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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary, The Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1155
Phone, 703-545-6700. Internet, www.defenselink.mil.
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE Donald H. Rumsfeld
Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul D. Wolfowitz
Chief of Staff (vacancy)
The Special Assistant to the Jaymie Durnan
Secretary and Deputy
Secretary of Defense
Special Assistant to the Secretary Jacqueline G. Arends
of Defense for White House
Liaison
Special Assistant to the Secretary (vacancy)
and Deputy Secretary of
Defense for Protocol
Director, Defense Reform Initiative (vacancy)
Executive Secretary Col. Maria I. Cribbs,
USAF
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Edward C. Aldridge,
Technology, and Logistics Jr.
Principal Deputy Under Secretary of David R. Oliver, Jr.
Defense for Acquisition,
Technology, and Logistics
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense David R. Oliver, Jr.
(Acquisition and Technology)
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (vacancy)
(Logistics and Materiel
Readiness)
Director, Defense Research and (vacancy)
Engineering
Assistant to the Secretary of (vacancy)
Defense for Nuclear and
Chemical and Biological
(NCB) Defense Programs
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (vacancy)
(Acquisition Reform)
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Joseph J. Eash III
(Advanced Systems and
Concepts)
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Sherri W. Goodman
(Environmental Security)
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (vacancy)
(Industrial Affairs)
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Randall A. Yim
(Installations)
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Delores Etter
(Science and Technology)
Director, Small and Disadvantaged Robert L. Neal, Jr.
Business Utilization
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (vacancy)
Principal Deputy Under Secretary of (vacancy)
Defense for Policy
Assistant Secretary of Defense (vacancy)
(International Security
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Assistant Secretary of Defense (vacancy)
(Special Operations and Low-
Intensity Conflict)
Assistant Secretary of Defense (vacancy)
(Strategy and Threat
Reduction)
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense David Tarbell
(Technology Security Policy)
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Peter F. Verga
(Policy Support)
Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and David S.C. Chu
Readiness
Assistant Secretary of Defense Charles S. Abell
(Force Management Policy)
Assistant Secretary of Defense (vacancy)
(Health Affairs)
Assistant Secretary of Defense (vacancy)
(Reserve Affairs)
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (vacancy)
(Planning)
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Jeanne Fites
(Program Integration)
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (vacancy)
(Readiness)
Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Dov S. Zakheim
Financial Officer
Principal Deputy Under Secretary (vacancy)
(Comptroller)
Director, Program Analysis and Barry D. Watts
Evaluation
Assistant Secretary of Defense (Command, (vacancy)
Control, Communications, and
Intelligence)
Assistant Secretary of Defense (Legislative Powell A. Moore
Affairs)
Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Victoria Clarke
General Counsel William J. Haynes II
Director, Operational Test and Evaluation (vacancy)
Inspector General (vacancy)
Assistant to the Secretary of Defense George B. Lotz II
(Intelligence Oversight)
Director of Administration and Management D.O. Cooke
Director, Net Assessment Andrew W. Marshall
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Chairman Gen. Henry H. Shelton,
USA
Vice Chairman Gen. Richard B. Myers,
USAF
Chief of Staff, Army Gen. Eric K. Shinseki,
USA
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Vernon E. Clark,
USN
Chief of Staff, Air Force Gen. Michael E. Ryan,
USAF
Commandant, Marine Corps Gen. James L. Jones,
USMC
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Joint Staff
Director Vice Adm. Scott A.
Fry, USN
Vice Director Maj. Gen. Garry R.
Trexler, USAF
Director for Manpower and Brig. Gen. Robert L.
Personnel--J-1 Smolen, USAF
Director, Intelligence--J-2 Rear Adm. Lowell E.
Jacoby, USN
Director for Operations--J-3 Lt. Gen. Gregory S.
Newbold, USMC
Director for Logistics--J-4 Lt. Gen. John M.
McDuffie, USA
Director for Strategic Plans and Lt. Gen. John P.
Policy--J-5 Abizaid, USA
Director for Command, Control, Lt. Gen. Joseph K.
Communications, and Computer Kellogg, Jr.,
Systems--J-6 USA
Director for Operational Plans and Maj. Gen. Henry P.
Interoperability--J-7 Osman, USMC
Director for Force Structure, Lt. Gen. Bruce A.
Resources, and Assessment-- Carlson, USAF
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[For the Department of Defense statement of organization, see the Code
of Federal Regulations, Title 32, Chapter I, Subchapter R]
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The Department of Defense is responsible for providing the military
forces needed to deter war and protect the security of our country.
