US Military Leadership
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President, Commander in Chief: |
George W. Bush (20 Jan 2001) |
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Secretary of Defense: |
Robert M. Gates (18 Dec 2006) |
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Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff: |
Mike Mullen (1 Oct 2007) |
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Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff: |
James E. Cartwright (31 Aug 2007) |
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rank/position |
name (date assumed post) |
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Army |
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Chief of Staff |
George W. Casey, Jr. (10 Apr |
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2007) |
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Vice Chief of Staff |
Peter W. Chiarelli (4 Aug 2008) |
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Sergeant Major |
Kenneth O. Preston |
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(15 Jan 2004) |
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Sec. of the Army |
Pete Geren (16 Jul 2007) |
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Under Sec. of the |
Nelson M. Ford (4 Dec 2007) |
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Army (acting) |
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Navy |
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Chief of Naval |
Gary Roughead (29 Sep 2007) |
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Operations |
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Vice Chief of Naval |
Patrick M. Walsh (April 2007) |
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Operations |
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Master Chief Petty |
Joe R. Campa, Jr. (10 Jul 2006) |
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Officer |
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Sec. of the Navy |
Donald C. Winter (3 Jan 2006) |
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Under Sec. of the |
vacant |
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Navy |
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rank/position |
name (date assumed post) |
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Air Force |
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Chief of Staff |
Norton A. Schwartz (12 Aug |
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2008) |
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Vice Chief of Staff |
vacant |
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Chief Master |
Rodney J. McKinley (30 Jun |
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Sergeant |
2006) |
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Sec. of the Air Force |
Michael B. Donley (21 Jun 2008) |
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(acting) |
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Under Sec. of the |
vacant |
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Air Force |
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Marine Corps |
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Commandant |
James T. Conway (13 Nov 2006) |
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Asst. Commandant |
James F. Amos (2 Jul 2008) |
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Sergeant Major |
Carlton W. Kent (25 Apr 2007) |
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Coast Guard |
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Commandant |
Thad W. Allen (25 May 2006) |
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Vice Commandant |
Vivien S. Crea (5 Jun 2006) |
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Chief of Staff |
Clifford I. Pearson (June 2008) |
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Master Chief Petty |
Charles W. Bowen (14 Jun |
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Officer |
2006) |
Unified Combatant Commands
The Unified Combatant Commands provide operational control of US combat forces and are organized geographically to a significant extent. Unified Commanders receive orders through the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Their structure is flexible, changing to accommodate evolving US security needs. Although the number of commands may vary, each command must be composed of forces from at least two of the armed services. Information is current as of August 2008.
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command |
headquarters |
commander in chief |
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US European Command |
Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany |
Gen. Bantz John Craddock, USA |
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US Pacific Command |
Honolulu HI |
Adm. Timothy J. Keating, USN |
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US Joint Forces Command |
Norfolk VA |
Gen. James N. Mattis, USMC |
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US Southern Command |
Miami FL |
Adm. James Stavridis, USN |
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US Central Command |
MacDill Air Force Base, Florida |
Gen. David Petraeus, USA |
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US Northern Command |
Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado |
Gen. Victor E. Renuart, Jr., USAF |
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US Special Operations Command |
MacDill Air Force Base, Florida |
Adm. Eric T. Olson, USN |
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US Transportation Command |
Scott Air Force Base, Illinois |
Gen. Duncan J. McNabb, USAF |
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US Strategic Command |
Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska |
Gen. Kevin P. Chilton, USAF |
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US Africa Command1 |
Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany |
Gen. William E. Ward, USA |
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) International Commands
The NATO military command structure comprises two main strategic commands, Allied Command for Operations (ACO) and Allied Command Transformation (ACT, which works closely with the US Joint Forces Command). Their subordinate centers, also listed, change as their security measures evolve.
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allied command operations (aco) Headquarters (SHAPE) Casteau, Belgium Supreme Allied Commander, Europe (SACEUR) Gen. BantzJohn Craddock (USA) (7 Dec 2006- ) |
Joint Force Command Naples, JFC HQ Naples, Italy Commander in Chief: Adm. Mark Fitzgerald (USN) (30 Nov 2007- ) |
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subordinate operational commands Joint Force Command Brunssum, JFC HQ Brunssum, Netherlands Commander in Chief: Gen. Egon Ramms (Army, Germany) (26 Jan 2007- ) |
Joint Command Lisbon, JC HQ Oeiras, Portugal Commander in Chief: Vice Adm. James A. Winnefeld, Jr. (USN) (14 Sep 2007- ) |
The 1949 amendments to the National Security Act of 1947 created the position of chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the principal military adviser to the president, the secretary of defense, and the National Security Council. The president appoints the chairman for a two-year term with the advice and consent of the Senate. In 1986 the chairman’s eligibility for service increased from two to three reappointments (there is no limit on reappointment during wartime). The Joint Chiefs of Staff consist of the chairman, a vice chairman, the chief of staff of the Army, the chief of staff of the Air Force, the chief of naval operations, and the com-mandantof the Marine Corps. Acting chairmen are not included in this table.
