Department of the Army

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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

The Pentagon, Washington, DC 20310

Phone, 703-695-2442. Internet, www.army.mil.

SECRETARY OF THE ARMY Louis Caldera

Under Secretary of the Army Gregory Robert Dahlberg

Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Paul J. Hoeper

Logistics, and Technology)

Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) Joseph W. Westphal

Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Helen T. McCoy

Management and Comptroller)

Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations Mahlon Apgar IV

and Environment)

Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and P.T. Henry

Reserve Affairs)

General Counsel Charles A. Blanchard

Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Joel B. Hudson

Army

Director, Information Systems for Command, Lt. Gen. William H. Control, Communications, and Computers Campbell

Inspector General Lt. Gen. Michael W. Ackerman

Auditor General Francis E. Reardon

Deputy Under Secretary of the Army Gayden E. Thompson

(International Affairs)

Deputy Under Secretary of the Army (Operations Walter W. Hollis

Research)

Chief of Legislative Liaison William J. Lennox, Jr.

Chief of Public Affairs Maj. Gen. John G. Meyer, Jr.

Director, Small and Disadvantaged Business Tracey L. Pinson

Utilization

Office of the Chief of Staff:

Chief of Staff, United States Army Gen. Eric K. Shinseki

Vice Chief of Staff Gen. John M. Keane

Assistant Vice Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Kevin Byrnes

Director of the Army Staff Lt. Gen. John M. Pickler

Army Staff:

Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Maj. Gen. R.L. Van Management Antwerp

Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence Lt. Gen. Claudia J. Kennedy

Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics Maj. Gen. Charles C. Cunnon, Jr.

Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans Lt. Gen. Larry R. Ellis

Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel Lt. Gen. David H. Ohle

Chief of Engineers Lt. Gen. Joe N. Ballard

The Surgeon General Lt. Gen. Ronald R. Blanck

Chief, Army Reserve Maj. Gen. Thomas J. Plewes

Chief, National Guard Bureau Lt. Gen. Russell C. Davis

Judge Advocate General Maj. Gen. Walter B. Huffman

Chief of Chaplains Maj. Gen. Gaylord T. Gunhus

Major Army Commands:

Commanding General, U.S. Army Materiel Command Gen. John G. Coburn

Commanding General, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Lt. Gen. Joe N. Ballard

Commanding General, U.S. Army Criminal Brig. Gen. David W. Investigation Command Foley

Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command Gen. John W. Hendrix

Commanding General, U.S. Army Intelligence and Maj. Gen. Robert W. Security Command Noonan, Jr.

Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Command Lt. Gen. Ronald R. Blanck

Commanding General, U.S. Army Military District Maj. Gen. Robert R. of Washington Ivany

Commanding General, U.S. Army Military Traffic Maj. Gen. Kenneth L. Management Command Privratsky

Commanding General, U.S. Army Space and Missile Lt. Gen. John Costello

Defense Command

Commanding General, U.S. Army Special Operations Lt. Gen. William P. Command Tangney

Commanding General, U.S. Army Training and Gen. John N. Abrams

Doctrine Command

Commanding General, 8th U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Daniel J. Petrosky

Commanding General, U.S. Army South Maj. Gen. Philip R. Kensinger, Jr.

Commanding General, U.S. Army Pacific Lt. Gen. Edwin P. Smith

Commanding General, U.S. Army Europe and 7th Gen. Montgomery C. Army Meigs

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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.

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.

For further information, call 703-695-7922.

Army Staff Presided over by the Chief of Staff, the Army Staff is the military staff of the Secretary of the Army. It is the duty of the Army Staff to:

--prepare for deployment of the Army and for such recruiting, organizing, 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...