Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs)


The assistant secretary of the navy is a civilian office in the United States Department of the Navy. The assistant secretary of the navy reports to the Secretary of the Navy|under secretary of the navy] who in turn reports to the secretary.
The office of Assistant Secretary of the Navy was created in 1968. The assistant secretary of the navy is responsible for recruiting all of the personnel of the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps, including military personnel, government civilians, contractors, and volunteers. Since 1993, the assistant secretary of the navy has been assisted by the Department of the Navy Force Management Oversight Council, an advisory council of senior military and civilian personnel in the Department of the Navy.

Organization of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs)

The principal deputies of the assistant secretary of the navy are:
The assistant secretary of the navy oversees the following organizations:
The principal military advisors of the assistant secretary of the navy are:

Assistant secretaries

NameAssumed officeLeft officePresident appointed bySecretary served under
Randolph S. DriverSeptember 1968January 20, 1969Lyndon B. JohnsonPaul Robert Ignatius
James D. HittleMarch 1969March 1971Richard NixonJohn Chafee
James E. JohnsonJune 1971September 1973Richard NixonJohn Chafee
John Warner
Joseph T. McCullen, Jr.September 1973April 1977Richard NixonJohn Warner
J. William Middendorf
Edward HidalgoApril 25, 1977October 24, 1979Jimmy CarterW. Graham Claytor, Jr.
Joseph A. DoyleDecember 1979January 1981Jimmy CarterEdward Hidalgo
John S. HerringtonOctober 1981February 1983Ronald ReaganJohn Lehman
Chapman B. CoxJune 1983June 1984Ronald ReaganJohn Lehman
Chase UntermeyerDecember 1984April 1988Ronald ReaganJohn Lehman
Jim Webb
Kenneth P. BergquistJune 1988November 1989Ronald ReaganWilliam L. Ball
Henry L. Garrett III
Barbara S. PopeNovember 1989January 20, 1993George H. W. BushHenry L. Garrett III
Sean O'Keefe
Dorothy M. Meletzke January 20, 1993November 1993George H. W. BushJohn Howard Dalton
Frederick PangNovember 1993October 1994Bill ClintonJohn Howard Dalton
Bernard D. RostkerOctober 7, 1994October 1998Bill ClintonJohn Howard Dalton
Carolyn H. BecraftOctober 1998January 20, 2001Bill ClintonRichard Danzig
Bonnie Morehouse January 20, 2001July 17, 2001George W. BushGordon R. England
William A. Navas Jr.July 17, 2001January 7, 2008George W. BushGordon R. England
Donald C. Winter
Anita K. Blair January 7, 2008January 20, 2009Barack ObamaDonald C. Winter
Harvey C. Barnum Jr. January 20, 2009September 16, 2009Barack ObamaDonald C. Winter
Juan M. Garcia IIISeptember 16, 2009January 14, 2016Barack ObamaRay Mabus
Franklin R. ParkerJanuary 14, 2016January 20, 2017Barack ObamaRay Mabus
Robert L. Woods April 30, 2017June 10, 2018Donald TrumpRichard V. Spencer
Gregory J. SlavonicJune 11, 2018January 20, 2021Donald TrumpRichard V. Spencer
Kenneth Braithwaite
Catherine L. Kessmeier January 20, 2021August 13, 2021Joe BidenThomas Harker
Robert D. Hogue August 13, 2021January 18, 2023Joe BidenCarlos Del Toro
Franklin R. ParkerJanuary 18, 2023January 20, 2025Joe BidenCarlos Del Toro
Robert D. Hogue January 20, 2025March 31, 2025Donald TrumpTerence Emmert
John Phelan
Jennifer A. LaTorre March 31, 2025July 29, 2025Donald TrumpJohn Phelan
C. Scott "Sonny" Duncan July 29, 2025December 23, 2025Donald TrumpJohn Phelan
Benjamin KohlmannDecember 23, 2025IncumbentDonald TrumpJohn Phelan