List of components of the U.S. Department of Defense

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Department of Defense

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Commander-in-Chief: President of the United States,
Joe Biden
Secretary of Defense: Lloyd Austin
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff: Charles Q. Brown Jr., USAF
Military budget:$718 billion (2018) [1]
Employees:700,000 civilian
2.8 million military (2008)

The chain of command leads from the president (as commander-in-chief) through the secretary of defense down to the newest recruits. [2] [3] The United States Armed Forces are organized through the United States Department of Defense, which oversees a complex structure of joint command and control functions with many units reporting to various commanding officers. The following is an incomplete list of the various major military units, commands, and DOD offices and agencies, including civilian and military chains of command.

Contents

Secretary of Defense

Office of the Secretary of Defense

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Organization Chart of the Office of the Secretary of Defense

Office of the Inspector General

Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Joint Staff

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Joint Chiefs of Staff and Joint Staff Organizational Chart

Joint Staff

Military Departments

Department of the Army

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Chart summarizing the organization of the Department of the Army's Headquarters as of 2010

Office of the Secretary of the Army

The Army Staff

Department of the Navy

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Basic Organization Chart of the United States Department of the Navy
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Basic Organization Chart of the Shore Establishment of the United States Navy
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Basic Organization Chart of the Operating Forces of the U.S. Navy
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Organization Chart of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
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Organization Chart of the Office of the Secretary of the Navy

Office of the Secretary of the Navy

Office of the Chief of Naval Operations

Headquarters Marine Corps

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Organization of HQMC, 2006

Department of the Air Force

Office of the Secretary of the Air Force

Air Staff

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Air Staff Organizational Chart

Space Staff

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Badge of the Space Staff

Combatant commands

U.S. Africa Command

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Emblem of United States Africa Command

U.S. Central Command

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Emblem of the United States Central Command

U.S. European Command

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Emblem of the United States European Command

Order of battle

U.S. Northern Command

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Emblem of United States Northern Command

Order of battle

U.S. Indo-Pacific Command

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Emblem of the United States Indo-Pacific Command

Order of battle

U.S. Southern Command

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Emblem of the United States Southern Command

United States Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) (Fort Liberty, NC)

US Air Force Air Combat Command (Langley AFB, VA)

United States Fleet Forces Command (Norfolk NB, VA)

