MESSAGE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

PART I: Defending the Nation

CHAPTER 1: U.S. DEFENSE STRATEGY

CHAPTER 2: U.S. FORCES

CHAPTER 3: CRITICAL FORCE ENHANCEMENTS

PART II: Pursuing Defense Initiatives

CHAPTER 4: READINESS

CHAPTER 5: QUALITY OF LIFE

CHAPTER 6: COUNTER PROLIFERATION AND TREATY ACTIVITIES

CHAPTER 7: COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION

CHAPTER 8: TECHNOLOGY FOR 21ST CENTURY WARFARE

CHAPTER 9: RESPONDING TO TERRORISM

PART III: Enhancing Defense Management

CHAPTER 10: PERSONNEL

CHAPTER 11: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT REFORM

CHAPTER 12: ACQUISITION REFORM

CHAPTER 13: BUSINESS AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS, AND INSTALLATIONS

CHAPTER 14: ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY

CHAPTER 15: LOGISTICS

CHAPTER 16: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

PART IV: Defense Components

CHAPTER 17: CONVENTIONAL FORCES

CHAPTER 18: SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES

CHAPTER 19: SPACE FORCES

CHAPTER 20: STRATEGIC NUCLEAR FORCES

CHAPTER 21: BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSES

CHAPTER 22: NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE

CHAPTER 23: COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS, COMPUTERS, INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE

PART V: Formulating the Defense Budget

CHAPTER 24: DEFENSE BUDGET

PART VI: Statutory Reports

Report of the Secretary of the Army

Report of the Secretary of the Navy

Report of the Secretary of the Air Force

Report of the Chairman of the Reserve Forces Policy Board

APPENDICES

1. Department of Defense Organizational Charts
2. Budget Tables
3. Personnel Tables
4. Force Structure Tables
5. Goldwater-Nichols Act Implementation Report
6. Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Report
7. Personnel Readiness Factors by Race and Gender
8. National Security and the Law of the Sea Convention
9. Freedom of Navigation
10. Military Assistance
11. Glossary