United States Department of Defense
Biographies of Senior Defense Officials
PATRICK Z. ALSTON
Command Senior Enlisted Leader (USSTRATCOM)
JAMES F. AMOS
Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps
LLOYD J. AUSTIN III
Commander, U.S. Central Command
RENÉ C. BARDORF
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Community and Public Outreach
MICHEAL P. BARRETT
Sergeant Major of the U.S. Marine Corps
BRYAN B. BATTAGLIA
Senior Enlisted Advisor to Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
PHILIP M. BREEDLOVE
Commander, U.S. European Command
M. ELAINE BUNN
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear and Missile Defense Policy
SHARON E. BURKE
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy Plans and Programs
JOHN R. CAMPBELL
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Wounded Warrior Care & Transition Policy)
ROBERT J. CAREY
US Department of Defense Principal Deputy Chief Information Officer
ASHTON B. CARTER
Deputy Secretary of Defense
RAYMOND F. CHANDLER III
Sergeant Major of the U.S. Army
DANIEL Y. CHIU
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy
DEREK CHOLLET
Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
JAMES A. CODY
Chief Master Sergeant of the U.S. Air Force
SHARON H. COOPER
Director for Defense Human Resources Activity
MADELYN R. CREEDON
Assistant Secretary for Global Strategic Affairs (GSA)
MICHAEL H. DECKER
Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Intelligence Oversight
MARTIN E. DEMPSEY
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
AMANDA J. DORY
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for African Affairs
MICHAEL J. DUMONT
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Afghanistan, Pakistan & Central Asia
LOUIS M. ESPINAL
Command Senior Enlisted Advisor, U.S. Southern Command
ALAN F. ESTEVEZ
Assistant Secretary of Defense (Logistics & Materiel Readiness)
ERIC FANNING
Acting Secretary of the Air Force and Under Secretary of the Air Force
EVELYN N. FARKAS
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia/Ukraine/Eurasia
MARILEE FITZGERALD
Director of the Department of Defense Education Activity
JASON W. FORRESTER
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs (Manpower & Personnel)
CHRISTINE H. FOX
Director, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation
J. MICHAEL GILMORE
Director of Operational Test and Evaluation
FRANK J. GRASS
Chief, National Guard Bureau
JONATHAN W. GREENERT
Chief of Naval Operations
FRANK A. GRIPPE
Command Sergeant Major (USCENTCOM)
KAREN GUICE
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs
CHUCK HAGEL
Secretary of Defense
LYNNE M. HALBROOKS
Principal Deputy Inspector General
ROBERT F. HALE
Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and Chief Financial Officer
KENNETH B. HANDELMAN
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Global Strategic Affairs (GSA)
MARK D. HARNITCHEK
Director, Defense Logistics Agency
JOHN T. HASTINGS
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense For Reserve Affairs (Resources)
DAVID F. HELVEY
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia
REBECCA K.C. HERSMAN
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction
KATHLEEN HICKS
Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
MARVIN L. HILL
Command Senior Enlisted Leader, International Security Assistance Force & U.S. Forces-Afghanistan
PAIGE HINKLE-BOWLES
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Civilian Personnel Policy)
CARYN C. HOLLIS
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Counternarcotics and Global Threats
KARL HORST
Chief of Staff, U.S. Central Command
JAMES A HURSCH
Director of the Defense Technology Security Administration
JOSEPH H. JEU
Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Defense Commissary Agency
CLARENCE A. JOHNSON
Director, Office of Diversity Management and Equal Opportunity
JACK JOHNSON, JR.
