Selective List of DoD Components

Components are entities within the DoD - the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Military Departments, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities within the DoD.  Components include:

• Air Force
• Air Force Academy
• Army Corps of Engineers
• Coast Guard
• Coast Guard Academy
• Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
• Defense Intelligence Agency
• Military Academy (West Point)
• Missile Defense Agency
• National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
• National Guard
• National Security Agency
• National War College
• Naval Academy
• Office of Naval Research
• Pentagon Force Protection Agency
• Tricare Health System
• U.S. Naval Observatory