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allied command transformation (act) |
subordinate centers and schools (continued) |
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Headquarters Norfolk VA |
Joint Warfare Centre (JWC), Stavanger, Norway |
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Supreme Allied Commander, Transformation: Gen. |
NATO Communications and Information Systems |
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James N. Mattis (USMC) (9 Nov 2007- ) |
School (NCISS), Latina, Italy |
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NATO Defense College (NDC), Rome, Italy |
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subordinate centers and schools |
NATO School, Oberammergau, Germany |
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Joint Analysis and Lessons Learned Centre (JALLC), |
NATO Undersea Research Centre (NURC), La Spezia, |
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Lisbon, Portugal |
Italy |
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Joint Force Training Centre (JFTC), Bydgoszcz, Poland |
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Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
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name |
military branch |
dates of service |
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Gen. of the Army Omar N. Bradley |
US Army |
16 Aug 1949-14 Aug 1953 |
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Adm. Arthur W. Radford |
US Navy |
15 Aug 1953-14 Aug 1957 |
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Gen. Nathan F. Twining |
US Air Force |
15 Aug 1957-30 Sep 1960 |
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Gen. Lyman L. Lemnitzer |
US Army |
1 Oct 1960-30 Sep 1962 |
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Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor |
US Army |
1 Oct 1962-1 Jul 1964 |
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Gen. Earle G. Wheeler |
US Army |
3 Jul 1964-1 Jul 1970 |
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Adm. Thomas H. Moorer |
US Navy |
2 Jul 1970-30 Jun 1974 |
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Gen. George S. Brown |
US Air Force |
1 Jul 1974-20 Jun 1978 |
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Gen. David C. Jones |
US Air Force |
21 Jun 1978-17 Jun 1982 |
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Gen. John W. Vessey, Jr. |
US Army |
18 Jun 1982-30 Sep 1985 |
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Adm. William J. Crowe, Jr. |
US Navy |
1 Oct 1985-30 Sep 1989 |
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Gen. Colin L. Powell |
US Army |
1 Oct 1989-30 Sep 1993 |
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Gen. John M. Shalikashvili |
US Army |
25 Oct 1993-30 Sep 1997 |
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Gen. Harry Shelton |
US Army |
1 Oct 1997-30 Sep 2001 |
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Gen. Richard B. Myers |
US Air Force |
1 Oct 2001-29 Sep 2005 |
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Gen. Peter Pace |
US Marine Corps |
30 Sep 2005-30 Sep 2007 |
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Adm. Mike Mullen |
US Navy |
1 Oct 2007- |
Worldwide Deployment of the US Military
Deployments of active duty military personnel as of 30 Sep 2007. Regional totals include countries and areas not shown in the table. N/A means not available. Source: US Department of Defense.
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marine |
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country/regional area |
total |
army |
navy |
corps |
ai force |
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US and territories |
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continental US1 |
882,201 |
411,546 |
117,368 |
98,756 |
254,531 |
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Alaska |
19,408 |
11,432 |
44 |
26 |
7,906 |
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Hawaii1 |
34,838 |
19,867 |
5,595 |
4,483 |
4,893 |
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Guam1 |
2,836 |
39 |
1,064 |
3 |
1,730 |
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Puerto Rico1 |
137 |
53 |
41 |
22 |
21 |
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transients |
52,527 |
6,625 |
9,849 |
31,405 |
4,648 |
|
afloat |
92,590 |
0 |
92,590 |
0 |
0 |
|
total ashore and afloat |
1,084,548 |
449,563 |
226,551 |
134,699 |
273,735 |
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Europe |
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|
|
|
|
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Belgium |
1,328 |
730 |
93 |
26 |
479 |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina |
209 |
176 |
14 |
7 |
12 |
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Germany1 |
57,080 |
41,926 |
281 |
290 |
14,583 |
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Greece |
363 |
12 |
290 |
17 |
44 |
|
Greenland |
126 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
126 |
|
Italy1 |
9,855 |
3,176 |
2,538 |
58 |
4,083 |
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The Netherlands |
579 |
298 |
23 |
14 |
244 |
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Portugal |
826 |
25 |
29 |
