William A. Chatfield became the 11th Director of Selective Service on November 29, 2004, having been nominated by President George W. Bush and confirmed by the U.S. Senate. He is directly responsible to the President for the management of the Selective Service System.
Chatfield brings to this position more than 25 years of experience working with the executive and legislative branches of the Federal government.
He commenced public service with the Doorkeeper of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1978 through 1979, and performed in several appointed positions of increasing responsibility from 1980 through 1987 in the Reagan Administration. He served on the staff of the Deputy Undersecretary for Policy at the Department of Defense; as a Regional Director of the Civil Aeronautics Board; Special Assistant to the Director, Office of Personnel Management; Assistant to the Chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission; Special Assistant for Congressional Liaison in the Department of the Interior; and, Staff Advisor to the Commissioner at the Interstate Commerce Commission.
From 1987 until his appointment with the Selective Service, he was engaged in governmental affairs consulting. In 1989, he and former Congressman Tom Kindness established Kindness & Chatfield Associates, a government relations and public affairs consulting firm.
Chatfield attended Union College, majoring in political science and criminal justice, and continued studies at American University. During his active duty with the U.S. Marine Corps, he was an intelligence analyst. Currently, he is an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve.
Michael L. Dominguez was nominated by the President as the Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness on November 21, 2005 and confirmed by the Senate on July 11, 2006. As a presidential appointee confirmed by the Senate, he is the primary assistant to the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness providing staff advice to the Secretary of Defense and Deputy Secretary of Defense for total force management as it relates to manpower; force structure; readiness; reserve component affairs; health affairs; training; and personnel policy and management, including equal opportunity, morale, welfare, recreation, and quality of life matters.
Prior to this appointment, Dominguez served, from August 2001 until July 2006, as the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs. His responsibilities included developing and overseeing Air Force manpower and personnel policies, readiness, and Reserve Component affairs.
Dominguez also served as Acting-Secretary of the Air Force from March 28, 2005 thru July 29, 2005. In this role, he was responsible for the affairs of the Department of the Air Force, including the organizing, training, equipping and providing for the welfare of its more than 360,000 men and women on active duty, 180,000 members of the Air National Guard and the Air Force Reserve, 160,000 civilians, and their families.
As an Air Force dependent, Dominguez grew up on bases around the world. After graduating in 1975 from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., he was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army, reported to Vicenza, Italy, then worked varied assignments with the 1st Battalion, 509th Infantry (Airborne) and the Southern European Task Force. After leaving the military in 1980, Mr. Dominguez went into private business and attended Stanford University's Graduate School of Business. In 1983 he joined the Office of the Secretary of Defense as an analyst for Program Analysis and Evaluation (PA&E).
Dominguez entered the Senior Executive Service in 1991 as PA&E's Director for Planning and Analytical Support. In this position he oversaw production of DOD's long-range planning forecast and its $12 billion in annual information technology investments. He also directed the PA&E modernization of computing, communications and modeling infrastructure. He joined the Chief of Naval Operations staff in 1994 and assisted in the Navy's development of multi-year programs and annual budgets. Dominguez left federal government in 1997 to join a technology service organization. In 1999 he began work at the Center for Naval Analyses where he organized and directed studies of complex public policy and program issues. In 2001 he rejoined the staff of the Chief of Naval Operations where he worked until his appointment as Assistant Secretary of the Air Force.
Lieutenant General Michael D. Rochelle assumed duties as the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1, United States Army, in June 2006.
Lieutenant General Rochelle was born on 28 March 1950, in Norfolk, Virginia. After graduating Central High School in Providence, Rhode Island, he enrolled at Norfolk State University in Norfolk, Virginia, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Foreign Language Education in 1972. While enrolled and finishing his degree at Norfolk State University, he concurrently completed the Advanced ROTC program and was commissioned as a Regular Army Officer in June 1972. To augment his bachelor's degree, LTG Rochelle later attended Shippensburg University where he earned a Master of Arts Degree in Public Administration.
