List of components of the U.S. Department of Defense explained
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.
Secretary of Defense
Kathleen Hicks
Office of the Secretary of Defense
Office of the Inspector General
- Inspector General of the Department of Defense: Glenn A. Fine
- Principal Deputy Inspector General
- Dean of Instruction
- EEO
- Senior Military Officer
- Assistant Inspector General for Administration and Management
- Assistant Inspector General, Congressional/Committee Liaison
- General Counsel
- Deputy Inspector General for Auditing
- Principal Assistant Inspector General (Audit)
- Assistant Inspector General (Auditing)
- Deputy Assistant Inspector General (Auditing)
- Deputy Inspector General for Policy and Oversight
- Assistant Inspector General (Audit Policy Oversight)
- Assistant Inspector General (Inspection & Evaluations)
- Assistant Inspector General (Investigation Policy & Oversight)
- Director of Hotline
- Director of AFU
- Director of QMD
- Director of TAD
- Director of Data Mining
- Service Inspector Generals
- Deputy Inspector General for Investigations
- Deputy Inspector General for Intelligence and Security
Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Joint Staff
See main article: Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Admiral Christopher W. Grady, USN
General Randy A. George, USA
General B. Chance Saltzman, USSF
Joint Staff
Military Departments
Department of the Army
See main article: United States Department of the Army.
Office of the Secretary of the Army
The Army Staff
Department of the Navy
See main article: United States Department of the Navy.
Office of the Secretary of the Navy
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
Headquarters Marine Corps
Department of the Air Force
See main article: United States Department of the Air Force.
Office of the Secretary of the Air Force
Air Staff
Space Staff
Combatant commands
U.S. Africa Command
See main article: United States Africa Command.
U.S. Central Command
See main article: United States Central Command.
U.S. European Command
See main article: United States European Command.
Order of battle
U.S. Northern Command
See main article: United States Northern Command.
- Commander, USNORTHCOM: General Gregory M. Guillot, USAF
- Deputy Commander, USNORTHCOM: Lieutenant General A. C. Roper, USA
- Chief of Staff: Rear Admiral Michael P. Holland, USN
- Command Senior Enlisted Leader: Sergeant Major James K. Porterfield, USMC
Order of battle
- United States Northern Command
- North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) (Peterson SFB (Space Force Base), CO)
- Cheyenne Mountain Operations Center (Peterson SFB, CO)
- 1st Air Force / Continental US (CONUS) NORAD Region (Tyndall AFB, FL)
- Eastern Air Defense Sector (The Northeast took over the Southeast's role in 2007) (NY ANG) (Rome, NY)
- Western Air Defense Sector (WA ANG) (McChord AFB, WA)
- 142nd Fighter Wing (OR ANG) (F-15A/B, C-26B) (Portland IAP, OR)
- 119th Fighter Wing (ND ANG) (F-16A/B, C-26B) (Hector Fd, ND)
- 120th Fighter Wing (MT ANG) (F-15C, C-26B) (Great Falls IAP, MT)
- 144th Fighter Wing (CA ANG) (F-16C/D, C-26B) (Fresno Yosemite AIP, CA)
- Detachment 1 (CA ANG) (F-16C/D) (March ARB, CA)
- 148th Fighter Wing (MN ANG) (F-16A/B, C-26B) (Duluth IAP, MN)
- (11th Air Force / Alaska NORAD Region (Elmendorf AFB, AK))
- (1 Canadian Air Division/Canadian NORAD Region (Winnipeg, MB))
- US Army North / US Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) (Ft Sam Houston, TX)
- Joint Force Headquarters-National Capital Region (JFHQ-NCR) (Ft McNair, DC)
- Joint Task Force-Alaska (Elmendorf AFB, AK)
- JTF North (formerly JTF 6) and other JTFs
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
See main article: United States Indo-Pacific Command.
Order of battle
U.S. Southern Command
See main article: United States Southern Command.
