United States Secretary of Homeland Security

Head of the United States Department of Homeland Security

United States Secretary of Homeland Security

Seal of the Department of Homeland Security

Flag of the secretary

Incumbent
Kristi Noem

since January 25, 2025

Department of Homeland Security
Style| Madam Secretary (informal)
The Honorable (formal)
Member of| Cabinet
Homeland Security Council
National Security Council
Reports to| President of the United States
Seat| St. Elizabeths West Campus, Washington, D.C., U.S.
Appointer| The president
with Senate advice and consent
Term length| No fixed term
Constituting instrument| 6 U.S.C. § 112
Formation| January 24, 2003
(22 years ago) (2003-01-24)
First holder| Tom Ridge
Succession| Eighteenth[1]
Deputy| Deputy Secretary
Salary| Executive Schedule, Level I
Website| dhs.gov

The United States secretary of homeland security is the head of the United States Department of Homeland Security, the federal department tasked with ensuring public safety in the United States. The secretary is a member of the Cabinet of the United States. The position was created by the Homeland Security Act following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

The new department consisted primarily of components transferred from other Cabinet departments because of their role in homeland security, such as the Coast Guard, the Federal Protective Service, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (which includes the United States Border Patrol), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (which includes Homeland Security Investigations), the United States Secret Service, the Transportation Security Administration and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

The current secretary of homeland security is Kristi Noem, since January 25, 2025.

## List of secretaries of homeland security

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Prior to the establishment of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, there existed an assistant to the president for the Office of Homeland Security, which was created following the September 11 attacks in 2001.

Parties

Republican (7)  Democratic (4)  Independent (5)

Status

Denotes acting homeland security secretary

No. | Portrait  | Name  | Senate vote  | Term of office  | State of residence  | President

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Took office  | Left office  | Duration
1  |  |  | Tom Ridge
(Born Aug 26, 1945) | 94–0  | January 24, 2003  | February 1, 2005  | 2 years, 8 days  |  Pennsylvania |  | George W. Bush
(2001–2009)
–  |  |  | James Loy[a]
(Born Aug 10, 1942)
Acting | –  | February 1, 2005  | February 15, 2005  | 14 days  |  Pennsylvania
2  |  |  | Michael Chertoff
(Born Nov 28, 1953) | 98–0  | February 15, 2005  | January 21, 2009  | 3 years, 341 days  |  New Jersey
3  |  |  | Janet Napolitano
(Born Nov 29, 1957) | Voice vote  | January 21, 2009  | September 6, 2013  | 4 years, 228 days  |  Arizona |  | Barack Obama
(2009–2017)
–  |  |  | Rand Beers[b]
(Born Nov 30, 1942)
Acting | –  | September 6, 2013  | December 23, 2013  | 108 days  |  District of Columbia
4  |  |  | Jeh Johnson
(Born Sept 11, 1957) | 78–16  | December 23, 2013  | January 20, 2017  | 3 years, 28 days  |  New Jersey
5  |  |  | John F. Kelly
(Born May 11, 1950) | 88–11  | January 20, 2017  | July 31, 2017  | 192 days  |  Massachusetts |  | Donald Trump
(2017–2021)
–  |  |  | Elaine Duke[c]
(Born June 26, 1958)
Acting | –  | July 31, 2017  | December 6, 2017  | 128 days  |  Ohio
6  |  |  | Kirstjen Nielsen
(Born May 14, 1972) | 62–37  | December 6, 2017  | April 10, 2019  | 1 year, 125 days  |  Florida
–  |  |  | Kevin McAleenan[d]
(Born Sept 5, 1971)
Acting; unlawful tenure | –  | April 10, 2019  | November 13, 2019  | 217 days  |  Hawaii
–  |  |  | Chad Wolf[e]
(Born June 21, 1976)
Acting; unlawful tenure | –  | November 13, 2019  | January 11, 2021  | 1 year, 59 days  |  Virginia
–  |  |  | Pete Gaynor[f]
(Born 1968)
Acting | –  | January 11, 2021  | January 20, 2021  | 9 days  |  Rhode Island
–  |  |  | David Pekoske[g]
(Born May 5, 1955)
Acting | –  | January 20, 2021  | February 2, 2021  | 13 days  |  Connecticut |  | Joe Biden
(2021–2025)
7  |  |  | Alejandro Mayorkas
(Born Nov 24, 1959) | 56–43  | February 2, 2021  | January 20, 2025  | 3 years, 353 days  |  District of Columbia
–  |  |  | Benjamine Huffman[h]
Acting | –  | January 20, 2025  | January 25, 2025  | 5 days  |  Texas |  | Donald Trump
(2025–present)
8  |  |  | Kristi Noem
(Born Nov 30, 1971) | 59–34  | January 25, 2025  | Incumbent | 197 days  |  South Dakota

a. ^ James Loy served as acting secretary in his capacity as Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security.

b. ^ Rand Beers served as acting secretary in his capacity as confirmed Undersecretary of Homeland Security for National Protection and Programs and Acting Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security; Beers was the highest ranking Senate-approved presidential appointee at the Department of Homeland Security.

c. ^ Elaine Duke served as acting secretary in her capacity as Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security.

d. ^ Kevin McAleenan served as acting secretary in his capacity as Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection. His tenure was ruled unlawful.

e. ^ Chad Wolf served as acting secretary in his capacity as Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Strategy, Policy, and Plans. His tenure was ruled unlawful.

f. ^ Peter Gaynor served as acting secretary in his capacity as Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator.

g. ^ David Pekoske served as acting secretary in his capacity as Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration

h. ^ Benjamine Huffman served as acting secretary in his capacity as Director of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers.

## Order of succession

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While appointment of acting officials is generally governed by the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998 (FVRA), the Homeland Security Act of 2002 creates exceptions to FVRA, mandating that the under secretary of homeland security for management is third in the line of succession for Secretary of Homeland Security,[2] and establishes an alternate process by which the secretary can directly establish a line of succession outside the provisions of the FVRA.[3]

As of November 8, 2019, the order of succession is as follows.[4] However, the legality of this update was challenged.[3][5][6]

1. Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security
2. Under Secretary for Management
3. Commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection
4. Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans
5. Administrator and Assistant Secretary of the Transportation Security Administration
6. Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency

Formerly, an April 10, 2019 update to the DHS Orders of Succession, made pursuant to the Homeland Security Act of 2002, provided a different order in the case of unavailability to act during a disaster or catastrophic emergency:[4]

1. Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security
2. Under Secretary for Management
3. Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection
4. Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
5. Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
6. Under Secretary for Science and Technology
7. Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis
8. Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration
9. Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
10. Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
11. Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans
12. General Counsel
13. Deputy Under Secretary for Management
14. Deputy Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection
15. Deputy Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration
16. Deputy Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
17. Deputy Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
18. Director of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers

As a result of Executive Order 13753 in 2016, the order of succession for the secretary of homeland security was as follows:[7]

1. Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security
2. Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Management
3. Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
4. Under Secretary of Homeland Security for National Protection and Programs
5. Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Science and Technology
6. Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis
7. Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection
8. Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration
9. Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
10. Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
11. Assistant Secretary for Policy
12. General Counsel of the Department of Homeland Security
13. Deputy Under Secretary for Management
14. Deputy Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection
15. Deputy Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration
16. Deputy Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
17. Deputy Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
18. Director of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center

## Administration-cited potential nominees

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### Bernard Kerik

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George W. Bush nominated Bernard Kerik for the position in 2004. However a week later, Kerik withdrew his nomination, explaining that he had employed an illegal immigrant as a nanny.[8]

### Raymond Kelly

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By July 2013, Raymond Kelly had served as Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) for nearly 12 straight years. Within days of Homeland Security secretary Janet Napolitano's announcement that she was resigning, Kelly was soon cited as an obvious potential successor by New York senator Charles Schumer and others.[9]

During a July 16, 2013, interview, President Obama referred generally to the "bunch of strong candidates" for nomination to head the Department of Homeland Security, but singled out Kelly as "one of the best there is" and "very well qualified for the job".[10]

Later in July 2013, the online internet news website/magazine Huffington Post detailed "a growing campaign to quash the potential nomination of New York City Police commissioner Raymond Kelly as the next secretary of the Department of Homeland Security" amid claims of "divisive, harmful, and ineffective policing that promotes stereotypes and profiling".[11] Days after that article, Kelly penned a statistics-heavy Wall Street Journal opinion article defending the NYPD's programs, stating "the average number of stops we conduct is less than one per officer per week" and that this and other practices have led to "7,383 lives saved—and... they are largely the lives of young men of color."[12]

Kelly was also featured because of his NYPD retirement and unusually long tenure there in a long segment on the CBS News program Sunday Morning in December 2013, especially raising the question of the controversial "stop and frisk" policy in New York City and the long decline and drop of various types of crimes committed.

## Office of the Secretary of Homeland Security

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### Purpose

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The Office of the Secretary (OS) oversees the execution of the duties of the Department of Homeland Security.[13] Certain elements also aid the Secretary of Homeland Security and senior officials of the Department of Homeland Security, as well as private sector and government partners in their duties.

### Composition

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The Office of the Secretary contains several offices and other elements of the DHS.[13] Most of the heads of these elements report directly to the Secretary or Deputy Secretary, but the Military Advisor and Executive Secretary report to the DHS Chief of Staff, a position that is currently vacant since January 2025.

While DHS Secretary Kristi Noem was participating in an immigration raid on April 8, 2025, she was accompanied by former Trump campaign manager and senior adviser Corey Lewandowski, who introduced himself to the federal agents as “chief of staff.” DHS later clarified that he is an adviser to DHS and a special government employee.[14]

Components of the Office of the Secretary of Homeland Security  Component  | Mission  | Executives  | Subordinate Components

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Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL)[15] |

* Supports the Department's mission to secure the nation while preserving individual liberty, fairness, and equality under the law.
* Builds in civil rights and civil liberties practices into all of the Department’s activities.

* Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties: Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia
* Deputy Officer for Programs & Compliance: Peter Mina
* Deputy Officer for EEO and Diversity: Veronica Venture

* Programs and Compliance Division
* Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity Division
* Office for Accessible Systems and Technology (jointly run with DHS Office of the Chief Information Officer)

Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman (CISOMB)[16] |

* Serves as a liaison between the public and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
* Helps individuals and employers resolve issues they are having with USCIS.
* Holds engagements to hear from the public about their experiences with USCIS.
* Identifies issues in the immigration system and make recommendations to USCIS on how to address these problems.

* CIS Ombudsman: Nathan Stiefel (acting)
* Deputy Ombudsman: Nathan Stiefel

* Policy Division
* Public Engagement Division
* Casework Division
* Operations Division
* Strategy Division

Climate Change Action Group[17] |

* Drives urgent action to address the climate crisis.
* Analyzes, on an ongoing basis, the impacts of climate change on DHS missions, assets, and personnel.
* Adapts DHS operations, assets, and missions to account for the climate crisis via risk- based strategies.
* Coordinates DHS-wide sustainability operations to mitigate additional harm.
* Recommends specific, concrete steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
* Recommends specific, concrete steps to promote resilience and adaptation to reduce the multiple risks posed by the climate crisis.
* Recommends organizational and resource realignments as necessary to support the Department’s activities to address the climate crisis.

* Co-Chairs: Cass Sunstein & Robert P. Silvers[18]

Office of the Executive Secretary (ESEC)[19] |

* Provides all manner of direct support to the Secretary of Homeland Security and Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security, as well as related support to leadership and management across the DHS.
* Accurate and timely dissemination of information and written communications.

* Executive Secretary: Kimberly O'Connor[20]

Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman (OIDO)[21] |

* Assists individuals with complaints about the potential violation of immigration detention standards or other misconduct by DHS (or contract) personnel.
* Provides oversight of immigration detention facilities.

* ID Ombudsman: David Gersten (acting)
* ID Deputy Ombudsman: N/A

* Case Management Division
* Detention Oversight Division
* Policy and Standards Division
* External Relations Division
* Operations and Resource Management Division
* Program Integration Division

Family Reunification Task Force[22] |

* Committed to the safe reunification of families that were unjustly separated at the U.S.-Mexico border.

* Chair: Alejandro Mayorkas
* Executive Director: Michelle Brané

| Includes the secretaries of Homeland Security, Health and Human Services, and State, as well as the Attorney General. It also includes several other officials from the DHS, DOJ, HHS, and State Department.
Office of the General Counsel (OGC)[23] |

* Provides complete, accurate, and timely legal advice on possible courses of action for the DHS.
* Ensures that homeland security policies are implemented lawfully, quickly, and efficiently.
* Protects the rights and liberties of any Americans who come in contact with the Department of Homeland Security.
* Facilitates quick responses to congressional requests for information.
* Represents the department in venues across the country, including in U.S. immigration courts.
* The OGC accomplishes these tasks with over 3,000 attorneys.

* General Counsel: Jonathan Meyer
* Deputy General Counsel: Joseph B. Maher
* CBP Chief Counsel: Frederick B. Smith
* CISA Chief Counsel: Spencer Fisher
* USCIS Chief Counsel: A. Ashley Tabaddor
* USCG Judge Advocate General: Melissa Bert
* FEMA Chief Counsel: Adrian Sevier
* FLETC Chief Counsel: Trisha Besselman (acting)
* ICE Principal Legal Advisor: Kerry Doyle
* USSS Chief Counsel: Thomas F. Huse
* TSA Chief Counsel: Francine Kerner

* Ethics & Compliance Law Division
* General Law Division
* Immigration Law Division
* Intelligence Law Division
* Legal Counsel Division
* Operations and Enforcement Law Division
* Regulatory Affairs Law Division
* Technology Programs Law Division

Joint Requirements Council (JRC)[24] |

* Validates capability gaps.
* Associated with operational requirements and proposed solution approaches to mitigate those gaps through the Joint Requirements Integration and Management System (JRIMS).
* Leverages opportunities for commonality to enhance operational effectiveness directly and better inform the DHS’ main investment pillars.

* Executive Director: Joseph D. Wawro

| The JRC consists of the Principals Council – the operational Components (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Secret Service, Transportation Security Administration, U.S. Coast Guard, and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services), I&A, Management, CIO, Policy, and S&T.
Office of Legislative Affairs (OLA)[25] |

* Serves as primary liaison to members of Congress and their staffs, the White House and Executive Branch, and to other federal agencies and governmental entities that have roles in assuring national security

* Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs: Zephranie Buetow
* Deputy Assistant Secretary (Senate): Bryn McDonough
* Deputy Assistant Secretary (House of Representatives): Alexandra Carnes

| Each area of responsibility is managed by a director. There's a DAS for the U.S. Senate, a DAS for the U.S. House of Representatives, and a Chief of Staff.

* Headquarters
* Operational Component Coordination
* Intelligence, Cyber, and Operations
* Oversight and Investigations
* Executive Secretary and Mission Support

Office of the Military Advisor[26] |

* Provides counsel and support to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary in affairs relating to policy, procedures, preparedness activities, and operations between DHS and the U.S. Department of Defense.

* Military Advisor to the Secretary: Rear Admiral Michael Platt

Office of Partnership and Engagement (OPE)[27] |

* Coordinates the Department of Homeland Security’s outreach efforts with key stakeholders nationwide.
* Ensures a unified approach to external engagement amongst the DHS.

* Assistant Secretary for Partnership and Engagement: Brenda F. Abdelall
* Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary: Rebecca Sternhell
* Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Intergovernmental Affairs: › miriam-enriquez-26176910b Miriam Enriquez
* Deputy Assistant Secretary, Private Sector Office: Jamie Lawrence

* Office of Intergovernmental Affairs
* State and Local Affairs
* Tribal Government Affairs
* Private Sector Office
* Office of Academic Engagement
* Faith-Based Security Advisory Council
* Committee Management Office
* Homeland Security Advisory Council
* Office of Social Impact and Campaigns
* Director, Non-Governmental Organizations

Privacy Office[28] |

* Protects individuals by embedding and enforcing privacy protections and transparency in all DHS activities.

* Chief Privacy Officer: Mason C. Clutter (concurrently serves as the DHS Chief Freedom of Information Officer)

* Senior Policy Advisor and Executive Director, Strategy and Integration
* Deputy Chief FOIA Officer
* Senior Director, FOIA Operations and Management
* Director of Disclosure
* Senior Director, Litigation, Appeals, and Policy
* Director, Policy, Oversight, Compliance
* Deputy Chief Privacy Officer
* Senior Director, Privacy Compliance
* Director, Privacy Compliance
* Senior Director, Privacy Policy and Oversight
* Director, Privacy Policy
* Director, Privacy Incidents
* Director, Privacy Oversight
* Chief of Staff
* Director, Business Operations
* Director, Communications & Training

Office of Public Affairs (OPA)[29] |

* Coordinates the public affairs activities of all of the components and offices of the DHS.
* Serves as the federal government’s lead public information office during a national emergency or disaster.

* Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs: Daniel Watson
* Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Communications: Luis Miranda
* Deputy Assistant Secretary for Media Relations: Sarah Schakow
* Deputy Assistant Secretary for Strategic Communications: Jeff Solnet

* DHS Press Office
* Incident and Strategic Communications
* Multimedia
* Speechwriting
* Web Communications
* Internal Communications

Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans (OSP&P)[30] |

* Serves as a central resource to the Secretary and other department leaders for strategic planning and analysis, and facilitation of decision-making on the full breadth of issues that may arise across the dynamic homeland security enterprise

* Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans: Robert Silvers
* Deputy Under Secretary: Kelli Ann Burriesci

