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Department of the Army
DA
Emblem of the Department of the Army Agency overview Formed 1947 Preceding agency Department of War Jurisdiction United States Army Headquarters Pentagon Agency executive John M. McHugh (SA) Parent agency Department of Defense Website www.army.mil The Department of the Army (DA) is one of the three military departments within the Department of Defense of the United States of America. The Department of the Army is the Federal Government agency which the United States Army is organized within, and it is led by the Secretary of the Army who has statutory authority 10 U.S.C. § 3013 to conduct its affairs and to prescribe regulations for its government, subject to the limits of the law, and the directions of the Secretary of Defense and the President.
The Secretary of the Army is a civilian official appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. The highest ranking military officer in the department is the Chief of Staff of the Army, who is also a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Other senior officials of the Department are the Under Secretary of the Army (principal deputy to the Secretary) and the Vice Chief of Staff of the Army (principal deputy to the Chief of Staff.)
The Department of War was originally formed in 1789 as an Executive Department of the United States, and was renamed by the National Security Act of 1947 to the Department of the Army on September 18, 1947. By amendments to the National Security Act of 1947 in 1949, the Department of the Army was transformed to its present-day status.
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Organizational structure
See Structure of the United States armed forces
The Department of the Army is a Military Department within the United States Department of Defense. The Department is headed by the Secretary of the Army, who by statute must be a civilian, appointed by the President with the confirmation by the United States Senate. The Secretary of the Army is responsible for, and has the authority to conduct all the affairs of the Department of the Army, subject to the authority, direction and control of the Secretary of Defense. The Department of the Army is divided between its Headquarters at the Seat of Government and the field organizations of the Army.
By direction of the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Army assigns Army forces, apart from those units performing duties enumerated in 10 U.S.C. § 3013 (i.e. organize, train & equip) or unless otherwise directed, to the operational command of the Commanders of the Combatant Commands. Only the Secretary of Defense (and the President) has the authority to approve transfer of forces to and from Combatant Commands. 10 U.S.C. § 162.
Headquarters, Department of the Army
Chart summarizing the organization of the Department of the Army's Headquarters as of 2010.
Headquarters, Department of the Army is the corporate office of the Department which exercises directive and supervisory functions and consists of two separate staffs; the Office of the Secretary of the Army, the civilian staff; and the Army Staff, the military staff. The Office of the Secretary and the Army Staff are organized along similar lines, with civilians and military officers both overseeing similar program areas.
Civilian Military Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs Deputy Chief of Staff (G1-Personnel)
Deputy Chief of Staff (G3/5/7-Operations)Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations and Environment Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Chief of Engineers Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology Deputy Chief of Staff (G4-Logistics) Assistant Secretary of the Army for Financial Management and Comptroller Deputy Chief of Staff (G8-Financial Management) General Counsel of the Army Deputy Chief of Staff (G2-Intelligence) Office of the Secretary
The Office of the Secretary is led by the Secretary of the Army, assisted by the Under Secretary of the Army and the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army, who is the senior civilian career official of the Department. The Office of the Secretary of the Army, also known as the Army Secretariat, is divided into multiple branches with functional responsibilities, the six most important of which are headed by one of the five Assistant Secretaries of the Army or the General Counsel of the Army, each of whom are civilians appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.
The Army Staff
The Army Staff is led by the Chief of Staff of the Army, a four-star general who is a the highest ranking officer in the Army and the Army member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The Chief of Staff is assisted in managing the Army Staff by the Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army, a four-star general and second-highest ranking officer in the Army. The Army Staff is divided into several directorates, each headed by a three-star general.
A key official within the Army Staff is the Director of the Army Staff, who is a three-star general. The Director is responsible for integrating and synchronizing the work of the Office of the Secretary and the Army Staff so that they meet the goals and priorities of the Secretary of the Army. Other key figures within the Army Staff are the Sergeant Major of the Army, the United States Army Judge Advocate General, the Chief of the Army Reserve, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, the United States Army Provost Marshal General, and the United States Army Surgeon General
Field Organizations
Army commands Current commander Location of headquarters United States Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) GEN David M. Rodriguez Fort Bragg, North Carolina United States Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) GEN Robert W. Cone Fort Monroe, Virginia United States Army Materiel Command (AMC) GEN Ann E. Dunwoody Fort Belvoir, Virginia Army service component commands Current commander Location of headquarters United States Army Africa (USARAF) MG David R. Hogg Vicenza, Italy United States Army Central (ARCENT) LTG William G. Webster, Jr.[1] Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina United States Army North (ARNORTH) LTG Thomas R. Turner II Fort Sam Houston, Texas United States Army South (ARSOUTH) MG Simeon Trombitas Fort Sam Houston, Texas United States Army Europe and Seventh Army (USAREUR) LTG Mark Hertling Campbell Barracks, Germany United States Army Pacific (USARPAC) LTG Benjamin R. Mixon[2] Fort Shafter, Hawaii United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) LTG John F. Mulholland, Jr. Fort Bragg. North Carolina Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC) MG Kevin Leonard[3] Scott AFB, Illinois United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command/United States Army Strategic (USASMDC/ARSTRAT) LTG Richard P. Formica Redstone Arsenal, Alabama Field army headquarters Current commander Location of headquarters Eighth United States Army (EUSA) LTG John D. Johnson Yongsan Garrison, Seoul Direct reporting units Current commander Location of headquarters United States Army Medical Command (MEDCOM) LTG Eric Schoomaker Fort Sam Houston, Texas United States Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) MG David B. Lacquement Fort Belvoir, Virginia United States Army Criminal Investigation Command (USACIDC) BG Colleen L. McGuire Fort Belvoir, Virginia United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) LTG Robert Van Antwerp Jr. Washington, D.C. United States Army Military District of Washington (MDW) MG Michael S. Linnington Fort McNair, Washington, D.C. U.S. Army Test & Evaluation Command (ATEC) MG Roger A. Nadeau Alexandria, Virginia United States Military Academy (USMA) LTG David H. Huntoon West Point, New York United States Army Reserve Command (USARC) LTG Jack C. Stultz Fort McPherson, Georgia United States Army Installation Management Command (IMCOM) LTG Rick Lynch San Antonio, Texas IMCOM Subordinate: United States Army Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Command (FMWRC)[4] MG Reuben D. Jones Alexandria, Virginia United States Army Cyber Command (ARCYBER)[5][6] MG(P) Rhett Hernandez Fort Belvoir, Virginia See also
- Department of the Navy
- Department of the Air Force
- National Guard Bureau
- Office of the Secretary of Defense
Sources
- Department of the Army Pamphlet 10–1, Accessed on 2011-08-04.
- Army Regulation 10–87, Accessed on 2011-08-04.
References
- ^ "United States Army Central, CG's Bio". United States Army Central. 11 February 2008. http://www.arcent.army.mil/welcome/cg_site/cg.asp. Retrieved 4 July 2008.[dead link]
- ^ "Commanding General". United States Army, Pacific. 23 April 2008. Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080517051601/http://www.usarpac.army.mil/bios/comgen.asp. Retrieved 4 July 2008.
- ^ "Commanding General". United States Army, Surface Deployment and Distribution Command. 30 June 2008. http://www.sddc.army.mil/Public/Home/About%20SDDC/Commanding%20General. Retrieved 4 July 2008.[dead link]
- ^ Organization, Installation Management Command
- ^ http://www.apd.army.mil/pdffiles/go1026.pdf
- ^ Army establishes CYBER Command
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