- Commander, USSOUTHCOM: General Laura J. Richardson, USA
- Deputy Commander, USSOUTHCOM: Vice Admiral Alvin Holsey, USN
- Chief-of-Staff, USSOUTHCOM: Rear Admiral Yvette M. Davids, USN
- Command Sergeant Major, USSOUTHCOM: Command Sergeant Major Benjamin Jones, USA
- United States Army South (Fort Sam Houston, TX)
- 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment (Soto Cano AB, Honduras)
- 56th Signal Battalion (Fort Sam Houston, TX)
- United States Naval Forces Southern Command (Naval Station Mayport, FL)
- Naval Surface Group Two
- Destroyer Squadron Six
- Destroyer Squadron Fourteen
- II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF)/ United States Marine Corps Forces, South (Camp Lejeune, NC)
- Twelfth Air Force/ United States Southern Command Air Forces (Davis Monthan AFB, AZ)
- Special Operations Command South
- Southern Surveillance Reconnaissance Operations Center
- Joint Interagency Task Force East (NAF Key West, FL)
- Joint Interagency Task Force West
- Joint Task Force Guantanamo (Guantanamo Bay, Cuba)
- Joint Task Force Bravo (Soto Cano AB, Honduras)
- 612th Air Base Squadron
- Army Forces
- Medical Elements
- 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment
- Joint Security Forces
- Joint Task Force Piton
- I Corps
- III Corps (United States) (Fort Cavazos, TX)
- 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss
- 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Cavazos
- 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley
- 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson
- 3rd Cavalry Regiment, Fort Cavazos
- III Corps Artillery, Fort Sill
- 36th Engineer Brigade, Fort Cavazos
- 504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, Fort Cavazos
- 89th Military Police Brigade, Fort Cavazos
- 13th Sustainment Command, Fort Cavazos
- XVIII Airborne Corps (Fort Bragg, NC)
- 32nd Army Air & Missile Defense Command (Ft Bliss, TX)
- Network Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM) / 9th Army Signal Command (Ft Huachuca, AZ)
- 52nd Ordnance Group (Ft Campbell, KY)
- 111th Ordnance Group (AL ARNG) (Ft Gillem, GA)
- National Training Center (NTC) (Ft Irwin, CA)
- Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) (Ft Polk, LA)
- Warrior Brigade (Support) (Ft Polk, LA)
- 1st Army (Rock Island Arsenol, IL)
- First Army Division East (Ft Meade, MD)[4]
- First Army Division West (Fort Cavazos, TX)[5]
- 28th Infantry Division (Mechanized) (PA ARNG) (Harrisburg, PA)
- 34th Infantry Division (Medium) (MN ARNG) (Rosemount, MN)
- 35th Infantry Division (Mechanized) (KS ARNG) (Ft Leavenworth, KS)
- 38th Infantry Division (Mechanized) (IN ARNG) (Indianapolis, IN)
- 42nd Infantry Division (Mechanized) (NY ARNG) (Troy, NY)
- 29th Infantry Division (VA ARNG) (Ft Belvoir, VA)
- 155th Armored Brigade (Enhanced Readiness) (MS ARNG) (Tupelo, MS (Deployed to Iraq))
- 27th Infantry Brigade (Light) (Enhanced Readiness) (NY ARNG) (Syracuse, NY)
- 32nd Infantry Brigade (Light) (WI ARNG) (Madison, WI)
- 76th Infantry Brigade (Light) (Enhanced Readiness) (IN ARNG) (Indianapolis, IN)
- 256th Infantry Brigade (Mechanized) (Enhanced Readiness) (LA ARNG) (Lafayette, LA)
- 631st Field Artillery Brigade (MS ARNG) (Grenada, MS)
- 168th Engineer Group (MS ARNG) (Vicksburg, MS)
- 43rd Military Police Brigade (RI ARNG) (Warwick, RI)
- 244th Theater Aviation Brigade (Lift) (USAR) (Ft Sheridan, IL)
