United States Indo-Pacific Command

US joint military command

United States Indo-Pacific Command

Founded| 1 January 1947 (1947-01-01)
(78 years, 6 months ago)[1]
Country|  United States
Type| Unified combatant command
Role| Geographic combatant command
Size| 375,000 personnel[2]
Part of| United States Department of Defense
Headquarters| Camp H. M. Smith, Hawaii, U.S.
Engagements|

* Korean War
* Vietnam War
* Cambodian Civil War

Decorations|
Joint Meritorious Unit Award[1]
Website| www.pacom.mil
Commanders
Commander| Admiral Samuel J. Paparo Jr., USN[3]
Deputy Commander| Lieutenant General Joshua M. Rudd, USA[4]
Senior Enlisted Leader| Sergeant Major Eric D. Cook, USMC[5]

Military unit

United States
Armed Forces

Executive departments

* Department of Defense
* Department of Homeland Security

Staff

* Office of the Secretary of Defense
* Joint Chiefs of Staff

Military departments

* Department of the Army
* Department of the Navy
* Department of the Air Force

Military services

* United States Army
* United States Marine Corps
* United States Navy
* United States Air Force
* United States Space Force
* United States Coast Guard

Command structure

Unified combatant commands

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

Combat support agencies

* Defense Contract Management Agency
* Defense Health Agency
* Defense Information Systems Agency
* Defense Intelligence Agency
* Defense Logistics Agency
* Defense Threat Reduction Agency
* National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
* National Security Agency
* Central Security Service

* v
* t
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The United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM)[6][7] is the unified combatant command of the United States Armed Forces responsible for the Indo-Pacific region.

It is the oldest and largest of the unified combatant commands. Its commander, the senior U.S. military officer in the Pacific, is responsible for more than 375,000 service members as well as an area that encompasses more than 100 million square miles (260,000,000 km2), or roughly 52 percent of the Earth's surface, stretching from the waters of the West Coast of the United States to the east coast maritime borderline waters of India at the meridian 66° longitude east of Greenwich and from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Formerly known as United States Pacific Command (USPACOM), in 2018 the command was renamed to U.S. Indo-Pacific Command in recognition of the increasing connectivity between the Indian and Pacific oceans.[6]

The Indo-Pacific Command consists of a headquarters organization, five subordinate service component commands (U.S. Army Pacific, U.S. Marine Forces Pacific, U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. Pacific Air Forces, and U.S. Space Forces Indo-Pacific), three subordinate unified commands (U.S. Forces Japan, U.S. Forces Korea—which includes Special Operations Command Korea—and Special Operations Command Pacific), two direct reporting units (U.S. Pacific Command Joint Intelligence Operations Center and the Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance), and two standing joint task forces (Joint Interagency Task Force West) and Joint Task Force Red Hill.[8][9] The INDOPACOM headquarters is the Nimitz-MacArthur Pacific Command Center, located on Camp H. M. Smith in Hawaii.

## Mission

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> United States Indo-Pacific Command protects and defends, in concert with other U.S. Government agencies, the territory of the United States, its people, and its interests. With allies and partners, we will enhance stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region by promoting security cooperation, encouraging peaceful development, responding to contingencies, deterring aggression, and, when necessary, fighting to win. This approach is based on partnership, presence, and military readiness. We recognize the global significance of the Indo-Asia-Pacific region and understand that challenges are best met together. Consequently, we will remain an engaged and trusted partner committed to preserving the security, stability, and freedom upon which enduring prosperity in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region depends. We will collaborate with the Services and other Combatant Commands to defend America's interests.[10]

## Geographic scope

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USINDOPACOM Area of Responsibility in light blue

USINDOPACOM's Area of Responsibility (AOR) encompasses the Pacific Ocean from Antarctica at 92°W, north to 8°N, west to 112°W, northwest to 50°N/142°W, west to 170°E, north to 53°N, northeast to 62°30'N/175°W, north to 64°45'N/175°W, south along the Russian territorial waters to the People's Republic of China, Mongolia, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the Republic of Korea, and Japan; the countries of Southeast Asia and the southern Asian landmass to the western border of India; the Indian Ocean east and south of the line from the India coastal border west to 68°E, south along 68°E to Antarctica; Australia; New Zealand; Antarctica, and Hawaii.

