functions involving the DOD. Those functionsinclude the President’s powers, duties, andauthorities. As the President’s principal assistantin DOD matters, the SECDEF reports to thePresident on all DOD military matters. TheDeputy Secretary of Defense aids the SECDEF.The Deputy supervises and coordinates theactivities of the department and substitutes for theSECDEF during absence or disability.The Joint Chiefs of StaffFive members make up the Joint Chiefs ofStaff (JCS):1.2.3.4.5.A chairman, who maybe a member of anyservice and who is appointed by thePresident with the advice and consent ofthe SenateThe CNOThe Chief of Staff, U.S. ArmyThe Chief of Staff, U.S. Air ForceThe Commandant of the Marine Corps.The JCS is the immediate military staff of theSECDEF. As such, the JCS helps the SECDEFin exercising direction over the operating forces.In addition, the members of the JCS are theprincipal military advisors to the President andthe National Security Council.DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVYSince its formal beginning as a militarydepartment in 1798, the Navy has been organizedinto three separate bodies:1. The Navy Department (originally knownas central headquarters), located inWashington, D.C.2. The Shore Establishment3. The operating forcesThese bodies, as shown in figure 1-3, include theMarine Corps and, in time of war or whendirected by the President, the Coast Guard.Figure 1-3.-Organization of the Department of the Navy.1-5
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