- 31st Chemical Brigade (AL ARNG) (Northport, AL)
- 228th Signal Brigade (SC ARNG) (Spartanburg, SC)
- 261st Signal Brigade (DE ARNG) (Dover, DE)
- 184th Transportation Group (Composite) (MS ARNG) (Laurel, MS)
- 78th Division (Training Support) (USAR) (Ft Dix, NJ)
- 85th Division (Training Support) (USAR) (Arlington Heights, IL)
- 87th Division (Exercise) (USAR) (Birmingham, AL)
- 36th Infantry Division (Mechanized) (TX ARNG) (Austin, TX)
- 57th Field Artillery Brigade (WI ARNG) (Milwaukee, WI)
- 115th Engineer Group (Construction) (UT ARNG) (Draper, UT)
- 300th Military Intelligence Brigade (Linguist) (UT ARNG) (Draper, UT)
- 75th Division (Training Support) (USAR) (Ft Sam Houston, TX)
- 91st Division (Training Support) (USAR) (Ft. Baker, CA)
- 67th Area Support Group (NE ARNG) (Lincoln, NE)
- United States Army Reserve Command (USARC) (Ft Bragg, NC)
- 63rd Regional Readiness Command (USAR) (Los Alamitos, CA)
- 104th Division (Institutional Training) (USAR) (Vancouver Bks, WA)
- 653rd Regional Support Group (USAR) (Moreno Valley, CA)
- 2nd Medical Brigade (USAR) (Hamilton Fd, CA)
- 70th Regional Readiness Command (USAR) (Ft Lawton, WA)
- 654th Area Support Group (Tumwater, WA)
- 77th Regional Readiness Command (USAR) (Ft Totten, NY)
- 800th Military Police Brigade (Enemy Prisoner of War) (USAR) (Uniondale, NY)
- 455th Chemical Brigade (USAR) (Ft Dix, NJ)
- 98th Division (Institutional Training) (USAR) (Rochester, NY)
- 301st Area Support Group (USAR) (Flushing, NY)
- 8th Medical Brigade (USAR) (Ft Wadsworth, NY)
- 77th Infantry Division (Reinforcement Training Unit) (USAR) (Ft Totten, NY)
- 81st Regional Readiness Command (USAR) (Fort Jackson, SC)
- 100th Division (Institutional Training) (USAR) (Louisville, KY)
- 108th Division (Institutional Training) (USAR) (Charlotte, NC)
- 926th Engineer Group (USAR) (Montgomery, AL)
- 415th Chemical Brigade (USAR) (Greenville, SC)
- 81st Regional Support Group (USAR) (Ft Jackson, SC)
- 171st Area Support Group (USAR) (Garner, NC)
- 640th Area Support Group (USAR) (Nashville, TN)
- 641st Area Support Group (USAR) (St Petersburg, FL)
- 642nd Area Support Group (USAR) (Ft Gordon, GA)
- 1st Headquarters Brigade (USAR) (Nashville, TN)
- 332nd Medical Brigade (USAR) (Nashville, TN)
- 5th Medical Group (USAR) (Birmingham, AL)
- 88th Regional Readiness Command (USAR) (Fort McCoy, WI)
- 84th Division (Institutional Training) (USAR) (Milwaukee, WI)
- 300th Military Police Command (USAR) (Inkster, MI)
- 303rd Ordnance Group (USAR) (Springfield, IL)
- 88th Regional Readiness Group (USAR) (Indianapolis, IN)
- 643rd Regional Support Group (USAR) (Whitehall, OH)
- 645th Regional Support Group (USAR) (Southfield, MI)
- 646th Regional Support Group (USAR) (Madison, WI)
- 330th Medical Brigade (USAR) (Ft Sheridan, IL)
- 89th Regional Readiness Command (USAR) (Wichita, KS)
- 95th Division (Institutional Training) (USAR) (Oklahoma City, OK)
- 166th Aviation Brigade (Training Support) (Ft Riley, KS)
- 561st Corps Support Group (USAR) (Omaha, NE)
- 917th Corps Support Group (USAR) (Belton, MO)
- 326th Area Support Group (USAR) (Kansas City, KS)
- 648th Area Support Group (USAR) (St Louis, MO)
- 331st Medical Group (USAR) (Wichita, KS)
- 90th Regional Readiness Command (USAR) (Little Rock AFB, AR)
- 94th Regional Readiness Command (USAR) Devens RFTA, MA (inactivated; number assigned to the 94th Division (Force Sustainment), Fort Lee, VA)[6]
