    [United States Government Manual]
    [June 01, 2000]
    [Pages 156-164]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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    DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

    Office of the Secretary, The Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1155

    Phone, 703-545-6700. Internet, www.defenselink.mil.
    SECRETARY OF DEFENSE                              William S. Cohen
    Deputy Secretary of Defense                       Rudy F. de Leon
    Chief of Staff                                    Robert S. Tyrer
        The Special Assistant to the                  Phebe Novakovic
                Secretary and Deputy
                Secretary of Defense
        Special Assistant to the Secretary            Liz Bailey
                of Defense for White House
                Liaison
        Special Assistant to the Deputy               Bernard D. Rostker
                Secretary of Defense for
                Gulf War Illnesses
        Director, Defense Reform Initiative           Stan Z. Soloway
        Executive Secretary                           Col. Maria I. Cribbs,
                                                              USAF
    Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition,       Jacques S. Gansler
            Technology, and Logistics
        Principal Deputy Under Secretary of           David R. Oliver, Jr.
                Defense for Acquisition,
                Technology, and Logistics
        Assistant to the Secretary of                 (vacancy)
                Defense for Nuclear and
                Chemical and Biological
                (NCB) Defense Programs
        Deputy Under Secretary of Defense             David R. Oliver, Jr.
                (Acquisition and Technology)
        Deputy Under Secretary of Defense             Stan Z. Soloway
                (Acquisition Reform)
        Deputy Under Secretary of Defense             Joseph J. Eash III
                (Advanced Systems and
                Concepts)
        Deputy Under Secretary of Defense             Sherri W. Goodman
                (Environmental Security)
        Deputy Under Secretary of Defense             Jeffrey P. Bialos
                (Industrial Affairs)
        Deputy Under Secretary of Defense             Randall A. Yim
                (Installations)
        Deputy Under Secretary of Defense             (vacancy)
                (Logistics and Materiel
                Readiness)
        Deputy Under Secretary of Defense             (vacancy)
                (Science and Technology)
        Director, Defense Research and                Hans Mark
                Engineering
        Director, Small and Disadvantaged             Robert L. Neal, Jr.
                Business Utilization
    Under Secretary of Defense for Policy             Walter B. Slocombe
        Principal Deputy Under Secretary of           James M. Bodner
                Defense for Policy
        Assistant Secretary of Defense                Franklin D. Kramer
                (International Security
                Affairs)
        Assistant Secretary of Defense                Brian E. Sheridan
              (Special Operations and Low-
    Intensity Conflict)

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        Assistant Secretary of Defense                Edward L. Warner III
                (Strategy and Threat
                Reduction)
        Deputy Under Secretary of Defense             Peter F. Verga
                (Policy Support)
        Deputy Under Secretary of Defense             David Tarbell
                (Technology Security Policy)
    Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and      Bernard D. Rostker
            Readiness
        Assistant Secretary of Defense                Alphonso Maldon, Jr.
                (Force Management Policy)
        Assistant Secretary of Defense                (vacancy)
                (Health Affairs)
        Deputy Under Secretary of Defense             (vacancy)
                (Planning)
        Deputy Under Secretary of Defense             Jeanne Fites
                (Program Integration)
        Assistant Secretary of Defense                (vacancy)
                (Reserve Affairs)
        Deputy Under Secretary of Defense             Thomas Longstreth
                (Readiness)
    Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief    William J. Lynn III
            Financial Officer
        Principal Deputy Under Secretary              Alice C. Maroni
                (Comptroller)
        Director, Program Analysis and                Robert R. Soule
                Evaluation
    Assistant Secretary of Defense (Command,          Arthur L. Money
            Control, Communications, and
            Intelligence)
    Assistant Secretary of Defense (Legislative       John Veroneau
            Affairs)
    Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs)   Kenneth H. Bacon
    General Counsel                                   (vacancy)
    Director, Operational Test and Evaluation         Philip E. Coyle III
    Inspector General                                 (vacancy)
    Assistant to the Secretary of Defense             George B. Lotz II
            (Intelligence Oversight)
    Director of Administration and Management         D.O. Cooke

    Joint Chiefs of Staff

        Chairman                                      Gen. Henry H. Shelton,
                                                              USA
        Vice Chairman                                 Gen. Richard B. Myers,
                                                              USAF
        Chief of Staff, Army                          Gen. Eric K. Shinseki,
                                                              USA
        Chief of Naval Operations                     Adm. Jay L. Johnson,
                                                              USN
        Chief of Staff, Air Force                     Gen. Michael E. Ryan,
                                                              USAF
        Commandant, Marine Corps                      Gen. James L. Jones,
                                                              USMC

