United States Secretary of the Air Force

Statutory office and the head of the U.S. Department of the Air Force

Not to be confused with Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force.

United States Secretary of the Air Force

Seal of the Department of the Air Force

Flag of the secretary

Incumbent
Troy Meink

since May 16, 2025

Department of the Air Force
Style| Mr. Secretary
The Honorable
(formal address in writing)
Reports to| Secretary of Defense
Deputy Secretary of Defense
Appointer| The president
with the advice and consent of the Senate
Term length| No fixed term
Precursor| Secretary of War
Inaugural holder| Stuart Symington
Formation| September 18, 1947; 77 years ago (1947-09-18)
Succession| 3rd in SecDef succession
Deputy| The under secretary
(principal civilian deputy)
The chief of staff
(military deputy)
The chief of space operations (military deputy)
Salary| Executive Schedule, Level II
Website| Office of the Secretary

The secretary of the Air Force, sometimes referred to as the secretary of the Department of the Air Force,[1] (SecAF, or SAF/OS) is the head of the Department of the Air Force and the service secretary for the United States Air Force and United States Space Force. The secretary of the Air Force is a civilian appointed by the president, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.[2] The secretary reports to the secretary of defense and/or the deputy secretary of defense, and is by statute responsible for and has the authority to conduct all the affairs of the Department of the Air Force.[2][3]

The secretary works closely with their civilian deputy, the under secretary of the Air Force; and their military deputies, the chief of staff of the Air Force and the chief of space operations.

The first secretary of the Air Force, Stuart Symington, was sworn in on September 18, 1947, upon the split and re-organization of the Department of War and Army Air Forces into an air military department and a military service of its own, with the enactment of the National Security Act.

## Responsibilities

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Stuart Symington is sworn-in as the first Secretary of the Air Force by Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson on September 18, 1947.

The secretary is the head of the Department of the Air Force. The Department of the Air Force is defined as a Military Department.[4] It is not limited to the Washington headquarters staffs, rather it is an entity which includes all the components of the United States Air Force and United States Space Force, including their reserve components:

> The term 'department', when used with respect to a military department, means the executive part of the department and all field headquarters, forces, reserve components, installations, activities, and functions under the control or supervision of the Secretary of the department.[5]

The exclusive responsibilities of the secretary of the Air Force are enumerated in 10 U.S.C. § 9013(b) of the United States Code. They include, but are not limited to:

> (1) Recruiting.
>  (2) Organizing.
>  (3) Supplying.
>  (4) Equipping (including research and development).
>  (5) Training.
>  (6) Servicing.
>  (7) Mobilizing.
>  (8) Demobilizing.
>  (9) Administering (including the morale and welfare of personnel).
>  (10) Maintaining.
>  (11) The construction, outfitting, and repair of military equipment.

> (12) The construction, maintenance, and repair of buildings, structures, and utilities and the acquisition of real property and interests in real property necessary to carry out the responsibilities specified in this section.[3]

By direction of the secretary of defense, the secretary of the Air Force assigns military units of the Air Force and Space Force, other than those who carry out the functions listed in 10 U.S.C. § 9013(b), to the Unified and Specified Combatant Commands to perform missions assigned to those commands. Air Force and Space Force units while assigned to Combatant Commands may only be reassigned by authority of the secretary of defense.[6]

However, the chain of command for Air Force and Space Force units for other purposes than the operational direction goes from the president to the secretary of defense to the secretary of the Air Force to the commanders of Air Force and Space Force Commands.[7] Air Force and Space Force officers have to report on any matter to the secretary, or the secretary's designate, when requested. The secretary has the authority to detail, prescribe the duties, and to assign Air Force and Space Force service members and civilian employees, and may also change the title of any activity not statutorily designated.[8] The secretary has several responsibilities under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) with respect to Air Force and Space Force service members, including the authority to convene general courts martial and to commute sentences.

