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<p>A <b>unified combatant command</b>, also referred to as a <b>combatant command</b> (<b>CCMD</b>), is a joint <a href="Command_(military_formation)" title="Command (military formation)">military command</a> of the <a href="United_States_Department_of_Defense" title="United States Department of Defense">United States Department of Defense</a> that is composed of units from two or more <a href="Service_branch" class="mw-redirect" title="Service branch">service branches</a> of the <a href="United_States_Armed_Forces" title="United States Armed Forces">United States Armed Forces</a>, and conducts broad and continuing missions.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There are currently 11 unified combatant commands, and each is established as the highest echelon of military commands, in order to provide effective <a href="Command_and_control" title="Command and control">command and control</a> of all <a href="U.S._military" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. military">U.S. military</a> forces, regardless of branch of service, during peace or during war time.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Unified combatant commands are organized either on a geographical basis (known as an "<a href="Area_of_responsibility" title="Area of responsibility">area of responsibility</a>", AOR) or on a functional basis, e.g., <a href="Special_operations" title="Special operations">special operations</a>, <a href="Force_projection" class="mw-redirect" title="Force projection">force projection</a>, <a href="Military_supply-chain_management" title="Military supply-chain management">transport</a>, and <a href="United_States_Cyber_Command" title="United States Cyber Command">cybersecurity</a>. Currently, seven combatant commands are designated as geographical, and four are designated as functional. Unified combatant commands are "joint" commands and have specific badges denoting their affiliation.
</p><p>The Unified Command Plan (UCP) establishes the missions, command responsibilities, and geographic areas of responsibility of the combatant commands.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Each time the Unified Command Plan is updated, the organization of the combatant commands is reviewed for military efficiency and efficacy, as well as alignment with national policy.<sup id="cite_ref-ucp2020,andUpdateToCJCSI6250,01F_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ucp2020,andUpdateToCJCSI6250,01F-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The services often disagree about potential UCP changes.
</p><p>Each unified combatant command is led by a combatant commander (CCDR), who is a <a href="Four-star_rank" class="mw-redirect" title="Four-star rank">four-star</a> <a href="General_(United_States)" title="General (United States)">general</a> or <a href="Admiral_(United_States)" title="Admiral (United States)">admiral</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The combatant commanders are entrusted with a specific type of nontransferable operational command authority over assigned forces, regardless of branch of service.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="Command_hierarchy" title="Command hierarchy">chain of command</a> for operational purposes (per the <a href="Goldwater%E2%80%93Nichols_Act" title="Goldwater–Nichols Act">Goldwater–Nichols Act</a>) goes from the <a href="President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">president of the United States</a> through the <a href="United_States_Secretary_of_Defense" title="United States Secretary of Defense">secretary of defense</a> to the combatant commanders.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Command_authority">Command authority</h2></div>
<p>The Department of Defense defines at least four types of command authority:<sup id="cite_ref-Paparone_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Paparone-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<ol><li>COCOM – combatant command (legal authority): unitary control not further delegatable by the combatant commander (CCDR) within their geographic or functional combatant command (CCMD).</li>
<li>ADCON – administrative control of the command function of "obtaining resources, direction for training, methods of morale and discipline"<sup id="cite_ref-Paparone_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Paparone-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li>
<li>OPCON – operational control of a command function, e.g. sustainment. In that case, OPCON is embodied in the Army Field Support Brigades (<a href="Reorganization_plan_of_United_States_Army#Army_Field_Support_Brigades" title="Reorganization plan of United States Army">AFSBs</a>)</li>
<li>TACON – tactical control of sustainment, for example as embodied in a Contracting Support Brigade</li></ol>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_combatant_commands">List of combatant commands</h2></div>
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<th rowspan="2" style="width:120px;">Emblem
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<th rowspan="2">Combatant command<br>(Acronym)
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<th rowspan="2" data-sort-type="date">Establishment as<br>a unified command
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<th colspan="3">Commander
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<th style="width:90px;">Portrait
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<th>Name
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<p><big><big>Geographic combatant commands</big></big>
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<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span>
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<td><b><a href="United_States_Africa_Command" title="United States Africa Command">Africa Command</a></b><br>(USAFRICOM)
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<td><span data-sort-value="000000002008-10-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">October 2008</span><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<td><a href="Kelley_Barracks" title="Kelley Barracks">Kelley Barracks</a>, Stuttgart,<br>Germany<sup>‡</sup>
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<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span>
</td>
<td><a href="General_(United_States)" title="General (United States)">General</a><br><a href="Michael_E._Langley" class="mw-redirect" title="Michael E. Langley">Michael E. Langley</a><br><a href="United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">USMC</a>
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<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span>
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<td><b><a href="United_States_Central_Command" title="United States Central Command">Central Command</a></b><br>(USCENTCOM)
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<td><span data-sort-value="000000001983-01-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">January 1983</span>
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<td><a href="MacDill_Air_Force_Base" title="MacDill Air Force Base">MacDill Air Force Base</a>,<br>Florida<sup>‡</sup>
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<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span>
</td>
<td><a href="Admiral" title="Admiral">Admiral</a>
<p><a href="Brad_Cooper_(admiral)" title="Brad Cooper (admiral)">Brad Cooper</a><br><a href="United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">USN</a>
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<td><b><a href="United_States_European_Command" title="United States European Command">European Command</a></b><br>(USEUCOM)
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<td><span data-sort-value="000000001952-08-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">August 1952</span>
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<td><a href="Patch_Barracks" title="Patch Barracks">Patch Barracks</a>, Stuttgart,<br>Germany
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<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span>
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<td><a href="General_(United_States)" title="General (United States)">General</a><br><a href="Alexus_Grynkewich" title="Alexus Grynkewich">Alexus G. Grynkewich</a><br><a href="United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">USAF</a>
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<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span>
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<td><b><a href="United_States_Indo-Pacific_Command" title="United States Indo-Pacific Command">Indo-Pacific Command</a></b><br>(USINDOPACOM)
</td>
<td><span data-sort-value="000000001947-01-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">January 1947</span>
</td>
<td><a href="Camp_H._M._Smith" title="Camp H. M. Smith">Camp H. M. Smith</a>,<br>Hawaii
</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span>
</td>
<td><a href="Admiral_(United_States)" title="Admiral (United States)">Admiral</a><br><a href="Samuel_J._Paparo_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Samuel J. Paparo Jr.">Samuel J. Paparo Jr.</a><br><a href="United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">USN</a>
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<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span>
</td>
<td><b><a href="United_States_Northern_Command" title="United States Northern Command">Northern Command</a></b><br>(USNORTHCOM)
</td>
<td><span data-sort-value="000000002002-10-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">October 2002</span>
</td>
<td><a href="Peterson_Space_Force_Base" title="Peterson Space Force Base">Peterson Space Force Base</a>,<br>Colorado
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<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span>
</td>
<td><a href="General_(United_States)" title="General (United States)">General</a><br><a href="Gregory_M._Guillot" class="mw-redirect" title="Gregory M. Guillot">Gregory M. Guillot</a><br><a href="United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">USAF</a>
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<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span>
</td>
<td><b><a href="United_States_Southern_Command" title="United States Southern Command">Southern Command</a></b><br>(USSOUTHCOM)
</td>
<td><span data-sort-value="000000001963-06-06-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">June 1963</span>
</td>
<td><a href="Doral%2C_Florida" title="Doral, Florida">Doral</a>,<br>Florida<sup>‡</sup>
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<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span>
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<td><a href="Admiral_(United_States)" title="Admiral (United States)">Admiral</a><br><a href="Alvin_Holsey" title="Alvin Holsey">Alvin Holsey</a><br><a href="United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">USN</a>
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<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span>
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<td><b><a href="United_States_Space_Command" title="United States Space Command">Space Command</a></b><br>(USSPACECOM)
</td>
<td><span data-sort-value="000000002019-08-29-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">August 2019</span><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</td>
<td><a href="Peterson_Space_Force_Base" title="Peterson Space Force Base">Peterson Space Force Base</a>,<br>Colorado<sup>‡</sup><sup id="cite_ref-CoNotAl_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CoNotAl-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span>
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<td><a href="General_(United_States)" title="General (United States)">General</a><br><a href="Stephen_Whiting" title="Stephen Whiting">Stephen N. Whiting</a><br><a href="United_States_Space_Force" title="United States Space Force">USSF</a>
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<th colspan="6">
<p><big><big>Functional combatant commands</big></big>
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<td><b><a href="United_States_Cyber_Command" title="United States Cyber Command">Cyber Command</a></b><br>(USCYBERCOM)
</td>
<td><span data-sort-value="000000002018-05-04-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">May 2018</span><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</td>
