[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 
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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
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           Command                          Address                                  Commander
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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.

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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.