In all, it encompasses:[11]

* 36 nations
* More than half the world's population
* 3,200 different languages
* 5 of 7 collective defense treaties

## Force structure

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### Component commands

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Emblem | Command | Acronym | Commander | Established | Headquarters | Subordinate Commands

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United States Army Pacific
Joint Force Land Component Command

| USARPAC | General Ronald P. Clark | 1 October 2000 | Fort Shafter, Hawaii |

* Eighth Army
* 2nd Infantry Division
* 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command

* I Corps
* 7th Infantry Division
* 25th Infantry Division
* United States Army Japan
* 11th Airborne Division
* 593rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command
* 94th Army Air & Missile Defense Command
* 8th Theater Sustainment Command
* 8th Military Police Brigade
* 130th Engineer Brigade
* 311th Signal Command (Theater)
* 1st Signal Brigade
* 516th Signal Brigade
* 18th Medical Command
* 9th Mission Support Command
* 196th Infantry Brigade
* 500th Military Intelligence Brigade
* 5th Battlefield Coordination Detachment

United States Marine Corps Forces Pacific

| MARFORPAC | Lieutenant General James F. Glynn | 27 July 1992 | Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii |

* I Marine Expeditionary Force
* III Marine Expeditionary Force
* Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz
* Marine Rotational Force – Darwin

United States Pacific Fleet
Joint Force Maritime Component Command

| USPACFLT | Admiral Stephen Koehler | 22 July 1907 | Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam, Hawaii |

* United States Third Fleet
* United States Seventh Fleet
* Naval Air Force Pacific
* Naval Surface Force Pacific
* U.S. Naval Forces Japan
* U.S. Naval Forces Korea
* Joint Region Marianas
* Logistics Group Western Pacific
* Navy Region Hawaii

Pacific Air Forces
Joint Force Air Component Command

| PACAF | General Kevin B. Schneider | 3 August 1944 | Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam, Hawaii |

* Fifth Air Force
* Seventh Air Force
* Eleventh Air Force
* 613th Air Operations Center

United States Space Forces Indo-Pacific
Joint Force Space Component Command

| SPACEFORINDOPAC | Brigadier General Anthony Mastalir | 22 November 2022 | Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam, Hawaii |

* U.S Space Forces Korea

### Subordinate unified commands

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Emblem | Command | Acronym | Commander | Established | Headquarters | Subordinate Commands

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| United States Forces Japan | USFJ | Lieutenant General Stephen F. Jost, USAF[12] | 1 July 1957 | Yokota Air Base, Tokyo, Japan |

* United States Army, Japan
* Fifth Air Force
* Naval Forces Japan
* III Marine Expeditionary Force

| United States Forces Korea | USFK | General Paul J. LaCamera, USA | 1 July 1957 | Camp Humphreys, Pyeongtaek, South Korea |

* Eighth United States Army
* Seventh Air Force
* U.S. Naval Forces Korea
* U.S. Marine Forces Korea
* U.S. Space Forces Korea
* Special Operations Command Korea

| Special Operations Command Pacific | SOCPAC | Rear Admiral Jeromy B. Williams, USN | 1 November 1965 | Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii |

### Direct reporting units

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Emblem | Command | Acronym | Commander | Established | Headquarters | Subordinate Commands

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| Joint Intelligence Operations Center Pacific | JIOC | Colonel Matthew G. Rau | 1 January 1983 | Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam, Hawaii |
| Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance | CFE-DM | Joseph D. Martin | 1994 | Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam, Hawaii |

### Standing joint task force

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Emblem | Command | Acronym | Commander | Established | Headquarters | Subordinate Commands

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| Joint Interagency Task Force West | JIATF West | Rear Admiral Bob Little, USCG | 10 February 1989 | Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii |

## Ballistic missile warning for the United States outside of NORAD: Hawaii, Guam, & the Pacific region

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This article needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (October 2022)