    Joint Staff

        Director                                      Lt. Gen. Carlton W.
                                                              Fulford, Jr.,
                                                              USMC
        Vice Director                                 Maj. Gen. Garry R.
                                                              Trexler, USAF
        Director for Manpower and                     Brig. Gen. Robert L.
                Personnel--J-1                                Smolen, USAF
        Director, Intelligence--J-2                   Rear Adm. Lowell E.
                                                              Jacoby, USN
        Director for Operations--J-3                  Vice Adm. Scott A.
                                                              Fry, USN

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        Director for Logistics--J-4                   Lt. Gen. John M.
                                                              McDuffie, USA
        Director for Strategic Plans and              Lt. Gen. Edward G.
                Policy--J-5                                   Anderson III,
                                                              USA
        Director for Command, Control,                Lt. Gen. John L.
                Communications, and Computer                  Woodward, Jr.,
                Systems--J-6                                  USAF
        Director for Operational Plans and            Maj. Gen. Henry P.
                Interoperability--J-7                         Osman, USMC
        Director for Force Structure,                 Lt. Gen. Bruce A.
                Resources, and Assessment--                   Carlson, USAF
                J-8

    [For the Department of Defense statement of organization, see the Code
            of Federal Regulations, Title 32, Chapter I, Subchapter R]

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    The Department of Defense is responsible for providing the military
    forces needed to deter war and protect the security of our country.

      The major elements of these forces are the Army, Navy, Marine Corps,
    and Air Force, consisting of about 1.4 million men and women on active
    duty. They are backed, in case of emergency, by the 1 million members of
    the Reserve and National Guard. In addition, there are about 700,000
    civilian employees in the Defense Department.
      Under the President, who is also Commander in Chief, the Secretary of
    Defense exercises authority, direction, and control over the Department,
    which includes the separately organized military departments of Army,
    Navy, and Air Force, the Joint Chiefs of Staff providing military
    advice, the unified combatant commands, and various defense agencies
    established for specific purposes.
    The National Security Act Amendments of 1949 redesignated the National
    Military Establishment as the Department of Defense and established it
    as an executive department (10 U.S.C. 111), with the Secretary of
    Defense as its head.

    Structure

    The Department of Defense is composed of the Office of the Secretary of
    Defense; the military departments and the military services within those
    departments; the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint
    Staff; the unified combatant commands; the defense agencies; DOD field
    activities; and such other offices, agencies, activities, and commands
    as may be established or designated by law, or by the President or the
    Secretary of Defense.
        Each military department is separately organized under its own
    Secretary and functions under the authority, direction, and control of
    the Secretary of Defense. The Secretary of each military department is
    responsible to the Secretary of Defense for the operation and efficiency
    of his department. Orders to the military departments are issued through
    the Secretaries of these departments or their designees, by the
    Secretary of Defense, or under authority specifically delegated in
    writing by the Secretary of Defense or provided by law.
        The commanders of the unified combatant commands are responsible to
    the President and the Secretary of Defense for accomplishing the
    military missions assigned to them and exercising command authority over
    forces assigned to them. The operational chain of command runs from the
    President to the Secretary of Defense to the commanders of the unified
    combatant commands. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff functions
    within the chain of command by transmitting the orders of the President
    or the Secretary of Defense to the commanders of the unified combatant
    commands.
    Secretary of Defense  The Secretary of Defense is the principal defense
    policy adviser to the President and is responsible for the formulation
    of general defense policy and policy related to DOD, and for the
    execution of

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    approved policy. Under the direction of the President, the Secretary
    exercises authority, direction, and control over the Department of
    Defense.