The secretary of the Air Force may also be assigned additional responsibilities by the president or the secretary of defense,[9] e.g. the secretary is designated as the "DoD Executive Agent for Space", and as such:

> ... shall develop, coordinate, and integrate plans and programs for space systems and the acquisition of DoD Space Major Defense Acquisition Programs to provide operational space force capabilities to ensure the United States has the space power to achieve its national security objectives.[10][11]

## Office of the Secretary of the Air Force

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Office of the Secretary of the Air Force

Agency overview
Formed| 1947
Headquarters| Pentagon
Parent agency| Department of the Air Force
Secretary of the Air Force Verne Orr with Chairman of The Joint Chiefs of Staff General David C. Jones and Air Force Chief of Staff General Lew Allen and Air Force Vice Chief of Staff General Robert C. Mathis at Bolling Air Force Base on May 28, 1982

The secretary of the Air Force's principal staff element, the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, has responsibility for acquisition and auditing, comptroller issues (including financial management), inspector general matters, legislative affairs, and public affairs within the Department of the Air Force. The Office of the Secretary of the Air Force is one of the Department of the Air Force's three headquarter staffs at the seat of government, with the others being the Air Staff and the Office of the Chief of Space Operations.

### Composition

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The Office of the Secretary of the Air Force is composed of:

* Under Secretary of the Air Force
* The Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force for International Affairs
* The Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force for Space Programs
* Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics
* Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller
* Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment and Energy
* Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs
* Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration[12]
* General Counsel of the Department of the Air Force
* Inspector General of the Air Force
* Chief of Legislative Liaison
* Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force
* Auditor General of the Department of the Air Force
* Air Reserve Forces Policy Committee

## List of secretaries of the Air Force

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Denotes acting capacity.

No.  | Image  | Name  | Start  | End  | Duration  | President(s)