<td><a href="Fort_George_G._Meade" class="mw-redirect" title="Fort George G. Meade">Fort George G. Meade</a>,<br>Maryland
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<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span>
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<td><a href="Lieutenant_general_(United_States)" title="Lieutenant general (United States)">Lieutenant General</a><br><a href="William_J._Hartman" title="William J. Hartman">William J. Hartman</a><br><a href="United_States_Army" title="United States Army">USA</a><br><i>Acting</i><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</td></tr>
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<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span>
</td>
<td><b><a href="United_States_Special_Operations_Command" title="United States Special Operations Command">Special Operations Command</a></b><br>(USSOCOM)
</td>
<td><span data-sort-value="000000001987-04-16-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">April 1987</span>
</td>
<td><a href="MacDill_Air_Force_Base" title="MacDill Air Force Base">MacDill Air Force Base</a>,<br>Florida
</td>
<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span>
</td>
<td><a href="General_(United_States)" title="General (United States)">General</a><br><a href="Bryan_P._Fenton" title="Bryan P. Fenton">Bryan P. Fenton</a><br><a href="United_States_Army" title="United States Army">USA</a>
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<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span>
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<td><b><a href="United_States_Strategic_Command" title="United States Strategic Command">Strategic Command</a></b><br>(USSTRATCOM)
</td>
<td><span data-sort-value="000000001992-06-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">June 1992</span>
</td>
<td><a href="Offutt_Air_Force_Base" title="Offutt Air Force Base">Offutt Air Force Base</a>,<br>Nebraska
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<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span>
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<td><a href="General_(United_States)" title="General (United States)">General</a><br><a href="Anthony_J._Cotton" title="Anthony J. Cotton">Anthony J. Cotton</a><br><a href="United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">USAF</a>
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<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span>
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<td><b><a href="United_States_Transportation_Command" title="United States Transportation Command">Transportation Command</a></b><br>(USTRANSCOM)
</td>
<td><span data-sort-value="000000001987-07-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">July 1987</span>
</td>
<td><a href="Scott_Air_Force_Base" title="Scott Air Force Base">Scott Air Force Base</a>,<br>Illinois
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<td><span typeof="mw:File"></span>
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<td><a href="General_(United_States)" title="General (United States)">General</a><br><a href="Randall_Reed" title="Randall Reed">Randall Reed</a><br><a href="United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">USAF</a>
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<p><sup>‡</sup> Currently, four geographic combatant commands have their <a href="Headquarters" title="Headquarters">headquarters</a> located outside their geographic area of responsibility.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2></div>
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</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="List_of_former_unified_combatant_commands" title="List of former unified combatant commands">List of former unified combatant commands</a></div>
<p>The current system of unified commands in the U.S. military emerged during <a href="World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> with the establishment of geographic theaters of operation composed of forces from multiple service branches that reported to a single commander who was supported by a joint staff.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A unified command structure also existed to coordinate British and U.S. military forces operating under the <a href="Combined_Chiefs_of_Staff" title="Combined Chiefs of Staff">Combined Chiefs of Staff</a>, which was composed of the British <a href="Chiefs_of_Staff_Committee" title="Chiefs of Staff Committee">Chiefs of Staff Committee</a> and the U.S. <a href="Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff" title="Joint Chiefs of Staff">Joint Chiefs of Staff</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEJCS_History19771_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEJCS_History19771-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="World_War_II_and_afterwards">World War II and afterwards</h3></div>
<p>In mainland Europe, Allied forces fell under the command of the <a href="Supreme_Headquarters_Allied_Expeditionary_Force" title="Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force">Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force</a> (SHAEF). There was a separate command for the Mediterranean area. After SHAEF was dissolved at the end of the war, American forces were unified under a single command, the US Forces, European Theater (USFET), commanded by <a href="General_of_the_Army_(United_States)" title="General of the Army (United States)">General of the Army</a> <a href="Dwight_D._Eisenhower" title="Dwight D. Eisenhower">Dwight D. Eisenhower</a>. In the Pacific, the split in the location of base areas (the Philippines and then Australia, versus Hawaii and the U.S. West Coast); General <a href="Douglas_MacArthur" title="Douglas MacArthur">Douglas MacArthur</a>'s towering ego; and Army-Navy rivalries meant that two separate commands were created.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>The Joint Chiefs of Staff continued to advocate for permanent unified commands, and President <a href="Harry_S._Truman" title="Harry S. Truman">Harry S. Truman</a> approved the first plan on 14 December 1946.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEJCS_History19772_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEJCS_History19772-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Known as the "Outline Command Plan", it would become the first in a series of Unified Command Plans.
<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEJCS_History1977_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEJCS_History1977-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>The original 1946 plan established seven unified commands: <a href="Far_East_Command_(United_States)" title="Far East Command (United States)">Far East Command</a>, <a href="United_States_Pacific_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Pacific Command">Pacific Command</a>, <a href="Alaskan_Command" title="Alaskan Command">Alaskan Command</a>, <a href="U.S._Northeastern_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Northeastern Command">Northeast Command</a>, the <a href="U.S._Atlantic_Fleet" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Atlantic Fleet">U.S. Atlantic Fleet</a>, Caribbean Command, and European Command. However, on 5 August 1947, the CNO recommended instead that CINCLANTFLT be established as a fully unified commander under the broader title of Commander in Chief, Atlantic (CINCLANT). The Army and Air Force objected, and CINCLANTFLT was activated as a unified command on 1 November 1947. A few days later, the CNO renewed his suggestion for the establishment of a unified Atlantic Command. This time his colleagues withdrew their objections, and on 1 December 1947, the <a href="U.S._Atlantic_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Atlantic Command">U.S. Atlantic Command</a> (LANTCOM) was created under the Commander in Chief, Atlantic (CINCLANT).<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>Under the original plan, each of the unified commands operated with one of the service chiefs (the <a href="Chief_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Chief of Staff of the United States Army">Chief of Staff of the Army</a> or <a href="Chief_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force">Air Force</a>, or the <a href="Chief_of_Naval_Operations" title="Chief of Naval Operations">Chief of Naval Operations</a>) serving as an executive agent representing the Joint Chiefs of Staff.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEJCS_History19773_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEJCS_History19773-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This arrangement was formalized on 21 April 1948 as part of a policy paper titled the "Function of the Armed Forces and the Joint Chiefs of Staff" (informally known as the "<a href="Key_West_Agreement" title="Key West Agreement">Key West Agreement</a>").<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEJCS_History19775_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEJCS_History19775-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The responsibilities of the unified commands were further expanded on 7 September 1948 when the commanders' authority was extended to include the coordination of the administrative and logistical functions in addition to their combat responsibilities.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEJCS_History19776_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEJCS_History19776-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cold_War_era">Cold War era</h3></div>
<p>Far East Command and U.S. Northeast Command were disestablished under the <a href="Unified_Command_Plan" class="mw-redirect" title="Unified Command Plan">Unified Command Plan</a> of 1956–1957.
</p><p>A 1958 "reorganization in <a href="National_Command_Authority_(United_States)" title="National Command Authority (United States)">National Command Authority</a> relations with the joint commands" with a "direct channel" to unified commands such as <a href="Continental_Air_Defense_Command" title="Continental Air Defense Command">Continental Air Defense Command</a> (CONAD) was effected after President <a href="Dwight_Eisenhower" class="mw-redirect" title="Dwight Eisenhower">Dwight Eisenhower</a> expressed concern about nuclear command and control.<sup id="cite_ref-WainsteinP1_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WainsteinP1-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> CONAD itself was disestablished in 1975.
</p><p><a href="United_States_Central_Command" title="United States Central Command">United States Central Command</a> was established in 1983, an upgrading of the three-star <a href="Rapid_Deployment_Joint_Task_Force" title="Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force">Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force</a>.
</p><p>Although not part of the original plan, the <a href="Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff" title="Joint Chiefs of Staff">Joint Chiefs of Staff</a> also created specified commands that had broad and continuing missions but were composed of forces from only one service.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Examples include the U.S. Naval Forces, Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean and the U.S. Air Force's Strategic Air Command. Like the unified commands, the specified commands reported directly to the JCS instead of their respective service chiefs.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEJCS_History19774_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEJCS_History19774-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These commands have not existed since Strategic Air Command was disestablished in 1992. The relevant section of federal law, however, remains unchanged, and the President retains the power to establish a new specified command.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>The <a href="Goldwater%E2%80%93Nichols_Act" title="Goldwater–Nichols Act">Goldwater–Nichols Defense Reorganization Act</a> of 1986 clarified and codified responsibilities that commanders-in-chief (CINCs) undertook, and which were first given legal status in 1947. After that act,<sup id="cite_ref-csaf12csaf13_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-csaf12csaf13-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> CINCs reported directly to the United States <a href="United_States_Secretary_of_Defense" title="United States Secretary of Defense">Secretary of Defense</a>, and through him to the President of the United States.