- 167th Area Support Group (USAR) (Manchester, NH (Deployed to Iraq))
- 804th Medical Brigade (USAR) (Devens RFTA, MA)
- 96th Regional Readiness Command (USAR) (Ft Douglas, UT)
- 99th Regional Readiness Command (USAR) (Moon Township, PA)
- 220th Military Police Brigade (USAR) (Gaithersburg, MD)
- 367th Military Police Group (USAR) (Ashley, PA)
- 80th Division (Institutional Training) (USAR) (Richmond, VA)
- 38th Ordnance Group (USAR) (Charleston, WV)
- 464th Chemical Brigade (USAR) (Johnstown, PA)
- 475th Quartermaster Group (Petroleum & Water) (USAR) (Farrell, PA)
- 656th Area Support Group (USAR) (NAS Willow Grove, PA)
- 309th Medical Group (USAR) (Rockville, MD)
- 99th Headquarters Brigade (USAR) (Willow Grove, PA)
- (1st Air Force (Tyndall AFB, FL))
- 15th Air Force (Shaw AFB, SC)
- 12th Air Force (Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ)
- 7th Bomb Wing (B-1B) (Dyess AFB, TX)
- 28th Bomb Wing (B-1B) (Ellsworth AFB, SD)
- 366th Fighter Wing (Fighter and Bomber) (B-1B, F-15C/D/E, F-16CJ/DJ, KC-135R) (Mountain Home AFB, ID)
- 388th Fighter Wing (F-16CG/DJ) (Hill AFB, UT)
- 27th Fighter Wing (F-16CG/DG) (Cannon AFB, NM)
- 301st Fighter Wing (AFRes) (F-16C/D) (NAS Fort Worth JRB, TX)
- 49th Fighter Wing (F-117A, AT-38B, T-38A) (Holloman AFB, NM)
- 355th Wing (Fighter and Electronic Countermeasures) (OA/A-10A, EC-130E/H) (Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ)
- 507th Air Refueling Wing (AFRes) (KC-135R, E-3B/C, TC-18E) (Tinker AFB, OK)
- 10th Air Force (AFRes) (NAS Fort Worth JRB, TX)
- Air Warfare Center (Nellis AFB, NV)
- 53rd Wing (Test and Evaluation) (F-15C/D/E, F-16C/CG/CJ/D/DG/DJ, F-117A, OA/A-10A, E-9A, Boeing 707, QF-4E/G, QRF-4C, HH-60G) (Eglin AFB, FL)
- 57th Wing (Combat Training, Test and Evaluation) (F-15C/D/E, F-16C/CG/CJ/D/DG/DJ, OA/A-10A, HH-60G, RQ-1A) (Nellis AFB, NV)
- 505th Command and Control Wing (Hurlburt Field, FL)
- 99th Air Base Wing (Nellis AFB, NV)
- Air National Guard (ANG)
- 131st Fighter Wing (MO ANG) (F-15A/B) (Lambert Fd, St Louis, MO)
- 159th Fighter Wing (LA ANG) (F-15A/B, C-130E) (NAS New Orleans JRB, LA)
- 113th Wing (Fighter & Airlift) (DC ANG) (F-16C/D, C-21A, C-38A) (Andrews AFB, MD)
- 114th Fighter Wing (SD ANG) (F-16C/D) (Joes Foss Fd, Sioux Falls, SD)
- 115th Fighter Wing (WI ANG) (F-16C/D, C-26B) (Dane CAP, Truax Fd, WI)
- 122nd Fighter Wing (IN ANG) (F-16C/D) (Fort Wayne MAP, IN)
- 127th Wing (Fighter and Airlift) (MI ANG) (F-16C/D, C-130E, C-26B) (Selfridge ANBG, MI)
- 132nd Fighter Wing (IA ANG) (F-16CG/DG) (Des Moines MAP, IA)
- 138th Fighter Wing (OK ANG) (F-16CG/DG) (Tulsa IAP, OK)
- 140th Wing (Fighter & Training) (CO ANG) (F-16C/D, C-21A, C-26A) (Buckley Space Force Base, CO)
- 150th Fighter Wing (NM ANG) (F-16C/CG/D/DG, C-26B) (Kirtland AFB, NM)
- 174th Reconnaissance Wing (NY ANG) (M-9 Reaper) (Syracuse-Hancock Fd, NY)
- 177th Fighter Wing (NJ ANG) (F-16C/D) (Atlantic City IAP, NJ)
- 180th Fighter Wing (OH ANG) (F-16CG/DG) (Toledo Express AP, OH)
- 181st Intelligence Wing (IN ANG) (Hulman Fd, Terre Haute, IN)
- 183rd Fighter Wing (IL ANG) (F-16C/D) (Capitol AP, Springfield, IL)
- 187th Fighter Wing (AL ANG) (F-16C/D, C-26B) (Montgomery-Dannelly Fd, AL)
- 188th Fighter Wing (AR ANG) (F-16C/D) (Ft Rock MAP, AR)
- 192nd Fighter Wing (VA ANG) (F-16C/D) (Richard E Byrd IAP, VA)
- 169th Fighter Wing (SEAD) (SC ANG) (F-16CJ/D, C-130E) (McEntire ANGB, SC)
- 103d Airlift Wing (CT ANG) (O/A-10A) (Bradley ANGB, CT)