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1  |  | Stuart Symington | September 18, 1947 | April 24, 1950 | 2 years, 218 days  |  | Harry S. Truman
(1945–1953)
2  |  | Thomas K. Finletter | April 24, 1950 | January 20, 1953 | 2 years, 271 days
3  |  | Harold E. Talbott | February 4, 1953 | August 13, 1955 | 2 years, 190 days  |  | Dwight D. Eisenhower
(1953–1961)
4  |  | Donald A. Quarles | August 15, 1955 | April 30, 1957 | 1 year, 258 days
5  |  | James H. Douglas Jr. | May 1, 1957 | December 10, 1959 | 2 years, 223 days
6  |  | Dudley C. Sharp | December 11, 1959 | January 20, 1961 | 1 year, 40 days
7  |  | Eugene M. Zuckert | January 24, 1961 | September 30, 1965 | 4 years, 249 days  |  | John F. Kennedy
(1961–1963)
| Lyndon B. Johnson
(1963–1969)
8  |  | Harold Brown | October 1, 1965 | February 15, 1969 | 3 years, 137 days
| Richard Nixon
(1969–1974)
9  |  | Robert C. Seamans Jr. | February 15, 1969 | May 15, 1973 | 4 years, 89 days
10  |  | John L. McLucas | May 15, 1973 | July 18, 1973 | 2 years, 192 days
July 18, 1973 | November 23, 1975
| Gerald Ford
(1974–1977)
11  |  | Thomas C. Reed | January 2, 1976 | April 6, 1977 | 1 year, 94 days
| Jimmy Carter
(1977–1981)
12  |  | John C. Stetson | April 6, 1977 | May 18, 1979 | 2 years, 42 days
13  |  | Hans Mark | May 18, 1979 | July 26, 1979 | 1 year, 267 days
July 26, 1979 | February 9, 1981
| Ronald Reagan
(1981–1989)
14  |  | Verne Orr | February 9, 1981 | November 30, 1985 | 4 years, 294 days
15  |  | Russell A. Rourke | December 9, 1985 | April 6, 1986 | 118 days
16  |  | Edward C. Aldridge Jr. | April 6, 1986 | June 8, 1986 | 2 years, 254 days
June 9, 1986 | December 16, 1988
–  |  | James F. McGovern | December 16, 1988 | April 29, 1989 | 134 days
| George H. W. Bush
(1989–1993)
–  |  | John J. Welch Jr. | April 29, 1989 | May 21, 1989 | 22 days
17  |  | Donald B. Rice | May 21, 1989 | January 20, 1993 | 3 years, 244 days
–  |  | Michael B. Donley
Acting | January 20, 1993 | July 13, 1993 | 174 days  |  | Bill Clinton
(1993–2001)
–  |  | Merrill A. McPeak
Acting | July 14, 1993 | August 5, 1993 | 22 days
18  |  | Sheila Widnall | August 6, 1993 | October 31, 1997 | 4 years, 86 days
19  |  | F. Whitten Peters | November 1, 1997 | July 30, 1999 | 3 years, 80 days
July 30, 1999 | January 20, 2001
–  |  | Lawrence J. Delaney
Acting | January 21, 2001 | May 31, 2001 | 130 days  |  | George W. Bush
(2001–2009)
20  |  | James G. Roche | June 1, 2001 | January 20, 2005 | 3 years, 233 days
–  |  | Peter B. Teets
Acting | January 20, 2005 | March 25, 2005 | 64 days
–  |  | Michael Montelongo
Acting | March 25, 2005 | March 28, 2005 | 3 days
–  |  | Michael L. Dominguez
Acting | March 28, 2005 | July 29, 2005 | 123 days
–  |  | Pete Geren
Acting[13] | July 29, 2005 | November 4, 2005 | 98 days
21  |  | Michael Wynne[14] | November 4, 2005 | June 20, 2008 | 2 years, 229 days
22  |  | Michael B. Donley | June 21, 2008 | October 2, 2008 | 5 years, 0 days
October 2, 2008 | June 21, 2013
| Barack Obama
(2009–2017)
–  |  | Eric Fanning
Acting | June 21, 2013 | December 20, 2013 | 182 days
23  |  | Deborah Lee James | December 20, 2013 | January 20, 2017 | 3 years, 31 days
–  |  | Lisa Disbrow
Acting | January 20, 2017 | May 16, 2017 | 116 days  |  | Donald Trump
(2017–2021)
24  |  | Heather Wilson | May 16, 2017 | May 31, 2019 | 2 years, 15 days
–  |  | Matthew Donovan
Acting | June 1, 2019 | October 18, 2019 | 139 days
25  |  | Barbara Barrett | October 18, 2019 | January 20, 2021 | 1 year, 94 days
–  |  | John P. Roth
Acting | January 20, 2021 | July 28, 2021 | 189 days  |  | Joe Biden
(2021–2025)
26  |  | Frank Kendall III | July 28, 2021 | January 20, 2025 | 3 years, 176 days
–  |  | Gary A. Ashworth
Acting | January 20, 2025 | May 13, 2025 | 113 days  |  | Donald Trump
(2025–present)
27  |  | Troy Meink | May 16, 2025 | Incumbent  | 52 days

## See also

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* Department of the Air Force Decoration for Exceptional Civilian Service

## References

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* Title 10 United States Code
* Subtitle A – General Military Law
* CHAPTER 1 – DEFINITIONS
* § 101. Definitions
* CHAPTER 6 – COMBATANT COMMANDERS
* § 162. Combatant command: assigned forces; chain of command
* Subtitle D – Air Force
* CHAPTER 903 – DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
* § 9011. Organization
* § 9013. Secretary of the Air Force
* § 9014. Office of the Secretary of the Air Force
* § 9015. Under Secretary of the Air Force
* CHAPTER 905 – THE AIR STAFF
* § 9032. The Air Staff: general duties
* § 9033. Chief of Staff
* Executive Order 12909, Order of Succession of Officers To Act as Secretary of the Air Force
* Department of Defense Directive (DODD) 5100.1, Functions of the Department of Defense and Its Major Components, August 1 2002.
* Department of Defense Directive (DODD) 5101.2, DoD Executive Agent for Space, June 3 2003.

