United States Armed Forces leadership

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The United States Armed Forces leadership comprises the senior military and civilian officials who direct, manage, and oversee the nation’s armed services and overall defense strategy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defense governance system
military leadership structure
constitutionalCommanderInChief President of the United States
country United States of America
decisionMakingType civilian–military shared decision-making
guidedBy Goldwater–Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986
Title 10 of the United States Code
Title 32 of the United States Code
United States Constitution
hasCivilianControlPrinciple civilian officials exercise ultimate authority over the military
includesBody Joint Chiefs of Staff
Military Department Secretariats
linked to: Defense ministries

Office of the Secretary of Defense
Unified Combatant Commands
includesCivilianLeader Deputy Secretary of Defense
President of the United States
Secretary of Defense
Secretary of Homeland Security
Secretary of the Air Force
Secretary of the Army
Secretary of the Navy
Under Secretaries of Defense
includesComponent United States Coast Guard (in wartime or when assigned to the Department of the Navy)
includesMilitaryLeader Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Chief of Naval Operations
Chief of Space Operations
Chief of Staff of the Air Force
Chief of Staff of the Army
Chief of the National Guard Bureau
Combatant Commanders
Commandant of the Marine Corps
Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
includesService United States Air Force
United States Army
United States Marine Corps
United States Navy
United States Space Force
oversees United States Armed Forces
reportsTo President of the United States
United States Congress
responsibleFor command and control of U.S. military forces
joint operations oversight
military policy implementation
overall defense strategy of the United States
readiness of the armed services
resource allocation for the armed services
scope national defense and military operations worldwide
statutoryPrincipalMilitaryAdvisor Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

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William J. Hartman partOf United States Armed Forces leadership
Commander, U.S. Army Forces in the Far East reportsTo United States military high command
linked to: United States Armed Forces leadership
QDR audience U.S. military leadership
linked to: United States Armed Forces leadership
Washington, D.C. (Navy and government social circles) centeredOn Pentagon senior officers
linked to: United States Armed Forces leadership
Royal E. Ingersoll partOf United States armed forces leadership during World War II
subject linked to: Admiral Royal E. Ingersoll
linked to: United States Armed Forces leadership
John D. Lavelle partOf United States armed forces leadership during Vietnam War
linked to: United States Armed Forces leadership
Chief of the Central Security Service memberOf Department of Defense senior leadership
linked to: United States Armed Forces leadership
Commander, United States Special Operations Command memberOf United States Armed Forces leadership
Robert E. Cushman Jr. partOf United States Armed Forces leadership during Vietnam War
linked to: United States Armed Forces leadership
Flag of the Joint Chiefs of Staff associatedWith United States military leadership
linked to: United States Armed Forces leadership
John W. Vessey Jr. partOf United States military leadership
subject linked to: John
linked to: United States Armed Forces leadership
National Intelligence Officer advises Department of Defense leadership
linked to: United States Armed Forces leadership
Jordan Lyman facesOppositionFrom U.S. military leadership (fictional)
subject linked to: President Jordan Lyman
linked to: United States Armed Forces leadership
Warrior Monk associatedWith U.S. military leadership
linked to: United States Armed Forces leadership
Commander in Chief, Western Atlantic Area subordinateTo United States military high command
linked to: United States Armed Forces leadership
Joseph Ralston partOf United States military leadership
linked to: United States Armed Forces leadership
Mark Milley partOf United States Armed Forces leadership
subject linked to: Milley