General Counsel of the Army

General Counsel of the Army

Deputy	Deputy General Counsel
Appointed by	The President
Incumbent	Brad Carson
Personal details
Website	ogc.hqda.pentagon.mil

The General Counsel of the Army (also known as the Army General Counsel, abbreviated AGC) is the chief legal officer of the U.S. Department of the Army and senior legal advisor of the Secretary of the Army. U.S. law provides that the General Counsel shall be appointed the civilian life by the President of the United States, with the advice and consent of the United States Senate, and that the Secretary of the Army prescribes the duties of the office.^[1]

The Office of the General Counsel of the Army also provides legal advice to the Under Secretary of the Army and the five Assistant Secretaries of the Army, as well as other members of the Army Secretariat. The General Counsel of the Army also plays a role in supervising the Office of the Judge Advocate General and the Office of the Chief Counsel of the United States Army Corps of Engineers.

List of General Counsels of the Army (incomplete)[]

Name	Assumed Office	Left Office	President Appointed By	Secretary Served Under
Karl Bendetsen^[2]	1949	1949	Harry Truman	Gordon Gray
Francis Shackelford^[3]	July 24, 1950	August 25, 1952	Harry Truman	Frank Pace
Bernard A. Monaghan^[3]	August 26, 1952	August 14, 1953	Harry Truman	Frank Pace, Robert Ten Broeck Stevens
John G. Adams^[3]	October 1, 1953	March 31, 1955	Dwight Eisenhower	Robert Ten Broeck Stevens
Frank Millard^[3]	April 1, 1955	February 28, 1961	Dwight Eisenhower	Wilber Marion Brucker
Powell Pierpoint^[3]	1961	1963	John F. Kennedy	Elvis Jacob Stahr, Jr., Cyrus Vance
Joseph A. Califano, Jr.^[4]	1963	1964	John F. Kennedy	Cyrus Vance
Alfred B. Fitt^[5]	1964	1967	Lyndon B. Johnson	Stephen Ailes, Stanley Rogers Resor
Robert E. Jordan III^[6]	1967	1971	Lyndon B. Johnson	Stanley Rogers Resor
Robert W. Berry^[7]	1971	1974	Richard Nixon	Robert Frederick Froehlke, Howard Callaway
Charles D. Ablard^[8]	February 25, 1975	January 19, 1977	Gerald Ford	Martin Richard Hoffmann
Jill Wine-Banks^[9]	1977	1980	Jimmy Carter	Clifford Alexander, Jr.
Sara E. Lister^[10]	1980	1980	Jimmy Carter	Clifford Alexander, Jr.
Delbert Spurlock^[11]	1980	1983	Jimmy Carter	John Otho Marsh, Jr.
Susan J. Crawford^[12]	1983	1989	Ronald Reagan	John Otho Marsh, Jr.
William J. Haynes, II^[13]	1990	1993	George H. W. Bush	Michael P. W. Stone
William Thaddeus Coleman III^[14]	1994^[15]	ca. 1999	Bill Clinton	Togo D. West, Jr.
Charles A. Blanchard^[16]	1999	2001	Bill Clinton	Louis Caldera
Steven J. Morello^[17]	2001	2004	George W. Bush	Thomas E. White, Francis J. Harvey
Brad Carson	January 17, 2012	Present	Barack Obama	John M. McHugh

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Office of the General Counsel

Department of Defense

Headquarters: The Pentagon

Office of the Secretary of Defense
(including Defense Agencies and DoD Field Activities)

Deputy Secretary of Defense	Deputy's Advisory Working Group Office of Net Assessment Special Access Program Oversight Committee

Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics	Director, Defense Research and Engineering Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Missile Defense Agency Defense Contract Management Agency Defense Logistics Agency Defense Technical Information Center Defense Threat Reduction Agency Office of Economic Adjustment Defense Acquisition University Defense Acquisition Board

Under Secretary of Defense for Policy	Defense Security Cooperation Agency Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee

Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)	Defense Contract Audit Agency Defense Finance and Accounting Service

Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness	Defense Commissary Agency Department of Defense Education Activity Defense Human Resources Activity Military Health System Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute Office of the Chancellor for Education and Professional Development

Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence	Defense Intelligence Agency Defense Security Service Defense Information Systems Agency National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency National Reconnaissance Office National Security Agency (Director)

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs	Defense Media Activity (American Forces Press Service, American Forces Radio and Television Service, Stars and Stripes, The Pentagon Channel)

General Counsel of the Department of Defense	Defense Legal Services Agency

Director of Administration and Management	Pentagon Force Protection Agency Washington Headquarters Services

Military Departments

Department of the Army	Secretary of the Army The Secretariat: Under Secretary of the Army Assistant Secretary for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology Assistant Secretary for Civil Works Assistant Secretary (Financial Management and Comptroller) Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs General Counsel of the Army The Administrative Assistant The Army Staff: Chief of Staff of the Army Vice Chief of Staff of the Army Sergeant Major of the Army Deputy Chief of Staff G-8 Chief of Chaplains Judge Advocate General Provost Marshal General Surgeon General U.S. Army field organizations: see Structure of the United States Army

Department of the Navy	Secretary of the Navy The Secretariat: Under Secretary of the Navy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller) Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Installations and Environment) Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisitions) General Counsel of the Navy Judge Advocate General Naval Criminal Investigative Service Naval Inspector General Headquarters Marine Corps: Commandant of the Marine Corps Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Chaplain U.S. Marine Corps field organizations: see Organization of the United States Marine Corps Office of the Chief of Naval Operations: Chief of Naval Operations Vice Chief of Naval Operations Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Director of Naval Reactors Chief of Chaplains Chief of Naval Personnel Surgeon General United States Navy field organizations: see Structure of the United States Navy

Department of the Air Force	Secretary of the Air Force The Secretariat: Under Secretary of the Air Force Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition) Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Financial Management & Comptroller) Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Installations, Environment & Logistics) Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Manpower & Reserve Affairs) General Counsel of the Air Force Air Force Office of Special Investigations The Air Staff: Chief of Staff of the Air Force Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Chief of Chaplains Chief of Safety Chief Scientist Judge Advocate General Surgeon General U.S. Air Force field organizations: Major Commands Direct Reporting Units Field Operating Agencies

Joint Chiefs of Staff

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman Joint Requirements Oversight Council Director of the Joint Staff Joint Staff National Military Command Center Alternate National Military Command Center National Defense University

Combatant Commands

Africa Command Central Command European Command Northern Command Pacific Command Southern Command Special Operations Command (Joint Special Operations Command) Strategic Command (Cyber Command) Transportation Command

National Guard Bureau

Chief of the National Guard Bureau Air National Guard Army National Guard

Office of the Inspector General

Defense Criminal Investigative Service

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