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The major elements of these forces are the Army, Navy, Marine Corps,
and Air Force, consisting of about 1.4 million men and women on active
duty. They are backed, in case of emergency, by the 1 million members of
the Reserve and National Guard. In addition, there are about 700,000
civilian employees in the Defense Department.
Under the President, who is also Commander in Chief, the Secretary of
Defense exercises authority, direction, and control over the Department,
which includes the separately organized military departments of Army,
Navy, and Air Force, the Joint Chiefs of Staff providing military
advice, the unified combatant commands, and defense agencies and field
activities established for specific purposes.
The National Security Act Amendments of 1949 redesignated the National
Military Establishment as the Department of Defense and established it
as an executive department (10 U.S.C. 111), with the Secretary of
Defense as its head.
Structure
The Department of Defense is composed of the Office of the Secretary of
Defense; the military departments and the military services within those
departments; the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint
Staff; the unified combatant commands; the defense agencies; DOD field
activities; and such other offices, agencies, activities, and commands
as may be established or designated by law, or by the President or the
Secretary of Defense.
Each military department is separately organized under its own
Secretary and functions under the authority, direction, and control of
the Secretary of Defense. The Secretary of each military department is
responsible to the Secretary of Defense for the operation and efficiency
of his department. Orders to the military departments are issued through
the Secretaries of these departments or their designees, by the
Secretary of Defense, or under authority specifically delegated in
writing by the Secretary of Defense or provided by law.
The commanders of the unified combatant commands are responsible to
the President and the Secretary of
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Defense for accomplishing the military missions assigned to them and
exercising command authority over forces assigned to them. The
operational chain of command runs from the President to the Secretary of
Defense to the commanders of the unified combatant commands. The
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff functions within the chain of
command by transmitting the orders of the President or the Secretary of
Defense to the commanders of the unified combatant commands.
Office of the Secretary of Defense
Secretary of Defense The Secretary of Defense is the principal defense
policy adviser to the President and is responsible for the formulation
of general defense policy and policy related to DOD, and for the
execution of approved policy. Under the direction of the President, the
Secretary exercises authority, direction, and control over the
Department of Defense.
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics The Under Secretary of Defense
for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics is the principal staff
assistant and adviser to the Secretary of Defense for all matters
relating to the DOD acquisition system, research and development,
advanced technology, developmental test and evaluation, production,
logistics, installation management, military construction, procurement,
environmental security, and nuclear, chemical, and biological matters.
Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence The Assistant
Secretary of Defense (Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence
(C\3\I)) is the principal staff assistant and adviser to the Secretary
and Deputy Secretary of Defense for achieving and maintaining
information superiority in support of DOD missions, while exploiting or
denying an adversary's ability to do the same. The Assistant Secretary
of Defense (C\3\I) also serves as the DOD Chief Information Officer.
Personnel and Readiness The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel
and Readiness is the principal staff assistant and adviser to the
Secretary of Defense for policy matters relating to the structure and
readiness of the total force. Functional areas include: readiness;
civilian and military personnel policies, programs, and systems;
civilian and military equal opportunity programs; health policies,
programs, and activities; Reserve component programs, policies, and
activities; family policy, dependent's education, and personnel support
programs; and mobilization planning and requirements.
Policy The Under Secretary of Defense for Policy is the principal staff
assistant and adviser to the Secretary of Defense for policy matters
relating to overall international security policy and political-military
affairs and represents the Department at the National Security Council
and other external agencies regarding national security policy.
Functional areas include NATO affairs; foreign military sales; arms
limitation agreements; international trade and technology security;
regional security affairs; special operations and low-intensity
conflict; integration of departmental plans and policies with overall
national security objectives; drug control policy, requirements,
priorities, systems, resources, and programs; and issuance of policy
guidance affecting departmental programs.
Additional Staff In addition, the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of
Defense are assisted by a special staff of assistants, including the
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs; the General
Counsel; the Inspector General; the Assistant Secretary of Defense for
Public Affairs; the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense (Intelligence
Oversight); the Director of Administration and Management; the Under
Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer; the
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Director of Operational Test and Evaluation; and such other officers as
the Secretary of Defense establishes to assist him in carrying out his
duties and responsibilities.