</p>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Post_Soviet_era">Post Soviet era</h3></div>
<p>Then-Secretary of Defense <a href="Dick_Cheney" title="Dick Cheney">Dick Cheney</a> announced in 1993 that the command system should continue to evolve toward a joint global structure.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Atlantic Command became the <a href="United_States_Joint_Forces_Command" title="United States Joint Forces Command">Joint Forces Command</a> in the 1990s after the Soviet threat to the North Atlantic had disappeared and the need rose for an integrating and experimentation command for forces in the continental United States.
</p><p>In 1997 the former Soviet Central Asian republics were assigned to CENTCOM.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In January 2002 the area of the <a href="Russian_Federation" class="mw-redirect" title="Russian Federation">Russian Federation</a> remained unassigned. The following month the Secretary approved General Myers' recommendation that assigned Russia to EUCOM with PACOM in support for the Russian Far East.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By mid-2002, for the first time the entire surface of the earth was divided among the geographic commands.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rumsfeld assigned the last unassigned region—<a href="Antarctica" title="Antarctica">Antarctica</a>—to PACOM, which stretched from Pole to Pole and covered half of the globe.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>On 24 October 2002, Secretary of Defense <a href="Donald_H._Rumsfeld" class="mw-redirect" title="Donald H. Rumsfeld">Donald H. Rumsfeld</a> announced that in accordance with <a href="Title_10_of_the_United_States_Code" title="Title 10 of the United States Code">Title 10 of the United States Code</a>, the title of "<a href="Commander-in-chief#United_States" title="Commander-in-chief">Commander-in-Chief</a>" would thereafter be reserved for the President, consistent with the terms of Article II of the <a href="United_States_Constitution" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Constitution">United States Constitution</a>. Thereafter, the military CINCs would be known as "combatant commanders", as heads of the unified combatant commands.<sup id="cite_ref-CIC_Title_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CIC_Title-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>A sixth geographical unified command, <a href="United_States_Africa_Command" title="United States Africa Command">United States Africa Command</a> (USAFRICOM), was approved and established in 2007 for Africa. It operated under U.S. European Command as a sub-unified command during its first year, and transitioned to independent Unified Command Status in October 2008. In 2009, it focused on synchronizing hundreds of activities inherited from three regional commands that previously coordinated U.S. military relations in Africa.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>Joint Forces Command was disbanded on 3 August 2011 and its components placed under the <a href="Joint_Staff" class="mw-redirect" title="Joint Staff">Joint Staff</a> and other combatant commands.
</p><p>President <a href="Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a> announced on 18 August 2017 that the <a href="United_States_Cyber_Command" title="United States Cyber Command">United States Cyber Command</a> (USCYBERCOM) would be elevated to the status of a unified combatant command from a sub-unified command. It was also announced that the separation of the command from the <a href="National_Security_Agency" title="National Security Agency">NSA</a> would be considered.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> USCYBERCOM was elevated on 4 May 2018.
</p><p>Vice President <a href="Mike_Pence" title="Mike Pence">Mike Pence</a> announced on 18 December 2018 that President Donald Trump had issued a memorandum ordering the stand-up of a <a href="United_States_Space_Command" title="United States Space Command">United States Space Command</a> (USSPACECOM).<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A previous unified combatant command for unified space operations was decommissioned in 2002. The new USSPACECOM will include "(1) all the general responsibilities of a Unified Combatant Command; (2) the space-related responsibilities previously assigned to the Commander, <a href="United_States_Strategic_Command" title="United States Strategic Command">United States Strategic Command</a>; and (3) the responsibilities of Joint Force Provider and Joint Force Trainer for Space Operations Forces".<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> USSPACECOM was re-established on 29 August 2019.
</p>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Combatant_commanders">Combatant commanders</h2></div>
<p>Each combatant command (CCMD) is headed by a four-star general or admiral (the CCDR) recommended by the Secretary of Defense, nominated for appointment by the President of the United States, confirmed by the Senate and commissioned, at the President's order, by the Secretary of Defense. The Goldwater–Nichols Act and its subsequent implementation legislation also resulted in specific <a href="Joint_Professional_Military_Education" title="Joint Professional Military Education">Joint Professional Military Education</a> (JPME) requirements for officers before they could attain flag or general officer rank thereby preparing them for duty in Joint assignments such as UCC staff or Joint Chiefs of Staff assignments, which are strictly controlled tour length rotations of duty. However, in the decades following enactment of Goldwater–Nichols, these JPME requirements have yet to come to overall fruition. This is particularly true in the case of senior naval officers, where sea duty / shore duty rotations and the culture of the naval service has often discounted PME and JPME as a measure of professional development for success. Although slowly changing, the JPME requirement still continues to be frequently waived in the case of senior admirals nominated for these positions.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>The operational chain of command runs from the <a href="President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">President</a> to the <a href="United_States_Secretary_of_Defense" title="United States Secretary of Defense">Secretary of Defense</a> to the combatant commanders of the combatant commands. The <a href="Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff" title="Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff">Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff</a> may transmit communications to the Commanders of the combatant commands from the President and Secretary of Defense and advises both on potential courses of action, but the Chairman does not exercise military command over any combatant forces. Under Goldwater–Nichols, the service chiefs (also four stars in rank) are charged with the responsibility of the strategic direction; unified operation of combatant commands; and the integration of all land, naval, and air forces in an efficient "unified combatant command" force. Furthermore, the Secretaries of the Military Departments (i.e., <a href="United_States_Secretary_of_the_Army" title="United States Secretary of the Army">Secretary of the Army</a>, <a href="United_States_Secretary_of_the_Navy" title="United States Secretary of the Navy">Secretary of the Navy</a>, and the <a href="United_States_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force" title="United States Secretary of the Air Force">Secretary of the Air Force</a>) are legally responsible to "organize, train and equip" combatant forces and, as directed by the Secretary of Defense, assign their forces for use by the combatant commands. The Secretaries of the Military Departments thus exercise administrative control (ADCON)<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> rather than operational control (OPCON—the prerogative of the combatant commander) over their forces.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sub-unified_commands">Sub-unified commands</h3></div>
<p>A sub-unified command, or, subordinate unified command, may be established by combatant commanders when authorized to do so by the Secretary of Defense or the president.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They are created to conduct a portion of the mission or tasking of their parent geographic or functional command. Sub-unified commands may be either functional or geographic, and the commanders of sub-unified commands exercise authority similar to that of combatant commanders.