    Activties

    Acquisition and Technology  The Under Secretary of Defense for
    Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics is the principal staff assistant
    and adviser to the Secretary of Defense for all matters relating to the
    DOD acquisition system, research and development, advanced technology,
    developmental test and evaluation, production, logistics, installation
    management, military construction, procurement, environmental security,
    and nuclear, chemical, and biological matters.
    Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence  The Assistant
    Secretary of Defense (Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence
    (C\3\I)) is the principal staff assistant and adviser to the Secretary
    and Deputy Secretary of Defense for achieving and maintaining
    information superiority in support of DOD missions, while exploiting or
    denying an adversary's ability to do the same.
    Personnel and Readiness  The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel
    and Readiness is the principal staff assistant and adviser to the
    Secretary of Defense for policy matters relating to the structure and
    readiness of the total force. Functional areas include: readiness;
    civilian and military personnel policies, programs, and systems;
    civilian and military equal opportunity programs; health policies,
    programs, and activities; Reserve component programs, policies, and
    activities; family policy, dependent's education, and personnel support
    programs; and mobilization planning and requirements.
    Policy  The Under Secretary of Defense for Policy is the principal staff
    assistant and adviser to the Secretary of Defense for policy matters
    relating to overall international security policy and political-military
    affairs. Functional areas include NATO affairs; net assessments; foreign
    military sales; arms limitation agreements; international trade and
    technology security; regional security affairs; special operations and
    low-intensity conflict; integration of departmental plans and policies
    with overall national security objectives; drug control policy,
    requirements, priorities, systems, resources, and programs; and issuance
    of policy guidance affecting departmental programs.

    Joint Chiefs of Staff

    Joint Chiefs of Staff

    The Joint Chiefs of Staff consist of the Chairman; the Vice Chairman;
    the Chief of Staff of the Army; the Chief of Naval Operations; the Chief
    of Staff of the Air Force; and the Commandant of the Marine Corps. The
    Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is the principal military adviser
    to the President, the National Security Council, and the Secretary of
    Defense. The other members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff are military
    advisers who may provide additional information upon request from the
    President, the National Security Council, or the Secretary of Defense.
    They may also submit their advice when it does not agree with that of
    the Chairman. Subject to the authority of the President and the
    Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is
    responsible for:
        --assisting the President and the Secretary of Defense in providing
    for the strategic direction and planning of the Armed Forces;
        --allocating resources to fulfill strategic plans;
        --making recommendations for the assignment of responsibilities
    within the Armed Forces in accordance with and in support of those
    logistic and mobility plans;
        --comparing the capabilities of American and allied Armed Forces
    with those of potential adversaries;

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        --preparing and reviewing contingency plans that conform to policy
    guidance from the President and the Secretary of Defense;
        --preparing joint logistic and mobility plans to support contingency
    plans; and
        --recommending assignment of logistic and mobility responsibilities
    to the Armed Forces to fulfill logistic and mobility plans.
        The Chairman, while so serving, holds the grade of general or
    admiral and outranks all other officers of the Armed Forces.
        The Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs performs duties assigned by
    the Chairman, with the approval of the Secretary of Defense. The Vice
    Chairman acts as Chairman when there is a vacancy in the office of the
    Chairman, or in the absence or disability of the Chairman. The Vice
    Chairman, while so serving, holds the grade of general or admiral and
    outranks all other officers of the Armed Forces except the Chairman of
    the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

    Joint Staff

    The Joint Staff, under the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,
    assists the Chairman and the other members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
    in carrying out their responsibilities.
        The Joint Staff is headed by a Director who is selected by the
    Chairman in consultation with the other members of the Joint Chiefs of
    Staff and with the approval of the Secretary of Defense. Officers
    assigned to serve on the Joint Staff are selected by the Chairman in
    approximate equal numbers from the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air
    Force.

    Unified Combatant Commands

    The unified combatant commands are military commands with broad
    continuing missions maintaining the security and defense of the United
    States against attack; supporting and advancing the national policies
    and interests of the United States and discharging U.S. military
    responsibilities in their area of responsibility; and preparing plans,
    conducting operations, and coordinating activities of the forces
    assigned to them in accordance with the directives of higher authority.
    The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff serves as the spokesman for
    the commanders of the unified combatant commands, especially on the
    operational requirements of their commands.

                                               Unified Combatant Commands
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Command                          Address                                  Commander
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Central......................  USCENTCOM, 7115 S. Boundary        Gen. Anthony C. Zinni, USMC
                                    Blvd., MacDill AFB, FL 35621-
                                    5101.
    European.....................  USEUCOM, CMR 450, Box 7100, APO    Gen. Joseph W. Ralston, USAF
                                    AE 09705.
    Joint Forces.................  USJFCOM, Suite 200, 1562 Mitscher  Adm. Harold W. Gehman, Jr., USN
                                    Ave., Norfolk, VA 23511-2488.
    Pacific......................  USPACCOM, Box 64028, Camp H.M.     Adm. Dennis C. Blair, USN
                                    Smith, HI 96861-4028.
    Southern.....................  USSOUTHCOM, 3511 NW. 91st Ave.,    Gen. Charles E. Wilhelm, USMC
                                    Miami, FL 33172.
    Space........................  USSPACECOM, Suite 116, 250 S.      Gen. Ralph E. Eberhart, USAF
                                    Peterson Blvd., Peterson AFB, CO
                                    80914-3010.
    Special Operations...........  USSOCOM, 7701 Tampa Point Blvd.,   Gen. Peter J. Schoomaker, USA
                                    MacDill AFB, FL 33621-5323.
    Strategic....................  USSTRATCOM, Suite 2A1, 901 SAC     Adm. Richard W. Mies, USN
                                    Blvd., Offutt AFB, NE 68113-6000.
    Transportation...............  USTRANSCOM, Rm. 310, 508 Scott     Gen. Charles T. Robertson, Jr., USAF
                                    Dr., Scott AFB, IL 62225-5357.
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    Field Activities