Command Senior Enlisted Leader, U.S. AFRICOM
LAURA JUNOR
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness
C. ROBERT "BOB" KEHLER
Commander, U.S. Strategic Command
JOHN F. KELLY
Commander, U.S. Southern Command
FRANK KENDALL
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics
ELIZABETH L. KING
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs
MARTIN S. KLUKAS
Senior Enlisted Advisor, U.S. Transportation Command
PAUL S. KOFFSKY
Deputy General Counsel for Personnel & Health Policy
CHARLES P. KOSAK
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for
Defense Continuity and Crisis Management
WILLIAM E. LANDAY III
Director, Defense Security Cooperation Agency
PETER R. LAVOY
Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs
MICHAEL P. LEAVITT
Master Chief Petty Officer of the U.S. Coast Guard
WILLIAM K. LIETZAU
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Rule of Law and Detainee Policy)
GEORGE LITTLE
Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs and Pentagon Press Secretary
SAMUEL J. LOCKLEAR III
Commander, U.S. Pacific Command
DOUGLAS L. LOVERRO
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy
RAY MABUS
Secretary of the U.S. Navy
ROY M. MADDOCKS JR.
Senior Enlisted Leader (EUCOM)
CHARLES W. MARTOGLIO
Chief of Staff (EUCOM)
JOSE MAYORGA
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Homeland Defense Strategy and Force Planning
MIKE MCCORD
Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)
DAVID L. MCGINNIS
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense
for Reserve Affairs
ELIZABETH A. MCGRATH
Deputy Chief Management Officer for Department of Defense
JOHN M. MCHUGH
Secretary of the U.S. Army
CHARLES E. MILAM
Principal Director for Military Community and Family Policy
JAMES N. MILLER
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
DAVID A. OCHMANEK
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Development
RAYMOND T. ODIERNO
38th Chief of Staff for the U.S. Army
ROBERT J. PAPP
Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard
PAUL D. PATRICK
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Reserve Affairs (Readiness, Training & Mobilization)
VIRGINIA S. PENROD
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Military Personnel Policy)
ERIC PIERCE
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs
GARRY REID
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations & Low-Intensity Conflict
MICHAEL L. RHODES
Director of Administration and Management (OSD)
DAVID M. RODRIGUEZ
Commander, United States Africa Command
ERIC ROSENBACH
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy
TODD M. ROSENBLUM
Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Americas' Security Affairs
MARK W. RUDES
Senior Enlisted Advisor, U.S. Pacific Command
ROBERT G. SALESSES
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense Integration and DSCA
JAMES A. SCHEAR
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Partnership Strategy and Stability Operations
KEVIN J. SCHEID
Assistant Deputy Chief Management Officer for Department of Defense
ROBERT SCHER
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Plans
MIKE SCHULTZ
Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs
VIKRAM J SINGH
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for South and Southeast Asia
ELISSA SLOTKIN
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
MATTHEW SPENCE
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Middle East Policy
MIKE D. STEVENS
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy
TERESA M. TAKAI
Chief Information Officer
PASQUALE (PAT) M. TAMBURRINO, JR
Chief of Staff for the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
ROBERT S. TAYLOR
Principal Deputy General Counsel of the Department of Defense
JAMES J. TOWNSEND, JR.
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for European and NATO Policy
PETER F. VERGA
Chief of Staff for the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
MICHAEL G. VICKERS
Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence
FREDERICK E. VOLLRATH
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness and Force Management
ANDREW C. WEBER
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense Programs
WILLIAM F. WECHSLER
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Combating Terrorism
MARK A. WELSH
Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force
JOSEPH W. WESTPHAL
Under Secretary of the U.S. Army
ANTHONY WHITEHOUSE
Director, Human Resources Operations & Advisory Services Defense Civilian Personnel Advisory Service
BRYAN G. WHITMAN
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs
RICHARD O. WIGHTMAN, JR.
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense
for Reserve Affairs
ROSEMARY FREITAS WILLIAMS
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Military Community and Family Policy
W. MONTAGUE WINFIELD
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense
for Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel
JAMES A. WINNEFELD
Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
ROBERT A. WINZENRIED
Command Senior Enlisted Leader, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command
JONATHAN WOODSON
Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) & Director of TRICARE Management Activity
CHRISTINE E WORMUTH
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans and Force Development
JESSICA L. WRIGHT
Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
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