- 104th Fighter Wing (MA ANG) (O/A-10A) (Barnes MAP, Westfield, MA)
- 110th Fighter Wing (MI ANG) (O/A-10A) (Battle Creek ANGB, MI)
- 111th Attack Wing (PA ANG) (MQ9 Reaper) (Horsham AGS, PA)
- 124th Wing (ID ANG) (O/A-10A) (Boise AT, ID)
- 175th Wing (Fighter and Airlift) (MD ANG) (OA/A-10A) (Glenn L Martin AP, Baltimore, MD)
- 106th Rescue Wing (NY ANG) (HC-130N/P, HH-60G) (Francis Gabreski ANGB, NY)
- 129th Rescue Wing (CA ANG) (HC-130P, HH-60G) (NAS Moffett Fd, CA)
- 147th Reconnaissance Wing (TX ANG) (MQ-1 Predator) (Ellington ANGB, Houston, TX)
- 163rd Reconnaissance Wing (CA ANG) (MQ-1 Predator) (March AFB, CA)
- 102nd Intelligence Wing (MA ANG) (Otis ANGB, Falmouth, MA)
- 184th Intelligence Wing (KS ANG) (McConnell AFB, KS)
- 2nd Fleet (NB Norfolk, VA)
- Task Force 20 (2nd Fleet Battle Force)
- Theodore Roosevelt Strike Group / Carrier Strike Group 2 (CARSTRKGRU 2) (NB Norfolk, VA (Surge Ready))
- Harry S. Truman Strike Group / Carrier Strike Group 10 (CARSTRKGRU 10) (NB Norfolk, VA (Post-Deployment))
- John F. Kennedy Strike Group / Carrier Strike Group 6 (CARSTRKGRU 6) (NS Mayport, FL (Post-Deployment))
- Eisenhower Strike Group / Carrier Strike Group 8 (CARSTRKGRU 8) (NB Norfolk, VA (Basic Training))
- Enterprise Strike Group / Cruiser Strike Group 12 (CARSTRKGRU 12) (NB Norfolk, VA (Maintenance))
- George Washington Strike Group (NB Norfolk, VA (Maintenance))
- Carrier Strike Group 14 (CARSTRKGRU 14) (NB Norfolk, VA)
- 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) (NB Norfolk, VA (Deployed))
- Saipan Expeditionary Strike Group / Expeditionary Strike Group 4 / Amphibious Squadron 2 (PHIBRON 2) (NB Norfolk, VA (Deployed))
- Wasp Expeditionary Strike Group / Expeditionary Strike Group 2 / Amphibious Squadron 4 (PHIBRON 4) (NB Norfolk, VA (Post-Deployment))
- Bataan Expeditionary Strike Group (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)) (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)
U.S. Space Command
See main article: United States Space Command.
- Combined Force Space Component Command, Vandenberg Space Force Base, Lompoc, CA - CFSCC is responsible for supporting military commanders around the globe by providing space-based services, including GPS navigation, space-based data, satellite communications, and missile warning
- Joint Task Force-Space Defense, Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado Springs, CO - JTF-SD is responsible for protecting military satellites from aggression
U.S. Special Operations Command
See main article: United States Special Operations Command.
- Commander, USSOCOM: General Bryan P. Fenton, USA
- Headquarters, MacDill AFB, Florida
- Army Special Operations Command (Fort Bragg, NC)
- Naval Special Warfare Command (NAB Coronado, CA)
- Special Warfare Group One (NAB Coronado, CA)
- Special Warfare Group Two (NAB Little Creek, VA)
- Special Boat Squadron One (NAB Coronado, CA)
- Special Boat Squadron Two (NAB Little Creek, VA)
- Naval Special Warfare Center (NAB Coronado, CA)
- Air Force Special Operations Command (Hurlburt Field, FL)
- Marine Special Operations Command
- Marine Raider Regiment
- Marine Raider Support Group
- Marine Special Operations School
- Marine Special Operations Advisor Group
- Joint Special Operations Command (Pope AFB, NC and Fort Bragg, NC)
- Acquisitions and Logistics Center
U.S. Strategic Command
See main article: United States Strategic Command.
