[United States Government Manual] [June 01, 2001] [Pages 154-163] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov][[Page 154]] DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary, The Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1155 Phone, 703-545-6700. Internet, www.defenselink.mil. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE Donald H. Rumsfeld Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul D. Wolfowitz Chief of Staff (vacancy) The Special Assistant to the Jaymie Durnan Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense Special Assistant to the Secretary Jacqueline G. Arends of Defense for White House Liaison Special Assistant to the Secretary (vacancy) and Deputy Secretary of Defense for Protocol Director, Defense Reform Initiative (vacancy) Executive Secretary Col. Maria I. Cribbs, USAF Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Edward C. Aldridge, Technology, and Logistics Jr. Principal Deputy Under Secretary of David R. Oliver, Jr. Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics Deputy Under Secretary of Defense David R. Oliver, Jr. (Acquisition and Technology) Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (vacancy) (Logistics and Materiel Readiness) Director, Defense Research and (vacancy) Engineering Assistant to the Secretary of (vacancy) Defense for Nuclear and Chemical and Biological (NCB) Defense Programs Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (vacancy) (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 (vacancy) (Industrial Affairs) Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Randall A. Yim (Installations) Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Delores Etter (Science and Technology) Director, Small and Disadvantaged Robert L. Neal, Jr. Business Utilization Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (vacancy) Principal Deputy Under Secretary of (vacancy) Defense for Policy Assistant Secretary of Defense (vacancy) (International Security [[Page 155]]ffairs) Assistant Secretary of Defense (vacancy) (Special Operations and Low- Intensity Conflict) Assistant Secretary of Defense (vacancy) (Strategy and Threat Reduction) Deputy Under Secretary of Defense David Tarbell (Technology Security Policy) Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Peter F. Verga (Policy Support) Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and David S.C. Chu Readiness Assistant Secretary of Defense Charles S. Abell (Force Management Policy) Assistant Secretary of Defense (vacancy) (Health Affairs) Assistant Secretary of Defense (vacancy) (Reserve Affairs) Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (vacancy) (Planning) Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Jeanne Fites (Program Integration) Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (vacancy) (Readiness) Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Dov S. Zakheim Financial Officer Principal Deputy Under Secretary (vacancy) (Comptroller) Director, Program Analysis and Barry D. Watts Evaluation Assistant Secretary of Defense (Command, (vacancy) Control, Communications, and Intelligence) Assistant Secretary of Defense (Legislative Powell A. Moore Affairs) Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Victoria Clarke General Counsel William J. Haynes II Director, Operational Test and Evaluation (vacancy) Inspector General (vacancy) Assistant to the Secretary of Defense George B. Lotz II (Intelligence Oversight) Director of Administration and Management D.O. Cooke Director, Net Assessment Andrew W. Marshall 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. Vernon E. Clark, USN Chief of Staff, Air Force Gen. Michael E. Ryan, USAF Commandant, Marine Corps Gen. James L. Jones, USMC [[Page 156]] Joint Staff Director Vice Adm. Scott A. Fry, USN 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 Lt. Gen. Gregory S. Newbold, USMC Director for Logistics--J-4 Lt. Gen. John M. McDuffie, USA Director for Strategic Plans and Lt. Gen. John P. Policy--J-5 Abizaid, USA Director for Command, Control, Lt. Gen. Joseph K. Communications, and Computer Kellogg, Jr., Systems--J-6 USA 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Department of Defense is responsible for providing the military forces needed to deter war and protect the security of our country. [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] T188578.015 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 defense agencies and field activities 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 [[Page 158]] 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. Office of the Secretary of Defense 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 approved policy. Under the direction of the President, the Secretary exercises authority, direction, and control over the Department of Defense. Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics 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. The Assistant Secretary of Defense (C\3\I) also serves as the DOD Chief Information Officer. 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 and represents the Department at the National Security Council and other external agencies regarding national security policy. Functional areas include NATO affairs; 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. Additional Staff In addition, the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense are assisted by a special staff of assistants, including the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs; the General Counsel; the Inspector General; the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs; the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense (Intelligence Oversight); the Director of Administration and Management; the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer; the [[Page 159]] Director of Operational Test and Evaluation; and such other officers as the Secretary of Defense establishes to assist him in carrying out his duties and responsibilities. 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; --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 [[Page 160]] 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 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 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. Tommy R. Franks, USA Blvd., MacDill AFB, FL 33621- 5101. European..................... USEUCOM, CMR 450, Box 7100, APO Gen. Joseph W. Ralston, USAF AE 09705. Joint Forces................. USJFCOM, Suite 200, 1562 Mitscher Gen. William F. Kernan, USA 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. Peter Pace, 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. Charles R. Holland, USAF 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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; provides communications services to military commanders and combat forces; and oversees and manages DefenseLINK and other Office of the Secretary of Defense publicly accessible websites. 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 [[Page 161]] 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, 703-696-4235. Internet, www.odedodea.edu. Human Resources and Manpower The Department of Defense Human Resources Activity (DODHRA) was established in 1966 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 performs long-term programmatic research and analysis to improve DOD personnel security systems and serves as the principal advocate for academic quality and cost-effectiveness of all DOD civilian education and professional development activities. 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 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 that may become isolated in hostile territory 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. Economic Adjustment The Office of Economic Adjustment is a DOD field activity under the authority, direction, and control of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics. The Office is responsible for planning and managing the Department's defense economic adjustment programs and for assisting Federal, State, and local officials in cooperative efforts to alleviate any serious social and economic side effects [[Page 162]] resulting from major Departmental realignment or other actions. For further information, contact the Office of Economic Adjustment, Department of Defense, Suite 200, 400 Army Navy Drive, Arlington, VA 22202-2884. Phone, 703-604-6020. Washington Headquarters Washington Headquarters Services provides a broad variety of operational and support services to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, specified DOD components, selected other Federal Government activities, and the general public. Such support includes financial management and accounting services, directives and records management, civilian and military human resource management, personnel security services, information technology and data systems support, facilities management, office services, physical and information security services, law enforcement and protection, and legal services. In addition, the Washington Headquarters Services serves DOD and the public in the areas of voting assistance, information release, and privacy programs. 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, 800-553- 6847 or 703-605-6000), or the defense visual information site (Internet, dodimagery.afis.osd.mil, and select ``DOD VI Productions/VI Products (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 general inquiries, phone 301-713-6800 or e-mail I[email protected]. --For 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. --For CD-ROM's, see the Defense Visual Information website (dodimagery.afis.osd.mil, and select ``DOD image collections'') or contact the DOD Joint Visual Information Services Distribution Activity, Warehouse 3, Bay 3, 11 Hap Arnold Boulevard, Tobyhanna, PA 18466-5102. Phone, 570-895-7827. 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 Communications and Directives Directorate, Washington Headquarters Services, Room 2A286, 1155 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1155. Phone, 703-601-4722. 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. [[Page 163]] Space Command: www.spacecom.af.mil. 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, 5001 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22233-0001. Phone, 703-617- 7211. Internet, www.persec.whs.mil/hrsc/index.html. Pentagon Tours Guided tours of the Pentagon are available Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. through 3 p.m., excluding Federal holidays. The one-hour tour starts on the hour at the Metro entrance to the Pentagon and is approximately one mile long. Groups of more than 10 should schedule the tour 2 weeks in advance. For further information or reservations, write to Director, Pentagon Tours, 1400 Defense Pentagon, Room 1E776, Washington, DC 20301-1400. Phone, 703-695-1776 (recorded message) or 703-695-3324. Internet, [email protected]">[email protected]. 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 if no travel costs are involved. 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.