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In the Pacific Region, instead of NORAD, the United States Indo-Pacific Command must make the decision that an incoming ballistic missile is a threat to the United States. Hawaii is the only state in the United States with a pre-programmed Wireless Emergency Alert that can be sent quickly to wireless devices if a ballistic missile is heading toward Hawaii. If the missile is fired from North Korea, the missile would take approximately 20 minutes to reach Hawaii. The United States Indo-Pacific Command would take less than 5 minutes to make a determination that the missile could impact Hawaii and would then notify the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA). HI-EMA would issue the Civil Defense Warning (CDW) that an inbound missile could impact Hawaii and that people should Shelter-in-Place: Get Inside, Stay Inside, and Stay Tuned. People in Hawaii would have 12 to 15 minutes before impact. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is not required to be notified for approval to cancel an alert. Signal carriers allow people to block alerts from state and law enforcement agencies, but not those issued by the President. FEMA can send alerts to targeted audiences but has not implemented this as of January 2018. Other states can take as long as 30 minutes to create, enter and distribute a missile alert.[13][14]
The Wireless Emergency Alert system was tested nationally for the first time in October 2018. And as part of the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act, the role of issuing warnings of a missile threat would lie with the Federal Government, as opposed to individual states.[15]

## History

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Emblem of the Pacific Command until 2018.

### Establishment of unified commands in the Pacific

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USINDOPACOM has evolved through the gradual consolidation of various commands in the Pacific and Far East. Its origins can be traced to the command structure established early in World War II to wage the war in the Pacific.[16]

In April 1942, U.S. military forces in the Pacific Theatre were divided into two commands: the South West Pacific Area (SWPA) under Army General Douglas MacArthur; and the Pacific Ocean Areas (POA) under Navy Admiral Chester W. Nimitz. Each had command of all U.S. military forces assigned to his area. The authority of the POA Commander-in-Chief (CINCPOA) was technically separate from that of the Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet (CINCPAC), but Admiral Nimitz was assigned to both positions and bore the title CINCPAC/CINCPOA.

Efforts to establish a unified command for the entire Pacific AOR proved impossible during the war. The divergent interests of the Army and the Navy precluded the subordination of either of the two principal commanders in the Pacific Theatre. When the war ended in September 1945, the command arrangement carried forward with Fleet Admiral Nimitz as CINCPAC/CINCPOA and General of the Army MacArthur as Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Forces Pacific (CINCAFPAC).

Command arrangements after World War II were defined by the "Outline Command Plan" – in a sense, the first Unified Command Plan (UCP) – approved by President Harry S. Truman on 14 December 1946 and authorized by the National Security Act of 1947. The plan called for the establishment of seven unified combatant commands as "an interim measure for the immediate postwar period."[17]

The first three unified commands were established in the Pacific. The Joint Chiefs of Staff implementing directive of 16 December 1946 established the Far East Command (FECOM), Pacific Command (PACOM), and Alaskan Command (ALCOM) effective 1 January 1947. The commands, their areas of responsibility, and their missions were as follows:

* Far East Command: U.S. forces in Japan, Korea, the Ryukyus, the Philippines, and the Mariana and Bonin Islands. The Commander-in-Chief, Far East (CINCFE) would carry out occupation duties, maintain the security of the command, plan and prepare for a general emergency in the area, support the Commander-in-Chief, Pacific (CINCPAC), and command U.S. forces in China in an emergency.
* Pacific Command: U.S. forces allocated by the Joint Chiefs of Staff within the Pacific Area. CINCPAC would defend the United States against attack through the Pacific, conduct operations in the Pacific, maintain the security of U.S. island positions and of sea and air communications, support U.S. military commitments in China, plan and prepare for a general emergency, and support CINCFE and Commander-in-Chief, Alaskan Command (CINCAL).
* Alaskan Command: U.S. forces in Alaska, including the Aleutian Islands. CINCAL would protect Alaska and its sea and air communications, defend the United States from attack through Alaska and the Arctic, plan and prepare for a general emergency, and support CINCFE, CINCPAC, and the Commanding General of the Strategic Air Command (CG SAC).

General of the Army Douglas MacArthur was appointed CINCFE; Army Major General Howard A. Craig was assigned as CINCAL. U.S. Navy Admiral John Henry Towers was designated CINCPAC. At the time of appointment, he was serving as Admiral Nimitz's direct successor as CINCPAC/CINCPOA. Admiral Towers retained his position as Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet; his title was abbreviated CINCPACFLT to avoid confusion with the newly established Pacific Command. Headquarters for both CINCPAC and CINCPACFLT were located at Makalapa, Pearl Harbor, in the Territory of Hawaiʻi.

Then-PACOM's original AOR ranged from Burma and the eastern Indian Ocean to the west coast of the Americas. Following a 1949 review of missions and deployments of U.S. forces, the Joint Chiefs of Staff revised the Unified Command Plan on 16 February 1950. The Volcano Islands were transferred to FECOM's AOR; likewise, responsibility for South Korea was transferred from FECOM to PACOM. The duty of protecting the Panama Canal remained assigned to Commander in Chief, Atlantic Command (CINCLANT); one year later, however, the Western approaches to the Canal would be reassigned to CINCPAC.

