WELCOME TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE
Overview
• Who We Are• Who We Work For• How We Are Organized• What We Do
We are America’s...
• Oldest • Largest • Busiest • Most successful
How We Evolved
America’s Oldest
War Department (1789)Department of the Navy (1798)
SecDef position created Nat’l Mil Estab
DoD created (1949) Dept. of Defense
Dept. of the Army 1947
Dept. of the AF
1775 1775 1775 1798
• Over 5 Million Strong ( with retirees )– 1.4 million active duty– 718,000 civilians– 1.1 million Guard and Reserve– 2.0 million retirees & families receiving benefits
America’s Largest
America’s Largest
• Our global infrastructure– Operates from more than 5,000 locations– Using more than 30 million acres– Several hundred thousand individual buildings and
structures
• Worldwide Presence– Every time zone and climate– Some 450,000 personnel overseas or afloat
America’s Largest
Budget/ Company Revenue Employees
DOD $419 billion 3,000,000Wal-Mart 227 billion 1,300,000 Exxon/Mobil 200 billion 98,700GM 181 billion 354,000
America’s Largest
America’s Largest
• Our Headquarters—The Pentagon– Construction: 16 months/$83 million– Corridors: 17 ½ miles– Employees: 23,000– Building Size: 29 Acres– Office Space: 3.82 m ft– Parking Space: 67 Acres– Circumference: 9/10th mile
The Phoenix Project
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• September 11, 2001: AA Flight 77 (Boeing 757) crashes into Pentagon at 0937 damaging the C, D, and E Rings of Corridors 4 and 5; approximately 400,000 square feet; 125 killed.
• June 11, 2002: Discolored limestone block from west wall impact site, covers dedication capsule.
• September 11, 2002: E-ring point of impact spaces reoccupied.
• Spring 2003: Full restoration.
• We Hire the Best Air Force Work
Force*– High school diplomas 99.95% 79%– Masters degrees 10.9% 7%
America’s Most Successful
• We Instill Values– Integrity First– Service Before Self– Excellence in all We
Do
America’s Most Successful
Who We Work For
• The President—Chief Executive Officer• The US Congress—Board of Directors• The American Public—Stockholders
President
Military Departments Chairman of the JCS
Unified Commands
Office of the Secretary of Defense
How We Are Organized
• Oversight– Plan, advise, carry out the nation’s security
policies– Five Key Under Secretaries
• Policy• Intelligence• Personnel and Readiness• Comptroller/Chief Financial Officer (CFO)• Acquisition, Technology and Logistics
Office of the Secretary of Defense
How We Are Organized
• Policy-provides responsive, forward-thinking, and insightful policy advice and support to the Secretary of Defense, and the Department of Defense, in alignment with national security objectives.
Office of the Secretary of Defense
How We Are Organized
• Intelligence– principal staff element of the Secretary of Defense
for matters relating to intelligence. – Serves as the Director of Defense Intelligence,
acting as the primary military intelligence advisor to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
Office of the Secretary of Defense
How We Are Organized
• Personnel and Readiness– Personnel requirements and management– National Guard & Reserve affairs– Health affairs– Training – Equal opportunity, morale, welfare, quality of life
Office of the Secretary of Defense
How We Are Organized
• Comptroller/CFO– DOD’s Budget and fiscal matters– DOD Financial policy– Financial management systems oversight– Business modernization efforts
Office of the Secretary of Defense
How We Are Organized
• Acquisition, Technology and Logistics-Supervising Department of Defense acquisition-Establishing policies for acquisition (including procurement of goods and services, research and development, developmental testing, and contract administration) for all elements of the Department of Defense-Establishing policies for logistics, maintenance, and sustainment support for all elements of the Department of Defense-Establishing policies of the Department of Defense for maintenance of the defense industrial base of the United States
Office of the Secretary of Defense
How We Are Organized
• Services train and equip
How We Are Organized
Military Departments
Office of the Secretary of Defense
Department of DefenseMilitary Departments
US Army US Air Force US Navy US Marine Corps
Dept of Homeland
Security
US Coast Guard
How We Are Organized
Military Departments
Office of the Secretary of Defense
• Army– The Army’s mission is to fight and
win our Nation’s wars by providing prompt, sustained land dominance across the full range of military operations and spectrum of conflict in support of combatant
How We Are Organized
Military Departments
Office of the Secretary of Defense
• Navy– Maintain, train and equip combat-
ready Naval forces capable of winning wars, deterring aggression and maintaining freedom of the seas
How We Are Organized
Military Departments
Office of the Secretary of Defense
• Marine Corps– Conduct land operations associated
with naval operations– Protect naval property and bases– Provide landing forces in amphibious
operations– Airborne operations
How We Are Organized
Military Departments
Office of the Secretary of Defense
• Air Force– The mission of the United States Air
Force is to fly, fight and win ... in air, space and cyberspace.
