# List of Department of Defense appointments by Donald Trump

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## Color key

Denotes appointees serving in offices that did not require Senate confirmation.
Denotes appointees confirmed by the Senate.
Denotes appointees awaiting Senate confirmation.
Denotes appointees serving in an acting capacity.
Denotes appointees who have left office or offices which have been disbanded.
Denotes nominees who were withdrawn prior to being confirmed or assuming office.

## Appointments (first administration)
### Main Department

| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
| Secretary of Defense | Mark Esper | June 24, 2019 | July 15, 2019 |
| Secretary of Defense | Mark Esper | July 23, 2019 (Confirmed July 23, 2019, 90–8) | November 9, 2020 |
| Secretary of Defense | Chris Miller | November 9, 2020 | |
| Deputy Secretary of Defense | David Norquist | January 2, 2019 | July 23, 2019 |
| Deputy Secretary of Defense | David Norquist | July 31, 2019 (Confirmed July 30, 2019, voice vote) | |
| Chief Management Officer of Defense | Lisa Hershman | December 30, 2019 (Confirmed December 19, 2019, voice vote) | |
| Chief Management Officer of Defense | Lisa Hershman | December 1, 2018 | December 30, 2019 |
| General Counsel of Defense | Paul C. Ney Jr. | August 20, 2018 (Confirmed July 12, 2018, 70–23) | |
| Inspector General of Defense | Jason Abend | Upon Senate confirmation | |
| Inspector General of Defense | Sean O'Donnell | April 6, 2020 | |
| Chief Information Officer of Defense | Dana Deasy | December 23, 2019 (Confirmed December 19, 2019, voice vote) | |
| Chief Information Officer of Defense | Dana Deasy | May 7, 2018 (Appointed April 5, 2018) | |
| Assistant Secretary of Defense (Legislative Affairs) | Robert R. Hood | August 8, 2017 (Confirmed August 1, 2017, voice vote) | |
| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff | Mark A. Milley | September 30, 2019 (Confirmed July 25, 2019, 89–1) | |
| Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff | John E. Hyten | November 21, 2019 (Confirmed September 26, 2019, 75–22) | |
| Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment) | Ellen Lord | August 10, 2017 (Confirmed August 1, 2017, voice vote) | |
| Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment) | Alan Shaffer | January 28, 2019 (Confirmed January 2, 2019, voice vote) | |
| Assistant Secretary of Defense (Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense Programs) | Vacant | | |
| Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition | Kevin M. Fahey | March 16, 2018 (Confirmed February 15, 2018, voice vote) | |
| Assistant Secretary of Defense (Sustainment) | Jordan Gillis | March 30, 2020 (Confirmed March 26, 2020, voice vote) | |
| Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation | John E. Whitley | August 16, 2019 | |
| Under Secretary of Defense (Research and Engineering) | Michael Kratsios | July 13, 2020 | |
| Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Research and Engineering) | Mark J. Lewis | July 13, 2020 | |
| Assistant Secretary of Defense (Energy, Installations and Environment) | Lucian Niemeyer | August 2, 2017 (Confirmed August 1, 2017, voice vote) | |
| Director of Operational Test and Evaluation | Robert Behler | December 11, 2017 (Confirmed November 16, 2017, voice vote) | |
| Under Secretary of Defense (Policy) | Anthony Tata | November 10, 2020 | |
| Under Secretary of Defense (Policy) | James H. Anderson | February 29, 2020 | November 10, 2020 |
| Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Policy) | James H. Anderson | June 8, 2020 (Confirmed June 3, 2020, 78–17) | November 10, 2020 |
| Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Policy) | Thomas M. Williams | November 10, 2020 | |
| Assistant Secretary of Defense (Strategy, Plans, and Capabilities) | Victorino Mercado | June 8, 2020 (Confirmed June 2, 2020, 75–15) | |
| Assistant Secretary of Defense (Homeland Defense and Global Security) | Kenneth Rapuano | June 2, 2017 (Confirmed May 25, 2017, 95–1) | |
| Assistant Secretary of Defense (International Security Affairs) | Michael Cutrone | September 1, 2020 | |
| Assistant Secretary of Defense (Space Policy) | Justin Johnson | October 29, 2020 | |
| Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) | Thomas McCaffery | August 5, 2019 (Confirmed August 1, 2019, voice vote) | |
| Assistant Secretary of Defense (Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict) | Joseph Tonon | November 10, 2020 | |
| Assistant Secretary of Defense (Indo-Pacific Security Affairs) | David Helvey | January 1, 2020 | |
| Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) | Thomas Harker | June 26, 2020 | |
| Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) | Vacant | | |
| Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) | Matthew Donovan | March 23, 2020 (Confirmed March 23, 2020, voice vote) | |
| Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) | Matthew Donovan | December 13, 2019 | March 3, 2020 |
| Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) |
| Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) | William Bushman | July 29, 2019 | |
| Assistant Secretary of Defense (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) | Virginia Penrod | December 13, 2019 | |
| Assistant Secretary of Defense (Readiness) | Tom Constable | January 31, 2020 | |
| Under Secretary of Defense (Intelligence) | Joseph D. Kernan | December 11, 2017 (Confirmed November 16, 2017, voice vote) | November 10, 2020 |
| Under Secretary of Defense (Intelligence) | Ezra Cohen | November 10, 2020 | |
| Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Intelligence and Security) | Vacant | | |
| National Security Agency ||||
| Inspector General of the National Security Agency | Robert Storch | January 2, 2018 (Confirmed December 21, 2017, voice vote) | |
| Permanent Joint Board on Defense ||||
| Chairman of the United States Section of the Permanent Joint Board on Defense for the United States and Canada | Christopher D. Miller | | |
| National Reconnaissance Office ||||
| Director of the National Reconnaissance Office | Christopher Scolese | August 5, 2019 (Confirmed June 27, 2019, voice vote) | |