    American Forces Information Service  The American Forces Information
    Service (AFIS) was established in 1977. AFIS provides internal
    information to U.S. forces worldwide in order to promote and sustain
    military unit and individual readiness, quality of life, and morale;
    trains public affairs, broadcast, and visual information professionals
    for DOD; and provides communications services to military commanders and
    combat forces. AFIS provides news, features, photography, videography,
    news clippings, and other internal command information products and
    services to DOD. It provides policy guidance and oversight for
    departmental periodicals and pamphlets, military command newspapers, the
    broadcast elements of the military departments, DOD audiovisual matters,
    and public affairs and visual information training.

    For further information, contact the American Forces Information
    Service, Department of Defense, Suite 311, 601 North Fairfax Street,
    Alexandria, VA 22314-2007. Phone, 703-428-1200. Internet,
    www.defenselink.mil/afis.

    Education  The Department of Defense Education Activity (DODEA) was
    established in 1992. It consists of two subordinate organizational
    entities: the Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DODDS) and the
    Department of Defense Domestic Dependent Elementary and Secondary
    Schools (DOD DDESS). DODEA formulates, develops, and implements
    policies, technical guidance, and standards for the effective management
    of Defense dependents education activities and programs. It also plans,
    directs, coordinates, and manages the education programs for eligible
    dependents of U.S. military and civilian personnel stationed overseas
    and stateside; evaluates the programmatic and operational policies and
    procedures for DODDS and DOD DDESS; and provides education activity
    representation at meetings and deliberations of educational panels and
    advisory groups.

    For further information, contact the Department of Defense Education
    Activity, 4040 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203-1635. Phone,
    703-696-4236. Internet, www.odedodea.edu.

    Human Resources and Manpower  The Department of Defense Human Resources
    Activity (DODHRA) is chartered to support departmental and
    congressionally mandated programs in the benefits, readiness, and force
    protection areas. DODHRA collects, maintains, and analyzes manpower,
    personnel, training, and financial data; establishes and maintains data
    and systems used to determine entitlements to DOD benefits; and manages
    civilian personnel administrative services for the Department. It plans
    and executes changes to existing permanent and reserve duty travel
    policies and processes and performs long-term programmatic research and
    analysis to improve DOD personnel and industrial security systems.

    For further information, contact the Department of Defense Human
    Resources Activity-Headquarters, Suite 200, 4040 Fairfax Drive,
    Arlington, VA 22203-1613. Phone, 703-696-1036. Internet,
    www.dhra.osd.mil.

    Health Care  The TRICARE Management Activity (TMA) was formed in 1998
    from the consolidation of the TRICARE Support Office (formerly Civilian
    Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS)
    headquarters), the Defense Medical Programs Activity, and the
    integration of health management program functions formerly located in
    the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs. The
    mission of TMA is to manage TRICARE; manage the Defense Health Program
    appropriation; provide operational direction and support to the
    Uniformed Services in the management

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    and administration of the TRICARE program; and administer CHAMPUS.

    For further information, contact the TRICARE Management Activity, Suite
    810, Skyline 5, 5111 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3206. Phone,
    703-681-1730. Fax, 703-681-3665. Internet, www.tricare.osd.mil.

    Prisoners of War and Missing Personnel  The Defense Prisoner of War/
    Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) was established in 1993 and provides
    centralized management of prisoner of war/missing personnel affairs
    within the Department of Defense, including leadership and policy
    oversight for all efforts to reach an accounting for Americans still
    unaccounted for as a result of U.S. involvement in past conflicts since
    World War II and the recovery and accounting of those Americans isolated
    in harm's way in future conflicts. The Office assembles and maintains
    databases on U.S. military and civilian personnel who are or were
    prisoners of war or missing as a result of a hostile action;
    declassifies DOD documents for disclosure and release; and maintains
    channels of communication on prisoner of war/missing personnel matters
    between DOD and the Congress, prisoner of war/missing personnel
    families, and the American public through periodic consultations and
    other appropriate measures.

