6. Organization of the U.S. Military (Fig: Chain of Command & Control)

The organization of these pages is complicated by the multiple methods of organizing the military itself. First of all, these pages are primarily concerned with combat forces, although these do not in any way make up the totality of the forces or expenditures. Second of all, there are two major paradigms which these pages will use to present the information within to you, the viewer. There are two primary branches to the chain of command. The first is operational, and the second administrative.