- Commander, USSTRATCOM: General Anthony J. Cotton, USAF
- Deputy Commander, USSTRATCOM: Vice Admiral Richard A. Correll, USN
- Chief of Staff: Major General Gregory "Greg" Brady, USA
- Command Senior Enlisted Leader: Sergeant Major Howard L. Kreamer, USMC
Order of battle
- United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) (Offutt AFB, NE)
- Joint Information Operations Center (Offutt AFB, NE)
- Strategic Communications Wing 1 (SCW 1) (TACAMO) (E-6B) (Tinker AFB, OK)
- Air Force Global Strike Command (Barksdale Air Force Base, LA)
- (8th Air Force (Barksdale AFB, LA))
- Naval Submarine Forces (NAVSUBFOR) (NB Norfolk, VA)
- Fleet Forces Command (FFC) (NB Norfolk, VA)
- Naval Submarine Forces (NAVSUBFOR) (NB Norfolk, VA)
- US Army Space and Missile Defense Command (USARSPACE) / US Army Forces Strategic Command (USARSTRAT) (Arlington, VA)
- Marine Forces Strategic Command (MARFORSTRAT) (Offutt AFB, NE)
- Naval Network Warfare Command (NETWARCOM) (NAB Little Creek, VA)
- Joint Task Force-Global Network Operations (Offutt AFB, NE)
U.S. Transportation Command
See main article: United States Transportation Command.
Commander, USTRANSCOM: General Jacqueline Van Ovost, USAF
Order of battle
- US Transportation Command (Scott AFB, IL)
- Air Mobility Command (AMC) (Scott AFB, IL)
- 18th Air Force (Scott AFB, IL)
- 15th Expeditionary Mobility Task Force (Travis AFB, CA)
- 60th Air Mobility Wing (C-5A/B/C, KC-10A) (Travis AFB, CA)
- 62nd Airlift Wing (C-17A) (McChord AFB, WA)
- 317th Airlift Group (C-130H) (Dyess AFB, TX)
- 375th Airlift Wing (Operational Support Airlift) (C-21A, C-9A) (Scott AFB, IL)
- 22nd Air Refueling Wing (KC-135R/T) (McConnell AFB, KS)
- 92nd Air Refueling Wing (KC-135R/T) (Fairchild AFB, WA)
- 19th Air Refueling Wing (KC-135R/T) (Grand Forks AFB, ND)
- 615th Contingency Response Wing (Travis AFB, CA)
- 715th Air Mobility Support Group (Hickam AFB, HI)
- 21st Expeditionary Mobility Task Force (McGuire AFB, NJ)
- 436th Airlift Wing (C-5A/B) (Dover AFB, DE)
- 305th Air Mobility Wing (C-17A, KC-10A) (McGuire AFB, NJ)
- 437th Airlift Wing (C-17A) (Charleston AFB, SC)
- 43d Airlift Wing (C-130E) (Pope AFB, NC)
- 314th Airlift Wing (C-130E/H) (Little Rock AFB, AR)
- 89th Airlift Wing (VIP) (VC-25A, VC/C-37A, C-20B, C-32A, C-40B) (Andrews AFB, MD)
- 6th Air Mobility Wing (KC-135R, C-37A) (MacDill AFB, FL)
- 19th Air Refueling Group (KC-135R, EC-137D) (Robins AFB, GA)
- 621st Contingency Response Wing (McGuire AFB, NJ)
- 721st Air Mobility Operations Group (Ramstein AB, Germany)
- 4th Air Force (AFRes) (McClellan AFB, CA)
- 433d Airlift Wing (AFRes) (C-5A) (Lackland AFB, TX)
- 445th Airlift Wing (AFRes) (C-5A) (Wright Patterson AFB, OH)
- 349th Air Mobility Wing (AFRes) (C-5A/B/C, KC-10A (Associate unit to 60th Air Mobility Wing)) (Travis AFB, CA)
- 452d Air Mobility Wing (AFRes) (C-17A, KC-135E) (March ARB, CA)
- 446th Airlift Wing (AFRes) (C-17A (Associate unit to 62nd Airlift Wing)) (McChord AFB, WA)
- 932d Airlift Wing (Operational Support Airlift) (AFRes) (C-9C (Associate unit to 375th Airlift Wing)) (Scott AFB, IL)
- 434th Air Refueling Wing (AFRes) (KC-135R) (Grissom ARB, IN)
- 459th Air Refueling Wing (AFRes) (KC-135R) (Andrews AFB, MD)
- 507th Air Refueling Wing (AFRes) (KC-135R, E-3B/C, TC-18E) (Tinker AFB, OK)
- 916th Air Refueling Wing (AFRes) (KC-125R) (Seymour-Johnson AFB, NC)
- 931st Air Refueling Group (AFRes) (KC-135R) (McConnell AFB, KS)
- 939th Air Refueling Wing (AFRes) (KC-135R (Portland IAP, OR)