      • 2nd Fleet (NB Norfolk, VA)
        • Task Force 20 (2nd Fleet Battle Force)
        • Task Force 21 (2nd Fleet Patrol Reconnaissance Force) / Patrol and Reconnaissance Force Atlantic Fleet (PATRECONFORLANT) (NS Norfolk, VA)
        • Task Force 22 (2nd Fleet Amphibious Force) / Amphibious Group 2 (PHIBGRU 2) (NB Norfolk, VA)
          • Kearsarge Expeditionary Strike Group / Expeditionary Strike Group 6 / Amphibious Squadron 8 (PHIBRON 8) (USS Kearsarge (LHD-3)) (NB Norfolk, VA (Deployed))
          • Saipan Expeditionary Strike Group / Expeditionary Strike Group 4 / Amphibious Squadron 2 (PHIBRON 2) (USS Saipan (LHA-2)) (NB Norfolk, VA (Deployed))
          • Wasp Expeditionary Strike Group / Expeditionary Strike Group 2 / Amphibious Squadron 4 (PHIBRON 4) (USS Wasp (LHD-1)) (NB Norfolk, VA (Post-Deployment))
          • Bataan Expeditionary Strike Group (USS Bataan (LHD-5)) (NAB Little Creek, VA (Intermediate Training))
          • Naval Coastal Warfare Group Two (Williamsburg, VA)
          • Tactical Air Control Group 2 (TACGRU 2) (NAB Little Creek, VA)
          • Naval Beach Group 2 (NAVBEACHGRU 2) (NB Norfolk, VA?)
        • Task Force 23 (2nd Fleet Landing Force)
        • Task Force 24 (2nd Fleet ASW Force)
        • Task Force 25 (2nd Fleet Mobile Logistics Support Force) / Combat Logistics Squadron 2 (LOGRON 2) (NB Norfolk, VA)
        • Task Force 26 (2nd Fleet Patrol Air Force) / Patrol and Reconnaissance Force Atlantic Fleet (PATRECONFORLANT) (NS Norfolk, VA)
        • Task Force 28 (2nd Fleet Caribbean Contingency Force) (NS Mayport, FL)
        • Carrier Group 4 (CARGRU 4) / Carrier Striking Force (Battle Group Training) (NB Norfolk, VA)
      • Task Force 40 / Naval Surface Force Atlantic Fleet (NAVSURFLANT) (NB Norfolk, VA)
        • Combat Logistics Squadron 2 (COMLOGRON 2) (NWS Earle, NJ)
      • Task Force 41 / Naval Air Force Atlantic Fleet (NAVAIRLANT) (NAS Oceana, VA)
        • Fighter Wing Atlantic Fleet (FITWINGLANT) (NAS Oceana, VA)
        • Strike Fighter Wing Atlantic Fleet (STRIKFIGHTWINGLANT) (NAS Oceana, VA)
        • Sea Control Wing Atlantic Fleet (SEACONWINGLANT) (NAS Jacksonville, FL)
        • Helicopter Anti-Submarine Wing Atlantic Fleet (HSWINGLANT) (NAS Jacksonville, FL)
        • Helicopter Anti-Submarine Light Wing Atlantic Fleet (HSLWINGLANT) (NS Mayport, FL)
        • Helicopter Sea Combat Wing Atlantic Fleet (HELSEACOMWINGLANT) (NAS Norfolk, VA)
          • Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron TWO (HSC-2) (NAS Norfolk, VA)
          • Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron TWENTY TWO (HSC-22) (NAS Norfolk, VA)
          • Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron TWENTY SIX (HSC-26) (NAS Norfolk, VA)
          • Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron TWENTY EIGHT (HSC-28) (NAS Norfolk, VA)
          • Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron EIGHTY FOUR (HSC-84) (NAS Norfolk, VA)
          • Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron FOURTEEN (HM-14) (NAS Norfolk, VA)
          • Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron FIFTEEN (HM-15) (NAS Corpus Christi, TX)
          • Airborne Mine Countermeasures Weapon Systems Training School (AMCMWPNSYSTRASCOL) (NAS Norfolk, VA)
          • Helicopter Sea Combat Weapons School Atlantic (HSCWEPSCOLANT) (NAS Norfolk, VA)
        • Airborne Early Warning Wing Atlantic Fleet (AEWWINGLANT) (NAS Norfolk, VA)
        • Reserve Carrier Air Wing 20 (CVWR 20) (NAS Atlanta, GA)
      • Task Force 42 / Naval Submarine Force Atlantic Fleet (NAVSUBLANT) (NB Norfolk, VA)
        • Submarine Group 2 (SUBGRU 2) (NSB New London, CT)
          • Naval Submarine Support Center (NB Norfolk, VA)
      • Task Force 43 (Training Command Atlantic Fleet?)
      • Task Force 44 (Coast Guard Force Atlantic Fleet) / Coast Guard Atlantic Area (Portsmouth, VA)
      • Task Force 45 / Fleet Marine Forces Atlantic (MARFORLANT) (Norfolk NB, VA)
      • Task Force 46 (Mine Warfare Command Atlantic Fleet (MINEWARCOM)) (USS Inchon (MCS-12)) (NS Ingleside, TX)
      • Task Force 48 (Naval Construction Battalions Atlantic Fleet) (NAB Little Creek, VA)
      • Task Force 80 (Naval Patrol and Protection of Shipping Atlantic Fleet)
      • Task Force 81 (Sea Control and Surveillance Force Atlantic Fleet) / Patrol and Reconnaissance Force Atlantic Fleet (PATRECONFORLANT) (NS Norfolk, VA)
      • Task Force 82 (Amphibious Task Force)
      • Task Force 83 (Landing Force (II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF)) (Camp Lejeune, NC)
      • Task Force 84 (ASW Force Atlantic Fleet) / Naval Submarine Force Atlantic Fleet (NAVSUBLANT) (NB Norfolk, VA)
      • Task Force 85 (Mobile Logistics Support Force Atlantic Fleet) / Combat Logistics Squadron 2 (LOGRON 2) (NB Norfolk, VA)
      • Task Force 86 (Patrol Air Force Atlantic Fleet) / Patrol and Reconnaissance Force Atlantic Fleet (PATRECONFORLANT) (NS Norfolk, VA)
        • Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 5 (PATRECONWING 5) (NAS Brunswick, ME)
        • Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 11 (PATRECONWING 11) (NAS Jacksonville, FL)
        • Reserve Patrol Wing (RESPATWING) (NAS Oceana, VA)
      • Task Force 87 (Tactical Development and Evaluation and Transit Force Atlantic Fleet)
      • Task Force 88 (Training Force Atlantic Fleet) (NB Norfolk, VA)
      • Task Force 89 (Maritime Defense Zone Atlantic Fleet) (USCGS Portsmouth, VA)
      • Task Force 125 (Naval Surface Group 2 (NAVSURFGRU 2)) (NS Mayport, FL)
      • Task Force 137 (Naval Forces Eastern Atlantic) (Naples, Italy)
      • Task Force 138 (Naval Forces South Atlantic)
      • Task Force 139 (Multilateral Special Operations Force)
      • Task Force 142 (Operational Test and Evaluation Force) (NB Norfolk, VA)

United States Marine Corps Forces Command (Norfolk NB, VA)

U.S. Forces Azores (USAFORAZ) (Lajes Field, Azores)

U.S. Space Command

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Emblem of the United States Space Command

U.S. Special Operations Command

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Emblem of the United States Special Operations Command

U.S. Strategic Command

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USSTRATCOM emblem
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The LeMay building

Order of battle

U.S. Transportation Command

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Emblem of the United States Transportation Command

Commander, USTRANSCOM: General Jacqueline Van Ovost, USAF

Order of battle

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