### Department of the Army

| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
| Secretary of the Army | Ryan McCarthy | July 23, 2019 | September 30, 2019 |
| Secretary of the Army | Ryan McCarthy | September 30, 2019 (Confirmed September 26, 2019, voice vote) | |
| General Counsel of the Army | James E. McPherson | January 2, 2018 (Confirmed December 20, 2017, voice vote) | March 25, 2020 |
| Under Secretary of the Army | James E. McPherson | July 23, 2019 | March 25, 2020 |
| Under Secretary of the Army | James E. McPherson | March 25, 2020 (Confirmed March 23, 2020, voice vote) | |
| Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology) | Bruce D. Jette | January 2, 2018 (Confirmed December 20, 2017, voice vote) | |
| Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) | R. D. James | February 26, 2018 (Confirmed January 25, 2018, 89–1) | |
| Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller) | John E. Whitley | September 26, 2018 (Confirmed September 18, 2018, voice vote) | |
| Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations, Energy and Environment) | Alex A. Beehler | January 10, 2019 (Confirmed January 2, 2019, voice vote) | |
| Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) | Casey Wardynski | January 16, 2019 (Confirmed January 2, 2019, voice vote) | |
| United States Military Academy ||||
| Member of the Board of Visitors to the United States Military Academy | Meaghan C. Mobbs | | |
| Member of the Board of Visitors to the United States Military Academy | Jim Nicholson | | |
| Member of the Board of Visitors to the United States Military Academy | David Urban | | |
| Member of the Board of Visitors to the United States Military Academy | Guy C. Swan III | | |

