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Chain of Command 

President of the United States of America – Donald J Trump

Vice President – JD Vance

Speaker of the House – Speaker Mike Johnson

Secretary of State – Marco Rubio

Secretary of Defense – Pete Hegseth

Secretary of the Navy – John Phelan

Chairman of the Joints Chief of Staff – General Dan Caine

Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) – Admiral Daryl Caudle

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy – MCPON John Perryman

Commandant of the Marine Corps – General Eric Smith

Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps – Sgt. Maj. Carlos A. Ruiz

Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) – Rear Admiral Jeffrey Czerewko

Naval Service Training Command (NSTC) – Rear Admiral Craig T. Mattingly

Commander Area 11 – Commander Patrick Thurman, USN (Ret)

Commander Area 12 - Lieutenant Colonel Dennis Powers, USMC (Ret)

SNSI – Lieutenant Colonel Skip Barth

NSI – Chief Craig Daniels

NSI – 1stSgt Daniel Serrano

As of September 2025

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