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Structure of the United States Armed Forces

 

Structure of the United States Armed Forces

The military units, commands, and DOD offices and agencies, including civilian and military chains of command.

Contents

  • Department of Defense 1
    • Office of the Secretary of Defense 1.1
    • Office of the Inspector General 1.2
    • Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Joint Staff 1.3
    • Military Departments 1.4
      • Department of the Army 1.4.1
        • Office of the Secretary of the Army 1.4.1.1
        • The Army Staff 1.4.1.2
      • Department of the Navy 1.4.2
        • Office of the Secretary of the Navy 1.4.2.1
        • Office of the Chief of Naval Operations 1.4.2.2
        • Headquarters Marine Corps 1.4.2.3
      • Department of the Air Force 1.4.3
        • Office of the Secretary of the Air Force 1.4.3.1
        • The Air Staff 1.4.3.2
    • Combatant Commands 1.5
      • U.S. Africa Command 1.5.1
      • U.S. Central Command 1.5.2
      • U.S. European Command 1.5.3
        • Order of battle 1.5.3.1
      • U.S. Northern Command 1.5.4
        • Order of battle 1.5.4.1
      • U.S. Pacific Command 1.5.5
        • Order of battle 1.5.5.1
      • U.S. Southern Command 1.5.6
        • Order of battle 1.5.6.1
      • U.S. Joint Forces Command 1.5.7
        • Order of battle 1.5.7.1
          • United States Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) (Fort Bragg, NC) 1.5.7.1.1
        • US Air Force Air Combat Command (ACC) (Langley AFB, VA) 1.5.7.2
        • United States Fleet Forces Command (USFLTFORCOM) (Norfolk NB, VA) 1.5.7.3
        • United States Marine Corps Forces Command (Norfolk NB, VA) 1.5.7.4
        • U.S. Forces Azores (USAFORAZ) (Lajes Field, Azores) 1.5.7.5
      • U.S. Special Operations Command 1.5.8
        • Order of battle 1.5.8.1
      • U.S. Strategic Command 1.5.9
        • Order of battle 1.5.9.1
      • U.S. Transportation Command 1.5.10
        • Order of battle 1.5.10.1
  • See also 2
  • References 3
  • External links 4

Department of Defense

Office of the Secretary of Defense

Organization Chart of the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
  • Under Secretary of Defense Comptroller/Chief Financial Officer
    • Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)
    • Director for Program Analysis and Evaluation
  • Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics
    • Director of Defense Research and Engineering
    • Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Technology)
    • Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Logistics and Material Readiness)
    • Assistant to the Secretary of Defense (Nuclear and Chemical and Biological Defense Programs)
    • Director of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
    • Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition Reform)
    • Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Advanced Systems and Concepts)
    • Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Environmental Security)
    • Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Industrial Affairs)
    • Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Installations)
    • Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Science and Technology)
  • Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
    • Assistant Secretary of Defense (Force Management Policy)
    • Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs)
    • Assistant Secretary of Defense (Reserve Affairs)
    • Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Readiness)
    • Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Program Integration)
    • Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Planning)
  • Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
    • Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Policy)
    • Assistant Secretary of Defense (International Security Affairs)
    • Assistant Secretary of Defense (Strategy and Threat Reduction)
    • Assistant Secretary of Defense (Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict)
    • Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Policy Support)
    • Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Technology Security Policy)
    • Defense Advisor, U.S. Mission NATO
  • Under Secretary of Defense for intel
  • Assistant Secretary of Defense (Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence)
  • Assistant Secretary of Defense (Legislative Affairs)
  • Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs
  • General Counsel of the Department of Defense
  • Director of Operational Test and Evaluation
  • Assistant to the Secretary of Defense (Intelligence Oversight)
  • Director of Administration and Management
  • Director of Net Assessment

Office of the Inspector General

Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Joint Staff

Joint Chiefs of Staff and Joint Staff Organizational Chart

Joint Staff

  • Assistant to the Chairman
  • Senior Enlisted Advisor of the Chairman
  • Director, Joint Staff
    • Manpower and Personnel (J-1)
    • Joint Staff Intelligence (J-2)
    • Operations (J-3)
    • Logistics (J-4)
    • Strategic Plans and Policy (J-5)
    • Operational Plans and Interoperability (J-7)
    • Force Structure Resources and Assessment (J-8)
    • Directorate of Management