### Department of the Navy

| Office | Nominee | Assumed office |
| Secretary of the Navy | Kenneth Braithwaite | May 29, 2020 (Confirmed May 21, 2020, voice vote) |
| General Counsel of the Navy | Robert Sander | January 6, 2020 (Confirmed December 19, 2019, voice vote) |
| Under Secretary of the Navy | Greg Slavonic | April 24, 2020 |
| Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) | Greg Slavonic | June 11, 2018 (Confirmed May 24, 2018, voice vote) |
| Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) | Catherine Kessmeier | June 24, 2020 |
| Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Energy, Installations and Environment) | Charles Williams | April 24, 2020 (Confirmed March 26, 2020, voice vote) |
| Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller) | Thomas Harker | January 2, 2018 (Confirmed December 20, 2017, voice vote) |
| Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition) | James Geurts | December 5, 2017 (Confirmed November 16, 2017, voice vote) |
| United States Naval Academy ||||
| Members of the Board of Visitors to the United States Naval Academy | Anthony W. Parker | |
| Members of the Board of Visitors to the United States Naval Academy | George Gould | |
| Members of the Board of Visitors to the United States Naval Academy | Ronny Jackson | |
| Members of the Board of Visitors to the United States Naval Academy | Sean Spicer | |
| Members of the Board of Visitors to the United States Naval Academy | Jonathan D. Hiler | |

### Department of the Air Force

| Office | Nominee | Assumed office |
| Secretary of the Air Force | Barbara Barrett | October 18, 2019 (Confirmed October 16, 2019, 85-7) |
| General Counsel of the Air Force | Thomas E. Ayres | February 21, 2018 (Confirmed February 15, 2018, voice vote) |
| Under Secretary of the Air Force | Shon J. Manasco | December 27, 2019 |
| Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition) | Will Roper | March 9, 2018 (Confirmed February 15, 2018, voice vote) |
| Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Financial Management & Comptroller) | John P. Roth | January 2, 2018 (Confirmed December 20, 2017, voice vote) |
| Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Installations, Environment & Energy) | John Henderson | February 20, 2018 (Confirmed February 15, 2018, voice vote) |
| Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Manpower & Reserve Affairs) | John Fedrigo | December 27, 2019 |
| United States Air Force Academy ||||
| Member of the Board of Visitors to the United States Air Force Academy | David Ehrhart | |
| Member of the Board of Visitors to the United States Air Force Academy | Robert Gleason | |
| Member of the Board of Visitors to the United States Air Force Academy | Douglas Lengenfelder | |
| Member of the Board of Visitors to the United States Air Force Academy | Michael Wynne | |

