WELCOME TO THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. Overview Who We Are Who We Work For How We Are Organized What We Do

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 3,000,000

Wal-Mart 227 billion 1,300,000

Exxon/Mobil 200 billion 98,700

GM 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



• 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.



• 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.



• Personnel and Readiness– Personnel requirements and management– National Guard & Reserve affairs– Health affairs– Training – Equal opportunity, morale, welfare, quality of life



• Comptroller/CFO– DOD’s Budget and fiscal matters– DOD Financial policy– Financial management systems oversight– Business modernization efforts



• 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



• Services train and equip


Military Departments


Department of DefenseMilitary Departments

US Army US Air Force US NavyUS Marine

Corps

Dept of Homeland

Security

US Coast Guard




• 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




• Navy– Maintain, train and equip combat-

ready Naval forces capable of winning wars, deterring aggression and maintaining freedom of the seas




• Marine Corps– Conduct land operations associated

with naval operations– Protect naval property and bases– Provide landing forces in amphibious

operations– Airborne operations




• Air Force– The mission of the United States Air

Force is to fly, fight and win ... in air, space and cyberspace.




• Guard and Reserve– Wartime military support– Humanitarian– Peacekeeping– Homeland Security




• 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



• Direct link to President & SecDef• 6 Commanders have geographic responsibility• 3 Commanders have worldwide responsibility

Unified CommandsChairman of the JCSMilitary Departments


Secretary of Defense

Deputy Secretary of Defense

CentralCommand

SouthernCommand

SpecialOperationsCommand

PacificCommand

NorthernCommand

EuropeanCommand

TransportationCommand

Strategic Command

AfricaCommand


US Africa Command (USAFRICOM)


US European Command (USEUCOM)


US Northern Command (USNORTHCOM)


US Central Command (USCENTCOM)


US Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM)


US Pacific Command (USPACOM)




• 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.




• 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




• 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

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WELCOME TO THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. Overview Who We Are Who We Work For How We Are Organized What We Do