</p><p>Examples of former and present sub-unified commands are the <a href="Alaskan_Command" title="Alaskan Command">Alaskan Command</a> (ALCOM) under <a href="United_States_Northern_Command" title="United States Northern Command">USNORTHCOM</a>, the <a href="United_States_Forces_Korea" title="United States Forces Korea">United States Forces Korea</a> (USFK) and <a href="United_States_Forces_Japan" title="United States Forces Japan">United States Forces Japan</a> (USFJ) under <a href="United_States_Indo-Pacific_Command" title="United States Indo-Pacific Command">USINDOPACOM</a>, and United States Forces—Afghanistan (USFA) under <a href="United_States_Central_Command" title="United States Central Command">USCENTCOM</a>.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2></div>
<ul><li><a href="United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Coast_Guard" title="United States Coast Guard">United States Coast Guard</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">United States Marine Corps</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Space_Force" title="United States Space Force">United States Space Force</a></li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Footnotes">Footnotes</h2></div>
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<li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">U.S. Africa Command was established on 1 October 2007 as a sub-unified command under U.S. European Command. It separated from U.S. European Command and was elevated to full unified command status on 1 October 2008.</span>
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<li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The first U.S. Space Command was originally established as a unified combatant command in <span data-sort-value="000000001985-09-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">September 1985</span>. It was disestablished in <span data-sort-value="000000002002-10-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">October 2002</span>. The second U.S. Space Command, which is considered separate from the first, was established on <span data-sort-value="000000002019-08-29-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">29 August 2019</span>.</span>
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<li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">U.S. Cyber Command was established on 23 June 2009 as a sub-unified command under U.S. Strategic Command. It separated from U.S. Strategic Command and was elevated to full unified command status on 4 May 2018.</span>
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<li><a href="National_Reconnaissance_Office" title="National Reconnaissance Office">National Reconnaissance Office</a></li>
<li><a href="National_Security_Agency" title="National Security Agency">National Security Agency/Central Security Service</a>
<ul><li><a href="Director_of_the_National_Security_Agency" title="Director of the National Security Agency">Director/Chief</a></li></ul></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="Under_Secretary_of_Defense_for_Personnel_and_Readiness" title="Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness">Under Secretary of Defense<br>for Personnel and Readiness</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="Defense_Commissary_Agency" title="Defense Commissary Agency">Defense Commissary Agency</a></li>
<li><a href="Department_of_Defense_Education_Activity" title="Department of Defense Education Activity">Department of Defense Education Activity</a></li>
<li><a href="Defense_Human_Resources_Activity" title="Defense Human Resources Activity">Defense Human Resources Activity</a>
<ul><li><a href="Defense_Activity_for_Non-Traditional_Education_Support" title="Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support">Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support</a></li>
<li><a href="Defense_Equal_Opportunity_Management_Institute" title="Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute">Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute</a></li>
<li><a href="Defense_Travel_System" title="Defense Travel System">Defense Travel Management Office</a></li>
<li>Defense Civilian Personnel Advisory Service</li></ul></li>
<li><a href="Defense_Health_Agency" title="Defense Health Agency">Defense Health Agency</a></li>
<li><a href="Uniformed_Services_University_of_the_Health_Sciences" title="Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences">Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="Under_Secretary_of_Defense_for_Policy" title="Under Secretary of Defense for Policy">Under Secretary of Defense for Policy</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="Defense_Security_Cooperation_Agency" title="Defense Security Cooperation Agency">Defense Security Cooperation Agency</a></li>
<li><a href="Defense_POW/MIA_Accounting_Agency" title="Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency">Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency</a></li>
<li><a href="Defense_Policy_Board_Advisory_Committee" title="Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee">Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="Assistant_to_the_Secretary_of_Defense_for_Public_Affairs" title="Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs">Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="Defense_Media_Activity" title="Defense Media Activity">Defense Media Activity</a>
<ul><li><a href="American_Forces_Network" title="American Forces Network">American Forces Network</a></li>
<li><a href="Defense_Information_School" title="Defense Information School">Defense Information School</a></li>
<li><a href="Defense_Visual_Information_Distribution_Service" title="Defense Visual Information Distribution Service">Defense Visual Information Distribution Service</a></li>
<li><a href="Stars_and_Stripes_(newspaper)" title="Stars and Stripes (newspaper)"><i>Stars and Stripes</i></a></li></ul></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="Under_Secretary_of_Defense_for_Research_and_Engineering" title="Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering">Under Secretary of Defense<br>for Research and Engineering</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="DARPA" title="DARPA">Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency</a></li>
<li><a href="Defense_Innovation_Unit" title="Defense Innovation Unit">Defense Innovation Unit</a></li>
<li><a href="Defense_Technical_Information_Center" title="Defense Technical Information Center">Defense Technical Information Center</a></li>
<li>Department of Defense Test Resource Management Center</li>
<li><a href="Missile_Defense_Agency" title="Missile Defense Agency">Missile Defense Agency</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="General_Counsel_of_the_Department_of_Defense" title="General Counsel of the Department of Defense">General Counsel of the Department of Defense</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="General_Counsel_of_the_Department_of_Defense" title="General Counsel of the Department of Defense">Defense Legal Services Agency</a> (Office of Military Commissions)</li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="Chief_Management_Officer_of_the_Department_of_Defense" title="Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense">Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="Pentagon_Force_Protection_Agency" title="Pentagon Force Protection Agency">Pentagon Force Protection Agency</a></li>
<li><a href="Washington_Headquarters_Services" title="Washington Headquarters Services">Washington Headquarters Services</a> (<a href="White_House_Military_Office" title="White House Military Office">White House Military Office</a>)</li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Reports directly</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="Assistant_Secretary_of_Defense_for_Legislative_Affairs" title="Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs">Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="6" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="padding-left:100px;"><div id="Military_Departments685" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="United_States_Department_of_Defense#Military_Departments" title="United States Department of Defense">Military Departments</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="United_States_Department_of_the_Army" title="United States Department of the Army">Department of the Army</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><b><a href="United_States_Secretary_of_the_Army" title="United States Secretary of the Army">Secretary of the Army</a></b> <br> <a href="Office_of_the_Secretary_of_the_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Office of the Secretary of the Army">The Secretariat</a>: <a href="United_States_Under_Secretary_of_the_Army" title="United States Under Secretary of the Army">Under Secretary of the Army</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Army_for_Acquisition%2C_Logistics%2C_and_Technology" title="United States Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology">Assistant Secretary for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology</a></li>
<li><a href="Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Army_(Civil_Works)" title="Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works)">Assistant Secretary for Civil Works</a></li>
<li><a href="Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Army_(Financial_Management_and_Comptroller)" title="Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller)">Assistant Secretary (Financial Management and Comptroller)</a></li>
<li><a href="Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Army_for_Installations%2C_Energy_and_Environment" title="Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment">Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment</a></li>
<li><a href="Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Army_(Manpower_and_Reserve_Affairs)" title="Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs)">Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs</a></li>
<li><a href="General_Counsel_of_the_Army" title="General Counsel of the Army">General Counsel of the Army</a></li>
<li><a href="Office_of_the_Administrative_Assistant_to_the_Secretary_of_the_Army" title="Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army">The Administrative Assistant</a> <br> The Army Staff: <a href="Chief_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Chief of Staff of the United States Army">Chief of Staff of the Army</a></li>
<li><a href="Vice_Chief_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army">Vice Chief of Staff of the Army</a></li>
<li><a href="Sergeant_Major_of_the_Army" title="Sergeant Major of the Army">Sergeant Major of the Army</a></li>
<li><a href="Deputy_Chief_of_Staff_G-8_Programs_of_The_United_States_Army" title="Deputy Chief of Staff G-8 Programs of The United States Army">Deputy Chief of Staff G-8 Programs</a></li>
<li><a href="Chief_of_Chaplains_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army">Chief of Chaplains</a></li>
<li><a href="Judge_Advocate_General_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Judge Advocate General of the United States Army">Judge Advocate General</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Army_Provost_Marshal_General" title="United States Army Provost Marshal General">Provost Marshal General</a></li>
<li><a href="Surgeon_General_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Surgeon General of the United States Army">Surgeon General</a> <br> <a href="U.S._Army" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Army">U.S. Army</a> field organizations: see <i><a href="Structure_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Structure of the United States Army">Structure of the United States Army</a></i></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="United_States_Department_of_the_Navy" title="United States Department of the Navy">Department of the Navy</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><b><a href="United_States_Secretary_of_the_Navy" title="United States Secretary of the Navy">Secretary of the Navy</a></b> <br> <a href="Office_of_the_Secretary_of_the_Navy" class="mw-redirect" title="Office of the Secretary of the Navy">The Secretariat</a>: <a href="United_States_Under_Secretary_of_the_Navy" title="United States Under Secretary of the Navy">Under Secretary of the Navy</a></li>