Military Departments

Department of the Army

Chart summarizing the organization of the Department of the Army's Headquarters as of 2010.
Office of the Secretary of the Army
    • Under Secretary of the Army
      • Inspector General of the Army
      • Army Auditor General
      • Deputy Under Secretary of the Army
      • Deputy Under Secretary of the Army for Business Transformation
      • Chief, Legislative Liaison
      • Chief, Public Affairs
      • Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization Office
      • General Counsel of the Army
      • Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army
      • Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology)
      • Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works)
      • Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller)
      • Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations and Environment)
      • Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs)
      • Chief Information Officer
        • United States Army Network Enterprise Technology Command/9th Signal Command
      • Director, Army Staff
      • The United States Military Academy
      • United States Army Intelligence and Security Command
      • United States Army Test and Evaluation Command
      • United States Army Criminal Investigation Command
      • United States Army Medical Command
      • United States Army Military District of Washington
      • United States Army Corps of Engineers
      • United States Army Reserve Command
      • United States Army Acquisition Support Center
The Army Staff

Department of the Navy

Basic Organization Chart of the United States Department of the Navy.
Basic Organization Chart of the Shore Establishment of the United States Navy.
Basic Organization Chart of the Operating Forces of the U.S. Navy.
Organization Chart of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations.
Organization Chart of the Office of the Secretary of the Navy.
Office of the Secretary of the Navy
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
Headquarters Marine Corps

Department of the Air Force

Office of the Secretary of the Air Force
The Air Staff
Air Staff Organizational Chart

Combatant Commands

U.S. Africa Command

Emblem of United States Africa Command

U.S. Central Command

Emblem of the United States Central Command

U.S. European Command

Emblem of the United States European Command
  • Commander, USEUCOM: General Philip M. Breedlove, USAF
    • Deputy Commander, Vice Admiral Charles W. Martoglio, USN
      • Chief of Staff: Major General Mark A. Barrett, USAF
      • Command Senior Enlisted Advisor: Fleet Master Chief Petty Officer Roy M. Maddocks, Jr., USN
Order of battle

U.S. Northern Command

Emblem of United States Northern Command
  • Commander, USNORTHCOM: General Charles H. Jacoby, Jr., USA
    • Deputy Commander, USNORTHCOM: Lieutenant General Frank J. Grass, USA
      • Chief of Staff: Major General Howard N. Thompson, USAF
      • Command Senior Enlisted Leader: Command Sergeant Major Robert Winzenried, USA
Order of battle

U.S. Pacific Command

Emblem of the United States Pacific Command
Order of battle

U.S. Southern Command

Emblem of the United States Southern Command
  • Commander, USSOUTHCOM: General Douglas M. Fraser, USAF
    • Deputy Commander, USSOUTHCOM: Vice Admiral Joseph D. Kernan, USN
    • Chief-of-Staff, USSOUTHCOM: Brigadier General Juan G. Ayala, USMC
    • Command Sergeant Major, USSOUTHCOM: Sergeant Major Louis M. Espinal, USMC
Order of battle

U.S. Joint Forces Command

(Disbanded)

