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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 Robert M. Gates
Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England
The Special Assistant Robert S. Rangel
Special Assistant to the Deputy Dave Patterson
Secretary of Defense
Special Assistant to the Secretary Jim O'Beirne
of Defense for White House
Liaison
Special Assistant to the Secretary Mary Claire Murphy
and Deputy Secretary of
Defense for Protocol
Executive Secretary Capt. William P.
Marriott, USN
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Kenneth J. Krieg
Technology, and Logistics
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense James I. Finley
(Acquisition and Technology)
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Philip J. Bell
(Logistics and Materiel
Readiness)
Director, Defense Research and John J. Young
Engineering
Assistant to the Secretary of (vacancy)
Defense for Nuclear and
Chemical and Biological
(NCB) Defense Programs
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Phillip Grone
(Installations and
Environment)
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense John Kubricky
(Advanced Systems and
Concepts)
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense William Greenwalt
(Industrial Policy)
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Alan E. Haggerty
(International Technology
Security)
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense William S. Rees
(Laboratory and Basic
Sciences)
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Andre VanTilborg
(Science and Technology)
Director, Small and Disadvantaged (vacancy)
Business Utilization
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Eric Edelman
Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Ryan Henry
Defense for Policy
Assistant Secretary of Defense (vacancy)
(International Security
Affairs)
Assistant Secretary of Defense Thomas W. O'Connell
(Special Operations and Low-
Intensity Conflict)
Assistant Secretary of Defense Paul F. McHale
(Homeland Defense)
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Assistant Secretary of Defense (vacancy)
(International Security
Policy)
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Lisa Bronson
(Technology Security Policy/
Counter Proliferation)
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (vacancy)
(Near East and South Asian
Affairs)
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Richard P. Lawless,
(Asian and Pacific Affairs) Jr.
Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and David S.C. Chu
Readiness/Chief Human Capital Officer
Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Michael Dominguez
Defense for Personnel and
Readiness
Assistant Secretary of Defense S. Ward Casscells
(Health Affairs)
Assistant Secretary of Defense Thomas F. Hall
(Reserve Affairs)
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Jeanne Fites
(Program Integration)
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Paul W. Mayberry
(Readiness)
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Patricia S. Bradshaw
(Civilian Personnel Policy)
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense William J. Carr
(Military Personnel Policy)
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Leslye A. Arsht
(Military Community and
Family Policy)
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Gail H. McGinn
(Plans)
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (vacancy)
(Equal Opportunity)
Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Tina W. Jonas
Financial Officer
Principal Deputy Under Secretary Jack D. Patterson
(Comptroller)
Deputy Chief Financial Officer (vacancy)
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense John H. Gibson
(Management Reform)
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (vacancy)
(Resource Planning and
Management)
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Thomas B. Modly
(Financial Management)
Under Secretary of Defense (Intelligence) James R. Clapper, Jr.
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Carol Haave
(Counterintelligence and
Security)
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Lt. Gen. William G.
(Intelligence and Boykin, USA
Warfighting)
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Letitia Long
(Policy, Requirements, and
Resources)
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Thomas Behling
(Preparation and Warning)
Assistant Secretary of Defense (Networks and John G. Grimes
Information Integration)/Chief
Information Officer
Assistant Secretary of Defense (Legislative Robert Wilkie
Affairs)
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Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) David McQueary
General Counsel William J. Haynes II
Director, Operational Test and Evaluation (vacancy)
Inspector General Claude M. Kicklighter
Assistant to the Secretary of Defense (vacancy)
(Intelligence Oversight)
Director of Administration and Management Michael B. Donley
Director, Net Assessment Andrew W. Marshall
Director, Force Transformation (vacancy)
Director, Program Analysis and Evaluation (vacancy)
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Chairman Gen. Peter Pace, USMC
Vice Chairman Gen. Adm. Edmund P.
Giambastiani,
Jr., USN
Chief of Staff, Army Gen. Peter J.
Schoomaker,
USA
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael G.
Mullen, USN
Chief of Staff, Air Force Gen. T. Michael
Moseley, USAF
Commandant, Marine Corps Gen. James T. Conway,
USMC
Joint Staff
Director Lt. Gen. Walter L.
Sharp, USA
Vice Director Maj. Gen. Stephen M.
Goldfein, USAF
Director for Manpower and Rear Adm. Donna L.