- 927th Air Refueling Wing (AFRes) (KC-135E) (Selfridge ANGB, MI)
- 940th Air Refueling Wing (AFRes) (KC-135E) (Beale AFB, CA)
- 22nd Air Force (AFRes) (Dobbins AFB, GA)
- 94th Airlift Wing (AFRes) (C-130H) (Dobbins ARB, GA)
- 302d Airlift Wing (AFRes) (C-130H) (Peterson AFB, CO)
- 315th Airlift Wing (AFRes) (C-17A) (Associate unit of 437th Airlift Wing)) (Charleston AFB, SC)
- 439th Airlift Wing (AFRes) (C-5A) (Westover ARB, MA)
- 440th Airlift Wing (AFRes) (C-130H) (Gen. Mitchell ARS, Milwaukee, WI)
- 512th Airlift Wing (AFRes) (C-5A/B (Associate unit to 436th Airlift Wing)) (Dover AFB, DE)
- 908th Airlift Wing (AFRes) (C-130H) (Maxwell AFB, AL)
- 910th Airlift Wing (AFRes) (C-130H) (Youngstown ARS, OH)
- 911th Airlift Wing (AFRes) (C-130H) (Greater Pittsburgh IAP, PA)
- 914th Airlift Wing (AFRes) (C-130H) (Niagara Falls IAP, NY)
- 934th Airlift Wing (AFRes) (C-130E) (Minneapolis St Paul ARS, MN)
- 514th Air Mobility Wing (AFRes) (C-17A, KC-10A (Associate unit to 305th Air Mobility Wing)) (McGuire AFB, NJ)
- Air National Guard Airlift
- 135th Airlift Group (MD ANG) (C-130J) (Glenn L Martin AP, MD)
- 105th Airlift Wing (NY ANG) (C-5A) (Stewart IAP, NY)
- 107th Airlift Wing (NY ANG) (C-130H) (Niagara Falls ARS, NY)
- 109th Airlift Wing (NY ANG) (C-130H, C-26B) (Schenectedy CAP, NY)
- 118th Airlift Wing (TN ANG) (C-130H) (Nashville MP, TN)
- 123d Airlift Wing (KY ANG) (C-130H) (Standiford Fd, KY)
- 130th Airlift Wing (WV ANG) (C-130H) (Yeager AP, Charleston, WV)
- 133d Airlift Wing (MN ANG) (C-130H) (Minneapolis St Paul, MN)
- 136th Airlift Wing (TX ANG) (C-130H) (NAS JRB Fort Worth, TX)
- 139th Airlift Wing (MO ANG) (C-130H) (Rosecrans MAP, MO)
- 143d Airlift Wing (RI ANG) (C-130E) (Quonset Point St AP, RI)
- 145th Airlift Wing (NC ANG) (C-130H) (Charlotte IAP, NC
- 146th Airlift Wing (CA ANG) (C-130E) (NAWS Pt Mugu, CA)
- 152d Airlift Wing (NV ANG) (C-130E/H) (Reno-Tahoe IAP, NV)
- 153d Airlift Wing (WY ANG) (C-130H) (Cheyenne MAP, WY)
- 164th Airlift Wing (TN ANG) (C-5A) (Memphis IAP, TN)
- 165th Airlift Wing (GA ANG) (C-130H) (Savannah IAP, GA)
- 166th Airlift Wing (DE ANG) (C-130H) (Greater Wilmington AP, DE)
- 167th Airlift Wing (WV ANG) (C-130H) (Martinsburgh AP, WV)
- 172d Airlift Wing (MI ANG) (C-17) (Thompson Fd, Jackson, MI)
- 179th Airlift Wing (OH ANG) (C-130H) (Mansfield-Lahm AP, OH)
- 182d Airlift Wing (IL ANG) (C-130E) (Greater Peoria AP, IL)
- Air National Guard Aerial Refueling
- 101st Air Refueling Wing (ME ANG) (KC-135R) (Bangor IAP, ME)
- 108th Air Refueling Wing (NJ ANG) (KC-135E) (McGuire AFB, NJ)
- 117th Air Refueling Wing (AL ANG) (KC-135R) (Birmingham MAP, AL)
- 121st Air Refueling Wing (OH ANG) (KC-135R) (Rickenbacker ANGB, OH)
- 126th Air Refueling Wing (IL ANG) (KC-135E) (Chicago-O'Hare IAP, IL)
- 134th Air Refueling Wing (TN ANG) (KC-135E) (McGhee-Tyson AP, TN)
- 137th Air Refueling Wing (OK ANG) (KC-135) (Tinker AFB, OK)
- 141st Air Refueling Wing (WA ANG) (KC-135E, C-26B) (Fairchild AFB, WA)
- 151st Air Refueling Wing (UT ANG) (KC-135E) (Salt Lake City IAP, UT)
- 157th Air Refueling Wing (NH ANG) (KC-135R) (Pease AFB, NH)
- 161st Air Refueling Wing (AZ ANG) (KC-135E) (Phoenix-Sky Harbour AP, AZ)
- 171st Air Refueling Wing (PA ANG) (KC-135T) (Greater Pittsburgh IAP, PA)
- 185th Air Refueling Wing (IA ANG) (KC-135R) (Sioux City Gateway AP, IA)
- 186th Air Refueling Wing (MS ANG) (KC-135R, C-26B) (Key Fd, Meridian, MS)
- 190th Air Refueling Wing (KS ANG) (KC-135D/E) (Forbes Fd, Topeka, KS)