<li><a href="Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Navy_(Energy%2C_Installations_and_Environment)" title="Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Energy, Installations and Environment)">Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Energy, Installations and Environment)</a></li>
<li><a href="Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Navy_(Financial_Management_and_Comptroller)" title="Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller)">Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller)</a></li>
<li><a href="Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Navy_(Manpower_and_Reserve_Affairs)" title="Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs)">Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs)</a></li>
<li><a href="Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Navy_(Research%2C_Development_and_Acquisition)" title="Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition)">Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition)</a></li>
<li><a href="General_Counsel_of_the_Navy" title="General Counsel of the Navy">General Counsel of the Navy</a></li>
<li><a href="Judge_Advocate_General_of_the_Navy" title="Judge Advocate General of the Navy">Judge Advocate General</a></li>
<li><a href="Naval_Criminal_Investigative_Service" title="Naval Criminal Investigative Service">Naval Criminal Investigative Service</a></li>
<li><a href="Naval_Inspector_General" title="Naval Inspector General">Naval Inspector General</a> <br> <a href="Headquarters_Marine_Corps" title="Headquarters Marine Corps">Headquarters Marine Corps</a>: <a href="Commandant_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Commandant of the United States Marine Corps">Commandant of the Marine Corps</a></li>
<li><a href="Assistant_Commandant_of_the_Marine_Corps" title="Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps">Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps</a></li>
<li><a href="Sergeant_Major_of_the_Marine_Corps" title="Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps">Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps</a></li>
<li><a href="Chaplain_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Chaplain of the United States Marine Corps">Chaplain</a> <br> <a href="U.S._Marine_Corps" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Marine Corps">U.S. Marine Corps</a> field organizations: see <i><a href="Organization_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Organization of the United States Marine Corps">Organization of the United States Marine Corps</a></i> <br> <a href="Office_of_the_Chief_of_Naval_Operations" class="mw-redirect" title="Office of the Chief of Naval Operations">Office of the Chief of Naval Operations</a>: <a href="Chief_of_Naval_Operations" title="Chief of Naval Operations">Chief of Naval Operations</a></li>
<li><a href="Vice_Chief_of_Naval_Operations" title="Vice Chief of Naval Operations">Vice Chief of Naval Operations</a></li>
<li><a href="Master_Chief_Petty_Officer_of_the_Navy" title="Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy">Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy</a></li>
<li><a href="Naval_Reactors" title="Naval Reactors">Director of Naval Reactors</a></li>
<li><a href="Chief_of_Chaplains_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy">Chief of Chaplains</a></li>
<li><a href="Chief_of_Naval_Personnel" title="Chief of Naval Personnel">Chief of Naval Personnel</a></li>
<li><a href="Surgeon_General_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="Surgeon General of the United States Navy">Surgeon General</a><br> <a href="United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a> field organizations: see <i><a href="Structure_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="Structure of the United States Navy">Structure of the United States Navy</a></i></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="United_States_Department_of_the_Air_Force" title="United States Department of the Air Force">Department of the Air Force</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><b><a href="United_States_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force" title="United States Secretary of the Air Force">Secretary of the Air Force</a></b> <br> <a href="Office_of_the_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Office of the Secretary of the Air Force">The Secretariat</a>: <a href="United_States_Under_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force" title="United States Under Secretary of the Air Force">Under Secretary of the Air Force</a></li>
<li><a href="Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force_(Acquisition%2C_Technology_and_Logistics)" title="Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics)">Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics)</a></li>
<li><a href="Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force_(Financial_Management_%26_Comptroller)" title="Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Financial Management & Comptroller)">Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Financial Management & Comptroller)</a></li>
<li><a href="Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force_(Installations%2C_Environment_%26_Energy)" title="Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Installations, Environment & Energy)">Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Installations, Environment & Energy)</a></li>
<li><a href="Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force_(Manpower_%26_Reserve_Affairs)" title="Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Manpower & Reserve Affairs)">Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Manpower & Reserve Affairs)</a></li>
<li><a href="General_Counsel_of_the_Department_of_the_Air_Force" title="General Counsel of the Department of the Air Force">General Counsel of the Department of the Air Force</a></li>
<li><a href="Air_Force_Office_of_Special_Investigations" title="Air Force Office of Special Investigations">Air Force Office of Special Investigations</a> <br> <a href="Air_Staff_(United_States)" title="Air Staff (United States)">The Air Staff</a>: <a href="Chief_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force">Chief of Staff of the Air Force</a></li>
<li><a href="Vice_Chief_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force">Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force</a></li>
<li><a href="Chief_Master_Sergeant_of_the_Air_Force" title="Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force">Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force</a></li>
<li><a href="Chief_of_Chaplains_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force">Chief of Chaplains</a></li>
<li><a href="Chief_of_Safety_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Chief of Safety of the United States Air Force">Chief of Safety</a></li>
<li><a href="Chief_Scientist_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Chief Scientist of the United States Air Force">Chief Scientist</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Air_Force_Judge_Advocate_General's_Corps" title="United States Air Force Judge Advocate General's Corps">Judge Advocate General</a></li>
<li><a href="Surgeon_General_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Surgeon General of the United States Air Force">Surgeon General</a> <br> <a href="U.S._Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Air Force">U.S. Air Force</a> field organizations: <a href="List_of_major_commands_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="List of major commands of the United States Air Force">Major Commands</a></li>
<li><a href="Direct_Reporting_Unit" class="mw-redirect" title="Direct Reporting Unit">Direct Reporting Units</a></li>
<li><a href="List_of_United_States_Air_Force_Field_Operating_Agencies" title="List of United States Air Force Field Operating Agencies">Field Operating Agencies</a><br><a href="Space_Staff" class="mw-redirect" title="Space Staff">Space Staff</a>: <a href="Chief_of_Space_Operations" title="Chief of Space Operations">Chief of Space Operations</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Space_Force" title="United States Space Force">United States Space Force</a> field organizations</li></ul>
</div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="padding-left:100px;"><div id="Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff685" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff" title="Joint Chiefs of Staff">Joint Chiefs of Staff</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><b><a href="Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff" title="Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff">Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff</a></b> <br> <a href="Vice_Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff" title="Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff">Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff</a></li>
<li><a href="Senior_Enlisted_Advisor_to_the_Chairman" title="Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman">Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman</a></li>
<li><a href="Joint_Requirements_Oversight_Council" title="Joint Requirements Oversight Council">Joint Requirements Oversight Council</a></li>
<li><a href="Director_of_the_Joint_Staff" title="Director of the Joint Staff">Director of the Joint Staff</a></li>
<li><a href="Joint_Staff" class="mw-redirect" title="Joint Staff">Joint Staff</a></li>
<li><a href="National_Military_Command_Center" title="National Military Command Center">National Military Command Center</a></li>
<li><a href="Alternate_National_Military_Command_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Alternate National Military Command Center">Alternate National Military Command Center</a></li>
<li><a href="National_Defense_University_(Washington%2C_D.C.)" class="mw-redirect" title="National Defense University (Washington, D.C.)">National Defense University</a></li>
<li><a href="Joint_Personnel_Recovery_Agency" title="Joint Personnel Recovery Agency">Joint Personnel Recovery Agency</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="padding-left:100px;"><div id="Combatant_Commands685" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="United_States_Africa_Command" title="United States Africa Command">Africa Command</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Central_Command" title="United States Central Command">Central Command</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_European_Command" title="United States European Command">European Command</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Northern_Command" title="United States Northern Command">Northern Command</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Indo-Pacific_Command" title="United States Indo-Pacific Command">Indo-Pacific Command</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Southern_Command" title="United States Southern Command">Southern Command</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Space_Command" title="United States Space Command">Space Command</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Cyber_Command" title="United States Cyber Command">Cyber Command</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Special_Operations_Command" title="United States Special Operations Command">Special Operations Command</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Strategic_Command" title="United States Strategic Command">Strategic Command</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Transportation_Command" title="United States Transportation Command">Transportation Command</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="padding-left:100px;"><div id="National_Guard_Bureau685" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="National_Guard_Bureau" title="National Guard Bureau">National Guard Bureau</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="Chief_of_the_National_Guard_Bureau" title="Chief of the National Guard Bureau">Chief of the National Guard Bureau</a></li>
<li><a href="Air_National_Guard" title="Air National Guard">Air National Guard</a></li>
<li><a href="Army_National_Guard" title="Army National Guard">Army National Guard</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="padding-left:100px;"><div id="Office_of_the_Inspector_General685" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="Department_of_Defense_Office_of_Inspector_General" title="Department of Defense Office of Inspector General">Office of the Inspector General</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="Defense_Criminal_Investigative_Service" title="Defense Criminal Investigative Service">Defense Criminal Investigative Service</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div>