Personnel--J-1 Crisp, USN
Director, Intelligence--J-2 Rear Adm. David J.
Dorsett, USN
Director for Operations--J-3 Lt. Gen. Douglas E.
Lute, USA
Director for Logistics--J-4 Lt. Gen. Claude V.
Christianson,
USA
Director for Strategic Plans and Lt. Gen. John F.
Policy--J-5 Sattler, USAF
Director for Command, Control, Vice Adm. Nancy E.
Communications, and Computer Brown, USN
Systems--J-6
Director for Operational Plans and Rear Adm. Richard J.
Interoperability--J-7 Maudlin, USN
Director for Force Structure, Vice Adm. Paul S.
Resources, and Assessment-- Stanley, USN
J-8
[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.
The major elements of these forces are the Army, Navy, Marine Corps,
and Air Force, consisting of about 1.3 million men and women on active
duty. They are backed, in case of emergency, by the 825,000 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 combatant commands, and defense agencies and field
activities established for specific purposes.
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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), headed by the Secretary of
Defense.
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 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 combatant commands are responsible to the
President and the Secretary of 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 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 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;
modeling and simulation; systems engineering; advanced technology;
developmental test and evaluation; production; systems integration;
logistics; installation management; military construction; procurement;
environment, safety, and occupational health management; utilities and
energy management; business management modernization; document services;
and nuclear, chemical, and biological defense programs.
Intelligence The Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence is the
principal staff assistant and adviser to the Secretary and Deputy
Secretary of Defense for intelligence, intelligence-related matters,
counterintelligence, and security. The Under Secretary of Defense for
Intelligence supervises all intelligence and intelligence-related
affairs of DOD.
Networks and Information Integration The Assistant Secretary of Defense
(Networks and Information Integration) 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 also serves as the Chief
Information Officer.
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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, dependents' education, and personnel support
programs; mobilization planning and requirements; language capabilities
and programs; and the Federal Voting Assistance Program. The Under
Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) also serves as the Chief
Human Capital Officer.
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 homeland defense; NATO affairs; foreign
military sales; arms limitation agreements; international trade and
technology security; regional security affairs; special operations and
low-intensity conflict; stability operations; 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 Director
of Operational Test and Evaluation; Director, Force Transformation;
Director, Net Assessment; Director, Program Analysis 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;
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--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.
Combatant Commands
The combatant commands are military commands with broad continuing
missions maintaining the security and defense of the United States
against attack; supporting and advancing the national policies and
interests of the United States and discharging U.S. military
responsibilities in their assigned areas; 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 combatant commands. The
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff serves as the spokesman for the
commanders of the combatant commands, especially on the administrative
requirements of their commands.
Combatant Commands
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Command Address Commander
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Central...................... USCENTCOM, 7115 S. Boundary Gen. John P. Abizaid, USA
Blvd., MacDill AFB, FL 33621-
5101.
European..................... USEUCOM, APO AE 09705............ Gen. John Craddock, USA
Joint Forces................. USJFCOM, Suite 200, 1562 Mitscher Gen. Lance Smith, USAF
Ave., Norfolk, VA 23551-2488.
Pacific...................... USPACCOM, Box 64028, Camp H.M. Adm. William J. Fallon, USN
Smith, HI 96861-4028.
Southern..................... USSOUTHCOM, 3511 NW. 91st Ave., Adm. James Stavridis, USN
Miami, FL 33172.
Northern..................... USNORTHCOM, Suite 116, 250 S. Adm. Timothy J. Keating, USN
Peterson Blvd., Peterson AFB, CO
80914-3010.
Special Operations........... USSOCOM, 7701 Tampa Point Blvd., Gen. Bryan D. Brown, USAF
MacDill AFB, FL 33621-5323.
Strategic.................... USSTRATCOM, Suite 2A1, 901 SAC Gen. James E. Cartwright, USMC
Blvd., Offutt AFB, NE 68113-6000.
Transportation............... USTRANSCOM, Rm. 339, 508 Scott Gen. Norton A. Scwartz, USAF
Dr., Scott AFB, IL 62225-5357.
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Field Activities
American Forces Information Service The American Forces Information
Service (AFIS) provides internal communications program support to U.S.
military forces worldwide to promote and sustain military unit and
individual readiness, situational awareness, quality of life, and
morale; trains public affairs, broadcast, and visual information
professionals for DOD; and provides military commanders and combat
forces with news, features, photography, videography, news clippings,
and other internal command information products and services. AFIS
provides internal communications 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 300, 601 North Fairfax Street,
Alexandria, VA 22314-2007. Phone, 703-428-1200. Internet,
www.defenselink.mil/afis.