- Military Sealift Command (MSC) (Washington Navy Yard, DC)
- Sealift Logistics Command Atlantic (SEALOGLANT) (NB Norfolk, VA)
- Sealift Logistics Command Pacific (SEALOGPAC) (NB San Diego, CA)
- Sealift Logistics Command Europe (SEALOGEUR) (Naples, Italy)
- Sealift Logistics Command Central (SEALOGCENT) (Manama, Bahrain)
- Sealift Logistics Command Far East (SEALOGFE) (Sembawang, Singapore)
- Maritime Prepositioning Force
- Maritime Prepositioning Ship Squadron 2 (MPSRON 2)
- Maritime Prepositioning Ship Squadron 3 (MPSRON 3) (PDS Agana, Guam, effective July 2019)[7]
- Sealift Force
- Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force
- Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command(Alexandria, VA)
- 143d Sustainment Command (USAR) (Orlando, FL)
- 7th Transportation Brigade (Ft Eustis, VA)
- 32nd Transportation Group (Composite) (USAR) (Tampa, FL)
- 300th Transportation Group (Composite) (USAR) (Butler, PA)
- 336th Transportation Group (Composite) (USAR) (Ft Sheridan, IL)
- 375th Transportation Group (Composite) (USAR) (Mobile, AL)
- 1179th Deployment Support Brigade (USAR) (Ft Hamilton, NY)
- 1190th Deployment Support Brigade (USAR) (Baton Rouge, LA)
- 1394th Deployment Support Brigade (USAR) (Cp Pendleton, CA)
- 1176th Transportation Terminal Brigade (USAR) (Baltimore, MD)
- 1185th Transportation Terminal Brigade (USAR) (Lancaster, PA)
- 1192nd Transportation Terminal Brigade (USAR) (New Orleans, LA)
- 1186th Transportation Terminal Brigade (USAR) (Jacksonville, FL)
- 1189th Transportation Terminal Brigade (USAR) (Charleston, SC)
- 1395th Transportation Terminal Brigade (USAR) (Seattle, WA)
- 1397th Transportation Terminal Brigade (USAR) (Port Hueneme, California)
- 595th Transportation Brigade (Camp Arifjan, Kuwait)[8]
- 596th Transportation Brigade (Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point, Southport, NC)
- 597th Transportation Brigade (Fort Eustis, Virginia)
- 598th Transportation Brigade (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
- 599th Transportation Brigade (Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii)
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Archived copy . 6 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181030111707/https://www.nato.int/nato_static_fl2014/assets/pdf/pdf_2018_07/20180709_180710-pr2018-91-en.pdf . 30 October 2018 . live . dmy-all .
- Web site: Functions of the Department of Defense and Its Major Components . https://web.archive.org/web/20110322204730/http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/510001p.pdf . dead . March 22, 2011 . Defense Technical Information Center.
- Web site: U.S. Department of Defense Organization Chart . DoD Public Website.
- http://1aeast.army.mil First Army Division East
- Web site: First Army Division West. army.mil. 2 April 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20091011083832/http://www.hood.army.mil/div_west/. 11 October 2009.
- http://www.usar.army.mil/arweb/organization/commandstructure/USARC/TNG/80Tng/Commands/94div/News/Pages/20081216.aspx{{Dead link|date=June 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}
- https://www.secnav.navy.mil/doni/Directives/05000%20General%20Management%20Security%20and%20Safety%20Services/05-400%20Organization%20and%20Functional%20Support%20Services/5400.2229%20(19).pdf
- Web site: SDDC Homepage. https://web.archive.org/web/20110314191814/http://www.sddc.army.mil/who/default.aspx. dead. 14 March 2011. army.mil. 2 April 2018.
