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

This is a list of components within the DoD
Department of Defense

Seal of the Department of Defense

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.

Secretary of Defense

Office of the Secretary of Defense

Organization Chart of the Office of the Secretary of Defense

Office of the Inspector General

Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Joint Staff

Joint Chiefs of Staff and Joint Staff Organizational Chart

Joint Staff

Military Departments

Department of the Army

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

Office of the Secretary of the Army

The Army Staff

Department of the Navy

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

Office of the Secretary of the Navy

Office of the Chief of Naval Operations

Headquarters Marine Corps

Organization of HQMC, 2006
Organization of HQMC, 2006

Department of the Air Force

Office of the Secretary of the Air Force

Air Staff

Air Staff Organizational Chart

Space Staff

Badge of the Space Staff

Combatant commands

U.S. Africa Command

Emblem of United States Africa Command

U.S. Central Command

Emblem of the United States Central Command

U.S. European Command

Emblem of the United States European Command

Order of battle

U.S. Northern Command

Emblem of United States Northern Command
  • 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

U.S. Indo-Pacific Command

Emblem of the United States Indo-Pacific Command

Order of battle

U.S. Southern Command

Emblem of the United States Southern Command

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

    • 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
        • 41st Fires Brigade, Fort Cavazos
        • 75th Fires Brigade, Fort Sill
        • 212th Fires Brigade, Fort Bliss
        • 214th Fires Brigade, 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)
      • 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart
      • 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum
      • 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg
      • 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell
      • 18th Fires Brigade, Fort Bragg
      • 20th Engineer Brigade, Fort Bragg
      • 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, Fort Bragg
      • 16th Military Police Brigade, Fort Bragg
      • 44th Medical Brigade, Fort Bragg
    • 32nd Army Air & Missile Defense Command (Ft Bliss, TX)
    • Network Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM) / 9th Army Signal Command (Ft Huachuca, AZ)
      • 11th Signal Brigade (Ft Huachuca, AZ)
      • 21st Signal Brigade (Ft Detrick, MD)
      • 5th Signal Command (Mannheim, Germany)
      • 311th Signal Command (United States)(Multi-Component) (Ft Shafter, HI)
        • 1st Signal Brigade (Seoul, South Korea)
      • 335th Theater Signal Command (USAR) (East Point, GA (Deployed to Kuwait))
        • 160th Signal Brigade (Strategic) (Camp Arifjan, Kuwait)
      • 93rd Signal Brigade (Ft Gordon, GA)
      • 516th Signal Brigade (Ft Shafter, HI)
    • 52nd Ordnance Group (Ft Campbell, KY)
    • 111th Ordnance Group (AL ARNG) (Ft Gillem, GA)
    • National Training Center (NTC) (Ft Irwin, CA)
      • 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment (OPFOR) (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]
        • 157th Infantry Brigade "Spartan" (Fort Jackson, SC)
        • 158th Infantry Brigade "Warrior" (Patrick Space Force Base, FL)
        • 174th Infantry Brigade "Patriot" (Fort Drum, NY)
        • 188th Infantry Brigade "Battle Ready" (Fort Stewart, GA)
        • 205th Infantry Brigade "Bayonet" (Camp Atterbury, IN)
        • 177th Armored Brigade "Mudcats" (Camp Shelby, MS)
        • 4th Cavalry Brigade "Saber" (Fort Knox, KY)
        • 72nd Field Artillery Brigade "Warrior Eagle" (Fort Meade, MD)
      • First Army Division West (Fort Cavazos, TX)[5]
        • 120th Infantry Brigade (Fort Cavazos, TX)
        • 166th Aviation Brigade (Fort Cavazos, TX)
        • 181st Infantry Brigade "Eagle" (Fort McCoy, WI)
        • 191st Infantry Brigade (Fort Lewis, WA)
        • 402nd Field Artillery Brigade (Fort Bliss, TX)
        • 479th Field Artillery Brigade (Fort Cavazos, TX)
        • 5th Armored Brigade (Fort Bliss, TX)
        • 189th Infantry Brigade "Bayonet" (Fort Cavazos, TX)
      • 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)

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)
          • Theodore Roosevelt Strike Group / Carrier Strike Group 2 (CARSTRKGRU 2) (USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)) (NB Norfolk, VA (Surge Ready))
          • Harry S. Truman Strike Group / Carrier Strike Group 10 (CARSTRKGRU 10) (USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75)) (NB Norfolk, VA (Post-Deployment))
          • John F. Kennedy Strike Group / Carrier Strike Group 6 (CARSTRKGRU 6) (USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67)) (NS Mayport, FL (Post-Deployment))
          • Eisenhower Strike Group / Carrier Strike Group 8 (CARSTRKGRU 8) (USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69)) (NB Norfolk, VA (Basic Training))
          • Enterprise Strike Group / Cruiser Strike Group 12 (CARSTRKGRU 12) (USS Enterprise (CVN-65)) (NB Norfolk, VA (Maintenance))
          • George Washington Strike Group (USS George Washington (CVN-73)) (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) (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

Emblem of the United States Space Command

U.S. Special Operations Command

Emblem of the United States Special Operations Command

U.S. Strategic Command

USSTRATCOM emblem
The LeMay building
  • 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

U.S. Transportation Command

Emblem of the United States Transportation Command

Commander, USTRANSCOM: General Jacqueline Van Ovost, USAF

Order of battle

See also

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 October 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Functions of the Department of Defense and Its Major Components" (PDF). Defense Technical Information Center. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 22, 2011.
  3. ^ "U.S. Department of Defense Organization Chart". DoD Public Website.
  4. ^ First Army Division East Archived 2011-10-05 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "First Army Division West". army.mil. Archived from the original on 11 October 2009. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
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