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<ul><li><a href="United_States_Africa_Command" title="United States Africa Command">Africa Command</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Central_Command" title="United States Central Command">Central Command</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_European_Command" title="United States European Command">European Command</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Northern_Command" title="United States Northern Command">Northern Command</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Indo-Pacific_Command" title="United States Indo-Pacific Command">Indo-Pacific Command</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Southern_Command" title="United States Southern Command">Southern Command</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Space_Command" title="United States Space Command">Space Command</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Functional combatant commands</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="United_States_Cyber_Command" title="United States Cyber Command">Cyber Command</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Special_Operations_Command" title="United States Special Operations Command">Special Operations Command</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Strategic_Command" title="United States Strategic Command">Strategic Command</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Transportation_Command" title="United States Transportation Command">Transportation Command</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Inactivated</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="United_States_Atlantic_Command" title="United States Atlantic Command">Atlantic Command</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Joint_Forces_Command" title="United States Joint Forces Command">Joint Forces Command</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Strike_Command" title="United States Strike Command">Strike Command</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div>
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<dl><dt>Legend</dt>
<dd>A = <a href="United_States_Army" title="United States Army">Army</a></dd>
<dd>MC = <a href="United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">Marine Corps</a></dd>
<dd>N = <a href="United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">Navy</a></dd>
<dd>AF = <a href="United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">Air Force</a></dd>
<dd>SF = <a href="United_States_Space_Force" title="United States Space Force">Space Force</a></dd>
<dd>CG = <a href="United_States_Coast_Guard" title="United States Coast Guard">Coast Guard</a></dd></dl>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Leadership</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">President of the United States</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Secretary_of_Defense" title="United States Secretary of Defense">Secretary of Defense</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Deputy_Secretary_of_Defense" title="United States Deputy Secretary of Defense">Deputy Secretary of Defense</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Secretary_of_Homeland_Security" title="United States Secretary of Homeland Security">Secretary of Homeland Security</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Deputy_Secretary_of_Homeland_Security" title="United States Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security">Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security</a></li>
<li><a href="Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff" title="Joint Chiefs of Staff">Joint Chiefs of Staff</a>
<ul><li><a href="Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff" title="Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff">Chairman</a></li>
<li><a href="Vice_Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff" title="Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff">Vice Chairman</a></li></ul></li>
<li>Committees on Armed Services
<ul><li><a href="United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Armed_Services" title="United States Senate Committee on Armed Services">Senate</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_House_Committee_on_Armed_Services" title="United States House Committee on Armed Services">House</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="List_of_active_duty_United_States_four-star_officers" title="List of active duty United States four-star officers">Active duty four-star officers</a></li>
<li><a href="List_of_active_duty_United_States_three-star_officers" title="List of active duty United States three-star officers">Active duty three-star officers</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_military_seniority" title="United States military seniority">United States military seniority</a></li>
<li><a href="National_Security_Act_of_1947" title="National Security Act of 1947">National Security Act of 1947</a></li>
<li><a href="Goldwater%E2%80%93Nichols_Act" title="Goldwater–Nichols Act">Goldwater–Nichols Act</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="List_of_components_of_the_U.S._Department_of_Defense" title="List of components of the U.S. Department of Defense">Components</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Military departments</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><i><a href="United_States_Department_of_Defense" title="United States Department of Defense">Department of Defense</a></i>
<ul><li><i><a href="United_States_Secretary_of_Defense" title="United States Secretary of Defense">Secretary</a></i></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Department_of_the_Army" title="United States Department of the Army">Department of the Army</a>
<ul><li><a href="United_States_Secretary_of_the_Army" title="United States Secretary of the Army">Secretary</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Department_of_the_Navy" title="United States Department of the Navy">Department of the Navy</a>
<ul><li><a href="United_States_Secretary_of_the_Navy" title="United States Secretary of the Navy">Secretary</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Department_of_the_Air_Force" title="United States Department of the Air Force">Department of the Air Force</a>
<ul><li><a href="United_States_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force" title="United States Secretary of the Air Force">Secretary</a></li></ul></li>
<li><i><a href="United_States_Department_of_Homeland_Security" title="United States Department of Homeland Security">Department of Homeland Security</a></i>
<ul><li><i><a href="United_States_Secretary_of_Homeland_Security" title="United States Secretary of Homeland Security">Secretary</a></i></li></ul></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Service branches<br> and heads</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="Chief_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Chief of Staff of the United States Army">Chief of Staff of the United States Army</a></li>
<li><a href="Commandant_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Commandant of the United States Marine Corps">Commandant of the Marine Corps</a></li>
<li><a href="Chief_of_Naval_Operations" title="Chief of Naval Operations">Chief of Naval Operations</a></li>
<li><a href="Chief_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force">Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force</a></li>
<li><a href="Chief_of_Space_Operations" title="Chief of Space Operations">Chief of Space Operations</a></li>
<li><a href="Commandant_of_the_Coast_Guard" title="Commandant of the Coast Guard">Commandant of the Coast Guard</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="Reserve_components_of_the_United_States_Armed_Forces" title="Reserve components of the United States Armed Forces">Reserve components</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li>Reserves:
<ul><li><a href="United_States_Army_Reserve" title="United States Army Reserve">A</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Marine_Corps_Reserve" title="United States Marine Corps Reserve">MC</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Navy_Reserve" title="United States Navy Reserve">N</a></li>
<li><a href="Air_Force_Reserve_Command" title="Air Force Reserve Command">AF</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Coast_Guard_Reserve" title="United States Coast Guard Reserve">CG</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="National_Guard_(United_States)" title="National Guard (United States)">National Guard</a>:
<ul><li><a href="Army_National_Guard" title="Army National Guard">A</a></li>
<li><a href="Air_National_Guard" title="Air National Guard">AF</a></li></ul></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="Auxiliaries" title="Auxiliaries">Civilian auxiliaries</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="Military_Auxiliary_Radio_System" title="Military Auxiliary Radio System">Military Auxiliary Radio System</a></li>
<li><a href="Marine_Corps_Cyber_Auxiliary" title="Marine Corps Cyber Auxiliary">Marine Corps Cyber Auxiliary</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Merchant_Marine" title="United States Merchant Marine">Merchant Marine</a></li>
<li><a href="Civil_Air_Patrol" title="Civil Air Patrol">Civil Air Patrol</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Coast_Guard_Auxiliary" title="United States Coast Guard Auxiliary">Coast Guard Auxiliary</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="United_States_Africa_Command" title="United States Africa Command">Africa</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Central_Command" title="United States Central Command">Central</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_European_Command" title="United States European Command">European</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Indo-Pacific_Command" title="United States Indo-Pacific Command">Indo-Pacific</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Northern_Command" title="United States Northern Command">Northern</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Southern_Command" title="United States Southern Command">Southern</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Space_Command" title="United States Space Command">Space</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Cyber_Command" title="United States Cyber Command">Cyber</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Special_Operations_Command" title="United States Special Operations Command">Special Operations</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Strategic_Command" title="United States Strategic Command">Strategic</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Transportation_Command" title="United States Transportation Command">Transportation</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Structure</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="United_States_Code" title="United States Code">United States Code</a>
<ul><li><a href="Title_10_of_the_United_States_Code" title="Title 10 of the United States Code">Title 10</a></li>
<li><a href="Title_14_of_the_United_States_Code" title="Title 14 of the United States Code">Title 14</a></li>
<li><a href="Title_32_of_the_United_States_Code" title="Title 32 of the United States Code">Title 32</a></li>
<li><a href="Title_50_of_the_United_States_Code" title="Title 50 of the United States Code">Title 50</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="The_Pentagon" title="The Pentagon">The Pentagon</a></li>
<li><a href="List_of_American_military_installations" title="List of American military installations">Installations</a></li>
<li>Units:
<ul><li>A</li>
<li><a href="Organization_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Organization of the United States Marine Corps">MC</a></li>
<li>N</li>
<li>AF</li>
<li>SF</li>
<li><a href="Organization_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard" title="Organization of the United States Coast Guard">CG</a></li></ul></li>
<li>Logistics</li>
<li>Media</li>