### The Korean War

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The outbreak of the Korean War and subsequent developments in the Far East tested the U.S. unified command structure in the Pacific. Although General MacArthur, as CINCFE, had been relieved of responsibility for South Korea, early U.S. reaction to North Korea's invasion of the South on 25 June 1950 came through his command. On 10 July, at the request of the United Nations, President Truman directed General MacArthur to establish the United Nations Command (UNC) for the purpose of directing operations against North Korean forces. U.S. forces assigned to FECOM were assigned to UNC with General MacArthur designated Commander-in-Chief, UNC (CINCUNC). The primary responsibility of CINCFE, however, remained the defense of Japan. During the war, CINCPAC was ordered to support CINCUNC/CINCFE.

With CINCFE focused on combat operations during the Korean War, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, over strong objection from FECOM, transferred the Mariana, Bonin and Volcano Islands to PACOM. In late 1951, PACOM was also assigned responsibility for the Philippines, the Pescadores, and Formosa (Taiwan).

### Reorganization of 1956

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The new Unified Command Plan approved by Secretary of Defense Charles Wilson on 21 June 1956 produced significant changes to the command structure in the Pacific. ALCOM would remain as a unified command because of its strategic location, retaining its mission for the ground defense of the Alaskan region. Its other responsibilities, however, were reduced: the duty for the protection of sea communications in Alaskan waters was assumed by PACOM. The responsibilities of the Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD) would be likewise expanded to include the air defense of Alaska and the Northeast.

UCP 1956 also disestablished FECOM as a separate unified command. U.S. military deployments to Japan and Korea were decreasing after the end of Japanese reconstruction and the Korean War. The JCS, therefore, believed that the divided command structure in the Pacific should be abolished and FECOM's responsibility reassigned to PACOM. A subsequent outline plan to disestablish FECOM and transfer its responsibilities was approved by SECDEF and the JCS effective 1 July 1957. Under the plan, two subordinate unified commands under CINCPAC were established: Commander, U.S. Forces Japan (COMUSJAPAN) and Commander, U.S. Forces Korea (COMUSKOREA). The latter was dual-hatted as CINCUNC.

The UCP further specified that no unified commander would exercise direct command of any of its Service components or subordinate commands. As such, Admiral Felix Stump gave up direct command of the Pacific Fleet, delegating the responsibility of CINCPACFLT to his Deputy, Admiral Maurice E. Curts. CINCPAC's staff was thereafter separated from CINCPACFLT's staff and moved from Pearl Harbor to a new headquarters building (the former Aiea Naval Hospital) at Camp H.M. Smith. Service components for the Army and Air Force – U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) and U.S. Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) – were also assigned to PACOM.

### The Vietnam War

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Command over U.S. forces engaged in the Vietnam War was designated by CINCPAC to three subordinate commands. U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (USMACV), activated 8 February 1962 to direct U.S. support to South Vietnam's military forces, largely controlled all U.S. forces and operations within South Vietnam. Naval gunfire support and air strikes on targets in Vietnam, however, were delegated to PACFLT and the U.S. 7th Fleet. PACAF and PACFLT were responsible for conducting air and naval operations against North Vietnam and Laos. Control of B-52s employed to conduct airstrikes against targets in South Vietnam remained under the Strategic Air Command.

### Command adjustments, 1971–1979

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A new Unified Command Plan was approved in 1971. Effective 1 January 1972, the Pacific Command assumed responsibility for the Indian Ocean and the countries of southern Asia extending westward to the eastern border of Iran (which then fell under EUCOM's responsibility).[17] The Alaskan Command transferred responsibility for the Aleutian Islands and parts of the Arctic Ocean to PACOM, as well. ALCOM would remain a distinct unified command until it was disestablished by another Unified Command Plan on 1 July 1975. An amendment to this plan on 1 May 1976 adjusted PACOM's boundaries yet again. The amendment gave CINCPAC responsibility for the entire Indian Ocean to the east coast of Africa, including the Gulfs of Aden and Oman and all of the Indian Ocean Islands excepting the Malagasy Republic. This decision expanded PACOM's AOR across more than 50% of the Earth's surface  an area of over 100 million square miles.

