Biographies of Senior Defense Officials

Names appear in alphabetical order according to last name.
reorder by title

Abell, Charles S. - Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel & Readiness
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Abizaid, John - GEN , USA - Commander, U.S. Central Command
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Brownlee, Les - Secretary of the Army (Acting)
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Cambone, Dr. Stephen A. Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence
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Christie, Thomas P. - Director of Operational Test and Evaluation
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Chu, Dr. David S. - Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
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Clark, Vern - ADM , USN - Chief of Naval Operations
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Collins , Thomas H. - ADM , USCG - Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard
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Di Rita, Lawrence - Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs (Acting)
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DuBois, Jr., Raymond F. - Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Installations and Environment
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Eberhart, Ralph E. - GEN , USAF - Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and Commander, U.S. Northern Command
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Ellis, James O. - ADM , USN - Commander, U.S. Strategic Command
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England, Gordon R. - Secretary of the Navy
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Estrada, John L. - SGTMAJ , USMC - Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps
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Fargo, Thomas B. - ADM , USN - Commander, U.S. Pacific Command
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Feith, Douglas J. - Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
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Giambastiani, Jr., Edmund P. - ADM , USN - Supreme Allied Commander Transformation and Commander, U.S. Joint Forces Command
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Hagee, Michael W. - GEN , USMC - Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps
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Hall, Thomas F. - Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs
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Handy, John W. - GEN , USAF - Commander, U.S. Transportation Command and Commander, Air Mobility Command
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Haynes II, William J. - General Counsel
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Henry, Christopher "Ryan" - Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
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Jennings, Jerry D. - Director, Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office
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Jonas, Tina W. - Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and Chief Financial Officer
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Jones, James L. - GEN , USMC - Supreme Allied Commander, Europe and Commander, U.S. European Command
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Jumper, John P. - GEN , USAF - Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force
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Lippert, Keith W. - VADM , USN - Director, Defense Logistics Agency
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McHale, Paul - Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense
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Moore, Powell A. - Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs
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Murray, Gerald R. - CMSAF , USAF - Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force
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Myers, Richard B. - GEN , USAF - Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
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O'Connell, Thomas W. - Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict
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Obering, III, Henry A. - LTG , USAF - Director, Missile Defense Agency
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Pace, Peter - GEN , USMC - Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Preston, Kenneth O. - SMA , USA - Sergeant Major of the Army
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Roche, Dr. James G. - Secretary of the Air Force
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Rodman, Peter W. - Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
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Rumsfeld, Donald H. - Secretary of Defense
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Schmitz, Joseph E. - Inspector General
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Schoomaker, Peter J. - GEN - Chief of Staff, U.S. Army
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Scott, Terry D. - MCPON , USN - Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy
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Walters, Tome H. - LTG , USAF - Director, Defense Security Cooperation Agency
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Welch, Franklin A. - MCPOCG , USCG - Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard
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Wells II, Linton - (Acting) Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks and Information Integration / CIO
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Wiedemer, Michael P. - MG , USAF - Director, Defense Commissary Agency
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Winkenwerder, Jr., William - Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs
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Wolfowitz, Paul - Deputy Secretary of Defense
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Wynne, Michael W. - Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (Acting)
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Names appear in alphabetical order according to last name.