Structure of the United States Armed Forces

United States Armed Forces

Commander-in-Chief:Barack Obama
Secretary of Defense:Ashton Carter
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff:Joseph Dunford, USMC
Military budget:$623.0 billion (2008 official)
Employees:700,000 civilian
2.8 million military (2008)

The Chain of command leads from the President (as commander-in-chief) through the Secretary of Defense down to the newest recruits.[1][2] The United States armed forces are organized through the United States Department of Defense, which oversees a complex structure of joint command and control functions with many units reporting to various commanding officers. The following is an incomplete list of the various major military units, commands, and DOD offices and agencies, including civilian and military chains of command.

Department of Defense

Office of the Secretary of Defense

Organization Chart of the Office of the Secretary of Defense

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

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
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
Order of battle

U.S. Northern Command

Emblem of United States Northern Command
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
United States Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) (Fort Bragg, NC)
US Air Force Air Combat Command (Langley AFB, VA)
United States Fleet Forces Command (Norfolk NB, 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

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 Paul J. Selva, USAF

Order of battle

See also

References

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