    For further information, contact the Defense Prisoner of War/Missing
    Personnel Office, Department of Defense, OASD/ISA, The Pentagon,
    Washington, DC 20301-2400. Phone, 703-602-2102. Fax, 703-602-1890.
    Internet, www.dtic.mil/dpmo.

    Sources of Information

    Audiovisual Products  Certain Department of Defense productions on film
    and videotapes, CD-ROM's, and other audiovisual products such as stock
    footage and still photographs are available to the public. An up-to-
    date, full-text searchable listing of the Department's inventory of
    film, videotape, and interactive multimedia titles is available on the
    Internet. For information and obtaining productions, contact the
    following sources:
        --For newer productions, contact the National Technical Information
    Service, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161 (phone, 703-605-
    6000), or the defense visual information site (Internet,
    dodimagery.afis.osd.mil, and select ``Search DAVIS/DITIS'').
        --For older productions, contact the Motion Picture, Sound, and
    Video Branch (NWDNM), National Archives and Records Administration, 8601
    Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001. Phone, 301-713-7050.
        --For CD-ROM's, stock footage, and still photographs, contact the
    Defense Visual Information Center, 1363 Z Street, Building 2730, March
    Air Reserve Base, CA 92518-2073. Phone, 909-413-2515.
        There is usually a fee charged for the Department's audiovisual and
    multimedia products.
    Contracts and Small Business Activities  Contact the Director, Small and
    Disadvantaged Business Utilization, Office of the Secretary of Defense,
    3061 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-3061. Phone, 703-588-8620.
    DOD Directives and Instructions  Contact the Correspondence and
    Directives Directorate, Washington Headquarters Services, Room 2A286,
    1155 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1155. Phone, 703-697-4111.
    Electronic Access  Information about the following offices is available
    as listed below:

    Office of the Secretary of Defense: www.defenselink.mil.

    Joint Chiefs of Staff: www.dtic.mil/jcs.

    Unified combatant commands: www.defenselink.mil/pubs/almanac/
    unified.html.

    Central Command: www.centcom.mil.

    European Command: www.eucom.mil.

    Joint Forces Command: www.jfcom.mil.

    Pacific Command: www.pacom.mil.

    Southern Command: www.southcom.mil.

    Space Command: www.spacecom.af.mil.

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    Special Operations Command: www.socom.mil.

    Strategic Command: www.stratcom.mil.

    Transportation Command: www.transcom.mil.

    Employment  Almost all positions are in the competitive service and are
    filled from civil service registers. College recruiting requirements are
    limited primarily to management intern positions at the B.S. and M.S.
    levels. For additional information, inquiries should be addressed to the
    Human Resource Services Center, Washington Headquarters Services, Room
    2E22, AMC Building, Alexandria, VA 22233-0001. Phone, 703-617-7211.
    Internet, www.hrsc.osd.mil.
    Pentagon Tours  Guided tours of the Pentagon are available Monday
    through Friday, from 9 a.m. through 3 p.m., excluding Federal holidays.
    The 75-minute tour starts on the hour at the Metro entrance to the
    Pentagon and is approximately one mile long. Groups of more than 100
    should schedule the tour 2 weeks in advance. For further information or
    reservations, write to Pentagon Tours, Director for Programs and
    Community Relations, 1400 Defense Pentagon, Room 1E776, Washington, DC
    20301-1400. Phone, 703-695-1776.
    Speakers  Civilian and military representatives of the Department of
    Defense are available to speak on a variety of defense subjects in
    response to invitations, usually at no cost to the local sponsor.
    Written requests for speakers should be addressed to the Director for
    Programs and Community Relations, Office of the Assistant Secretary of
    Defense for Public Affairs, 1400 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-
    1400 (phone, 703-695-3845); or to the public affairs officer of the
    nearest military installation.
    Telephone Directory  The Department of Defense telephone directory is
    available for sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Government
    Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. Phone, 202-512-1800.

    For further information concerning the Department of Defense, contact
    the Director, Directorate for Public Communication, Office of the
    Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs, 1400 Defense
    Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1400. Phone, 703-697-5737. Internet,
    www.defenselink.mil.