Chain of command 2025

Chain of Command

Commander in Chief:

Honorable Donald Trump

Vice President of the US:

Honorable JD Vance

Secretary of State:

Marco Rubio

Secretary of Defense:

Pete Hegseth

Secretary of the Navy:

John Phelan

Chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff:

General Dan Caine, USAF

Commandant of the Marine Corps:

General Eric M. Smith, USMC

Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps:

Sergeant Major Carlos A. Ruiz, USMC

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy:

Master Chief Petty Officer David Isom, USN

Chief of Naval Operations:

Admiral Daryl Caudle, USN

Commander Naval Education & Training Command:

Rear Admiral Gregory Huffman, USN

Commander Naval Service & Training Command:

Rear Admiral Matthew T. Pottenburgh, USN

NJROTC Area 12 Manager:

LtCol Dennis Powers, USMC (Ret)

Senior Naval Science Instructor:

LCDR Felipe Finley, USN (Ret)

Naval Science Instructors:

Sergeant Major Peter Hall, USMC (Ret)

Chief Edward Robinson, USN (Ret)