His military education includes the Army War College, Army Command and General Staff College, Field Artillery Officer Basic Course, and the Adjutant General Officer Basic and Advanced Courses.
Lieutenant General Rochelle's command assignments included commander of the 226th Adjutant General Company (Postal) in Munich, Germany; the U.S. Military Entrance Processing Station, Portland, Maine; the Brunswick Recruiting Battalion (now the New England Recruiting Battalion), Brunswick, Maine; the U.S. Army Garrison at Fort Monroe, Virginia; the U.S. Army Soldier Support Institute, Fort Jackson, South Carolina; and the Commanding General, U.S. Army Recruiting Command, Fort Knox, Kentucky.
Lieutenant General Rochelle's staff assignments included operations officer, professional development officer, and ultimately as deputy chief, General Officer Management Office, Office of the Chief of Staff Army, Headquarters Department of the Army; between commanding the Brunswick Recruiting Battalion and as the Garrison Commander at Fort Monroe, Lieutenant General Rochelle served as the Division G-1 and Adjutant General of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault); and he served as the Senior Military Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense, the Honorable John J. Hamre, and later as the Special Assistant to the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel.
Prior to his becoming the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1, Lieutenant General Rochelle served as the Director of the U.S. Army Installation Management Agency (IMA).
Lieutenant General Rochelle's decorations include the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, the Distinguished Service Medal with oak leaf cluster (Army), the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit with three oak leaf clusters, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters, the Army Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters, the Joint Service Achievement Medal, Recruiter Badge, Office of the Secretary of Defense Identification Badge, Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge, and the Army Staff Identification Badge.
He has been married to Grace for over 35 years. They have three children, Shernita Rochelle Parker, CPT Shawnette Rochelle, Michael Jr., and two grandchildren.
Thomas Donnelly is a senior adviser in the CSIS International Security Program. He is also a member of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, president of Strategic Education Associates, and a contributing editor for Armed Forces Journal. He has been a writer and expert on strategy and military affairs for nearly three decades, beginning his career as a journalist in 1978 at the Journal newspapers in the suburbs of Washington, D.C.
Soon after, he joined the staff of Army Times and, in 1984, helped create Defense News, assuming the post of deputy editor. In 1987, he returned to Army Times as editor, a position he held through 1993. In 1994, Donnelly received a master's degree in international relations from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. After a brief stint as executive editor of the National Interest, he joined the staff of the House Armed Services Committee as director of the policy group. In addition to crafting legislation such as the laws directing the conduct of the 1997 and 2001 Quadrennial Defense Reviews, the reform of the Defense Department's readiness reporting system, and a variety of initiatives aimed at better understanding the emerging challenge presented by the People's Republic of China, he directed the committee's oversight efforts, notably regarding military readiness, operations in the Balkans, and the Khobar Towers terrorist bombing of 1996. In 1999, he joined the Project for the New American Century as deputy executive director and served as principal author of Rebuilding America's Defenses: Strategy, Forces and Resources for a New Century (2000). Donnelly joined the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) in 2002, after brief service as director of strategic initiatives for the Lockheed Martin Corporation. In 2004, he served as professor of national security studies at the Maxwell School of Public Administration at Syracuse University, and in 2005 he was nominated by Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist to serve a two-year term on the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, an advisory panel to Congress. He became editor of Armed Forces Journal in September 2005 and assumed the role of contributing editor in August 2006.
Donnelly is author or coauthor of four books: The Military We Need: Defense Requirements of the Bush Doctrine (2005); Operation Iraqi Freedom: A Strategic Assessment (2004); Clash of Chariots: A History of Armored Warfare (1996); and Operation Just Cause: The Storming of Panama (1991). His articles have appeared in Foreign Affairs, Orbis, the National Interest, the Weekly Standard, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, the Financial Times, and numerous other publications in the United States and abroad. He also has provided defense and national security commentary on television and radio to a variety of stations ranging from the major American networks, PBS, and NPR to Al Jazeera.
General Barry R. McCaffrey, USA-Ret., is President of his own consulting firm based in Arlington, Virginia (www.mccaffreyassociates.com). He serves as a national security and terrorism analyst for NBC News and writes a column on national security issues for Armed Forces Journal. The Washington Speakers Bureau (www.washingtonspeakers.com) exclusively represents his speeches.
General McCaffrey is also an Adjunct Professor of International Affairs at the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY. From January 2001 to May 2005, General McCaffrey served as the Bradley Distinguished Professor of International Security Studies.
In October 2004, General McCaffrey was elected by the Board of Directors of HNTB Corporation (www.hntb.com) to serve as the Board Chairman of a newly formed subordinate company, HNTB Federal Services. HNTB is a preeminent U.S. engineering and architectural design firm with net revenue of $500 million and 3000 + employees.
He has been elected to: the Board of Directors of DynCorp International, CRC Health Corporation, McNeil Technologies, The Wornick Company, Phoenix House Foundation and the Atlantic Council of the United States. He is also: a member of the Council on Foreign Relations; an Associate of the Inter-American Dialogue; a Principal for the Council on Excellence in Government; a member of the CSIS U.S.-Mexico Binational Council; Chairman of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Education Center Advisory Board; a Senior Executive Associate for Army Aviation Association of America and is a member of the Board of Advisors of the National Infantry Foundation.
General McCaffrey stepped down as the Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) in January 2001. He was confirmed to the position by unanimous vote of the U.S. Senate in February 1996 and served as a member of the President's Cabinet and the National Security Council for drug-related issues. As ONDCP Director, he coordinated the $19 billion federal drug control budget and developed the U.S. National Drug Control Strategy.
General McCaffrey graduated from Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. He holds a Master of Arts degree in civil government from American University. He attended the Harvard University National Security Program as well as the Business School Executive Education Program.
General McCaffrey is active in national security affairs. He co-chaired the Atlantic Council of the United States NATO Counterterrorism Working Group, leading a delegation to Moscow, Mons, Brussels and Warsaw. In January 2004, he visited Iraq to conduct a country-wide evaluation of the security situation. In 2004 he addressed the "Security of the Americas Conference" in Mexico City. While in Mexico City, he met with senior officials of the Mexican Government. In April 2004, General McCaffrey and Congressman Jim Kolbe (R-AZ) jointly released the CSIS Bi-national Commission Reports on Migration and Border Security. In August 2004, General McCaffrey visited Afghanistan and Pakistan to conduct a political-military assessment. In February 2002, General McCaffrey visited Cuba and participated in a small group session with Fidel and Raul Castro discussing U.S.-Cuba policies. In June 2005, he again visited Iraq for a country-wide evaluation of the Coalition strategy. In August 2005, he again visited Afghanistan and Pakistan to conduct an evaluation of U.S. strategy. His most recent visit to Iraq was April 2006. General McCaffrey's most recent visit to Afghanistan and Pakistan was in May 2006. His After Action Reports is available at www.mccaffreyassociates.com.
Among the honors he has received are: Health and Human Services Lifetime Achievement Award For Extraordinary Achievement in the Field of Substance Abuse Prevention (2004); recognized as one of the 500 Most Influential People in American Foreign Policy by World Affairs Councils of America (2004); the Department of State's Superior Honor Award for the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks; The Central Intelligence Agency Great Seal Medallion; the United States Coast Guard Distinguished Public Service Award; the NAACP Roy Wilkins Renown Service Award; the Norman E. Zinberg Award of the Harvard Medical School; The Federal Law Enforcement Foundation's National Service Award; The Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America Lifetime Achievement Award; and decorations from France, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela.
Prior to confirmation as the National Drug Policy Director, General McCaffrey served as the Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Armed Forces Southern Command coordinating national security operations in Latin America. During his military career, he served overseas for thirteen years and completed four combat tours. He commanded the 24th Infantry Division (Mech) during the Desert Storm 400-kilometer left hook attack into Iraq. At retirement from active duty, he was the most highly decorated four-star general in the U.S. Army. He twice received the Distinguished Service Cross, the nation's second highest medal for valor. He was also awarded two Silver Stars and received three Purple Heart medals for wounds sustained in combat. General McCaffrey served as the assistant to General Colin Powell and supported the Chairman as the JCS advisor to the Secretary of State and the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.
Stephen M. Duncan was appointed as the first Director of the Institute for Homeland Security Studies on 26 April 2004. He previously served as a Distinguished Fellow at the National Defense University. His work focused on Homeland Security, Military Strategy and Force Structure, and Civil-Military Relations. He is the author of A War of a Different Kind: Military Force and America's Search for Homeland Security (Naval Institute Press, 2004). He is also the author of A Woman of Noble Character (1999), and Citizen Warriors: America's National Guard and Reserve Forces & the Politics of National Security (Presidio Press, 1997).
Prior to his arrival at NDU, Duncan served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of a systems engineering and information technology company. The company had offices and operating centers in California, Texas, Colorado, Virginia and Maryland. It provided services in engineering support, software life cycle support and training for the U.S. Navy's TOMAHAWK Cruise Missile System and the U.S. Air Force's Space-Based Infrared Satellite (SBIRS) System.
Duncan was nominated by President Reagan to be Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs on August 7, 1987 and was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 23, 1987. He was reappointed to that office by President Bush on June 20, 1989 and he served until January 1993. From April 1989 to January 1993, Duncan also served separately as the Department of Defense Coordinator for Drug Enforcement Policy and Support. In that capacity, he was responsible for all international and domestic policies and actions involving the use of the Armed Forces to carry out counterdrug missions assigned by Congress and the additional initiatives taken to implement the President's National Drug Control Strategy. This included oversight of the Defense Department's performance as the lead agency of the federal government for the detection and monitoring of the aerial and maritime transit of illegal drugs into the U.S.; the effective integration of the command, control, communications and technical intelligence assets of the U.S. which were dedicated to the interdiction of illegal drugs; and the establishment of policies and programs to enhance the use of the National Guard, under the direction of state governors, to support state drug interdiction and law enforcement operations. Mr. Duncan is the recipient of two awards of the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service and the Joint Meritorious Unit Award.
Duncan was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy, receiving his Bachelor of Science Degree and a commission as Ensign, U.S. Navy. He received a Master of Arts Degree in American Government from Dartmouth College and a Doctor of Jurisprudence Degree from the University of Colorado. He is President of the U.S. Naval Academy Class of 1963, a former member of the Board of Advisors of RAND's Drug Policy Research Center, and a former Adjunct Fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. He has been included for several years in Who's Who in America and Who's Who in American Politics. After graduation from law school, Duncan served as Assistant United States Attorney for the federal District of Colorado, prosecuting a wide range of federal crimes and representing the government in civil litigation. From 1973 to 1987, he was engaged in the private practice of law in Colorado, serving as a Partner in major law firms and he resumed his practice in Virginia from 1993 to 1999. He is a member of the Bar of the United States Supreme Court, the States of Colorado and Virginia, the District of Columbia, and several other federal courts. During his career in the law, he was regularly included in Who's Who in American Law. He is a member of the faculty of the National Trial Advocacy College at the University of Virginia School of Law and a Fellow of the International Society of Barristers.
During the Vietnam conflict, Duncan served as deck and watch officer aboard the U.S.S. ESTES (AGC-12), an amphibious flagship which directed amphibious landings near Chu Lai, Vietnam. He subsequently served as the Weapons Officer aboard the U.S.S. CARRONADE (IFS-1), the flagship of a division of four rocket ships which provided close-in gunfire support to ground forces in Vietnam. His combat decorations include the Combat Action Ribbon, the Navy Commendation Medal (with combat "V"), the Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry (Bronze Star), the Navy Unit Commendation, and various other unit citations and campaign medals. Subsequent to his service in Vietnam, Duncan was appointed Assistant Professor of Naval Science at Dartmouth College, where he taught Naval Engineering and Naval History. He transferred to the U.S. Naval Reserve and at the time of his appointment to the government in 1987, he held the rank of Captain, U.S. Naval Reserve. He is a recipient of the Armed Forces Reserve Medal.