U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) was disestablished 31 December 1974 as part of a bid by the Army to reduce its headquarters. The much smaller U.S. Army CINCPAC Support Group (CSG) took over USARPAC's duty to assist and coordinate with CINCPAC Headquarters and PACOM service components on Army matters. In 1979, U.S. Army Western Command (WESTCOM) was activated as the new Army component for PACOM. WESTCOM was redesignated USARPAC effective 30 August 1990.

### Unified Command Plan of 1983

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UCP 1983 dramatically increased the size of PACOM's AOR. While the establishment of U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) for the Middle East on 1 January 1983 meant PACOM delegated responsibility for Afghanistan and Pakistan to the new command, it took on responsibility for China, North Korea and Madagascar as military officials reasoned that issues arising from those countries could be best handled at the unified command level.

At the request of then-CINCPAC Admiral William Crowe, his title and that of his command were changed to USCINCPAC and USPACOM, respectively.

### Boundary adjustment and Alaskan Command, 1989

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On 26 June 1989, Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney endorsed the recommendation from the Joint Chiefs of Staff to reassign the Gulfs of Aden and Oman from USPACOM to USCENTCOM's AOR. Though a modest shift, the change meant that the new boundary between the commands would no longer cut through the Strait of Hormuz. On 1 October 1989, the defense of Alaska and all units stationed there passed to USPACOM, which subsequently raised Alaskan Command (ALCOM) as a subordinate command.[18]

### Transfers of responsibility, 2002–2006

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Under UCP 2002, effective 21 January, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld assigned Antarctica to USPACOM. Secretary Rumsfeld also approved the assignment of responsibility for Russia to EUCOM with USPACOM in a supporting role for the Siberia and Russian Far East. Later reassignments under the 2004 and 2006 plans placed the entire Seychelles Archipelago in the USCENTCOM's AOR and extended U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM)'s boundary westward to encompass all of the Aleutian Islands, respectively.

On 24 October 2002, the Secretary issued a memorandum declaring that the title "Commander in Chief" should only refer to the President of the United States. Effective that date, all combatant commanders deleted "in Chief" from their titles. USCINCPAC was redesignated Commander, U.S. Pacific Command (CDRUSPACOM).

### Transfer of Alaskan Command, 2014

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In a move to streamline command and control of forces in Alaska and integrate forces in defense of North America, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel approved the transfer of ALCOM to USNORTHCOM on 1 October 2014.

### Renaming of Pacific Command, 2018

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The command was renamed from "Pacific Command" to "Indo-Pacific Command" in 2018.

On 30 May 2018, at the change-of-command ceremony between Admirals Harry B. Harris Jr. and Philip S. Davidson, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis announced that Pacific Command has been renamed Indo-Pacific Command "in recognition of the increasing connectivity of the Indian and Pacific Oceans."[19] U.S. officials stated that the change was instituted to "better reflect the command's areas of responsibility, which includes 36 nations as well as both the Pacific and Indian Oceans."[19][20]

## List of commanders

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Main article: Leadership of the United States Indo-Pacific Command

Defense Secretary Robert Gates shakes hands with the incoming PACOM commander, Admiral Robert F. Willard, as Admiral Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and outgoing commander, Admiral Timothy J. Keating look on at the change of command ceremony on 19 October 2009.

While any qualified officer in the U.S. Armed Forces can be appointed as commander of INDOPACOM, only a Navy officer has ever held this office.

No. | Commander  | Term  | Service branch

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Portrait  | Name  | Took office  | Left office  | Term length

| Towers, John H.Admiral
John H. Towers
(1885–1955)| 1 January 1947| 28 February 1947| 58 days|
U.S. Navy

| Denfeld, Louis E.Admiral
Louis E. Denfeld
(1891–1972)| 28 February 1947| 3 December 1947| 278 days|
U.S. Navy

| Ramsey, DeWitt C.Admiral
DeWitt C. Ramsey
(1888–1961)| 12 January 1948| 30 April 1949| 1 year, 108 days|
U.S. Navy

| Radford, Arthur W.Admiral
Arthur W. Radford
(1896–1973)| 30 April 1949| 10 July 1953| 4 years, 71 days|
U.S. Navy

| Stump, Felix B.Admiral
Felix B. Stump
(1894–1972)| 10 July 1953| 31 July 1958| 5 years, 21 days|
U.S. Navy