## Previous officeholders (first administration)

| Office | Name | Took office | Left office | Notes |
| Secretary of Defense | James Mattis | January 20, 2017 | December 31, 2018 | President Trump tweeted that General Mattis would be "retiring" at the end of February 2019; however, Mattis wrote a strongly worded resignation letter rebuking Trump foreign policy behavior, and thus became the first ever Secretary of Defense to resign in protest. Days later, Trump tweeted that Deputy Secretary Patrick Shanahan would become Acting Secretary on January 1, 2019, two months earlier than Mattis's original departure date. |
| Secretary of Defense | Patrick M. Shanahan | January 1, 2019 | June 23, 2019 | Shanahan withdrew from consideration for Secretary of Defense. |
| Deputy Secretary of Defense | Patrick M. Shanahan | July 19, 2017 | January 1, 2019 | Became Acting Secretary of Defense. |
| Deputy Secretary of Defense | Robert O. Work | May 1, 2014 | July 14, 2017 | |
| Chief of Staff to the Secretary of Defense | Kevin M. Sweeney | January 23, 2017 | January 5, 2019 | |
| Chief of Staff to the Secretary of Defense | Eric Chewning | January 6, 2019 | January 31, 2020 | |
| Chief of Staff to the Secretary of Defense | Jen Stewart | February 1, 2020 | November 10, 2020 | Stewart was replaced by Kash Patel, who was involved in the Trump–Ukraine scandal |
| Director of Communications to the Secretary of Defense | Guy Snodgrass | April 2017 | August 2018 | |
| Chief Management Officer of Defense. | John H. Gibson | February 21, 2018 | November 30, 2018 | Submitted resignation on November 5, 2018. |
| Deputy Chief Management Officer of Defense | John H. Gibson | November 29, 2017 | February 21, 2018 | Became Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense. |
| Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation | Robert Daigle | August 7, 2017 | May 18, 2019 | |
| Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment) | Jimmy MacStravic | January 20, 2017 | August 7, 2017 | |
| Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) | David Norquist | June 2, 2017 | July 31, 2019 | Became the United States Deputy Secretary of Defense. |
| Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) | Elaine McCusker | July 31, 2019 | June 26, 2020 | Nominated to serve as the permanent Comptroller but on March 2, 2020, it was reported that her nomination was being withdrawn by the White House. This followed reports that in 2019 McCusker had warned that freezing military aid to Ukraine might not be legal. |
| Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) | Anthony Kurta | January 20, 2017 | November 30, 2017 | |
| Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) | Robert Wilkie | November 30, 2017 | July 30, 2018 | Became the United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs. |
| Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) | Stephanie Barna | July 30, 2018 | October 22, 2018 | |
| Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) | James N. Stewart | October 22, 2018 | December 13, 2019 | |
| Assistant Secretary of Defense (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) | James N. Stewart | October 22, 2018 | December 13, 2019 | |
| Assistant Secretary of Defense (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) | Stephanie Barna | January 20, 2017 | October 22, 2018 | |
| Under Secretary of Defense (Policy) | Theresa Whelan | January 20, 2017 | June 5, 2017 | |
| Under Secretary of Defense (Policy) | David Trachtenberg | October 27, 2017 | January 8, 2018 | |
| Under Secretary of Defense (Policy) | John Rood | January 9, 2018 | February 28, 2020 | |
| Under Secretary of Defense (Policy) | James Anderson | March 1, 2020 | November 10, 2020 | Fired the day after Secretary Mark Esper and replaced by Anthony Tata. Tata's 2018 confirmation hearing was cancelled after he referred to President Obama as a "terrorist leader". |
| Under Secretary of Defense (Intelligence) | Joseph D. Kernan | December 1, 2017 | November 10, 2020 | Resigned the day after Secretary Mark Esper was fired. |
| Under Secretary of Defense (Research and Engineering) | Michael D. Griffin | February 19, 2018 | July 10, 2020 | |
| Assistant Secretary of Defense (Logistics and Materiel Readiness) | Robert H. McMahon | November 30, 2017 | August 15, 2018 | Resigned to become Assistant Secretary of Defense (Sustainment). |
| Assistant Secretary of Defense (International Security Affairs) | Robert Karem | June 7, 2017 | October 31, 2018 | |
| Assistant Secretary of Defense (International Security Affairs) | Kathryn L. Wheelbarger | October 31, 2018 | July 4, 2020 | Resigned after the White House abruptly nixed her nomination for the permanent Assistant Secretary role over White House concerns that she was not loyal enough to the president. |
| Assistant to the Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) | Dana W. White | January 20, 2017 | December 31, 2018 | The Pentagon spokeswoman was being investigated by the Inspector General when she resigned. |
| Assistant Secretary of Defense (Nuclear, Chemical & Biological Defense Programs) | Guy B. Roberts | November 30, 2017 | April 2, 2019 | Resigned as a result of a sexual harassment probe. |