Counterintelligence The DOD Counterintelligence Field Activity was
established in 2002 to build a Defense counterintelligence (CI) system
that is informed by national goals and objectives and supports the
protection of DOD personnel and critical assets from foreign
intelligence services, foreign terrorists, and other clandestine or
covert threats. The desired end is a transformed Defense CI system which
integrates and synchronizes the counterintelligence activities of the
Military Departments, Defense Agencies, Joint Staff, and Combatant
Commands.
For further information, contact the Department of Defense
Counterintelligence Field Activity, Crystal Square 5, Suite 1200, 1755
Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202-3537. Phone, 703-699-7799.
Defense Technical Information Center The Defense Technical Information
Center (DTIC) is a field activity in the Office of the Under Secretary
of Defense (Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics). It operates under
the authority, direction, and control of the Director, Defense Research
and Engineering. DTIC is the provider of defense scientific and
technical information, offers controlled access to defense information,
and designs and hosts more than 100 DOD web sites. DTIC's collections
include technical reports, summaries of research in progress,
independent research and development material, defense technology
transfer agreements, and DOD planning documents.
For further information, contact the Defense Technical Information
Center, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-6218. Phone, 800-225-3842. Internet,
www.dtic.mil/dtic/index.html.
Defense Technology Security Administration The Defense Technology
Security Administration (DTSA) is the central DOD point of contact for
development and implementation of technology security policies governing
defense articles and services and dual-use commodities. DTSA administers
the development and implementation of DOD technology security policies
on international transfers of defense-related goods, services, and
technologies to ensure that critical U.S. military technological
advantages are preserved; transfers that could prove detrimental to U.S.
security interests are controlled and limited; proliferation of weapons
of mass destruction and their means of delivery is prevented; diversion
of defense-related goods to terrorists is prevented; legitimate defense
cooperation with foreign friends and allies is supported; and the health
of the defense industrial base is assured.
For further information, contact the Director, Defense Technology
Security Administration, 2900 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-
2900. Phone, 703-325-3294. Fax, 703-325-6467. Internet, www.dod.mil/
policy/sections/policy_offices/dtsa/index.html
Education The Department of Defense Education Activity (DODEA) was
established in 1992. It consists of two subordinate organizational
entities: the Department of Defense Dependents
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Schools (DODDS) and the Department of Defense Domestic Dependent
Elementary and Secondary Schools (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 programmatic and
operational policies and procedures for DODDS and 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,
703-588-3200. Internet, www.dodea.edu.
Human Resources and Manpower The Department of Defense Human Resources
Activity (DODHRA) was established 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, administers the Federal responsibilities of
the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, advises the DOD
on matters and policies relating to women in the Armed Forces, and
provides program and policy support on sexual assault issues and
language capabilities.
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.
Test Resource Management The Test Resource Management Center (TRMC) is
a DOD field activity under the authority, direction, and control of the
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics.
The Center develops policy, plans for, and assesses the adequacy of the
major range and test facility base to provide adequate testing in
support of development, acquisition, fielding, and sustainment of
defense systems. TRMC develops and maintains the test and evaluation
resources strategic plan, reviews the proposed DOD test and evaluation
budgets, and certifies the adequacy of the proposed budgets and if they
provide balanced support of the strategic plan. TRMC manages the Central
Test and Evaluation Investment Program, the Test and Evaluation Science
and Technology Program, and the Joint Mission Environment Test
Capability Program.
Prisoners of War and Missing Personnel The Defense Prisoner of War/
Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) was established in 1993 to provide
centralized management of prisoner of war/missing personnel affairs
within the DOD. DPMO's primary responsibilities include leadership for
and policy oversight over all efforts to account for Americans still
missing from past conflicts and the recovery of and accounting for those
who may become
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isolated in hostile territory in future conflicts. The Office also
provides administrative and logistical support to the U.S.-Russia Joint
Commission on POW/MIAs; conducts research and analysis to help resolve
cases of those unaccounted for; examines DOD documents for possible
public disclosure; and, through periodic consultations and other
appropriate measures, maintains viable channels of communications on
POW/MIA matters between DOD and Congress, the families of the missing,
and the American public.
