Assistant Secretary of Defense for Mission Capabilities

The assistant secretary of defense for mission capabilities (ASD(MC)) is a position in the United States Department of Defense responsible for the overall supervision of mission capabilities, prototype testing, and the demonstration of "multi-domain" concepts.^[1] The officeholder is the principal advisor to the under secretary of defense for research and engineering.

The position was created in 2023, under the leadership of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.^[2]

In July 2025, President Donald Trump nominated James Caggy to the position.^[1]

List of assistant secretaries of defense for mission capabilities

External links

Department of Defense website

References

12Harper, Jon (July 8, 2025). "Trump taps former AWS exec for senior role in Pentagon's research and engineering directorate". DefenseScoop. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
↑"Pentagon Research Office Sets Up Three New Assistant Secretaries". meritalk.com. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
↑"Thomas J. Browning".
↑"Marcia Holmes"(PDF).

[:0-1] 12Harper, Jon (July 8, 2025). "Trump taps former AWS exec for senior role in Pentagon's research and engineering directorate". DefenseScoop. Retrieved November 11, 2025.

[2] "Pentagon Research Office Sets Up Three New Assistant Secretaries". meritalk.com. Retrieved November 11, 2025.

[3] "Thomas J. Browning".

[4] "Marcia Holmes"(PDF).

[2]

List of assistant secretaries of defense for mission capabilities

External links

References

関連するトピック

United States Department of Defense

under secretary of defense for research and engineering

Lloyd Austin

James Caggy