| Felt, Harry D.Admiral
Harry D. Felt
(1902–1992)| 31 July 1958| 30 June 1964| 5 years, 335 days|
U.S. Navy

| Grant Sharp, Ulysses S.Admiral
Ulysses S. Grant Sharp
(1906–2001)| 30 June 1964| 31 July 1968| 4 years, 31 days|
U.S. Navy

| McCain, John S. Jr.Admiral
John S. McCain Jr.
(1911–1981)| 31 July 1968| 1 September 1972| 4 years, 32 days|
U.S. Navy

| Gayler, Noel A.M.Admiral
Noel A.M. Gayler
(1914–2011)| 1 September 1972| 30 August 1976| 3 years, 364 days|
U.S. Navy
10|

| Weisner, Maurice F.Admiral
Maurice F. Weisner
(1917–2006)| 30 August 1976| 31 October 1979| 3 years, 62 days|
U.S. Navy
11|

| Long, Robert L.J.Admiral
Robert L.J. Long
(1920–2002)| 31 October 1979| 1 July 1983| 3 years, 243 days|
U.S. Navy
12|

| Crowe, William J. Jr.Admiral
William J. Crowe Jr.
(1925–2007)| 1 July 1983| 18 September 1985| 2 years, 79 days|
U.S. Navy
13|

| Hays, Ronald J.Admiral
Ronald J. Hays
(1928–2021)| 18 September 1985| 30 September 1988| 3 years, 12 days|
U.S. Navy
14|

| Hardisty, HuntingtonAdmiral
Huntington Hardisty
(1929–2003)| 30 September 1988| 1 March 1991| 2 years, 152 days|
U.S. Navy
15|

| Larson, Charles R.Admiral
Charles R. Larson
(1936–2014)| 1 March 1991| 11 July 1994| 2 years, 152 days|
U.S. Navy
16|

| Macke, Richard C.Admiral
Richard C. Macke
(1938–2022)| 19 July 1994| 31 January 1996| 1 year, 196 days|
U.S. Navy
17|

| Prueher, Joseph W.Admiral
Joseph W. Prueher
(born 1942)| 31 January 1996| 20 February 1999| 3 years, 20 days|
U.S. Navy
18|

| Blair, Dennis C.Admiral
Dennis C. Blair
(born 1947)| 20 February 1999| 2 May 2002| 3 years, 71 days|
U.S. Navy
19|

| Fargo, Thomas B.Admiral
Thomas B. Fargo
(born 1948)| 2 May 2002| 26 February 2005| 2 years, 300 days|
U.S. Navy
20|

| Fallon, William J.Admiral
William J. Fallon
(born 1944)| 26 February 2005| 12 March 2007| 2 years, 14 days|
U.S. Navy

| Leaf, Daniel P.Lieutenant General
Daniel P. Leaf
(born 1952)
Acting| 12 March 2007| 26 March 2007| 14 days|
U.S. Air Force
21|

| Keating, Timothy J.Admiral
Timothy J. Keating
(born 1948)| 26 March 2007| 19 October 2009| 2 years, 207 days|
U.S. Navy
22|

| Willard, Robert F.Admiral
Robert F. Willard
(born 1950)| 19 October 2009| 9 March 2012| 2 years, 142 days|
U.S. Navy
23|

| Locklear, Samuel J. IIIAdmiral
Samuel J. Locklear III
(born 1954)| 9 March 2012| 27 May 2015| 3 years, 79 days|
U.S. Navy
24|

| Harris, Harry B. Jr.Admiral
Harry B. Harris Jr.
(born 1956)| 27 May 2015| 30 May 2018| 3 years, 3 days|
U.S. Navy
25|

| Davidson, Philip S.Admiral
Philip S. Davidson
(born 1960)| 30 May 2018| 30 April 2021| 2 years, 335 days|
U.S. Navy
26|

| Aquilino, John C.Admiral
John C. Aquilino
(born 1962)| 30 April 2021| 3 May 2024| 3 years, 3 days|
U.S. Navy
27|

| Paparo, SamuelAdmiral
Samuel Paparo
(born 1964)| 3 May 2024| Incumbent| 1 year, 86 days|
U.S. Navy

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* Atlantic Command
* Joint Forces Command
* Strike Command

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United States Department of Defense

* Headquarters: The Pentagon

* Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense
* Steve Feinberg, Deputy Secretary of Defense

