178 U.S. GOVERNMENT MANUAL the General Accounting Office, and to the Secretary of Defense for policy other agencies. Supervision, direction, matters relating to overall international and review of the preparation and security policy and political-military execution of the defense budget is affairs. Functional areas include NATO provided. affairs; net assessments; foreign military Operational Test and Evaluation The sales; arms limitation agreements; Director of Operational Test and international trade and technology Evaluation serves as the principal staff security; regional security affairs; special assistant and adviser to the Secretary of operations and low-intensity conflict; Defense on operational test and integration of departmental plans and evaluation in the Department of Defense policies with overall national security and is the principal test and evaluation objectives; drug control policy, official within the senior management of requirements, priorities, systems, the Department. resources, and programs; and issuance of Personnel and Readiness The Under policy guidance affecting departmental Secretary of Defense for Personnel and programs. Readiness is the principal staff assistant and adviser to the Secretary of Defense In addition, the Secretary and Deputy for policy matters relating to the Secretary of Defense are assisted by a structure and readiness of the Total special staff of assistants to include the Force. Functional areas include: Assistant Secretary of Defense for readiness; civilian and military personnel Legislative Affairs; the General Counsel; policies, programs, and systems; civilian the Inspector General; the Assistant and military equal opportunity programs; Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs; health policies, programs, and activities; the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense Reserve Component programs, policies, and activities; family policy, dependent's (Intelligence Oversight); the Director of education, and personnel support Administration and Management; and programs; and mobilization planning such other officers as the Secretary of and requirements. Defense establishes to assist him in Policy The Under Secretary of Defense carrying out his duties and for Policy is the principal staff assistant responsibilities. Joint Chiefs of Staff Joint Chiefs of Staff advice when it does not agree with that of the Chairman. The Joint Chiefs of Staff consist of the Subject to the authority of the Chairman; the Vice Chairman; the Chief President and the Secretary of Defense, of Staff of the Army; the Chief of Naval the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Operations; the Chief of Staff of the Air is responsible for: Force; and the Commandant of the Marine Corps. Ðassisting the President and the Secretary of Defense in providing for the The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of strategic direction and planning of the Staff is the principal military adviser to Armed Forces; the President, the National Security Council, and the Secretary of Defense. Ðallocating resources to fulfill The other members of the Joint Chiefs of strategic plans; Staff are military advisers who may Ðmaking recommendations for the provide additional information upon assignment of responsibilities within the request from the President, the National Armed Forces in accordance with and in Security Council, or the Secretary of support of those logistic and mobility Defense. They may also submit their plans; VerDate 18-JUN-99 11:09 Jul 20, 1999 Jkt 185193 PO 00000 Frm 00178 Fmt 6995 Sfmt 6995 C:\RECORD\185193.026 pfrm12 PsN: pfrm12 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 179 Ðcomparing the capabilities of Ðrepresents the United States on the American and allied Armed Forces with Military Staff Committee of the United those of potential adversaries; Nations; Ðpreparing and reviewing Ðperforms such other duties as may contingency plans that conform to policy be prescribed by law or by the President guidance from the President and the and the Secretary of Defense; Secretary of Defense; Ðconvenes and presides over regular Ðpreparing joint logistic and mobility meetings of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; plans to support contingency plans; and Ðassists the Joint Chiefs in carrying on Ðrecommending assignment of their business as promptly as practicable; logistic and mobility responsibilities to and the Armed Forces to fulfill logistic and Ðschedules issues for consideration mobility plans. by the Joint Chiefs. The Chairman advises the Secretary of The Chairman, while so serving, holds Defense on critical deficiencies and the grade of general or admiral and strengths in force capabilities (including outranks all other officers of the Armed manpower, logistic, and mobility Forces. support) and assesses the effect of such The Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs deficiencies and strengths on meeting performs duties assigned by the national security objectives and policy Chairman, with the approval of the and on strategic plans. He establishes Secretary of Defense. The Vice Chairman and maintains a uniform system for acts as Chairman when there is a evaluating the preparedness of each vacancy in the office of the Chairman, or unified combatant command to carry out in the absence or disability of the assigned missions. Chairman. The Vice Chairman, while so The Chairman advises the Secretary of serving, holds the grade of general or Defense on the priorities of the admiral and outranks all other officers of requirements identified by the the Armed Forces except the Chairman commanders of the unified combatant of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. commands and on the extent to which program recommendations and budget Joint Staff proposals of the military departments The Joint Staff under the Chairman of the and other DOD components for a fiscal Joint Chiefs of Staff assists the Chairman year conform with priorities established and, subject to the authority of the in requirements of the unified combatant Chairman, the other members of the commands. He is responsible for Joint Chiefs of Staff, in carrying out their submitting to the Secretary alternative responsibilities. program recommendations and budget The Joint Staff is headed by a Director proposals with guidance provided by the who is selected by the Chairman in Secretary, in order to achieve greater consultation with the other members of conformance with priorities established the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and with the by the unified combatant commands. approval of the Secretary of Defense. The Chairman also advises the Secretary Officers assigned to serve on the Joint on the extent to which major programs Staff are selected by the Chairman in and policies of the Armed Forces in the approximate equal numbers from the area of manpower conform with strategic Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air plans and assesses military requirements Force. The Joint Staff is composed of all for defense acquisition programs. members of the Armed Forces and Additionally, the Chairman: civilian employees assigned or detailed Ðformulates doctrine and training to permanent duty to perform the policies and coordinates military functions assigned to the Chairman of education and training; the Joint Chiefs of Staff. VerDate 18-JUN-99 11:09 Jul 20, 1999 Jkt 185193 PO 00000 Frm 00179 Fmt 6995 Sfmt 6995 C:\RECORD\185193.026 pfrm12 PsN: pfrm12 180 U.S. GOVERNMENT MANUAL Unified Combatant Commands The unified combatant commands are The operational chain of command runs military commands with broad from the President to the Secretary of continuing missions for maintaining the Defense to the commanders of the security and defense of the United States unified combatant commands. The against attack; supporting and advancing Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff the national policies and interests of the functions within the chain of command United States and discharging U.S. by transmitting to the commanders of the military responsibilities in their area of unified combatant commands the orders responsibility; and preparing plans, conducting operations, and coordinating of the President or the Secretary of activities of the forces assigned to them Defense. Subject to the authority, in accordance with the directives of direction, and control of the Secretary of higher authority. Subject to the direction Defense, the Chairman of the Joint of the President, the commanders of the Chiefs of Staff serves as the spokesman unified combatant commands exercise for the commanders of the unified command authority over forces assigned combatant commands, especially on the to them under the authority, direction, operational requirements of their and control of the Secretary of Defense. commands. Unified Combatant Commands Command Address Commander Atlantic Command ...................................... USACOM, Suite 200, 1562 Mitscher Ave., Adm. Harold W. Gehman, Jr., Norfolk, VA 23511±2488. USN Central Command ...................................... USCENTCOM, 7115 S. Boundary Blvd., Gen. Anthony C. Zinni, USMC MacDill AFB, FL 35621±5101. European Command .................................. USEUCOM, CMR 450, Box 7100, APO AE Gen. Wesley K. Clark, USA 09705. Pacific Command ....................................... USPACCOM, Box 64028, Camp H.M. Adm. Dennis C. Blair, USN Smith, HI 96861±4028. Southern Command ................................... USSOUTHCOM, 3511 NW. 91st Ave., Gen. Charles E. Wilhelm, USMC Miami, FL 33172. Space Command ....................................... USSPACECOM, Suite 116, 250 S. Peter- Gen. Richard B. Myers, USAF son Blvd., Peterson AFB, CO 80914± 3010.