United States Secretary of the Army
| Secretary of the Army | |
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 Emblem of the Department of the Army | |
 Flag of the Secretary of the Army[1] | |
 Incumbent Mark Esper since 20 November 2017[2] | |
| Department of the Army | |
| Style | Mister Secretary The Honorable (formal address in writing) |
| Reports to | Secretary of Defense |
| Appointer | The President with the advice and consent of the Senate |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Precursor | Secretary of War |
| Inaugural holder | Kenneth Claiborne Royall |
| Formation | 18 September 1947 |
| Succession | 2nd in SecDef succession |
| Deputy | The Under Secretary (principal civilian deputy) The Chief of Staff (military advisor and deputy) |
| Salary | Level II of the Executive Schedule |
| Website | Official website |
The Secretary of the Army (SA, SECARM[3] or SECARMY) is a senior civilian official within the Department of Defense of the United States with statutory responsibility for all matters relating to the United States Army: manpower, personnel, reserve affairs, installations, environmental issues, weapons systems and equipment acquisition, communications, and financial management.
The Secretary of the Army is nominated by the President and confirmed by the U.S. Senate. The Secretary is a non-Cabinet level official serving under the Secretary of Defense.[4] This position was created on 18 September 1947, replacing the Secretary of War, when the Department of War was split into the Department of the Army and Department of the Air Force.[5]
On 15 November 2017, Mark Esper was confirmed as the Secretary of the Army, and was sworn in to office on 20 November 2017.[2]
Contents
1 Roles and Responsibilities
2 Office of the Secretary of the Army
3 Chronological list of Secretaries of the Army
4 References
5 External links
Roles and Responsibilities
The Senior Leadership of the Department of the Army consists of two civilians—the Secretary of the Army and the Under Secretary of the Army—and two military officers of four-star rank—the Chief of Staff of the Army and the Vice Chief of Staff of the Army.
The Secretary of the Army (10 U.S.C. § 3013) is in effect the chief executive officer of the Department of the Army, and the Chief of Staff of the Army works directly for the Secretary of the Army. The Secretary presents and justifies Army policies, plans, programs, and budgets to the Secretary of Defense, other executive branch officials, and to the Congressional Defense Committees. The Secretary also communicates Army policies, plans, programs, capabilities, and accomplishments to the public. As necessary, the Secretary convenes meetings with the senior leadership of the Army to debate issues, provide direction, and seek advice. The Secretary is a member of the Defense Acquisition Board.
The Secretary of the Army has several responsibilities under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, including the authority to convene general courts-martial. Other duties include management of the Civilian Aides to the Secretary of the Army Program.[6]
Office of the Secretary of the Army
The Office of the Secretary of the Army is composed of the Under Secretary of the Army, the Assistant Secretaries of the Army, the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army, the General Counsel of the Department of the Army, the Inspector General of the Army, the Chief of Legislative Liaison, and the Army Reserve Forces Policy Committee. Other offices may be established by law or by the Secretary of the Army. No more than 1,865 officers of the Army on the active-duty list may be assigned or detailed to permanent duty in the Office of the Secretary of the Army and on the Army Staff.[7]
Under Secretary of the Army
- Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology)
- Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works)
- Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller)
- Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations, Energy and Environment)
- Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs)
- General Counsel of the Army
- Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army
- Inspector General of the Army
Chart showing the organization of the Office of the Secretary of Army and its relationship to the Army Staff.