Office of the Secretary of Defense
(including defense agencies and DoD field activities)

| Deputy Secretary of Defense|

* Deputy's Advisory Working Group
* Office of Net Assessment
* Special Access Program Oversight Committee

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Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)|

* Defense Contract Audit Agency
* Defense Finance and Accounting Service

Under Secretary of Defense
for Acquisition and Sustainment|

* Defense Contract Management Agency
* Defense Logistics Agency
* Defense Threat Reduction Agency
* Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation
* Defense Acquisition University
* Defense Acquisition Board
* Defense Microelectronics Activity

Under Secretary of Defense
for Intelligence and Security|

* Defense Intelligence Agency
* Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency
* Defense Information Systems Agency
* White House Communications Agency
* National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
* National Reconnaissance Office
* National Security Agency/Central Security Service
* Director/Chief

Under Secretary of Defense
for Personnel and Readiness|

* Defense Commissary Agency
* Department of Defense Education Activity
* Defense Human Resources Activity
* Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support
* Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute
* Defense Travel Management Office
* Defense Civilian Personnel Advisory Service
* Defense Health Agency
* Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Under Secretary of Defense for Policy|

* Defense Security Cooperation Agency
* Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
* Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee

Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs|

* Defense Media Activity
* American Forces Network
* Defense Information School
* Defense Visual Information Distribution Service
* Stars and Stripes

Under Secretary of Defense
for Research and Engineering|

* Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
* Defense Innovation Unit
* Defense Technical Information Center
* Department of Defense Test Resource Management Center
* Missile Defense Agency

General Counsel of the Department of Defense|

* Defense Legal Services Agency (Office of Military Commissions)

Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense|

* Pentagon Force Protection Agency
* Washington Headquarters Services (White House Military Office)

Reports directly|

* Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs

Military Departments

| Department of the Army|

* Secretary of the Army
The Secretariat: Under Secretary of the Army
* Assistant Secretary for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology
* Assistant Secretary for Civil Works
* Assistant Secretary (Financial Management and Comptroller)
* Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment
* Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs
* General Counsel of the Army
* The Administrative Assistant
The Army Staff: Chief of Staff of the Army
* Vice Chief of Staff of the Army
* Sergeant Major of the Army
* Deputy Chief of Staff G-8 Programs
* Chief of Chaplains
* Judge Advocate General
* Provost Marshal General
* Surgeon General
U.S. Army field organizations: see Structure of the United States Army

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Department of the Navy|

* Secretary of the Navy
The Secretariat: Under Secretary of the Navy
* Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Energy, Installations and Environment)
* Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller)
* Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs)
* Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition)
* General Counsel of the Navy
* Judge Advocate General
* Naval Criminal Investigative Service
* Naval Inspector General
Headquarters Marine Corps: Commandant of the Marine Corps
* Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps
* Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps
* Chaplain
U.S. Marine Corps field organizations: see Organization of the United States Marine Corps
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations: Chief of Naval Operations
* Vice Chief of Naval Operations
* Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy
* Director of Naval Reactors
* Chief of Chaplains
* Chief of Naval Personnel
* Surgeon General
United States Navy field organizations: see Structure of the United States Navy

Department of the Air Force|

* Secretary of the Air Force
The Secretariat: Under Secretary of the Air Force
* Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics)
* Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Financial Management & Comptroller)
* Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Installations, Environment & Energy)
* Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Manpower & Reserve Affairs)
* General Counsel of the Department of the Air Force
* Air Force Office of Special Investigations
The Air Staff: Chief of Staff of the Air Force
* Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force
* Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force
* Chief of Chaplains
* Chief of Safety
* Chief Scientist
* Judge Advocate General
* Surgeon General
U.S. Air Force field organizations: Major Commands
* Direct Reporting Units
* Field Operating Agencies
Space Staff: Chief of Space Operations
* United States Space Force field organizations

Joint Chiefs of Staff

* Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
* Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman
* Joint Requirements Oversight Council
* Director of the Joint Staff
* Joint Staff
* National Military Command Center
* Alternate National Military Command Center
* National Defense University
* Joint Personnel Recovery Agency

Combatant Commands

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

National Guard Bureau

* Chief of the National Guard Bureau
* Air National Guard
* Army National Guard

Office of the Inspector General

* Defense Criminal Investigative Service

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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

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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

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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)

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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

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* Germany
* United States
* Australia
* Israel

Other|

* Yale LUX

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