8 |
764 |
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Spain |
1,286 |
97 |
726 |
165 |
298 |
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Turkey |
1,594 |
66 |
9 |
16 |
1,503 |
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country/regional area |
total |
army |
navy |
marine corps |
air force |
|
Europe (continued) |
|
|
|
|
|
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United Kingdom1 |
9,825 |
355 |
443 |
75 |
8,952 |
|
afloat |
1,469 |
0 |
1,469 |
0 |
0 |
|
total ashore and afloat |
85,050 |
46,953 |
5,969 |
873 |
31,255 |
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East Asia and Pacific |
|
|
|
|
|
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Australia |
140 |
24 |
28 |
22 |
66 |
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Japan1 |
32,803 |
2,460 |
3,789 |
13,736 |
12,818 |
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South Korea1 |
27,014 |
18,344 |
242 |
380 |
8,048 |
|
afloat |
12,278 |
0 |
10,858 |
1,420 |
0 |
|
total ashore and afloat |
72,719 |
20,950 |
15,025 |
15,743 |
21,001 |
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Africa, Near East, and South Asia |
|
|
|
|
|
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Afghanistan2 |
25,240 |
19,200 |
700 |
40 |
5,300 |
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Iraq (Operation Iraqi Freedom)2 |
218,500 |
138,500 |
24,900 |
31,300 |
23,800 |
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Bahrain |
1,495 |
27 |
1,248 |
198 |
22 |
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Djibouti |
2,100 |
430 |
860 |
460 |
350 |
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Qatar |
411 |
189 |
5 |
37 |
180 |
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Senegal |
1,361 |
1,352 |
1 |
8 |
0 |
|
afloat |
2,474 |
0 |
370 |
2,104 |
0 |
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total ashore and afloat (excluding Iraq and |
9,279 |
2,425 |
2,796 |
3,221 |
837 |
|
Afghanistan) |
|
|
|
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Western Hemisphere |
|
|
|
|
|
|
total ashore and afloat |
2,038 |
711 |
593 |
370 |
364 |
|
all foreign countries (excluding Iraq and Afghanistan) |
|
|
|
|
|
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ashore |
272,124 |
72,454 |
91,641 |
48,269 |
59,760 |
|
afloat |
22,879 |
0 |
19,355 |
3,524 |
0 |
|
total ashore and afloat |
295,003 |
72,454 |
110,996 |
51,793 |
59,760 |
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worldwide (excluding Iraq and Afghanistan) |
|
|
|
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|
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ashore 1,264,082 |
522,017 |
225,602 |
182,968 |
333,495 |
|
|
afloat |
115,469 |
0 |
111,945 |
3,524 |
0 |
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total ashore and afloat 1,379,551 |
522,017 |
337,547 |
186,492 |
333,495 |
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1Service members deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom are included in these country figures. |
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2Includes deployed Reserve/National Guard. |
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Communications satellites comprising a network or system are nearly always launched to a distance of 35,890 km (22,300 mi) above the Earth. At this altitude the motion of a satellite becomes synchronized with the Earth’s rotation, causing the craft to remain fixed over a single location. If properly positioned, three communications satellites traveling in such a synchronous orbit can relay signals between stations around the world.
Military Ranks and Monthly Pay
Pay given in US dollars as of 1 Jan 2008.
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e-1 |
Enlisted e-2 |
personnel e-3 |
e-4 |
e-5 |
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Army |
private |
private |
private first class |
corporal |
sergeant |
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Navy |
seaman recruit |
seaman |
seaman |
petty officer |
petty officer |
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apprentice |
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third class |
second class |
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Air Force |
airman basic |
airman |
airman first class |
senior airman |
staff sergeant |
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Marine Corps |
private |
private first class |
lance corporal |
corporal |
sergeant |
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0-6 years |
1,240-1,340 |
1,503 |
1,580-1,781 |
1,751-2,038 |
1,910-2,237 |
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6-l2 years |
|
\ |
|
2,125 |
2,393-2,692 |
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12-18 years |
|
|
|
|
2,709 |
|
18-24 years |
|
|
|
|
|
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over 24 years |
|
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\ |
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Enlisted personnel |
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e-6 |
e-7 |
e-8 |
e-9 |
|
Army |
staff sergeant |
sergeant first class |
master sergeant, |
sergeant major |
|
|
|
|
first sergeant |
|
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Navy |
petty officer first |
chief petty officer |
senior chief petty |
master chief petty |
|
|
class |
|
officer |
officer |
|
Air Force |
technical sergeant |
master sergeant, |
senior master ser |
chief master sergeant |
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|
\ |
first sergeant |
geant, first sergeant |
|
|
Marine Corps |
staff sergeant |
gunnery sergeant |
master sergeant, |
master gunnery sergeant, |
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|
\ |
|
first sergeant |
sergeant major |
|
0-6 years |
2,084-2,492 |
2,409-2,86 |
|
|
|
6-12 years |
2,595-2,916 |
2,968-3,247 |
3,466-3,619 |
4,234 |
|
12-18 years |
3,090-3,182 |
3,427-3,677 |
3,714-3,951 |
4,330-4,593 |
|
18-24 years |
3,227 |
3,785-3,968 |
4,173-4,478 |
4,736-5,161 |
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over 24 years |
|
4,043-4,330 |
4,584-4,943 |
5,366-6,573 |
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Warrant officers |
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w-1 |
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w-2 |
w-3 |
w-4 |
w-5 |
|
Army |
warrant officer |
chief warrant |
chief warrant |
chief warrant |
chief warrant |
|
|
|
|
|
officer |
officer |
officer |
officer |
|
Navy |
|
|
“ |
“ |
“ |
“ |
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Marine Corps |
“ |
|
“ |
“ |
“ |
“ |
|
|
w-1 |
|
w-2 |
w-3 |
w-4 |
w-5 |
|
0-6 years |
2,486 |
2,977 |
2,832-3,239 |
3,200-3,515 |
3,504-3,985 |
|
|
6-12 years |
3,157- |
3,545 |
3,422-3,849 |
3,659-4,234 |
4,168-4,533 |
|
|
12-18 years |
3,719- |
4,022 |
3,989-4,292 |
4,373-4,697 |
4,809-5,282 |
|
|
18-24 years |
4,145- |
4,295 |
4,412-4,652 |
4993-5,313 |
5,470-5,925 |
6,231-6,547 |
|
over 24 years |
|
|
4,727 |
5,441-5,614 |
6,147-6,528 |
6,783-8,154 |
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Officers (with more than 4 years served as a warrant or enlisted member of the armed services) |
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o-1e |
o-2e |
o-3e |
|
Army |
second lieutenant (lt.) |
first lieutenant (lt.) |
captain |
|
Navy |
ensign |
lieutenant, jr. grade |
lieutenant |
|
Air Force |
second lieutenant |
first lieutenant |
captain |
|
Marine Corps |
second lieutenant |
first lieutenant |
captain |
|
0-6 years |
3,200 |
3973 |
4,524 |
|
6-12 years |
3,417-3,673 |
4,055-4,402 |
4,740-5,132 |
|
12-18 years |
3,800-3,973 |
4,570-4,696 |
5,385-5,721 |
|
18-24 years |
|
|
5,888 |
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over 24 years |
|
|
|
|
Officers |
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|
|
o-1 |
o-2 |
0-3 |
o-4 |
o-5 |
|
Army |
second lieutenant |
first lieutenant |
captain |
major |
lieutenant colonel |
|
Navy |
ensign |
lt., jr. grade |
lieutenant |
lt. commander |
commander |
|
Air Force |
second lieutenant |
first lieutenant |
captain |
major |
lieutenant colonel |
|
Marine Corps |
second lieutenant |
first lieutenant |
captain |
major |
lieutenant colonel |
|
0-6 years |
2,543-3,200 |
2,930-3,973 |
3,391-4,524 |
3,857-4,829 |
4,470-5,450 |
|
6-12 years |
|
4,055 |
4,740-5,132 |
5,106-5,771 |
5,667-6,084 |
|
12-18 years |
|
\ |
5,385-5,517 |
6,059-6,373 |
6,293-6,980 |
|
18-24 years |
|
|
|
6,440 |
7,177-7,594 |
|
over 24 years |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
o-6 |
o-7 |
o-8 |
0-9 |
0-10 |
|
|
Army |
colonel |
brigadier general |
major general |
lieutenant general |
general |
|
|
Navy |
captain |
rear admiral |
rear admiral |
vice admiral |
admiral |
|
|
|
|
(lower half) |
(upper half) |
|
|
|
|
Air Force |
colonel |
brigadier general |
major general |
lieutenant general |
general |
|
|
Marine Corps |
colonel |
brigadier general |
major general |
lieutenant general |
general |
|
|
0-6 years |
5,363-6,277 |
7,235-7,850 |
8,707-9,234 |
|
|
|
|
6-12 years |
6,301-6,607 |
8,074-8,550 |
9,470-9,956 |
|
|
|
|
12-18 years |
6,607-7,646 |
8,805-9,865 |
10,331-10,761 |
|
|
|
|
18-24 years |
8,036-8,647 |
10,543 |
11,228-11,946 12,305-12,482 |
14,069- |
-14,138 |
|
|
over 24 years |
8,871-9,493 |
10,543-10,808 |
11,946-12,55112,738-15,264 |
14,432- |
17,300 |
|
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age in |
korean |
vietnam |
gulf |
total |
total |
total |
|
years |
conflict |
era |
war2 |
wartime34 |
peacetime |
veterans4 |
|
under 35 |
- |
- |
1,937,000 |
1,937,000 |
12,000 |
1,949,000 |
|
35-39 |
- |
- |
979,000 |
979,000 |
304,000 |
1,283,000 |
|
40-44 |
- |
- |
633,000 |
633,000 |
985,000 |
1,618,000 |
|
45-49 |
- |
67,000 |
464,000 |
526,000 |
1,340,000 |
1,866,000 |
|
50-54 |
- |
1,188,000 |
321,000 |
1,393,000 |
588,000 |
1,980,000 |
|
55-59 |
- |
2,872,000 |
201,000 |
2,938,000 |
143,000 |
3,081,000 |
|
60-64 |
- |
2,600,000 |
80,000 |
2,616,000 |
384,000 |
3,000,000 |
|
65 and |
3,086,000 |
1,229,000 |
32,000 |
6,813,000 |
2,387,000 |
9,200,000 |
|
over Female, total |
74,000 |
258,000 |
728,000 |
1,175,000 |
557,000 |
1,731,000 |
|
Total5 |
3,086,000 |
7,956,000 |
4,647,000 |
17,835,000 |
6,142,000 |
23,977,000 |
14s of 30 Sep 2006. Includes those living outside of the US. Estimated. 2Service from 2 Aug 1990 to the present. 3Veterans who served in more than one wartime period are counted only once.4Includes an estimate of 3,151,000 veterans of World War II, all 65 or over, of which 149,000 are female. 5Detail may not add to total given because of rounding.
Veterans Receiving Compensation
Numbers of veterans receiving compensation for service-related disabilities and low-income veterans receiving pensions who have permanent and total mostly non-service-related disabilities or are age 65 or older. N/A means not applicable.
|
time of service |
1980 |
1990 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
|
World War I |
198,000 |
18,000 |
-1 |
-1 |
-1 |
-1 |
-1 |
-1 |
|
World War II |
1,849,000 |
1,294,000 |
624,000 |
583,000 |
546,000 |
506,000 |
466,000 |
430,000 |
|
Korean conflict2 |
317,000 |
305,000 |
246,000 |
243,000 |
241,000 |
237,000 |
231,000 |
226,000 |
|
Vietnam era3 |
569,000 |
685,000 |
862,000 |
922,000 |
983,000 |
1,028,000 |
1,068,000 |
1,104,000 |
|
Gulf War4 |
N/A |
N/A |
368,000 |
421,000 |
479,000 |
540,000 |
617,000 |
701,000 |
|
peacetime |
262,000 |
444,000 |
569,000 |
575,000 |
583,000 |
587,000 |
591,000 |
596,000 |
|
Total |
3,195,000 |
2,746,000 |
2,669,000 |
2,744,000 |
2,832,000 |
2,898,000 |
2,973,000 |
3,056,000 |
1Fewer than 500. 2Service from 27 Jun 1950-31 Jan 1955. 3Service from 5 Aug 1964-7 May 1975. 4Ser-vice from 2 Aug 1990 to the present.
US Casualties of War
Data prior to World War I are based on incomplete records. Casualty data exclude personnel captured or missing in action. N/A means not available or unknown. Sources. US Department of Defense and US Coast Guard.
casualties
|
|
service |
number of |
|
battle |
other |
total |
|
war |
branch |
combatants |
wounded1 |
deaths |
deaths |
deaths |
|
Revolutionary War |
Army |
N/A |
6,004 |
4,044 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
(1775-83) |
Navy |
N/A |
114 |
342 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
|
Marines |
N/A |
70 |
49 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
|
total |
184,000-250,0002 |
6,188 |
4,435 |
20,0002 |
24,435 |
|
War of 1812 |
Army |
N/A |
4,000 |
1,950 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
(1812-15) |
Navy |
N/A |
439 |
265 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
|
Marines |
N/A |
66 |
45 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
|
Coast Guard |
100 |
N/A |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
|
total |
286,830 |
4,505 |
2,260 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Indian Wars |
total |
106,0002 |
N/A |
1,0002 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
(about 1817-98) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mexican-American War |
Army |
N/A |
4,102 |
1,721 |
11,550 |
13,271 |
|
(1846-48) |
Navy |
N/A |
3 |
1 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
|
Marines |
N/A |
47 |
11 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
|
Coast Guard |
71 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
|
total |
78,789 |
4,1524 |
1,7334 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Civil War (1861-65) |
Army |
2,128,948 |
280,040 |
138,154 |
221,374 |
359,528 |
|
Union |
Navy |
N/A |
1,710 |
2,112 |
2,411 |
4,523 |
|
|
Marines |
84,415 |
131 |
148 |
312 |
460 |
|
|
|
|
|
casualties |
|
|
|
|
service |
number of |
|
battle |
other |
total |
|
war |
branch |
combatants |
wounded1 |
deaths |
deaths |
deaths |
|
Civil War (1861-65) |
Coast Guard |
219 |
N/A |
1 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Union (continued) |
total |
N/A |
281,8814 |
140,415 |
224,0974 |
364,5124 |
|
Confederate3 |
total 600,000 |
1-1,500,000 |
137,0002 |
74,524 |
124,0002 |
198,524 |
|
Spanish-American War |
Army |
280,564 |
1,594 |
369 |
2,061 |
2,430 |
|
(1898) |
Navy |
22,875 |
47 |
10 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
|
Marines |
3,321 |
21 |
6 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
|
Coast Guard |
660 |
N/A |
0 |
N/A |
0 |
|
|
total |
307,420 |
1,662 |
385 |
2,061 |
N/A |
|
World War I |
Army4 |
4,057,101 |
193,663 |
50,510 |
55,868 |
106,378 |
|
(1917-18) |
Navy |
599,051 |
819 |
431 |
6,856 |
7,287 |
|
|
Marines |
78,839 |
9,520 |
2,461 |
390 |
2,851 |
|
|
Coast Guard |
8,835 |
N/A |
111 |
81 |
192 |
|
|
total |
4,743,826 |
204,0024 |
53,513 |
63,195 |
116,708 |
|
World War II |
Army4 |
11,260,000 |
565,861 |
234,874 |
83,400 |
318,274 |
|
(1941-46) |
Navy |
4,183,466 |
37,778 |
36,950 |
25,664 |
62,614 |
|
|
Marines |
669,100 |
68,207 |
19,733 |
4,778 |
24,511 |
|
|
Coast Guard |
241,093 |
N/A |
574 |
1,343 |
1,917 |
|
|
total |
16,353,659 |
671,8464 |
292,131 |
115,185 |
407,316 |
|
Korean War |
Army |
2,834,000 |
77,596 |
27,731 |
2,125 |
29,856 |
|
(1950-53) |
Navy |
1,177,000 |
1,576 |
506 |
154 |
660 |
|
|
Marines |
424,000 |
23,744 |
4,266 |
242 |
4,508 |
|
|
Air Force |
1,285,000 |
368 |
1,238 |
314 |
1,552 |
|
|
Coast Guard |
8,5005 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
\ |
total |
5,764,143 |
103,284 |
33,741 |
2,835 |
36,576 |
|
Vietnam War |
Army |
4,368,000 |
96,802 |
30,952 |
7,261 |
38,213 |
|
(1964-73) |
Navy |
1,842,000 |
4,178 |
1,628 |
934 |
2,562 |
|
|
Marines |
794,000 |
51,392 |
13,091 |
1,749 |
14,840 |
|
|
Air Force |
1,740,000 |
931 |
1,744 |
841 |
2,585 |
|
|
Coast Guard |
8,000 |
60 |
7 |
N/A |
7 |
|
|
total |
8,752,000 |
153,3636 |
47,422 |
10,7854 |
58,2074 |
|
Persian Gulf War7 |
Army |
338,636 |
354 |
98 |
126 |
224 |
|
(1990-91) |
Navy |
152,419 |
128 |
58 |
508 |
558 |
|
|
Marines |
97,878 |
92 |
24 |
44 |
68 |
|
|
Air Force |
76,543 |
9 |
20 |
15 |
35 |
|
|
Coast Guard |
400 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
|
total |
665,876 |
467 |
147 |
235 |
382 |
|
War on Terrorism9 |
Army |
N/A |
1,673 |
249 |
132 |
381 |
|
(2001- ) |
Navy |
N/A |
18 |
18 |
15 |
33 |
|
|
Marines |
N/A |
126 |
12 |
28 |
40 |
|
|
Air Force |
N/A |
81 |
10 |
18 |
28 |
|
|
Coast Guard |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
|
total |
N/A |
1,898 |
289 |
193 |
482 |
|
Iraq War10 |
Army |
N/A |
20,058 |
2,330 |
540 |
2,870 |
|
(2003- ) |
Navy |
N/A |
609 |
63 |
30 |
93 |
|
|
Marines |
N/A |
8,413 |
825 |
150 |
975 |
|
|
Air Force |
N/A |
371 |
26 |
18 |
44 |
|
|
Coast Guard |
N/A |
N/A |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
|
total |
N/A |
29,451 |
3,245 |
738 |
3,983 |
1Data in this column account for the total number of wounds. Marine Corps data for World War II, the Spanish-American War, and earlier wars represent the number of combatants wounded. 2Estimate. 3US service members only. 4Excluding unavailable Coast Guard data. 5Number eligible for Korean Service Medal. 6Excludes 150,332 wounded that did not require hospital care. 7Data for military personnel serving in the theater of operation. 8Includes Coast Guard. 9Operation Enduring Freedom; data for 7 Oct 2001-15 Mar 2008. 10Opera-tion Iraqi Freedom; data for 20 Mar 2003-15 Mar 2008. 11US casualties of other recent military operations: in Grenada (1983) 119 wounded, 19 battle deaths; in Panama (1989) 324 wounded, 23 battle deaths; in Somalia (1992-94) 153 wounded, 43 battle deaths.