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Joint Chiefs of Staff
The Joint Chiefs of Staff consist of the Chairman; the Vice Chairman;
the Chief of Staff of the Army; the Chief of Naval Operations; the Chief
of Staff of the Air Force; and the Commandant of the Marine Corps. The
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is the principal military adviser
to the President, the National Security Council, and the Secretary of
Defense. The other members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff are military
advisers who may provide additional information upon request from the
President, the National Security Council, or the Secretary of Defense.
They may also submit their advice when it does not agree with that of
the Chairman. Subject to the authority of the President and the
Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is
responsible for:
--assisting the President and the Secretary of Defense in providing
for the strategic direction and planning of the Armed Forces;
--allocating resources to fulfill strategic plans;
--making recommendations for the assignment of responsibilities
within the Armed Forces in accordance with and in support of those
logistic and mobility plans;
--comparing the capabilities of American and allied Armed Forces
with those of potential adversaries;
--preparing and reviewing contingency plans that conform to policy
guidance from the President and the Secretary of Defense;
--preparing joint logistic and mobility plans to support contingency
plans; and
--recommending assignment of logistic and mobility responsibilities
to the Armed Forces to fulfill logistic and mobility plans.
The Chairman, while so serving, holds the grade of general or
admiral and outranks all other officers of the Armed Forces.
The Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs performs duties assigned by
the Chairman, with the approval of the Secretary of Defense. The Vice
Chairman acts as Chairman when there is a vacancy in the office of the
Chairman, or in the absence or disability of the Chairman. The Vice
Chairman, while so serving, holds the grade of general or admiral and
outranks all other officers of the Armed Forces except the Chairman of
the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Joint Staff
The Joint Staff, under the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,
assists the Chairman and the other members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
in carrying out their responsibilities.
The Joint Staff is headed by a Director who is selected by the
Chairman in consultation with the other members of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff and with the approval of the Secretary of Defense. Officers
assigned to serve on the Joint Staff are selected by the Chairman in
approximate equal numbers from the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air
Force.
Unified Combatant Commands
The unified combatant commands are military commands with broad
continuing missions maintaining the security and defense of the United
States
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against attack; supporting and advancing the national policies and
interests of the United States and discharging U.S. military
responsibilities in their area of responsibility; and preparing plans,
conducting operations, and coordinating activities of the forces
assigned to them in accordance with the directives of higher authority.
The operational chain of command runs from the President to the
Secretary of Defense to the commanders of the unified combatant
commands. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff serves as the
spokesman for the commanders of the unified combatant commands,
especially on the operational requirements of their commands.
Unified Combatant Commands
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Command Address Commander
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Central...................... USCENTCOM, 7115 S. Boundary Gen. Tommy R. Franks, USA
Blvd., MacDill AFB, FL 33621-
5101.
European..................... USEUCOM, CMR 450, Box 7100, APO Gen. Joseph W. Ralston, USAF
AE 09705.
Joint Forces................. USJFCOM, Suite 200, 1562 Mitscher Gen. William F. Kernan, USA
Ave., Norfolk, VA 23511-2488.
Pacific...................... USPACCOM, Box 64028, Camp H.M. Adm. Dennis C. Blair, USN
Smith, HI 96861-4028.
Southern..................... USSOUTHCOM, 3511 NW. 91st Ave., Gen. Peter Pace, USMC
Miami, FL 33172.
Space........................ USSPACECOM, Suite 116, 250 S. Gen. Ralph E. Eberhart, USAF
Peterson Blvd., Peterson AFB, CO
80914-3010.
Special Operations........... USSOCOM, 7701 Tampa Point Blvd., Gen. Charles R. Holland, USAF
MacDill AFB, FL 33621-5323.
Strategic.................... USSTRATCOM, Suite 2A1, 901 SAC Adm. Richard W. Mies, USN
Blvd., Offutt AFB, NE 68113-6000.
Transportation............... USTRANSCOM, Rm. 310, 508 Scott Gen. Charles T. Robertson, Jr., USAF
Dr., Scott AFB, IL 62225-5357.
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Field Activities
American Forces Information Service The American Forces Information
Service (AFIS) was established in 1977. AFIS provides internal
information to U.S. forces worldwide in order to promote and sustain
military unit and individual readiness, quality of life, and morale;
trains public affairs, broadcast, and visual information professionals
for DOD; provides communications services to military commanders and
combat forces; and oversees and manages DefenseLINK and other Office of
the Secretary of Defense publicly accessible websites. AFIS provides
news, features, photography, videography, news clippings, and other
internal command information products and services to DOD. It provides
policy guidance and oversight for departmental periodicals and
pamphlets, military command newspapers, the broadcast elements of the
military departments, DOD audiovisual matters, and public affairs and
visual information training.