Order of battle
United States Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) (Fort Bragg, NC)
US Air Force Air Combat Command (ACC) (Langley AFB, VA)
United States Fleet Forces Command (USFLTFORCOM) (Norfolk NB, VA)
      • 2nd Fleet (NB Norfolk, VA)
        • Task Force 20 (2nd Fleet Battle Force)
          • Theodore Roosevelt Strike Group / Carrier Strike Group 2 (CARSTRKGRU 2) (USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)) (NB Norfolk, VA (Surge Ready))
          • Harry S. Truman Strike Group / Carrier Strike Group 10 (CARSTRKGRU 10) (USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75)) (NB Norfolk, VA (Post-Deployment))
          • John F. Kennedy Strike Group / Carrier Strike Group 6 (CARSTRKGRU 6) (USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67)) (NS Mayport, FL (Post-Deployment))
          • Eisenhower Strike Group / Carrier Strike Group 8 (CARSTRKGRU 8) (USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69)) (NB Norfolk, VA (Basic Training))
          • Enterprise Strike Group / Cruiser Strike Group 12 (CARSTRKGRU 12) (USS Enterprise (CVN-65)) (NB Norfolk, VA (Maintenance))
          • George Washington Strike Group ( (CVN-73)George WashingtonUSS ) (NB Norfolk, VA (Maintenance))
          • Carrier Strike Group 14 (CARSTRKGRU 14) (NB Norfolk, VA)
        • Task Force 21 (2nd Fleet Patrol Reconnaissance Force) / Patrol and Reconnaissance Force Atlantic Fleet (PATRECONFORLANT) (NS Norfolk, VA)
        • Task Force 22 (2nd Fleet Amphibious Force) / Amphibious Group 2 (PHIBGRU 2) (NB Norfolk, VA)
          • Kearsarge Expeditionary Strike Group / Expeditionary Strike Group 6 / Amphibious Squadron 8 (PHIBRON 8) (USS Kearsarge (LHD-3)) (NB Norfolk, VA (Deployed))
          • Saipan Expeditionary Strike Group / Expeditionary Strike Group 4 / Amphibious Squadron 2 (PHIBRON 2) (USS Saipan (LHA-2)) (NB Norfolk, VA (Deployed))
          • Wasp Expeditionary Strike Group / Expeditionary Strike Group 2 / Amphibious Squadron 4 (PHIBRON 4) (USS Wasp (LHD-1)) (NB Norfolk, VA (Post-Deployment))
          • Bataan Expeditionary Strike Group (USS Bataan (LHD-5)) (NAB Little Creek, VA (Intermediate Training))
          • Naval Coastal Warfare Group Two (Williamsburg, VA)
          • Tactical Air Control Group 2 (TACGRU 2) (NAB Little Creek, VA)
          • Naval Beach Group 2 (NAVBEACHGRU 2) (NB Norfolk, VA?)
        • Task Force 23 (2nd Fleet Landing Force)
        • Task Force 24 (2nd Fleet ASW Force)
        • Task Force 25 (2nd Fleet Mobile Logistics Support Force) / Combat Logistics Squadron 2 (LOGRON 2) (NB Norfolk, VA)
        • Task Force 26 (2nd Fleet Patrol Air Force) / Patrol and Reconnaissance Force Atlantic Fleet (PATRECONFORLANT) (NS Norfolk, VA)
        • Task Force 28 (2nd Fleet Caribbean Contingency Force) (NS Mayport, FL)
        • Carrier Group 4 (CARGRU 4) / Carrier Striking Force (Battle Group Training) (NB Norfolk, VA)
      • Task Force 40 / Naval Surface Force Atlantic Fleet (NAVSURFLANT) (NB Norfolk, VA)
        • Combat Logistics Squadron 2 (COMLOGRON 2) (NWS Earle, NJ)
      • Task Force 41 / Naval Air Force Atlantic Fleet (NAVAIRLANT) (NAS Oceana, VA)
        • Fighter Wing Atlantic Fleet (FITWINGLANT) (NAS Oceana, VA)
        • Strike Fighter Wing Atlantic Fleet (STRIKFIGHTWINGLANT) (NAS Oceana, VA)
        • Sea Control Wing Atlantic Fleet (SEACONWINGLANT) (NAS Jacksonville, FL)
        • Helicopter Anti-Submarine Wing Atlantic Fleet (HSWINGLANT) (NAS Jacksonville, FL)
        • Helicopter Anti-Submarine Light Wing Atlantic Fleet (HSLWINGLANT) (NS Mayport, FL)
        • Helicopter Sea Combat Wing Atlantic Fleet (HELSEACOMWINGLANT) (NAS Norfolk, VA)
          • Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron TWO (HSC-2) (NAS Norfolk, VA)
          • Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron TWENTY TWO (HSC-22) (NAS Norfolk, VA)
          • Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron TWENTY SIX (HSC-26) (NAS Norfolk, VA)
          • Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron TWENTY EIGHT (HSC-28) (NAS Norfolk, VA)
          • Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron EIGHTY FOUR (HSC-84) (NAS Norfolk, VA)
          • Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron FOURTEEN (HM-14) (NAS Norfolk, VA)
          • Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron FIFTEEN (HM-15) (NAS Corpus Christi, TX)
          • Airborne Mine Countermeasures Weapon Systems Training School (AMCMWPNSYSTRASCOL) (NAS Norfolk, VA)
          • Helicopter Sea Combat Weapons School Atlantic(HSCWEPSCOLANT) (NAS Norfolk, VA)
        • Airborne Early Warning Wing Atlantic Fleet (AEWWINGLANT) (NAS Norfolk, VA)
        • Reserve Carrier Air Wing 20 (CVWR 20) (NAS Atlanta, GA)
      • Task Force 42 / Naval Submarine Force Atlantic Fleet (NAVSUBLANT) (NB Norfolk, VA)
        • Submarine Group 2 (SUBGRU 2) (NSB New London, CT)
          • Naval Submarine Support Center (NB Norfolk, VA)
      • Task Force 43 (Training Command Atlantic Fleet?)
      • Task Force 44 (Coast Guard Force Atlantic Fleet) / Coast Guard Atlantic Area (Portsmouth, VA)
      • Task Force 45 / Fleet Marine Forces Atlantic (MARFORLANT) (Norfolk NB, VA)
      • Task Force 46 (Mine Warfare Command Atlantic Fleet (MINEWARCOM)) (USS Inchon (MCS-12)) (NS Ingleside, TX)
      • Task Force 48 (Naval Construction Battalions Atlantic Fleet) (NAB Little Creek, VA)
      • Task Force 80 (Naval Patrol and Protection of Shipping Atlantic Fleet)
      • Task Force 81 (Sea Control and Surveillance Force Atlantic Fleet) / Patrol and Reconnaissance Force Atlantic Fleet (PATRECONFORLANT) (NS Norfolk, VA)
      • Task Force 82 (Amphibious Task Force)
      • Task Force 83 (Landing Force (II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF)) (Camp Lejeune, NC)
      • Task Force 84 (ASW Force Atlantic Fleet) / Naval Submarine Force Atlantic Fleet (NAVSUBLANT) (NB Norfolk, VA)
      • Task Force 85 (Mobile Logistics Support Force Atlantic Fleet) / Combat Logistics Squadron 2 (LOGRON 2) (NB Norfolk, VA)
      • Task Force 86 (Patrol Air Force Atlantic Fleet) / Patrol and Reconnaissance Force Atlantic Fleet (PATRECONFORLANT) (NS Norfolk, VA)
        • Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 5 (PATRECONWING 5) (NAS Brunswick, ME)
        • Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 11 (PATRECONWING 11) (NAS Jacksonville, FL)
        • Reserve Patrol Wing (RESPATWING) (NAS Oceana, VA)
      • Task Force 87 (Tactical Development and Evaluation and Transit Force Atlantic Fleet)
      • Task Force 88 (Training Force Atlantic Fleet) (NB Norfolk, VA)
      • Task Force 89 (Maritime Defense Zone Atlantic Fleet) (USCGS Portsmouth, VA)
      • Task Force 125 (Naval Surface Group 2 (NAVSURFGRU 2)) (NS Mayport, FL)
      • Task Force 137 (Naval Forces Eastern Atlantic) (Naples, Italy)
      • Task Force 138 (Naval Forces South Atlantic)
      • Task Force 139 (Multilateral Special Operations Force)
      • Task Force 142 (Operational Test and Evaluation Force) (NB Norfolk, VA)
United States Marine Corps Forces Command (Norfolk NB, VA)
U.S. Forces Azores (USAFORAZ) (Lajes Field, Azores)