<li><a href="List_of_United_States_Armed_Forces_unit_mottoes" title="List of United States Armed Forces unit mottoes">Unit mottoes</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Operations<br>and <a href="Military_history_of_the_United_States" title="Military history of the United States">history</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="Military_budget_of_the_United_States" title="Military budget of the United States">Budget</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_military_deployments" title="United States military deployments">Current deployments</a></li>
<li><a href="List_of_conflicts_in_the_United_States" title="List of conflicts in the United States">Conflicts</a></li>
<li><a href="List_of_wars_involving_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="List of wars involving the United States">Wars</a></li>
<li><a href="History_of_civil_affairs_in_the_United_States_Armed_Forces" title="History of civil affairs in the United States Armed Forces">Civil affairs</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">History</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="History_of_the_United_States_Army" title="History of the United States Army">A</a></li>
<li><a href="History_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="History of the United States Marine Corps">MC</a></li>
<li><a href="History_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="History of the United States Navy">N</a></li>
<li><a href="History_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="History of the United States Air Force">AF</a></li>
<li><a href="History_of_the_United_States_Space_Force" title="History of the United States Space Force">SF</a></li>
<li><a href="History_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard" title="History of the United States Coast Guard">CG</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="Timeline_of_United_States_military_operations" title="Timeline of United States military operations">Timeline</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="Colonial_American_military_history" title="Colonial American military history">Colonial</a></li>
<li><a href="Military_history_of_the_United_States_during_World_War_II" title="Military history of the United States during World War II">World War II</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Demographics</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="Military_history_of_African_Americans" title="Military history of African Americans">African Americans</a></li>
<li><a href="Military_history_of_Asian_Americans" title="Military history of Asian Americans">Asian Americans</a></li>
<li><a href="Buddhists_in_the_United_States_military" title="Buddhists in the United States military">Buddhist Americans</a></li>
<li><a href="Military_history_of_Jewish_Americans" title="Military history of Jewish Americans">Jewish Americans</a></li>
<li><a href="Muslims_in_the_United_States_military" title="Muslims in the United States military">Muslim Americans</a></li>
<li><a href="Sikhs_in_the_United_States_military" title="Sikhs in the United States military">Sikh Americans</a></li>
<li><a href="Military_history_of_Hispanic_Americans" class="mw-redirect" title="Military history of Hispanic Americans">Hispanic Americans</a>
<ul><li><a href="Hispanics_in_the_American_Civil_War" title="Hispanics in the American Civil War">Civil War</a></li>
<li><a href="Hispanics_in_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Hispanics in the United States Air Force">Air Force</a></li>
<li><a href="Hispanics_in_the_United_States_Coast_Guard" title="Hispanics in the United States Coast Guard">Coast Guard</a></li>
<li><a href="Hispanics_in_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Hispanics in the United States Marine Corps">Marine Corps</a></li>
<li><a href="Hispanics_in_the_United_States_Navy" title="Hispanics in the United States Navy">Navy</a>
<ul><li><a href="Hispanics_in_the_United_States_Naval_Academy" title="Hispanics in the United States Naval Academy">Academy</a></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">History centers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="United_States_Army_Center_of_Military_History" title="United States Army Center of Military History">Army Center of Military History</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Marine_Corps_History_Division" title="United States Marine Corps History Division">Marine Corps History Division</a></li>
<li><a href="Naval_History_and_Heritage_Command" title="Naval History and Heritage Command">Naval History and Heritage Command</a></li>
<li><a href="Air_Force_Historical_Research_Agency" title="Air Force Historical Research Agency">Air Force Historical Research Agency</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="American_official_war_artists" title="American official war artists">War artists</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="United_States_Army_Art_Program" title="United States Army Art Program">Army Art Program</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Air_Force_Art_Program" title="United States Air Force Art Program">Air Force Art Program</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Personnel</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Training</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="United_States_service_academies" title="United States service academies">Service academies</a>:
<ul><li><a href="United_States_Military_Academy" title="United States Military Academy">A</a> (<a href="United_States_Military_Academy_Preparatory_School" title="United States Military Academy Preparatory School">prep</a>)</li>
<li><a href="United_States_Naval_Academy" title="United States Naval Academy">MC/N</a> (<a href="Naval_Academy_Preparatory_School" title="Naval Academy Preparatory School">prep</a>)</li>
<li><a href="United_States_Air_Force_Academy" title="United States Air Force Academy">AF/SF</a> (<a href="United_States_Air_Force_Academy_Preparatory_School" title="United States Air Force Academy Preparatory School">prep</a>)</li>
<li><a href="United_States_Coast_Guard_Academy" title="United States Coast Guard Academy">CG</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Merchant_Marine_Academy" title="United States Merchant Marine Academy">Merchant Marine</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="Reserve_Officers'_Training_Corps" title="Reserve Officers' Training Corps">ROTC</a>
<ul><li><a href="Army_Reserve_Officers'_Training_Corps" title="Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps">A</a></li>
<li><a href="Naval_Reserve_Officers_Training_Corps" title="Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps">MC/N</a></li>
<li><a href="Air_Force_Reserve_Officer_Training_Corps" title="Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps">AF/SF</a></li></ul></li>
<li>Officer candidate/training school:
<ul><li><a href="Officer_Candidate_School_(United_States_Army)" title="Officer Candidate School (United States Army)">A</a></li>
<li><a href="Officer_Candidates_School_(United_States_Marine_Corps)" title="Officer Candidates School (United States Marine Corps)">MC</a></li>
<li><a href="Officer_Candidate_School_(United_States_Navy)" title="Officer Candidate School (United States Navy)">N</a></li>
<li><a href="Air_Force_Officer_Training_School" title="Air Force Officer Training School">AF/SF</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="Warrant_officer_(United_States)" title="Warrant officer (United States)">Warrant officer</a>:
<ul><li><a href="Warrant_Officer_Candidate_School" title="Warrant Officer Candidate School">A</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Military_Entrance_Processing_Command" title="United States Military Entrance Processing Command">MEPS</a></li>
<li><a href="Armed_Services_Vocational_Aptitude_Battery" title="Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery">ASVAB</a></li>
<li><a href="The_Basic_School" title="The Basic School">The Basic School</a> (MC)</li>
<li>Enlisted recruit training:
<ul><li><a href="United_States_Army_Basic_Training" title="United States Army Basic Training">A</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Marine_Corps_Recruit_Training" title="United States Marine Corps Recruit Training">MC</a></li>
<li><a href="Recruit_Training_Command%2C_Great_Lakes%2C_Illinois" title="Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois">N</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Air_Force_Basic_Military_Training" title="United States Air Force Basic Military Training">AF/SF</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Coast_Guard_Training_Center_Cape_May" title="United States Coast Guard Training Center Cape May">CG</a></li></ul></li>
<li>Other education</li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Uniforms</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="Uniforms_of_the_United_States_Armed_Forces" title="Uniforms of the United States Armed Forces">Uniforms</a>:
<ul><li><a href="Uniforms_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Uniforms of the United States Army">A</a></li>
<li><a href="Uniforms_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Uniforms of the United States Marine Corps">MC</a></li>
<li><a href="Uniforms_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="Uniforms of the United States Navy">N</a></li>
<li><a href="Uniforms_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Uniforms of the United States Air Force">AF</a></li>
<li><a href="Uniforms_of_the_United_States_Space_Force" title="Uniforms of the United States Space Force">SF</a></li>
<li><a href="Uniforms_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard" title="Uniforms of the United States Coast Guard">CG</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="Awards_and_decorations_of_the_United_States_Armed_Forces" title="Awards and decorations of the United States Armed Forces">Awards & decorations</a>:
<ul><li><a href="Inter-service_awards_and_decorations_of_the_United_States_military" title="Inter-service awards and decorations of the United States military">Inter-service</a></li>
<li><a href="Awards_and_decorations_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Army" title="Awards and decorations of the United States Department of the Army">A</a></li>
<li><a href="Awards_and_decorations_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Navy" title="Awards and decorations of the United States Department of the Navy">MC/N</a></li>
<li><a href="Awards_and_decorations_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Air_Force" title="Awards and decorations of the United States Department of the Air Force">AF/SF</a></li>
<li><a href="Awards_and_decorations_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard" title="Awards and decorations of the United States Coast Guard">CG</a></li>
<li><a href="Authorized_foreign_decorations_of_the_United_States_military" title="Authorized foreign decorations of the United States military">Foreign</a></li>
<li><a href="International_military_decoration_authorized_by_the_United_States_military" title="International military decoration authorized by the United States military">International</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_military_award_devices" title="United States military award devices">Devices</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="Military_badges_of_the_United_States" title="Military badges of the United States">Badges</a>:
<ul><li><a href="Identification_badges_of_the_uniformed_services_of_the_United_States" title="Identification badges of the uniformed services of the United States">Identification</a></li>
<li><a href="Badges_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Badges of the United States Army">A</a></li>
<li><a href="Badges_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Badges of the United States Marine Corps">MC</a></li>
<li><a href="Badges_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="Badges of the United States Navy">N</a></li>
<li><a href="Badges_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Badges of the United States Air Force">AF</a></li>
<li><a href="Badges_of_the_United_States_Space_Force" title="Badges of the United States Space Force">SF</a></li>
<li><a href="Badges_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard" title="Badges of the United States Coast Guard">CG</a></li></ul></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="List_of_comparative_military_ranks" title="List of comparative military ranks">Ranks</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li>Officer:
<ul><li><a href="United_States_Army_officer_rank_insignia" title="United States Army officer rank insignia">A</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Marine_Corps_rank_insignia" title="United States Marine Corps rank insignia">MC</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Navy_officer_rank_insignia" title="United States Navy officer rank insignia">N</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Air_Force_officer_rank_insignia" title="United States Air Force officer rank insignia">AF</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Space_Force_rank_insignia" title="United States Space Force rank insignia">SF</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Coast_Guard_officer_rank_insignia" title="United States Coast Guard officer rank insignia">CG</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="Warrant_officer_(United_States)" title="Warrant officer (United States)">Warrant officers</a></li>
<li>Enlisted:
<ul><li><a href="United_States_Army_enlisted_rank_insignia" title="United States Army enlisted rank insignia">A</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Marine_Corps_rank_insignia" title="United States Marine Corps rank insignia">MC</a></li>
<li><a href="List_of_United_States_Navy_enlisted_rates" title="List of United States Navy enlisted rates">N</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Air_Force_enlisted_rank_insignia" title="United States Air Force enlisted rank insignia">AF</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Space_Force_rank_insignia" title="United States Space Force rank insignia">SF</a></li>
<li><a href="List_of_United_States_Coast_Guard_enlisted_ranks" title="List of United States Coast Guard enlisted ranks">CG</a></li></ul></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li>Oath:
<ul><li><a href="United_States_Armed_Forces_oath_of_enlistment" title="United States Armed Forces oath of enlistment">Enlistment</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Uniformed_Services_Oath_of_Office" title="United States Uniformed Services Oath of Office">Officer</a></li></ul></li>
<li>Creeds & Codes:
<ul><li><a href="Code_of_the_United_States_Fighting_Force" title="Code of the United States Fighting Force">Code of Conduct</a></li>
<li><a href="Noncommissioned_officer's_creed" title="Noncommissioned officer's creed">NCO</a></li>
<li><a href="Soldier's_Creed" title="Soldier's Creed">A</a></li>
<li><a href="Rifleman's_Creed" title="Rifleman's Creed">MC</a></li>
<li><a href="Sailor's_Creed" title="Sailor's Creed">N</a></li>
<li><a href="Airman's_Creed" title="Airman's Creed">AF</a></li>
<li><a href="Creed_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guardsman" title="Creed of the United States Coast Guardsman">CG</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="Service_number_(United_States_Armed_Forces)" title="Service number (United States Armed Forces)">Service numbers</a>:
<ul><li><a href="Service_number_(United_States_Army)" title="Service number (United States Army)">A</a></li>
<li><a href="Service_number_(United_States_Marine_Corps)" title="Service number (United States Marine Corps)">MC</a></li>
<li><a href="Service_number_(United_States_Navy)" title="Service number (United States Navy)">N</a></li>
<li><a href="Service_number_(United_States_Air_Force)" title="Service number (United States Air Force)">AF</a></li>
<li><a href="Service_number_(United_States_Coast_Guard)" title="Service number (United States Coast Guard)">CG</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="United_States_military_occupation_code" title="United States military occupation code">Military Occupational Specialty</a>/<a href="List_of_United_States_Navy_ratings" title="List of United States Navy ratings">Rating</a>/<a href="Air_Force_Specialty_Code" title="Air Force Specialty Code">Air Force Specialty Code</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_military_pay" title="United States military pay">Pay</a></li>
<li><a href="Uniform_Code_of_Military_Justice" title="Uniform Code of Military Justice">Uniform Code of Military Justice</a></li>
<li><a href="Judge_Advocate_General's_Corps" title="Judge Advocate General's Corps">Judge Advocate General's Corps</a></li>
<li><a href="Military_Health_System" title="Military Health System">Military Health System</a>/<a href="Tricare" title="Tricare">Tricare</a></li>
<li><a href="Separation_(United_States_military)" title="Separation (United States military)">Separation</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Department_of_Veterans_Affairs" title="United States Department of Veterans Affairs">Veterans Affairs</a></li>
<li><a href="Conscription_in_the_United_States" title="Conscription in the United States">Conscription</a></li>
<li><a href="Chiefs_of_Chaplains_of_the_United_States" title="Chiefs of Chaplains of the United States">Chiefs of Chaplains</a>:
<ul><li><a href="Chief_of_Chaplains_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army">A</a></li>
<li><a href="Chaplain_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Chaplain of the United States Marine Corps">MC</a></li>
<li><a href="Chief_of_Chaplains_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy">N</a></li>
<li><a href="Chief_of_Chaplains_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force">AF</a></li>
<li><a href="Chaplain_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard" title="Chaplain of the United States Coast Guard">CG</a></li></ul></li></ul>
</div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="List_of_equipment_of_the_United_States_Armed_Forces" title="List of equipment of the United States Armed Forces">Equipment</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="List_of_equipment_of_the_United_States_Army" title="List of equipment of the United States Army">A</a> (<a href="Army_Nomenclature_System" title="Army Nomenclature System">Designations</a>)</li>
<li>MC:
<ul><li><a href="List_of_vehicles_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="List of vehicles of the United States Marine Corps">vehicles</a></li>
<li><a href="List_of_weapons_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="List of weapons of the United States Marine Corps">weapons</a></li>
<li><a href="List_of_United_States_Marine_Corps_individual_equipment" title="List of United States Marine Corps individual equipment">other</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="List_of_equipment_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of equipment of the United States Navy">N</a></li>
<li><a href="List_of_equipment_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="List of equipment of the United States Air Force">AF</a></li>
<li><a href="List_of_equipment_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard" title="List of equipment of the United States Coast Guard">CG</a></li></ul>
</div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Land</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="List_of_individual_weapons_of_the_U.S._Armed_Forces" title="List of individual weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces">Individual weapons</a></li>
<li><a href="List_of_crew-served_weapons_of_the_U.S._Armed_Forces" title="List of crew-served weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces">Crew-served weapons</a></li>
<li><a href="List_of_land_vehicles_of_the_United_States_Armed_Forces" title="List of land vehicles of the United States Armed Forces">Vehicles</a> (<a href="List_of_currently_active_United_States_military_land_vehicles" title="List of currently active United States military land vehicles">active</a>)</li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Sea</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="List_of_currently_active_United_States_military_watercraft" class="mw-redirect" title="List of currently active United States military watercraft">All watercraft</a></li>
<li>Ships:
<ul><li><a href="List_of_ships_of_the_United_States_Army" title="List of ships of the United States Army">A</a></li>
<li><a href="List_of_United_States_Navy_ships" title="List of United States Navy ships">N</a></li>
<li><a href="List_of_current_ships_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of current ships of the United States Navy">active</a></li>
<li><a href="List_of_current_ships_of_the_United_States_Navy#Future_ships" title="List of current ships of the United States Navy">future</a></li>
<li><a href="List_of_ships_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="List of ships of the United States Air Force">AF</a></li>
<li><a href="List_of_United_States_Coast_Guard_cutters" title="List of United States Coast Guard cutters">CG</a></li>
<li><a href="List_of_Military_Sealift_Command_ships" title="List of Military Sealift Command ships">MSC</a></li></ul></li>
<li>Weapons:
<ul><li><a href="List_of_United_States_Navy_weapons" title="List of United States Navy weapons">N</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="United_States_naval_reactors" title="United States naval reactors">Reactors</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Air</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="Lists_of_military_aircraft_of_the_United_States" title="Lists of military aircraft of the United States">Aircraft</a>
<ul><li><a href="List_of_undesignated_military_aircraft_of_the_United_States" title="List of undesignated military aircraft of the United States">World War I</a></li>
<li><a href="List_of_active_United_States_military_aircraft" title="List of active United States military aircraft">active</a></li>
<li><a href="List_of_future_military_aircraft_of_the_United_States" title="List of future military aircraft of the United States">future</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="United_States_military_aircraft_designation_systems" title="United States military aircraft designation systems">Aircraft designation</a></li>
<li><a href="U.S._helicopter_armament_subsystems" title="U.S. helicopter armament subsystems">Helicopter arms</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="List_of_equipment_of_the_United_States_Army_during_World_War_II" title="List of equipment of the United States Army during World War II">WWII equipment</a></li>
<li><a href="Nuclear_football" title="Nuclear football">Nuclear football</a></li>
<li><a href="List_of_military_electronics_of_the_United_States" title="List of military electronics of the United States">Electronics</a> (<a href="Joint_Electronics_Type_Designation_System" title="Joint Electronics Type Designation System">designations</a>)</li>
<li><a href="Flags_of_the_United_States_Armed_Forces" title="Flags of the United States Armed Forces">Flags</a>:
<ul><li><a href="Flag_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Flag of the United States Army">A</a></li>
<li><a href="Flag_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Flag of the United States Marine Corps">MC</a></li>
<li><a href="Flag_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="Flag of the United States Navy">N</a></li>
<li><a href="Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Flag of the United States Air Force">AF</a></li>
<li><a href="Flag_of_the_United_States_Space_Force" title="Flag of the United States Space Force">SF</a></li>
<li><a href="Flag_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard" title="Flag of the United States Coast Guard">CG</a></li>
<li><a href="Ensign_of_the_United_States" title="Ensign of the United States">Ensign</a></li>
<li><a href="Jack_of_the_United_States" title="Jack of the United States">Jack</a></li>
<li><a href="Guidon_(United_States)" title="Guidon (United States)">Guidons</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="United_States_military_ration" title="United States military ration">Food</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction" title="United States and weapons of mass destruction">WMDs</a>:
<ul><li><a href="Nuclear_weapons_of_the_United_States" title="Nuclear weapons of the United States">Nuclear</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_biological_weapons_program" title="United States biological weapons program">Biological</a></li>
<li><a href="List_of_U.S._chemical_weapons_topics" title="List of U.S. chemical weapons topics">Chemical</a></li></ul></li></ul>
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<li>MC</li>
<li>N</li>
<li>AF</li>
<li>SF</li>
<li>CG</li></ul></li>
<li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Template"></span></span> Navboxes
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<li>MC</li>
<li>N</li>
<li>AF</li>
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<li>CG</li></ul></li></ul>
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