Chronological list of Secretaries of the Army
Kenneth Claiborne Royall, the last Secretary of War, became the first Secretary of the Army when the National Defense Act of 1947 took effect and was the last Army secretary to hold the cabinet status, which was henceforth assigned to the Secretary of Defense.[5][8]
| Photo | Name | Term of Office | President(s) served under |
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 | Kenneth Claiborne Royall | September 18, 1947 – April 27, 1949 | Harry S. Truman |
 | Gordon Gray[9] | April 28, 1949 – April 12, 1950 | |
 | Frank Pace | April 12, 1950 – January 20, 1953 | |
 | Earl D. Johnson Acting[9] | January 20, 1953 – February 4, 1953 | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
 | Robert T. Stevens | February 4, 1953 – July 21, 1955 | |
 | Wilber M. Brucker | July 21, 1955 – January 19, 1961 | |
 | Elvis Jacob Stahr Jr. | January 24, 1961 – June 30, 1962 | John F. Kennedy |
 | Cyrus Roberts Vance | July 5, 1962 – January 21, 1964 | John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson |
 | Stephen Ailes | January 28, 1964 – July 1, 1965 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
 | Stanley R. Resor | July 2, 1965 – June 30, 1971 | Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon |
 | Robert F. Froehlke | July 1, 1971 – May 14, 1973 | Richard Nixon |
 | Howard H. Callaway | May 15, 1973 – July 3, 1975 | Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford |
 | Norman R. Augustine Acting[9] | July 3, 1975 – August 5, 1975 | Gerald Ford |
 | Martin R. Hoffmann | August 5, 1975 – January 20, 1977 | |
 | Clifford Alexander Jr. | February 14, 1977 – January 20, 1981 | Jimmy Carter |
 | Percy A. Pierre Acting[9] | January 21, 1981 – January 29, 1981 | |
 | John O. Marsh Jr. | January 30, 1981 – August 14, 1989 | Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush |
 | Michael P. W. Stone | August 14, 1989 – January 20, 1993 | George H. W. Bush |
 | John W. Shannon Acting[10] | January 20, 1993 – August 26, 1993 | Bill Clinton |
 | Gordon R. Sullivan Acting[11][12] | August 28, 1993 – November 21, 1993 | |
 | Togo D. West Jr. | November 22, 1993 – May 4, 1997 | |
 | Robert M. Walker Acting[9] | December 2, 1997 – July 1, 1998 | |
 | Louis Caldera | July 2, 1998 – January 20, 2001 | |
 | Gregory R. Dahlberg Acting | January 20, 2001 – March 4, 2001 | George W. Bush |
 | Joseph W. Westphal Acting[9] | March 5, 2001 – May 31, 2001 | |
 | Thomas E. White | May 31, 2001 – May 9, 2003 | |
 | Les Brownlee Acting | May 10, 2003 – November 18, 2004 | |
 | Francis J. Harvey | November 19, 2004 – March 9, 2007 | |
 | Pete Geren | March 9, 2007 – September 21, 2009 | George W. Bush, Barack Obama |
 | John M. McHugh | September 21, 2009 – November 1, 2015 | Barack Obama |
 | Eric Fanning Acting | November 3, 2015 – January 11, 2016 | |
 | Patrick Murphy Acting | January 11, 2016 – May 17, 2016 | |
| Eric Fanning | May 17, 2016 – January 20, 2017 | |
 | Robert Speer Acting | January 20, 2017 – August 2, 2017 | Donald Trump |
 | Ryan McCarthy Acting | August 2, 2017 – November 20, 2017 | |
 | Mark Esper | November 20, 2017 – present |
References
^ http://www.apd.army.mil/pdffiles/r840_10.pdf Archived 7 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine., accessed on 4 January 2012.
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^ "SECARM sets goals, timeline for Rapid Capabilities Office: AUSA exclusive". defensenews.com. 3 October 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
^ "US CODE: Title 10,3013. Secretary of the Army". Retrieved 22 September 2007.
^ ab Bell, William Gardner (1992). ""Kenneth Claiborne Royall"". Secretaries of War and Secretaries of the Army: Portraits and Biographical Sketches. United States Army Center of Military History. Retrieved 22 September 2007.
^ "Secretary of the Army". Archived from the original on 21 September 2007. Retrieved 22 September 2007.
^ "US CODE: Title 10,3014. Office of the Secretary of the Army". Retrieved 22 September 2007.
^ Bell, William Gardner. ""Intro - Secretaries of War & Secretaries of the Army"". Secretaries of War and Secretaries of the Army: Portraits & Biographical Sketches. Retrieved 22 September 2007.
^ abcdef *Bell, William Gardner (1992). Secretaries of War and Secretaries of the Army: Portraits and Biographical Sketches. Washington, D.C.: United States Army Center of Military History.
^ "Secretary of the Army Accused of Shoplifting", Stephanie Griffith and Bill Miller, The Washington Post, August 28, 1993
^ The Daily Sentinel (Ohio/West Virginia), Acting Army Chief Ticketed for Shoplifting, August 29, 1993
^ U.S. Organization Chart Service, Department of Defense Fact Book, 2006, page 17
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