| Assistant Secretary of Defense (Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict) | Owen West | December 27, 2017 | June 22, 2019 | |
| Assistant Secretary of Defense (Legislative Affairs) | Robert R. Hood | August 8, 2017 | July 25, 2020 | |
| Assistant Secretary of Defense (Indo-Pacific Security Affairs) | Randall Schriver | January 8, 2018 | December 12, 2019 | |
| Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) | Steven H. Walker | November 13, 2017 | January 10, 2020 | Became Chief Technology Officer of Lockheed Martin. |
| Secretary of the Air Force | Heather Wilson | May 16, 2017 | May 31, 2019 | Resigned to become president of the University of Texas at El Paso. |
| Secretary of the Air Force | Matthew Donovan | June 1, 2019 | October 18, 2019 | Under Secretary Donovan was Acting Air Force Secretary until the confirmation of Barbara Barrett. |
| Under Secretary of the Air Force | Matthew Donovan | August 3, 2017 | December 27, 2019 | Left to serve as Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness). |
| Under Secretary of the Air Force | Lisa Disbrow | February 24, 2016 | June 30, 2017 | |
| Secretary of the Army | Robert M. Speer | January 20, 2017 | August 2, 2017 | |
| Secretary of the Army | Ryan McCarthy | August 3, 2017 | November 20, 2017 | |
| Secretary of the Army | Ryan McCarthy | June 23, 2019 | July 15, 2019 | McCarthy was Acting Army Secretary while Esper was Acting Defense Secretary. When Esper was confirmed as Defense Secretary, McCarthy became Acting Army Secretary yet again. On September 26, 2019, the Senate confirmed McCarthy as Army Secretary. |
| Secretary of the Army | Mark Esper | November 20, 2017 | July 23, 2019 | |
| Secretary of Defense | Mark Esper | June 23, 2019 | July 15, 2019 | |
| Secretary of Defense | Mark Esper | July 23, 2019 | November 9, 2020 | |
| Secretary of Defense | Richard Spencer | July 15, 2019 | July 23, 2019 | President Trump appointed Esper Acting Defense Secretary and nominated him for Defense Secretary. By law, Esper could not serve as Acting Secretary during the confirmation process, so Spencer was Acting Defense Secretary for a brief period. |
| Secretary of the Navy | Richard Spencer | August 3, 2017 | November 24, 2019 | Forced out after clashing with President Trump over disciplining Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher. |
| Secretary of the Navy | Sean Stackley | January 20, 2017 | August 3, 2017 | |
| Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition) | Sean Stackley | July 28, 2008 | August 3, 2017 | |
| Secretary of the Navy | Thomas Modly | November 25, 2019 | April 7, 2020 | Resigned after the controversial removal of USS Theodore Roosevelt Captain Brett Crozier. |
| Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Installations and Environment) | Phyllis L. Bayer | February 20, 2018 | March 30, 2019 | |
| Department of Defense Inspector General | Glenn Fine | January 14, 2016 | April 7, 2020 | Fine had been appointed the chair of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee nine days before his dismissal. This committee oversaw the distribution of $2.2 trillion under the CARES Act. |
| Member of the Defense Science Board | James N. Miller | 2014 | June 2, 2020 | Former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. Resigned in protest after law enforcement officers used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse lawfully assembled protesters outside the White House. |

## Appointments (second administration)
### Main Department

| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
| Secretary of Defense | Pete Hegseth | January 25, 2025 | |
| Secretary of Defense | Robert G. Salesses | January 20, 2025 | January 25, 2025 |
| Deputy Secretary of Defense | Stephen Feinberg | March 17, 2025 | |
| Chief of Staff to the Secretary of Defense | Joe Kasper | January 20, 2025 | |
| Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment | Michael Duffey | Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |
| Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs | Keith Bass | Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |
| Under Secretary of Defense for Policy | Elbridge Colby | Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |
| Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering | Emil Michael | Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |

### Department of the Army

| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
| Secretary of the Army | Daniel P. Driscoll | February 25, 2025 | |

### Department of the Navy

| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
| Secretary of the Navy | John Phelan | Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |
| Under Secretary of the Navy | Hung Cao | Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |

### Department of the Air Force

| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
| Secretary of the Air Force | Troy Meink | Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |
| Under Secretary of the Air Force | Matthew Lohmeier | Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |