Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Deputy Assistant Secretary for Civilian Deputy Assistant Secretary for Force Deputy Assistant Secretary for Military Personnel and Equal Opportunity Assistant Secretary of the Army (Research, Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary Executive Officer to the Military Deputy Deputy Assistant Secretary for Procurement Deputy Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology Deputy Assistant Secretary for Plans, Programs, and Policy Deputy for Systems Management Director for Assessment and Evaluation General Counsel Principal Deputy General Counsel Executive and Special Counsel to the General Counsel Deputy General Counsel for Acquisition Deputy General Counsel for Operations and Personnel Deputy General Counsel for Ethics and Fiscal Deputy General Counsel for Civil Works and Environment Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army Deputy Administrative Assistant Director of Policy and Plans Headquarters Services-Washington: Coordinator Director of Equal Employment Opportunity Director of Information Management Support Center Commander of Defense Supply Service (Washington) Director of Defense Telecommunications Service (Washington) Director of Personnel and Employment Services (Washington) SARA E. LISTER ARCHIE D. BARRETT COL. WILLIAM A. BROWN III CAROL A. SMITH JAYSON L. SPIEGEL JOHN MCLAURIN TODD A. WEILER JOHN W. MATTHEWS GILBERT F. Decker LT. GEN. RONALD V. HITE LT. COL. MICHAEL E.P. DAVIS A. FENNER MILTON KEITH CHARLES MAJ. GEN. JAN VAN PROOYEN WILLIAM T. COLEMAN III LAWRENCE M. BASKIR COL. EDWARD FROTHINGHAM III ANTHONY H. GAMBOA THOMAS W. Taylor MATT RERES EARL H. STOCKDALE, JR. JOEL B. HUDSON, Acting JOEL B. HUDSON SANDRA R. RILEY JOEL B. HUDSON DEBRA A. MUSE (VACANCY) COL. LARRY STEWART MICHAEL A. NEWTON PETER B. HORN The Surgeon General Chief of Engineers Chief, National Guard Bureau Major Army Commands: Commanding General, U.S. Army Material Commanding General, U.S. Army Corps of Commanding General, U.S. Army Criminal Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Commanding General, U.S. Army Information Commanding General, U.S. Army Intelligence Commanding General, U.S. Army Military Commanding General, U.S. Army Military Commanding General, U.S. Army Training and Commanding General, U.S. Army South LT. GEN. ALCIDE M. LANOUE GEN. LEON E. SALOMON LT. GEN. ARTHUR E. WILLIAMS BRIG. GEN. DANIEL A. DOHERTY GEN. JOHN H. TILELLI, JR. MAJ. GEN. CHARLES G. SUTTEN, JR. BRIG. GEN. TRENT N. THOMAS MAJ. GEN. ALCIDE M. LANOUE MAJ. GEN. ROBERT F. FOLEY MAJ. GEN. ROGER G. THOMPSON, LT. GEN. JAMES T. SCOTT GEN. WILLIAM W. HARTZOG MAJ. GEN. LAWSON W. MAGRUDER LT. GEN. ROBERT L. ORD III The mission of the Department of the Army is to organize, train, and equip active duty and reserve forces for the preservation of peace, security, and the defense of our Nation. As part of our national military team, the Army focuses on land operations; its soldiers must be trained with modern arms and equipment and be ready to respond quickly. The Army also administers programs aimed at protecting the environment, improving waterway navigation, flood and beach erosion control, and water resource development. It provides military assistance to Federal, State, and local government agencies, including natural disaster relief assistance. The American Continental Army, now called the United States Army, was established by the Continental Congress on June 14, 1775, more than a year before the Declaration of Independence. The Department of War was established as an executive department at the seat of government by act approved August 7, 1789 (1 Stat. 49). The Secretary of War was established as its head. The National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401) created the National Military Establishment, and the Department of War was designated the Department of the Army. The title of its Secretary became Secretary of the Army (5 U.S.C. 171). The National Security Act Amendments of 1949 (63 Stat. 578) provided that the Department of the Army be a military department within the Department of Defense. The Army Organization Act of 1950 (64 Stat. 263) provided the statutory basis for the internal organization of the Army and the Department of the Army. The act consolidated and revised the numerous earlier laws, incorporated various adjustments made necessary by the National Security Act of 1947 and other postwar enactments, and provided for the organization of the Department of the Army in a single comprehensive Army Secretariat Secretary The Secretary of the Army is the head of the Department of the Army. Subject to the direction, authority, and control of the President as Commander in Chief and of the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Army is responsible for and has the authority to conduct all affairs of the Department of the Army, including its organization, administration, operation, efficiency, and such other activities as may be prescribed by the President or the Secretary of Defense as authorized by law. Certain civilian functions, such as comptroller, acquisition, inspector general, auditing and information management, are also under the authority of the Army Secretariat. Additionally, the Secretary is responsible for civil functions, such as oversight of the Panama Canal Commission and execution of the Panama Canal Treaty; the civil works program of the Corps of Engineers; Arlington and Soldiers' Home Army Staff The Army Staff, presided over by the Chief of Staff, is the military staff of the Secretary of the Army. The Army Staff renders professional advice and assistance to the Secretary of the Army, the Under Secretary of the Army, the Assistant Secretaries of the Army, and other officials of the Army Secretariat. It is the duty of the Army Staff to: -prepare for employment of the Army and for such recruiting, organizing, statute, with certain minor exceptions. In general, the act followed the policy of vesting broad organizational powers in the Secretary of the Army, subject to delegation by him, rather than specifying duties of subordinate officers (10 U.S.C. 3012, 3062). National Cemeteries; and such other activities of a civil nature as may be prescribed by higher authority or authorized by law. Principal Assistants The Under Secretary of the Army is the primary assistant to the Secretary. Other principal assistants include: the Assistant Secretaries, General Counsel, Administrative Assistant, the several Directors and Chiefs, the Auditor General, and the Chairman of the Army Reserve Forces Policy Committee. Army Policy Council The Council is the senior policy advisory council of the Department of the Army. It provides the Secretary of the Army and his principal civilian and military assistants with a forum for the discussion of Army subjects of significant policy interest and an opportunity for members to consult with other members on matters arising within their specific areas of responsibility. For further information, call 703-695-7922. supplying, equipping, training, mobilizing, and demobilizing of the Army as will assist the execution of any power, duty, or function of the Secretary or the Chief of Staff; -investigate and report upon the efficiency of the Army and its preparation for military operations; -act as the agent of the Secretary of the Army and the Chief of Staff in coordinating the action of all |