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Leading Department of Defense Contractors
Top 70 Department of Defense contractors listed according to net value of prime contract awards,
|
rank |
contractor |
amount (us$) |
|
1 |
Lockheed Martin |
27,089,418,408 |
|
2 |
Boeing |
19,685,209,761 |
|
3 |
Northrop Grumman |
16,052,078,855 |
|
4 |
General Dynamics |
11,568,473,145 |
|
5 |
Raytheon |
9,422,453,632 |
|
6 |
KBR1 |
5,980,228,469 |
|
7 |
BAE Systems |
5,925,627,191 |
|
8 |
L-3 Communications |
4,820,846,861 |
|
|
Holdings |
|
|
9 |
United Technologies |
4,543,177,267 |
|
10 |
Science Applications |
3,116,435,222 |
|
|
International |
|
|
11 |
Humana |
2,645,110,495 |
|
12 |
General Electric |
2,409,626,230 |
|
13 |
ITT |
2,306,480,820 |
|
14 |
MacAndrews & Forbes |
2,137,695,311 |
|
|
Holdings |
|
|
15 |
Health Net |
2,119,299,090 |
|
16 |
TriWest Healthcare Alliance |
2,021,460,650 |
|
17 |
Electronic Data Systems |
1,977,712,608 |
|
18 |
Computer Sciences |
1,900,982,784 |
|
19 |
Honeywell International |
1,452,348,447 |
|
20 |
Harris |
1,411,116,393 |
|
21 |
URS |
1,385,388,617 |
|
22 |
Rockwell Collins |
1,353,619,801 |
|
23 |
DRS Technologies |
1,323,319,720 |
|
24 |
AmerisourceBergen |
1,322,372,832 |
|
25 |
Federal Express Charter |
1,292,917,713 |
|
|
Program Team Arrangement |
|
|
26 |
Booz Allen Hamilton |
1,231,221,729 |
|
27 |
Bell Boeing Joint Project Office |
1,110,561,993 |
|
28 |
Evergreen International |
1,023,465,614 |
|
|
Airlines |
|
|
29 |
Kuwait Petroleum |
1,011,270,194 |
|
30 |
Bechtel Group |
998,290,091 |
|
31 |
Environmental Chemical |
993,582,490 |
|
32 |
Oshkosh Truck |
988,263,557 |
|
33 |
Exxon Mobil |
988,105,594 |
|
rank |
contractor |
amount (us$) |
|
34 |
Textron |
958,725,656 |
|
35 |
Alliant Techsystems |
829,395,903 |
|
36 |
CACI International |
827,127,742 |
|
37 |
Equilon Enterprises |
804,836,908 |
|
38 |
National Agricultural |
762,328,685 |
|
|
Cooperative Federation |
|
|
39 |
Phillips & Jordan |
707,759,130 |
|
40 |
General Atomic Technologies |
689,466,975 |
|
41 |
BP |
677,607,532 |
|
42 |
McKesson |
666,104,126 |
|
43 |
Valero Energy |
661,171,541 |
|
44 |
Mitre |
660,556,094 |
|
45 |
Aerospace |
653,969,926 |
|
46 |
Cardinal Health |
632,801,796 |
|
47 |
Syracuse Research |
615,049,000 |
|
48 |
Dell |
582,676,347 |
|
49 |
Refinery Associates of Texas |
576,557,185 |
|
50 |
Cerberus Partner |
560,047,105 |
|
51 |
United Industrial |
559,522,358 |
|
52 |
Chugach Alaska |
553,547,112 |
|
53 |
Government of Canada |
548,187,636 |
|
54 |
A.P. M0ller-Maersk Group |
543,540,080 |
|
55 |
Battelle Memorial Institute |
536,918,620 |
|
56 |
Johns Hopkins University |
524,399,371 |
|
57 |
Jacobs Engineering Group |
520,108,952 |
|
58 |
Abu Dhabi National Oil |
494,286,000 |
|
59 |
Kraft Foods |
466,704,419 |
|
60 |
ARINC Management |
459,900,968 |
|
61 |
Ceres Environmental Services |
454,718,957 |
|
62 |
AshBritt |
445,287,311 |
|
63 |
Hunt Building |
438,163,722 |
|
64 |
EDO |
437,280,229 |
|
65 |
Ceradyne |
436,231,155 |
|
66 |
McDonnell Douglas |
435,424,231 |
|
67 |
Afognak Native |
423,906,827 |
|
68 |
Tetra Tech |
423,280,258 |
|
69 |
Hawker Beechcraft |
406,096,563 |
|
70 |
DynCorp Technical Services |
405,635,195 |
CIA Directors
The National Security Act of 26 Jul 1947 established the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) on 18 Sep 1947. By authority of a presidential directive of 22 Jan 1946, the director of central intelligence served as a member of the National Intelligence Authority and as head of the Central Intelligence Group. When the office of director of national intelligence (DNI) was created in 2005, the title of the head of the CIA, who would report to the DNI, was changed to director of the Central Intelligence Agency. The director coordinates the nation’s intelligence activities and informs the president on issues of national security. Acting directors are not included in this table.
|
name |
dates of service |
|
|
Rear Adm. Sidney |
23 Jan 1946-9 Jun |
1946 |
|
W. Souers, USNR |
|
|
|
Lt. Gen. HoytS. |
10 Jun 1946-30 Apr |
1947 |
|
Vandenberg, USA |
|
\ |
|
Rear Adm. Roscoe |
1 May 1947-6 Oct |
1950 |
|
H. Hillenkoetter, USN |
|
|
|
Gen. Walter Bedell |
7 Oct 1950-9 Feb |
1953 |
|
Smith, USA |
|
|
|
Allen W. Dulles |
26 Feb 1953-28 Nov |
1961 |
|
John A. McCone |
29 Nov 1961-27 Apr |
1965 |
|
Vice Adm. William F. |
28 Apr 1965-29 Jun |
1966 |
|
Raborn, Jr., USN |
\ |
|
|
Richard M. Helms |
30 Jun 1966-1 Feb |
1973 |
|
James R. Schlesinger |
2 Feb 1973-2 Jul |
1973 |
|
name |
dates of service |
|
William E. Colby |
4 Sep 1973-29 Jan 1976 |
|
George H.W. Bush |
30 Jan 1976-20 Jan 1977 |
|
Adm. Stansfield |
9 Mar 1977-20 Jan 1981 |
|
Turner, USN |
|
|
William J. Casey |
28 Jan 1981-29 Jan 1987 |
|
William H. Webster |
26 May 1987-31 Aug 1991 |
|
Robert M. Gates |
6 Nov 1991-20 Jan 1993 |
|
R. James Woolsey |
5 Feb 1993-10 Jan 1995 |
|
John M. Deutch |
10 May 1995-15 Dec 1996 |
|
George J. Tenet |
11 Jul 1997-11 Jul 2004 |
|
Porter J. Goss |
24 Sep 2004-29 May 2006 |
|
Gen. Michael V. |
30 May 2006- |
|
Hayden, USAF |
|
The National Security Act of 1947 established the NSC to advise the president on policies relating to national security. In addition to regular attendees, the chief of staff to the president, counsel to the president, and assistant to the president for economic policy are invited to attend all meetings. The attorney general and the director of the Office of Management and Budget are also invited to attend when needed.
|
chair regular attendees |
George W. Bush (president) Richard B. Cheney (vice president) Condoleezza Rice (secretary of state) Henry M. Paulson, Jr. (secretary of the treasury) Robert M. Gates (secretary of defense) Stephen Hadley (assistant to the president for national security affairs) |
|
military adviser intelligence adviser additional participants |
Mike Mullen (chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff) Michael V. Hayden (director of the CIA) Joshua B. Bolten (chief of staff) Fred Fielding (counsel to the president) Keith Hennessey (assistant to the president for economic policy) Michael Mukasey (attorney general) Jim Nussle (director of the Office of Management and Budget) |
On 23 Mar 1953 Pres. Dwight D. Eisenhower established the office of assistant to the president for national security affairs (commonly referred to as the national security advisor). Holders of this office are listed below.
|
name |
dates of service |
||
|
Robert Cutler |
23 Mar 1953 |
-1 Apr |
1955 |
|
Dillon Anderson |
2 Apr 1955 |
-1 Sep |
1956 |
|
Robert Cutler |
7 Jan 1957- |
23 Jun |
1958 |
|
Gordon Gray |
24 Jun 1958- |
13 Jan |
1961 |
|
McGeorge Bundy |
20 Jan 1961- |
28 Feb |
1966 |
|
Walt W. Rostow |
1 Apr 1966 |
-1 Dec |
1968 |
|
Henry A. Kissinger |
2 Dec 1968- |
-2 Nov |
19751 |
|
Brent Scowcroft |
3 Nov 1975- |
19 Jan |
1977 |
|
Zbigniew Brzezinski |
20 Jan 1977- |
20 Jan |
1981 |
|
Richard V. Allen |
21 Jan 1981 |
-4 Jan |
1982 |
|
name |
dates of service |
|
William P. Clark |
4 Jan 1982-16 Oct 1983 |
|
Robert C. McFarlane |
17 Oct 1983-3 Dec 1985 |
|
John M. Poindexter |
4 Dec 1985-25 Nov 1986 |
|
Frank C. Carlucci |
2 Dec 1986-22 Nov 1987 |
|
Colin L. Powell |
23 Nov 1987-19 Jan 1989 |
|
Brent Scrowcroft |
20 Jan 1989-19 Jan 1993 |
|
W. Anthony Lake |
20 Jan 1993-13 Mar 1997 |
|
Samuel R. Berger |
14 Mar 1997-20 Jan 2001 |
|
Condoleezza Rice |
22 Jan 2001-25 Jan 2005 |
|
Stephen Hadley |
26 Jan 2005- |