For further information, contact the Defense Prisoner of War/Missing
Personnel Office, 2400 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-2400.
Phone, 703-699-1160. Fax, 703-602-4375. Internet, www.dtic.mil/dpmo.
Economic Adjustment The Office of Economic Adjustment (OEA) assists
communities that are adversley affected by base closures, expansions, or
realignments and Defense contract or program cancellations. OEA provides
technical and financial assistance to those communities and coordinates
other Federal agencies' involvement through the Defense Economic
Adjustment Program.
For further information, contact the Office of Economic Adjustment,
Department of Defense, Suite 200, 400 Army Navy Drive, Arlington, VA
22202-4704. Phone, 703-604-6020.
Washington Headquarters Washington Headquarters Services (WHS),
established as a DOD Field Activity on October 1, 1977, is under the
authority, direction, and control of the Director of Administration and
Management. WHS provides a wide range of administrative and operational
services to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, specified DOD
components, selected other Federal Government activities, and the
general public. Such support includes contracting and procurement;
Defense facilities management; Pentagon renovation and construction;
directives and records management; financial management; human resource
services for executive, political, military, and civilian personnel;
personnel security services; advisory boards and commissions; legal
services and advice; IT and data systems support; enterprise IT
infrastructure services; and planning and evaluation functions.
For further information, contact the Administration and Program Support
Directorate, Washington Headquarters Services, 1155 Defense Pentagon,
Washington, DC 20301-1155. Phone, 703-601-2553. Internet,
www.whs.pentagon.mil.
Sources of
Information
Audiovisual Products Certain Department of Defense productions on film
and videotapes, CD-ROMs, 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 ``Central DoD Production
Databases@DAVIS/DITIS'').
--For older productions, contact the Motion Picture, Sound, and
Video Branch, National Archives and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi
Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001. Phone, 301-713-7050. For general
inquiries, phone 800-234-8861 or 301-713-6800 or e-mail
Inquiry@nara.gov.
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--For stock footage, still photographs, and CD-ROMs, contact the
Defense Visual Information Center, 23755 Z Street, Riverside, CA 92518-
2070. Phone, 909-413-2515. Internet, www.dodimagery.afis.osd.mil, and
select ``Records Center Servers@DVIC'').
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, 703-588-8631.
DOD Directives and Instructions Contact the Executive Services and
Communications Directorate, Washington Headquarters Services, 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.
Central Command: www.centcom.mil.
Combatant commands: www.defenselink.mil/pubs/almanac/unified.html.
European Command: www.eucom.mil.
Joint Forces Command: www.jfcom.mil.
Pacific Command: www.pacom.mil.
Northern Command: www.northcom.mil.
Southern Command: www.southcom.mil.
Special Operations Command: www.socom.mil.
Strategic Command: www.stratcom.mil.
Transportation Command: www.transcom.mil.
Employment Positions are filled by a variety of sources. Positions
filled competitively are advertised at https://storm.psd.whs.mil/cgi-
bin/apply.pl. Assistance in applying for positions is available from the
Employment Information Center at 866-205-4975 or by writing to: Human
Resources Directorate, Washington Headquarters Services, 1155 Defense
Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1155.
Speakers Civilian and military officials from the U.S. Department of
Defense are available to speak to numerous public and private sector
groups interested in a variety of defense-related topics, including the
global war on terrorism. Requests for speakers should be addressed to
the Director for Community Relations and Public Liaison, 1400 Defense
Pentagon, Room 2C546, Washington, DC 20310-1400, or by calling 703-695-
2733.
Pentagon Tours Information on guided tours of the Pentagon may be
obtained by writing to the Director, Pentagon Tours, 1400 Defense
Pentagon, Room 2C546, Washington, DC 20310-1400 or calling 703-695-7778
or by sending an e-mail to tourschd.pa@osd.mil. Internet,
www.defenselink.mil/pubs/pentagon.
Defend America Web Site The Defend America Web site, which can be found
at http://defendamerica.mil, is produced by the Department of Defense
and devoted to educating people on the global war on terrorism. This
site features up-to-date news, photographs, briefings and more
information from authoritative Defense Department sources.
For further information concerning the Department of Defense, contact
the Director, Directorate for Public Inquiry and Analysis, Office of the
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs, 1400 Defense
Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1400. Phone, 703-428-0711. Internet,
www.defenselink.mil and www.defendamerica.mil.