
* Republic of China (Taiwan)
* Tajikistan
* Thailand
* Turkmenistan
* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan
* Vietnam
* Yemen

Former|

* Democratic Kampuchea
* Imperial Japan
* Mengjiang
* Manchukuo
* South Vietnam

Europe|

* Albania
* Austria
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Georgia
* Greece
* Hungary
* Ireland
* Italy
* Kosovo
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Macedonia
* Malta
* Moldova
* Monaco
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom
* Vatican

Former|

* Austria–Hungary
* Independent State of Croatia
* Czechoslovakia
* Prussia
* Imperial Germany
* Weimar Republic
* Nazi Germany
* East Germany
* Ottoman Empire
* Russian Empire
* Soviet Union
* Yugoslavia

Oceania|

* Australia
* Fiji
* New Zealand
* Papua New Guinea
* Tonga
* Vanuatu

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