How We Are Organized
Military Departments
Office of the Secretary of Defense
• Guard and Reserve– Wartime military support– Humanitarian– Peacekeeping– Homeland Security
How We Are Organized
Military Departments
Office of the Secretary of Defense
• Coast Guard– Maritime Safety– Maritime Security– Maritime Stewardship
Director,Joint Staff
Chairman of the JCSSecretary of Defense
Deputy Secretary of Defense
Chairman, JCSVice Chairman, JCS
Chief of Staff, ArmyCommandant, Marine Corps Chief of Naval OperationsChief of Staff, Air ForceChief, National Guard Bureau
J-1Manpower andPersonnel
J-2Intelligence(DIA)
J-3Operations
J-4Logistics
J-5StrategicPlans & Policy
J-6Command,ControlCommunications Computers
J-7Operational Plans & Interoperability
J-8Force Structure,Resources &Assessment
How We Are Organized
How We Are Organized
• Direct link to President & SecDef• 6 Commanders have geographic responsibility• 3 Commanders have worldwide responsibility
Unified CommandsChairman of the JCSMilitary Departments
Office of the Secretary of Defense
Secretary of Defense
Deputy Secretary of Defense
CentralCommand
SouthernCommand
SpecialOperationsCommand
PacificCommand
NorthernCommand
EuropeanCommand
TransportationCommand
Strategic Command
AfricaCommand
How We Are Organized
US Africa Command (USAFRICOM)
How We Are Organized
US European Command (USEUCOM)
How We Are Organized
US Northern Command (USNORTHCOM)
How We Are Organized
US Central Command (USCENTCOM)
How We Are Organized
US Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM)
How We Are Organized
US Pacific Command (USPACOM)
Unified CommandsChairman of the JCSMilitary Departments
Office of the Secretary of Defense
How We Are Organized
• Special Operations Command– USSOCOM provides fully capable special
operations forces to defend the United States and its interest.
– USSOCOM synchronize planning of global operations against terrorist networks.
Unified CommandsChairman of the JCSMilitary Departments
Office of the Secretary of Defense
How We Are Organized
• Transportation Command– develop and direct the Joint Deployment and Distribution
Enterprise to globally project strategic national security capabilities; accurately sense the operating environment; provide end-to-end distribution process visibility; and responsive support of joint, U.S. government and Secretary of Defense-approved multinational and non-governmental logistical requirements
– synchronize and deliver unrivaled, full spectrum, deployment and distribution solutions
Unified CommandsChairman of the JCSMilitary Departments
Office of the Secretary of Defense
How We Are Organized
• Strategic Command
-USSTRATCOM conducts global operations in coordination with other Combatant Commands, Services, and appropriate U.S. Government agencies to deter and detect strategic attacks against the U.S. and its allies, and is prepared to defend the nation as directed.
-A main priority is to deter nuclear attacks, provide nuclear deterrent forces and build and maintain a cyber capability.
What We Do
• War Fighting• Humanitarian• Peacekeeping• Evacuation• Homeland Security
Our Most Important Resource
• It’s not planes, tanks, or ships. It’s…
PEOPLE
Summary
• Who We Are• Who We Work For• How We Are Organized• What We Do
Our Bottom Line
• Provide the military forces needed to deter war• Protect the security of the United States