For further information, contact the American Forces Information
Service, Department of Defense, Suite 311, 601 North Fairfax Street,
Alexandria, VA 22314-2007. Phone, 703-428-1200. Internet,
www.defenselink.mil/afis.
Education The Department of Defense Education Activity (DODEA) was
established in 1992. It consists of two subordinate organizational
entities: the Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DODDS) and the
Department of Defense Domestic Dependent Elementary and Secondary
Schools (DOD DDESS). DODEA formulates, develops, and implements
policies, technical guidance, and standards for the effective management
of Defense dependents education activities and programs. It also plans,
directs, coordinates, and manages the education programs for eligible
dependents of U.S. military and civilian personnel stationed overseas
and stateside; evaluates the
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programmatic and operational policies and procedures for DODDS and DOD
DDESS; and provides education activity representation at meetings and
deliberations of educational panels and advisory groups.
For further information, contact the Department of Defense Education
Activity, 4040 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203-1635. Phone,
703-696-4235. Internet, www.odedodea.edu.
Human Resources and Manpower The Department of Defense Human Resources
Activity (DODHRA) was established in 1966 to support departmental and
congressionally mandated programs in the benefits, readiness, and force
protection areas. DODHRA collects, maintains, and analyzes manpower,
personnel, training, and financial data; establishes and maintains data
and systems used to determine entitlements to DOD benefits; and manages
civilian personnel administrative services for the Department. It
performs long-term programmatic research and analysis to improve DOD
personnel security systems and serves as the principal advocate for
academic quality and cost-effectiveness of all DOD civilian education
and professional development activities.
For further information, contact the Department of Defense Human
Resources Activity-Headquarters, Suite 200, 4040 Fairfax Drive,
Arlington, VA 22203-1613. Phone, 703-696-1036. Internet,
www.dhra.osd.mil.
Health Care The TRICARE Management Activity (TMA) was formed in 1998
from the consolidation of the TRICARE Support Office (formerly Civilian
Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS)
headquarters), the Defense Medical Programs Activity, and the
integration of health management program functions formerly located in
the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs. The
mission of TMA is to manage TRICARE; manage the Defense Health Program
appropriation; provide operational direction and support to the
Uniformed Services in the management and administration of the TRICARE
program; and administer CHAMPUS.
For further information, contact the TRICARE Management Activity, Suite
810, Skyline 5, 5111 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3206. Phone,
703-681-1730. Fax, 703-681-3665. Internet, www.tricare.osd.mil.
Prisoners of War and Missing Personnel The Defense Prisoner of War/
Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) was established in 1993 and provides
centralized management of prisoner of war/missing personnel affairs
within the Department of Defense, including leadership and policy
oversight for all efforts to reach an accounting for Americans still
unaccounted for as a result of U.S. involvement in past conflicts since
World War II and the recovery and accounting of those Americans that may
become isolated in hostile territory in future conflicts. The Office
assembles and maintains databases on U.S. military and civilian
personnel who are or were prisoners of war or missing as a result of a
hostile action; declassifies DOD documents for disclosure and release;
and maintains channels of communication on prisoner of war/missing
personnel matters between DOD and the Congress, prisoner of war/missing
personnel families, and the American public through periodic
consultations and other appropriate measures.
For further information, contact the Defense Prisoner of War/Missing
Personnel Office, Department of Defense, OASD/ISA, The Pentagon,
Washington, DC 20301-2400. Phone, 703-602-2102. Fax, 703-602-1890.
Internet, www.dtic.mil/dpmo.
Economic Adjustment The Office of Economic Adjustment is a DOD field
activity under the authority, direction, and control of the Under
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics. The
Office is responsible for planning and managing the Department's defense
economic adjustment programs and for assisting Federal, State, and local
officials in cooperative efforts to alleviate any serious social and
economic side effects
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resulting from major Departmental realignment or other actions.
For further information, contact the Office of Economic Adjustment,
Department of Defense, Suite 200, 400 Army Navy Drive, Arlington, VA
22202-2884. Phone, 703-604-6020.
Washington Headquarters Washington Headquarters Services provides a
broad variety of operational and support services to the Office of the
Secretary of Defense, specified DOD components, selected other Federal
Government activities, and the general public. Such support includes
financial management and accounting services, directives and records
management, civilian and military human resource management, personnel
security services, information technology and data systems support,
facilities management, office services, physical and information
security services, law enforcement and protection, and legal services.