## Notes

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1. ^ "Department of Defense Instruction Number 3100.12" (PDF). Executive Services Directorate. September 14, 2000. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 13, 2023.
2. ^ a b 10 U.S.C. § 9013(a)
3. ^ a b 10 U.S.C. § 9013(b)
4. ^ 10 U.S.C. § 101(a)(8)
5. ^ 10 U.S.C. § 101(a)(6)
6. ^ 10 USC 162 (a)
7. ^ DODD 5100.1, 6.1.
8. ^ 10 USC 8013 (f-g)
9. ^ 10 USC 8013 (d)
10. ^ DODD 5101.2, 3. MISSION
11. ^ "DoD Executive Agent".
12. ^ SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE (30 Sep 2022) HEADQUARTERS AIR FORCE MISSION DIRECTIVE 1-17 Special Management ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE (SPACE ACQUISITION AND INTEGRATION) (SAF/SQ) 20 pages
13. ^ DefenseLink News Article: Army Secretary Resigns in Wake of Walter Reed Outpatient-Care Shortfalls
14. ^ Air Force Almanac 2011[usurped], Accessed on September 12, 2011

## External links

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* Leaders Through the Years, 2012 USAF Almanac[usurped]
* US Air Force Senior Leadership

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United States secretaries of the air force

Secretaries|

* Symington
* Finletter
* Talbott
* Quarles
* Douglas
* Sharp
* Zuckert
* Brown
* Seamans
* McLucas
* Reed
* Stetson
* Mark
* Orr
* Rourke
* Aldridge
* Rice
* Widnall
* Peters
* Roche
* Wynne
* Donley
* James
* Wilson
* Barrett
* Kendall
* Meink

Under
secretaries|

* Barrows
* McCone
* Gilpatric
* Douglas
* MacIntyre
* Sharp
* Charyk
* McMillan
* Paul
* Hoopes
* McLucas
* Plummer
* Mark
* Chayes
* Aldridge
* McGovern
* Foreman
* De Leon
* Peters
* DiBattiste
* Teets
* Sega
* Conaton
* Fanning
* Disbrow
* Donovan
* Jones
* Dalton

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United States Air Force

Leadership|

* Department of the Air Force
* Secretary of the Air Force
* Under Secretary of the Air Force
* Air Staff
* Chief of Staff
* Vice Chief of Staff
* Director of Staff
* Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force
* Four-star generals
* Three-star generals
* 1940–1959
* 2000–2009
* 2010–2019
* 2020–present
* House Armed Services Committee
* House Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces
* House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
* Senate Committee on Armed Services
* Senate Subcommittee on Airland
* Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces

Structure|

| Commands|

* Reserve
* Air National Guard
* Field Operating Agencies
* Installations

|

Direct reporting units|

* District of Washington
* Operational Test and Evaluation Center
* USAF Academy

Major commands|

* ACC
* AETC
* AFGSC
* AFMC
* AFRC
* AFSOC
* AMC
* PACAF
* USAFE–AFAFRICA

Numbered Air Forces|

* First
* Second
* Third
* Fourth
* Fifth
* Seventh
* Eighth
* Ninth
* Tenth
* Eleventh
* Twelfth
* Thirteenth Expeditionary
* Fifteenth
* Sixteenth
* Eighteenth
* Nineteenth
* Twentieth
* Twenty-Second

* Wings
* ANG
* Groups
* ANG
* Squadrons
* ANG
* Security Forces
* Civilian auxiliary: Civil Air Patrol

Personnel and
training|

* Personnel
* Rank
* officers
* cadets
* enlisted
* Specialty Code
* Aeronautical ratings
* Judge Advocate General's Corps
* RED HORSE
* Security Forces
* Medical Service
* Chief of Chaplains
* Chief Scientist

* Training: Air Force Academy
* Officer Training School
* Reserve Officer Training Corps
* Basic Training
* Airman Leadership School
* SERE
* Fitness Assessment

Uniforms and
equipment|

* Awards and decorations
* Badges
* Equipment
* Aircraft
* Uniforms

History and
traditions|

* History
* Aeronautical Division / Aviation Section / Division of Military Aeronautics / Army Air Service / Army Air Corps / Army Air Forces
* "The U.S. Air Force"
* Air Force Band
* Airman's Creed
* Core Values
* Flag
* Symbol
* Memorial
* National Museum
* Women Airforce Service Pilots
* Air Force One / Air Force Two
* Honor Guard
* Thunderbirds
* Service numbers
* Air & Space Forces Association

* Category

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United States Space Force

Leadership|

* Department of the Air Force
* Secretary of the Air Force
* Under Secretary of the Air Force
* Space Staff
* Chief of Space Operations
* Vice Chief of Space Operations
* Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force
* Director of Staff
* Deputy Chiefs of Space Operations
* General Officers
* Generals
* Lieutenant Generals

| Oversight|

* House Armed Services Committee
* Strategic Forces subcommittee
* Senate Committee on Armed Services
* Strategic Forces subcommittee

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Structure|

| Field commands|

* Space Futures Command
* Space Operations Command
* Commander
* Space Systems Command
* Commander
* Space Training and Readiness Command
* Commander

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Component Field
Commands|

* United States Space Forces – Central
* United States Space Forces – Europe and Africa
* United States Space Forces – Indo-Pacific
* United States Space Forces – Korea
* United States Space Forces – Space

Deltas|

* Space Delta 1
* Mission Delta 2
* Mission Delta 3
* Mission Delta 4
* Space Delta 5
* Space Delta 6
* Space Delta 7
* Space Delta 8
* Space Delta 9
* Space Delta 10
* Space Delta 11
* Space Delta 12
* Space Delta 13
* Space Delta 15
* Space Delta 18
* Space Delta 21
* Space Delta 23
* Space Delta 26
* Space Launch Delta 30
* Mission Delta 31
* Space Launch Delta 45
* Space Base Delta 1
* Space Base Delta 2
* Space Base Delta 3

Squadrons|

* 1st Delta Operations
* 319th Combat Training
* 328th Weapons
* 392d Combat Training
* 533rd Training
* 21st Operations Support
* 15th Space Surveillance
* 18th Space Defense
* 19th Space Defense
* 20th Space Surveillance
* 3rd Combat Training
* 4th EW
* 5th EW
* 16th EW
* 23rd EW
* 2nd Space Warning
* 3rd satellite Communications
* 5th Space Warning
* 6th Space Warning
* 7th Space Warning
* 10th Space Warning
* 11th Space Warning
* 12th Space Warning
* 13th Space Warning
* 55th Training
* 21st Space Operations
* 22nd Space Operations
* 23rd Space Operations
* 62nd Cyberspace
* 63rd Cyberspace
* 64th Cyberspace
* 65th Cyberspace
* 68th Cyberspace
* 69th Cyberspace
* 645th Cyberspace
* 71st ISR
* 72nd ISR
* 73rd ISR
* 74th ISR
* 75th ISR
* 76th ISR
* 1st Space Operations
* 2nd Navigation Warfare
* 3rd Space Operations
* 4th Space Operations
* 10th Space Operations
* 53rd Space Operations
* 527th Space Aggressor
* 1st Test and Evaluation
* 3rd Test and Evaluation
* 17th Test and Evaluation
* 25th Space Range
* 2nd Space Launch
* 5th Space Launch
* 1st Range Operations
* NSSI

Direct reporting units|

* Space Development Agency
* Space Rapid Capabilities Office
* Space Warfighting Analysis Center

Locations|

| Space Force Bases|

* Buckley
* Los Angeles
* Patrick
* Peterson
* Schriever
* Vandenberg

|

Space Bases|

* Pituffik

Space Force Stations|

* Cape Canaveral
* Cape Cod
* Cavalier
* Cheyenne Mountain
* Clear
* Kaena Point
* New Boston

Personnel
and training|

* Astronauts
* Awards and decorations
* Badges
* Ranks
* Training
* Academy
* Reserve Officer Training Corps
* Officer Training School
* Basic Military Training
* Uniforms

History and
traditions|

* Delta
* Flag
* History
* Seal
* "Semper Supra"
* Air & Space Forces Association
* Space Force Association

| Former wings and deltas|

* 21st Space Wing
* 50th Space Wing
* 460th Space Wing
* Space Training and Readiness Delta (Provisional)

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* 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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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

|

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

|

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

|

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

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