* Chief of Staff
* Assistant Secretary for Border and Immigration Policy
* Deputy Assistant Secretary, Border and Immigration
* Deputy Assistant Secretary, Immigration Statistics
* Assistant Secretary for Counterterrorism and Threat Prevention
* Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Counterterrorism and Threat Prevention
* Deputy Assistant Secretary, Screening and Vetting
* Deputy Assistant Secretary, Law Enforcement
* Deputy Assistant Secretary, Countering Transnational Organized Crime
* Deputy Assistant Secretary, Counterterrorism and Threat Prevention
* Assistant Secretary for International Affairs
* Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, International Affairs
* Deputy Assistant Secretary, Western Hemisphere
* Assistant Secretary for Trade and Economic Security
* Deputy Assistant Secretary, Trade Policy
* Deputy Assistant Secretary, Economic Security
* Assistant Secretary for Cyber, Infrastructure, Risk, and Resilience
* Deputy Assistant Secretary, Cyber Policy
* Deputy Assistant Secretary, Infrastructure, Risk, and Resilience
* Deputy Assistant Secretary for Strategic Integration and Policy Planning

Office for State and Local Law Enforcement (OSLLE)[31] |

* Provides DHS with primary coordination, liaison, and advocacy for state, local, tribal, territorial, and campus (SLTTC) law enforcement.

* Assistant Secretary for State and Local Law Enforcement: Heather Fong
* Deputy Assistant Secretary: N/A

## See also

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* Interior minister
* List of current interior ministers

## References

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## External links

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* Official website

U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)

Preceded by

Doug Collins

as Secretary of Veterans Affairs |  Order of precedence of the United States
as Secretary of Homeland Security | Succeeded by

Susie Wiles

as White House Chief of Staff
U.S. presidential line of succession
Preceded by

Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Doug Collins

|  18th in line  | Last

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* Ridge
* Chertoff
* Napolitano
* Johnson
* Kelly
* Nielsen
* Wolf (acting)
* Mayorkas
* Noem

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United States Department of Homeland Security

* Headquarters: St. Elizabeths West Campus

* Kristi Noem, Secretary of Homeland Security
* Troy Edgar, Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security

Deputy Secretary|

* United States Coast Guard (Commandant)
* Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Director)
* U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
* Customs and Border Protection
* Federal Emergency Management Agency
* Center for Domestic Preparedness
* National Flood Insurance Program
* United States Fire Administration
* Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers
* United States Secret Service
* Office of Situational Awareness
* Transportation Security Administration
* Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (Director)
* Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office
* Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans
* Office of Immigration Statistics
* Homeland Security Advisory Council

Science and
Technology|

Science and Technology Directorate

* Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency
* Explosives Division
* Chemical and Biological Defense Division
* Border and Maritime Security Division
* Human Factors and Behavioral Sciences Division
* Infrastructure Protection and Disaster Management Division
* Cyber Security Division (National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center)
* Command, Control and Interoperability Division

Intelligence and Analysis|

* Office of Intelligence and Analysis

Management|

* Management Directorate
* Federal Protective Service
* Office of Biometric Identity Management

* Law enforcement in the United States
* Terrorism in the United States

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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
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* 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)

|

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

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Leaders of the United States federal executive departments

Current|

* Agriculture
* Commerce
* Defense
* Education
* Energy
* Health and Human Services
* Homeland Security
* Housing and Urban Development
* Interior
* Justice
* Labor
* State
* Transportation
* Treasury
* Veterans Affairs

Past|

* Commerce and Labor
* Health, Education, and Welfare
* Navy
* Post Office
* War

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United States presidential line of succession

* Succession Clause of Article II, Section I (1788)
* 12th Amendment (1804)
* 20th Amendment (1933)
* 25th Amendment (1967)
* Presidential Succession Act

Current line|

1. Vice President (JD Vance)
2. Speaker of the House of Representatives (Mike Johnson)
3. President pro tempore of the Senate (Chuck Grassley)
4. Secretary of State (Marco Rubio)
5. Secretary of the Treasury (Scott Bessent)
6. Secretary of Defense (Pete Hegseth)
7. Attorney General (Pam Bondi)
8. Secretary of the Interior (Doug Burgum)
9. Secretary of Agriculture (Brooke Rollins)
10. Secretary of Commerce (Howard Lutnick)
11. Secretary of Labor (Lori Chavez-DeRemer)
12. Secretary of Health and Human Services (Robert F. Kennedy Jr.)
13. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (Scott Turner)
14. Secretary of Transportation (Sean Duffy)
15. Secretary of Energy (Chris Wright)
16. Secretary of Education (Linda McMahon)
17. Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Doug Collins)
18. Secretary of Homeland Security (Kristi Noem)

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