In addition, the Washington Headquarters Services serves DOD and the
public in the areas of voting assistance, information release, and
privacy programs.
Sources of
Information
Audiovisual Products Certain Department of Defense productions on film
and videotapes, CD-ROM's, and other audiovisual products such as stock
footage and still photographs are available to the public. An up-to-
date, full-text searchable listing of the Department's inventory of
film, videotape, and interactive multimedia titles is available on the
Internet. For information and obtaining productions, contact the
following sources:
--For newer productions, contact the National Technical Information
Service, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161 (phone, 800-553-
6847 or 703-605-6000), or the defense visual information site (Internet,
dodimagery.afis.osd.mil, and select ``DOD VI Productions/VI Products
(DAVIS/DITIS)'').
--For older productions, contact the Motion Picture, Sound, and
Video Branch (NWDNM), National Archives and Records Administration, 8601
Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001. Phone, 301-713-7050. For
general inquiries, phone 301-713-6800 or e-mail Inquiry@nara.gov.
--For stock footage and still photographs, contact the Defense
Visual Information Center, 1363 Z Street, Building 2730, March Air
Reserve Base, CA 92518-2073. Phone, 909-413-2515.
--For CD-ROM's, see the Defense Visual Information website
(dodimagery.afis.osd.mil, and select ``DOD image collections'') or
contact the DOD Joint Visual Information Services Distribution Activity,
Warehouse 3, Bay 3, 11 Hap Arnold Boulevard, Tobyhanna, PA 18466-5102.
Phone, 570-895-7827.
There is usually a fee charged for the Department's audiovisual and
multimedia products.
Contracts and Small Business Activities Contact the Director, Small and
Disadvantaged Business Utilization, Office of the Secretary of Defense,
3061 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-3061. Phone, 703-588-8620.
DOD Directives and Instructions Contact the Communications and
Directives Directorate, Washington Headquarters Services, Room 2A286,
1155 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1155. Phone, 703-601-4722.
Electronic Access Information about the following offices is available
as listed below:
Office of the Secretary of Defense: www.defenselink.mil.
Joint Chiefs of Staff: www.dtic.mil/jcs.
Unified combatant commands: www.defenselink.mil/pubs/almanac/
unified.html.
Central Command: www.centcom.mil.
European Command: www.eucom.mil.
Joint Forces Command: www.jfcom.mil.
Pacific Command: www.pacom.mil.
Southern Command: www.southcom.mil.
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Space Command: www.spacecom.af.mil.
Special Operations Command: www.socom.mil.
Strategic Command: www.stratcom.mil.
Transportation Command: www.transcom.mil.
Employment Almost all positions are in the competitive service and are
filled from civil service registers. College recruiting requirements are
limited primarily to management intern positions at the B.S. and M.S.
levels. For additional information, inquiries should be addressed to the
Human Resource Services Center, Washington Headquarters Services, Room
2E22, 5001 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22233-0001. Phone, 703-617-
7211. Internet, www.persec.whs.mil/hrsc/index.html.
Pentagon Tours Guided tours of the Pentagon are available Monday
through Friday, from 9 a.m. through 3 p.m., excluding Federal holidays.
The one-hour tour starts on the hour at the Metro entrance to the
Pentagon and is approximately one mile long. Groups of more than 10
should schedule the tour 2 weeks in advance. For further information or
reservations, write to Director, Pentagon Tours, 1400 Defense Pentagon,
Room 1E776, Washington, DC 20301-1400. Phone, 703-695-1776 (recorded
message) or 703-695-3324. Internet, www.tourschd@osd.pentagon.mil.
Speakers Civilian and military representatives of the Department of
Defense are available to speak on a variety of defense subjects in
response to invitations, usually at no cost to the local sponsor if no
travel costs are involved. Written requests for speakers should be
addressed to the Director for Programs and Community Relations, Office
of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs, 1400 Defense
Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1400 (phone, 703-695-3845); or to the
public affairs officer of the nearest military installation.
Telephone Directory The Department of Defense telephone directory is
available for sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Government
Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. Phone, 202-512-1800.
For further information concerning the Department of Defense, contact
the Director, Directorate for Public Communication, Office of the
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs, 1400 Defense
Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1400. Phone, 703-697-5737. Internet,
www.defenselink.mil.