U.S. Special Operations Command

Emblem of the United States Special Operations Command
Order of battle
  • United States Special Operations Command (MacDill AFB, Florida)
    • Army Special Operations Command (Fort Bragg, NC)
      • 75th Ranger Regiment (Fort Benning, GA)
      • 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) (Fort Campbell, KY)
      • Special Forces Command (Airborne) (Fort Bragg, NC)
      • Special Operations Support Command (Fort Bragg, NC)
      • John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center (Fort Bragg, NC)
      • 4th Psychological Operations Group (Airborne) (Fort Bragg, NC)
      • 95th Civil Affairs Brigade (Provisional) (Fort Bragg, NC)
    • Naval Special Warfare Command (NAB Coronado, CA)
      • Special Warfare Group One (NAB Coronado, CA)
      • Special Warfare Group Two (NAB Little Creek, VA)
      • Special Boat Squadron One (NAB Coronado, CA)
      • Special Boat Squadron Two (NAB Little Creek, VA)
      • Naval Special Warfare Center (NAB Coronado, CA)
    • Air Force Special Operations Command (Hurlburt Field, FL)
      • 919th Special Operations Wing (Duke Field, FL)
      • 18th Flight Test Squadron (Hurlburt Field, FL)
      • Air Force Special Operations Command Air Support Operations Squadron (Fort Bragg, NC)
      • United States Air Force Special Operations School (Hurlburt Field, FL)
      • 720th Special Tactics Group (Hurlburt Field, FL)
      • 16th Special Operations Wing (Hurlburt Field, FL)
      • 193d Special Operations Wing (Harrisburg IAP, PA)
      • 352nd Special Operations Group (RAF Mildenhall, UK)
      • 353rd Special Operations Group (Kadena AB, Japan)
    • Marine Special Operations Command
      • Marine Special Operations Advisor Group
      • 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion (Camp Pendleton, CA)
      • 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion (Camp Lejeune, NC)
      • Marine Special Operations Support Group
      • Marine Special Operations School
    • Joint Special Operations Command (Pope AFB, NC and Fort Bragg, NC)
    • Acquisitions and Logistics Center

U.S. Strategic Command

USSTRATCOM emblem
The LeMay building
Order of battle

U.S. Transportation Command

Emblem of the United States Transportation Command

Commander, USTRANSCOM: General Duncan J. McNabb, USAF

Order of battle

See also

References

  1. ^ "Functions of the Department of Defense and Its Major Components". Defense Technical Information Center. 
  2. ^ "U.S. Department of Defense Organization Chart". DoD Public Website. 
  3. ^ First Army Division East
  4. ^ First Army Division West
  5. ^ http://www.usar.army.mil/arweb/organization/commandstructure/USARC/TNG/80Tng/Commands/94div/News/Pages/20081216.aspx
  6. ^ a b c d e SDDC Homepage

External links

  • US Armed Forces Order of Battle - June 2008
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